Bargello Birthday Card

Hello crafting friends! I enjoyed this week's challenge at Stamp TV so much that I decided to make another card using the "bargello" technique.

This time I chose some brown and turquoise digital patterned papers and created my strips. The inspiration came from a unique card I saw on line using this technique. I used the step layout to present the bargello pattern. My sentiment was computer generalted and then cut with a die from Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments. I added some little flower petals that were cut from some Leane Creatief dies and added a pearl in the centers. The butterfly was cut with a Memory Box Kensington Branch die using one of the digital papers that the strips were created with. When my focal panel was done it was matted with turquoise card stock and then adhered to a brown card base.

This was such a fun card to make. What makes it fun is that there are so many variations to this technique. I hope you'll give it a try if you haven't already. You will be pleased with the results.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you'll come back often! Make it a great day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):

Stamp TV - STV15MON16 - Hello Bargello
Sister Act  -  Challenge #103 - AG
TTCRD  -  Challenge 4/21-4/27  - AG
Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #180 - AG

Bargello Technique Card

Hello crafting friends! This week's MIUM challenge at Stamp TV was to make a card using the bargello technique. There are a few different ways to do this technique. One way involves cutting strips of one or several different patterned papers and adhering them to a card panel in a staggering manner to create a bargello pattern. Here is a video tutorial on the bargello technique.

I decided to use a little different bargello technique. I created my own patterned paper by using the emboss resist technique .Next, my patterned paper was cut into 1/2" and 5/8" strips and adhered in a staggering fashion (one strip higher, one lower) to a piece of  card stock and then cut with a die from Spellbinders Labels 36 die set. This was then matted with GKD Sweet Corn card stock. I put this aside to prepare my base card.

GKD Fresh Asparagus was used for the base card and layered with GKD ivory card stock which was die cut with a Lil' Inker Stitched Rectangle die.My focal panel was then popped onto my base with dimensionals. 

The sentiment is from GKD Dogwood and Butterfly stamp set and was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on ivory card stock which was then die cut with a die from Spellbinders 5x7 Detailed Scallops. The sentiment was then adorned with Marianne Anja's Vintage Swirls dies and all was adhered to the focal panel.

I felt something else was needed to make the project look finished so I decided to stamp a floral image in opposite corners of the ivory layer in GKD Fresh Asparagus ink using a stamp from GKD Fabulous Frame Fillers. That little "something" did the trick and made my eyes "happy".

Hope you enjoyed this post and will try this great technique. Thanks for stopping by and always make it a great day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):

Stamp TV - MIUM Challenge - Hello, Bargello!
Fan-Tastic Tuesday  -  Challenge #82 - AG with Twist: Stitching

Birthday Blossom

Hello! It is windy as heck over here today. I went outside for a moment and was almost blown away by the strong gusts of wind. I just hope nothing comes falling down. Last time we had this kind of wind a tree branch hit my window and put a hole in my screen. Fortunately, the window was in tact but the screen had to be replaced.  Sigh.....Mother Nature can be cruel at times.

This was a a good day to stay indoors and so I made this card for this week's "Wheel in the Color"  challenge at Mod Squad. The requirements were to use any 3 colors of the color wheel. I chose orange, green and blue.

I created my base card in white and layered it with orange vellum. I cut another panel and used an IO Fancy Cutout Border die to create the pattern on the left and adhered it to my prepared base.

The flower was hand made using orange vellum and adhered to my front panel. The foliage was cut using  Memory Box Delicate Fern, Poppy Stamps Leafy Sprig and Pine Sprig dies and attached to the flower. The butterfly was made from GKD Ocean Mist card stock and cut using a die from Tattered Lace Butterflies. Black ink was sponged around the perimeter of the butterfly to make it stand out a little more. The sentiment is from GKD Signs of Spring stamp set and was stamped in black ink

Thanks for visiting my blog! And be sure to make it a great day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):

Mod Squad  -  Wheel in the Color Challenge
Dies R Us  -  Challenge #24 - April Showers Bring May Flowers
Sister Act  -  Challenge #102 - AG
The ABC Challenge  -  H is for Happy Birthday
TTCRD  -  Challenge Apr 21-27 - AG
Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #179 - AG
Aud Sentiments  -  Challenge #129 - Birthday Celebration

FB Challenge  - Challenge Apr 15 - 21  -  Birthdays

Take This Waltz

Hello! I'd like to share a card I made today for Monday's challenge at Stamp TV. We were to create a card that reflects a movie, any movie. I chose Take This Waltz  (2001) as my theme for this card. Here are the products used:

Card Stock - GKD white, dusty sage
Ink  -  GKD Black, Moonlit Fog
Stamps  -  GKD Because of You, Just a Note
Die  -  Spellbinders A2 Valiant Honor
Other  -  sentiment computer generated, adhesive, dimensionals

This really was a fun challenge. There were so many movies to choose from it was hard to choose just one. If you'd like to see the other entries for this challenge, here's the link. Or if you'd like to join in, you have until Sunday night to submit your creation to the Stamp TV - Let's Go to the Movies Challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):

StampTV - STV15MON15 - Let's go to the Movies
613 Avenue Create  -  Challenge #119 - AG
Inspiration Destination  -  Challenge #29 - AG
Sister Act  -   Challenge #101 - AG
Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #179 - AG

Feel Better Soon Ferns

 

Happy Spring! It has finally arrived. Today we are enjoying beautiful sunshine, the wind is blowing and the temp is a fabulous 82 degrees in my backyard! It feels soooo good to open the windows and feel the breezes flowing in, freshening everything up. I love it!

This lovely weather has its perks. It motivates me to create. And so I was inspired to make this card after viewing a video on Stamp TV hosted by Gina K. I only wish my camera had captured the true color of the ink I used to create the fern images and background. Here are the products I used for this project:

Card Stock:  GKD white, black onyx
Ink:  GKD Black, Moonlit Fog
Stamps:  GKD Triple Play Frame, Signs of Spring

 I just love how this turned out. And thanks to Gina for the great video.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful and creative day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):

613 Avenue Create  -  Challenge #119 - AG
Crafting from the Heart  -  Challenge #55  - AG
Crafty Cardmakers & More  -  Challenge #136 - Wings
Inspiration Destination  -  Challenge #28 - AG
Sister Act  -  Challenge #101 - AG
Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #178 - AG

Flowers for You

Hello again! Here is the second card I made for this weeks Stamp TV challenge. Again, the criteria were to use black, red and white in our cards. This is what I came up with.

The products used in this project were as follows:

Card Stock - GDK white
Patterned Paper - dotted swiss (from my stash)
Stamps:  GKD Flowers Bloom, Signs of Spring
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Die - Spellbinders Opulent Ovals
Other - Copics, embossing powder, ribbon, adhesive

I am delighted that you stopped by. Thank you! And  please come back again. 

Hope your day is filled with creativity!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):
Stamp TV  -  MIUM STV15MON14 - Riddle Me This
Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #178 - AG
Sister Act  - Challenge #100 - AG
613 Avenue Create  -  Challenge #118 - AG
Crafting from the Heart  -  Challenge #54 - AG
TTCRD - Challenge 4/7-4/13 - AG
Fantastic Tuesday  -  Challenge #80 - AG

Thanks a Bunch

Hello everyone! Today I made a couple of cards for a challenge at Stamp TV in which the requirements were to use the colors of black, red and white. This is one of the cards. The other is shown in the next post.

Here are the supplies I used:

Card stock - GKD white and black onyx
Stamps - GKD Flowers Bloom, You're My Favorite, Sending Sunshine, Thanks a Bunch
Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, GKD Cherry Red
Dies - Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles
Other  -  ribbon, adhesive

Please go to my next post to see the seond card I made for this awesome challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you make it a great day!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):

Stamp TV - MIUM - STV15MON14 - Riddle Me This

Word Art Wednesday  - Challenge #178 - Anything Goes