Card: Live In The Moment

I'm linking this card to this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.  The theme is "Tick Tock."

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Paper and Cardstock

patterned paper - My Mind's Eye 12x12 So Sophie Graceful

cardstock - Core'dinations

diecuts - My Mind's Eye So Sophie Graceful

Stamps and Ink

mini alphabet - Studio G

Sweet Plum ink - Memento

Die Cuts and Embossing Folder

Ornamental - Cuttlebug

Leafy Branch embossing folder (fussy cut) - Cuttlebug

Flower Petals #16305 - Silhouette

Additional Supplies

clock and key - Studio G

leaf stick pin - Maya Road

briolette - Making Memories

gem swirl and single gems - Zva

dew drops - The Robin's Nest

glittered flower - Petaloo

jump ring

purple thread

vintage seam binding ribbon

Dot Fade stencil (on the striped paper) - Tim Holtz
Mother Of Pearl Champagne Modelling Cream (on the striped paper) - Viva Decor

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

Card: Wintry Mix

I love snowflake images!  I can't stop collecting them whether they be stamps, dies, Silhouette shapes, embossing folders or embellishments!  This "Happy Birthday" sentiment from Verve is probably my favorite among all my birthday sentiments.  This week I'm linking this card to Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #327 and to Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge which is "Ice Inspiration."

Cardstock and Paper

white cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest

white metallic paper - paperandmore.com

white vellum from my stash

Stamp

Happy Birthday - Verve

Dies

Create A Flake One - Spellbinders

Create A Flake Two - Spellbinders

Lattice Borderabilities - Spellbinders

Embossing Folders

Swiss Dot - Cuttlebug

5x7 Snowflake (I'm unsure of the exact name) - Cuttlebug

Additional Supplies

Liquid Platinum embossing powder - Ranger

chunky clear glitter from my stash

Carrara Marble glitter - Martha Stewart

pearl flowers - Making Memories White Gem Collection

snowflake brads - Making Memories

small white brads from my stash

white organdy and white velvet ribbon from my stash

Card: Celebrate

I've been looking through my photos for projects I've never posted and found this!  This card was made a little over 3 years ago before the sequin rage even started!

Paper
Euphoria 6x6 - BasicGrey

Die
Labels Four - Spellbinders

Additional Supplies
"celebrate" rub-on - Cloud 9 Design
ribbon - Offray
paper flowers - Prima
silk flower - Bazzill Bitty Blossom
stickpin - made from a pin and beads from my stash
assorted buttons, sequins, gems, dewdrops, colored wire, and netting from my stash

Card: We Wish You a Merry Christmas

I'm linking this card to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge where the challenge this week is to use a stamp.  This stamp is a cool vintage image by Stampington & Company! Gee, could I use the word "stamp" any more in just 2 sentences?! :D  In order to get the thin brown cardstock mat around the stamped image and the holly print I glued the die cuts to the cardstock then fussy cut around them.  The white paper doily was misted with  Lindy's Stamp Gang Burnished Brass Moonshadow Mist.

Paper and Cardstock

patterned paper - Teresa Collins Noel Collection
brown cardstock - Core'dinations
cream cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest Classic Cream

Stamp
Holiday Wishes - Stampington & Company

Die
Labels Four - Spellbinders

Ink and Mist

Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger
Antique Linen Distress Ink -  Tim Holtz/Ranger
Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger
Burnished Brass Moonshadow Mist -Lindy's Stamp Gang

Additional Supplies
ribbon - Hug Snug Tropic Wine
natural polished hemp cord - Cousin Corporation
button and paper doily from stash

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: Creating a Letterpress Background

This week's challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs is to create your own background.

I inked up Spellbinders' "Butterfly" Impressabilities embossing template with Broken China Distress Ink and did a letterpress technique for the tone-on-tone background.  It turned out so pretty - I should do this more often!

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: Party Like A Rock Star

Unity Be Inspired Challenge

I created this card with the Unity Be Inspired Challenge for September/October in mind!  I turned the sketch on it's side and set all the elements at an angle to make it a little funky.  

The multi-layered stars (on the black cardstock) and the grid  in the background of "party like a rock star" are from the June 2013 SMAK Kit.  The outlined stars on the small grey tag and the ticket are from the July 2013 SMAK Kit.

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: A thank you for Kathy

TuesdayTrigger

This week I'm participating in Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger.  When I saw the trigger picture the first thing that came to mind was overlapping rectangles in fall colors.  I made this card for my sister-in-law to thank her for the paper and cardstock sample books that she gave me that she got from the printing business where she works.  The entire card, inside and out, was made with paper and cardstock from the sample books and glitzed up with Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mists and Magicals.

Paper and Cardstock

from stash of sample books

Stamp

Monogram Frames Set - A-Muse

Ink

Tuxedo Black - Memento
Dies

Leaf - Spellbinders

Tiny Tags - Cuttlebug
Embossing Folder
Just My Type- Cuttlebug

Paint and Mists

Gossamer Gold Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Burnished Brass Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Ethereal Emerald Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Pegleg Pete Purple Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Bucket O' Blood Red Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Burnt Umber Moon Shadow Mist - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Red Hot Poker Orange Magicals - Lindy's Stamp Gang

Additional Supplies
gem brad - Making Memories
blue ribbon - Offray

tiny brown gem

hemp cord

Card: Zebra stripes!

Paper
Paper Reverie Noir - Making Memories
Card Stock
Raven - Bazzill
Walnut Cream - Bazzill
Stamp
A New Day set - JustRite
Ink
Tuxedo Black - Memento
Dies
Spellbinders
Embossing Folder
Swiss Dots- Cuttlebug
Additional Supplies
faceted stick pin - Making Memories
pearl stick pin - Maya Road
gem brad - Making Memories
black ribbon
gem swirl - Prima
rose with stripes sticker -  Making Memories

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

Card: Dragonfly with Lilacs

Paper

Lily Kate collection (green/white floral) -  BasicGrey

Cardstock

Light and dark periwinkle

Stamp

Unity (sentiment) - LOL Kit, May 2013

Embossing Folders

Swiss Dots - Cuttlebug

Postcard - Sizzix/Tim Holtz

Dimensional Stickers

K & Company

Ink

Paris Dusk - Memento

Bamboo Leaves - Memento

Additional Supplies

Lavender organza ribbon

paper doily

Card: Artful

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)

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: My Mind's Eye Challenge #22

This month's theme at the My Mind's Eye challenge is "April Showers."

Paper

Lost & Found Portobello Road (My Mind's Eye)

Card Stock

DieCuts With A View

Stamp

Heartfelt Phrases (Verve)

Silhouette Shapes

cute_umbrella_C00475_20509

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Additional Supplies

handmade rose

ribbon

lace

Twinkling H2Os (Sage)

silver dew drops (Robin's Nest)

My Core’dinations Creative Frenzy

Core'dinations card stock is pretty cool stuff - unlike anything else out there.  It has a nice weight and comes in fabulous colors and styles and its fun to play with!  If you really like something what could be better than a chance to try out for a design team that gives you the chance to work with such a fun product?  So... here goes!

First, a masculine card with sanded Core Essentials:

This little purse looks deceptively large in this photo but it is a diminutive 2.5x4.5 inches - the ideal size for a gift card!

The vintage look of the Times Nouveau Collection by Graphic 45 is perfect with the Core'dinations Vintage Collection.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing these projects and feel inspired to make some creations of your own!

Project Details:
Happiness Card:  

Card Stock
Core Essentials and Vintage Collection (Core'dinations)


Paper
Transatlantique (Graphic 45)

Stamp
Happiness Found (Verve)

Embossing Folder
Patchwork (Sizzix/Tim Holtz)

Additional Supplies
Wander philosophy tag (Tim Holtz)
handmade cording

Purse Gift Card Holder:

Cardstock
Core Essentials (Core'dinations)

Die Cuts
purse_C00281_20509 (Silhouette Studio)
tag (Sizzix)

Embossing Folder
D'vine Swirl (Cuttlebug)

Additional Supplies
crystal swirl (Prima)
silk flower (Hobby Lobby bridal department)
ribbon (Offray)
"love" rub-on (Cloud 9 Designs)
pearl stick pin (Jenni Bowlin)
crystal corsage pins
vintage cameo 

Mother's Day Card: 

Cardstock
Vintage Collection and Black Magic (Core'dinations) 

Paper
Times Nouveau (Graphic 45)

Stamp
One Person (Verve)

Additional Supplies
rayon seam binding 
red and black buttons

Card: For Amy

Paper and Card Stock

Offbeat - 6x6 (BasicGrey)

brown card stock (Bazzill)

white card stock

turquoise card stock

Rubber Stamp

Anna Griffin

Ink

Walnut Stain (Distress Ink by Ranger)

Additional Supplies

brown crystals

nickel  brad