Yes...two posts in one day...yikes.
Hello, Wednesday was a busy day for me though I couldn't pinpoint my biggest time grabber if I tried. By the time I got around to working on my Homework, it was about 2 am...I had decided to put it off until Thursday, but then I got what I thought was a second wind...nope...it was just a case of the slap-happies. You know that time when everything is funny and you are as brilliant as can be?
I have no border-stamps. Wait, I have a tub full of magazine freebie stamps...and I found a cute little chain of daisies that could work...IF I lived in the land of Liliputians. But when you have a case of the slap-happies...
I made two mini cards following the lessons. I admit to closely copying the lesson cards.
Card One has color gradations using 3 ink pads, this took two attempts for the colors to work as they should according to our lesson. We also received a tip on making paper bows...TIP---at 2 am fingers don't work to well on small objects.
Card two was born around 2:45 am...I loved the idea of using blank address labels for part of the pattern. Where I got inventive...(again 2 am brilliance...lol) was the coloring of white pearls with my pointy tipped sharpies and the round color dots...made with round foam adhesive dots...the super tiny ones stuck to the end of a pencil.
Hopefully you have had a laugh today.
Thanks for visiting.
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Card One
Ink: Hero Arts Shadow Inks
Stamp: Magazine Freebie by Jenny Ellory
Cardstock: DCVW and Stampin Up
Embossing: Tsukineko
Card Size: 3.5 x 2.12 inches
Card Two
Ink: Hero Arts Shadow Inks
Stamp: Hero Arts CL667, CG517
Marker: Sharpies
Other: Address Labels
Patterned Paper: unknown scrap
Cardstock: DCVW and Stampin Up
Embellishment: Martha Stewart Pearls- tiny ones
Fiber: Sew Easy
Card Size:2.25 x 2.75 inches
Hi, a quick post. Here is a very fast birthday card that went in the mail today for a birthday tomorrow. Luckily the recipient is local. This too has been on my crafting must do list since January 4th! It was made entirely from scraps so I don't have all the item details. I deliberately only matted the center panel. I think it is an interesting look.
(sorry for the poor photo, its mounted on a cream colored card base)
Thanks for stopping by.
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Back again with my homework assignment from Online Card Classes' Clean and Simple Card Making Two. Today's lesson and homework assignment was One Layer Cards. We were treated to several video's, these ladies are talented, smart, and so sure about what they do. I am in awe.
I looked through my limited stamp supply, and found a set to use. Since my card involves masking, I wanted a big star shape. I had none, so I ended up drawing one freehand with a ruler and pencil, then cutting it with a craft knife from the masking sheet. I think it turned out fairly well.
The mask was placed on the Kraft, then ink was sponged on deliberately leaving the middle portions lighter to give an illusion of dimension.
I added versamark stamped star clusters (which I cut off the sentiment and rearranged); colored them with a similar Kraft-y shade of marker to make them stand out just a bit more.
My final bit of embellishment is some black glittered stars. They were stamped with versamark, then I filled them in with my quickie glue pen dumped some glitter on them and left them to sit while I made hubs dinner.
A good thing, I probably would have tried to shake the glitter off too soon otherwise.
I'll give the card to hubs in the morning. He hunted down my craft order that a delivery service dropped off at the wrong address.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Ink: Memento Danube Blue
Stamp: Hero Arts CL582
Marker: Memento Desert Sand
Cardstock: Recollections Kraft
Embellishment: Glitter-Black
Card Size:5.5 x 4.25 inches
I signed up for another online card class, the last one I took was Stretch Your Stamps, I liked the format and the information was valuable. When I saw Clean and Simple Card Making 2 being offered I signed up. The instructors are so talented, and willing to share tips and tricks. It is just fun watching them create. I have no clue about clean and simple cards, so this is a good opportunity for me to learn.
Homework for Day #1 was to pick one of 4 sketches and make a card. The lesson was entitled The Craftsmanship of Clean and Simple Cards. There was a wealth of information there for me. I thoroughly enjoyed the class. Day 1 was worth the price of admission for me.
I spent at least an hour on this card, which surprised me. Of course a lot of that was trying to get the misting to work. The class lesson for the card I chose to make used misting and a mask, I have no masks and only 1 mist here on the east coast. So I went for an emboss resist to try to mimic the look. I over misted several times, then finally just went with it. I like the mist pattern in the center diagonal of the card I think it highlights the sentiments.
Two weeks minus 1 day of homework projects coming up. Thanks for stopping by.
Ink: Hero Arts - Cup O Joe, VersaMark, Maya Road Mist
Marker: Memento, Rich Cocoa
Die: Spellbinders Hexagon
Stamp: All Hero Arts, CL582, CL493, CG517
Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: Jillybean Soup
Embossing: Recollections Clear Powder, Tsukineko White
Card Size:4.25 x 5.5
There are two birthdays that I needed cards for in January, both at the end of the month, and I had both on my list since the 4th...(Can you say procrastinator?)
So I got myself together Thursday afternoon last week to get one of the cards made for my SIL's birthday today. I was hoping to beat the mail carrier to our mailbox and save a trip to the post office. It snowed Thursday, and while I love it from my window, I am not too sure this So Cal Ex-Pat (as hubs recently described me) wants to drive in it. Call me a wuss, I can take it!
It was a mad rush of stamping, embossing, coloring, and embellishing...TWICE. I smeared when I was almost done the first time, it was not something that could be covered up by popping something up over the smear (yes I have done that!) and I had to make the stamped portion again. Patience is not my strong suit.
However, I can say I was victorious. I beat the postman to the box and I love the card, especially that little bit of curved ribbon at the bottom of the paper flower. I also changed up the sentiment placement the second time around.
Do you ever have a mad rush card to make?
Thanks for stopping by!
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Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Stamp: Hero Arts All: K5486, LP237
Marker: Memento, Summer Sky, Paris Dusk, Lilac Posies, New Sprout, Dandelion, Tangelo
Cardstock: Recollections, DCVW
Patterned Paper: DCWV
Embellishment: MS Half Pearls, Studio 21 Half Pearl, Unknown flower
Embossing: Recollections Clear
Fiber: MS Stewart Ribbon
Card Size:5.5 by 4.25 inches
I played along with another challenge over at Shopping Our Stash; Challenge #86, use your oldest ribbon. I am currently on the East Coast, and I have had these snippets of 3 ribbons since I set up crafting space here. Every time I tried to use them they just didn't look right. That might still be the case, but they are now out of my stash.
I decided to weave the ribbons together after cutting them down further to give me about 8 pieces . I got some packing tape, laid two pieces together slightly overlapping and then laid the wider tape piece sticky side up on my work surface. (This method came to me after several attempts on my apparently slippery work surface and unladylike outbursts) The weaving went much more quickly using this method.
Two spellbinder dies were used to cut the frame, a scalloped edge and a smooth smaller edged oval. Patterned paper was attached to a light card-base which I edged with a black sharpie. The frame was placed on the woven mat. Once it was secured, I trimmed the woven piece to fit under the frame. The sentiment was stamped and embossed with white powder, buttons were threaded up and attached with glue dots.
While I do love bright colors, I have an equal love for the combination of black and white.
What are your favorite colors to work with?
Thanks for stopping by.
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Ink: Versa Mark
Die: Spellbinders
Stamp: Hero Arts CL574
Marker: Sharpie-Black
Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: unknown scrap
Embellishment: Doodlebug Buttons
Embossing: Tsukineko White
Fiber: Sew Easy Floss
Card Size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches
I struggle with cards for the male gender. I love bright colors, ribbons, frilly stuff and flowers. SO NOT Male stuff. I found this bicycle stamp, which clearly is a boys bike. I have a some younger nephews, so this card will probably go to one of them for his birthday this year. I did manage to sneak in a bit of twine...but its not girly...its BLUE.
What do you do to make a male themed card? Or a pre-teen boys card?
Thanks for stopping by.
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Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Stamp: Hero Arts LP202
Cardstock: Stampin Up,DCWV
Patterned Paper: Indie Chic Pad- Nutmeg
Embossing: Recollections Clear Powder
Fiber: Sew Easy Twine, Blueberry
Card Size: 5.5 x 4.25
Another card made with that cute bicycle stamp I rediscovered last week. Many of the same types of elements, but a different layout. I love the bright colors.
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Ink: Versafine-Onyx Black
Stamp: Hero Arts F5239
Marker: Memento- Dandelion, Pear Tart
Cardstock: Stampin Up, DCWV, Hero Arts-card base
Patterned Paper: We Are Memory Keepers - Travel Light
Embellishment: Doodlebug Cardstock Stickers, Studio 21 Gems
Embossing: Recollections Clear Powder
Fiber: Martha Stewart Ribbon
Card Size: 5.5 x 4.25
Today I took out one of my first ever Hero Arts stamps. It's called Sweet Threads by Hero Arts. I love flowers and this stamp set has several flower stamps along with a leaf stamp. I made two very different cards with the stamp set.
The first card features a stamped strip double matted.
1. Stamp the image
2. Double mat the image strip
3. Add sentiment
4. Add bow
Stamps: All Hero Arts CL574, CG309
Inks: All Hero Arts Cup O' Joe, Wet Cement
Papers: Recollections, Jillibean Soup
Fibers: Hug Snug seam binding
The second card features cut out and popped up images.
1. Stamp the images, some twice
2. Fussy cut popped up images
3. Stamp sentiments
4. Add ribbon and bling
5. Add popped up images
Stamps: All Hero Arts CG309, LP237
Inks: Versafine Onyx Black, Hero Arts Green Hills, Butterbar
Card base: Hero Arts
Paper: Stampin Up
Gem: Colorbok
Fiber: Hero Hues
Thanks for stopping, have a great week.
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A good friend of mine is changing jobs. We worked together for the same employer and met one another almost 20 years ago. A wonderful friendship developed. I am sending her this card to wish her well in her new work-life adventure.
I have a bit of a thing for three panel cards, so I again went to that design. I too loved the embossed vellum butterfly I made a few days ago. Glitter though was not quite right for this card. I picked out two patterned papers I liked, a light and a dark background. Three panels were cut, plus one strip for the sentiment. I placed them on white card with inked edges to match a common color in the patterned papers.
I stamped the butterfly twice, once on vellum for heat embossing and once on the dark patterned paper. I cut the butterfly out from both pieces and layered them. I like the subtle coloration the patterned paper gives to the vellum.
A ribbon was added to anchor the top of the sentiment strip, letter/number stickers were added. All was then mounted on to the card base.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Ink: Versa Mark, Versa-fine - Onyx Black, Distress- Tumbled Glass
Stamp: Hero Arts- H5426
Cardstock: Core D’ Nations Vellum
Patterned Paper: Crate Paper- Farmhouse Collection 6 x 6 pad
Embellishment: Making Memories- Alpha Stickers
Embossing: Recollections Embossing Powders- Sapphire
Fiber: MS Ribbon
Card Size:4.25 x 5.5 inches
