Thursday, December 24, 2009
You're getting Muffin for Christmas
This year at my work place we decide to do Secret Santa for Christmas. Which was nice cause typically we don't do anything. I never did get to see the reaction of my co-worker who received this but I hope she liked it.
When I make this again there are a couple of things I would change as I though a lot of ribbon was used. I don't find that Scor tape works so well for me, but could just be the climate I live in. It is not very sticky and dries out very quickly as I find with a lot of adhesive I buy. It needs to be used right away.
Inside the pocket are brightly colored gift box icing toppers.
RECIPE
STAMPS: WhimsiDoodles; MuffinForChristmas
PAPER: Bazzill; Red, Pink
EMBELLISHMENTS: Liquid Applique; White
RIBBON: 5/8" Holiday Ribbon
TOOLS: SU!; Corners Punch, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug, Corner Rounder
SUPPLIES: Magnetic Snaps, Copics, Pop Dots, Cake Mix, Sprinkles, Frosting, Icing Toppers
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
I made you say Underwear!
I loved the image and new immediately who was going to get this image on their card when I saw it posted on SCS. You know when you can talk openly about underwear, you've got to be close friends!
Easel cards are definitely a favorite of mine. I love the look, the amount of paper and layers I can put onto a card. I can already see I will be taken this technique with me into 2010.
I seem to be making my easel cards 5"x5" as it is really hard to find square envelopes where I live. Only four layers on this card and I think it is self explanatory as to how I made it just by looking at it. I nestled my square Spellbinders for the verse and pop dotted everything. The panties got some added bling with iridescent glitter. I tied the easel card with this beautiful red velvet ribbon. I think all the colors go so well on this card.
I would like to Thank my followers for viewing my blog through out this past year and my regulars that have watched me progress from day 1 which was almost 9 years ago. Wow time flies. I hope to have many of my goals achieved in 2010...
As most of you know it has not been a easy year for many of us and a learning experience for me as once you get old things are not simple as they once were. I suffered a great loss in my life in November, my Granny passed away. Many of these goals she wanted to see me accomplish and I'm going to try really hard to get there.
Footprints
Also Known As "I Had a Dream"
One night I dreamed a dream.
I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to me and one to my Lord.
When the last scene of my life shot before me I looked back at the footprints in the sand. There was only one set of footprints. I realized that this was at the lowest and saddest times of my life. This always bothered me and I questioned the Lord about my dilemma.
"Lord, You told me when I decided to follow You, You would walk and talk with me all the way. But I'm aware that during the most troublesome times of my life there is only one set of footprints. I just don't understand why, when I need You most, You leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you, never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you."
CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: Whimsiedoodles; Digital Stamp Underwear for Christmas. Studio G; Holiday Clear Stamp
PAPER: SU! Glorious Green, American Crafts; Merrymint. Bazzill; Tropical, Red
EMBELLISHMENTS: Iridescent Glitter
RIBBON: Red Velvet Ribbon
TOOLS: SU!; Photo Corners Punch, Small Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch. Spellbinders Square & Square Scallop. Cuttlebug
SUPPLIES: Copics, Pop Dots
Monday, December 14, 2009
Snow Friend like You...
A close up of the snow people as I pop dotted their scarfs and added flowersoft for some snow texture.
CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: Whimsiedoodles; Snowfriends
INK: Versamark; Dazzle
PAPER: SU!; Baja Breeze. Bazzill; Ruby Slipper. SEI; Winter Song. Heidi Grace Designs; Frost Blvd/Snowflake Garden
EMBELLISHMENTS: Flowersoft; Polarwhite
RIBBON: American Crafts; Spring, Fall, Red & White Stripes
TOOLS: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders, Sewing Maching, Bow-Easy
SUPPLIES: Copics, Pop Dots, EkSuccess Border Punch
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Penguin Muffin Top
I also learned while making this card that Liquid Applique can go bad, when I took it out of the drawer the bottle had a dark brown liquid like it had seperated. I shook up the bottle best I could and my white is now on the tan side. When I used the liquid applique it did come out a tan color and this is why I sprinkled glitter on top of it to hide it a bit.
CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: Whimsie Doodles; Penguin Muffin Top. Michael's $1.50.
PAPER: Bazzill; Tropical. MME; Wonderful Winter
INK: Copic Markers
EMBELLISHMENTS: Liquid Applique, Iridescent glitter. Elastic Cord; Silver. Button.
RIBBON: Grossgrain; Red.
TOOLS: Circle Punches; 1 3/4", 3/4". Ticket Punch. Ek Success; Scallop Diamond Border Punch.
SUPPLIES: Spellbinders; Label 4. Cuttblebug. Mini Sewing Machine.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Figgy Pudding Favor's
I saw this little favor on SplitCoastStampers over a year ago and asked the creator Juliana if she would share her pattern and kindly she did. My projects never look the same but I am not always try to CASE all the time too as I have my own style just need a little inspiration from somebody else to get going.
I first traced and cut the pattern out then versamark stamped the swirl design onto the mocha paper. I used the FaLaLa Slice cartridge to cut out the holly and mistletoe shape and added green glitter to the outside edges. Punched a scallop circle out of white cardstock and sponged the edges with Close to Cocoa ink. Inside the favor is 1 Ganong Cafe Chocolate Belgin Chocolate... individually wrapped of course :) Then folded up the favor and attached the scallop circle and double punched the wholes and inserted the red ribbon and tied closed. Punched out the red berries and added a shadow with white ink, and punched out the branch. A lot of work for these tiny holders, but they sure turned out cute.
CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: LYB; Baby Safari-Boy
PAPER: Bazzill; Mocha Divine
INK: Veramark, SU!; Close to Cocoa
RIBBON: 1/8" Red Ribbon
TOOLS: MS; Branch Punch, SU!; Scallop Punch. 1/16"& 1/8" Circle Punch. Corner Rounder
SUPPLIES: Slice; FaLaLa. Green Glitter Pen, White Pen
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Magic Stacking Box
RECIPE
PAPER: S.E.I.; Alpine Frost. Bazzill Assort Cardstock
EMBELLISHMENTS: Autumn Leaves; Tidings Die Cut Tags. Acetate Snowflake
RIBBON: American Crafts; Black Gingham
TOOLS: Scor-Pal, Cuttlebug, SU! Tag Punch
SUPPLIES: Basic Grey; Magnetic Snaps
Friday, October 30, 2009
Dracula Goodie Box
RECIPE
PAPER: Light Purple, Red, Black, White
INK: Black
TOOLS: Cuttlebug
SUPPLIES: 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, SU TopNote, Triangle Punch, SU Tag Punch, 1/16 Circle Punch, Wire, Copic, White Pen, Black Pen, Pop Dots
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Who Who, Thank You
Now the finale and my favorite card, 4 of 4! I am still on an owl kick. This turned out simple yet cute, and I loved the end result. By the fourth card I am now starting to run out of paper as I really like to layer up my cards. I put liquid crackle on the owls eyes and it looks really cool.
RECIPE CARD
STAMPS: Stampendous; Owl Friends. M's $1.50
PAPER: Basicgrey; Wisteria
INK: Versafine; Black Onyx. Versamark
EMBELLISHMENTS: Button, Elastic Cord
RIBBON: American Crafts; Cocoa Gingham
TOOLS: Cuttlebug
SUPPLIES: Copic's, Spellbinders, Pop Dots
Monday, October 12, 2009
Out on a Limb
Card 3 of 4! I sponged the background for the sky, the picture does not do justice as it really looks fantastic. I popped out the black bird with dimensionals. I really liked the Mojo sketch, but my end result I was not happy with.
CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: Inkadinkado
PAPER: Basicgrey; Wisteria
INK: Versafine; Onyx Black. Colorbox; Purple, Brown
RIBBON: Dollarstore
TOOLS: Cuttlebug
SUPPLIES: Spellbinders
Wisteria Angel
Card 2 of 4! I colored this beautiful image of an angel with copic markers. Copic's are my favorite to color with and the more practice the better you get and you will find what technique you are best at. I choose to leave this card blank and add a sentiment as a later date when needed as it could be used for so many occasions.
RECIPE CARD
STAMPS: Inkadinkado; Angels
PAPER: Basicgrey; Wisteria. Cardstock
INK: Versafine; Onyx Black. SU!; Perfect Plum
TOOLS: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders
SUPPLIES: CB; Script Texture. Pop Dots
Smiling Mummy
It has been a very long time since I last blogged. Where does the time go and why are the weeks flying by so fast. Seems like I am never getting one particular project ever completed to my satisfaction.
This is 1 of 4 cards that I made for the September card contest at our local scrap booking store. The goal of this contest is to create four cards with the five sheets of card stock and designer papers given, you are allowed to use any form of embellishments, and technique of your choice.
CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: M's $1.50 Stamps
PAPER: Basicgrey; Wisteria Line.
INK: Versafine; Onyx Black
EMBELLISHMENTS: Rhinestone
TOOLS: Spellbinders, CB Herringbone, White Flock.
SUPPLIES: Pop Dots, Cuttlebug, Corner Rounder.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Back to School Backpack
Here is a side view:
Here is a back view:
RECIPE
PAPER: Imaginisce; Teacher's Pet (No) Passing Notes, My New Pencil Box.
RIBBON: 3/8" Red Grosgrain
TOOLS: Scor-Pal, Big Bite, Exacto Knife.
SUPPLIES: Terrifically Tacky Tape, Eyelets, 1/2" Magnetic Snap, Glue Dot.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Snowman Filigree
RECIPE
STAMPS: Inkadinkado; Holiday Filigree.
PAPER: SU!; Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, White. Heidi Grace; Frost Blvd/ Snowflake Garden. Cloud9Design; Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. Acetate.
INK: Autumn Leaves; Stampology Turquise.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Clear Rhinstone
RIBBON: Adhesive Backed Ribbon
TOOLS: Martha Stewart Snowflake Punches.
SUPPLIES: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders; Classic Scallop Circle, Classic Circle .
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tree of Life
RECIPE
STAMPS: Stampendous; Encouraging Words. Inkadinkado; Utopiary.
PAPER: SU!; Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery. Daisy Bucket; In the Meadow Ella, Finley. BoBunny; Alissa Spunky.
INK: Versafine; Vintage Sepia.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Recollection Gemstone Brads.
TOOLS: Cuttlebug, Paper Piercer.
SUPPLIES: Spellbinders; Classic Circle, Classic Circle Scallop. SU!; Photo Corners Punch. Clear Embossing Powder. CB; Swiss Dots.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
One for the dogs!
RECIPE
STAMPS: Recollections; Woof Woof.
PAPER: DCWV Card Base; Brown. Bazzill C/S; Orange, Lime Green. DPS: BoBunny Pet Shop Words. Moxxie; Cannine Chaos.
INK: Versafine Onyx Black. Copic Markers.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Lime Green Rhinestones.
RIBBON: Grosgrain Brown.
TOOLS: SU! Scallop Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch. Spellbinders; Rectangle Scallop, Rectangle. Cuttlebug.
SUPPLIES: Clear E/P.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Right, Meow!
RECIPE
STAMPS: Recollections; Meow Meow.
PAPER: DCWV Card Base, Citrus Matstack DP. Doodlebug Design; Baby Boy Bubbles.
INK: Versafine Onyx Black. Copic Markers.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Turquoise Rhinestones.
RIBBON: American Crafts Spring Ribbon.
TOOLS: SU! Scallop Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch. Spellbinders; Rectangle Scallop, Rectangle. Cuttlebug.
SUPPLIES: Clear E/P.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Thanks So Much
The ribbon frame was used on the center of the card and the rick rack was made using the SU! scallop edge punch, which gave the card a cool effect that looks like fabric and really it's paper.
RECIPE
STAMPS: SU!: Sincere Salutations, Priceless
PAPER: SU!: DP Unknown, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
INK: SU!: Close to Coca, Regal Rose
RIBBON: 1/4" Sheer White
TOOLS: SU!: Scallop Edge, Ticket Punch
SUPPLIES: Exacto Knife, Pop Dots
Friday, June 19, 2009
Owl be there
RECIPE
STAMPS: Greeting Farm; Forest Friends.
PAPER: Fancy Papers by Jackie Eckles. Bazzill; Olive. Coordinates: Brown, Baby Blue.
INK: Colorbox; Brown, Gold. Copic Markers.
TOOLS: SU; Scallop Border Punch. Paper Piercer. Spellbinders; Classic Rectangle, Scallop Rectangle.
SUPPLIES: Clear Embossing Power. Cuttlebug.
Nuts about You...
RECIPE
STAMPS: Greeting Farm; Forest Friends.
PAPER: Fancy Papers by Jackie Eckles. Bazzill; Olive. Coordinates; Brown, Baby Blue.
INK: Versafine: Sepia. Colorbox Chalk; Dragonfly. Copic Markers.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Button, Hemp.
TOOLS: Corner Punch, Piercing Tool.
SUPPLIES: Pop Dots.
Deer Friend
RECIPE
STAMPS: Greeting Farm; Forest Friends. SU; Trendy Trees.
PAPER: Fancy Papers; Papa by Jackie Eckles. Bazzill; Olive Green. Coordinates; Baby Blue.
INK: SU; Close to Cocoa, Old Olive. Colorbox Chalk; Blackbird. Copic Markers.
EMBELLISHMENTS: MM; blue brads. DMC; Champagne Metallic Floss.
TOOLS: SU; Oval Scallop Punch, Small Oval Punch, Top Note Die Cut. Textured Ruler.
SUPPLIES: Pop Dots, Paper Piercer, Gold Metallic Pen.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Reach for the Stars
RECIPE
STAMPS: Scrappy Cat; Inspirations. Sandylion; Baby Boy.
PAPER: Fancy Paper Papa by Jackie Eckles. CS; babyblue, Chocolate, Olive Green.
INK: Colorbox; Black, Brown. Copic Markers.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Chipboard; Renne Baby Boy.
TOOLS: Slice, Piercing Tool.
SUPPLIES: Pop Dots.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Graduation Card
RECIPE
STAMPS: Close to my heart; Graduation.
PAPER: Bazzill; Black, White, Dark Grey.
INK: Colorbox; Black.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Jolee's; Solor System. MM; Black Brads.
TOOLS: Spellbinders; Classic Oval, Classic Oval Scallop.
SUPPLIES: Cuttlebug.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wisteria Tri Shutter Card
Here is my attempt for Monday's, try a new technique at Splitcoast Stampers TLC221 Tri Shutter Card for last week. I new when I saw the design of the card I wanted to use my newly purchased Basicgrey Wisteria line.
I made this card for Carla, a co-worker of mine. I knew she would love it the minute she saw it as I made sure it had butterflies and flowers on it.
RECIPE
STAMPS: Basicgrey; Dragonfly. Stampin Up; Sincere Salutations. Close to my Heart; Treasure Life.
PAPER: CS; Bazzill. Basicgrey; Wisteria.
INK: Tim Holtz; Dusty Concord. Versafine; Black. Copic Markers.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Basicgrey; Wisteria Chipboard Stickers.
TOOLS: Spellbinders; Classic Scallop Ovals, Classic Ovals.
SUPPLIES: Kaleidoscope Embossing Powder.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
My April Card Contest Submission
Monday, April 6, 2009
Love the Citrus Colours!
Hey everyone, well how about that two posts done in one week! Tonight I decided to challenge myself and make AND complete a single card in one hour with no sketch at all. So this meant I couldn't be fussy like I typically am. I purchased this new matstack and dove right into it as it has all my favorite colours (aka anything bright!)
CARD RECIPE
PAPER: DCVW; Citrus Matstack, Lime Card base.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Prima; Paper Flowers. Recollections; Brads. MM; Rub-0n's.
RIBBON: Dollar Store.
TOOLS: Cuttlebug, Paper piercer. SU!; Top Note Die Cut. EK Success Punch; Scallop Diamond.
SUPPLIES: Pop Dots.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Bunny Basket
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Giftcard Holder {Seize the CuPcAkE}
TOOLS: EK Success Punch. Marvy; Circle Punch. SU!; Word Punch, Large Punch, Small Punch.
SUPPLIES: Copics, Liquid Applique, MS; Gemstone Heart, Irridescent Glitter, Flower Brads.
Simple, I can do it! 3x3 Inchie!
I didn't think I could do it but this is as simple as I can get. Even createing a 3x3 inchie was hard enough for me to do. I'm kinda on a {cupcake, owl, monkey, baby} kick lately and thought this would be a nice birthday card for my girlfriend at work for whom I must share and show all new items that come in. She creates just wonderful simple cards and I find I need to color and layer everything, and have some form of business in my style of cards. Thanks for looking...
CARD RECIPE:
STAMPS: Maya Road Clear Stamps; Cupcakes. Stampendous Perfectly Clear; Hey There Cupcake.
PAPER: Bazzill; Pink. Watercolor.
INK: Versafine; Vintage Sepia.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Heart Rhinestone.
SUPPLIES: Clear EB, Gelly Roll Sakkura; Silver. EK Success Punch; 5 Petal Flower. Dimensional Pop Dots.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Upsy Daisy - Happy Birthday
Here is a closer look:
Next, using the background image pretty petals. Color the different images using SU! Markers, then stamp a piece of whisper white paper. The backgroup image was then glued onto a piece of certainly celery and attached to the base of your card.
For the embellishment, the butterfly image was stamped with versamark ink and embossed with silver embossing on silver paper. Punched out with the 1" circle punch, and pop dotted onto 1 1/4" circle punch of certainly celery. Some pink ribbon is glued to the back and I pop dotted my embellishment onto the front of the card. {I love those pop dots}
CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: Upsy Daisy, Pretty Petals, Happy Everything, Flight of the Butterfly.