Thoughts of You Mustang CARd

I made this birthday card for an uncle

and since it is black and white,

I'm entering it in the current challenge

at

Retro Rubber.

Stampin' Up! stamps:

Highways and Byways (2003)

Antique Autos (2001)

Thoughts of Father (2009)

The Mustang image is from Rubbernecker stamps
and I've had it for a year now, gifted to me by a friend.
https://www.rubbernecker.com/product-p/268-02bundle.htm

Thanks for looking, have a great day =)

One Little Baby Card

Yet another simple baby shower card.

I'm going to make another one in blue to keep on hand.

The stamp images, card stocks, inks, stampin' pastels, papers 

and punches were from Stampin' Up! , but are all long retired now. 

Thanks for looking =) 

I was lucky enough to see the Super Blood Wolf Moon last night -
and it was over freshly fallen snow!
So pretty - and so cold!!!

Bluebirds Digi Kit

Today I'm sharing more digital projects I've made recently

as the design team member for JMC Designs.

I previously mentioned I've been busy so far this year,

although not many projects have been shared yet.

All in good time, friends :) 

Think Spring with the new digi kit, Bluebirds, by JMC Designs

now available at Plain Digital Wrapper!

It is on sale for $3.00 through Jan 26th, 2019.

Read to the end of this post to find a link to a free matching mini kit.

I used the mini to create the facebook timeline cover.

The Bluebirds kit contains:

Full Alphabet 
18 Cardstock 12X12 300ppi 
80 Elements - berries, 4 birds, birdhouse, 4 buttons, 5 feathers, feather stamp, 10 flowers, 9 leaves, nest, banner, birdhouse hanger, bow, charm, frame, 3 hearts, 4 ribbons, 2 scatters, splatter, staple, star, 3 stitches, 4 strings, 3 tags, 2 washi tapes, wire hearts 
24 Patterned Papers 12X12 300ppi

Matching accents pack add on on sale for $1.50 thru 1/26/2019:

49 Elements one in each color of palette and wordart 
acrylic hearts, metal feathers, tabs, wooden birds, 2 branches, wooden flowers, 4 wordart

Be sure to visit Jodi's blog for a free mini kit!

Thanks for looking, have a great day! 

Blush Baby Footprints Card

A third baby shower card I made recently.

This one is more time intensive than the two previously shared.

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!

except the sentiment inside which I

created on my computer and printed out.

The pink color looks a bit odd because it is

actually some old Blush Blossom I have.

Going Gray was also used.

Yes, that is real stitching on the front panel.

Stamps: I'm Here, Riveting and Little Feet wheel

Thanks for looking =) 

I'm entering my card in the anything goes challenge at Through The Craft Room Door

Pink Elephant Baby Card

This is the second card I made for an upcoming baby shower.

Another pretty simple one and using up some scraps.

I chose to use an elephant (DD Noah stamp set)
on this card because the crib

bedding has elephants on it.

The rubber stamp images and ink are from Stampin' Up!

Background paper scrap, unknown

Plaid paper used for the medallion, DCWV

Texturz plate polka dot, hand cut banners

Thanks for looking =) 

Simple Rubber Ducky Card

We have a baby shower coming up,

so I whipped up a few cards for my Mom to choose from.

This is the first one, a fairly simple one.

The image and inks are from Stampin' Up!

I made a simple cloud mask to sponge 

light blue ink over the create the sky.

A google eye was added for fun.

DD Rubber Duck stamp set

Thanks for looking =) 

Calendar

I found this calendar at a church fundraiser yard sale last year.

I thought it was a neat idea.

It is dated from 2008.

January and February

(until the 29th) will work this year,

but nothing beyond that since 2008 was a leap year. 

 I'll use it in my craft room for a couple of months.

then dismantle it to repurpose the parts.

I could print out new calendar pages.......

It is two pieces of 12 x 12 chipboard covered with

decorative papers and embellishments.

The calendar is printed on 8 1/2 x 11 card stock. 

I added the photograph under the clear acetate at the top.

Thanks for looking, have a great day !

It's Cold Outside Digi Kit

December 2018 template challenge at PDW

July 2018 template challenge at PDW

Yes, things have been quiet here on my blog

so far this year. 

Although I have less design team duties,

 I am still working on crafty things almost daily.

I've been busy working on digital (4 completed)

and paper scrapbook pages (20 completed) plus choosing

digital photos to print for albums.

Some will be shared eventually.

Still chipping away at that massive project

I started last new year!

These are the first projects to share this year 

as a design team member for JMC Designs.

They were created for the fun new winter 

set of digi packs, It's Cold Outside.

JMC Designs

at

Plain Digital Wrapper (PDW)

http://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com/shoppe/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=198

Each pack is on sale for just $1.00 for a limited time! 

It's Cold Outside digi pack contents:

58 Elements - arrow, 4 buttons, chair, 2 cups cocoa, fireplace, 8 flowers, frame, 7 glitter hearts, hat, 2 hearts, kettle, 3 leaves, mittens, cocoa packet, 4 ribbons, scarf, scatter, 5 snowflakes, 5 glittered snowflakes, staples, 2 stitching, 3 strings, whipped cream 

18 FREE wordart

24 Patterned Papers 

12X12 
300ppi 
Plus 7 FREE cardstock

14 Glittered Papers - 2 designs 

12X12 
300ppi

8 Journal Cards 

3X4 
300ppi

Dimensional Snowman Frame

Welcome to the first challenge of 2019

at 

Love To Craft ! 

We are a month long anything crafty goes challenge

(so long as it is family friendly). 

My design team project this month is a photo frame.

It's an old odd sized paper mache frame.

The opening is long and very narrow (4"W x 2"T,

but actually smaller due to the overhanging snowflakes),

so I haven't been able to find a photo to fit it properly - yet.

There is a piece of rubber stamped card stock in it for now.

(Snow Stampin' Around wheel by Stampin' Up!)

The basic idea is to glue snowflake shapes onto

a frame base then add a snowman shape.

You can add glitter, paint, other embellishments

as desired to make it your own. 

It can be a simple enough project for a child 

or slightly more advanced

depending on the supplies and techniques you wish to use. 

Close up of some of the details:

~snowman made from die cut circles covered with

snow texture medium

~a nose made from Sculpey clay

~eyes and buttons are tiny paper punched circles

of textured black card stock, attached with tacky glue

~tiny twigs found in my yard that I added snow texture

medium to and hot glued into place for arms

~gingham ribbon for a scarf

I happened to have three die cut fun foam circles

leftover from my snowman shaker card

that I used to make the snowman on this project.

It was more work trimming them down

then gluing them to card stock to create the snowman

shape versus making one solid image from scratch.

I wanted to use the scraps which is why I did it this way. 

Once I had them all trimmed the way I wanted and 

glued into place, I applied a thick layer of snow texture medium.

This took an entire day to dry.

Use a rubber stamped or printed snowman image

cut out with scissors for a quicker, easier project. 

The fun foam die cut snowflakes were painted with

glitter nail polish.

I added large rhinestones to the centers of some of them.

Cut snowflakes from glitter paper to save some time.

I was using what I already had on hand;

these snowflakes were bought years ago for my kids to

make crafts with. The glitter nail polish is leftover from 

a one time event and will never be worn again.

It is handy for craft purposes- but is really smelly ! 

I painted a paper mache frame with acrylic craft paints

and let it dry well before hot gluing on the snowflakes.

A photo of some of the supplies I used

Thanks for looking !

Wishing you a happy, crafty new year !

I'm entering my project in the  current challenges at
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Let It Snow
Love To Scrap - Anything Goes

Happy New Year 2019

Wishing you a crafty, happy new year !

I've cut back on working with design teams this year, two is plenty.

I'll not be posting as much as I did last year since I have

less design team duties to fulfill. 

I still have a large list of personal crafty to-do's (that I keep adding to!),

so I'll share those as I complete them throughout the year.

Right now, the number one priority is to get my photo albums finished!

 Thanks for reading, I hope that I have inspired you in some small way to get a bit crafty.


image created with the A New Year and A Fresh Start kits by Kimeric Kreations