Celebrate BIG & Warm Wishes {Craftwell Guest Designer}

{I am today's Guest Designer for Craftwell - check it out!}

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for Craftwell today! 

Craftwell sent me the Love Triangles embossing folder to work with (from the Teresa Collins Collection) and I had so much fun with it! I created two cards to share with you today:

Both cards used the embossing folder in the same way (I used it to emboss vellum for an overlay), but the results for the cards are very different. I wanted to go bright and fun with the Celebrate BIG card, but keep it warm and cozy with the Warm Wishes card.

The embossed vellum overlay on the Celebrate BIG card is placed over a background that I created using watercolor paints. I punched out a portion of the vellum to highlight the sentiment, then I wrapped the card with twine and added some enamel dot "confetti" to finish it off.

The Warm Wishes card makes me think of a snowy day, sitting in the warm house and drinking some hot chocolate. It is a simple, neutral color palette, but the embossing adds some great texture. 

Thanks for visiting today - have a great day!

Celebrate BIG Card Supplies: 
Embossing Folder: Craftwell (Teresa Collins Collection - Love Triangles);
Cardstock: Canson (140# Cold Press Watercolor Paper);
Vellum: Papertrey Ink (Vellum);
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (Celebrate Big);
Ink: Ranger (Archival - Jet Black); 
Paint: Master's Touch (Watercolors - Magenta, Orange, Yellow);
Twine: The Twinery (Solid Charcoal); 
Other: Studio Calico (Enamel Dots);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board); Tim Holtz (Tiny Attacher);

Warm Wishes Card Supplies:
Embossing Folder: Craftwell (Teresa Collins Collection - Love Triangles);
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Rustic Cream);
Vellum: Papertrey Ink (Vellum);
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (Retro Warm Wishes);
Ink: Tsukineko (Chalk Ink - Sahara Sand);
Twine: The Twinery (Solid Natural);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Cinch Photo Book {Video}

Today I am going to try something new (for me) - a video. Eek!
I wanted to share this book I created, but didn't want to take a bunch of pictures, so I thought a video would be best.

This is my first try with video...go easy on me. :o)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Teresa Collins Designs (Fabrications Collection - 8x8 Pad);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, Border Punches); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board); We R Memory Keepers (Cinch);

You Simply Sparkle {Market Street Stamps}

{As seen today on the Market Street Stamps blog}

I just love the way a simple sentiment can inspire a whole card.
I am not really a "sparkle" kind of girl, but this sentiment from the Simple Salutations set is just so fun!

Even though I used pearls and mist instead of something more "blingy" (like rhinestones) I love the "sparkle" effect on this card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Brilliant White 130#);
Patterned Paper: Teresa Collins (Fabrications);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Simple Salutations);
Ink: Ranger (Jet Black);
Mist: Studio Calico (Bluegrass);
Pearls: Basic Grey;
Dies: Spellbinders (Wonderful Wings);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board); ProvoCraft (Cuttlebug);