Owl Birthday

I made this card for my nephew's 29th birthday. I really enjoyed making this card and love how it turned out.

I started out with an ivory base. Next, I cut a layer in GKD Honey Mustard card stock and dragged GKD Honey Mustard ink over the entire layer and then cut a circle in it using a Spellbinders Standard Circles die.

Next, I inked the raised side of a Darice wood grain embossing folder with Memento Rich Cocoa ink. I then used the inked folder to emboss the honey mustard layer. I matted it in black and adhered it to the base card. 

The owl is a digital stamp which I colored with Copics and then cut out. The leaf branch was cut with Memory Box Lorelei Leaf die, trimmed and adhered to the card. I created the sentiment with my computer and then cut it with Spellbinders Ribbon Banners die and then sponged it with ink while still in the die.

I really like how the "tree bark" turned out. I thought it looked pretty realistic. What do you think?  

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you liked my card and come back again. I love to receive comments so please don't hesitate to leave one. And please feel free to become a follower of my blog.

Have a wonderful, creative and safe Memorial Day weekend!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):
Sister Act  -   Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #95 - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create  -  Challenge #34 - Anything Goes
MFP Speedy TV  -  Simple Salutations 8/28/13
TTCRD  -  Challenge Aug 27-Sep 2  -  Anything Goes

Aster and Ivy Birthday

 

My daughter's birthday was a few days ago and we celebrated it in my home with a delicious crock pot dinner called Chicken Supreme (per her request) followed by an ice cream birthday cake from Dairy Queen.  I have a candle that plays a "Happy Birthday" tune which I use for every birthday. Sure beats lighting umpteen candles. LOL  Anyway, everything was delightfully delicious and for a gift she received a crock pot (of all things) which she had been asking for. And I believe she is making the Chicken Supreme recipe in her crock pot as I post this. Hope she invites me over for dinner!!!

This is the card that I made for my daughter. It's another big one. The base card is ivory, layered with GKD Sweet Mango and Honey Mustard card stock. Next is an ivory layer embossed with a Cuttlebug Chicken Wire folder. The sentiment was computer generated and then cut with Spellbinder's Floral Oval die and sponged with Memento ink while still in the die.

The flower was created using HFC Delicate Asters and the leafy vine was cut with Cheery Lynn's Ivy Corner Flourish die. Stickles was added to the center of the aster to give it some sparkle.

Hope you enjoyed today's post and will stop by often. And I hope you've been inspired and your creative juices are flowing. Have a productive day!

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

TTCRD  -  Aug 20-27 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #94 - Anything Goes

The Outlawz  -  Twisted Thursday - Anything Goes

Sister Act  -  Challenge #21 - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create  -  Challenge #33 - Anything Goes

Retirement Congratulations

Good morning, everyone! I've been busy making cards but couldn't post them just yet. Here is a 5.25 X 7.25 card that I made for a dear friend who is retiring. This card is much larger than ones I usually make but I wanted to use the large scalloped rectangle. I just love the mustard colored card stock matted in black. I think it is so striking. And the scalloped rectangle just frames the embossed focal point layer so beautifully. Below is a list of the products I used in this project:

Card Stock  -  GKD white, honey mustard, black onyx, grass green

Dies  -  Spellbinders Detailed Scallops, HFC Delicate Asters

Embossing folder  -  Marianne DS0908

Punch  -  MS leaf

Sentiment  - computer generated

Other  -  glue dots, foam dimensionals, Tombo Mono adhesive, Stickles

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

Sister Act  -  Challenge #21 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #94  -  Anything Goes

TTCRD  - Aug 20-27 Challenge -  Anything Goes
The Outlawz  -  Twisted Thursday - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create  -  Challenge 33 - Anything Goes

365 Cards  -  Day 234 - So Big

Gardenia Birthday Wishes

One more card for today. In this one I used a Cheery Lynn Mexican Tile Pattern die and matted it with purple. I just love this die. It is so very intricate. It also has a center square pattern that you can remove after die cutting, which I did. 

The flower was created with the Memory Box Gorgeous Gardenia Outline and Background dies. I paper pieced the leaves with green card stock and scored them to make them look more realistic. I popped on the flower, stamped the sentiment (GKD Framed Greetings) and was done.

This was a quick and easy card but the end result is a lovely one. Hope you liked it and were inspired to create.

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

The Outlawz  -  TT080113 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #91 - Anything Goes

Sister Act  -  Challenge #18 - Anything Goes

2 Sisters Challenge Blog  -  Challenge #155 - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown  -  Challenge #158 - Birthday Party

Thank You Good Friend

Hello again!  Here's another card I made for this week's challenge at Joan's Gardens. Now, I'm not sure whether this card qualifies as having "negative space" but I thought I'd enter it into the challenge.

Once again, I used white for my card base and embossed a purple layer with a Darice EF to give it texture. Next, I stamped my sentiment (from GKD Botanicals) on white and cut it with Spellbinders Decorative Labels One. Using dimensionals, I popped it onto the card. 

Now for the negative space........I used the outline die from Memory Box called Gorgeous Gardenia and cut two outlines in purple and adhered one over the other, but offset them just a bit. This open die cut was my negative space. Next, I cut a solid gardenia using the Gorgeous Gardenia Background die in a lighter shade of purple and used that to back the outline. I cut another solid gardenia in green and snipped off the leaves and paper pieced them on the solid flower shape. (Have I confused you yet?)  The completed flower was then popped onto the card.

When I began this project I wasn't sure how it would turn out, but I was pleased with the result. I do love that outline die and will use it over and over again.

This card was entered into the following challenge(s)

Joan's Gardens  -  JG0801

Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #91 - Anything Goes

Sister Act  -  Challenge #18  -  Anything Goes

The Outlawz  -  TT080113  -  Anything Goes
2 Sisters Challenge Blog  -  Challenge #155 - Anything Goes

Best Friend Ever

Hello, everyone!

Today I made this card for this week's challenge at Joan's Gardens. The requirements were: die cut using its negative space, colors of purple and white, a textured layer and some leaves.

For the base I used white card stock. I added a purple layer which was embossed  with a lattice pattern. (I never labeled the EF so I don't know the name or manufacturer). 

My focal point was created with Marianne Creatables Small Ovals by Petra. In the center of the oval I used Memory Box Wild Blooms die to create the negative space left by the die cut. The leaves in the corners were cut with Marianne Creatables Anja's Vintage Swirls. The sentiment, from GKD Stately Flowers 7, was stamped with Memento ink.

Until next time, I hope your weekend starts out great and ends even better! Have a creative one!

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

Joan's Gardens  -  JG0801

Word Art Wednesday  -  Challenge #91 - Anything Goes

Sister Act  -  Challenge #18 - Anything Goes

TTCRD  - Challenge Jul 30-Aug 5  -  Anything Goes
The Outlawz  -  TT080113  -  Anything Goes

Praying for You

Hello, everyone! This card is another one that I made to include in the boxed set that I am donating to my church's fall festival next month. It will be one of the door prizes given out at the event.

I wanted to make a get well card that was a bit more appropriate for a serious illness. I came across this sentiment, computer generated, and thought it would be a good one to use on this card.                                                 

Starting with white card stock for my base, I added a layer of red. I embossed a white layer with a Couture Creations embossing folder, added red dots with a Memento marker and adhered it to the red layer.

After printing out my sentiment, I die cut it with Spellbinders Adorning Squares and matted it with another panel in red cut from the same die set. This was then popped onto the card with dimensionals.

The leaf branches were created with Marianne Creatables Vintage Swirls and adhered to the focal point panel.

This card will complete the boxed set. I hope whoever wins this will enjoy sending or giving them and I hope the recipients enjoy receiving them.


This card was entered into the following challenge(s):
TTCRD - Anything Goes - Jul 29-Aug 5
Word Art Wednesday - Challenge #91 - Anything Goes
The Outlawz  -  GCC0729 - Anything Goes

Daisy Blues

Hello fellow crafters! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Mine was spent cleaning out clothes closets which was a task that was long overdue. Next stop.....the linen closet. 

But I did get time to make this card for a challenge at Joan's Gardens. The project was to include a floral background, a doily, and three dimensional flowers with greenery. And this is what I came up with....

I knew I wanted to make a square card so I started with my base, making it 5x5 in white card stock. Next, I die cut my layers. I cut the floral designed digital paper using the scalloped edge die (second from largest) from Marianne Creatables Anja's Squares. I matted that with blue using the largest die from the same die set. 

My next step was to create a doily. However, I only have one doily die but I felt it was too large for the card, so I used a circular die from Marianne Craftables Tiny Hearts. I then cut two circles with Spellbinders Standard Circles dies (large and small), one in white card stock to stamp my sentiment (GKD Spring Mix STV Kit) and the other in blue to mat that sentiment circle. The matted circle was than adhered to the center of the doily. This doily was then adhered to the base card.

If you look very closely at the floral designed paper you'll notice that there are small blue flowers that look a little like daisies or asters. So....I made the three flowers using two different size dies from Heartfelt Creations Delicate Asters. I used both blue card stock and blue vellum to make these. I added Ranger Star Dust Stickles to the centers of the flowers and arranged them around the doily edge.  The greenery was punched with a MS punch and adhered to the flowers.

This completed my project....now on to cleaning out the linen clost.....(sigh)

This card is being entered into the following challenge(s):

Joan's Gardens -  JG0725
Word Art Wednesday  - Challenge #90 - Anything Goes
Sister Act  - Challenge #17 - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create  - Challenge #30 - Anything Goes

The Outlawz  -  TT072513 - Anything Goes - Summer Flowers
The Outlawz  -  GCC0729 - Anything Goes
Marianne Design Divas  -  Layer It Up 

Thinking of You Ivy

Hello fellow Crafters! I am working on preparing a boxed set of all occasion cards to donate to my church's fall festival which is taking place next month. This card is just one of twelve that I will be including in the set which will contain a few CAS cards as well as more intricate ones.

As you can see this particular card is a CAS one. I started out with a white card base. I die cut a blue layer with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B and a white layer with A2 Matting Basics A. These were then adhered to the base. 

I used smaller dies from the same sets to make the panels for my sentiment, which is from GKD Framed Greetings. This was then popped on with dimensionals. The ivy leaves were cut with Marianne Ivy Corner dies.

And that was it. Easy as pie!

Floral Birthday Wishes

Hello there! Hope the weather has cooled down for many of you who have had to endure extreme temperatures. It's cooler here in my neighborhood but the humidity is still a bit uncomfortable. Not to worry.....autumn is just around the corner!

For today's card I began with ivory card stock for my base. The bottom edge was then die cut with Spellbinders Scalloped Borders One. Of the various borders in that set, this particular one is my favorite. 

Next, using the second largest die from Spelbinders Decorative Labels One, I cut a panel in ivory. Then I cut another panel in peach using Spellbinders Labels One and adhered it to the ivory panel. The sentiment, from GKD Elegant Florals, was stamped and embossed on ivory and then cut with the next to the smallest die from the Spellbinders Decorative Labels One set. The sentiment layer was popped onto the peach panel and then the entire panel was popped onto the base card.

The flowers were die cut from Memory Box Bella Bouquet. While still in the die, I sponged the flowers with Memento ink. I adhered the bouquet to the card and added some greenery using a MS fern punch.
 

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

MFP FOSTV - Challenge #82 - No Designer Paper

Crafty Cardmakers  - #96 Birthday

Sister Act - Challenge #16
613 Avenue Create - Challenge #29 - Anything Goes

White Christmas Poinsettia

Here is another Christmas card I made for this week's challenge at Joan's Gardens. However, the glitter on the poinsettia and the holly branch doesn't show up at all in this photo.

I started out with an ivory card base. Next, I embossed a green layer using a Darice Interlocking Circles EF and adhered it to the base card. The holly branch was cut from ivory card stock with Memory Box Holly Vine die and adhered to the green layer. Red pearls were added to the vine to represent berries. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up Bells & Boughs and was stamped on ivory and then cut with Marianne Passe-Partout Oval die and popped on.

The poinsettia was created in ivory using Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia dies. While still in the die, I sponged each petal with Memento Desert Sand ink. Next, I added glitter to the petals, shaped and layered them to make the flower. I also added glitter and shaped the poinsettia leaves. I felt the poinsettia needed something more so I added additional leafy branches cut by an MS punch. And finally, I added a pearl for the flower's center.

I'm disappointed that the photo does not show the glitter on the poinsettia and leaves. It really sparkles!

Thanks for visiting and here's hoping you've been inspired to create today!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s):
Joan's Gardens  -   JG0718
MFP Speedy TV  - Challenge #54 - Simple Salutations
613 Avenue Create -  Challenge #29 - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #156 - Anything Goes
Sister Act  - Challenge #16 - Anything Goes
Oozak  -  Challenge #18 - Anything Goes with Texture

Thanksgiving Wishes

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This card was made for a challenge at MFP Speedy TV which called for any type of holiday card. I chose Thanksgiving as my holiday creation.

I started out with GKD Sweet Mango card stock for my base card. I added a layer of brown from PTI.  Next I die cut a panel in white card stock using Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles and then layered it with some fall digital paper. This was then adhered to the brown layer. 

The wheelbarrow is an image from GKD Beyond Baskets stamp set and the pumpkins are from GKD Heartfelt stamp set.  These were colored with Copics and then popped onto the background. 

The sentiment was computer generated and then cut out with Spellbinders Distressed Edges die, sponged while still in the die, and then popped on with demensionals.

That's two holiday season cards in one day....and in the middle of July! Is this wishful thinking that this torrid summer be over???

Hope you're having a summery day!

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

MFP Speepdy TV  -  Challenge 54 - Simple Salutions
Sister Act  - Challenge #16 - Anything Goes

The Outlawz  -  Twisted Thursday - TT071813
TTCRD - Anything Goes - Jul 16-Jul 22
Tuesday Throwdown -  Challenge #156 - Anything Goes
CMC Copic Challenge  -  Challenge #73 - Anything Goes

Christmas Poinsettia

It's 94 degrees in my neighborhood and I'm making a Christmas card. Right now it's a most refreshing and cooling thought. It's a pleasant distraction from this tremendous heat.

Actually, this card was made for a challenge at Joan's Gardens in which traditional Christmas colors were to be used along with the addition of something from nature.

I made my base card from white card stock. I added a layer of dark green (GKD All Spruced Up). I embossed a white layer with a Sizzix Peace Poinsettia EF set and adhered it to the green layer.

I cut a red and green oval from Marianne Small Ovals by Petra die. I adhered the two together, the green a bit higher than the red to create a shadow of sorts. Next I cut another oval in white from the same die set and adhered that to the red oval.

I created the poinsettia petals with Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia dies. I  layered them and added gold glitter. The pine branches were cut in green using Impressions Obsessions die. I created the effect of snow with Liquid Applique. The sentiment is from GKD Wishing You Joy STV Kit and was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a panel cut from Spellbinders Distressed Edges die.

And that was my very first Christmas card of the year. Although, I do start working on my personal Christmas cards in August since I send a different one to each recipient. Lots of work but I love it!

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed your visit!

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

Joan's Gardens  -  JG0718 

The Outlawz  -  GCC0715 Challenge
Tuesday Throwdown  - Challenge #156 - Anything Goes
Sister Act  -  Challenge #16 - Anything Goes
TTCRD  -  Anything Goes - Jul 16-Jul 22
Oozak  -   Challenge #18 - Anything Goes with Texture
Marianne Design Divas  -   Layer It Up
ABC Challenge  -  R for Roses are Red (red flowers)

Basket of Birthday Wishes

 

My very creative sister-in-law, who lives in Georgia, celebrated her birthday this weekend and I made this card for her.

I started out with a base card in ivory and cut the front bottom edge with a die from Spellbinders Scalloped Borders One. Next, I used brown card stock and cut the bottom edge with another die from the same set. This was then adhered to the base.

I cut a panel of digital paper slightly smaller than the brown layer and cut the bottom edge with the same die. I stamped the floral basket image (HFC Sun Kissed Tags and Basket) and the flower image (HFC Tattered Blossom Swirls) and  colored my images with Copics. I added my sentiment (GKD Floral Wreath) using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and embossed it with clear EP. I adhered this layer to the brown layer.

I then stamped a few small flowers from HFC Sun Kissed Fleur background stamp on white card stock, colored them with Copics and then fussy-cut them out instead of cutting them with the coordinating die. The cut out flowers were then adhered to the flowers in the floral basket to give them some dimension. I colored pearls to coordinate with the flowers and adhered them to the centers.

Hope my sister-in-law had a wonderful birthday and liked her card as well!

This card was entered into the following challenge(s)
CMC Challenge  - Anything Goes Challenge #72

Harvest of Memories

It's not apple harvest time yet, but I wanted to use a new stamp that I just received from Gina K Designs. So I opted to use it for today's CAS challenge at The Outlawz.

This challenge project required stamping an image(s) right on the base card, no extra layers. So I prepared a 5x5 inch card using white card stock and stamped my basket of apples image (GKD Harvest Memories). Next, I colored it with Copics. I used a circle die from Spellbinders Standard Circles Large to create an embossed edge around the image. Leaving the circle die still around the image, I sponged with Memento New Sprout ink. The sentiment, from the same stamp set as the basket of apples, was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black.

This was an easy card to make and I loved coloring the basket of apples image. 

Thanks for stopping by and please, come again!

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

The Outlawz  - CAS Challenge

613 Avenue Create  -  Anything Goes Challenge #28

Sister Act  -  Anything Goes Challenge #15

CMC Challenge - Anything Goes Challenge #72