Mixed Media Bunny

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I am working on my Easter cards-and I am loving the prompts that the challenges are offering.  These prompts are helping my mojo! :)

So here is my mixed media bunny card.  Here are the challenges that I am submitting it to:

Digi Haven: Easter Challenge with a Twist-Use the Color Brown.  I used kraft paper for the background and walnut distress ink around the bunny square.

Moxie Fab World: Styling with Stencils Challenge in the Moxie Fab World:  I used a Heidi Swapp stencil and mustard seed distress paint for the yellow chevrons on the right side of the bunny.

Make My Monday:  Easter

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Happy Easter

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog: Anything Goes


Here are some details on my card:
I used a Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous for the pink design.  I used Stampendous pink embossing powder.
The bunny is from Bugaboo Stamps.  I used copics to color him and distressed the square.  I also used walnut ink distress ink around the edges.  The flower strip is from Wasau Paper and a Martha Stewart punch.  The chevrons are from mustard seed distress paint and a Heidi Swapp chevrons stencil.  Then some random sequins.  Oh-also, I used a cream white cat eye around the edges of the kraft paper to soften them.

Here is a little big of a close-up.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends..have a good night! :)

Trick or Treat!

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I made this Halloween card for 2 challenges:

Curtain Call: Spooky Scene

Moxie Fab World: Gold Challenge

I created a scene for my little trick or treaters.  The stamps are from My Mind's Eye (a couple of years ago maybe).  I used distress inks for the background.  I used scattered straw and orange marmalade for the sun setting sky.  For the darker part of the sky I used dusty concorde and faded jeans.  I used walnut ink and a little black soot for the ground.

I embossed the trees with gold embossing powder for the Moxie Fab challenge.  Normally I would have done it in black but gold looks so much better with the fall colors.  I did use black embossing powder for the little kids.

I even stamped the inside.  I felt I had to because there wasn't a sentiment on the outside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...did you go trick or treating as a kid?

Technique Tuesday-Christmas Tags!

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Today's tidbit is using the current technique going on at Technique Tuesday.  To see the tutorial click here.  My project last week for the DT was a card with balloons.

But after seeing the other DT's projects, I couldn't help but to try this technique again-in the form of Christmas tags.  Also, there is a challenge going on at Moxie Fab for Alphabet Stickers.  There is still time to play and you can click here for the details.

So I made Christmas tags using the George cartridge on the Cricut.  My 3-D shapes also came from my Cricut.  The secret to this is to make sure your punched or cut out shape is symmetrical.  If it isn't, there can be problems.

Here is my first tag.  The snowflake came from the Travel cartridge.  The stickers are from Stickabilities.  Before I put the letters on, I sprayed the tag and snow flake with silver Perfect Pearls Mist.  (I love this stuff!)  The snowflake was the hardest element to make because it was exactly symmetrical the way I folded it.  The folded piece was skinny so it isn't perfect but I made it work.

The tag background is sprayed with brown mist from Dylusionals.  The Christmas tree is from the Cricut cartridge Celebrate with a Flourish.  (I just did one of the layers and cut off the star and made my own.)  I used stickles on the star which was punched out ironically.  ;) The alpha stickers are from Doodlebug.

I will just say I love this wreath.  The white dots are from Enamel Accents.  It's like a white puff paint.  Then I stamped a Stampendous present stamp as a watermark on the bottom of the tag.  The letters are from Making Memories.

Thank you for stopping by!  There's still time to play at Moxie Fab and Technique Tuesday.  The 3-D element is like magic!  Until next time my friends...it's time to get the Cricut warmed up! :)

Merci!

Hello Everybody!

I am so excited to show you my card!  I made the background for it and I used mica for the first time!  Ok so let's take care of business first and then I can show you my card! :)

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp and Show: Inspiration Francaise-Eiffel Tower stamp from Hero Arts

Our Creative Corner: Make Your Own Background-inks and stamps

Moxie Fab World: Alphabet Stickers Challenge-Greeting on the card

So here's my card.  I bought a new little easel to hold my cards.  Yay! :)  I guess I will figure out if I will crop it out but for now there it is.  I also bought in that same little shopping trip some mica bits.  They are from Stampendous and have 5 different colors.  I have seen mica forever-but now I have some.  So I applied glue to the edges of the black cardstock to get it to stick.  I did this after I gold embossed the Eiffel Tower.  Then I sprayed gold Pearls Mist onto it.

Here is my background.  I love this background-so it must be one of the prettiest ones I have made.  LOL!  I used spiced marmalade and bronze distress stain and mustard seed and rusty hinge distress ink.  I applied them to my mat and spritzed a little water.  The result is just awesome!  Then I stamped the script on top.  But that wasn't enough.  So after this picture I went back and added swirls and polka dots using stamps by Stephanie Barnard (I got them a loooong time ago at CKU).

Here's a close up of my card.  The title is made from Making Memories sticker letters.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...Bonsoir!

Flutter Hi!

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This is my 2nd post of the day.  I'm on fire!

I hopped over Simon Says Stamp and Show.  Awesome projects.  Then I saw that Simon Says Stamp is also doing a hop with Washi Tape.  Well I couldn't hop any longer-I had to make a card!  And I must use Washi Tape!

Sooo after I finished my pictures I go to look at their website again and realize that Washi Tape was for the blog hop-not this week's challenge.  LOL That's the way that goes.

Thankfully-I had design elements floating around in my head!  So I am submitting this card to the Moxie Fab World-Repetition.

Here's my card.  The butterflies are made out of-you guessed it-Washi Tape! :)

Here is my little collection of Washi Tape.  I alternated the blue tapes on white cardstock.  I used my Martha Stewart butterfly punch for the butterflies.

I sprayed the smaller white cardstock with Smooch Spritz.  It looks like orange but sprays like yellow.  That is another blog entry for another time ;)  Luckily, it works here.  The Hi is from rub-ons.  Then I put little pearls for the butterfly bodies and moved the wings to make them look 3-D.

I used a circle punch for the corner.

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...have a good day! :)

Alice Card

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Today I made a card for 2 challenges:

Cardz TV: Cricut Cardz Color Challenge #115-red, blue and yellow (black and white as accent colors)

Moxie Fab World-Focal Point Challenge-use a focal point

So here's my card.  I used the Disney Cricut cartridge to make Alice.  I forget that those little layers can sometimes be tedious!

I embossed the red cardstock on the Cuttlebug and used Making Memories letters for the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...Curiouser and Curiouser (Alice in Wonderland)

Autumn in Paris

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Wouldn't that be so nice?  I haven't been to Paris ever so I am imagining that autumn would be nice there.  If you've been at that time let me know!  :)  And why do I have Paris on my mind?

At Moxie Fab World it's Tuesday Trigger time!  And here is the picture for this week's Trigger.  There's plenty of time to play so go check it out and be inspired!

Here is the picture, and I think she's well dressed and French.  Plus I can use my Hero Arts Eiffel Tower stamp-and that's awesome!

So using the colors in her shirt and jacket, and pretending she's French, I was inspired to make this card.

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp and Show-Favorite Technique.  Right now I am loving Gesso!  That's how the embossed layer was made.  Scroll on down and I show you some highlights!

In the picture here, the left side is an embossed piece of cardstock.  The right side is an embossed piece of cardstock with gesso on it.  It makes the embossing a little thicker.  Then I used Distress Inks which seem to be a bit brighter on the gesso.  This is a blog I found that has different ways to use gesso so I am still figuring my way through.  You can go here to see it.

The first layer of the card is this piece of DCWV scrap cardstock.  Ha! I trimmed it to size and used this-I love it when I can use up a scrap!  :)  Then I put a piece of black card stock on top and then my distressed gesso layer.  I used a gold paint pen to do the border on the Eiffel Tower square.  The Eiffel Tower is from Hero Arts.  The stickers are from Dazzles.

I used the Bonjour from Hero Arts, also.  Until next time my friends...where do you want to go in the fall?

A Flowery Happy Birthday

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I am so excited to share with you this card I made!  I am submitting it into the following challenges:

Sparkle N Sprinkle July Sketch Challenge SNSSC09:

Moxie Fab World:  Stamp It! Cards Birthday Challenge.

Here's my card.  I used Sparkle N Sprinkles stamp set 429 Blossoms for all of the flowers and sentiment.  I made the background using stamps and clear embossing powder.  The flowers going down the side are embossed in colors and then I cut them out.  The butterfly is from Heidi Swapp and I used the sentiment that came with the Blossoms set except the original sentiment says Happy Bloomin' Birthday but that didn't fit on my butterfly, so I masked it to get just the Happy Birthday.

Instead of using the circle, I used the butterfly.

Scroll down and I'll show you some more details.

I used a piece of white DCWV cardstock paper for my flowers.  This is just the clear embossed flowers.

I used Distress Inks of various colors for the background.  I started with Mustard Seed for the centers of the flowers.

I used faded jeans, concord purple, and fire brick red for the rest of the background.  After I was finished putting the Distress Ink on, I used a paper towel and wiped over the flowers to take off whatever ink was on them.  It helps bring them back to white.

Here's a different view of my card.

Here's a close up of the flowers and butterfly.  I used Stampendous embossing-the dark pink, blue, and purple.  For the lighter pink I used Sparkle N Sprinkle's Strawberry Sherbet Embossing Powder.  For the Butterfly outline I used Purple Stickles.  The sentiment was done in Forest Green Staz On Ink (better for the plastic surface) and a little gesso to make the sentiment stand out.

Here's a closeup of the background.  I love embossing!  So magical!  :)

Here's my card again.  Until next time my friends...have a wonderful flowery day! :)

Private Eyes

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A few days ago Cath at Moxie Fab had a great post about playing in the challenges for fun and not getting so wrapped up in winning.  And she's absolutely right.  I sometimes get all caught up in hoping I won.  It's really about the fun of it, and being able to create something.  And that is what this tag is.  Absolute fun!  Check it!

This tag is for the Spectacular Spectacles Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.  There is still plenty of time, so after you see my tag, go and create and enter! :)

Scroll down and I'll show you some highlights!

Here's are the glasses, and in my case sunglasses.

I was practicing a technique for the tags using the distress stain.  This is fun in 4 bottles! :)  I need more colors!  So I didn't think that this tag showed the technique enough but I loved how it looked so it was good for this project.

Here is my colored tag.

Over the weekend we went to some thrift stores (SO FUN!)  And I bought this dictionary for $4.

I turned to page E and began to tear.  Yes, that is a diagram of an eye in the right hand corner.  Maybe I should have looked up sunglasses, but it was too late and I generally I just go for it.

These cute specs are from We R Memory Makers and I bought them with this challenge in mind.  And since they are trending right now, I have something in style--and least for a few minutes until the next thing comes along! ;)

This was from my Tidbit Tuesday piece.  Yellow boring seaming...

Now fun exciting seaming!

Here's my tag again.  I used a crown stamp from Hero Arts, the flower is left over from a Tim Holtz class a million years ago (at CKU), a heart bead, and letters from Authentique.  I distressed the dictionary page.  I have a book with quotes and that is how I came up with Private Eyes.  With sunglasses on...they are kind of private 8)  (that's my smiley with glasses).  Ok, I will stop now.  Until next time my friends....my future's so bright...I gotta wear shades.  Ok now I will stop ;)

Spring Card

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I have a 2nd card I am happy to share with you tonight.  I am entering it into 2 challenges.

Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger--which is this picture.  I was inspired by the colors.

The sketch at Freshly Made Sketches help me put it all together.  Here is the sketch for challenge FMS25:

Here's my card.  The blue and peach cardstock are Bazzill.  The printed paper, ribbon, and flower are from DCWV.  The DCWV product is from a spring collection I bought a loooonnnngggg time ago.  And I still use it.  It was definitely a great buy.  Oh and I almost forgot the stamp is from MSE that I got at Christmas.  This is the first time I have used it--Yay!

So I thought this was a nice card to make to honor spring time.  I love this time of year!  Until next time my friends....happy spring :)

Hello Friend

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Hope you are having a good weekend.  My hubby and I did yard work yesterday and are relaxing today! :)  As a matter of fact I am hearing him and our son chant "Let's go Celtics!"  :)  Good Times!

So while they are watching the basketball game, I was playing!  I created this card for the challenge over at Moxie Fab:  Cure for the Winter Blues Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.  There's still a little time to play so go check it out--after you see my card of course!  :)

Here are the stamps I used for the background.  I got them a few years ago at a CKU.  They are from Stephanie Barnard.  I don't know if they still make stamps like this but these are cool because the backsides show the design also.

So here is how they turned out.  I stamped directly on the card.  Then I added a few more swirlies.  I heat embossed them.  I love that process--they turn like magic!

I had this blue in my scrap stash and just had to make it fit.  The torn edges were already there-perfect!  Also, the sentiment is heat embossed with white embossing powder.

Until next time my friends...beat those winter blues!  Spring time is around the corner! :)

Home is Where the Heart Is!

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I love the project I created this evening.  And I love that I get to share it with you guys!

I am submitting it to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp and Show: use Tim Holtz's Ideaology line--Paper, Key, Metal Flower, Bird, Letters and the key, crown, and star at top, Stickles, and Distress Inks.  I just realized that I used the same saying as the first DT's project!  Now that is some real inspiration!  :)

Moxie Fab:  Tuesday Trigger--Here is the inspirational photo...I had houses on my mind so that helped to direct this project.  Ideaology inspired which products to use!  :)

Simon Say Stamp: Anything Goes

Unique Crafters Challenge: Anything Goes.  This is a new challenge so go check it out!

So here is my project which is a wall hanging....

Here it is in better lighting.  The background paper is from Tim Holtz's Retro Grunge paper set.  This is the 2nd time I've used them.  I made a card with them for the Blog Hop and liked working with it.  Before I would just thumb through the paper stack.

I started off with a flap to an empty box of diapers.

I got out some of my Ideaology stuff...

I think the letters looked so pretty together after I ran them through the Xron machine.  I will be doing this again!

So here is the wall hanging.  Scroll on down and I will show close ups.

I used a few Tim Holtz stamps on the paper.  The key, crown, and star are from the grungeboard letter set.
I put Stickles on top of them after I distressed them.

The bird is from the birdcage die cut from Sizzix/Hotlz.  I used a pop dot for the wing.

This heart is grungeboard that I used an embossing folder on then used the Cuttlebug Heart die to cut out.  I distressed it with worn lipstick and then vintage photo....but it still wasn't right.  I sprayed some red Smooch on it and that was the ticket!  I outlined it with my gold leaf pen.  Then once I got the letters on, I used Glossy Accents to make it shiny.

The house is from Prima and I used a little distress ink on it so it wouldn't be this bright white thing.  Now it's less bright ;)  And there is a little Jenni Bowlin rub-on in the bottom corner.

The key says heart.  I used butcher's twine and rubbed it in some distress ink to change the color of it.

Here it is hanging on the wall.  Thanks for checking it out.  Until next time my friends...have a good night!