Card: Getaway

When our dear friends celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary (see their card here) they commemorated the occasion with a trip to Florida.  I sent them this card to wish them a "bon voyage!"  I used modeling paste to make the stars - I colored it with red acrylic paint.  This card is being linked to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge where the theme is "Paste."

Paper and Cardstock

grid paper and words- Teresa Collins 6x6 World Traveler

kraft - The Paper Company

red, black, white, and grey cardstock - Bazzill

white vellum for car windows

Stamps

compass rose - 7 Gypsies

postmarks - Inkadinkado/Dawn Houser

Die Cuts

Classic Car #10368 - Silhouette

Four Borders #24503 - Silhouette

beaded border - Babyface alpha die set - Cuttlebug

Additional Supplies

stars stencil - Tim Holtz

modeling paste - Liquitex

red acrylic paint - Liquitex

black brads

Card: A Heart Full of Love

This is my Mom and Dad's Valentine card - it's a heart full of love!  :)  I used sketch #332 from this week's Mojo Monday Challenge.

Paper and Cardstock

patterned papers - Echo Park 6x6 Be Mine Collection

white card base from my stash

grey cardstock - Strathmore

pink cardstock - Core'dinations Core Impressions Fancy Pants Designs Refreshed Collection

Die Cuts

Love Heart #6994 - Silhouette

5 Piece Gift Tag Set #20963 - Silhouette

Additional Supplies

"X", "O", and heart brads - Making Memories Love Notes Jumbo Shimmer Brads

white seam binding ribbon - Pink Paislee/Heidi Swapp

grey ribbon from my stash

tiny pink eyelet - Making Memories

pink button from my stash

Card: Love Is Friendship Set To Music

I'm linking this card to 3 challenges this week. The challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is "Emboss It", the challenge at the Silhouette Blog is a Valentine's or love theme (the Silhouette shapes are listed below), and the challenge at Curtain Call is "Love Letter."  As you can see in the close-up, the background behind the sentiment is dry embossed and the sentiment itself is heat embossed with clear embossing powder over brown ink.  The paper is DCWV "Mariposa" - this particular glittered one is just gorgeous!  The butterfly on the inside is fussy cut from the Mariposa paper.  

Paper and Cardstock
patterned paper - DCWV Mariposa collection
brown cardstock - Bazzill Mocha Divine
cream cardstock for card base - Bazzill
cream paper (inside liner) - from my stash

Stamp
All Around Quotes - Fiskars

Die Cuts
Modern Circles #3167 (inside) - Silhouette
3 Labels #17989 (bracket shape for the right side) - Silhouette

Ink and Mist
Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger
Tattered Rose Distress Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger
Chocolate Pigment Ink - Anna Griffin
Vintage Pink Glimmer Mist (on the inside) - Tattered Angels

Embossing Folder
Floral Screen - Cuttlebug

Additional Supplies
clear embossing powder
cream satin lame' ribbon - from my stash
brown organdy ribbon - Offray
copper flatback pearls - Making Memories
flower cabochon - Making Memories

Tag : 12 Tags of 2013 - October

I. Love. Glitter.  That said, I really don't use it that much on my cards but I do use it more on ATCs and tags.  This tag is glitter overload - I love it!  I'm linking this tag to Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2013 as well as Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and the Silhouette Blog's weekly challenge.  The skeleton and frame is Silhouette design #50114 (Halloween skeleton profile frame.)

This background is so pretty I almost hated to cover it up!

Card: Stitched Snowflake Christmas Card

I love how this turned out!  I'm submitting this card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and for the Silhouette Weekly Shape Challenge.  I used Silhouette shapes  #20960 (5 Piece Gift Tag Set) and #14329 (Stitching Templates - Snowflake 3).  I resized the red tag to 2"x3"; I cut out the "Merry Christmas" tag by hand.

ATC : Pumpkins For Sale

It was a dark and starry night...

These pumpkins are so small - they range in size from 3/8" x 1/2" to 5/8" x 1  1/4" !  Because they're so small I had to use the point editing feature on my Silhouette to simplify the swirl and leaf designs so they didn't end up as shreds!

Card: Mojo Monday 315

 The patterned papers on this card are from My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing Lavender 6X6.  The wooden button and the chippie button are from The Sweetest Thing, also.  That teeny tiny button on top of the chippie button is made by Dress It Up - it's soooo cute!

Card: My Parents' 60th Anniversary

 Today's card is very special indeed - it's for my parents' 60th wedding anniversary!  I'm also linking it to 2 challenges - Mojo Monday and Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Challenge.  ETA: I'm also linking this to Unity Friends With Flair.  The "Love Cherish Embrace" stamp is from the May 2013 LOL kit.

Lindy's Stamp Gang October

I sprayed Lindy's Stamp Gang Grab A Guy Gold Starburst on the orange paper and the orange and white print that frames the card.  I guess this is an apt color for this card - my Mom grabbed her guy 60 years ago!  :D

Card: The Best Day

The Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge  was to stamp on something other than plain paper or cardstock.  I took a plain white paper flower and made it into somethin' fancy!

Card: This Is Epic

This card was created for a friend's 50th birthday.  It's cool that the numbers stamp behind "this is epic" shows the numbers "5" and "0"!

Paper
Stampin' Up!
Card stock
black - Core'dinations
white - Neenah
light and dark grey - Strathmore
Stamps
Unity (days of the week, newsprint frame, numbers) May 2013 SMAK
Ink
Tuxedo black - Memento
London Fog - Memento
Bamboo Leaves - Memento
Silhouette shape
chevron border - #24503
Additional Supplies
button
handmade twine
white embossing powder
paper clip
alphas - My Mind's Eye Lush Green
photo corner punch - Martha Stewart

Tag : 12 Tags of 2012 - August

I decided to join the fun over at http://timholtz.com/blog/!

Card: Birthday Bicycle

I am loving all the the bicycle imagery that's been showing up in papers and stamps.  This birthday card was made for my sister who rides her bike quite regularly.

This particular bicycle was cut with my Silhouette.  I cut it once in green and once in the dark brown and then cut the green shape down until I had what would be the painted metal parts of the bike and then glued it over the brown bicycle. 

Paper
Marjolaine 6x6 Collection (BasicGrey)
Marjolaine die cut shapes (BasicGrey)
Scrap of light blue for the inside

Card Stock
brown (Bitter Chocolate by Bazzill)
olive green (Core'dinations)
blue (DieCuts With A View)

Silhouette shape
bike_C02753_1

Additional Supplies
silver mini brads
mini alphabet stamps
daisy applique
bit of lace
bit of ribbon
blue seam binding
mini green button
paper flowers and leaf (Prima)
gems
Marjolaine brad (BasicGrey)

Album: This Boy

Whew! I think summer is finally starting to wind down.  We have been experiencing much cooler temperatures here and getting some much-needed rain!

This cute little 8x8 album was made as a shower gift.  Almost all of the paper is Echo Park's A Walk in the Park collection.  I used my Bind-It-All to do the binding and the Martha Stewart photo corner punch for the corners of the front and back covers.  The details are below.

Front cover:

Pages 1 and 2:

Pages 3 and 4:

Pages 5 and 6:

Pages 7 and 8:

Front Cover:

Paper and Card Stock
A Walk in the Park Collection (Echo Park)
Bazzill card stock

Die Cuts
bookends_1340 (Silhouette Studio)

Additional Supplies
flocked chipboard letters (Lush Green by My Mind's Eye)

Pages 1 and 2:
Paper and Card Stock
A Walk in the Park Collection (Yellow-Echo Park)
Trick or Treat Collection (Orange-Fancy Pants Designs)
Bazzill card stock 

Core'dinations card stock (yellow tag in the pocket)

DieCuts With A View card stock (tan on monkey)

Die Cuts
monkey_C20090817003201_2581 (Silhouette Studio)
born_to_be_wild_phrase_C00456_20509 (Silhouette Studio)
library_pocket_2249 (Silhouette Studio)
simple_tags_C00079_23067 (Silhouette Studio)
 
Additional Supplies
black gems (monkey's eyes)
buttons
silver brad 

Pages 3 and 4:
Paper and Card Stock
A Walk in the Park Collection (Echo Park)
Bazzill card stock
Core'dinations card stock (lion)
DieCuts With A View card stock (handsome little man)
pre-cut tags (Little Black Dress Designs)

Die Cuts
lion_C00041_28466 (Silhouette Studio)
film_strip_C00483_20387 (2 stacked and welded together) (Silhouette Studio)
phrase_words_circle_baby_C00185_21585 (Silhouette Studio)
circle cut with my Silhouette
  
Additional Supplies
gold gems (lion's eyes)
eyelets

Pages 5 and 6:
Paper and Card Stock
A Walk in the Park Collection (Echo Park)
Offbeat 6x6 Collection (red octagons, green on page 6- BasicGrey)
Frosted Collection (green on page 5-Fancy Pants Designs)
Trick or Treat (orange on page 6- Fancy Pants Designs)
Bazzill card stock
Core'dinations card stock

Die Cuts
ribbon_slot_us_1986 (Silhouette Studio)
Folder_0243 (Silhouette Studio)
"Together" cut with my Silhouette in Rockwell Extra Bold 
  
Additional Supplies
Eva glazed brads (BasicGrey)
Martha Stewart photo corner punch

Pages 7 and  8:
Paper and Card Stock
A Walk in the Park Collection (including the "notes" journal spot-Echo Park)
Core'dinaitons card stock
DieCuts With A View card stock

Die Cuts
giraffe_C20091104221056_20509 (Silhouette Studio)
  
Additional Supplies
silver star brads (Making Memories)
silver spiral paper clips
Martha Stewart photo corner punch

Card: Happy Mother's Day!

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To add a little shimmer to this card  I painted a wash* of Micro Pearl Pearl Ex over the large floral print paper.  The inside of the card was decorated with the inside of the oval that was cut for the front and flowers fussy cut from the large floral paper.


Paper
Lush Blue (My Mind's Eye)
confetti vellum

Card Stock
DieCuts With A View

Silhouette Shape
24_label_frame_tag_C00907_19210 (modified)

Stamps
One Person (Verve)

Additional Supplies
pearl brad - Lush Blue (My Mind's Eye)
ribbon -  Lush Blue (My Mind's Eye)
white flatback pearls -  Making Memories
flocked dot tulle (Hobby Lobby)
teal ink
clear embossing powder
Micro Pearl Pearl Ex wash*

*Pearl-Ex wash recipe:
4 parts  Pearl Ex powdered pigment
1 part gum arabic
sufficient water to mix

Put these ingredients into a small container with a lid. This mixture can be allowed to dry into a cake and reconstituted with water to your desired consistency.

Card: Think Spring!

This card  definitely makes me think of Spring!

Paper

LilyKate Collection (BasicGrey)

Stamps

Gentle Thoughts from the Garden Collage Set (Stampin' Up!)

Silhouette Shape

3d_ruffle_flower_C02598_1

Additional Supplies

Dew Drops - Water, Flame (The Robin's Nest)

Ink - Peeled Paint (Ranger), Midnight (ColorBox)

Card: Opéra de Paris

Black can be soooo hard to photograph.  Observe a case in point.  This picture really doesn't do this card justice.  The card was for the birthday of my musically gifted (though not operatic) friend, Steve.

I used my Silhouette SD to cut the scroll frame out of copper metallic paper and it was adhered to the black card stock with glossy acrylic medium.  I then painted over the entire surface with the glossy medium twice, letting it dry between coats.  The gloss has a really nice look and, just like stain brings out the grain in wood, the gloss medium brought out the metallic of the metallic paper.  A window was cut in the card stock and the photo was mounted from the inside.  The vintage postcard image of the Paris Opera was free from The Graphics Fairy and you can upload it from this link.
If the card was a little beat up it would look just like an antique souvenir from the Paris Opera House!

Paper and Card Stock
black card stock (Bazzill)
copper metallic paper (Paper and More - paperandmore.com)
glossy ink jet photo paper (HP)
Silhouette Shape
frame_flourish_1413
Clip Art
Paris Opera (The Graphics Fairy)
Aditional Supplies
Glossy Acrylic Medium (Liquitex)

Card: Enjoy The Journey

This card was for my brother-in-law's birthday and it was fun to make!  I cut the gears and the keys with my Silhouette SD - love it!  To give the appearance of rust on the gears I first used Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder, heat set it, then sprinkled on just a little Fire Brick Distress Embossing Powder and heat set it again.

I cut a cool set of keys and mounted them on the inside of the card.

Paper

Recess Collection (Basic Grey)

Stamps

The Journey (Tim Holtz Visual Artistry)

Silhouette Shapes 

gears_border_C00420_20387

modern_key_C00116_19547

Card: A Proper Vintage Gentleman

This card is for my Dad's 86th birthday.  I know he'll get a kick out of the "A Proper Vintage Gentleman"!  My Mom and I were discussing if he was vintage or antique - we never really did decide!

Paper
A Proper Gentleman (Graphic 45)

Silhouette Shape (under the rosette)
antique_doily_C00673_20509