Flower jar

Hi there. I really liked the sketch challenge that is currently over at MFT card challenges.  It went well with a NBUS image that I just got from Stamping Bella.

I got both the stamp and the die. It is stamped onto Neena solar white in 120lb and colored with Copic's. Small squares of foam tape used to pop it up off of the tag.

Tag die and stitched fishtail banner are from My Favorite Things. Sentiment is from Victorine Originals. Designer paper is Lasting Impressions.

White satin ribbon is colored with the same blue copic marker as the one around the jar.

Adding this into Darnell's NBUS challenge and the Tag You're it! challenge. That is it for today. Thanks for stopping in.

Birthday tag

Hello everyone. I saw the tag that Darnell created for the Tag You're It! challenge and was inspired to play along.  This also plays into the Wednesday "Get in Shape" challenge over at Simon Says Stamps.

I used the round tag die #4 from Papertrey, Ink to cut out the sparkly purple cardstock and a piece of vellum.

Sentiment and flower stamps are also from PTI. I stamped the sentiment in Versafine black ink then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Flowers are done with Marvy markers and the huff method. I was actually surprised at how well the flowers came out.

Purple bakers twine is from the Ribbon Girl who is located over across the pond.

Thanks for stopping by!  

Hello tag

Hi everyone! The challenge over at Tag you're it! is pretty cool this week and I decided to give it a whirl.

To create the marbled effect on the white cardstock, I took distress inks in spun sugar and victorian velvet and applied them to my craft sheet. Next I applied some rubbing alcohol and let them blend together a bit then smooched the cardstock into it. I let it dry then cut out the tag. I also distressed the edges with more victorian velvet so that it would stand out a bit.

Flowers are punched out using a light yellow and white cardstock. Leaves are also done using a punch. The hello sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

Seam binding is tied onto the top of the tag. 

Off to try a new restaurant for lunch. I've been seeing awesome reviews on FB for it so I thought I see what all the talk is about. Might have to hit Ben Franklin while I'm out. Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone! I was inspired over at the Tag you're it! blog to make this card.

The sweet pea stamp is from the former There She Goes. I stamped it in versafine, heat embossed with clear embossing powder and then colored the two sets with Copic's in R81 and R85. 

I fussy cut the three bigger petals out and then attached them using tiny pieces of foam tape to pop them up. Love the dimension it gives.

Tag die is from Quickutz (Lifestyle crafts). I ended up layering the tag with both pink and black cardstock to make it stand out a bit from the big argyle designer paper.

I ran the pink cardstock through a new embossing folder I just picked up from cricut for the cuttlebug called gingham.

Finally, I took a section of white satin ribbon and colored it with the R81 Copic marker, then tied on some black scrappers floss. Sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink.

Christmas tag

Hi everyone! Here is a quick tag I made for the Tag you're it! challenge.

Tag die is from Papertrey, Ink. The "Merry" die is from the Christmas sentiments set from Docrafts. I cut it out of white paper when I first received the set. It sat on my desk for a while and then I got my new spray distress stains and I spritzed it with Barn Door, testing out how they worked. Like them!

Fir tree is from Great Impressions, the berry stamp is from PTI, as is the Christmas sentiment.  I did use more distress ink in Vintage Photo to add a bit of interest to make it a bit more rustic. Lastly, the to and from stamps are from TAC.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas goodie bag

Hi everyone! I liked the challenge over at The Friday Mashup and decided to play along!

I created the tag using an old Life Style Crafts (Quickutz) tag die. The fir branch is from Great Impressions, which is stamped in green and then I added the sentiment from Stampendous. I've had that fir branch stamp forever and you should see how stained the wood is.

I layered the tag with pine green and scarlet jewel cardstock from PTI.

The treat box is made using the envelope punch board from We R Memory Keepers. I used a piece of 12 x 12 paper in kraft and then added the bow to tie it off.

Also entering this into the Tag You're It challenge #8.

Have a great week!