Embossed Bird Shaker Card {Ink Blot Shop, LLC}

I don't know if you have tried shaker cards yet or not, but if you haven't - just be aware that they are a little bit addicting to create!

For today's card, I embossed this cute bird image from the new Flopsy Birds stamp set on the shaker window. (Perfect for the current SSS embossing challenge.) I kept it clean and simple, and I love how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Stamps: Ink Blot Shop, LLC (Flopsy Birds);
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Smokey Shadow); Discount Cardstock (Brilliant White 130#);
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (Cut & Paste - Adorbs 6x6);
Ink: Tsukineko (VersaMark Watermark Ink);
Embossing Powder: Hero Arts (White);
Clear Film: Grafix (Dura-Lar Clear Film); 
Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh (Silver Heart Confetti, 4mm Charcoal); Martha Stewart (Glitter - Sugar Cube Hearts);
Dies: Spellbinders (Wonky Squares);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board); Wagner (Precision Heat Gun);

Just as He said.

Just as He said.

Thinking of You

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (White, Raven); Georgia Pacific (White);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); Ranger (Jet Black Archival); Tsukineko (VersaMark - Watermark);
Markers: Copic (YG05, RV04, Y08, C3); ShinHan (B67);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Simple Salutations); Hero Arts (Large Flower Pattern);
Embossing Powder: American Crafts (Zing! Black);
Other: KaiserCraft (Aquamarine Rhinestone);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Floral Love

Not a lot to say today - but I do have a card to share:


Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Black); Bazzill Bling (Salmon); Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Hero Arts (Large Flower Pattern);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
Markers: Copic (Y00, YG03, Y32, C0, C3, RV02, O, BG000, BG15); ShinHan (R28, R136);
Ribbon: Ribbon Carousel (Vintage Black Seam Binding);
Other: Michaels (“Love” Charm);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Sketch Challenge {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}


Authentique Paper has a new sketch challenge (starting today) - you have the option of playing along with the card sketch:


Or the layout sketch:


Here's the card I created using the card sketch and papers from the Gathering collection 6x6 Bundle:


For this card I actually used a manila folder for my card base and for my stamped panel. I colored the image with some very light colored Copics to match the beautiful oranges and blues in the Gathering collection.


Be sure to head on over to the blog to get yourself in on the challenge!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Gathering - 6x6);
Other Paper: Manila Folder;
Stamps: Hero Arts (Make Your Own);
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa);
Markers: Copic (BG000, Y32);
Ribbon: Best Value by Jo-Ann Stores (Sheer - Brown); Maya Road (Lace - Brown);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Market Street Stamps meets CAS-ual Fridays for a Block Party

Have you heard?

Market Street Stamps and CAS-ual Fridays
are meeting up for a special challenge and Block Party!


The theme is: Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With String


I used the new "Faith In You" stamp set from Market Street Stamps for this clean and simple card. Just a bit of mist, some embossing, and of course some of The Twinery's twine!


For this special collaboration, both challenges will be running for two weeks!
You have until Wednesday January 4th to enter.

Between the 2 challenges, there are amazing prizes and even a Guest Designer spot up for grabs!
You can find the full details on the Market Street Stamps blog
and the CAS-ual Fridays blog.


Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Cardstock: The Paper Company (Kraft); Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Faith In You);
Ink: VersaMark (Watermark);
Embossing Powder: Hero Arts (White);
Mist: Studio Calico (Bluegrass);
Twine: The Twinery (Caribbean, Cappuccino);
Dies: Spellbinders (Labels Twenty);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, 1/8" Round Hand Punch); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Enjoy Your Birthday

This is a card I created awhile ago and just realized I haven't shown it yet. I made it when I had just a couple of Copic markers and wanted to see what they could do - so I colored in these flowers with one Copic...just adding more layers of color to create depth.

The whole card comes from a very limited amount of supplies and a simple approach, but I enjoy how it turned out.



Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Hero Arts (flower, sentiment);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
Markers: Copic (B21);
Mist: Ranger (Perfect Pearls Mist - Turquoise);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Hello There

My whole family has been sick and it has really hit us hard for a few days...but I still wanted to say:


Oh, and if you haven't seen this yet...I hope you'll check it out - something pretty exciting (if I do say so myself).



Thanks for visiting today!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Kraft Outlet (Ivory, Kraft); Bazzill (Cool Cantaloupe);
Chipboard: Kraft Outlet;
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Vintage Wallpaper, Slow Movin'); Hero Arts (Frame);
Ink: Tsukineko (Night Sky);
Tape: Pink Paislee (Teal Grid);
Cord: Darice (Paper Jewelry Cord);
Flower: Maya Road (Cream Resin Flower);
Vintage: Etsy (Blue Flocked Ribbon);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Love Is Like A Rose

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill {Flat Broke, String of Pearls, Parakeet}; Georgia Pacific {white}
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co. {Rose}; Hero Arts {Rectangle Doily}
Ink: Memento {Rich Cocoa}; Ranger {Shabby Shutters, Tattered Rose, Antuque Linen}
Color Media: Ranger {Perfect Pearl Mist}; Copic {E000, E00}
Accent: Maya Road {Pearl Trinket Pin}; Michaels {"Love" charm}
Fibers: Maya Road {Cream Lace}; American Crafts {Green ribbon}
Tools: Cuttlebug {Dots folder, Tapestry folder}
Other: Needle & thread

You Make Me So Happy

***Looking for my giveaway? Look HERE***

This card features a cute flower text background stamp from Hero Arts and a sentiment stamp from Market Street Stamps. I colored the flowers with my Copic Markers and even made a color matched cardstock for the sentiment {also using my Copics}.
The card base is probably my favorite color ever of Core'dinations cardstock: Meadow.
Isn't it fabulous?


You can find Copics, Hero Arts stamps, Core'dinations cardstock and so much more at A Walk Down Memory Lane.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Coredinations - Meadow
Markers: Copic
Stamps: Hero Arts - Flower Text; Market Street Stamps - Sentiment
Accent: Heidi Swapp - Black Brad

Hello! {Step-by-Step}

Today on the A Walk Down Memory Lane blog you can go with me step-by-step as I turn this sketch:


Into this card:


Head on over there and check it out!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Hero Arts; Basic Grey
Markers: Copic {RV02, RV04, YG05, YG25}
Artisan Tape: Pink Paislee
Tools: EK Success/Martha Stewart - Scoring Board; Fiskars - Paper Trimmer

Enjoy Your Birthday

Today kicks off the 8th Anniversary Crop at A Walk Down Memory Lane and so I thought that I would share a birthday card I made for the occasion:


I created this sketch and flipped it for the card.


I added Pink Paislee's Artisan Tape in place of the flowers thanks to an inspiring challenge to use decorative tape from Moxie Fab World.
Thanks to another Moxie Fab World challenge it is also sprayed with Perfect Pearls Mist.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill, Georgia Pacific
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company, Hero Arts
Ink: Tsukineko {VersaMagic - Jumbo Java}, Memento {Rich Cocoa}
Tape: Pink Paislee {Orange}
Mist: Ranger {Perfect Pearls - Perfect Copper}

Valentines, schmalentines...

***Comments are now closed for the giveaway***

Around our house we aren't big on celebrating Valentine's Day, but being a crafter I feel like I can't overlook it.


For this card I used the Market Street Stamps background stamp Hearts A Plenty and stamped it using VersaMark Watermark ink on the card base. I used the heart stamps from the Follow Your Heart set and mounted them on some curled jewelry wire to add a little fun.

I topped it off with some ribbon and a stamped sentiment to make a quick and easy Valentine's Day card.

If you are a sketch-lover I've included a sketch here for you:


What?
That's not enough for you today?
Okay...how about a little candy to satisfy your sweet tooth?

How do you like this BLOG CANDY?


There are some clear stamps, stickers, transparencies, embellishments, chipboard pieces, blank cards and envelopes...and of course a little sampling of The Twinery's twine.

All I ask for your entry into this giveaway is to become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment on this post. I will stop accepting comments on Thursday night at midnight and post a winner on Friday, February 18th. {Sorry, US addresses only - unless you'd like to pay the International shipping cost.}

If you want me to be able to notify you if you are a winner you will need to be sure to leave a way for me to get ahold of you in the comments.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill, Georgia Pacific
Stamps: Market Street Stamps {Hearts A Plenty, Follow your Heart}, Hero Arts
Ink: ColorBox, Memento
Ribbon: Maya Road
Other: beading wire

Polly want a cracker?

It has been about 5 years since the last time I saw my grandparents (my dad's parents), and they are now at my Uncle & Aunt's house just an hour away! I try to send them pictures of the kids regularly, but with the ease of e-mail and digital photos I sometimes just don't get around to getting pictures printed and put in the mail.

We went to visit them on Saturday and I wanted to bring them some pictures. I thought it would be fun to make them a box to keep them in, so that is what I did.


I started out with a cracker box from some of my favorite crackers - Wheat Crisps from Trader Joe's (basically their version of Wheat Thins). I also used some "chipboard" from a Joe's O's cereal box (again, thanks, Trader Joe's!). I cut the Joe's O's box to make a lining for the cracker box to give it a bit more stability and to add that little lip that holds the lid in place.

In order to cover the inside and outside with paper I wanted to use some thin paper since it is a bit easier to work with on all the corners, so I grabbed some Miss Elizabeth's paper that I bought at the Dollar Tree awhile back. I didn't have enough for the whole box, so I covered the lid with some plain tan paper from The Paper Company. I am a huge fan of ModPodge for adhering paper to chipboard (or cereal boxes) - I used it on the inside and outside of the box and it worked wonderfully!

After the box was assembled and the ModPodge was dry, I added a couple of finishing touches...a Prima flower and some ribbon (the ribbon was left over from my wedding...7 years ago!). I created the "We are family" tag with GIMP and a Hero Arts stamp and colored it with BIC Mark It markers. I added a few different Distress Inks to give the tag and the lid some personality.

A little bit o' Cosmo

I am going to give you a bit of {recent} history here...

Let's start back at NSD {National Scrapbooking Day} where I won a contest for some layouts I submitted to CreativeXpress. A week or so later I was greeted by a box of random goodies...some things from QuicKutz and lots of miscellaneous papers. I sorted through them to pick some of my favorites that I wanted to work with when I got some time...then tucked them away for a rainy day.

Well, it hasn't rained a bit...but it sure has been scorching hot...which also keeps me indoors :o)

Fast forward to about a week ago when I remembered my box of goodies from CreativeXpress and knew that there was something in there for me to play with...so I ran to get it. Of course, some of the papers in my "want to play" section were from Cosmo Cricket...I had three 12 x 12 sheets to play with.

Anyway, I started creating and came up with two layouts...a third is still in the sketch and creation phase (It's only been a week! Give me time!).

I'll be back later to expand on exactly what went into these projects {I'll even include the brand of dryer sheet I used in the first layout if you want to know it}, but for now, I'll share with you pictures of my two layouts - Cosmo Cricket style!

{Click on the images if you'd like a better view}

It Suits You

A couple close ups of the title section {and that super stylish dryer sheet!}:


Sweet Heart

A close up of the title:

And a detail shot:

A little birdie told me...

Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink: Distress Ink
Die Cut: QuicKutz
Paper: Basic Grey & Shabby Princess
Other Tools: Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch
Other Embellishments: Twine (IKEA), Stickles

Live Simply

Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink: Distress Ink
Die Cut: QuicKutz
Paper: Basic Grey & Shabby Princess
Other Embellishments: Twine (IKEA), Brad (Heidi Swapp)

Butterfly card

Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink: Distress Ink
Jewel Embellishment: Hero Arts
Other Embellishments: Beading Wire, Stickles
Die Cut: QuicKutz
Paper: Basic Grey, Shabby Princess, & Paper Company

Go Green

I used some iridescent Scribbles (fabric/puff paint) to stamp the flourishes on the "go green" piece. The owl is stamped with Versa Magic chalk ink in Tea Leaves. The "chipboard" is reused from the back of a small notepad and finished off with the Fiskars Threading Water border punch. Embroidery floss is DMC (I believe color #704). The sheer green fabric is re-used (it was wrapping for a present I received). The stamps (flourishes and owl) are from Hero Arts. The jewels are Hero Arts as well. I did a bit of fingerpainting using various acrylic paints (Americana, DecoArt, Plaid) on the background. Ribbon is from Offray.

Altered Prima Can

(Click on the image to view it larger)

Here are the details on the supplies I used for this altered Prima paint can:
Clear "Paint Can": Prima Marketing
Stamps: Stampin' Up (Pretty Paisley), Hero Arts
Coloring: BIC Mark It
Ink: Versa Magic, Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Papers & Embellishments: Basic Grey, white cardstock, Prima flowers, ribbon from Michaels

This is my 9th (& probably last) challenge completed in the last two days. Whew! I am beat!
Scroll down to see them all (each is in a separate post).