Country Floral Birthday Card

I had this half piece of paper doily leftover from the previous card I made, 

so I decided to whip up another card to have on hand. 

It's a similar design, just flipped and using different colors/images.

Supplies from Stampin' Up!:

Banner Greetings stamp set - 2013

Gingham wheel - 2013

Linen background stamp - 2006

Blossom paper punch
(I trimmed it to make more petals to be somewhat daisy like,
I should have left it alone)

circle paper punch

Country Floral embossing folder

Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive. So Saffron card stocks

Crushed Curry, Memento black inks

linen thread

paper doily - from my stash

I'm entering my card in the current challenge at 

Retro Rubber - May Flowers

Thanks for looking =) 

Purple Pansy Mother's Day Card

Happy Mother's Day !

Supplies used: 

Stampin' Up! items - DD Pansy - 1996

Designer Labels (trimmed) - 2006

Linen Background - 2006

Concord Crush, Crushed Curry, Garden Green inks

Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Crushed Curry card stocks

dimensionals

doily

satin ribbon

sewing machine (stitching on plaid paper)

plaid paper scrap, Die Cuts With A View

alphabet die, Recollections/Michael's

I'm entering my card in the following challenge:

Retro Rubber Challenge - May Flowers

Momnificent digi kit

Check out this pretty new digital kit,

Momnificent, by JMC Designs.

It is now available at 

Plain Digital Wrapper . 

Each pack is on sale for just $1.00

for a very limited time, wow !

55 Unique Elements - 

2 bead scatters, bird, bling, 2 bows, 2 butterflies, 3 buttons, charm, crown, fastener, 5 flowers, flower charm, 2 frames, gem, heart charm, heart scatter, journal paper, 2 lace, 3 leaves, 7 wordart, mother charm, paint, paper butterfly, paper doily, paper star, photo corner, sequin scatter, staple, stitching, 2 strings, tab

24 Patterned Papers 

8 Cardstock 
12X12 
300ppi

64 Elements - one in each color of palette 

arrow stamp, flower, paper heart, pearl star, tape, water color block, wire flower, wooden heart

9 elements 

beads, 5 charms, clip, key, resin flower

8 Glitter Papers 

12X12 
300ppi

Upper Case Alpha

Families Are Quilts Frame

I'm sharing this project with you today

as my design team project for 

Love To Craft.

We are a month long anything goes craft challenge

(so long as it is family friendly)

We'd love to see what craft(s) you made this month!

I came across the plastic collage frame (above)

for $2 at the local thrift store.

The glass pieces were missing,

there were a few tiny scuffs on the

black plastic and the back cover was well worn,

but I thought it was worth it.

It had potential.

I started by base coating the frame with a light gray

chalk paint. Once that was dry, I brushed on white

acrylic craft paint. I wasn't going for total coverage
or keeping it nice and neat.

In even did a bit of sanding on some of the raised areas.

I wanted it to look worn, old.

I made my own digital word art to fit the round frame.

I added a small silver paper punched and crimped heart

in the space below the printed words.

A small piece of quilted fabrics was put in another opening.

The fabric was mounted over chipboard with batting in between

                                      Photographs will be added to the remaining three frames.

Thanks for looking, have a great day!

I'm entering my frame in the May Anything Goes challenge at Crafting By Designs
https://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-anything-goes.html

Motorcycle "Bridge" Card

I created this fun fold card with a new to me stamp set

I bought specifically to use for my son's birthday.

It's called One Wild Ride and is by Stampin' Up!

Although it is new to me, the set has been available

since 2016.

It's actually a pretty easy card to make.

The trickiest part was getting the front panel

stuck in the right position -

until it hit me:

fold the card flat to adhere it.

I was trying to do it while it was 

in the folded, upright position.

Silly me! 

Sorry, I didn't take step by step photos,

but you should be able to figure it out

using the diagram and photos below.

top view

back view

I also used the old Sanded background stamp (2008?)

and screw head stamp from Nailed It (2017),

both also SU! sets.

The embossing folder is Diamond Plate by Darice.

Some sponging, heat embossing

detail work with markers plus dimensionals

finish it off. 

You could easily make a small pocket

to hold a sliding out sentiment and signed piece

or even a gift card  / cash.

Glue it to the center panel.

Here is a tip:

save the scraps from the new CLING mount stamps

to cut into pieces and use on the old not so sticky

CLEAR mount stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

It worked great!

When I was assembling my new Geared Up Garage cling stamp set,

I wondered if I could perhaps use pieces of the scraps to

place over the backs of the also new to me One Wild Ride

stamp set. It is the clear mount style. I've never had luck with

sticking this type to acrylic blocks, preferring to buy wood mount stamps still.

It does take a little bit of work,

especially peeling apart the pieces if you

don't have much fingernail length like myself ;)

Just be sure to note the difference between the sides

so you stick the correct side to your stamps.

Peel away the shiny side, stick the clear sticky film

to your stamp then remove the dull side. 

I'd like to take a moment to remind drivers to

http://www.idot.illinois.gov/transportation-system/safety/roadway/ssm/index

Thanks for looking, have a great day :) 

https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2019/04/challenge-109-anything-goes.html

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2019/04/ttcrd-challenge-starting-23rd-april.html

Happy Easter, Happy Spring

Glittery Jelly Beans Card

I drug out my old, really old, Stampin' Glitter stack

to make the jelly beans on this card.

The stamps are quite old as well.

The beans were stamped, cut out and adhered individually.

I'm not very happy with the way they turned out,

they aren't very glittery and colors are lighter than I expected.

I might have over heated the Heat and Stick/Glitter combo.

Jelly bean incentive stamp (?), Stampin' Up! 1994

Happy Easter from All Seasons, CTMH year unknown 

(I bought this at an estate sale at least a dozen years ago)

Thanks for looking, have a great day = )




(I didn't post this card sooner as intended. I've not been home the past week. I may write about the incident that kept we away at a later time........... I am M.A.D.D.)

https://www.madd.org

Tin Tile Rabbit Card

I love this Tin Tile embossing folder from Stampin' Up!
and am pretty happy with the way this card turned out.

I had a few ideas of what I want to make with it when I ordered it,
I knew the first project would be this Easter card.

Adding the "rust" to the "tin" was an experiment.

I've used the cinnamon faux rust technique on black

card stock along with paints to create faux rusty gears. 

It worked great, so I thought I've give it a go

on silver metallic card stock.

I distressed the edges of the Barely Banana card stock

(after running it through the Subtle embossing folder)

then added real stitching. 

The flowers are some tiny paper flowers by 

Prima that my Mom found at a yard sale.
They are in a neat glass bottle that I'll repurpose
into something else when it is empty, one day.

The pink flower has a yellow rhinestone center
glued in place.

I added paper punched leafy branches 

(Martha Stewart) and hand cut wee little leaves.

Pink and white gingham ribbon has been in my

stash for quite some time; I still adore gingham ribbon.

The rabbit (hand cut from a free SVG file
that I printed out) is attached with dimensionals.
The file was resized, changed to white with a "stroke" added
around the edge to create an outline to print out and cut.

Easel card

The scallop circle base is an old precut card from

Stampin' Up! that came with brown envelopes.

I cut my own circular folding card to attach

behind the Baja Breeze scallop circle.
Pink Pirouette is layered between the blue and yellow.

It folds flat for mailing,
but will require extra postage since it is bumpy
and in a large square envelope.

I made my own word art on the computer,
printed it out onto white card stock.
It is layered over Baja Breeze that I
paper punched a scalloped edge on.
I cut chipboard to fit under the word strip
to add some height for the bottom of the card
to catch to stand up.
I also added another strip of the Tin Tile embossed
silver metallic card stock to the bottom.

I meant to stamp some small flowers and leaves
on the base before attaching the word strip.
 I thought they'd look nice filling in the white space
on either side of the round card when it was standing.
Oh well........

Thanks for looking, have a terrific day!


I'm entering my tin tile bunny easel card in the following challenges:

https://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2019/04/easter-challenge.html

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2019/04/ttcrd-challenge-week-of-april-9.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-220-april-2019-anything-goes.html

My card was chosen as a favorite of the week at Splitcoaststampers.com!

Babs Bunny Spool Doll

This sweet bunny was created with a 

pattern and a wood kit that I bought years ago.

I added my own fabric scraps to complete her.

'

I had to improvise on a couple of parts since 

the pattern called for Rag Mop Ringlets

to create the ears and the end of the carrot.
That product is no longer available.

I used fabric and cotton batting scraps for the ears

(with a little bit of blush in the centers)

and felt for the ends of the carrot.

Also, I didn't have a any orange print fabric,

so I used a rubber stamp and Stazon ink to make my own !

The wood parts I used to make the body
(not including the bead head):

The kit pattern image is below:

Thanks for looking, have a great day!

I'm entering my bunny in the following challenges:
https://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2019/04/easter-challenge.html

http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2019/04/ttcrd-challenge-week-of-april-9.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-220-april-2019-anything-goes.html

Brusho Rainbow and Butterfly

A pretty simple card -

although I need practice with Brushos!

This is only the second  time I've used them.

I brushed water and Brushos onto

water color paper.

After it was dry, I heat embossed

the sentiment with white embossing powder.

The butterfly was inked with Crushed Curry then the 

edges were rolled onto a Pumpkin Pie ink pad

to make the two tone effect.

I then over stamped the outline image with black ink

and hand cut it out, adding thin wire for antennae. 

I used the Subtle embossing folder on the background card.

The stamp images are oldies from Stampin'Up!

Bold Butterfly (2004)

All Year Cheer 1 (2002)

I'm entering card in the current challenge

#108 Colors Of The Rainbow

at Retro Rubber.

Thanks for looking , have a great day =)