Butterfly Border

I recently bought a Memory Box Kensington Border die that is so pretty.  I used it to make two sympathy cards to add to my stash.  One I left simple and the second darker one I used a little bit of purple glitter on the butterflies.  

The sentiment "With sympathy" came from one of my favorite sympathy word sets from Impression Obsession.

Have a great day!!

Birthday Wishes

I know how some crafters are...do not like to lend things out because you never know what condition it will come back in.  Some do not treat them like you would, but if you ever know a crafting buddy where you can exchange, there is a big plus. 

I have a crafting buddy I trust and once in awhile we will swap dies or stamp. She left me borrow this beautiful flower stamp (do not know the company or name) so I got busy and stamped a bunch.  The flower is in a different position on them all.   I decided to sit down last night while watching my Walking Dead TV show and color one with my Touch Markers # 67,#65 and #63.  There is a light blue grey colored all around the flowers which was hard to photograph.  Using #62 and #63 I dropped dots all around and stamped the Happy Birthday with  Versafine Deep Lagoon.  To finish off the card, I placed a few crystals.

Very simple but pretty one layer card.

It's Monday and off to work for me but I hope the rest of you get to sit and relax with some crafting!

Spring is in the Air

Nothing like a Birthday card with butterflies and flowers to say Spring in the air!

This is another card where I used a piece of the Strathmore Chromolux Mirri Sheets to cut the flowers out and colored with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink.  I used a technique from Crafts on the Run blog to glue the die cut into the negative image cut from the background.  She recommends embossing the background and then cut the image out of it so that is what I did.   A little bit of stickles on the butterfly wings and on celebrate finished off the card.  The word celebrate is from the Sizzix Tim Holtz thinlit set Script Celebration Words. 

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge-Spring is in the Air

Thank you for checking out my creation!

Outlawz Happy Easter Challenge

Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

It is time for another The Outlawz Progressive Challenge and it is an Easter image...perfect for today.  The cute bunny on my card is a digital image from Gerda Steiner Designs.  Thank you Gerda for sharing it with us!  I had a lot of fun coloring this image. 

 The egg behind the bunny was an image I found on the internet from a kids free coloring page.  I just loaded it into Microsoft Word and brought it down to the size I wanted.  After coloring it with copics, I put a little bit of stickles on it to give it a little glitter look.

The bunny was colored with Copics, cut out and glued down onto a piece of white foam.  After it dried I cut it out again and glued it down onto the egg so it would be popped up like the bunny was sitting in front of the egg.  The glasses has crystal glaze to make it look like thick glasses.  I noticed after taking the picture that it was not quite dry in the center.  I think I have it so thick it is going to be an overnighter!  

  I used a Sweet Sunday Card Sketch to help me design the card.

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful Easter day...maybe do a bit of crafting like I am!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

SBR-Us Sketch Challenge #6

The Outlaws March Progressive Challenge

Halloween Meets Christmas

I know...you are thinking.....this card does not look anything that resembles Halloween. 

My husband and I love to decorate for Halloween.  This year, while doing some major overhaul on the Halloween items we stored, I came across a couple of 19 1/2 in x 26 in sheets Strathmore Chromolux Mirri Sheets.  We bought them at a Halloween store.  They sold as haunted mirrors and we used them in one of the displays a couple of years ago.  I thought about throwing them out but being like most crafters, I look at stuff with the eyes of a crafter and ask...What can I use this for?  

Well right then a lightbulb went on and I thought of the Jim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks I had. This reminds me of tin foil and also of silver shining cardstock.  I decided to cut them down to size and give them a try.  Dies cut beautifully on it and embosses well.  The alcohol inks work just perfectly.  

For this card, I used  Cottage Cutz Lantern & Poinsettia die to cut it out.  I colored it using the Jim Holtz Alcohol inks and a small paint brushes.  The background was embossed with snowflakes which i think is a Martha Stewart folder.  

I am entering this card into the following:

FB Only Christmas Cards Week 11

Outlaws Twisted Thurs to use Green

F & M Challenge

Thank you for stopping by!

A Warm Hello

I wanted this card, when opened, to resemble a winter tablecloth with a hot cup of coffee or tea sitting on a saucer.  Doesn't the spoon look like it is ready with sugar to stir into the hot beverage?  I imagined the person is relaxing at the table while opening their Christmas cards they received in the mail.  The card opened on the table is where I will place my greetings to the recipient.  

It's a card within a card!

(Just click on each photo if you would like a larger view)

 I am entering this card into the following:

FB Only Christmas Cards Week 10

F & M Snow or Glitter Card Challenge

SBR-Us Challenge #49

Thank you everyone in advance for the kind words!

Elf-On-A-Card

A little glitter paper, elf image, left-over green paper, few copic markers, a card sketch and a Spellbinder "Radiant Rectangles" makes a cute Elf Card!!

I am entering this card to the following challenges:

SBR-Us Challenge #92

FB Only Christmas Cards Week 9

The Outlawz-March 3rd Twisted Thursday 

52 Christmas Card Throwdown March Sketch

I hope this inspires you to start making Christmas Cards...it is never too early in my book!

Reindeer Games Screen Divider

I had to make a shaped card so I went with the Screen Divider fold.  The card folds right up and fits into an A2 card.

 The base starts with an 5 1/2 x 11 card.   Along the long side I scored the card at 2 3/4, 5 1/2 and 8 1/4.  At the scored lines, fold the card with mountain and valley folds.  To create the legs, fold 1/2 the card, center and punch the 2 panels with a decorative punch about 1/2 way up at the bottom.  Then do the same to the remaining 2 panels.  I used a Stampin Up label punch. 

You can use any decorative border punch for the top of the card.  The rest is just panels you decorate and place on the card.

The stamps I used here is an Art Impressions set Reindeer Games.  The stars are from Heidi Swapp and Jingle all the Way came from Marianne design Collectable.  The images were colored with Stickles glitter glue and Copic Markers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

 Danni's Dreams Challenge

F & M Shaped Card Challenge

Only Christmas Cards Challenge

Have a super day!