Created this USA Card using Stitchy Bear Lady Jane digi I had won.
Used Kraft americana cardstock to complement the vintage nostalgia look of Lady Jane. Used Spellbinders die cuts for layers & tag. Used Crayola pencil colors for coloring digi.
Used liquid Pearls for pearl necklace. I'm not the best liquid Pearls crafter; thus this gives me this entry into a challenge that theme is to do something on your card that you're afraid of.
Photographed the card with 2 of my favorite TY Bears. The one wearing the United Kingdom flag was given to me by an Internet friend that lives in the UK.
gems: K&Company stars
ink: Memento Lady Bug
liquid Pearls: White Opal - pearl necklace on digi
paper:
5" x 6" Base Kraft americana red cardstock
Kraft americana cardstock: blue polka dotted, red striped
white cardstock
pencil colors: Crayola for coloring digi
Spellbinders:
Nestabilities Labels Eight
Shapeabilities Ribbon Tag Trio Two
stamp: Studio112 clear stamp sentiment
Entering this into the following challenge:
Art Impression Stamps Ch65 Seeing Spots lim2 1st 5/31-6/6
Aud Sentiments Ch55 Any Sentiment unlim 9th 5/23-6/5
Crafting for All Seasons Ch28 Many Layers unlim 2nd 5/30-6/11
Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes unlim 3rd 5/29-6/4
Craft Your Days Away Ch46 Red, White & Blue Cards unlim 3rd 5/26-6/7
Creative Craft Challenge2 Patriotic Red/White/Blue lim3 2nd 5/29
Crop Stop Ch74 Pretty Pearls 5/31-6/6
Delightful Sketches Red/White/Blue 5/30-6/5
Friends of Speedy TV Ch Wk22 try a new & different technique unlim 3rd my new technique is using the liquid Pearls for a pearl necklace & using multiple Spellbinders die cuts for layers 5/28-6/3
Gingerloft GL41 Circles, Circles & More Circles unlim 3rd polka dotted cardstock 5/27-6/9
Hot Shot Ch8 Die Cuts unlim 26th 5/12-6/9
Jacksons Digi Exp Anything Goes Ch6 opt Holtz It Right There lim3 3rd 5/29-6/4
Jaihart Sundays are Lovely #9 Anything Goes unlim 47th 5/6-31
Joanna Sheen Ch Remember When 5/27-6/6
Just Keep On Creating Anything Goes unlim 44th 5/5-6/18
More Than Favors Wacky Wed 71 Memorial Day unlim 3rd 5/23-6/5
Moving Along With The Times Red/White/Blue lim3 1st 5/31-6/6
One Stitch At A Time Ch115 Red, White & Blue unlimSBDS 1stSBDS 5/27-6/2
Paper Play Wk22 "Double Delights" use2ofsomething unlim 1st my2arethebluegemstars 5/31-6/6
Perfect Sentiments PSC34 Anything Goes unlim 2nd 5/30-6/5
Shelly's Images It's a YOU PICK TWO pick at least 2 lim5 1st I used: ribbon, bling, color blue, digi 5/31-6/6
Simon Says Stamps Ch Anything Goes unlim 3rd 5/30-6/5
Southern Girls Ch45 Dying to Die Cut (or Punch) 5/31-6/5
Stamping With Dragon Ch Heroes unlim 2nd Heroes are women of years gone by 5/27-6/7
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays Stars & Strips unlim 3rd 5/26-6/1
StampinSistersinChrist Ch141 dosomethingonyourcardthatyoureafraidof unlim 1st mysomethingafraidof istheusingoftheliquidPearlsforthenecklace 5/27-6/2
Sugar Creek Hollow Ch13 Vintage Fashion 5/26-6/1
TheSisterhoodofCrafters The Good Old Days Vintage/RetroOldFash Proj lim3 1st 5/23-6/3
Victorine Stamps Ch35 Texture unlim 2nd my texture is in the liquid Pearls 5/31
Created this ATC with Child's Play Summer theme in mind. When I grew up E coast of FL I liked playing in the sand on the beach.
Stamped bucket on tan cardstock & again on red cardstock.
Cut out the red bucket below the sand part & paper pieced it onto the tan cardstock over the stamped image on the tan cardstock.
Distressed teared the two pieces of tan cardstock by hand to give more of a 3D beach sand look. Added liquid Pearls to sand in bucket. Added ribbon.
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
liquid Pearls: Bisque (sand in bucket)
pencil colors:
Crayola red (bucket handle),
yellow (center flower on bucket handle)
paper (all scraps):
2 1/2" x 3 1/2" blue cardstock
cardstock - blue, red, tan
ribbon: Craft Essentials Summer2
stamp: Inkadinkado clear stamp - sand bucket with shovel
Entering this into the following challenge:
Crazy Ch121 Childhood Memories lim4 3rd 5/28-6/9
Paper Crafting Journey PCJ Ch10 Anything for Kids Goes unlim 3rd 5/24-6/5
Paper Pretties Wed PWC208 Ins Ch Use Summer as Insp unlim 1st 5/30-6/5
Simon Says Stamps Ch Anything Goes unlim 2nd 5/30-6/5
Wicked Wed ATC Ch34 Child's Play 5/30-6/5 comb6chtot lim2 1st 5/30-6/5
Victorine Stamps Ch35 Texture unlim 1st 5/31
Created this birthday card using Hero Arts Sizzix stamp & die cut set. Challenged myself to use felt for 3D dimension to die cut with and it cut just fine with my Sizzix BIGkick.
I die cutted the flowers & then stamped them. I find it easier to do it in this order. The directions indicate to stamp & then die cut. I found that my die cut moves whether or not I tape it down so I prefer to die cut & then stamp.
Used glitter on the Sunflower. Used a new Spellbinders banner die cut I bought at JoAnns that was 50% off and had military id for addl 20% discount. Used edge scissors to cut felt to resemble grass.
I have a couple of these scissors & rarely use. Added LadyBug ribbon for whimsy & LadyBugs are meant to bring good luck.
Hardest part of making this card was using foam adhesive on the felt. Whenever I would put the foam adhesive on and then have to peel the paper off the foam adhesive would stick to me and not stay on the felt. Tried using tweezers but that did not make it any easier. Just had to go slow at it and keep my patience to get it done when the sticking & non-sticking occurred.
Photographed this Sunflower in our backyard couple years ago. See if you can see the bzzz Bee on the Sunflower that was a neat photo surprise.
LadyBug photographed on my cucumber plant. LadyBugs are meant to bring good luck. I ck the cucumber plant daily and the LadyBug is still there. The day I first saw & photographed the LadyBug I saw 2 LadyBugs but do not see the 2nd LadyBug often.
calligraphy: hand calligraphy of sentiment
felt: lt green & yellow
glitter: lt green (center of flower & flower stem) & yellow (petals & remaining center of flower)
Hero Arts Sizzix:
Garden Flowers set die cut & stamp - Sunflower
paper:
5 1/2" x 4 1/4" Base blue core'dinations cardstock
5 1/4" x 4" lt blue cardstock
5" x 3 3/4" md blue carstock
ribbon: Ribbon Boutique LadyBug
scissors:
Armada Paper Shapers FLASH (lt green felt resemble grass)
Spellbinders: Shapeabilities Ribbon Banners
Stickles: Lime Green (leaves)
Entering this into the following challenges:
Allsorts Wk156 Happy Birthday 5/26-6/1
Aud Sentiments Ch55 Any Sentiment unlim 5th 5/23-6/5
Creative Card Crew Ch11 Dimension lim3 2nd 5/22-6/3
Cute Card Thurs Ch218 Pink & Green unlim 1st 5/24-6/30
Gingerloft GL41 Circles, Circles & More Circles flowers have circle centers 5/27-6/9
Hot Shot Ch8 Die Cuts unlim 21st 5/12-6/9
Jaihart Sundays are Lovely #9 Anything Goes unlim 41st 5/6-31
Just Keep On Creating Anything Goes unlim 38th 5/5-6/18
Papercraft Star Ch98 B'day Card or Bag 5/23-28
Paper Pretties Wed PWC207 Use Bold Bright Colors unlim 6th 5/23-29
Ribbon Carousel RCC54 Fancy Flowers Flowers made from ribbon, fabric, felt or burlap unlim 1st 5/22-28
Robyns Fetish B'day card w/ sentiment on front lim3 1st 5/27-6/2
Scrap-Creations Going Grey BINGO 1st row: glitter, flowers & ribbon lim2 1st 5/22-28
Sentimental Sundays Ch104 Pocket Full of Posies lim3 1st 5/27-6/2
That Craft Place Trees & Nature lim3 1st 5/27-6/9
Totally Papercrafts Ch118 Animals 5/25-31
Created this Clean & Simple (CAS), whimsy/fun wedding scrapbook layout with photo from the bridal party after the couple said "I Do" at hubby's niece's wedding we attended in O'ahu Hawaii in Mar 2012.
Used new Spellbinders dies for flourishes that I bought at JoAnns 50% off and had military id (hubby was in Air Force during Vietnam War) for addl 20% off.
Wanted to challenge myself to use the wedding phrase "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue." My old is the Fiskars corner rounder. My new are the Spellbinders flourish dies. My something borrowed is photographing the action photo that the professional photographer had them perform and I caught the action of the 2 on the far right jumping with both feet off the ground. My something blue is the blue sky in the photo & light blue on the water of the beach scrapbook paper.
closeup of flourishes with 3 heart brads
top right citrus yellow flourish with citrus green heart brad
center white heart brad above the photo
bottom left citrus green flourish with citrus yellow heart brad
brads: 3 white Recollections Heart Brads
foam:
self-adhesive citrus green & citrus yellow
paint:
Americana Lemon Yellow - painted 1 of the heart brads
Applke Barrel Meadow Green - painted 1 of the heart brads
paper:
12" x 12" Base
Creative IMAGINATIONS Beach scrapbook paper
cardstock - citrus green & yellow
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Floral Flourishes
Entering this into the following challenges:
Cardztv Ch109 Say I Do 5/25-27
Divas by Designs Ch36 Fabulous Flourishes lim2 1st 5/23-29
Fresh Brewed FBC97 FRAMING IT framed large or small lim5 3rd framed mine using the paper piercing technique 5/23-29
Frosted Design Fab Fri Ch Weddings 5/25-31
Hot Shot Ch8 Die Cuts unlim 20th 5/12-6/9
Jaihart Sundays are Lovely #9 Anything Goes unlim 40th 5/6-31
Just Keep On Creating Anything Goes unlim 37th 5/5-6/18
LEJ Designs Ch4 Anything But a Card unlim 9th 5/22-28
At Made Especially I saw some people posted directly to the Weekly challenge and
I was always linking to the post that had the name of the weekly challenge like as in
3 Brads so to be sure to cover my bases I'm indicating both:
Made Especially for You 3 Brads Ch 5/21-27
Made Especially for You 3 Brads Ch 5/21-27
Paper Pretties Wed PWC207 Use Bold Bright Colors unlim 5th 5/23-29
