Stacy's Paper Crafts

Harvest of Blessings

 

I reluctantly packed away my Fall leaves, but not before creating another card! I used another beautiful Gelli printed paper and a stitched rectangle die to create a mat for my card. I wish my photography skills were better because these photos just do not capture the gorgeousness of the gold shimmer in this print. I used Liqutex Iridescent Bright Gold Heavy Body paint, which is semi-opaque and played very nicely with the shades of brown that I used.

 

I stamped the sentiment on a kraft cardstock die cut, added some foam tape to the center, and adhered it to the card front. I die cut the leaf a few times and adhered them together to give it some dimension, and then adhered it to the card front.

Enjoy your weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I have a quick card to share with you today! This super duper clean & simple card features another Gelli printed paper, leaf die cut, sentiment sticker, and a tiny staple. I love the blotchy big leaves in the background on this card. I was going to add another layer to this Gelli print, but I decided that I really liked it as is. This blue shade almost has a summer or Spring vibe to it, but paired with the kraft card base and the Gelli printed leaf I think it works for a Fall card.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope that your day is filled with lot's of love, good food, and restful naps!

Autumn's Splendor

 

 

I can't believe we're in the last days of November, this month just flew right by me! Although I love Christmas and I'm looking forward to creating ornaments and gingerbread related goodies, I need a few more weeks of Fall! I spent the last few days creating some Fall cards using some Gelli printed papers. This is one of my favorites! I used a few shades of blue, teal, brown, and gold acrylic paints. The thing I love about Gelli printing is that each print is kind of a surprise! The thing I hate about Gelli Printing is not being able to duplicate a beloved print! LOL I need to remember to scan them before I cut into them.

 

There are some talented Gelli print artists who can get close! They create some beautiful and what I call "intentional prints," meaning they actually have a method and a plan when they are printing. Most of my prints are random happy surprises.

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

For He is Good

I'm back today to share another card I created using the Every Leaf stamp set. I started out by matting a brown A2 card with a strip of houndstooth patterned paper from the Robyn digital patterned paper collection by Pickled Potpourri Designs. I applied a smidge of Antique Linen Distress ink along the edges of the paper before adhering it.

I stamped the largest leaf image from the set on cream colored cardstock, colored it using Copic Markers and Polychromos colored pencils. I blended Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Distress inks over the panel and applied some Ground Espresso Archival ink along the edges of the panel. I then stamped and colored a few of the smaller leaves, fussy cut them out, and adhered them flat to the card mat. I stamped one of the sentiments from the Ever So Thankful stamp set using Archival Ground Espresso ink, and added some Perfect Pearl splatters on the panel. I then adhered it to the card front using foam tape.

This card turned out unexpectedly grungy due to an ink smudge I had to doctor LOL, but I think the grunge works well with this Fall themed leafy card.

Thanks for stopping by today! 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Red Rubber Designs Every Leaf and Ever So Thankful

Paper: Bazzill Burnt Umber Cardstock & Recollections Cream Cardstock, & Pickled Potpourri Designs Digital Patterned paper: Robyn Collection

Inks: Ground Espresso Archival Ink, Antique Linen Distress Ink, Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Other: Copic Markers, Polychromos Colored Pencils, & Perfect Gold Perfect Pearls

 

WCMD Card Kit inspiration

I'm back today to share a card that I created using the stencil and some other supplies in the kit. I wanted to offer a jar of Perfect Pearls with the kit but I wasn't able to find it sold individually so I substituted it with Lindy's Bayou Boogie Gold Magicals and it's THE PERFECT alternative! Although I think the Perfect Pearls might be slightly more vibrant. I mixed a small amount of water with the pigment to create a paste and then splattered it over the stenciled pattern and I'm in LOVE! That little touch of gold is perfect!

I blended a heavy application of Stampin' up' Cajun Craze over the stencil on a sheet of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I then removed the stencil and applied the same ink with a much lighter hand over the entire surface of the cardstock. I used a scalloped edge rectangle die to cut down the panel, and adhered several layers of cardstock to the back in place of foam tape to give it a little dimension. I often use cardstock instead of foam tape because foam tape is sometimes too thick for the look that I'm going for. I know that there are some thinner foam tapes on the market but using cardstock is often more convenient for me.

I used the sheer orange ribbon included in the kit to create a bow, and wrapped it around the panel. I adhered a panel of Cajun Craze cardstock that I embossed using SU's Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to the card front. I then adhered the stenciled background panel at an angle on to the card front. The sentiment was stamped on vellum, heat embossed using gold embossing powder, and adhered to a white oval die cut. I framed the sentiment using Cajun Craze cardstock. I think this is my favorite burnt orange! I adhered the sentiment to the card front, threaded a button using Scrappers Floss and adhered it to the center of the bow.

As always, you can click on the photos for a close up view.

It's not too late to enter to win this card kit WCMD Card Kit Giveaway

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Red Rubber Designs' Joyful Notes & Every Leaf

Paper: Neenah Solar White Smooth Cardstock, SU Cajun Craze Cardstock, Vellum

Inks: SU Cajun Craze Ink, Versamark Ink

Other: Lindy's Bayou Boogie Gold Magicals, Lindy's Stamp Gang Gimme Five Gold Embossing Powder, SU Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, orange sheer ribbon,  Brown Button, & White Scrappers Floss

 

Happy World Card Making Day Giveaway!

 

 

Hi everyone, hope you're all doing well! I have a fun giveaway to share with you in honor of World Card Making Day! Fall is usually the time of year when my crafty mojo is kicked into high gear so I put together a little collection of some of my favorite Fall themed card making supplies as a part of my WCMD giveway! This giveaway includes the following, though not all contents are shown in the above photo...

 

Every Leaf  unmounted rubber stamp sheet from Red Rubber Designs

Joyful Notes unmounted rubber stamp sheet from Red Rubber Designs

A jar of Bayou Bougie Gold Magicals from Lindy's Stamp Gang

A 6x6in. Pumpkin Background stencil, a FoxSister Design

An assortment of 6x6in. Fall inspired patterned papers

An assortment of A2 sized cardstock

A Fall inspired embellishment mix that includes buttons, eyelets, snaps, mini brads, and 3 adorable acorn charms.

A ribbon assortment

 

 

To enter to win, share a card that you created recently or tell me what your favorite card making supply is. You can leave your comment below or on my WCMD Instagram post no later than Oct.7, 2022 10:00 PM EST. One lucky winner will be randomly selected to win this card kit.

Open to US residents/US mailing addresses only. The winner will be announced both here on my blog and on my Instagram account on October 8th, 2022. The winner will have 3 days to provide their mailing address, if for some reason I don't hear from them I'll draw another winner. Good luck & Happy Card Making Day!

Pearfect Pearls and Fall Leaves

Happy World Card Making Day everyone! These last couple of weeks I spent digging through my stash to see what I could use for my fall and winter makes this season. I found some things that I had forgotten about and got to work on some fall themed projects. One of which is this card featuring fall leaves and Perfect Copper Perfect Pearls.

 

I've had a set of Perfect Pearls in my stash for a long time but I have to admit that initially I was not a fan. When I first used them I found the product to be messy, I just couldn't get them to set! I started thinking about how I use Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals and wondered if they are basically the same type of product. I'm not sure they are, but the consistency of the powders are similar so it made me wonder if I could apply the Perfect Pearls like a watercolor paint instead.

 

So I mixed the powder with water in a watercolor paint palette and splattered the pigment over my card front! The paint dried without smudging and the shimmer and shine did not become diluted. Unfortunately I am not a skilled photographer so it was a bit of a challenge to capture just how pretty the shimmer is.If you click on the photos to you can see the details a little easier. The leaves are from a Red Rubber Designs stamp set called Every Leaf. I colored them using Polychromos colored pencils. The sentiment is from another Red Rubber Designs stamp set called Joyful Notes.

 

 

I used an edge distresser tool to distress the edges of my stamped panel and then used a blending brush to apply some Vintage Photo Distress ink on the card front and along the edges.

I hope you were inspired to create something after seeing my card today. I'm offering a giveaway in honor of World Card Making Day that includes a fun collection of fall inspired card making supplies, including some of which was used to create this very card! You can find the details on how to enter to win here...

World Card Making Day Giveaway

 

Thanks for stopping by and happy card making!

Every Leaf

Happy Wednesday Everyone! I have a card to share with you today featuring Red Rubber Designs' Every Leaf and Trendy Greetings stamp sets, and Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals. I am in LOVE with these magical pigment powders!

I started off by spritzing my craft mat with water and sprinkling some magical powders on top. I smooshed, swished, and swirled a piece of 65lb. weight white cardstock into the pigment, drying each layer in between until I was happy with the color application. I used the brown shades from the Sweet Treats set and from the Autumn Leaves set I used Cattail Copper Brown and Ponderosa Pines Olive. I also used Sandra Dee Sepia from the Go Greased Lightnin' set and Heidi Swapp's Gold Color Shine spray. I'm not sure if they even sell it anymore but if you can find some Color Shine sprays grab them, they are really nice!

After my paper was dry I stamped my leaves using Ground Espresso Archival ink and then fussy cut them out. Although watercolor mediums work best on watercolor or mixed media paper, I like using this lighter weight cardstock if I'm going to be fussy cutting stamped images.  The Magicals and sprays gave the paper a nice texture, and even with slightly shaking hands I was able to get some pretty smooth cut edges.

 

 

I used both Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso Distress inks along the edges of my leaves, and on the embossed cardstock to highlight the leafy pattern. The embossed cardstock is from the Fall Embossed Cardstock Stack from Michaels. I was able to get it on clearance in store last year for $3.33! I used an edge distresser along the edges of the embossed panel, applied some distress ink and then adhered it to my card base.

I used a die to create the tag and glittered hole enforcer and adhered the leaves on top of it using foam tape. I then stamped the sentiment using Ground Espresso Archival ink and adhered the tag to my card front. You can find a supply list below, thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Red Rubber Designs: Every Leaf & Trendy Greetings

Paper: Fall Embossed Cardstock & White, Cream, & Gold Glitter cardstock

Inks: Vintage Photo & Ground Espresso Archival Inks, Vintage Photo & Ground Espresso Distress Ink

Embellishments: Tag, Twine & Button

Other: Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals: Sweet Treats, Autumn Leaves, Go Greased Lightnin' Foam Tape, Mono Multi Adhesive

Layered Heat Embossing

Happy First Day of Fall! It's my absolute most favorite season of the year! It's the time of year when my body feels fewer MS aches and pains, my muscles are less spastic, the humidity is more bearable, AND I can actually spend some time outdoors. It's also when I feel most creatively inspired! The changing colors and textures in nature around my community has a way of stirring my crafty mojo. 

 

My project today is a super textured card inspired by the sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps.

I started out by cutting a leaf die cut using my Silhouette. I inked the surface of it using Versamark ink and then heat embossed it using copper embossing powder. I then stamped the background stamp from the Here I Am stamp set by Red Rubber Designs using Versamark ink. I then heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I also sponged a little black ink along the edges of the leaf.

Although the crisp stamped pattern is lost, the second layer of embossing powder gives the leaf a fun subtle texture. Heat embossing the second application of embossing powder also caused the first layer to become "over embossed," which made the embossing powder bubble up creating additional texture! It's difficult to capture it in a still image, but I encourage you to try this this layered embossing technique. Your results will vary depending on your stamped image design and the type and coarse of embossing powder that you use. My embossing gun only has one setting, if yours has multiple settings, experiment with them! They may give you some varied textures.

I used patterned paper from the Robyn Digital Paper Collection by Pickled Potpourri Designs. I applied Distress Crazing Medium to a piece of the the brighter pink patterned pattern, and inked over it using Ground Espresso Archival Distress ink. I'm still experimenting with the best way to apply the Crazing Medium, but I really like it! It gives your project a slight crackled appearance without the texture of a traditional crackle medium. I then adhered the panel to a layer of chipboard to give it some depth. 

I cut a piece of the houndstooth patterned paper, distressed and inked the edges using more of the Ground Espresso ink. I adhered it to the card base, and layered the pink inked panel on top. I tore a piece of corrugated paper, applied a bit of Ground Espresso ink to it, and adhered it on top. To embellish the card I added some gold thread layered behind the leaf, applied some copper wax to a little chipboard heart and adhered it on top of the leaf. I stamped a partial sentiment from one of the sentiments in the Ever So Thankful stamp set on cream cardstock, adhered it on a strip of chipboard, and then inked the edges before adhering it to the card. I cut it a little wonky but figured it works with all the distressing on the rest of the card! LOL

As always you can click on the photos for a more detailed view. A supply list is provided below. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

^Supplies:

^{Stamps: Red Rubber Designs: Here I am & Ever So Thankful}

^{Paper: Pickled Potpourri Designs: Robyn Digital Paper Collection, Kraft & Cream Cardstock, chipboard}

^{Ink: Ranger Ink Archival Distress Ink Ground Espresso & Black Soot}

^{Other: Ranger Ink Copper & Gold Superfine embossing powders, Ranger Crazing Medium, Finnabair Metallique Wax Rich Copper, Mini Chipboard Heart, & Gold Thread}

 

August 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit

I've been receiving Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin kits for several months now and I have to say I am really enjoying them. I've looked at them in previous years but I just didn't find them to be inspiring to be completely honest. But Stampin' up has really stepped up their game and the kits seem to be getting better and better each month.

I like the project ideas that they provide in their kits, but I can almost never follow the directions. I always seem to want to make a tweak here and there and by the time I'm done with my project I've created something entirely different! LOL That's one of the reasons why I'm reluctant to take an "in person" card making class. I think I offended the instructor at the last one I took because I didn't follow the directions.

Anyway these are a couple of the Alternative projects that I created mostly using the contents from the kit. I stamped the sentiments using Merry Merlot ink, and pulled some teal cardstock from my stash that is a close match to Pretty Peacock to layer on the bag and the card front.

I used Kraft cardstock to create my card base and cut a stitched circle die cut from white cardstock to frame the patterned vellum piece. I used my favorite vellum adhesive, the *Plus Permanent Vellum Glue Tape runner. This adhesive is amazing and doesn't show through the vellum when adhering it to a non vellumed surface. I haven't tried using it to make vellum envelopes or pockets, but I think if it does show, it wouldn't be as obvious as it would be if you used a different adhesive. You can click on the photos for an enlarged view. Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Supplies:

August 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit

Kraft, White, & Teal cardstock

Stampin' Up Merry Merlot Ink pad

*Plus Permanent Vellum Glue Tape

*Amazon affiliate link used, at no extra cost to you

Paper Pumpkins

I've been making paper pumpkins since September, they are so fun to create! The orange, teal, and white geometric pumpkins are from SVGCuts. For the teal and white pumpkins, I removed the cut lines to create a solid pumpkin. It was a little tricky assembling it, but I love how they turned out! I used Bazzill Smoothie cardstock for all of the pumpkins. Click the photos for a closeup view. 

I didn't have any teal cardstock, so I used white, and then painted the pieces using Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise Paint before assembling it. After doing so I decided that it would have easier to just paint it after I assembled it. I like the texture the paint provides, it almost feels like plastic. 

This orange pumpkin is also an SVGCuts file, from the Harvest Sunset Kit. I told you in my last post, I'm obsessed! This was actually the first SVGCuts file that I purchased. I always layer up my pieces when creating 3D designs, but I didn't need to with this one. The extra layers made it a little wonky looking but I'm keeping it LOL! I inked the pieces of this pumpkin using Ranger Archival ink in the colors Monarch Orange and Coffee before assembling it. That little pumpkin is a Lori Whitlock design called 3D Pumpkin Box Short that I reduced in size. I can't recall how much, but he's tiny :) It was a little cumbersome to assemble but he's so cute! 

The gold geometric pumpkin is covered with gold glitter & Mod Podge. I haven't used Mod Podge in a long time, but it's my new best friend to use with glitter! It really seals it in, so there is very little if any glitter fall out as long as you give it a few coats. I think the easiest way to do this is to apply a coat of Mod Podge, sprinkle on your glitter then allow it to dry. Repeat these steps and allow it to dry between layers until you achieve your desired coverage. Let your project dry completely and then add a coat or two of only the Mod Podge to seal the glitter.

By the way, in case you didn't know SVGCuts offers tons of FREE cut files! Check 'em out  SVG Free Cut Files

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Blessings

 

 

How is it that Thanksgiving is next week? This month has just flown by! I've been trying to get myself organized and de-clutter. It's not going well LOL, but I'm still chugging along. I think I need to make a list and just focus on one room, or one project and maybe It will help me to be more productive. 

I did mange to create another of the DIY home decor project I had on my to-do list for Thanksgiving. I used items from my Nov. Counterfeit kit to create this little banner. I adhered patterned paper using gel medium to some chipboard banner pieces. It was a very messy process, and I discovered half way through this project that liquid matte medium would have worked just as well! After they dried I used a sanding block to distress the surface of each banner piece a little bit.

I pulled some random chipboard alphabet pieces from my stash. I believe most are from Making Memories & Maya Road, I've had them forever! I applied Wild Honey distress paint to them, allowed them to dry, and then added some highlights using Vintage Photo Distress ink and my inking tool. I also applied Vintage Photo distress ink to the banner pieces & leaves. I attached mini gold brads to the leaves, adhered them with foam tape and added buttons & scrappers floss to accent the banner pieces.

I think I'm going to save the rest of my Thanksgiving projects for next year and get a head start on Christmas. I just might finish a few to enjoy most of the month of December.

Hope you all are well! Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Thanksgiving... I'll be here before we know it.

Isn't that turkey fun? It's from a sheet of patterned paper from Authentique's Thankful Collection. I die cut circles from a 4in. x 5.25in. sheet of kraft cardstock, stamped the sentiment using Jumbo Java Versamagic chalk ink on the lower right hand corner. I  used the same ink with an inking tool to highlight and distress the edges.

I then used some circle dies to cut the images from the patterned paper and adhered them to the brown cardstock base, and layered the kraft panel on top using foam tape.

I added a die cut leaf, button, and a rhinestone to embellish the card. Thanks so much for looking, hope your week is off to a great start! 

 

CAS(E) this Sketch!

Hi again,

I created a quick card for this week's CAS(E) this sketch challenge. I used some patterned paper that I had left over from another card I made this week, along with some die cut leaves using Lawn Fawns Stitches Leaves dies. LOVE.THESE.DIES. I would love it even more if Lawn Fawn designed an enlarged version of these leaf dies. I would never need another leaf die again! LOL

Here's my card. I've been creating a lof of fall themed projects, how could you not with these detailed leaves?

I have a feeling you'll be seeing a lot of these little leaves. Thanks so much for looking!

Make It Monday

The other week I made a card featuring a flower made with burlap and I commented on how it frayed when I cut it. Well this week's Make It Monday Challenge showcases the perfect solution... Heat N Bond. I've never used it before, and I couldn't run to the store to pick some up. The laziness got the best of me! LOL But I decided to see if I could use another fabric stabilizer that would give me crisp clean die cuts.

Mod Podge isn't exactly a fabric stabilizer but it works extremely well with burlap. The burlap I used this time is a much more tightly woven material, so I think that helped also. I just drizzled the Mod Podge on the back of my burlap, and spread it around using a brayer. I set it aside to dry for several hours before cutting.

 

I used PTI's Flower Fusion #3 floral die to cut my flower. I ran it through my Cuttlebug & added a cardstock shim to insure it would cut all the way through, & it worked like a charm! I cut a few extra flowers that I'm going to use on another project so stay tuned.

Papertrey Ink Products used:

Stamps: Fillable Frames #7, Background Basics Text Style II, Background Basics Houndstooth, Dies: Flower Fusion #3, Fillable Frames #7, Paper: Kraft, Ink: Kraft

 

Happy Turkey Day!

I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week, it seems like it's early this year doesn't it? I was really tempted to sit down and make some Christmas cards and some winter home decor pieces today, but it just didn't feel right . I felt like I needed to create at least one more Fall/Autumn/Thanksgiving card or project.

The sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week worked very well with my little turkey :)

I used some stamps for part of the sentiment and Alpha stickers from Simple Stories new Snap Collection for the "turkey" portion. They are the perfect size for card fronts! I must get more :)

 

Alcohol Inks

I've been missing out! I would describe my crafty style as mostly clean and simple. I love the vintage look & the "mixed media" look but my brain just doesn't know how to create it! LOL On purpose anyway that is.

Stephanie Ackerman of Homegrown Hospitality does some amazing things with distress inks & stains, and I am just so inspired by her work that I decided to reach outside of my comfort zone and try something different.

Alcohol inks aren't a new craft medium, they are just new to me. I used a 50% off coupon and purchased a trio of brown inks by Ranger, grabbed some glossy cardstock and just played. It was so much fun!

After fooling around with the ink for awhile I decided to create a fall-ish card.

Once I was happy with the alcohol inked background, I randomly stamped one of the leaf images from Red Rubber Designs' Luscious Leaves stamp set over it using black archival ink. I can't wait to get some brighter colors! If you've never used alcohol inks before, Tim Holtz has a great video tutorial showing different ways to use the ink. Thanks for looking, don't forget to click the photos for a closer view.

Celebrate Autumn

Wow, I can't believe that it's been more than a month since I last updated my blog. Thanks for your sweet e-mails regarding  my absence. I'm here, just a little preoccupied by some things but I'm still crafting.

My mojo was MIA for so long and now it's back. Yay! I've been watching YouTube videos featuring mixed media art... so fun! I'm really a "clean & simple" kind of crafter but I'm so intrigued by the layering, gluing, and "go with the flow" vibe that seems to go along with mixed media art.  I think I may just have to give it a try. My walls could definitely use some art so hopefully I'll be able to pull it off! 

I've been working on Christmas cards too but I decided to take a break from them to create another fall card. I found this fall text patterned paper at Hobby Lobby, they have some cute patterned papers I haven't seen at my other local craft stores. I paper pieced the pumpkin and added some texture to it using an embossing folder & some inking. 

Thanks for stopping by :)

 

Eat Ham!

Happy Monday! Hope you had a wonderful weekend and WCMD. This is one of the cards I created this weekend. I wanted to get a head start on my Thanksgiving cards so I pulled out my Copics & BIC markers to color this funny little turkey. Love his little sign, you could easily customize it by doing a little masking and replace ham with beef, tofu, pie, ect. :)   

This one features an oldie but goodie stamp set. I bought this set 5 or 6yrs ago and it's one that I can never seem to part with.  It just seems to weather the trends, it's called Give Thanks.

Anyhoo, thanks for looking  :)

Happy Fall

Well I thought fall was here. It's been somewhat chilly and rainy all week, but today it's humid and warm again. I won't complain too much though because the sun is shining. It's been MIA most of the week. I need my sunshine! LOL This weather has been so crazy these last few months, I'm definitely looking forward to cooler drier weather :) 

Supplies Paper: Basic Grey PP, Bazzill & PTI CS, Stamps: Red Rubber Designs, Other: Button, scrappers floss, PTI double-ended banner die, Circle Nesties, pop dots, & Palette Burnt Umber Ink. 

Thanks for looking, hope you're having a great weekend!

Little Notes

Hi everyone! Last week I received a custom order for business card sized notes. When I make mini cards I usually make 3x3 inch cards but this is a fun size to work with! 

This is one of the ones I created, it measures 3x2 inches. I also made envelopes for them also using some BG patterned paper.  I think this size is a little more versatile compared to the 3x3 mini's that I normally make. I will definitely be making a lot more of these! Thanks for looking!

Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink, Purple Onion Designs, & The Angel Company

Paper: Basic Grey patterned paper, Bazzill & Papertrey Ink CS

Ink: Palette & Versamagic

Other: Scrappers floss & mini button

It's definitely fall here in Maryland!

 

Seems like it kinda popped up out of nowhere, but I'm enjoying the cooler weather! Over the weekend there were several challenges going on around in the blog-o-sphere for World Card Making Day. My friend Pam has a stamping site called StampHaven and they are hosting some fun challenges all week long. 

One of the challenges was to create a card using a hand cut leaf. This is my take on it. After cutting the leaf, I spritzed it with a little water then ran it through my crimper and a Cuttlebug embossing folder to give it some texture. Then I crumbled it up and inked the edges. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampendous
Paper: Basic Grey Patterned paper, TAC cardstock
Other: Crimper, Cuttlebug embossing folder, button, scrappers floss, & ink
 

Thanks for looking!

Happy World Card Making Day!

I didn't think I'd have a chance to update my blog today. I hope you all were able to  enjoy a day full of card making! I made a few but I only have one to share tonight. I should have photographed my cards when the sun was still up. I used Clean & Simple Sketch 110 for inspiration for this one...

 

  

The sentiment is from a retired TAC stamp set, and the patterned paper is from Basic Grey's Eerie collection. Thanks for looking! 

 

Twinkling H2O's...

 

 

Have you seen Jennifer Mcquire's Twinkling H2O's video  I was so inspired by it, and the fact that I hadn't touched my H2O's in a very long while that I sat down to play with them tonight. Several years ago I read on a message board that the original company manufacturing H2O's were either discontinuing the product and or going out of business. It sounds like Creative Imaginations picked them up... I'm so happy to discover this. It's a fun product! If you aren't sure what H2O's are, they are shimmery watercolor cakes. Here's a close up of one of the leaves on my card...

 

Hope you're having a great weekend!

One more...

I couldn't help myself! LOL All images TAC, patterned paper by My Minds Eye that's been in my stash for a long while. 

 

Now that I created a few Thanksgiving cards I won't feel guilty about moving on to some Christmas card designs. I'll have a few cards to share with you tomorrow. 

Supplies:
Stamps: TAC: More Abundance & Celebrate the Seasons
Paper: MME patterned paper, Brown & white cardstock
Other:  Palette Burnt Umber ink, Copic markers, 
brown sheer dotted ribbon.

 

Happy Thanksgiving

I soooo love this stamp set by PTI. It's been on my wish list for a long time. I used SU's Pumpkin Pie & Really Rust inks to give the flower an earthy fall feel. Hope you're having a great day! 

Supplies:

Stamps:    TAC & PTI
Paper: Basic Grey PP, TAC US white CS, SU Pumpkin Pie & Really Rust CS
Other: SU Pumpkin Pie & Really Rust ink pads, Palette Jardin Moss ink pad
     edge distresser, & 3 gold mini brads

Give Thanks

I usually send very few Thanksgiving cards but I try to make one or two each year. TAC is having a sale on their paper collections so I ordered Rustic Chic. This collections has been around for awhile but I've never ordered it. After seeing some awesome creations using it I decided to finally order some. 

I really bought it to create a layout of my son wearing one of his cowboy hats his father picked up for him in Texas while there on a business trip. But I thought this paper would also make some great fall cards too! 

Supplies:

Stamps: TAC's Delicious Autumn
Paper: Rustic Chic patterned paper, brown & white cardstock
Other: Palette Noir & Burnt Umber ink pads, Prismacolor colored pencils,
baby oil, brown ribbon 7 button, & white scrappers floss

Thanks for looking! Have a great Monday :)

 

I missed out...

on all the World Card Making Day celebrations :(

I hope you all had a crafty day yesterday. I did however get a chance to create a card today...

 
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Fall has reared it's head here in Maryland. I really love this time of year! I pulled out a retired TAC set called Pressed Petals to create this card. I stamped the card base using Versamark ink and chose a few "fall-ish" colors for the main image. I added stitching along the top of the focal image to add some texture, and tied some ribbon around the card base.

 

Supplies:
Stamps: The Angel Company: Pressed Petals
Paper: Orange, white, & brown cardstock
Other: Brown & white sheer dotted ribbon, white thread, & Palette Ink pads

 

November's Angel Art Challenge #2: Thanksgiving

Can you believe it's the end of November already?? This month went by sooo fast!! But that's ok because that just means it's time for another Angel Art Challenge. This months theme is Thanksgiving so we all created Thanksgiving or Thank you themed creations.

Here's mine... yes I used orange again! LOL I just can't keep my hands off of it. The ducky & pumpkin is from TAC's Pick of the Patch stamp set. I colored it using Copic markers. The sentiment comes from two of the GWP stamp sets. I normally stamp my sentiments using one color but I thought I'd do something different and I was really surprised by the difference it made. The patterned paper is from one of K&Co's halloween paper lines and the ribbon is by American Crafts.

Please check out my Angel sisters creations by clicking on their names below. If you have difficulty opening a link try using a different web browser.

Seleise
Melisa
Bridgett
Deb
Maria
Laurie
Jany

I hope that we all will take a few moments to give thanks for all our blessings this week and enjoy being with our loved ones! 

Card Makeovers

In 2005 I was a member of Homegrown Scrapbook's design team... I miss it :( Anyway, I was sorting through some of the projects I created and came across these mini cards... 

 

   

During that time mini cards were new to me and I made a lot of them but I put very few to use. Needless to say I had quite a few 3x3, 2x4, and other small sized cards just sitting in a card box so I spent a few hours yesterday adhering the mini cards to card fronts to create standard sized cards. Hence... card make overs :) Pretty smart huh? LOL