stay cool

Hello.  Playing in a few challenges today.  Started off using this weeks Freshly Made Sketch.

The sketch looked to me like a jeans pocket, so that is what I went with. Of course, I had to distress it.  I started with some navy white core cardstock from DCWV and then used a small skinny oval die from My favorite Things to cut the holes. Then scratched it up with a sanding block and distressed the edges. Also used a dot border die on the edges and then went over it with a white gel pen.

The felt flowers were from my stash that I got from Ribbons and bow oh my, ages ago. They're kind of teenage girlie so that works for the TGIF Challenge.

The stay cool sentiment stamp is from Studio G. I used a strip of silver glitter washi tape and a small heart die to cut out hearts and added them onto the pocket to add some bling.

That it for now, thanks for stopping in.

Canvas projects

Hi everyone! I wanted to show you two projects that I've completed using canvas. First up is a simple card.

Stamps are from Simon Says Stamp. The canvas is an Artist Trading Card piece of canvas from Canvas Corp. I used Fresh Ink from Impress Rubber Stamps in Pink lemonade and Limeade to stamp the flower. Versafine black in used to stamp the center of the flower, dragonfly and sentiment.

Designer paper is from DCWV. Green cardstock is from Bazzill and that gorgeous green satin ribbon is from Ribbons and Bows Oh My. 

Next up is a different type of canvas, but one that turned out pretty cool!

The canvas is sticky backed and comes from Claudine Hellmuth (Ranger) and is in a set of 5 12x12 sheets. It's kind of a soft ivory color, not as white as it looks in this photo. I took one and trimmed it down to 8 1/2 x 11 and then I created the established sign using Photoshop Elements 9.0, then just ran it through the printer.

The swirls at the bottom were hand stamped using the Fancy Flourishes stamp set from Papertrey, Ink.

I spray painted an old wooden frame black and inserted the canvas and TADA! Love how it came out!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year!

Thanks - Saturday sketch

Hi everyone! I had a chance to check out this weeks Saturday Sketch over at Simon Says Stamp. It's called Anything Goes - Any Sketch after #215 - You have a whole slew of sketches to choose from and I chose #230.

This uses the new Gina K vertical greetings stamp set! The flowers are colored with Copic's to look like poppies.

Gingham paper is from A*Muse. The grosgrain ribbon color is spring green from Ribbons and Bows Oh My and the yellow pearls are from Kaisercraft.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping in!

Thanks sew much

Hi everyone! I made this card up a while ago and just realized that I never posted it!

The dress form stamp and sentiment are from The Angel Company. I stamped the form in Versafine and the heat embossed it using clear embossing powder.

The oval embossing folder and punch is from Stampin Up! The black satin ribbon is from RABOM and the bow is tied using the Bow Easy. Cream and kraft cardstock is from PTI.

Looking at this now, I think I should've layered the dress form panel with black. What do you think?

Thanks for popping in and have a wonderful day!

 

Gelatos

Greetings everyone! I've been playing around with gelatos and this is my first attempt at using them for back ground color.

I used two different shades of yellow and randomly placed them on some rustic cream cardstock. I used my finger to blend them together a bit and then finished blending with a baby wipe. I think I blended just a bit too much since in now appears to be all the same color yellow! Ack! Well, live and learn.

Stamps are from Verve and the black crinkle ribbon was purchased from Ribbons and Bow's Oh My.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping in!

Sending hugs

Hi everyone! I saw this sketch come across from PTI and I really liked how it could be used to create some clean and simple cards. Here's the sketch.

 This is what I did with it!

The sentiment is from the Friend to the end set from Papertrek, Ink. I also used Hibiscus Burst and stampers select white cardstock from PTI on this.  Pink gingham designer paper is from A*Muse. Green cardstock is from Bazzill.

Martha Stewart's leaf punch used to cut out the leaf behind the flower. The flower is something I just picked up from Ribbons and Bows Oh My! Isn't it the cutest thing? My Favorite Things fishtail dies used to cut out the green and pink cs.

There are a couple more sketches that are calling my name on Nicole's blog, might want to check them out for some CAS inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Santa

Hi everyone! Today's Christmas card is a very traditional one.

The Santa stamp is from Victorine Originals. I stamped him in Versamark and then used gold embossing powder and heat embossed.

The designer paper is from Memory Box and layered with Scarlett Jewel cardstock from PTI. I added some Burgundy ribbon from RABOM and called it good.

Thanks for dropping by!

Daisies

Hi everyone! I'm playing in the Verve World Card Making Day challenge. Here's the sketch to use:

Here is what I did with it.

Sentiment stamp is from Verve's Joyful Blooms set and stamped in Archival jet black ink. I was supposed to do a Holiday card but decided to use this one instead. If I have time later, I'll probably do another one.

The daisies are a peel off sticker from Elizabeth craft designs, which is a little larger than the sketch circle, but I went with it. It is  colored with Copic's after dusting with Crystal Glitter Ritz. Can you see the sparkles?

Designer paper is from My Minds Eye. Blue cardstock is from American Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy World Card Making Weekend!

Flippin

Hello! One of my co-workers is having a birthday today! I just got this in the mail today, so it will be a few days late - but worth the wait? I cased myself on this one!

Flip flops are die cut out of Bazzill Swiss dots paper and popped up using foam tape. The little flowers are from another die set (Verve, I think) and I blinged them up with a light green rhinestone for the centers.

Black and white gingham cardstock is backed with a black medium scalloped border. Added the light yellow grosgrain ribbon to hide the seam.

Inside the card says "Have a flippin great birthday!"





Supplies:
Papertrey, Ink - white and black cardstock, inside sentiment, flip flop die, scalloped die
Bazzill - Swiss dot lime green cardstock
Kaisercraft - light green rhinestones
Ribbon and bows oh my - grosgrain ribbon

Wishing you

Hello everyone! Decided to try and create a masculine card today. This is what I came up with. I got a lot of use out of my cuttlebug and dies on this card!

Leaf branches are stamped in Palette Jardin Moss onto ivory cardstock. It appears that I'm fond of the color green as I have a boat load of Bazzill cardstock in many shades! Used a few of them here!

Designer paper has been sitting in my scraps file for a while and I have no idea who made it. Grosgrain ribbon in spring green from Ribbons and Bows Oh My used to hide the seam. This color of ribbon is my go to ribbon when ever I need green.

The self adhesive pearls were added at the last minute to add some interest.

Thanks for dropping by - I think this card can be used for a guy or a girl easily! Don't you?




Supplies:
Stamps - Gina K Designs - Hello Sunshine
Sentiment stamp - Purple Onion - Wine shop
Self Adhesive Pearls - Queen & Co.
Cardstock - Ivory from PTI, Greens are from Bazzill
Ribbon - RABOM
Spellbinders labels and long rectangle
PTI edger die

Everything

It's seems as though I'm into pink and black these days.  Which is Ok, since I tend to use a lot of greens in my designs.

Here's a card I made with the Viva la Verve week 1 sketch for July.

Stamps are from Verve. The butterfly is colored with Copic's and then cut out. I used some craft wire to form it's antenna and then popped it up using foam tape.

Designer paper is from Making Memories, black and white cardstock is from PTI. The grosgrain ribbon is layered so that it sort of stands out. It's kind of bugging me that its not perfectly even. But it is what it is.

Thanks for stopping in...I've got to get back to cleaning house and laundry! Have a great week.

PTI June blog hop - Just thinking of you...

Yea! I get to play in the Papertrey, Ink blog hop this month! Here's the inspiration photo.

This months inspiration is a fun take on florals, ruffles & pleats.  I really liked the color combo on this and designed my card around it as well.

 

The Embellished stamp set was used to create the back ground using Memories Alligator Chalk Ink and Yellow chalk ink from Studio G.  I used some yellow construction paper to create the pleats and the flower. Distress ink in Scattered Straw is sponged onto the ends of the petals. Added a small white button to the center to create a focal point. Green grosgrain ribbon is from RABOM.

All dies used in this project are from Papertrey, Ink.

Thanks for stopping by! I'd love to hear (see) what you think!

Wishing you a happy birthday

Hello! I had an opportunity today to put together a card for the Papertrey, Ink 5th anniversary celebration card sketch. Here is the sketch I used.
Here is what I did with it!


Stamps are from the set Wishing you and stamped in Studio G chalk ink. Sentiment is also from the set and I used jet black archival ink to stamp it over the flower stems.

I embossed the cardstock with a rectangle nestie prior to stamping the images. Bazzill light green cardstock used to layer. The grosgrain ribbon is spring green from Ribbons and Bows Oh My. Lastly, the light yellow buttons are from American Crafts.

Hoping this gets randomly picked for a prize package!!!! My finger and toes are crossed for good luck!

Faux silk

Hey there! I haven't done this technique in a long while and thought this image was so perfect for it!

I stamped the bamboo in Bamboo leaves ink from Memento onto tissue paper. Let it dry thoroughly! Ask me why? Well, it tends to smudge when you crumple up the tissue paper! LOL! Did this a few times and even created another card much like this one, that I will show you later because I tried to hide the smudges.

Vintage cream cardstock used as the card base and the base for the tissue paper to be glued on. The green is highland green smoothie from Bazzill. Spring green grosgrain ribbon from Ribbons and Bows Oh My is used to create the photo corner on the top right.

The detail of the wrinkling is a little hard to see in the photo I think, sorry about that. The one I'll show you later is way more pronounced! Both cards ended up being clean and simple ones, too!

Thanks for stopping in and let me know what you think!

Celebrate and wish big!

Hey everyone! Before I left on vacation the brown truck delivered my latest order from Papertrey Ink! I just had to whip out the new stamps and play around. Here's what I came up with!

Stamps are from the set Harvest Berries. The sentiment is also from PTI and is from the set Half and Half.

I stamped the ginkgo leaves in Versamark and heat embossed them using clear embossing powder on the kraft cardstock. Then using the other leaf stamp I stamped it in Palette fresh snow onto Bazzill Highland Green smoothie cardstock.

I cut out the banner using the double ended banners die from PTI onto the kraft cardstock. Stamped the sentiment and then attached it to the card. I used spring green grosgrain ribbon from Ribbons and Bows Oh My on the right side and for the bow. I really like how well it matches the Highland green cardstock!

I think the sentiment gets lost on this card and I might go back and sponge an outline in fresh snow to make it stand out a bit. What do you think?