Window into our World

I had fun making this card for today’s post.  I LOVE the Ruche line!  I love how the Deep Blue Crepe looks like it has a wood grain to it so I was excited to use with with the window die and stamp set I have.

The window is open into the center of the card so that the picture of the inside of the house is visible from the outside.  I made the flowers out of light pink and light purple paper from the Basis cardstock pack and the butterfly is out of Amethyst Metallic paper.

Here’s the inside of the card.

The "Picture Window" die and the stamp I used, "A Glimpse Inside" are from Taylored Expressions. 

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Grateful Heart

I love the sentiment, "Start each day with a Grateful Heart".   I couldn't resist buying the stamp set 'Vintage Rose Medallions' by JustRite which contains this and other wonderful sentiments.  I made 10 cards just like this one to take to my Stampin' Up card exchange group.  I didn't have time to add the butterflies before having to go to my group so I ended up adding them to the card I posted on The Paper Temptress Blog.

Here's some of the cards ready to go to the card exchange.  I had either white or pink flowers on them for the ladies to choose from.

I used pink from the Basis Cardstock Pack and ran it through Cuttlebug's Juli's Garden embossing folder.  I stamped the image on Heavenly White Cardstock  and colored it with copics.  

I punched the butterflies out of Magenta Vellum but since the large butterfly was going to be on top of the pink, I punched it out again in Heavy Duty Clear Vellum and layered the magenta butterfly on top of it to help it stand out.  You can see some of the details better in the photo below.

I added a strip of Laser Silver Lustre on the bottom of the card.  Isn't that gorgeous paper?  I then added some pleated ribbon, a flower and some pearls to the butterflies.

Thank you for coming by!  Hope you get some crafty moments this weekend!  Don't forget to leave a comment!  Everyone loves comments.  

Floral Frenzy & a Tutorial

Hello everyone!  I'm here with a floral frenzy of a card.  I started making flowers using some of the Paper Temptress’s vellum and I couldn't stop!  Here’s my card:

I first started off with a teal cardstock and dark brown cardstock from the Basis pack and a Hambly overlay.  There are a LOT of Hambly overlays and Screenprints available at the store,in fact,Patricia has cut them down to 6×6 sheets and is selling them in sets. They are on sale too!

I used a floral die from Stampin up to make a window for the overlay to show through.  I then layered them and adhered them to the front of a card.

Next I took these beautiful purple and pink vellum ,white Smoothie Silver Lustre and Emerald Mica.

I took my Martha Stewart punches and just started having fun punching them out.  (the punches I used are pictured at the end of this post.)  I then took my flower making kit (by Punch Bunch) and took out the embossing tool (with the round metal ball at the end.)    

On a floral moulding mat I first turned the flower upside down and embossed the petals by gently rolling the ball in a circular motion.  Once all the petals are shaped in upward cups I turned the flower rightside up and gently embossed the center of the flower.  Below you can see two white flowers that are embossed and the one at the bottom still needs the center embossed.  

Here’s a look at the flowers close up.  I dabbed liquid pearls in the centers.  The large flower in the center was stamped with versa mark ink and heat embossed with detail white embossing powder.  

And the top corner:

I added some “shininess”to the overlay by putting some Viva Pearl Pen (Magic Transparent Blue).  It was really hard to photograph because the overlay reflects the light so much but I think the photo below captures it the best.

Here’s the card with the Martha Stewart punches I used.  

Here's some of the other supplies I used for this card.

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Get Whale Soon

I have a card today that I’m sending to a special little girl who is battling cancer.  She loves cute cards and I thought the saying “Get Whale Soon”was cute even if it is a bit puny.  :)

I used Neenah Supersmooth Frost Blue for the sky.  I ran it through my big shot using Stampin Up’s Cloudy Day.  I used  Tim Holtz’s Broken China Distress Ink to ink up the little cloud dots.

For the background and ocean I used Teal from the Grandee Felt Package.  I LOVE the texture on this paper!

I stamped the Whale in SU Bermuda Bay and used the coordinating die for the whale,water spray,fishies and starfish.  The orange is from the Paper Temptress too and found here.

Thank you for coming by today!  I hope you have a crafty day!

Beautiful Bestie

I have another card using Sheri Baldy's Besties stamp for you today.

I printed her onto Cryogen White and colored her with copics.  I fussy-cut her out.  

For the base of my card I used the gorgeous Mica/Metallic Azalea paper.  Isn't it gorgeous?

 

I used Hambly Screenprint Falling Snowflakes for the frame.  Since it's not winter right now I flipped the paper over and used the back.  Below is a photo of what the front and back of the screenprint looks like.  

Here's the embossed screenprint.  I took a craft knife and cut out the center of the screen print so that pink mica/metallic paper would show through.  

I made two flowers our of Vintage Luster Text.  I added some white shine to the embossed swirls and ribbon with Stampin Up's Frost White ink.

Below is what the Vintage Luster looks like. yummm....  

Here's a photo that shows all the different layers of this fun card!

I added liquid pearls on the embossed dots, and some in the center of the small flower.  The center of the large flower is from Stampin' Up as is the button on the Bestie's headband.  

Thank you for coming by and I hope you have a fabulous weekend!  

Asian Beauty & My Great News!

The great news that I've been holding back is finally out of the bag!  Patricia Dunbar asked me to be on her design team for the Paper Temptress!  I'm SO EXCITED!!!  Below is my first post on the Paper Temptresses Blog.  I hope you enjoy it!

My project today  is Asian inspired and I have a little tutorial for you.  This is my first post here so I hope you like it!

First up I used a Sheri Baldy digital stamp for my focal point image, isn’t she cute?  I printed her onto Cryogen White cardstock which has a bit of a shine to it.  I colored her with copics and then carefully cut her out.

I used Whip Cream cardstock for the base and cut it out using Spellbinder’s Grand Labels One.  I used #3 for the outside and #1 for the cut-out on the inside.

 Next I took a 6×6 piece of Bamboo Forest Screenprint and also cut it out using Spellbinder’s Grand Labels One.  This paper is GORGEOUS!  Notice how it shimmers and changes color in the light!  It’s also somewhat transparent as the last photo shows with the dark brown paper behind it.

I layered the card as such:  First the Whip Cream base with cut-out,next theBamboo Forest,then on top I used Brown cardstock also cut with the Spellbinder’s Grand Labels One.

 Here is my card once I put it all together.

 The  reason I cut out a window in the base of the card behind the Bamboo Forest is because of how cool it looks with the light behind the top of the card.

Dontcha just LOVE it?!  Here’s a close up of the Asian girl and of the cherry blossoms which are from Flourishes.

I hope you enjoyed my little tutorial.  May you have an inky weekend!

Here’s a photo I took of the Cryogen White to show the sparkles and then a photo of the image after I colored her with copics as I was cutting her out.  I hope you can see the sparkles!  The Cryogen White is super smooth which makes it an excellent cardstock for using copics on.

I'm entering this card in the following challenge:
Besties Challenge - Sewing or use a button (my button is on the bow)

Fabulous Sale at Paper Temptress

Happy Memorial Day and HUGE sale at Paper Temptress!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Cryogen White Iridescent for coloring with Copics and guess what? It's on SALE!  I also LOVE the incandescent paper and Hambly Overlays and screenprints which are also on sale 60% off!  Keep scrolling to see all products on sale at the Paper Temptress!

Patricia posted this in Designer greeting cards on May 25th,2013Happy Memorial Day to all but especially for our soldiers of today and all the soldier’s of yesterday!  Thank you for keeping us safe!  Of course Memorial Day also means great sales so let’s get right to PaperTemptress.com sale!
Patriotic Paper Package 25% off  includes everything to make all the designs below:

The whole Incandescent paperline is 25% off too….the Incandescent line is GORGEOUS…it’s gorgeous finish just doesn’t show thru on a computer screen…this paperline is the main reason PaperTemptress.com doors opened!

And now the best part 40% off the BASIS Paper Package which is one sheet of 20 very popular colors! WOW WOW WOW! and 50% off ALL RIBBON…that’s right ALL RIBBON IS 50% off!

The BASIS pkg of 1 or 2 sheets which contains 20 sheets of a very high quality 80# (base weight)cardstock in the most popular colors is now 40% off. I also HAVE to keep the amazing Vellum Paperline on sale for 25% off too since there is no other paperline that reflects the gorgeous colors of spring's flowers available!

Since the 4th of July is right around the corner this is also a perfect time to offer thePatriotic Variety Package @ 25% too......If that isn't enough (I know I have lost my mind LOL) the whole Incandescent line is also 25% off! The Incandescent line offers the perfect 4th of July colors in a GORGEOUS speciality finish.

Don't forget that PaperTemptress is stocking Hambly Studio's overlays and screenprints that are 60% off too! PaperTemptress is now offering many of the

Overlays and Screenprints in a 6x 6 package that can be used for cardmaking at

a great price!

PaperTemptress has chosen to offer a 10% discount instead of free shipping so everyone gets a discount with absolutely no minimum purchase amount!

Huge Sale! All Hambly Studio Products are 60% off for a limited time only! 20 sheets can be shipped for $3.30 so perfect time to stock up on the very popular Silk Screenprints! See amazing designs using overlays and screeprints here used for home decor, greeting cards, and scrapbook layouts! They are very versatile! All designed by the very talented Alison Kreft now with Webster's Pages!

 

Everyone has absolutely fallen in love with the Cryogen White Iridescent for coloring with Copics. This is what is said by Suzanne J. Dean, an amazing Copic instructor...."I am using Cryogen White now, love it.....it's a mix between a smooth paper & and some with tooth too---lite iridescent too, really pretty and easy to use!" Perfect reason to keep the Cryogen White on sale at 30% discount!

I'm a HUGE fan on the Paper Temptress and I have some great news coming soon to this blog but for now, check out Patricia's great sales!  

Dinosaur card and some news

Hello and welcome to my design team post for MTME's Pretty Patterns challenge.  The news I have for you is kind of sad if you have been enjoying the MTME challenges. They have decided to discontinue the challenges so this is my last DT post for them.  I will, however, still use My Time Made Easy's products because they are just THAT awesome!   

I had a lot of fun making this card.  For the dinosaur image I used Not So Dangerous Dinos.  If you click onto the link it will take you to the store where you can see all 5 of the digi dinos included in this set.  You'll also see some images of a 3-D dinosaur that you can make when adding the dinosaur head with Crazy for Candy  pretty packaging template.  Even if you don't have an electronic cutter for the cut files, this set includes a PDF of the instructions and templates so you can print, cut and assemble your own!

I used Spellbinders Decorative Labels One and Spellbinder's Circles to make the frame.  The digi papers I used on this card are: MTME Minty Chocolate and Un-Wined Vinyard.  The copics I used for this cute little guy are:  BG11, BG13, BG49, RV000, RV00, R81, R83, Y00, Y11  

Please hop on over to the MTME Blog and see what the other designers have made for you to enjoy.  While you are there, I hope you will take a look at the sketch and play along with us!  Let's make this last challenge the BEST!

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment.  I truly appreciate each and every visit and comment.

Princess Jenn

I named this card Princess Jenn because it is going to a very amazing young lady in CT named Jenn.  Jenn is a very special girl with very special needs.  She also has some severe medical problems and is going through a rough time right now.  She LOVES receiving cards so I am making some to send to her.  I'm sure she will like this princess.

For the princess image I used MTME's new digi stamp set Something Magical.  I colored her with copics and cut her out with Spellbinders.

Here's a close-up of the princess.  I've been soooooo tempted to add glitter to her crown and dress but I'm not sure if it's a good idea.  I don't know if Jenn's mom would want glitter all over the house!  *smile*

Here is the angle view so you can see that I popped up the princess and the frame with pop dots.  I love the 3-dimensional look.  The patterned paper I used is from the new MTME digi paper pack Pretty Princess Paper.

Thank you for coming by my blog!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend and please stop by the MTME Pretty Patterns blog post to see what the other design team members have made for you.  I apologize for being so late with my post.  I've been dealing with illness but am glad to have the opportunity to be a part of the MTME Pretty Patterns team.

AND: if you haven't seen My Time Made Easy's February release yet then you NEED to go over and see it!  Don't walk - RUN!!!  *smile*  Lauren has a FREE template for you today as well!

Spellbinders used:
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