Vintage Anniversary Card

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I am so glad I finished this card and it turned out like how it was in my head! :)  I love it when a plan comes together! ;)

I recently bought some stamps and this couple was one of the stamps.  They are all previously used but totally brand new to me and I am so excited to start using them.

So all of a sudden I starting visualizing this card with the sketch from House of Cards and the stamp.  I used my Cricut and the Craft Room (love the craft room!) to get a scalloped circle cut out.  It's tricky when you are going for the negative.  But third time was a charm :)

I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink on my embossing folder and then embossed the tan cardstock that the oval had been cut out of.  I did practice this first before I did it.

I love how it turned out.  Then I adhered the ribbon and the pearls.  The purple flower was apart of a bigger flower so I detached it.  That is not usually in my nature.  If something comes together I use it like you are supposed to.  But the flower that this was attached to was so awesome and 3-D-ish I thought it would take away from my couple.  So I took this flower off and I am so glad I did!  I put an adhesive pearl in the middle of it.  Then I pop dotted this whole panel.  It creates a sort of window or frame for the couple.

I wanted to use this as a Valentine's Day card but my hubby said maybe an Anniversary card.  He's so smart-that's the perfect idea for this card!

Here are the challenges that I am submitting this to:

House of Cards: Cute and Vintage style using this sketch.  (I chose vintage.)

Simon Says Stamp--Anything Goes--Monday Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Emboss It!  The front panel is embossed with a Sizzix folder.

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

Vintage Christmas Tag

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This tag won in the Top 3 at Try Stampin' On Tuesday!  Thanks y'all!

I am starting to work on some Christmas tag-one of my most favorite things to do.  I especially love sending an envelope of tags to my friend Melissa.  So if your reading this-surprise! ;)

I am submitting this tag into the following challenges:

365 Cards: Day 339 Tag Your It: Make a Holiday Tag using Non-Traditional Colors--I used browns, pink, blue (salty ocean TH distress ink), and black

Try Stampin' On Tuesday: Holiday Tag Stravaganza Part 2--Holiday Tags

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Make Your Own Background--The background is vintage photo and walnut stain T.H. Distress Ink and a handwriting background stamp.  Also, I flicked some water on the tag to react with the ink.  The top of the tag has scattered straw stamped on it using a dotted stamp from Rubber Stamp Tapestry.

I was going for a vintage feel so I wouldn't use red or green on this tag for the 365 Cards challenge.  For me that was very challenging-but I love it!  I found the Santa at The Graphic Fairy.  The banners are stamps from Hero Arts and the round 25th banner is from Inkadinkado.  Wish is a Tim Holtz ticket.  I added buttons at the top and letter stickers for the names.  And there is lace at the top for string.

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...tag-you're it! :)

Favorite Technique

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It's time for a new challenge at Technique Time Tuesday.  This month is special because instead of a new technique you can use a favorite technique that we have showed you over the year.  How exciting?  There are 11 different ones-which will you choose?  There's faux frame, embedded image, water stamping...so how could I choose?

I chose Smackin' Acetate:

I used Distress Markers (barn door and peeled paint), Fire Brick distress ink pad (I applied it first and directly to the acetate), and mowed lawn in the distress inker (it's the intense green on this card).  I sprayed a little water and SMACK!  Acetate and paper and this is the result.  I did use Tim Holtz's Watercolor paper.  It did not buckle like more normal cardstock did.

I then positioned the Peace mover and shaker.  I backed it with some black card stock so it would pop.  This card still wasn't finished though.  I sprayed silver Perfect Pearls Mist onto it.  You can see a little shimmer in the picture.

I am submitting this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp--Anything Goes

365 Cards:  Day 332 Peace, Love, and Happiness

I hope you all will play also!  Until next time my friends...Peace be with you.  :)

November Tag

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It's the last day of November-and do you know what that means?  I'm posting my November tag for Tim Holtz!  LOL I don't know how I started to procrastinate so bad.  Hopefully, for December I will be a bit more on the ball-but don't hold your breathe!

So here is my tag:

I used the Antiquties Frosted Crystal embossing powder for the main image.  Tim is totally right-it took a couple of times before I got this the way I liked.  I used a couple of different stamps too.  

I don't have pumice distress ink (although it is on my Christmas list) so I used scattered straw and barn yard for the title.  I wanted it to pop but I think it looked better in my head.  I do like the dare to dream sentiment.  I would love to be able to sew and make costumes-maybe one day! :)

I did this technique twice so I could cut out the dress and pop dot it.  These are also Ranger tags.  And around the edges I used Versamark and Liquid Platinum embossing powder.  It's subtle but it's there.  :)  The ribbon is from Spare Parts.

I am also submitting this to the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...dare to dream! :)

A Thankful Tree

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Wow-It has been a while since I have posted a creative project!  Where have I been?  I've been doing things for my son's birthday party that he had on Saturday.  I made a Lego Man Pinata and his lego goodie bags amongst other party related things.  So now I am doing Thanksgiving cards.  Eek!  Time's a-ticking!

The awesome folks at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge are doing Thanks/Thanksgiving for this week's challenge.  What better motivation?

Here is my Thansgiving card.  For the tree I used a tree top stamp from Gelatins.  I put scattered straw, spiced marmalade, and walnut stain on the stamp and stamped the tree.  Then I rolled the leaves that are falling and the ones on the ground.  I used a brown copic marker to make the tree.  The pattern paper is Bella Blvd along with some scrap cardstock and 3 gold sequins.

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...do you make Thanksgiving cards?

Cute Lil' Pumpkin

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It's the 1st Tuesday and you know what that means (if you don't I'm gonna tell ya)--It's time for a new challenge at Technique Time Tuesday!  Yay!!

The technique is called Faux Cloisonne.  Now I will be honest-I had to look up Cloisonne.

Dictionary.com explains it like this: as an enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thing metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.

So you used metallic embossing powder on glossy paper (I used magazine pages).  How cool is that?!

So this is the top of my pumpkin.  I used the Faux Cloisonne on the leaves.  There are 4 leaves total.  The big leaves are from Sparkle N Sprinkle and the two maples leaves are from Michaels.

The leaves are flowers are on top of a pumpkin I made.  Graphic 45 had a tutorial and you can go here to see it.  There are 2 more cool pumpkin tutorials on there also.

I put some Dazzles acorn stickers on one of the panels.  The pumpkin paper is from My Minds Eye.

The flowers and bling hearts are some old Prima flowers that I had.  I inked them up a little.

And the coolest things beside being cute and having cool leaves...it holds treats!  How cool is that!!

I am also submitting this cute lil' pumpkin to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps-Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by today!  Until next time friends...I can't wait to see what you make.  And if you make a pumpkin-leave me a comment so I can see it.  And if you make something with the faux cloisonne be sure to link it up! :)

An Easter Layout....

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Here's an Easter Layout that I just finished.  It is for a challenge at Let's Scrap where you had to use 3 pattern papers, rub-ons, 2 different washi tapes, a die cut, and bling.

Here is my die cut.  It's a Tim Holtz bunny that I cut out of kraft paper and tacky tape (from Sparkle N Sprinkle).  I used dark brown flock from Sparkle N Sprinkle also.  He's so soft! 

Here's the journaling.  The bling is from Making Memories and here I layered two of the squares.  

The rub-ons are from Basic Grey and 7 Gypsies.  The year and the little design at the bottom and on the left are rub-ons.  All of the paper here is from Pink Paisley (Indigo Bleu).  And then I went crazy with vintage photo distress ink.  LOL.  

I used tea dye distress stain on the yellow ric rac.  The rabbit sticker is Tim's also.  The flower trim is Tim's that I stained with stormy sky.  That's a great match for this paper!  I have more paper so I will be able to make some more custom embellies! :)

The washi tape is on the left.  Also is a bottle cap chip board from Basic Grey.

I am also submitting this to the Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes! 

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...what are you working on? :)

My Favorite Color Green

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I made this fun green card for a few challenges.  There was some awesome inspiration that sparked this creation! :)

The first bit of inspiration came from The Alley Ways Stamps Photo Inspiration Be Inspired #37.  I love this green color!  I call it candy apple green and it's one of my accents in my scrapbook room.  So this color makes me happy!

The other inspiration came from Inkspirational's Case Inkspiration Challenge #38.  

I took the strips of Coredinations Grassroots green cardstock and embossed them with different folders.  This was the first time I used my mustache folder.  Yay!  The end strip is from a Tim Holtz bingo card folder.  I like the way it says GO.  :)  Underneath the green strips is the white cardstock of the card that I changed to mustard seed using distress ink.  

Instead of a circle I used a stamp and sentiment from the Doodleframes set from The Alley Way.  This is such a fun set.  I saw one of their DT's use this set-and I was like I have that set!  Thanks for the extra inspiration! :) I also stamped this on white cardstock that was colored with mustard seed distress ink.

I embossed the the frame and sentiment with an embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  It's called Spring Willow and it is a cosmic semi-trans.  The cosmic is for glittery goodness it adds! :)

Then I added a yellow ribbon I had from my stash.

It's Stamptember at Simon Says Stamp this month.  I am also entering my card in the Wednesday Challenge which is to use something that they sell at Simon Says Stamp.  They sell the Doodle Frames stamp set and the Tim Holtz Mustard Seed Distress Ink.  They have a fabulous selection-so go check them out! :)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Until next time my friends...keep craftin'! :)

So Lovely

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Yesterday was a treat for me.  I got to scrapbook with my mom-in-law while my son played with his Grandy.  Yay!  And I got a few pages done.  Here' is one I am sharing today.  This is me in the Bahamas last year.  A friend and I took a kayak tour and this was our mid-way stop.

Crate paper has these photo overlays so it looks like I printed it that way-but I didn't.  And then most paper is Hope Chest by Pink Paisley with a piece from 7 Gypsies and a few bits from Tim Holtz.  The bow is Jolee's and the title letters are Dear Lizzy.  They were sorta bright so I toned the letters down with some black soot distress ink.  And if you look to the right of the picture there are some gears in between the paper layers.  Those are stamps from Graphic 45's Steampunk Spells.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Inkspirational Challenge #31:  Anything Goes!

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes!

Thank you for stopping by!

Until next time my friends...Let's go on another cruise! :)

A Little Neon

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There's a challenge going on that uses Neon because it's trendy right now.  So I bought 2 pieces of neon paper.  Now for me this is unfamiliar territory.  I only had one neon shirt in the 80's and I haven't look back.  LOL!  So here it goes...

I used black embossing powder for my boom box which I think is from Imaginisce.  Spellbinders for my round pink frame and Coluzzle for my inside circle (this is an old tool I use when I don't feel like firing up the ol' cricut).  The 3 silver circles are Candis from Craftworkcards.  And a sticker that I had that now has a home. :)

The silver circles (like paper brads without the tail) are more the silver.  They call them twinkle and in the light you can see why...

Here are the challenges that I am submitting this card too:

Let's Get Trendy Now! 3-Neon

Inkspirational-Sketch Challenge:  

Simon Says Stamp Challenge- Anything Goes!   This week they are showing Candi's so I had to use mine too! :)  

So thank you for stopping by to see my bright journey into Neon.  Maybe I will be able to use up the rest of this crazy paper.  LOL!  Until next time my friends...my future's so bright-I've gotta wear shades! :)

Chirp Chirp!

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I have been wanting to make a bird cage forever and I finally made one!  :)  I made over a year ago and I have it hanging in my scrapbook room-so I thought it was time for another one.

I am submitting this little cage into the following challenges:

Alter It at Let's Scrap

Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp Challenge

Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Inkspirational

I started with one of these paper mache boxes.  It measures 2 and 3/4 inches across the bottom so it isn't big.  I gessoed both pieces but I just used the top for my bird cage.

Here's my bird cage!  I used my crop-a-dile and punched 6 holes in the lip of the lid.  I painted it too, but the flowers covered it up so that doesn't matter as much.  The flowers are a ribbon from Tim Holtz that come white but I colored them with worn lipstick distress stain (my new favorite color!)

I put the wires in and kind of looped the ends through the holes.  Then I glued the flower ribbon on.  The cage part can be a bit challenging at times.  You have to let go of perfection and go for whimsical.  LOL :)  I used Glossy Accents for all of my gluing needs.

I put some white fibers in the very bottom and then put the fun colorful curly fibers on top.  The chick is a little Easter egg left in my son's toy box from past Easter egg hunts.  I don't think he will miss it ;)  This little chick was inspired by Pinterest.  You can see the original chicky here.

I glued eyes and a feather on.  I made the beak out of orange cardstock.

I had the sequin strain from some ribbons that Michaels sold many years ago.  It was from a Peter Rabbit collection I think.

Here's a close up of this little guy.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends have a tweet day! :)

Happy Birthday Card

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I just recently bought the clock die from Tim Holtz.  It was perfect for the circle in this week's sketch for Let's Scrap.  And since Anything Goes! at Simon Says Stamp Challenge-I am going to link up there too!

Here's my card:

Here is this week's sketch:

I cut the clock out of a light brown cardstock and used walnut stain (distress stain) and some bronze and silver Tim Holtz distress paint to color it.  The shape that the sentiment is made from is also from Tim Holtz.  used walnut distress ink on the edges of the background and the sentiment shape.  Those papers are from Prima.

I embossed and distressed the pink square.  I roughed up the edges and used my favorite-walnut stain distess ink!  :)  The flower pearls are Making Memories and the swirls are from Want2Scrap.  

I got the pearls at the Scarpbook Expo-which is next weekend for me!  Yay!  I will be doing updates on Facebook so make sure you are a friend of my page!  

Thanks for stopping by friends!  Until next time...stay crafty! :)

Tim's April Tag

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I am so happy that I was able to make this tag.  My new local scrapbook store got in the regular and metallic Distress Inks-and I am so in heaven!  They are so fun!

I am submitting my tag to the Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2014 and to the Anything Goes! Challenge at Simon Says Stamp Challenge.  You can get all of Tim's stuff there and they are offering a generous $50 gift voucher to the winner of their challenge.  :)

So here is my tag using the paints:

There were a few things that I had to substitute.  I didn't have the dragon fly stamp on the clear material that Tim had so I used some other Tim Holtz stamps and a Fiskars dragonfly.  I stamped on a transparency to give this little guy wings.  I was at my local store making this during a crop, and I had forgotten my mini attacher so I just used glossy accents to adhere the wings.  The clock and arrow (hehe my mom-in law cracked up when she heard me say this.  She said that's a clock hand.  I called it an arrow-that's great) are done using mossy green, salty ocean, and broken china distress paint.  I LOVE this affect!  And it gets better with the number 4!

I used the little hooks to adhere my words of wisdom.  Another substitution I made was that I didn't have the dictionary tissue paper so I used the Tim Holtz stamp definition of Curiosity and distressed the paper it was on.  The 4 is from his new numbers collection that is normally black plastic.  But a few layers of paint and then the metallic paint and a little heat (and I mean just a little!) and this great patina 4 is made.  So awesome!!

I am still loving that 4.  It's like an old treasure!  LOL!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I appreciate all of your sweet comments too!  Until next time my friends...it's Friday!! :)

March Tag-Tim Holtz

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Here is the tag I made for the Monthly Tag Challenge at Tim Holtz's Blog.  Simon Says Stamp Challege is have an Anything Goes Challenge so I am entering this tag in that as well.

There were a lot of differences this go around.  I didn't have the bunny die or the shape die.  I used my Cricut to make the bunny and then I just cut him out of the cardstock (Core'dinations cardstock-Tim H!) :)  Then I distressed it.

I didn't have the silver tinsel either so I used blue distress glitter on a sticky glue sheet.  The banner is from the crest die.  I also don't have Distress Paints (yet!) so the flower is painted with normal acrylic paint.  It isn't shiny at all!  Also, I used the ChitChat words instead a stamp.  Looking at it I think I should have trimmed my ribbon.  Oh well.  Next time ;)

I have one more card to post so see you in a minute! :)

Waving Bunny Card

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This is my second card for tonight.  This little waving bunny is from Bugaboo Stamps (Easter images at 1/2 off until Easter!)

I am submitting this happy bunny card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug Challenge: Sketch

Simon Says Stamp Challenge:  Anything Goes

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

Peak-a-boo Bunny

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It's time for me to start making some Easter cards (really I should be finishing them, but you know how that goes!)  So here is my first one:

I made the background using my gelli plate.  It is so addictive to make mono prints on it!  I take different color paints, smooth them out, and use bubble wrap, stencils-whatever I can find to make designs in it.  Then I press down my paper and Voila!  Beautiful paper is made!  I think my favorite is the bubble wrap.

I used the sketch 3.20.13 at Let's Scrap for this week's weekly challenge.

I am also submitting this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge:  Spring/Easter

ABC Challenges: ABC22 Easter Cards

The bunny is a stamp from All Night Media and the sentiment is from Studio G.  The tag is from Girls Paperiere and the film strip with flowers is from Websters-it's fabric ribbon.

Here's a close up.

A Valentine's Day Card

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*This card made the Top #3 at ABC Challenges! :)

This is the last one for today-or at least right now!  Here is my Valentine's Day Card:

I am submitting this into the following challenges:

Unscripted Sketches #196

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Have a Heart

ABC Challenges: ABC15 Candy Hearts:-Embossed background Candy Hearts from Cuttlebug and the little colorful hearts are rub-ons from Royal Langnickel

The sentiment is from The Alley Way Stamps and the twine is My Mind's Eye.

Thank you for stopping by again!  Until next time my friends...time to eat some York Peppermint Hearts! :)

Dark Pink, Black, and Kiwi

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There's a new challenge blog in town!  It's called Inkspirational and this week's challenge is a color challenge using dark pink, black, and kiwi green.  You can get all of the details for the first challenge here.

But in order to make my card work, I went over to see this weeks sketch at Retro Sketches: #44:

I am also linking up to Simon Says Stamp Challenge for Something New-the stamp sentiment is new

So with colors and form I present to you my card.  :)

I think the paper is My Mind's Eye.  Except for the black card stock.  It's Recollections and it's embossed with polka dots.  The flower is from Making Memories.  The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday-Ali Edwards.  I got it for Christmas and this is my first time using it.  I have a wish list at Simon Says Stamp and my sister got this stamp from Simon Says using my wish list plus a few other goodies.  :)  Thanks Georgia! :)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Until next time Happy Friday! :)

Red, Red, Red

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I made a card for a challenge that ends in a few hours over at The Game-Challenge #16.  I don't like cutting it so close, yet that is how it goes!  The challenge at The Game is to create something for winter showcasing the color red.

**This card made runner up at the Game :)

Over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge-Anything Goes!  They are offering a $50 gift certificate to their store (which is awesome!  Some of my Christmas came from there, but I'll show you that later!)

I am also going to link this up to Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #52 Anything Goes!  There's still time to play so come on over!  They are giving away a stamp set from Cardz TV (with USA address).  Thanks Michelle for letting me know! :)

Here's my card!  Red cardstock (Wassau), and then the punched border was a gift from my husband for Christmas.  Side note-he is so awesome-he combs the isles for craft stores looking for cool stuff for little o' me!  You rock!

Ok back on track-the square is new too!  It's Spellbinders one of my newest addictions.  The sentiment is from a new stamp set my mom-in-law bought me for Christmas.  It's from Inkadinkado.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...I may be back with a second post.  If so see ya soon! :)

A Little Sunshine

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I hope you had a super terrific Holiday!  I did!  It was great spending it with family and eating delicious food!  I got some pretty cool gifts too.  And you know they are scrappy goodies!  So I will be sharing those with you guys over the next few weeks.

Right now I want to share with you a card I made for Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges: SNSSC14.  Here's my take on the sketch.

I am also submitting this card to Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes!

I used stamp set 158 Tropical for the sun and palm tree.  I stamped the sun on acetate once, then reinked and moved the flames a little to make more flames on the sun.  I used Stickles orange and yellow to make the flames glittery.  I used a light green Stickles for the palm tree and gold Distress Stickles for the trunk.  The background paper is from Fancy Pants.  The sentiment is from the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blossoms set.  I used Faded Jeans Distress Ink to stamp it.

Here's the sketch.  Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...have a happy day! :)