LSC197 SC126 Wish

 
Oh my goodness sakes! You know what! I have been up all night making this card. I actually was making cards but I wanted to check out the Limited Supplies challenge on SCS before I went to bed. The challenge was to use ONLY snowflakes, no snowmen or anything like that and ONE WORD on the card. My husband came upstairs and says "It's 3:00am", are you going to go to bed soon?" I said probably not, because if I did...I wouldn't wake up for the kids and get them to school. Well, I am learning new things from Picasa about watermarks, cropping, and editing. Way cool. Tonight, I found out how to crop the photo instead of having everything else show in the background. Just playing around is all. I'll see how it turns out once I post this. Anyways, back to the card. I used my Cuttlebug on all the layers for the silver and white c/s. I stamped the snowflake from a HL Collection with versamark. I then used red emboss powder and the heat gun. I cut it out using the Bumble Bee scissors. Very sharp, if you don't already have them...you NEED them. It was still a pain to cut it out. Have you cut out any snowflakes lately? I added a snowflake and a few rhinestones. I placed the ribbon on before the panel was put on and tied. I love wired ribbon. It is so easy to work with. I made my own tag by stamping with a silver marker, cut, and added an eyelet. I added the cording to complete the card. Have a wonderful day, as that I may sneak in a nap.

Stamps: HL Snowflake Collection, SU Small Script
Cardstock: Bazzill Red, SU Whisper White, DCWV Metallic c/s
Ink: Versamark
Supplies: CB Snowflake folder, red emboss powder, heat tool, wired ribbon, silver marker, rhinestones, scissors, glue dots

WT195 Surprise Envelope Card

 
 
 
Hmmm, when I saw the Ways to Use challenge for today on SCS and it was to make an envelope card or have your card containing an envelope in it. I knew what I had in mind. Yes, I browsed the internet to get an idea but this layout of the basic card idea I thought of. Because it reminded me of the day back in 6th grade camp. My mom used to send me and my sister mail with a folded card with a message inside. I still have it after all these years. This is the tutorial I found and I changed a few things to make it my own style. Dawn's Envelope Card. It took me a little time to complete but the outcomes is great, at least I thought it was. My husband thought I did too much on it. After following her tutorial, I gave mine a panel on the top layer, then lined it on the outside with curvy scrapbook borders and scored where needed. I also used the Cuttlebug Houndstooth folder on the Kraft paper. I added velcro to the top inside and the bottom so when the person receiving this is able to open it easy. I used 5 different stamp sets for this card. Did you notice the postage stamp? That is from the SU Vintage Postcard set. This was my very first set I bought from SU. The instructions to make this card is on the tutorial by Dawn but I scored my panel accordingly. She doesn't use a panel. I was trying to find something that would make a perfect fit to go inside the envelope, so my husband suggested a gift card. Money would work but only if you fold it. Since I like to be perfect or at least try to be, the money option didn't work...because you had to fold it. So I stayed with the gift card. All the gingerbread figures and house were stamped on Kraft paper and colored with Prismacolor pencils. They were also embossed with clear powder, heat tool, and cut out. I used the white gel pen for the frosting. I had mounted the gingerbread house with a little tacky tape half way in order for the card to still open as a flap. Who would of ever thought to use a lunch bag in our card making, unreal. But I am glad that I found this. So easy to do, looks hard...but really easy! Thanks for dropping by!

Stamps: SU Vintage Postcard, SU Sweet Holiday, SU Gingerbread House, SU Gingerbread Christmas, and a Studio G stamp (small gingerbread man on inside flap)
Cardstock: Bazzill Red, Kraft, SU Whisper White
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Supplies: CB Houndstooth folder, Prismacolor Pencils, clear emboss powder, versamark pen, heat tool, white gel pen, slit punch, circle punch, scissors, glue dots, tacky tape, Scor-pal, paper lunch bag, misc curvy borders

SC195 WT188 Christmas Puppy

 
Like I was mentioning before, I've been busy lately and it has been tough for me to keep up with these challenges at SCS. But I have been doing them, just really late at night, sometimes to wee hours of the morning. They are addicting. Anyways, I combined 2 challenges in this card. The sketch for this challenge is SC195 at www.splitcoaststampers.com and the other one is Ways To Use It for plaids. I couldn't wait to use this stamp by Inkadinkado. When I saw it, I just had to have it. I made this for a particular friend of mine. She loves her puppy. She's always sharing some silly stories about her puppy too. I couldn't help myself, but I had to use the plaid even though I thought of a Scotty dog the whole time I was putting this card together. I used the CB Houndstooth folder on the green and plaids and mounted them. I had these square brads in my stash and thought they would go great here. It's one of them things that I had to have. Don't we all have to have something that we hardly ever use? I stamped the dog with black ink, then shaded him using a soft gray Prismacolor pencil for areas like the chin, below the ears, and legs. I didn't blend them this time with the Goo Gone because I didn't think it really needed it. I used the versamark pen, clear embossing powder, and the heat gun to the color, antlers, and hat. It was a little hard for me to not have to color the dog or use embossing powder. I'm not used to just doing half of something, but I like how it turned out. I added gold pearls to the collar with mini glue dots. I also used the corner punch and added a brad. The image and the corner punch are held on with dimensions to give it a 3D effect. I really hope my friend likes it, because I had fun making it for her. Thanks for dropping by! Have a wonderful night!

Stamps: Inkadinkado
Cardstock: Bazzill Black and Red, SU Old Olive, SU Whisper White, Paper Studio DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Supplies: CB Houndstooth folder, Prismacolor Pencils, versamark pen, clear emboss powder, heat gun, square brads, satin ribbon, gold pearls, corner punch, glue dots, pop dots, sponge

SC205 Happy Holidays

 
I'm trying to play catch up with my Christmas cards. I have super busy as I mentioned before. I was able to sneak in this sketch challenge on www.splitcoaststampers.com. I just went the easy way today because I have so many cards to make, stamped, and mailed out. I used the MME Glitter stack pack found at Michaels. I cut the strips evenly and attached to the blue metallic c/s. I just love wired ribbon, it is sooooo easy to work with. I just happen to have this type and I thought it would go great on this card. I stamped the snowflake using versamark ink. I embossed 3 times (one with red, clear, and another red). I wanted to get the red just right. I used the Sizzic die cut tags and stamped the sentiment to hang from the bow. Added the look of the ticket corner punch and Christmas color brads to the corners. I added a snowflake and a mini rhinestonet to the center on the red. This was quick and simple to make for my schedule. Thank you and have a great day!


Stamps: Paper Creations, HL Snowflake

A Golden Tree

 
Well, one thing led to another on this card. I was playing around with my MS leaf branch punch and thought maybe I could make a tree out of them. So that's what I did. I first made a stencil of a tall trianagle and cut out. I place the stencil over the cardstock where the tree would be going. I clipped it together with a binder clip to hold in place and I sprayed adhesive on it. I took the stencil off and I quickly laid all 30 branches out for the tree. I added a little more branches as I was putting on the lights. I stamped the lights, embossed them using clear powder heat set, and cut out with my kraft knife. They are on the tree with glue dots. I used a regular size hole punch as the ornaments and added glitter. The tree base is a buckle punch with ribbon through it. This was actually kinda fun to build, but very tidius to do. Just wanted to share. Have a great night!

Cardstock: DCWV gold metallic, Red Bazill, kraft, scraps of green, scrap of yellow glitter (star)
Supplies: rhinestones, MS leaf branch punch, hole punch, ticket corner punch, spray adhesive, pencil, scissors, star punch, clear emboss powder, heat gun, versamark pen, glue dots,CB swiss dots folder, gold metallic pen

TLC197 Midnight Bird

 
I really don't know how all these ladies stamp, work, and get things done with the house. I volunteer twice this week at my kids schools, and I'm finding it hard to do all the things I normally do when I stay home. I am a really busy SAHM too. I volunteer at the schools when needed. I named this card Midnight Bird because it took me up until midnight to complete. I must of did several colors until I got the color and look I was wanted. I chose to use Not Quite Navy as the ink color. It was so rich looking. It's amazing what things you can find around your house for stamping. The technique at www.splitcoaststampers.com was to use Simple Green with a spritzer bottle after you used your brayer on your inked c/s. Of course, it really works better if you have glossy cardstock. After I let it dry, I chose to add flourishes right on the card itself. No layering! I also stamped the bird and the sentiment. All stamped with black ink. You should of seen my fingers, all inky! The technique for this one was to use the cleaning product Simple Green. Who would of ever thought to use these kinds of things for uses on cards. Amazing!
Have a wonderful night!

Stamps: Inkakindado, Autumn Leaves, Studio G
(sentiment)
Cardstock: glossy
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, SU Not Quite Navy
Supplies: Simple Green (household cleaner), spritzer bottle, brayer, ribbon

CC195 Get Well Soon

 
WOW! I really don't know what I'd do if I had to go to work everyday and try to stamp. I've volunteered twice this week at my kids schools and I've been playing catch up on SCS with their challenges. It's been really hectic here around the house too. My husband's mother has been sick and he is down there with her right now in Texas. She is home from the hospital but not able to go out anywhere. Anyways, I made this card for her. She'll get a kick out of it, especially with it being a mouse. She knows about the mice problem awhile ago during the summer season, thank goodness for Pest Controls because I haven't seen one since. Shhh! Better not say that too loud. Here is the story. I'll make this quick, since I have to get boys into their beds. The color challenge today was to use Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, and Black c/s. Since I didn't have the sandy color, I chose Kraft c/s. I stamped the mouse image with black ink, colored it using my Copics, Prismacolor pencils, blending stump, and goo gone. I wanted the jar of ink to shine, so I added clear emboss powder to it. I used the CB script folder for the background image, as if the mouse was writing to my MIL. I stamped the sentiment from a Studio G dollar stamp. Sometimes, I get amazed how these dollar stamps really stamp. Nice and clean. The mouse image is on with diminsions and I added satin ribbon. I also used a lace corner punch for the corners and added mini rhinestones. I had fun doing this, but I wished I wasn't rushed. Enjoy your visit, see you next time.

Stamps: House Mouse-Amanda Writes by Stampabilities, Studio G
Cardstock: SU Very Vanilla, Bazzil Black, Kraft
Ink: Versafine Onyx black
Supplies: CB Script folder, satin ribbon, Prismacolor pencils, blending stump, goo gone, pop dots, glue dots, Friskars lace corner punch, rhinestones, clear emboss powder, versamark pen, heat gun