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Timeless Tuesday - Set the Table

3-D items, Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities, Want2Scrap 29 Responses »

Sep 272011

Today’s challenge hostess is Tammy. Her challenge is called Set the Table. Create anything you would use for a dinner table. Center piece, place cards, napkin rings…..

I created a paper cone with little coin envelopes inside. Each envelope has the name of a family member. I figure we give out little pieces of paper and everyone writes something nice, or something they love about each family member. Then we get to read it after dinner.

All the patterned paper used for the cone and envelopes are from the Lost & Found Merry Christmas paper pack.

The paper cone has a trim that had been cut and embossed with one of my new dies from the Lace Doily Accent pack. The coin envelopes started out as 5″ x 5 1/2″ pieces of paper. The 5″ side was scored at 1 1/2″ and 3 1/2″. The 5 1/2″ side at 1 1/8″ and 4 3/4″. The corner pieces were cut off. The bigger flap was rounded completely, the smaller flap only had the edges rounded.

A Label from the Country Charm Label set was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink on Classic Cream Neenah cardstock. It was cut out by hand (I like it better then cutting it with the matching die so I can have a little trim of the cardstock showing), sponged first with Antique Linen, then just a touch of Tea Dye Distress ink. A small swirl from the same set was stamped in the lower right and upper left corner in Antique Linen.

For the inside I chose titles from What A Catch and Spring Bouquet. Before the panel was adhered to the envelope with dimensionals, gold organdy ribbon was taped around that envelope. Baby Bling Pearls under the title finish off the envelopes.

I created very simple place cards to match the envelopes. The base was cut and embossed out of Classic Cream cardstock and Label 10 Nestabilities. A second single layer was cut out of the same cardstock and adhered over the base. Patterned paper was cut with one of the Petite Oval Nestabilities, sanded and lightly sponged with Antique Linen. Then a duplicate of the label for the envelope was adhered to the place card to finish it off.

This was a tough challenge for me. I am so NOT good with “Setting the table challenges” and actually had a couple restless nights over it. I hope you have an easier time with this. Check out what the other challenge designers created.

Cindy Haffner
Heather Jensen
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger
Theresa Winslow – September guest Designer

I hope you have time to participate in the challenge! Have a wonderful day!
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Tutorial on SCS - Crayon Rubbed Embossing

CAS, Challenge, Edgeabilities, Nestabilities, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps 17 Responses »

Sep 212011

Lydia Fiedler wrote the tutorial today on SCS. She shows us how to use Crayons and Embossing folders for a new resist technique. As a variation, she shows the same technique with solid stamps. I created my sample with the technique Variation.

For my sample I used Sweet ‘n Sassy Wildflower stamp set. I used the big flower image for the technique and Neenah Solar White cardstock. After rubbing white crayon over the cardstock, Shabby Shutter Distress ink was sponged over it. The cardstock was cut and embossed with the second largest Lacy Square Nestabilities die.

The sentiment is also from the stamp set. It was stamped on the lower right side of the image with Peeled Paint ink. A slit was cut to the left of the sentiment. White organdy ribbon was pulled through the slit and slide into a bow. The bow was topped with a button.

The card base is a 4″ x 10 1/2″ piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. The bottom was cut and embossed with a Edgeabilities die from the Classic Scallop and Classic Postage sets.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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All Dolled Up

Copics, Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday, Flourishes, LLC, Grand Nestabilities, Nestabilities, Special Fold Card, Want2Scrap 41 Responses »

Sep 202011

Today’s challenge hostess is Betty. She challenged us to create a girly card decorated with Pearls, Ribbon and Glitz. Unfortunately it is also our last challenge with Betty. She is stepping down to spend more time with her family.

For my card I started out with the new gorgeous Feminine Charm set. I stamped the dress form in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored it with Copic Markers (Dress form body: E50, E51, E53, W3 Stand: W1, W3, W5, W7, W9 Letter: E40, E41, E43 Flower and Heart: R22, R27, R29 Flower: Y13, Y18, R20, R22 Leaves: G21, G24, G28 Gold accessories: Y21, Y28).

The image was cut out and White Opal Liquid Pearls were added over the pearl necklace and gold Spica pen was added over the gold accessories.

Four different patterned paper square from the MME Lost & Found Urban paper pack were adhered to a piece of cardstock, then cut and embossed with one of the Grand Circle Nestabilities dies. The layers were stitched to a piece of black cardstock that was hand cut to a slightly larger layer.

A piece of white cardstock was cut and embossed with one of the Fancy Tag 2 dies. The center was sponged with Tea Dye Distress ink. One of the images from Fancyful Flourishes was partly stamped over the tag with Tea Dye ink (stamped off twice). A sentiment from Feminine Charm was stamped in the center with Tuxedo Black ink. Three small flower were twisted together and adhered to the lower left of the sentiment panel.

Part of Finesse Pearl swirl was adhered to the upper right of the patterned paper layers before the sentiment panel was adhered with dimensionals. The dress form was adhered over the sentiment.

The card base was cut and embossed with a Grand Scallop Circle Nestabilities die out of Cherry Cobbler Cardstock. A single layer was cut and embossed out of the same cardstock with the same die and the pieces were used to create an Easel Card. The card front layers were adhered to the single piece before that was adhered to the card base.

For the inside of the card a piece of white cardstock was cut and embossed with the same circle die used for the card front layers. A small strip from the Urban paper pack was cut with that die as well. The strip was adhered to the white layer and ivory Crochet Lace was adhered to the strip.

The layers were stitched to a slightly bigger, hand cut black cardstock circle. The crochet lace was topped with a yellow lace. The rest of the Finesse Pearl swirl was adhered over the button.

Please check out my fellow Timeless Tuesday Challenge Team members:

Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Heather Jensen
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger

I hope you have time to participate in the challenge! Have a wonderful day!
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Video tutorial for SCS - Shaving Cream Technique

Nestabilities, Technique Tuesday, Video Tutorial, Want2Scrap 13 Responses »

Sep 172011

Last week I updated the old Shaving Cream Tutorial. For my sample I used Frayed Burlap and Spiced Marmalade Distress Re-inker on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The background was cut and embossed with a Classic Circle Nestabilities die.

The image is from TCP’s Fright Night stamp set. It was stamped in Versamagic Midnight Black in the center of the Shaving Cream circle. It was stitched on a slightly larger white cardstock circle, then on a piece of black cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Beaded Circle Nestabilities die.

The sentiment is also from Fright Night and was stamped in Midnight Black on a piece of white cardstock cut and embossed with a small classic circle Nestabilities die. It was adhered to the left hand side of the image. Rhinestones were adhered to each of the beaded circles.

A 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ piece of Authentic Glowing Paper was stitched to a 4 1/2″ square of MME Lost & Found paper. White Crochet Lace and ribbon was died around the layers before they were a 4 3/4″ square of More Mustard paper. The card base is a 5″ x 10″ piece of black cardstock folded in half. A Finesse swirl was cut up and adhered to the lower left and upper right of the image.

Here is a video for the visual learner:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Metal challenge

Copics, IE Monthly challenge, MFT Weekly Sketch Challenge, My Favorite Things, Nestabilities, SCS - Way to use it Challenge 10 Responses »

Sep 162011

This month challenge at Inspiration Emporium is to use metal somewhere on your project. You have all month to make a project for that challenge and link it to the challenge blog entry.

The card I created for last weeks Way to Use it challenge on Splitcoast works for that. The WTC was to use staples on your card. I used an image I had colored with Copic Markers during the CHA Super show. I can’t remember the colors I used nor do I know what the patterned paper is that I used for her dress. I had walked around and begged for a small piece of paper that I could use to dress her up.

The image is from MFT’s Sunflower Girl. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. It was cut out with Classic Oval Nestabilities, layered on a piece of Kraft cardstock, cut and embossed with a Classic Scallop Oval Nestabilities die and the edges of the oval were paper pierced. The image was masked, the background covered with Cloud dies cut with the Cloud Die-namic die and airbrushed with Copic Marker B02.

The sketch for this card was from last weeks MFT sketch challenge. The paper used for this card is from the Echo Park Walk in the Park paper pack. The lower white piece of cardstock had been embossed with the Cuttlebug Polka Dot embossing folder.

The staples were added with Tim’s tiny attacher.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you have time to participate in the challenge. You have all September to do so and you may win a $50 shopping spree if you win.

Have a wonderful day!
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Tutorial on SCS - Test Tube Holder

3-D items, Taylored Expressions, Want2Scrap 9 Responses »

Sep 142011

Today’s tutorial was created by Lisa Somerville. She shows us how to create these darling holders for Test Tubes. What a fun treat idea!!! I had to order me some test tubes right away after receiving the tutorial. Then I went shopping for more Halloween paper, found some glittery tulle and BAM…I was ready.

A label from Taylored Expressions Fright Night Favors was stamped in Jet Black Archival ink on a piece of Pink Paislee’s Phantom paper. The spider web from Toils & Trouble was stamped over the sides of the label with Shabby Shutter Distress ink. The caution/poison stamps are also from the Toils & Trouble set and were stamped in the center of the labels with Jet Black ink.

The labels were cut out, run through the Xyron machine and adhered to the test tubes. A small strip of glittery black tulle was tied above the labels to finish off the tubes.

The treat holder was created out of black cardstock. I started with a 4″ x 12″ piece of cardstock (instead of the 4 x 11″ as in the tutorial) because Taylor’s Test Tubes were a bit too long for the holder. The rest was done the same as the tutorial. I used a Classic Circle Nestabilities to cut the hole for the tube for a perfect opening (3/4″ circle punch was too small, 1″ too wide).

The mirror from Toil & Trouble was stamped in Jet Black Archival ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut out and sponged with Antique Linen. Then it was stamped again on Phantom paper. The inner oval was cut out, a sentiment from Fright Night Favor was stamped in it’s center and the edges were sponged with Shabby Shuttter. The oval was adhered to the main mirror image and three Baby Bling Black Rhinestones were added to the bottom.

More tulle was tied around the holder and topped with a Halloween brad (last year Michaels). The sentiment panel was adhered next to it.

I hope you guys get to try this tutorial out. It makes the cutest treats. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Beautiful Kindness

Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities, Want2Scrap 35 Responses »

Sep 132011

Today is the first time I get to be the hostess for the Timeless Tuesday challenge. I am very excited. My challenge is easy. Create a shaped card. Anything other then the regular (and sometimes boring) 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card size.

I love making circle and oval cards but for my sample, I made another Petal card. Splitcoaststampers posted my tutorial for the petal card last week. I couldn’t wait to make another one, this time softer then the Halloween card I had made before.

I started out with cutting and embossing Kraft cardstock with the largest of the Eyelet Circle Nestabilities. I cut four circles for my card base.
Next I cut two white cardstock circles as well as two slightly smaller MME Lost & Found Blush Paper circles with Classic Circle Nestabilities. The regular circles were cut in half and the patterned paper circles were stitched to the white half circles.

The Kraft circles were scored in half and the half circles were adhered to one half of each circle. Then the circles were adhered together to create a Petal card base.

White Crochet Lace was stitched to a 1 7/8″ x 10″ strip of MME Lost & Found 2 paper before it was adhered together to create my belly band. White Silk Ribbon was tied around and topped with a pink button.

A white piece of cardstock was cut and embossed with the second largest of the Beaded Circle Nestabilities. One of the sentiments from the Zinnias stamp set was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento ink in the center of the circle. The circle was sponged with Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress ink and the Zinnia head image was stamped to the lower right of the sentiment circle with Antique Linen ink. Part of a pearl swirl on the lower right of the sentiment panel and on the upper right of the Petal card base finish off the card front.

For the inside a 1 1/4″ x 3 3/4″ strip of MME Lost & Found paper was adhered to a 3 3/4″ square of white cardstock. The corners were rounded before the layers were stitched to a 3 15/16″ square of brown cardstock, that had each corner rounded as well.

The Zinnia bunch was stamped over the layers with Antique linen on the right hand side. On the left bottom of the paper strip another sentiment was stamped with Rich Cocoa Memento ink.

Please check out my fellow Timeless Tuesday Challenge Team members:

Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Heather Jensen
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger

I hope you have time to participate in the challenge! Have a wonderful day!
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You make me Smile

Nestabilities, SCS - VSN challenge, Verve Stamps, Want2Scrap 12 Responses »

Sep 122011

I created this card a while back for Lydia’s VSN challenge. The were to be inspired by the Texas flag. I used it’s color and layout of the flag to create my card.

The patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket Odds & Ends Patterned Paper . The border die is from the Floral Accent die pack. The sentiment is from Verve’s Fabulous You. the sentiment was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. It was cut and embossed with a Fancy Tag Two die. The center was sponged with Antique Linen Distress ink and Baby Bling Pearls were adhered under the sentiment. The layer was adhered to a Fancy Tag 2 Nestaboard. Three little blue flowers were attached to the lower left of the sentiment panel.

Silk Ribbon was tied around the top layers and topped with a button. A pearl swirl was adhered to the upper right hand side. The layers were adhered to the card base, a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful Sunday.
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Sad Day

Stampin' Up! 9 Responses »

Sep 112011

I don’t feel right posting a happy card today. So I post this instead.

I do remember where I was. Scott AFB, IL. The boys were in Mascoutah Elementary school, Reba was home with me. Rick called me to turn the TV on. I couldn’t believe that what I saw was real. It seemed unfathomable that this could happen and wasn’t a movie.

My thoughts and prayers go out for all the family members that lost someone that day and for the survivors of that horrible attack.

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Sep 102011

I am sorry I am so quiet. I was too lazy the last few days to write blog posts. I do have three cards to share. Maybe I will write them next.

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