Happy Thanksgiving

I have had a very busy week so far. I went to a friends for a swap last night and only two of us were there. The two doing the make and takes everyone else had something come up and they just dropped off their cards. It is just a busy time. The two of us had a nice visit, and made our own make and takes and then I came home. We had fun visiting, but I dont have a card to post right now.

I have been cleaning and making Pies today so I wont probably have a chnce to post cards until Friday.

I thought I would just Wish you all a very Happy and Thankful Thanksgiving.

Until later ... Happy Stamping!

Flower pieces card

I made a simple card to night just to make something.

I used Real Red, white and Mellow Moss cards tock. I embossed Mellow Moss with my cuttlebug ising my textile embossing folder. I used my Watercolor Wonder Crayons and an H2O painter to paint Real red and mellow moss ont he poppy. I mounted the cut outs on dimensionals. The squares were punched with my CM large squares punch. It was simple card because I was up way to late last night. This will be a very busy week for me but I hope you and I can find some more time to stamp.

Until later ...Happy Stamping!

Challenge Card and Scrapbook page

I made this card for 2 challenges on SCS(split coast).

One of the challenges is for todays way to use it challengeWT140, and one for todays Stalkers Challenge sketchSTSC04.

I had fun trying to make the layout into a double fold card. It turned out, butnext time I think I stick to the LO. I just wanted more writing room, because I made it to send to a friend.

I used Kraft paper for the base, and SU Close to Cocoa for matting the Old Olive(Michaels). I wish I had some Chocolate Chip but I am out, used it up as well as my brown brads. I cut the SU Pumpkin Pie Piece and the Old Olive piece to shape and then embossed to the fold on both pieces.

Thank goodness the folders can fit in the Cuttlebug both directions making these embossings possible.

I slit the green piece along the fold because I wanted to

fit the Flap in it. It worked really well. IStamped Paisley on the back inside of the Pumpkin Pie piece of the card to contrast against the embossing. I think it worked really well. Then I was able to also double the ribbona nd tie it. I originally was going to slip the rivet over the ribbon , but I couldnt find the right place to attach the brads. So I attached then to the rivet, and then mounted it on a dimensional and orange matted it so it would stand out more against the gr

een flap. It wasn't that hard to make and I enjoyed being creative with the layout.

The other thing I finally finished was my last Cricut thread Challenge to do a scrap book page using a Cricut Cut not a font.

I used some paper I got last christmas in a scrappack. I then matted pictures with Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, and Basic Grey SU papers. I made a journaling area for my Daughter and stamped a sentiment from Happy Harmony on Bashful Blue also.

THe flowers were cut using my George Cartridge and the silhouette feature and the Blackout shadow. 2 flowers were cut at 1 1/4" the other at 2 1/2". It is a simple fun page to make.

Until later ... Happy Stamping!

Blue Snowflake Holiday

I made this card for SC150. I like this layout , but probably wont use it alot becasue of the amount of paper I used. I used SU Basic Grey and Bashful Blue, the ink is SU Basic Grey.

I used SU Sincere Salutations and Autumn Leaves Swirls ver.1. for stamped images.

Some snowflakes and layers were mounted on dimensionals.

I used D'vine Swirl and Dots and Spots Embossing folders it's pretty straight forward.

If you have any questions just ask and I'll answer them.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

item 1 for Cricut Challenge #1

Okay tonight I finshed another card the last for this cricut challenge.

This Item was to make a card using a cricut die cut not a font.

I chose to use my Doodlecharms Cartridge.

It took a long time to decide on paper for this one. at first I was just going to use the tan and blues the darker blue being SU Bordering Blue. The other two are from a nuetrals and blue assortment I picked up along time ago,I think at Michaels. When it came time to decide on a ribbon I quickly switched form the nice stictched tan one to this Pink and Blue satin. I used the same Light Pink Cardstock I used yesterday.

I cut the tag stocking at 2" and then took ou tthe pieces and taped the back with packing tape, and sprinkled with glitter. I then cut a 1 1/4 circle with my SU circle punch and adhered it behind so the stocking was more white. I stamped the SU "Snow Fluries" and SU "Warm Words" in White Craft and then embossed with Kaliedascope embossing powder. The embossed blue piece was a scrap from the snowflake card I made a few weeks ago. I used a wide wave decorative scissoron the three layered pieces. The tan was pierced with a paper piercer and the Pink Punched with a 1/8" circle punch. The layer was mounted on dimensionals and so was the tag after the ribbon was threaded through.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

item 5 for Cricut Challenge #1 "iloveyou" card

Item 5 of our first ever cricut challenge is to make anything using your cricut and cuttlebug on the same cut out.

I made this card using my Mini Monograms cart.I wanted to scallop the squares and repeat SC149 so I decided to combine the challenges.

I cut the squares scalloped and rounded, the flowers and the "ilove you" and its shadow with this cart. The large square was 3", the large flower 2" ,small Squares and flowers 1". I used Old Olive to sponge on the white rounded squares after embossing with D'vine Swirl. I thought it made a stem like feel to the vine. I cut a scrap piece of Old Olive embossed with the "Bubbles" folder and free handed the cut out of this leaf. I used SU Old Olive marker to draw the veins on the leaf. I embossed the pink flowers with "bubbles also because I felt that layer of the card should have the same texture. The "iloveyou" was cut at 1" in old olive and a shadow of a teal color I had on hand. I used three MM Sherbet colored flower brads in yellow to make the centers of the flowers. This also attached the sentiment to the card. The pink flowers and ilove u were attached with dimensionals. I used SU Petals and Paisleys Designer Paper for the base and center stripe on the card. I added a bit more pink by using the same light pink from the flowers to mat the stripe of designer paper in the center. The light pink comes from an assorted package of called "Baby Girl" cardstock from Michaels. I hope you like it.

Only two Cricut Challenges left.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

SC149 Birthday Boy

I made this for SCS's Sketch Challenge for last Tuesday.

Its a card for a Birthday Boy.

I used used my Watercolor Wonder Crayons for the first time. I have had them a whole week and been too busy to use them. I have one more set to get and I can't wait.

I painted with mostly the Neutrals and the Bold Bright's for this Card.

I used some of my Michaels Dollar stamps "airplane and Car" Purchased last spring, and a Boy from SU retired "Kids at Play". The red, white and blue ribbon was purchased at Wal-mart. I layered using YoYo Yellow, Brilliant Blue and Real Red. I used my "Mosaic" embossing folder in my Cuttlebug to emboss the Yellow and Blue matted strip. I used my "D'vine Swirl" folder to emboss the designer cardstock. I purchased the designer cs at a discount last spring from my local scrapbooking store. It was a light grey with white spots, it was called Park Ave made by American Crafts. It is light pink on the opposite side. I felt the Grey went well with the air plane, I colored the circles using my SU markers of the same colors as the matting, and added Green Galore because it went with one of the greens I used to paint the grass in with. The other greens were Certainly Celery, Gable green. The shadow spots are all in Sarah Sand. I like how it turned out. What do you think?

Item 3 for Cricut Challenge #1

Item 3 for Cricut Challenge #1 Is make a 3d Object using a font cartridge.

I made this little Scrapbook Display Frame using

Mini Monograms. When I cut the turquoise squares with slots I was intending to make a box shaped ornament, but quickly changed to something else.

I cut all the squares at 4"; 4- with slots and 6- just squares. The plain squares had to be cut using real dial size.

The flower on the cover was cut at 2 1/2" and the circle "a" at 2". The small flower on the back cover was cut at 1 1/4" and the circle center was punched out with a 1/2" circle punch.

I used turqouise grosgrain ribbon to attach the Initial flower to the front. I used 4 coasters to make the covers. The Designer Paper was some I recieved cut as a christmas present last year I do not know the maker.

I traced the coasters to make the covers and then trimed the tips off with a corner rounder not all the way inserted. I sanded the edges a bit after attaching the cardstock and paper to the cover. The Silver Glitter ribbon I used for the binding was a purchased from Wal-mart clearance after last Christmas. I threaded it through the slit squares and then spaced the gap about 1/4" and attached the ribbon to one coaster centering them on both ends. Then I attached the second coaster using super tacky tape I bought from Taylor Van Bruggen's Blog. It is similar to the red super sticky mounting tape. The 6 plain squares were then attached to the backs of the sloted squares and the coaster covers inside using tape runner glue.

I didnt put pictures in this yet, but I intend to finish it for my DD as a gift.

Until Later ... Happy Stamping!

Item 4 for Cricut Challenge #1

On a thread I chat on on SplitCoast we decided to do a monthly challenge starting this month.

This month has 5 challenges. #4 on the challenge is make something using Orange and Brown to celebrate Thanksgiving. I have been wanting to make a star box since I saw it on Val Stangles Blog a few weeks ago. So this is the box I made. I didnt have a score pal so I had to score using my paper cutter.

The above link will take you to Vals blog it has a link to a great tutorial for the box. I modified my box slightly so It would work on a 8 1/2 x 11 piece of Kraft paper. I felt it would make a sturdy base for the box.

You really need to look at Vals blog to see a fantastic box. Mine is mediocre at best, and the only designer paper I had to work with the colors challenged was the Chocolate Chip Assortment I got from SU that is now retired. I colored the dots in with Real Rust, Old Olive & Summer Sun SU markers. I love doing this technique with the dots. I then cut some real rust colored Cardstock for the top half of the box. Next I attached the bottom of the star box to a piece of Really Rust cardstock with glue and then put a heavy roll of masking tape on top to apply downward pressure while the glue dried. When it was dry I trimmed the Really Rust cardstock even with the outside edge of the box, to form the bottom. Next I adhered the ribbon to the box. The acorn leaf border was cut at 2 1/2 inches using my Cricut Doodle charms Cartridge. I used my Water Color Wonder Crayons Basic Black and a fine tip aqua painter to add the lines and details( see small insert). then adhered it to the middle to cover the seam. I also used the Tag setting to cut 1 Acorn tag and 2 green leaf tags at 2 1/2", for leaving a little message. I tied the tags together using a 1/4" loopy satin brown ribbon and an Orange Organza 1/2" ribbon. I forgot to go dig out tissue paper to stuff in the box to give it a more finished look. I plan to put a little candy in this for a friend around Thanksgiving.

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Cards For Fun

I decided I needed to make some more playful cards for birthdays. I am running out of them.

On the first card I masked the card front with a rectangle made by punching two squares in cardstock and placing it over the front. I then used a sponge to add Green Galore Ink to the Whisper White card base. I then used Versa Magic Midnight Black and my Autumn Leaves "Swirls" to add a print on the white sections and frame the green rectangle. I then tied a black and white gingham ribbon around the card. I felt like it needed a bit more and I wanted to add some embellishment. I chose these green MM tropicals brads but didnt want to put them through the card base. I chose to punch a few circles out of Black cardstock with my 1/2 " and 1 3/8" Circle punches. I decided they needed a little depth so I embossed them with my cuttlebug Textile folder. then adhered the brads and placed them on the card. After I stamped "Brithday Wishes". I liked the look and took a picture. I didnt like the look of the picture so I then took my Snow Flurries stamp set and My Green Galore Ink and added some green astriks shaped flakes. I now love how the card turned out and how simple it is.

My second card is much more chunky and playful. I started my picking up the Green Galore frame shape my friend sent me from her "Accent Essentials" Cricut cart. I added a white base and trimmed it to fit with scissors. Then I looked at the cut outs again and chose the red various circle with spokes in Real Red cut with the same Cricut cart. I was thinking Christmas. and I started layering red flakes on the card using My two Ek snowflake punches. I didn't like it that well so i began to look for a background color and boy did the color pop when I used this dark Blue cardstock. SO I Punched some snow flakes of that color and layered them and added alternating colors and gem stones for centers. I embossed the background using my "Bubbles" Folder and then trimmed the corners of the base and the abckgound with a corner rounder. I tied a red satin ribbon around the blue before adhering it to the base and then mounted the decorated frame on dimensionals. Looking at it I decided the green frame needed something so I punched out a lot of little red circles using my double circle punch and adhered them to the fram and then the background to tie it all together. When it was all finished I felt it needed a bit more green so I sponged green galore on the card base. THis was a fun card to make and I think it turned out great. I decided it was more of a fun birthdy card then a christmas card so I stamped the "Happy Birthday" Sentiment from SU Alphabet Soup in SU Brilliant Blue and then stamped off and rolled it in SU Real Red. then stamped it on the white in the frame. It was fun card to make and put together and I think it turned out quite festive. What do You think?

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Blue & Silver snowflakes SC148

Last week I posted a card I made that looked similar to this one. I had intended to make it for SC148. I finally had time to do a remake of it for SC148.

Most items are the same except I also added some snowflakes stamped in Moonlight Wite on the blue card stock. I also used all brads for the gemstones on the new card.

I used a decorative scissor with a longer wave and silver cording. This time I wrapped the cord in the opposite direction. I also added some Sakura Stardust glitter to my Silver snowflakes on the lower blue panel. To add some shimmer on the vellum I rolled my brayer on an embossing ink pad and then across the vellum lightly. I sprinkled kaliedescope embossing powder on the snowflakes and heat set it. I really like how this turned out.

Until Later ... Happy Stamping!

Chocolate Chip Baby Card

My DD#5 needed a card for a friend. I put this one together really quickly using "Welcome Little One". The colors are a retired Pink form SU and Chocolate chip. I stamped the image and saying with Stazon Timber Brown ink. I used my water colored pencil to color and my aqua painters to blend them. I distressed the edges of the pink matting and used my matte brown Creative Impressions brads. I am almost out of these and I need to get more. The chocolate chip card stock was embossed using D'Vine swirl in my cuttlebug. I am glad that they are coming out with more folderers with this type of pattern. I cant wait until they are released. "Birds and Swirls", "Perfectly Paisley", and "Floral Fantasy" are a few of the new folders that I am waiting to get. I used petite swiss dot organdy ribbon from Walmart and a touch of pink satin. I punched the tag and matting for it using my SU tag Punches.

Until Later... Happy Stamping!

Christmas Duo

I made the following two cards for different swaps on SCS. The first is a simple Snowflake card. I embossed using my Snowflake A2 folder on Vellum and then trimmed the edges of the vellum and white cardstock with Fiskers decorative scissors. I attached the vellum to the white cardstock using Creative Memories "Frosted splits". I totally intended to use this card for my SC148 challenge and forgot about it while making the cards. I got kind of caught up in the design. The blue cardstock is SU Bordering Blue. I stamped with "snowflurries" in "VersaMark" Ink, after I heat embossed with silver embossing powder"Holiday Greetings" from SU Sincere Salutations set. I used a fuzzy cord ribbon (lighter than it appears here) and wrapped it around the white snowflake layer and then added a silver snowflake with a clear gemstone brad, and 3 small hero arts clear gemstones. A very simple card but I like how it turned out.

The second card uses one of my tag stamps form the original SU Tag Punch Box. I stamped with Bashful Blue and then colored just the Real Red marker over joy and stamped it on a separate piece of cs and then trimmed it down and adhered it to the tag, after coloring it with Green Galore, Only Orange, YoYo Yellow and Basic Black SU markers. I used a small piece of Red Cardstock to mat the tag. I tied the red checked gingham ribbon around the D'vine swirl embossed retired SU Light blue cardstock. I used my QuiKuts Snowflake Die in my Cuttlebug and cut on White cardstock. After cutting themout I put through my Xyron "X" sticker maker and then adhered glitter to the snowflakes. They were mounted on the card using dimensionals.

I think they both turned out cute I just love snowflakes and Blue cards, in the winter. I really loved the card posted by Jill in this post on her blog "Inkgenius" , It is so beautiful, Check It Out.
Until Later ...HappyStamping!