Lucky Stars

 CASology Week 88   and   One of the winners at  Freshly Made Sketches 129 

Here's my masculine version for the two sketches using Hero Arts sentiment and Sizzix Bigz starburst. CAS with a little dimensional detail; the oversize brad, Tim Holtz twine and popped up star. DCVW Blue Jeans dsp.

Sandy Birthday and Christmas

For the Color Challenge over at Splitcoaststamps our hostess presented these colors to create a card or project. OLD OLIVE, CHERRY COBBLER, SAHARA SAND AND FOR DESSERT - GET OUT the DISTRESSING TOOLS  I did a little distressing with white chalk ink on the edges of the flowers.

Stamps: memory box sentiment Paper: white tagboard, sand, green and dark red card stock scraps Paper Size: A2 Ink: DI forest moss, VersaMagic Cloud White Accessories: Momenta flower die, punch bunch small sun, Elizabeth curvy leaves die, Taylored Expressions "Quatrefoil" die, gemstones 

Second Project

I glued an old Economics book page to card stock and die cut Tim Holtz Holly and branch. I sponged with Distress inks peeled paint, fired brick and walnut stain. The background is partially stamped with Penny Black “Letter Background” in white using a Faber-Castell PITT White artist pen directly to stamp. The splatter is from a Wink of Stella White shimmer Brush pen and Cloud White VersaMagic was used around the distressed edges. Stamps: Memory box sentiment, Penny Black bg Paper: Sand cs Paper Size: A2

Free Style

Hello bloggers!  This week for the Technique Lover's Challenge at Splitcoaststampers we are to do a little Freestyle Design.  A process of adding elements, layers, stamped images, die cuts...anything that strikes our fancy. I have loads of things  previously die cut, stamped and etc. Some elements were gifts and some are scraps from other projects.

Soft Colors of Spring!

 May Flowers 

For the Ways to Use it Challenge at SCS the challenge hostess ask for cards with flowers. I almost don’t know how to make a card without flowers.

My heart easel congrats card can be used for a variety of occasions. I may use it as a graduation card, or perhaps I'll change the sentiment to Happy Birthday. I can never have enough Birthday cards.

Card Ingredients: Heart shapes die cut with Sizzix Bigz Die "Heart Bag",
The Rose is Sizzix/Tim Holtz Tattered Pinecone, a dollar doily stamped on vellum and fussy cut, 

For the Sketch Challenge and Color Challenge at SCS

Certainly Celery, Bermuda Bay, Regal Rose, Neutral of Choice Dessert Option: Words of Wisdom, Encouragement or Best Wishes

I started by stamping a Penny Black Letter Background on white card stock, embossing in white embossing powder, daubing with Tim Holtz' Distress Stains in tattered rose and shabby shutters and mounting rectangles. The Verve sentiment was stamped onto vellum in white ep and backed with white card stock. 

Purple Bliss

CAS - Colours & Sketches Challenge #12 - Sketch

My card today is for the Clean and Simple challenge above. I'm always in need of a wedding or shower card and wanted to add to my depleting stash. I have a friend whose niece is having a shower and the color sceme is lavender.

 I've used stamps for Stampin Up "Just Believe" cling set (the circles) and the sentiment is from Hero Arts "Everyday Sayings". 

I wanted the circles to show because they are so pretty and therefore, added a vellum panel over the embossed white card stock (Sizzix paisley embossing folder). I then stitched because it's hard to use adhesives with vellum. The flower is Tim Holts tattered pinecone roll more like a rose.

Christmas Cards for 2013

Why not start a stash for 2013! I was in the spirit and won't always be.

card ingredients: 

Sizzix/Hero Arts stamp & die cut set, memory box lattice die and star,

 Spellbinders classic and large scallop circles, and Verve sentiment.

card ingredients: 
Spellbinders Fleur de lis square and Tim Holtz tattered poinsettia

Mother Teresa message for Christmas

Simplified tag

After being away for a while I found myself behind for this month’s 
Christmas Card Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.
I thought that a tag with a message for the holidays and all days was good to feature. The quote is Mother Teresa’s. Making flowers is a favorite of mine and the Tim Holtz tattered poinsettia dies makes it so easy. I added white chalk ink on the petals of the poinsettia to give a frosty look. Mail it, hand it out, pass it on or hang on the tree. It's all good. The tags measure 4"x 5.25" and die cut using Spellbinders Curved Rectangles.