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Butterfly Thanks

CAS, Copics, Crafty Secrets, Nestabilities, SCS - CAS challenge, SCS - Color Challenge 13 Responses »

Apr 262011

We are back home in Ohio. Ohio greeted us with a horrible rain storm and of course….gray skies. It was WONDERFUL to lay at the white beach at Destin, staring at turquoise water and blue skies. I miss living there a lot! Hopefully Oklahoma City will be nicer to us then the Ohio weather is. I miss seeing blue skies every day. Two more month…

I created a card this morning for yesterday’s Clean and Simple Rule of Third challenge as well as today’s Color challenge Certainly Bashful Breezes.

I started by stamping the thank you sentiment and double butterfly image from Crafty Secrets Sew Special in Rich Cocoa Memento ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, that had been cut and embossed with a Classic Circle Nestabilities die. The image was colored with Copic Markers (Butterflies: YR21, 1/5th YR31, YG21, YG23, 2/3rd BG72, BG72, BG75 Background: B0000, B000). The layer was stitched on a piece of Canyon Brown cardstock, cut and embossed with one of the new Floral Motif Spellbinders dies.

The card base is a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Solar White cardstock folded in half. The bottom corners were rounded with my Corner Chomper.

A 1 3/4″ x 4″ piece of Early Bird Cosmo Cricket Paper strip was stitched to a 4″ square of the same paper pack. The bottom corners were rounded and May Arts Organdy ribbon was tied around the strip before the layers were adhered to the card base.

The image layer was adhered to the card with dimensionals. Stardust Stickles over the the butterflies and a Recollections Pearl swirl finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Retro Circles

CAS, Nestabilities, Waltzingmouse, Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 25 Responses »

Apr 232011

Today’s Waltzingmouse sketch is another fun one. Some embossing, a sentiment panel and BAM, you are done. I am starting to get the hang of CAS cards. They are still not easy for me, but they are getting easier.

For this card I used the Teeny Trees stamp set. Ever since I got that set, I was itching to try out the circles as a background. I stamped several in Shabby Shutter, Wild Honey and Tumbled Glass Distress inks on the lower half of a regular size Solar White card base.

The lower corners of the card were rounded before 2/3rd of the card front were embossed with Tim’s Retro Circle Embossing Folder.

A 3/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of MME Fine and Dandy patterned paper was adhered above the embossing and two brown brads were added.

The sentiment was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink on a piece of Solar White cardstock that had been cut and embossed with Classic Circle Nestabilities. The layer was adhered to a piece of Canyon Brown cardstock that had been cut and embossed with a Parisian Accent die.

I stamped another small circle image in Tumbled class, cut it out and adhered leaves stamped in Shabby Shutter under them. The flower was adhered to the upper left hand side of the sentiment panel to finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Beautiful day

CAS, Challenge, Die-namics, My Favorite Things 17 Responses »

Apr 212011

I created this card back in March for a Way to Use it Challenge on Splitcoast. The challenge was to use Felt on your project.

I started by cutting two pieces of white felt with the Rolled Roses Die-namics die. A Daisy and leaves were cut out of yellow and green felt with the Upsy Daisy Die-namics dies. For the sentiment panel I cut a piece of Cork with the biggest of the Layered label Die-namics die. With the smallest of those label dies a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock was cut. That smaller label was stamped with a sentiment from the Framed Greetings stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Small light green Hero Arts Pearls were adhered underneath the sentiment.

The card base is a 4″ x 12″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half. The bottom corners were rounded before a 1/4″ smaller piece of Echo Park Springtime paper was stitched to it. After the label and flowers were adhered to the card base, a white Pearl swirl was adhered above the sentiment panel to finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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All Things Unity - A Sketch

CAS, Unity Challenge, Unity Stamps 19 Responses »

Apr 172011

Today’s ATU challenge is a sketch! I used the sketch and the colors from this weeks Tuesday Trigger (check blog post below for image) to create my card. For my sample I used stamps from last May Kit of the Month stamp set. I started by rounding the bottom corners of a 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of Solar White cardstock.

The background label was stamped three times on the lower bottom of the layer with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. A sentiment from the kit was stamped on the lower right hand side with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

On the upper half of the layer I stamped the banner in black ink. The banner was stamped again on three different pattern of October Afternoon’s Fly A Kite paper and the banner pieces were paper pieced to the main layer. Caribbean Twine was adhered over the banner.

The layer was stitched to the card base, a 4″ x 10 1/2″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half. The bottom corners were rounded as well. A button from Buttons Galore and More was threaded with Lemon Drop Twine and adhered over the sentiment to finish off the card.

I hope you have time to play! It’s a fun sketch. Check out the other challenge blog team members for more inspiration:

Have a great weekend!
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Painted Fragments

CAS, IE Monthly challenge, Nestabilities, Stampers Anonymous 25 Responses »

Apr 122011

This is one of the cards I made for the new Inspiration Emporium Challenge, which is to use fragments on your project.

For this sample I used a round fragment (which are unfortunately retired), stamped an image from Tim’s Urban Chic stamp set in Jet Black Archival ink and let it dry. Next I turned it over and added paint from Adirondack Acrylic Paint Aqua, Red Pepper and Sunset Orange. Once that was dry I used it as focal point of my card.

The card base is a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Solar White cardstock folded in half. The corners were rounded and the card front was embossed with Cuttlebug’s Brocade Embossing folder.

A 2″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Playground Echo Park paper as adhered over a piece of black cardstock, that had been cut and embossed with the new Rectangle Lattice Nestabilities. It was adhered to the lower half of the card base. White organdy Ribbon was tied around the strip and a Muse Token was attached to the ribbon with iridescent curling ribbon.

I hope you have time to play. You could win a $50 shopping spree at Inspiration Emporium.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! Hugs and smiles

Friends with Flair - Home Sweet Home

CAS, SCS - Free For All Challenge, Unity Stamps 56 Responses »

Apr 082011

I haven’t participated in Friends with Flair for way too long.I created this card for last week’s Free For All Challenge on Splitcoast. When I saw the challenge, I knew right away I wanted the house stamp from Little Whispers. I had just gotten it in the mail with my last order and was itching to try it out.

My card base is a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half. Snow cap Adirondack Acrylic paint was applied directly with the dabber it comes with. The image was stamped over the white paint with Jet Black Archival ink. After the ink dried, Red Pepper and Citrus paint was used to add a bit of color.

A wavy border was stitched around the edge of the card and May Arts Gingham ribbon tied around the upper edge. The ribbon was topped with a red button to finish it off.

If you don’t already get Unity’s Kit of the Month, check it out. This month, like every month, it is super cute and an incredible value. You can find out more about it here.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Check the Unity blog to see who else is participating in today’s Friends with Flair blog hop. Have a great weekend! Hugs and smiles

Waltzingmouse Sketch and Tuesday Trigger Combo

3-D items, CAS, Tuesday Trigger, Video Tutorial, Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 18 Responses »

Apr 022011

Today’s Waltzingmouse sketch challenge is to create mini cards. How fun is that? As inspiration for my cards I used this Tuesday’s Trigger challenge.

I LOVED the color combo and composition of the piece and kept it all. My cards are tiny 3″ x 3″ cards. They were created out of 3″ x 6″ Solar White cardstock folded in half.

I started by stamping a label from Very Vintage Label No. 4 in Broken China Distress Ink. I stamped a different sentiment into the frame of each card with the same ink. All sentiments are from the Fancy Phrases set.

The border stamp from Victorian Frippery was stamped in Spiced Marmelade on the right edge of the cards. The left side of the card was embossed with the Damask Embossing Folder.

After making the cards I decided to make a matching note card tote, following this tutorial on Splitcoaststampers. It’s simple and almost like the cards. I did use a bigger frame from the Very Vintage Label set and added a little scroll on the top and bottom of the sentiment.

The top corners of the box were punched with the Crop-a-Dile Cloud Chomper. The handle is a 3 /4″ x 8″ piece of Pumpkin pie. It was adhered to the outside of the box with silver brads. This way you can move the handle back while adding the cards into the box (this cool hint was posted under the video tutorial).

Here is a video (with a different box that I will share later) for the visual learner:

Spring has Sprungs

CAS, Copics, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities, SCS - Featured Stamper Challenge 23 Responses »

Mar 212011

I created this card for yesterday’s Featured stamper Challenge on Splitcoast. Saturday my latest order of Flourishes stamps, the new release, arrived and I couldn’t wait to try them out. So I picked this card from Mary Beth. It is a CAS card, and I usually have a hard time with them. Casing a card helps, but still I had to add a bit of patterned paper, just a few pearls and some ribbon.

I stamped an image from Flourishes Spring has Sprung in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed it with a Label 13 Nestabilities die and colored it with Copic Markers (BG000, BG01, BG72, Y21, Y38, G21, G24, G28).

Cloud masks cut with the Cloud Die-namics die out of Tim Holtz Mask Sheets were adhered over the image and it was airbrushed with Copic Marker B12. I took the masks and carefully airbrushed a bit more with the brush side of Copic B12 to add a few speckles. The image was adhered to a piece of Celery cardstock that was hand cut to a slightly bigger layer. The edges of the paper were colored with Copic Marker G24 to match the image. Both layers were adhered to a piece of black cardstock, cut and embossed with the next size label12 die.

The card base is a 4 1/4″ x 9″ piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock folded half. The lower corners were rounded with a decorative corner chomper, to match the edges of the Label die. A 2 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ strip of October Afternoon Modern Homemaker paper was adhered to the card base and White Organza ribbon was tied around it.

The image was adhered to the card with dimensionals. Silver Recollection Pearls on the top left of the card finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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Tuesday Trigger - Oh So Lovely

CAS, Challenge, Nestabilities, Waltzingmouse 29 Responses »

Mar 092011

Cath picked another great picture as Tuesday Trigger on Moxie Fab World Yesterday. I had so much fun with last weeks challenge, I had to create a card for this weeks right away. For my card layout I used one of the sketches from the current Paper Crafts Magazine.

A piece of Fancy Pants Happy together paper was cut to 3 3/4″ x 5″ and rounded each corner. The layer was stitched to a 4″ x 10 1/2″ folded in half piece of Neenah Classic White cardstock. Each corner was rounded as well.

The frame stamp is from Waltzingmouse Holiday Labels No.14. It was stamped in Versamagic Red Magic ink on Kraft cardstock. The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Rescue Remedies Additions. It was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink in the center of the label. The little decoration is from the Label No.14 set and was stamped in Rich Cocoa Mement ink as well.

The sentiment was cut and embossed with Label 14 Nestabilities die and adhered to the card base with dimensionals. Chocolate Kaisercraft Pearls under the sentiment and Recollection flowers to the right finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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Tuesday Trigger

Borderabilities and Pendants, CAS, Challenge, Copics, Technique Tuesday 39 Responses »

Mar 012011

I know, I know….I never post more then once in a day. But I saw today’s Tuesday Trigger on Moxie Fab World and had to play and post right away. Today, it’s cold but the sun is shining and the inspiration image just made me smile.

I knew right away that I wanted to use Spellbinders Lattice Borderabilities for this and keep it simple. Not an easy task for me.

My card base is a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half. The bottom corners were rounded. White cardstock was cut and embossed with the Lattice Borderabilities and stitched to the bottom of a 2 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of October Afternoon Thrift Store paper.

The scroll was cut with Sizzix Scribbles Swirls out of Sour Apple cardstock and airbrushed with Copic Marker YG95 for a little bit more depth. The swirl as well as two Recollection flowers were adhered under a Prima flower.

Before the Flower embellishment was adhered to the strip, I stamped a sentiment from Technique Tuesdays stamp set : Simply You in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the lower left hand side of the strip.

I hope you are having a wonderful day. Here the sun is shining, the music is going and I am stamping. It IS a good day!
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