One More For Today

Three posts in one day...on a roll.  : )  Actually, this last card was pretty quick to put together.  The Our Creative Corner challenge this week is "branch out"...use a tree image and keep it clean and simple.  I love this tree image and used copper EP, cut it out with Spellbinders Mega Curved Rectanble die.  I also went straight to this Tim Holtz embossing folder and mooshed a piece cut from a cereal box through it. I edged the "bark" with a copper DecoColor marker. 
Challenges
Splitcoast Stampers - Sketch Challenge 318
OCC - Tree image, clean and simple. 
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Embossing

Stamps:  Inkadinkado Flourished Fall Tree.
Paper:  The Paper Studio, cereal box. 
Ink:  Versamark, Distress Ink.
Accessories:  Tim Holtz Woodgrain EF, copper EP, Spellbinders Mega Curved Rectangles, DecoColor marker. 

Birthday Card For My Sis-in-Law

I made this card this past weekend for my sis-in-law's birthday, but couldn't post until today so she wouldn't see this before she got the card. Her birthday was yesterday; she lives in another city so I hope she got it in time. I got two new sets of Inkadinkado stamps in the mail last week, one being this set, "Nostalgia". Had to get into that one right off the bat! Stamped main image on white CS, as well as the sentiment. Cut/embossed the main image with Labels 2 die, the sentiment with smallest Curved Rectangle die. Inked both while they were still in the dies with cocoa, then lightly with olive inside that to pick up on the green from the DP. Distressed the edges of the main image. Attached the DP to the base, distressed the edges all around and attached the cut-outs. The sentiment is up on foam tape. Added tiny pearls to the top and bottom of the main image, then the paper flowers after inking them and adding pearls to the center. I had been wanting to try this canopy effect, so cut a piece of DP in opposite direction, used MS punch on the edge, then scored it. Distressed the top edge, inked the punched edge, attached it to the base and added graduated pearls to the center of it. I got her a gift card and made a little pocket on the inside cover for it to go into. I love how this turned out.

Stamps: Inkadinkado Nostalgia.
Paper: The Paper Studio, My Mind's Eye.
Ink: Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 2 and Curved Rectangles, Cuttlebug, paper flowers, pearls, MS cornice border punch.

Happy 50th To Tony

I have a guy friend who lives in Austin, whose 50th birthday is tomorrow. Hopefully he won't pop on here and see this before he gets the card. We met not long after my divorce and became fast friends. He comes down to San Antonio every couple of months and we wander through antique shops here in SA, or go on day trips Boerne or Fredricksburg for the antiquing and wine tastings there. Tony was the first person I had ever heard describe himself as a "metrosexual". Didn't want to appear dumb so waited until I got home and googled that. Yep...was like Tony was posing for that description. :) Hence the birth of this card...the image and sentiment for the trips through the wineries. Used burgundy CS base, as it has a story of its own. We were in an antique shop in Boerne and I saw this beautiful burgundy leather chair. As I sat down in it, Tony said "I have a pair of shoes that would match that perfectly". Before I burst into peels of laughter, I know I gave him that - you did NOT just say that - look. :) SU! crackle background, torn and distressed, edge-inked. Inkadinkado image colored with Prismas/baby oil, cut out and embossed with curved rectangle Nesties then attached on foam tape after inking the edge. Crafty Secrets sentiments embossed with silver and copper EP that I mixed together before sprinkling it on. Can't tell in the pic, but has a really pretty patina look to it. One cut out with Spellbinders Label, inked, brads added, and attached on double layers of foam tape. Second sentiment directly on CS base.

Stamps: Inkadinkado Wine & Cheese, Crafty Secrets Wine Lovers.
Paper: The Paper Studio, manila folder.
Ink: Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels & Curved Rectangles, copper and silver EP, brads, foam tape, metal ruler for distressing.

Happy Birthday Alicia

A little side-step from Christmas stuff. Today is my niece's birthday and these are a couple cards I made. She's 19 today, but she loves Anime , pinks/purples, and fairies, so that's why these cards. This first one is going to be for my daughter to give her. They are best buddies and have been since they were itty bitty. Both actually love Anime, I even took them and my son to an Anime convention in Dallas five years ago and they had such a great time. This image reminded me of the girls, so I had to have this set. I stamped it with Stazon, colored with Prismacolors. I cut it out with a square Nesties, inked the edges. Then scalloped Nesties used for the matt. The background paper and the matt are from Black Market. Stamped the sentiment directly onto the DP, added flower rhinestones. Used some new Milled Lavender Stickles on the scallops. Since my daughter is in college in Vermont, I her to write a message, sign it, scan it and e-mail it to me. I then printed it out and put it inside the card. That way it was actually her writing and not just something I printed.

Stamps: Best Friends fron Gina K., Stampendous Happy Messages.
Paper: The Paper Studio CS, Black Market Let it Bloom DP.
Ink: Stazon, Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Nestabilities, Prismacolor pencils/baby oil, Stickles, rhinestones.

This is the card I'm giving her. Background and colored DP are Basic Grey Two Scoops. Inkadinkado fairy was stamped with Versamark and embossed with silver EP. Colored her with Prismacolors, then I did sparkly chalks all around the image with colors to pick up the background, and inked the edge. Once I attached her to the card, I stamped and embossed another fairy trail going across the papers. Added Icicle Stickles to some of the trail and it looks holographic when the card is moved, though can't see it in the pic. Sentiment is from MFT, inked edges. Added rhinestone flowers, and Icicle Stickles to two of the rounded corners.

Stamps: Inkadinkado Beautiful Fairies, MFT Time For Bubbly.
Paper: The Paper Studio, Basic Grey Two Scoops.
Ink: Versamark, Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Silver EP, rhinestones, corner rounder, Stickles.

Day 12 of 12 days of Christmas on PCP

On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me 12 drummers drumming. Since we already did a music theme, this one will be to add 12 embellishments to our project. As if that's difficult! hee hee! Here's the cardinal from Inkadinkado's Winter Birds set. It is stamped with red ink and embossed with a very light sprinkling of holographic EP. Then added iridescent glitter just to the tips of the wings and tail. Cut and embossed with oval Nestabilities. Cut the scalloped oval from shimmery paper. Attacked the birdie with 12 rhinestones, then layered all of the papers on Kraft CS. Background DP papers are Basic Grey Wassail. I lightly inked the edges of the base card and DP's. Sentiment from Flourished Christmas, embossed with copper EP. Ticket corner punched and attached with foam tape.

Stamps: Inkadinkado Winter Birds, Flourishes Flourished Christmas.
Paper: Basic Grey Wassail, SU! Kraft CS, The Paper Studio.
Ink: Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Copper EP, Nestabilities, rhinestones, corner punch, foam tape.

Day 3 of 12 Days of Christmas on PCP

On the third day of Christmas (you're seeing a pattern here, aren't you?) my true love gave to me three French hens. Papercraft Planet's 12 Days Contests continue with today's project featuring a rooster, hen or owl. Don't have a rooster or hen, so here we go...
Base card is forest green DP. Wrapped the ribbon around Basic Grey Wassail DP and attached it to the base. Stamped the owl with Versamark then embossed with Red Dragon EP; it's a deep red with lots of gold glitter. Cut out and embossed the image and a mat with Lg and Sm Labels dies, inked around the owl using a cotton circle. Layered glittered Spellbinders and Cuttlebug snowflakes, topped with a rhinestone. The sentiment was cut and embossed with a Spellbinders Label Tag, then added some rhinestones on it for more bling.

Stamps: Inkadinkado Birds Galore, My Sentiments Exactly.
Paper: Basic Grey Wassail, The Paper Studio.
Ink: Versamark, Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, ribbon, glitter, rhinestones, EP powder.

Day 1 of 12 days of Christmas on PCP

I got home from spending Thanksgiving at my brother's and saw Papercraft Planet is doing some 12 Days of Christmas fun stuff. Today's card should have a bird, a tree, or both. I had this Inkadinkado bird already stamped with burnt copper and silver ink, and embossed with iridescent powder. It's pretty and sparkly, but that got blasted out with the flash. I cut it out with the Labels One, embossed and then chalked a bit aroud the border. Added a few tiny rhinestones to it. I wrapped the ribbon around the DP from Basic Grey Wassail pad and attached to kraft CS. Then attached the main image. Added some branches cut from MS punch after inking those with green, and a snowflake from CB die that I attacked with chunky glitter. The sentiment is from Flourishes Peace set, cut/embossed with Spellbinders Label, and attached with dimensionals.

Stamps: Inkadinkado Winter Birds, Flourishes Peace.
Paper: Basic Grey Wassail, The Paper Studio CS.
Ink: Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels One and Label, MS branch punch, CB snowflake die, iridescent embossing powder, dimensionals, ribbon, rhinestones.

A Case....And My "Baby"

First off, have to start out with this picture from this past Saturday. It was the Homecoming dance for my son's high school. He is in JROTC and was in the saber line for the Homecoming court presentation so had to wear the Class A uniform. That's his date; she's a cutie, she just always looks nervous in pictures. They had a good time at the dance. I was pretty worn out from being chauffeur, first to dinner, then pick them up and take them to the dance. Then back over there at 11:30 when the dance was over and to take his girlfriend home.

I made a few cards over the weekend, just random stuff. Will post over the next couple of days.

Okay, on to the cards. I had come across this card a while back before I ever thought about starting a blog and had saved the info on it. Background and bottom panel are Basic Grey Lilykate; both mounted on light brown CS. I stamped the foliage from Inkadinkado Garden Delight three times in blue, over the panel. I just love this Inkadinkado Birds Galore set. I stamped it once in brown, then again in the blue and cut that bird out and popped it up on tiny dimensionals. Made the wavy bottom with my Coluzzle, then did the same with a narrow dark brown strip and mounted them to the blue panel, and then mounted that to the card. I twisted up some brown tissue paper and then flattened it a bit and cut a "ribbon" and attached it to the sides. Added some bling to the leaves, ribbon and upper corner and called this one done.

Stamps: Inkadinkado Garden Delight and Birds Galore.
Paper: Basic Grey Lilykate, Paper Studio CS.
Ink: Colorbox Queues.
Accessories: Tissue paper, rhinestones, Coluzzle.


I liked this layout so much I made another card, this one just a little different. The base paper is from My Mind's Eye onto which I stamped part of a collage stamp that I had inked up with my Marvy markers. I ran a piece of olive shimmery vellum through the D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder and mounted that on magenta CS. Stamped part of Inkadinkado flourish stamp after inking it with the markers as well. Cut the tiny flowers with my Cuttlebug then set them on foam and pushed down in the center with an embossing tool to give them a cup shape. Glued them to the flourish, added some beads, then the little outline butterfly sticker. Inked the edges of this piece and mounted to the magenta CS as well and attached to the base. Finally, cut a strip of the magenta with a border punch attached it and added some beads to it as well.

Stamps: Inkadinkado Flourished Flowers.
Paper: My Mind's Eye DP, Paper Studio CS.
Ink: Marvy LePlume II markers.
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Fiskars border punch, beads, outline stickers.

A Flippin Graduation Card

I made this card for my niece for graduation. I found it in the projects section of the Inkadinkado website. They call it a flip card. Basically four rectangles scored, strategically glued together, and then decorated. When finished it folds and unfolds in different directions, revealing a new "face" each time. Almost like four different cards in one. The main techniques used were stamping, embossing, and paper piecing. Then bling added throughout. Have to have blingage! :) The front main images were stamped with clear embossing ink on plain white cardstock and embossed with clear powder. Then the background color was sponged over the whole piece and ink wiped off the embossed part. That piece was then attached to another background with Corner Adorners (love those, have a whole bunch of them!). The words and grad caps were stamped with colored ink and embossed with clear powder. Her name I cut from a Scraparatus die using my Cuttlebug.

I used stamps from three different Inkadinkado sets as well as Hampton Art's graduation set. Oh, and a flourish stamp from a set I got at Target. The little trailing butterflies below were cut with my Cricut from plain white cardstock and then a thick layer of metallic ink was sponged on them.

On the last page is a little envelope I made from fuschia vellum, and that is where I put her gift...moola! The sentiment was printed off my computer. I also used outline stickers on different parts of the card.

It ended up being a 6 x 6 card, so rather than try to make an envelope, I wrapped it in pretty tissue paper and tied it with raffia. This card was so much fun to make!

Stamps: Inkadinkado, Hampton Arts, unknown set from Target.
Paper: Paper Studio CS, My Minds Eye DP, vellum.
Ink: Colorbox Queues and Petal Point metallic.

Accessories: Embossing powder, Scor-Pal, Cuttlebug, Scraparatus, rhinestone bling, outline stickers, Cricut, Corner Adorner.