It's a celebration

Hi everyone! I was inspired by the following picture and challenge this month over at Papertry, Ink.

It's all about using gold and silver in your creation. Here is what I did with it.

Sentiment comes from the Birthday Bash set. I stamped it in Versamark and then heat embossed using silver embossing powder.

The sparklers are an old stamps from Lizzie Anne Designs. It too, is stamped in Versamark and then heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

The rectangle stitched die is used to cut it out and then backed with a layer of black cardstock. Die is from Lil' Inker Designs. The stitched fishtail banners are from My Favorite Thing and I used some gold and silver mirror cardstock to match the embossing.

This card could be used for an anniversary, birthday or a New Years cards. Surprised how versatile it ended up being. The background in the picture is a bit dark due to me fiddling with it to make the embossing stand out. Oh well, it works.  Thanks for hopping by!

Mixed Media tag

Hi everyone! I saw this challenge come through to create a mixed media tag and thought I'd give it a try.

I started with a tag from Prima called tag pad by Julie Nutting.

Using a stencil from Crafter's Workshop and some modeling paste I added the diamonds onto the lower half of the tag. Once dry I used the turquoise pan pastel to add color.

The top right is done using die cut's, tumbled glass distress ink and the turquoise pan pastels.

The grunge stamp is from Technique Tuesday and I stamped it in Potting soil Archival Ink. Then when it was still kind of tacky, I smudged it up and added more turquoise.

Burlap flower is from The Paper Studio and a button from American Crafts is added with a tiny string bow. I don't think you can see it in the picture, but I added some turquoise polka dots to the button.

Believe stamp is from Gina K Designs and the gold spray is irRESISTible from Imagine crafts. Lastly, I ordered some colored jute string from a gardening magazine a long time ago and finally got to use some of it on this tag. I did spray this with a sealer after I was done.

Again, the challenge is from Mixed Media Mojo and the August challenge is Tags. I'm also adding this to CAS(E) this sketch and Tag your it which is all about tags too.

Sparklers

Hi everyone! Here's my 4th of July card that I'm giving to my Dad and Stepmom on Saturday.

Card base is white, with layers of red and blue - duh - how could you not doing anything else?

I found the cool ribbon at Micheal's for $1 and thought how perfect it would look with this stamp. I used my Bow- easy to make the bow. The image was stamped using markers and the huffing method. I added some sparkles with a stardust pen, which is really hard to see in the picture above, but IRL looks cool!

We are heading out to my Dad's for a BBQ on Saturday, and he's asked that I bring potato salad "just like Mom used to make." I guess my Stepmom isn't as good a cook as my Mom used to be. I actually was rather touched by his request! Between my Mom and Grandmother, they were the best cooks and they sure made sure that I learned a thing or two. I just wish I had the time to cook more than often that I do. =)

Have fun and safe Independence day!

Supplies:
Re, white and blue card stock
Le Plume markers
Stamp - Lizzie Anne Designs
Ribbon
Stardust gel pen

Card Sketch #105

Hello! Here's sketch #105! This measures the normal A2 size.

The sentiment panel slightly overlaps your main image in this sketch. I got out the swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder to use for the back ground on this card. I also used it on the right panel with the ribbon. The main image is colored with Copic Ciao Markers and a stardust gel pen was used on the dots and snow within the image.

The card base is Bazzill bling card stock that I have been hoarding, but it really made these images pop right out when I assembled this card - so decided to use it.

By the way, I've decided to post my sketches on a weekly basis and decided that Tuesday's work the best for my schedule right now. I would hope that folks would play along and post their versions on their blog and link it back to me, then I'd link there's, and so on and so forth. There is no time limit, no due date, no pressure. Just a lot of fun and some blog hopping.

Have a wonderful week!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lamp post by Great Impressions, Sentiment by Lizzie Anne Designs

Ink: Palette Noir

Bazzill Bling

Red Grosgrain ribbon

White GP card stock

Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Copic Ciao Markers: C5, C7, C1, Y00, Y02, R29, R59, G05

Gift card holder

Hi there! I wanted to share this gift card holder with everyone. This one is pretty simple to make and is showing up all over the place. Cut a piece of card stock to 4 x 11. Score at 3, 5 1/2 and 8. Fold so that it looks like a "W" and then take a circle punch and and the window word punch and make the opening big enough to fit a gift card. You can see this in the picture below.

The Holly stamp is from Cards by Maria. It was stamped separately, colored with copic ciao markers in emerald green (G05) and then cut out. I used my largest hold punch and punched out some berries out of red card stock. The sentiment is Holiday Script from Lizzie Anne Designs.

As you can see I covered the panels with Christmas paper (that was from last season) and embellished things up a bit. The holiday circle is from Stampin Up! called riveting, which is stamped in Evergreen ink (colorbox) and embossed with clear ep. I also used the same holly stamp with versamark to stamp some holly on the far right side of the holder.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Christmas cards

Hey everyone! I've been trying to get all my Christmas cards done and thought I'd post a few of them. I never make more than three alike....to me it gets a bit tedious.

This stamp is from Great Impressions. I stamped the image twice, cut out the holly and popped it up with dimensionals. The holly is colored with Copic Ciao markers in Go5,R29 and C1. I added some sparkles using the stardust gel pen on the snowflakes. The red berries have a bit of red sparklets glitter by Denami Design on them. The plaid designer paper is from last year and I have no idea who makes it. Red brads are added to the corner to finish off the card.

The deer image is from The Angel Company and I colored him with Copic Ciao markers in R29, E37, E33 and C1. I decided to color his nose red and make him Rudolph. The reindeer back ground stamp is from Auntie Amy's that I bought at a stamp show and is stamped in Impress Emerald green. Bazzill scarlet paper is used to layer both images.

The snow on this one is done with white craft paint and a dots stamp from Stamps by Judith. The tree is from The Angel Company and is stamped in Palette Jardin Moss. The sky is daubered on with sky blue chalk ink from colorbox. The sentiment is Holiday Script from Lizzie Anne Designs.

Have a great day!

Peace on Earth

Greetings everyone! Here's a little card that is simple and very classy looking!


The image is stamped in Palette Noir ink, however I had to go over the black bird with a Copic Multiliner to get it good and dark. The berries are enhanced with Ruby Red Liquid Pearls. I layered this onto red card stock, twice. The sentiment is stamped, then cut out with oval nestabilities. After I added on the sentiments with pop ups, I debated about adding some ribbon or other embellishments.....here again, I went with nothing. I felt it was too good to mess up! LOL!





Have a wonderful week!

Supplies:

Stamps - Penny Black - Natures Dance. Sentiment - Lizzie Anne Designs Holiday Script

Paper - Bazzill Red

Card Sketch #97

Hello all - Here is sketch #97! This measure's the normal A2 size - looks like I might need to mix things up at bit - seems I'm in a rut! =) This one is all angles, and was a lot of fun to play around with! I cut my pieces up first then I stamped the back ground image in versamark, added some clear embossing powder and heated.
The main image is colored with Copic Ciao Markers, layered a few times with a lighter green and silver metallic card stock. I added the sentiment at the last minute because it seemed empty without it.

Wouldn't this layout look great with some really nice designer papers - I'm thinking more Christmas papers! I just might have to do this one again! Take care and hope your having a wonderful weekend!

Supplies:

Stamps - Back ground stamp is a fir sprig from Great Impressions, the pine bough is from Inkadinkado, Holiday Classics and the sentiment is from Lizzie Anne Designs - Holiday Script.

Inks - Versamark and Palette Noir

Clear Embossing powder

Copic Ciao Markers - E35 Chamois and G05 Emerald Green

Paper - green, light green and silver metallic card stock all from DCWV