Tag : Batty

Only a couple more days 'til Halloween and I have another Halloween tag to share with you.  The La Creme paper that I used already had the flocked border at the bottom.  For the flourish detail at the top, I used clear embossing ink and clear embossing powder then inked over it with black ink.  Love those spooky red bat eyes!

Paper
La Creme (DieCuts With A View)

Card Stock
black

Die and Embossing Folder
Creepy (Cuttlebug)

Stamp
Flourish from the Urban Grunge stamp set (Tim Holtz Visual Artistry)

Additional Supplies
tiny red gems
assorted black and red beads
red wire (Darice)
jump ring
black ribbon (Offray)
red metallic tread (DMC)
black eyelet

Tag : Beware

Halloween is just around the corner!

Paper
The Spider's Web (My Mind's Eye)

Card Stock
black
tiny scrap of green for the pumpkin stem

Dies
Jack-O-Lantern #2 (Sizzix)
Phrase, Beware (Sizzix)
Ghost, Bats & Boo (Sizzix)

Stamps
Faded Text Background (Stampabilities)

Additional Supplies
black glitter
black felt swirly die cut ribbon
assorted black and orange ribbon
large gold eyelet
tiny black gems
gold 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: Happy Day

The October theme for the My Mind's Eye blog challenge is "Fall."  I used the Stella and Rose - Gertie 6x6 to make this birthday card.

Paper

Stella and Rose - Gertie 6x6 collection (My Mind's Eye)

plain paper for the card liner

Card Stock

Butter Dotted Swiss (Bazzill)

Merry (Core'dinations)

small scrap of ivory

Stamp

Birthday Blossoms (Stampendous)

Silhouette Shape

decorative_borders_C00107_24282

Die

Fall Leaves (Cuttlebug)

Additional Supplies

Lush Red ribbon (My Mind's Eye)

buttons

handmade cording

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: 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

Tag_0100

Additional Supplies

handmade rose

ribbon

lace

Twinkling H2Os (Sage)

silver dew drops (Robin's Nest)

Card: Graduation Time

It's getting to be that time of year; graduation season is just around the corner!  I made this card last year - hence the "2010"!   The recipient of this card is a young man who aspires to become a comedian so two elements on this card are a reference to that.  Reference number one is the Charlie Chaplin figure and reference number two is the script to the right of the sentiment which is an excerpt from Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."  If you click on the photo you can get a closer look.

Paper

Recess (BasicGrey)

Card Stock

DieCuts With A View

Stamps

 Life's Possibilities Set (Tim Holtz Visual Artistry)

Ink

Broken China (Ranger Distress Ink)

brown

Embossing Folder

Distressed Stripes (Cuttlebug)

Additional Supplies

text from an old book

clock rub-on (Heidi Swapp)

Destiny tag (Tim Holtz)

pewter brads

clear embossing powder

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