Card Creations Volume 10--publication share

ETA:  This card was featured in the Moxie Fab World as part of The Postage Challenge!

Hi friends!  It's been quiet around here!  Sorry I've been absent for a few days, but I was hard at work on a gardening project over the weekend, and I haven't been able to find my crafty mojo since.

Never fear--I have a project to share today that was just published in Paper Crafts' special issue, Card Creations Volume 10 (on sale now!).  I haven't been able to find a copy for myself just yet, but I can't wait to drool over the pages.

My submission was inspired by a poster I saw in a catalog and features a current trend--typography.  You can find the supplies and instructions in this special issue of Paper Crafts!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you're having a great week!

For a star teacher

Hooray for Friday!  I can't wait to get my weekend started, how about you?

I have a card to share with you today that I submitted to the latest Paper Crafts call, but it wasn't picked up.  No worries, though, because I really love how this turned out and can't wait to give it to my daughter's teacher for all of her hard work!

I started with a Harvest Gold card base which I stamped repeatedly with the pencil from PTI's Happy Trails.  I colored each of the erasers with a Copic marker, then stamped the sentiment above the border.

I used PTI's star dies to make a star frame from Berry Sorbet cardstock, added a bit of turquoise baker's twine, and popped it up with foam tape, trimming the right edge flush with the card base.

For inside of the frame, I die cut another star from Harvest Gold cardstock, stamped it with ledger lines from Scrapbook Series:  Library Ledger in Versamark, and heat embossed the lines with clear powder.  The tiny sentiment was stamped by selectively inking two different sentiments from Tiny Tags.

All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless noted

Cardstock:  Harvest Gold, Berry Sorbet

Stamps:  Happy Trails, Scrapbook Series:  Library Ledger, Tiny Tags

Ink:  Black (Inkadinkadoo), Versamark (Tsukineko), Copic marker

Tools:  star dies

Accessories:  clear embossing powder (Stampendous), Caribbean baker's twine (The Twinery)

I hope you're having a fantastic Friday, even if it is the 13th!  Thanks for stopping by!

A Note of Thanks

Hello!  I'm thrilled to say that I received a happy email from Paper Crafts magazine yesterday, as one of my cards was accepted for publication in Card Creations.  Thank you, PC!

I thought I'd share one of the cards that wasn't picked up, which I happen to love nonetheless.  *smile*

This purple number features stamps from WPlus9's Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions.  After stamping the leaves on a Rustic Cream panel, I added a Kraft die cut frame that is debossed with woodgrain.  I die cut a piece of Rustic Cream cardstock to go in the "window" and stamped it with a sentiment from PTI's Gracious Vases.

The little birdie and leaves were stamped and cut out by hand, then perched on the corner of the frame.  

The design seemed a little unbalanced, so I added some brown "pearls" to create a visual triangle with the bird.  I just used some die cut circles and gave them a coat of Glossy Accents for shine.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Plum Pudding, Rustic Cream, Kraft, Dark Chocolate)

Stamps:  WPlus9 Design Studio (Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions), Papertrey Ink (Gracious Vases)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Perfect Plum, Chocolate Chip)

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (Mat Stack 4, Fillable Frames #7 dies, Woodgrain impression plate)

Accessories:  Ranger (Glossy Accents)

I've been working feverishly on my Christmas cards today, so I'll have some of those to share with you in the coming days.

Thanks for your visit!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

A Week of Thanks and Giving--Day 6

Hi again!  You didn't think I'd forgotten about today's giveaway, did you?  *smile*

I finally found a copy of the latest Paper Crafts special issue, 365 Cards, and I have an extra to share with one of you!  I love all of the fun and quirky holidays celebrated in this issue.  Every year I make calendars for family members that include obscure holidays, along with silly pictures of my kids.  It's always a big hit, and I'm glad I have some new ideas for this year's edition from perusing the pages of 365 Cards.

For your chance to win this issue, just leave a comment on this post telling me what holiday you would celebrate if you could invent one of your own.  I really look forward to your ideas on this one!  Comments must be received by Wednesday, November 23 at 11:59 PM EST.  Don't forget you still have time to comment on Days 1-5, too.

Thanks for visiting yet again, my friends.  See you back here tomorrow for the last giveaway!

Rainbow Hearts Birthday

 

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Blueberry Sky, white)

Stamp:  Papertrey Ink (Signature Series:  Dress Form)

Ink:  Inkadinkadoo (Black), Copic markers

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (heart die, Linen & Canvas impression plate), corner rounder

Accessories:  Papertrey Ink (buttons), twill ribbon, DMC floss

Hi there!  I have several projects lined up to share with you in the next few days, if I can just get them all photographed!  In the meantime, I remembered that I hadn't shared this card that was made for a recent PC call.

I used the medium-sized die from PTI's Heart Prints die set to cut heart "windows" along one side of a piece of white cardstock.  It took a few tries to get them lined up just right.  It would have been much easier to cut the hearts from colored cardstock and layer them on top of the panel, but I just love using negative space on a card, so I was determined to make it work.

I stamped a sentiment from Signature Series:  Dress Form, rounded two corners, and added some texture to the main panel with the Linen & Canvas impression plate.  Colored squares are adhered behind the heart windows, and I embellished them with a few color coordinated buttons.

I added rainbow stripes to a piece of white twill using Copics, then tucked it under the main panel, which is popped up on foam dots.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Enjoy the start of your weekend!

Bridal silhouette

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Iconic Images, Tiny Tags), Waltzingmouse (Vintage Labels 18)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Chocolate Chip), Clearsnap (Dune), Papertrey Ink (Tea Dye duo)

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (Music Score, Linen & Canvas impression plates, tag die), Spellbinders (Labels 18 die), EK Success (circle punch)

Accessories:  Martha Stewart (ribbon), Ranger (Perfect Pearls), Michaels (pearls), thread

Hi there!  Just popping in to share a card I made for a recent Paper Crafts call that wasn't picked up.  The category was silhouettes for brides and babies, which led me to create this little number perfect for an engagement.

To make this card, I stitched a piece of Vintage Cream cardstock debossed with PTI's music score impression plate onto a Cream card base. 

For the focal point, I die cut and stamped the large frame from Waltzingmouse's Vintage Labels 18 and punched out the center circle.  The silhouette from PTI's Iconic images was stamped onto another piece of Vintage Cream cardstock, debossed with the Linen & Canvas impression plate, and adhered behind the frame, which is popped up on foam dots.

You can't see it in the photo, but the frame was sprayed with Perfect Pearls mist to give it a nice shimmer.  For the finishing touches, I added a crown of pearls to the silhouette and a tiny tag tied with wrinkled ribbon.

I hope you'll come by tomorrow, as I have two posts lined up, including the newest ColourQ challenge.  Thanks for visiting!

Card Ideas for Paper Crafters--Horizontal Sketch Challenge

Did you happen to see this card today over in the Moxie Fab World?  Well, my friends, I just about fell out of my chair when I saw it!  That's my first Paper Crafts publication!!

I'm so excited to be able to share this card with you, and Cath made it even sweeter today by featuring it as part of today's horizontal sketch challenge.  I do hope you'll play along with this sketch--I love seeing so many different ideas using the same design!

I hope to be back with something new very soon, but for today I think I'll just bask in my 15 minutes of fame.  Thanks for indulging me!

Have a great day!

Monday blues

Hello there!  I hope your week is off to a great start.  Despite the title, I don't have the blues on this Monday, but I do have a blue card to share with you!

This was a submission for a recent Paper Crafts call for cards using blue that didn't make the cut.  But I was totally smitten with how it turned out, so I'm happy to be able to share it with you here!

All cardstock is from Papertrey Ink:  Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky, and Spring Rain.  I cut the panels and mounted them on a white cardstock rectangle, then stamped the branch image from WPlus9's Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions using Versamark.  I heat embossed the image with clear powder to add some shine and subtle texture.

To finish it off, I stamped a sentiment from PTI's Healing Touch Sentiments with Enchanted Evening ink onto a double ended banner.  I trimmed one end, mounted the banner with foam tape, and added a button tied with floss.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky, Spring Rain, white)

Stamps:  WPlus9 Design Studio (Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions), Papertrey Ink (Healing Touch Sentiments)

Ink:  Papertrey Ink (Enchanted Evening), Versamark

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (Double ended banner die)

Accessories:  Papertrey Ink (button), DMC floss, Stampendous (embossing powder)

Thanks for joining me on this Monday!  Have a great one!