Showing posts with label cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cards. Show all posts

Saturday, December 3, 2011

you're fabulous!


hello crafters,
the inspiration for this card came from the sentiment. which is from  hero arts essential messages stamp set. I immediately thought of my hampton art graphic 45 cling vintage ladies stamp set.


doesn't this lady look fabulous! i really felt this sentiment was the perfect complement to this stamp.
 i stamped her on a light white and yellow designer paper page from my minds eye's stella and rose collection hattie 6x6 paper pad, using distress ink in walnut stain. i cut out the image leaving a thin white border around the lady, adhered to teal designer paper and trimmed out the lady again.


the card is a standard A2 sized card, but i covered the front with designer paper and free hand cut a curved edge into the front flap of the card. the scallops strips were cut using fiskars scalloped sentiment punch. the flowers were cut using my cricket, the cartridge used was the george and basic shapes and they were cut at 1 inch. the pearls are recollections. i stamped the sentiment on designer paper using moment ink in tuxedo black.

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

noel


it's the most wonderful time of the year. . . it's finally december and the official countdown to Christmas has begun.

this simple Christmas card was made using k&co's yuletide chrismas collection. the card base is black recollections cardstock, i purchased the sheer shimmery gold ribbon and the black velvet ribbon at michaels. the tree is a chipboard sticker, that i embellished with red and white recollections rhinestones. for the sentiment i adhered a sticker to black cardstock and cut a thin border to help it stand out from the designer paper. 




thanks for stopping by my blog. hope you're enjoying your countdown to Christmas as much as i am.
happy holidays :)
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

the first christmas card of the year


hello crafters,
here it is, my first christmas card of the year. christmas is my favorite holiday, and breaking out my christmas supplies always give me a little thrill. i just love this time of year, and the sentiment of this card perfectly describes how i feel-joy :)

i started with kraft cardstock, and layered black cardstock, and designer paper.


this is a very simple card to make, the designer paper is from K&Co's yultide collection, and the ornaments are chipboard stickers that i had in my stash from last year. not sure what brand.


the embossed sticker that i used for the sentiment is recollections. i adhered it to black cardstock and cut it out. the black border really helped it pop off the background paper. the ribbon is from my stash. i added a few rhinestones to the center of some of the snowflakes in the background paper as a finishing touch.


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Sunday, August 7, 2011

one stamp two ways part 2


hello crafters,
it's been a while. . . but i'm back to share part two of my one stamp two ways series.
for this card i decided to break out my copic markers. wanting to use a similar color scheme i reached for blue and orange.
I stamped my image with memories tuxedo black ink, which is a recommended ink for copic coloring.
 

the floral stamp is inkadinado, the sentiment is hero arts, the orange woodgrain paper is from Basic Grey's Life of the Party 6x6 pad, the scalloped border was created with fiskars scalloped sentiment punch and the rhinestones are recollections. 

thanks for stopping by,
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shawnte, the avgscrapgirl
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Monday, June 27, 2011

cards blog: animal shaped cards

happy monday crafters!
guess who was featured on the cards blog. . . ME! :)

the challenge was to create an animal shaped card. I used my cricket gypsy wanderings cartridge to cut out a bunny rabbit shaped card using papers from my minds eye's stella and rose collection.

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Monday, June 20, 2011

using my scraps: thank you card set


hello crafter's
i recently purchased my minds eye's stella and rose collection 4 set of 6x6 pads. and couldn't wait to get started using them.
one thing i always find challenging is using my scraps, so i started making my first card and then made the second one from the scraps that came from the first.
i thought i was going to use those butterflies, but then i didn't
so i pulled out the papers and selected the print i wanted to use. cut the card to a square shape 4 1/4 x 4 1/4.



then i used my gypsy to cut out the (i'm not sure what to call that shape) & flower on my cricket.


 

i used mini glue dots to adhere a button to the center of the flower, then added martha stewart dimensionals to the frame and layered on the designer paper.
 

the stamp set is american crafts, and the ink is martha stewarts. one of the things i've learned from watching two pea's from start to finish class with nichol magourik is to use colore more when stamping my sentiments, instead of always using black, so it was nice to stampe the frame and sentiment in teal and olive green. 
then i cut out the frame, and adhered it to the front of the card. and that's how i finished the first card, and then i realized that i had great scraps left over, and instead of storing them away in case i wanted to "use them later" i began using them to make the second card. 

 
i started by trimming down the paper that i cut the frame from, so that it was square, and adhered it to the designer paper. 
i used my 3/4 circle punch to create a center for the flower. i finished the card by adding glossy accents to the center, and stamping another frame and sentiment from the american crafts stamp set, and the martha stewart ink.




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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Sassafras Sweet Marmalade Cards


 hello crafters,
today i wanted to share a few cards that i made using Sassafras' Sweet Marmalade 6x6 paper pad. I purchased this pad about a year ago, and never used it. i bought it online and then when i saw it in person i was so UN-inspired-i didn't know how to use it, i wasn't sure it was my style, and i was overwhelmed by how busy some of the prints were. so I set it to the side, thinking I'd probably end up giving it away. 

this past weekend i pulled out some kraft cardstock and decided to give the paper pad another try. i wanted to challenge myself to step out of my craft-comfort-zone, and here's what i came up with 

what i like about this card is the detail on the butterfly that i added using ranger's enamel in white, and the half circles that are 'faux stitched' to the card using rub on stitching. the numbered border strip is from k&co's cut and paste collection and i love how the pop of green really complements the browns, oranges, and cream tones on this card.



on this card i used the print that intimidated me, and what i found is that by cutting the paper up, and using it as an embellishment instead of trying to use the full page i wasn't so overwhelmed by it. the flowers are really bold, and the details that i added to this card are what i really love. the faux stitching, the enamel accents on the basic grey chipboard letters, the glossy accents on the hearts. the ruler border strip is again from k&co's cut and paste border strips, those accents really worked well with this paper pack.

this card is smaller than the first two, it's 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 and i love the crossword puzzle sentiment. because of its small size and how busy this paper is i wanted to leave some space on the card where you could see the kraft background so that it wouldn't be so overwhelming to the eye. i love the little doggy. 

i had so much fun making these cards and i hope this inspires you to challenge yourself to use a product you don't feel is your craft style. 
if you have any questions please leave them in the comments!
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Monday, January 24, 2011

2 peas's finally friday challenge: buttons


happy monday crafters! i hope you had a great weekend
i made this card for two peas in a bucket's finally friday challenge. the challenge was to make a card using buttons.
REMINDER: my giveaway closes on January 31st, for more info click HERE!




supplies
cardstock-recollections
designer paper- k& co ancestry
tag- k& co julienne tag pad
border strip-k& co que sera sera
button- autumn leaves
embroidery floss-white
corner rounder-fiskars
adhesive-glue dots craf & tombow mono tape runner



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Monday, December 27, 2010

happy birthday (5 in 5 sketches class)

today's card was inspired by a class i took back in October. right before i got so crazy busy and had no time to craft at all i took an online class taught by Latrice Murphy called 5 sketches in 5 days. it was an great learning experience, and i still have the PDF's from the class becuase i knew when i signed up i didn't really have time but i would eventually come back to them. 

i was also a winner of one of the giveaways that Latrice had for the class, as you'll see in the video the designer paper i'm using is one of the beautiful papers i won (along with some ranger paint daubers, ribbon & fibers & some other scrap goodies :)


thanks for watching & be sure to check out Latrice's blog-she's super talented
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Friday, December 24, 2010

we thank God for you card


Merry Christmas Eve!!! 
yesterday i really wanted to make a card, and i had really no idea what kind of card i wanted to make or what i wanted to do at all. the best thing to do in that situation is pick up your favorite things, tools/embellishments that you know you love, and you know you've used in a variety of ways and that way you'll be happy with the outcome. 
i picked basic grey's indian summer collection. if you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that when that paper came out i fell in love with it, it's still one of my fav's from BG. and i also picked HA's heart winged butterfly. 

so here's the video of what i came up with. i'm getting a little bit better with my video editing software (taking baby steps :)



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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

merry little christmas card

i'm back! and with a video tutorial. . .ok, it's not the best editing in the world. i'm willing to admit that. but, i spent all weekend trying to learn how to use my new video editing software (it was a long and complicated process for someone with no video editing experience ever), so even though this video is totally amateur, i'm kind of proud of myself. and it's only going to get better from here going forward. i promise
let the vlogging being :)



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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

lawn fawn (hearts) cards for kids blog hop



Hello and welcome to the Lawn Fawn Hearts Cards for Kids Blog Hop! We have all come together today to make cards for a wonderful cause, Cards for Kids! We hope to encourage you to also make cards for this great cause and have fun along the way, too! So please hop along with us, and make sure to leave comments as there will be prizes for commenters and participants! So let's get going! Also, if you are lost in the hop, you can always start at the beginning at the Lawn Fawn blog. Thank you so much for hopping along with us today!


hi. thanks so much for hopping to my blog. if you've just hopped here from marilyn's blog i hope you had fun! if you're staring on my blog click HERE to go to the beginning of the hop!

i wanted my cards to be happy/fun/silly, and here's what i came up with. . .

 


ready to keep hopping? click HERE to hop to mary pat's blog.


If you are lost in the hop, here is a list of all of the participants!
YOU ARE HERE
have a great day!
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Friday, May 21, 2010

it's a boy



happy friday stampers/scrappers!
ok, it's been a crazy busy week with no time for scrapping or blogging :(
but i'm looking forward to this weekend-i will make time for me and my addiction.

and i think it's about time for another giveaway. so i may try having a sketch challenge or a color challenge or something.

anyway, enough of my rabling, here's a quick card i made a while ago that i'm just now getting around to posting. it's a baby card for a little boy.

supplies
bird paper-basic grey
stickers-american crafts thickers
brads-making memories small square brad
stamps-fiskars
circle punch-fiskars
scallop sentiment punch-fiskars

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

didn't really have time but. . .


. . . i had to make at least one card tonight to submit to the gallery idol 2010 contest. i'll be making more this weekend, and will post them the way i normally do, with a photo breakdown of how i made the card. but tonight is just a quick post, because i was so excited when i read about this contest yesterday (yesterday was date night with my hubby, so i couldn't start yesterday)

anyway if you're interested click HERE for more info on the contest. it's like american idol for card makers!

i'm so excited. i hope i make the top twenty. fingers crossed, and i'm holding my breath. wish me luck :)
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