for Baby

I made this baby card for the Queen for the Day Challenge from last week!  Just getting the card made tonight!  You can come play along with the Queen for the Day Challenge here.

I paper pieced the duck (stamped on yellow and cut out and glued onto the white stamped image).
I used two types of patterned paper, both razzleberry and some wisteria twine to match the base color.
I can't believe I didn't even texture anything, although I did use my Big Shot for the Top Note piece.

Pieced and Pierced

 

I made this card for Creative Crew SU! challenges on Splitcoast.

 

One challenge was to use the soon-to-be-retired 2011 colors.  Focus on your least favorite.  My least favorite was Calypso Coral.

 

Also the challenge was to use piercing in a different way.  I pierced a heart behind my sentiment.

 

The snail and flowers are stamped and cut out (paper pieced) on white, limeade and coral.

I inked the zigzag embossing folder with brown ink before running the calypso coral paper through.

Queen 144

 

I made this card for Queen 144. Please come join the Queen for the Day Challenge on Splitcoast.

The images are from Easy Events stamp set.

Christmas Combo - Easy Frosty Evergreen Road

 

I made 8 of these Christmas cards to give to kids in my Sunday School. 

I tried to make something simple, yet nice.

 

I combined 4 stamp sets to make this scene and I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to line them up:

- Road to Happiness (car)

- Frosty Friends (snowman)

- Evergreen (tree)

- Easy Events (merry Christmas)

 

I added a torn edge and an embossed edgelit edge with some patterned paper.

Last two with mom

Mom and I made our last 2 cards together before they went home today.  We had lots of fun together!
We each picked a layout and made a card.

The top card is the one she made.  She used a layout from Clean & Simple Stamping blog.

The layout I picked is from Retro Sketches.

Chocolate Pie x2

 

2 cards for the color challenge today and the sketch at CASE(E) this Sketch!  A new blog I found.

 

I used butterflies and the apothecary accents framelit (embossed).

 

My mom used circles and a flower.  We both used the same lace ribbon because it matched so well!

Ornament - Negative

 

I made this by punching the ornament out of the white piece and putting a piece of embossed blue behind.  You can't really see in the picture very well but it says "Merry Christmas" in between two rhnestones.  I also scored all the way around the card base before gluing the other elements on top.

 

The layout is from Clean & Simple.

The colors are from Fab Friday - Midnight Muse, Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit.

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Here are the two cards I made for this week's Queen.
Both cards are using this week's fabulous color combo - Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade.

For this card I tried the "seamless tiers" technique.  Actually worked a lot better than I expected and was VERY easy!

I cut my 3 white pieces in the sizes that I wanted them, for layering.  I laid them on top of each other and stamped!  So I only stamped one time for each leaf.  This means you don't have to line up any layers with stamping them separately.  This ONLY works because you put the other layers of color behind each white piece to mat (it covers up around the edges where the stamp can't push down properly.)  It creates a really cool WOW effect and is actually really easy to do!  I enjoyed it.

 

I pierced around the sentiment and added some brads. 

For this card I took a piece of black textured paper and die cut two shapes from the apothecary accents framelits at the same time, one inside the other.  So it creates a frame.  The bird image is actually BEHIND the opening in the frame.

I stamped the bird silhouette in black and then just swiped color with my markers across.  It actually looks really cool for such a random technique.  I think this works because it is a silhouette image.

 

I added a sentiment (from Easy Events) in a word window punch, with mini brads and some twine.

 

I'm quite pleased with how both of these turned out!

 

I hope you come join along with the Queen for the Day Challenge here.

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Here are the two cards I made for this week's Queen...

Come play along with the Queen for the Day Challenge that I host on Splitcoast.

For this card I used the images from "Easy Events" and two of the Apothecary Accents framelit shapes.  I scored the background.  Added some fun edges, ribbon and mini brads.  I colored some of the image in just with yellow.

 For this card I used "Serene Silhouettes" and a framelit shape and beautiful wings embosslit butterflies.  I also used the vintage wallpaper embossing folder and textured paper.  I pierced holes and connected the dots with a purple marker on the top and bottom edge to make it look like stitching!  The ribbon is organza ribbon.

Layered Framelits

This card is for 2 challenges.

Layout at Freshly Made Sketches.  This first card shows without the banner.  The last card in this post shows with the banner added.  It adds a nice touch I think.

The colors are from Stampin' Royalty - Pool Party, More Mustard, Island Indigo and Old Olive.

I used old olive in the tree image.

I did a WHOOPS.  I reached for the wrong In Color blue.  I used Midnight Muse instead of Island Indigo, but since the colors are fairly similar, I thought I'd still post this.

I layered 3 framelits to make this fun frame

I used the Labels Collection for the image and the same size in blue and just offset behind.  Then I used two from the Apothecary Accents in More Mustard.  I cut one in half and put each half on either side of the long, narrow one.  I think this makes a stunning frame!

The framelits are so useful!

The images are from "Serene Silhouettes" and the "Easy Events".  I also used rhinestones and Midnight Muse ribbon and the argyle embossing folder.

Having lots of fun with new stuff!

Clock Frenzy

I made this card for the layout at Sketch Frenzy Friday.
I got the idea for the colors from looking at the new catalogue. The colors are Real Red, Calypso Coral and Island Indigo.

The image is from "Easy Events".  I paper pieced the bird (very tiny cutting!!!)

I used texture on the 3 red pieces and I used my scoring for the lines on the white.

For layering the framelits I cut 2 of the same size framelit shape in blue and then offset them slightly behind the main one.

This is one of my favorite images from this set.  I wasn't sure what sentiment to put with this card, so I left it off for now.  I can always add one later, or even on the inside.

Fresh Congrats

This layout is from Freshly Made Sketches.

I want some more baby cards for my stash.  I decided to use Easy Events and the sentiment from Something to Celebrate.  The duck image is stamped 3 times, once as the base, once punched out in a circle and popped up and once on blue.  I cut out and paper pieced the hat and umbrella.

I chose the colors based on this piece of patterned paper and I wanted to add yellow to match the duck and my ribbon.

New In Colors - Punch Art

I made this card using all 5 of the new In Colors. 
I made some punch art flowers.  This card will be for my next group meeting.
The layout is from Techno Stamper.

Candle

This layout comes from Techno Stamper.

I wanted to show off punches.  This one uses the bird punch and the modern label punch.

I also used 2 ribbons behind the sentiment.

Repeating

I made this card for the layout at Create with Connie & Mary.

I changed the layout a little bit because my image ended up being really long. 

I used a piece of "leftover" edge from the scallop punch to create a fun reverse scallop edge.

The blue piece is embossed with stripes.

I stamped the snails 3 times and highlighted a bit with blue marker.

The colors I used are: Wisteria Wonder, White, Basic Gray and Bashful Blue.

Birds for Sketch

I used this fabulous set for today's sketch.

This is also for the Twisted Tuesday Challenge - birthday + ribbon

I stamped the image on Sahara sand, then again on Island Indigo and Pool Party and cut out the birds to glue overtop.

I arranged the 3 colored panels in my embossing folder so that it would look like a continuous pattern.

Happy Hello Tree

This is a card using the color challenge today from Splitcoast - Pacific Point, Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake.

The layout is from Techno Stamper.

One of the reasons I love this set "Easy Events" is because it has 8 images and 8 sentiments.  This allows you to easily mix and match the sentiments with the images (or use them separately).  I used "happy" from happy birthday and "hello" and cut them out and put them together.

I used the embossed frame on this tree image and I used versamark to add a bit of color to the image.  Embossed with houndsooth, added button and twine, corner rounder and patterned paper.

I am doing a class this month featuring this set.  I just love it!

Easy Events - Card Class

I am having a card class featuring the stamp set "Easy Events"  I am focusing on different ideas of how to use the stamp set "Easy Events". We will be making 3 cards PLUS you get to KEEP the STAMP SET!!!!  This is a pre-order class!

 

Price of the class includes stamp set, all supplies and a snack!

The cost is Stamp Set + $7.

So if you want the wood mount set - the class will cost $48.

If you want the clear mount set - the total cost is $38.

**Must pre-register by May 14th.

 

Saturday, May 26th from 1:30 till about 4.

Location: My house in Innisfail.

Contact me if you want to register!  Feel free to invite a friend!

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I made this two cards for Queen Betty (gbedwright). 

PLEASE come join us at the Queen for the Day Challenge this week.

This first one uses "Branch Out" a retired set and "Sincere Salutations".  I sponged around the Top Note shape and I used the retired photo corners punch.  I also added some brads and mini brads.

I distressed the edges of this one.  I also used my embossed frame.  The flowers are made by crumpling boho blossoms flowers.