Let it snow!

 

A Memory Box cover die was used to emboss the background on this card.  A sled (may be Memory Box) was cut from Kraft paper.  A Spellinders poinsettia was added along with a sentiment from Taylored Expressions.  Hope you Enjoy!

Sizzix Luster Wax

 

The Memory Box die was embossed on a dark blue. Sizzix silver Luster Wax was used to highlight the embossed image.  The sentiment is from Birch Press Design.  The Luster Wax was used on a second dark blue paper to create a silver border.  The image is stamp in black and clear embossed on silver paper.  Hope you enjoy!

Thinking of you

This card is made using Stencils and molding paste.  The flower is a stencil from Studio 490  "From the Garden".  The stencil was taped down and molding paste added.  The stencil was then removed and the molded image was allowed to dry.  The stencil was then put back in place and Antique Linen and Aged Mahogany distress inks were used to color it.  The Antique Linen was used with the Tim Holtz stencil "bubble" to begin the background to the card.  The two distress colors were used with the Memory Box stencil "texture rings and puddles" to add a custom paper look to the card.  A sentiment that has been around in the sentiment box was stamped with archival ink and clear heat embossed.  Hope you enjoy.

Stamps and Stencils

This card turned out so much different than what the starting idea was.  The plan was to make a card with the four different pieces stamped.  This is a 6 x6 card.  A white cardstock was cut to 5.5 and then cut into two pieces.   Each of those pieces was then cut into two uneven pieces.  The Hero Arts "Dauber Bunch" was used to stamp the images.  The "Thanks a Bunch" sentiment was stamped with Archival black and then clear heat embossed.  Hero Arts inks were used for the stamped images.  (Hero Hues "latte", Hero Shadow "pool" and "green hills".  The next step was to distress the edge with Antique Linen.  This still needed something so the Memory Box stencil " Texture rings and puddles" was stamped with the Antique Linen  to add a background effect.  The stamped images were then mounted onto a dark blue that was cut a 1/4 inch larger than the stamped piece.  The final step was to mount all of the card pieces onto a base of green 6x6 paper.  This was a fun card to make.  Hope you enjoy.

Stencil Use

Stencils are becoming a fun way to make a card.  Before long a new Online Card class will highlight these and I am signed up.  Of course as my LSS store Fond Memories gets these new cardmaking toys in I have to give them a try.  This card was made as a quick birthday greeting for a friend.    I used the Memory Box "Butterfly Vine for this card.  I started with a 4 x 5.25 piece of white cardstock.  The next step was to use Antique Linen distress to get the outline of the stencil.  The butterflies were colored with Copic Markers Y18, B32 and B34 and then this was mounted on a brown 5.5 x 4.25.  A May Arts blue ribbon was added and this was mounted on the card base.  This does not take long and is a simple card.  Hope you enjoy.

Merriest Wishes

Another simple card.  This one is finished to 5 x7.  The trees and house are cut using a Memory Box die.  This was mounted on navy, stamped with your favorite greeting.  This was then mounted on gold, followed by white and then the card base.  Stickles were added for a little glimmer and the card was done.  Hope you enjoy

JOY

Want a quick and simple Holiay card.  This is made with October Afternoon holiday paper and a Memory Box die.  Add a tag and some twine and the card is pretty much done.  Hope you enjoy.

Peace

The inspiration for this card is from Shari Carroll in the Online Card Class "Holiday Workshop 13".

Paper is from Authentique 6 x 6 paper pad.  Die are from Memory box (peace and the tree).  The embossing folder is from Sizzix.  It is a pretty simple card to make and I hope you enjoy.

Tis the Season

In September our LSS had a very large workshop that I help with.  I needed to make some samples using a stamp that was being used at one of my tables so I may a little foggy on what I used.  The Stamp is a Memory Box that was stamped with Versafine Black and clear embossed.  This was then cut with a Spellbinder circle and  distressed with two colors  (Mustard Seed being the yellow I want to say Bundled Sage for the second color).  I added a clear stickles to the stamped image.  Using a Spellbinder tag for the sentiment I tried to give the illusion it was a globe.  The DP I believe is from Bazzill's Christmas line. The sentiment is from my stash so not remembering it.  This is an A2 card  Hope you enjoy.

Cheer Up

JustRite Friday Challenge #103 - Things With Wings is the inspiration for this card.  The base of the card was stamped with VersaMark and embossed in white using the JustRite stamp set "Leafy Background".  After the base was embossed it was distressed with Bundled Sage.  Bazzill green was cut with a Spellbinder die "Floral Oval" to serve as the frame for the sentiment.  Using a Spellbinder die Solar white was cut for the center of the card.  The JustRite stamp set "let your soul sing" was used to stamp the floral vine in Bundled Sage.  Three small flowers were stamped over the floral vine with Memento Morocco.  Vera Fine black was used to stamp the sentiment Cheer Up: Tomorrow is another day and this was pop dotted over the floral oval.  A Memory Box butterfly finishes off the card.  The finished card is 4.25 x 5.5.  Hope you enjoy

Another Christmas in July card

Another of my Christmas summer workshop cards.  I was looking for ideas and found a card similar to this and used it for my inspiration on the internet.  The snow was created using 1 1/2 inch score tape and Rock candy glitter.  If you have not tried that technique put your tape on cardstock.  Peel the cover paper off to expose the sticky and spread the glitter and press it in.  Remove the excess glitter and cut to the shape you want.  Stickles was added as a glitter effect to the trees.  This is an A2 card.  Hope you enjoy

Supplies:

Paper:  Echo Park 'winter wishes'
Score tape
Dies:  Memory Box deer and trees
sentiment of your choice

Warm Winter Wishes

Another card from my Christmas class.  This was a very popular card with those that attended.  I am not taking credit for the design and do not remember where I found it.  The paper is Bazzill Prismatic.  A spellbinder circle was used to make the main cut.  The card is a 5.5 square with the circle piece being 5 inches and that is mounted using foam tape.  The cut out circle was distressed with Stormy Sky and placed inside the cut circle after the top piece is mounted to the card.  The dies are from Memory Box and the larger tree is foam mounted.  Find a small sentiment and you have a very simple card.  Hope you enjoy

Country Landscape

Country Landscape was inspired by the Online Holiday Card class.  The background was distressed with Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers.  The landscape is "Country Landscape" by Memory Box and was cut out of white card stock with scor tape and Ranger distress dry glitter : clear rock candy was added.  The Starry Sky is a punch by Martha Stewart with a paper distressed with Tarnished Brass distress stain placed behind.  A bow was added above the sentiment from Penny Black "Christmas Cheer".  Hope you enjoy.

Butterflies and Flowers

JustRite Friday Color Challenge #071 - "Perfect Pastels"

JustRite is hosting a color challenge this week.  Not having the colors I needed in designer papers I decided to use Copic Markers and the  JustRite "With sympathy" set to create this card.  The card began with a 5 x 7 base that was airbrushed with Copic YR 31.  On this was mounted the background that was embossed with the new Spellbinder M-Bossabilities "Imperial" folder.This was airbrushed with both the YR31 and YR65.  Pearl Gems were added to this base.  The flower was stamped on a Spellbinder Classic Oval and colored with Copic Markers  YR31 (Lt Reddish Yellow) and RV14 (Begonia Pink) as the tip color.  I did mask off a portion of the stamp to fit the oval.  These were blended which gave a little different color to the flower.  YG 61and YG63 were used on the leaves.   This was framed with the new Spellbinder "Floral Oval" using Neenah Solar White.  Small pearl gems were added to the frame.   A Spellbinder ribbon tag was cut and stamped with a sentiment from the JustRite Set and airbrushed with the YR31.  Butterflies were cut with a Memory Box die and colored using the three challenge colors.  When I started this was a challenge, but with white paper, an embossing folder, the right stamp, a few pearl gems  and some dies it became a card.  Hope you enjoy.

SUPPLIES:

paper:  Neenah solar white

Dies:  Spellbinder Floral ovals, Spellbinder Classic Oval,  Spellbinder ribbon tags, Memory Box butterfly

Accessories:  Spellbinder M-Bossabilities "Imperial",  Copic Airbrush.  Pearl Gems

Ink and Markers:  Memento tuxedo black, Copic Markers RV 14, YG 61, YG 63, YR31, YR65

a day to celebrate

Wanting to make something a little different I looked at Joan"s Garden Challenge for this week and here it is.  The challenge is to use flowers and make a pretty card. I hope you can see the many flowers in the design of the card.   I started with Bo Bunny "Back to Basics"  paper and a die from Memory Box "Twirling Vine Frame (cut in white). Very small pearls were added on what appears to be small flowers on the frame.    The card itself is a 5 x 7 in size.  The flowers are from the same paper using a Spellbinder Die "bitty blossoms".  The flowers were tipped with a Copic Marker R85.  The sentiment from Penny Black "Gratitude" was stamped on another Bo Bunny "Back to Basics" paper and edged with the Distress marker Worn Lipstick.  The paper was cut with a Spellbinder oval and placed on top of a Spellbinder "Floral" oval cut from white.  Three pearls were added to finish off the oval.  A butterfly was cut with a Memory Box die from the DP and distressed with Worn Lipstick Distress Stain .  The center of the butterfly was distressed with an distress marker.  This was placed on a silk bow and a pearl pin added.  Close ups can be seen of both the butterfly and the flowers (taken from a top view).  This was fun to make.  Hope you enjoy.

I hold you in my heart

This JustRite "With Sympathy" is the card that was designed for the Fond Memories Workshop.  Hope you enjoy.

Directions:

**Mask off the leaves on the left flower .  Using the Tuxedo Black prepare the image to stamp.  Remove the masking tape and stamp on the Classic Oval largest die (2.75 x 3.75).

**Color the flower with YR 27 shading portions darker than others.  By going over an area more than once will make the image darker.  Color the leaves starting with the YG 95 on the veins and finishing with YG 93.

**Spray Goose Bumps 2-3 mists from 12 inches on the flower image.  Let Dry.  When dry Distress with the Vintage Photo

 **Mount the Kaisercraft “Tradition” on the Kaisercraft “Reunion” floral side.

 **Stamp the sentiment on the Memory Box die and Distress with Vintage Photo.

 **Wrap the Twine around the card 3 or 4 times.  Add the tag and tie a small bow on the right side of the card. 

 **Mount the stamped image on Kaisercraft Reunion (solid side) that was cut with the JustRite Custom Die #5 (being the largest). 

 **Mount the assembled card on the card base.  

Supplies and Paper Cuts:

Paper:  Neenah Solar White  (for stamping )

            Royal Fiber Birch cut to 5.5 x 8.5 (card base)

            Kaisercraft  These Days “Reunion”  cut to 4.25 x 5.5

            Kaisercraft These Days “ Tradition”            cut to 3.75 x 5

 Ink:     Memento Tuxedo Black

            Distress Ink:  Vintage Photo

 Twine:  30 inches

 Eclipse masking tape

Dies:   Justrite Custom Die

            Spellbinder Classic Oval large

            Memory Box Tags           

Copic Markers:  YR27, YG 93, YG95

Goose Bumps Spray

Birthday Wishes

JustRite is hosting a birthday bash challenge this week.  I planned out what I wanted my card to be and I have to say this was not what was in my head.  The paper is from a 6 x 6 pad by My Mind's Eye "Stella Rose".  The main stamp is from the new JustRite "With Sympathy" set and the greeting from the JustRite "Topsy Turvy Cakes" set.  That rose is becoming one that just may be a favorite.  This was colored with Copic Markers  RV 11, RV 13,YG 93 and YG 95.  The  image was cute with a classic spellbinder oval and distressed with Antique Linen.  This was mounted on a green solid from the same paper pad with Spellbinders labels 19.  This paper also acts as the background for the card.  The flower is from my stash and mounted on a piece of green ribbon.  The gems too are from my stash.  The tag from Memory Box was stamped with Birthday Wishes and distressed with Antique Linen.  The finished size of the card came out to be a 5.25 square.  Hope you enjoy