Saturdays with Stampin' Up

Paper:  Eastern Elegance DSP, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White

Stamps:  Morning Meadow and Express Yourself Hostess Sets

Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate

Thanks for looking!

Freestyle Friday

Paper:  Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Venetian Romance DSP

Stamps:  Morning Meadow Hostess Set

Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar, Basic Gray

Misc:  Swirled Lace Martha Stewart Punches, Spellbinders' Scalloped Oval

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Hello Thursday!

Paper:  Recollections

Misc:  Peacock Image from French Manor Cricut Cartridge, Gold Stickles, Spellbinders' Labels13

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Wednesday's Wow!

This is a fork easel I had made.  I simply bent the prongs and added beads to the handle to embellish it.  All of the cards on my resent posts have been displayed on a fork easel.

Thanks for looking!

Tuesday's Technique

Today's card was made by using Distress Ink and a mask on glossy card stock.

Paper:  glossy card stock, Recollections paper

Ink:  Stazon Black, Distress Inks in Broken China and Tea Dye

Stamps:  Butterflies by Unity Stamp Co. and Sentiment by Crafty Secrets 

Sentiment:  Sorry You Are Ill

With lots and lots of sympathy

For every ache and pain

And may hopes that very soon

You'll be quite well again.

Misc:  2" circle for mask

Thanks for looking!

Magazine Inspired Monday

This card was inspired by March/April 2013 issue of Paper Crafts magazine (p. 34 and the front cover).

Paper:  Crate Paper's Emma's Shoppe

Ink:  Basic Black

Stamps:  Inkadinkado

Thanks for looking!

Sundays with Stampin' Up

 Paper: Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, Sweater DSP

Ink: Sahara Sand

Stamps:  Morning Meadow Hostess Set

Misc.: Waterfall Stickles

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Saturdays with Stampin' Up

Paper:  Sweater Weather DSP, Whisper White card stock

Ink: Early Espresso

Stamps: Petite Pairs

Misc: 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch

Thanks for looking!

Freestyle Friday

Today's card was made from a card kit I received in a swap (on Splitcoaststampers).  I colored the image with Copic markers.  The image is "Scattering Love" by Elisabeth Bell for Sugar Nellie Stamps.

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Hello Thursday!

Paper: Recollections

Ink: Basic Black

Stamps: Inkadinkado

Misc.: Celebrate with Flourish Cricut Cartridge

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Wednesday's Wow!

This is an altered mouse trap for holding memos/notes.  I used Martha Stewart acrylic craft paint in Pink Poodle, the paper is from Webster's Pages and other items were what I had on hand.

Thanks for looking!

Tuesday's Technique

Today's technique is using color spray with a stencil.  

Paper:  Recollections (kraft and blue)

Ink:  Basic Black, Heidi Swapp Color Shine - Gold

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co.

Misc.:  Martha Stewart stencil, Martha Stewart Butterfly punches

Thanks for looking!

Magazine Inspired Monday

Inspiration:  Card Sketch found on  p.26 of Paper Crafts  March/April 2013 issue

Paper: Scrap

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Stamp: Unity Stamp Co.

Misc: 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch

Thanks for looking!

Sundays with Stampin' Up

Paper:  Coastal Cabana and Whisper White card stock, Eastern Elegance DSP

Ink:  Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana

Stamps:  Morning Meadow Hostess Set

Misc:  Sponge, Doily

Thanks for looking!!

Saturdays with Stampin' Up

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White card stock

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Stamps:  Love and Sympathy

Misc:  Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, White colored pencil, Window Frames Collection Die

Thanks for looking!

Freestyle Friday

Since I have so many materials that are considered "contraband" (non Stampin' Up), I thought Fridays' posts would be "anything goes."

Paper:  (all SU) Etcetera DSP, Baked Brown Sugar, Night of Navy , Old Olive card stock

Ink:  Night of Navy, Versa Mark with Silver Embossing Powder

Stamps:  MFT Sew Nifty Die and Stamp Set

Misc: Silver brad, MFT dies

Hello Thursday!

I really need to use my Cricut machine more.  So I thought I would follow Cricut's example and post on Thursdays a project I created with my machine.  I used the Art Nouveau cartridge.  This image is Rose 2.  The sentiment is from a Paper Pumpkin (Stampin' Up) kit and the paper is by Recollections (Michael's brand).  Thanks for looking!

Wednesday's Wow!

I thought it would be nice to post on my Anything But a Card projects.  This is an altered cigar box.  As fantastic as SU DSP is, I'm still hooked on Graphic 45.  This is from their Steampunk Spells line.  The sides of the box were covered with K and Co. Halloween paper.  I used Tim Holtz box feet and some items from his Ideaology line.  Thanks for looking!

Tuesday's Technique

Today's card was inspired by The Stamper's Sampler Take Ten June/July/August 2013 issue.  On page 67, a technique, "Perfectly Painted," is discussed.  I thought it was an interesting way to add a little dimension without adding bulk.  I used a fuschia acrylic craft paint and I believe the sentiment is by Heidi Swapp.  The paper is scrap that I had.  Thanks for looking!

Magazine Inspired Monday

Today I have a card that was inspired by a tag found on page 61 of Paper Crafts May/June 2013 issue.

Paper:  Basic Black, Whisper White, and scrap pink card stock

Misc:  Anna Griffin Modern Vines Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Butterfly Lace Punch, black rhinestones

Thanks for looking!

Sundays with Stampin' Up

I decided to return to the blogging world.  Hopefully, I'm here to stay.  

I thought I would start by promoting Stampin' Up.  I did start my card making hobby when I attended my friend, Carol's Stampin' Up workshop.  I had so much fun.  Ten years later I've decided to become a demonstrator for this wonderful company.  Today's project:

Paper:  Coastal Cabana and Whisper White card stock,  Winter Frost DSP

Ink:  Basic Gray

Stamps:  Petite Pairs, Christmas Collectibles

Misc: Silver 1/8" Ribbon, Christmas Ornament Punch

Thanks for looking!!

My "love" for Barb . . . and apologies

On the 5th of every month, the blogging group I'm in (if they don't kick me out) celebrates and honors one of its members.  For the month of April it is Barb.  Please check out her beautiful blog and creations, here.

This is my card to honor Barb.  She has a real knack for choosing beautiful, bright, happy colors.  I love the layouts she uses for her creations.  They are simply gorgeous!!

This was the source for my inspiration:

Good Luck Turtle from her March 12th post.  As you can see my personal spin, a fairy.  I do love creatures of fantasy.  

You can also see, I'm 2 days late (and many $$ short).  I'm so sorry for my tardiness.  Life has truly gotten away from me.  Hopefully with the arrival of spring and longer days I will be better.  

Have a wonderful day and thanks for looking!!

My "love" for Carolina

This month the Crafty Gals Blog Group is celebrating Carolina.  She has a very bright and cheerful style and often sews on her beautiful cards (I love that!).   Checkout her wonderful creations, here.   I couldn't unearth my sewing machine (or the table where I work to put the sewing machine upon) so I stamped the stitches (with an A*muse Studio boarder stamp).  The paper was from my "scrap" pile and the image came from a friend.   The image is colored with watercolor pencils.  The bling and flowers are also from my stash.

Here is my inspiration from Carolina (here):

Also in true Carolina Style, I rotated her layout and made my card horizontal instead of vertical.  Thanks for looking!!

Trying Something New

Have you heard of Paint Fusion?  It's One-Stroke Brush Painting meets Rubber Stamping.  Sheena Douglas developed this technique.  I was very interested when it came to the US (via Crafter's Companion, here), but decided, I don't need to take on another medium.  Well one day someone on SplitCoast was selling her Pain Fusion Supplies.  It was a sign!!!  That was probably at least 6 months ago.  Yesterday I played for the first time, not so bad.  This card will go to my Aunt Ruth for her birthday.  Thanks for looking!

Stamps:  Paint Fusion-Rose

Ink:  Recollections Dye-Black

Paper:  Canson Bristol, Recollections Card Stock

Misc:  Arcyrlic Paint, Sparkle Spray Mist

My "love" for Jeanette

This month Crafty Gals Blog Group is showing our "love" for Jeanette Cloyd's work.  Here is my love. . .

Stamps:  {ippity} by Unity 

Paper:  Recollections Card Stock, Page from a rescued Hymnal

Ink:  Recollections Dye Ink 

Misc: Rhinestones

Yes, the background paper is from an actual Hymnal.  I found it in the recycling bin at school one day (with many others).  I used to teach in Catholic schools, I'm sure a priest said a blessing before they were tossed.  They were "well loved;" you could tell by the broken spines and covers hanging on by a thread.  I rescued one to use on my projects.  

Here is my inspiration from Jeanette's blog, see all of her beautiful creations, here.

Mine doesn't even come close to her elegant work (see her original post, here).

In true honor of Jeanette I even finished the inside:

Jeanette, THANK YOU for the INSPIRATION!

Mixed Media Challenge

Stamps:  Recollections Garden Gnome

Paper:  Amuse Studio Cherry, K & Co. pattern w/ Gesso painted over

Ink:  Versa Mark and Black Embossing Powder

Other:  Inktense Pencils, Amuse Studio le pouf

After following Creative JumpStart 2013 (and learning a lot), I was so excited to find out SplitCoastStampers is starting a Mixed Media Challenge on Fridays, learn more here.  This week's challenge, Yin Yang, use a matte medium (Gesso) and a shiny medium (embossing poweder) on your project.  I'm going to give this card to a friend who is moving in to her first apartment.

I decided to keep an Art Journal for this challenge too:

Stamps:  Recollections-Moths

Paper: K & Co. w/ Gesso painted over

Ink:  Versa Mark with Black Embossing Powder, Recollections Black Dye Ink

Other:  Stencil with Tattered Angels spray ink

Thanks for looking!

Been Busy

 I'm in a card and tag swap over at SCS.  I'm in the window card group and the dressform tag group (obviously).  

The lighthouse stamp - Stampendous

 the dressform (French Manor) and window (from a Christmas cartridge, can't remember the name) were cut with the Cricut, 

the tags on top of the dressform - Tim Holtz 

script background - Hero Arts stamp.  

I went to visit friends at the school where I taught last year.  One of my friends is having a birthday, so I made her a few cards:

 I made her a set of six, these are the duplicates I made.  I forgot to take a picture of the others before I wrapped them.

Sock Monkey Stamp - Stampin' Up

Birthday Wishes - {ippity} by Unity

St. Patrick's Day card - Made with a kit from a swap

Steampunk Owl - Hero Arts

Corner and Clock - Theresa Collins

Thanks for looking!!

Very Girlie!!

 I bought one of those Balsa Wood Boxes at Michael's (the ones in the $1.50 bin).  I decided to cover it in paper and it was perfect for 24 crayons.  The most amazing thing, I didn't cut one new sheet of cardstock/paper, I found this in my scrap bin.  :)

I'm in LOVE with FRENCH ROMANCE (at least this week).  So I made this album I used stashed chipboard (backs of desk calendars), Webster's Pages paper, SU paper and stamps, the ring binder is from My Craft Channel, lace scraps, scrap fabric, and an old brooch.

The inside pages are from Webster's Pages.  I folded a pocket with a scrap piece of paper from a previous project.  Thanks for looking!!

Altered Journals

These mini journals came from Michael's (I think they were marked down to 50 cents each) right before Christmas.  The dress form was made using the French Manor cartridge with my Cricut machine and I made the flower yo-yo.  The bling flourish and bling across the dress form are from Michael's.  The jeweled pearl on the closure is "Say it with Pearls" from Prima.

The second journal:  black and gold scalloped circles were made with Spellbinders dies and my Cuttlebug.  The gold embossing was done with a Spellbinders Mbossibilities folder.  The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch.  Pearls on the butterfly and the rhinestone flourish are from Mike's and the jeweled pearl on the closure is from Prima.

Thanks for looking!!

Dictionary Stamping

I stumbled upon a beautiful blog,  Stamping Mathilda.  Mathilda had the wonderful idea of altering a dictionary someone had given her by stamping images and coloring them right on the entry pages.  So I've lifted her idea and have started my own altered dictionary.  Like her, I will be stamping/coloring every Wednesday.  I'm challenging myself to 2 images a week.  Since this is the second Wednesday in 2013, I stamped 4 to catch up.  The balloon, key, and clock images are with Unity stamps, the daisy is with a $1 (or $1.50 now) stamp from Michael's

Since I live in Maryland, I made colored my daisy to look like a Black-Eyed Susan (our State Flower).

Thanks for looking!