Secret Pal

The Holidays are over. All the decorations are finally taken down, packed and put away until December 2012. My craft room is finally back in order. It tends to get cluttered during the Holidays because the closets are where we store all the Christmas decorations. The house seems so empty and hollow. It was nice to have a little break and I had to push myself to sit down to craft again but once I got going…it felt good!

There are some occasions for making cards other than the typical Birthday, Christmas, Anniversary, etc. There is one coming up on January 8th called Secret Pal Day. The card I made for my secret pal will be slipped into her desk on that day for her to find. She LOVES butterflies so I hope she enjoys it!

To get the butterflies 3D, I stamped the background Cover-a-Card stamp twice and cut out the butterflies I wanted to stand out more.

Thank you for looking and have a wonderful crafty day!

Manetta

Christmas Gone to the Toilet...

ahhhh not really...however I did make a Christmas card using something you normally find only in the bathroom...

Check out these Snowmen from Let It Snow Set made from....

 

Toilet Paper!!

 

 I tried to get the shimmer to show up. If you click on the photo and enlarge it..it is easier to see. Grab yourself a roll from your bathroom, spray bottle with water and the instructions on how to make your casting from your favorite stamp!

• You will need about 6 to 8 squares of toilet paper and a stamp that is deeply edged and not too finely detailed.
• Layer the toilet paper over the stamp and wet it.
• Mold it over the stamp and blot off excess water....carefully pressing down to get a good imprint of your rubber stamp mold.
• Tear or cut off excess paper around the molded image.
• Let dry over night.  You can use a heat tool to speed up the process but be careful not to burn the tissue.  I prefer to just let it dry until the next day.
• Take off mold and trim.

I used double sided tape to apply mold to cardstock.  Don’t use wet glue or glue sticks as this might make the mold wet and destroy the mold.   I have also colored with Pearlescent Chalk and sprayed with glimmer mist to give it a nice shimmer. Embellish as desired.

If you don’t have any glimmer mist, you can always make your own.  

• In a small spray bottle add equal parts decoupage lacquer or Mod Podge (I heard white glue like Elmer's will work too but have not tried it) and water.
• Add small amount of PearlEx Powder or Perfect Pearls, recap the spray bottle and shake the mix together.
• You can also use a drop or two of re-inker if you wanted a colored glimmer mist.

If it clogs when you spray, just add a little more water to the mix.  

 

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Cover-a-Card Background Meets Alcohol Ink

I had so much fun making this card! I made the background paper design out of glossy paper and alcohol inks ....and then stamped over the design with the Cover-a-Card Flourishes. I think Jasper with Butterflies just so dog-gone cute! I colored him with Blick markers and "painted" the butterflies with stickles. Once the stickles dried...I used liquid glue to cover the butterflies.

I have not stamped anything on the inside yet....I am waiting until that "Ut Oh" moment happens...when you realize you needed a card-yesterday!! lol

For more inspiration..don't forget to head on over to Create With Faye.

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Spooky Woods!

Did you realize how close the holidays are? *panic look* Halloween is just around the corner!!! Realized I better get started working on my Halloween and Christamas cards. EEEKKKK

Since the Cover-a-Card Branches rubber stamp is 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in size...I used my Mega Mount to hold it.... inked the stamp with Memento Black....stamped the background and then sponged ink to get the sunset look.

I stamped the "Spa Day" Witch, colored with Blick markers and cut her out.

The bow was made with my Bow-Easy to make my bow.

One down....how many more to go??? lol

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Sympathy for a Friend

A woman I have known for several years lost

one of her children yesterday to cancer.

No one wants to see their child pass away.

It has to be the worst feeling ever.

This card is for her.

I used the Cover-a-Card Background stamp for the background and used Silhouette11 flower stamp over the top. "With Sympathy" words are from the Iris & Tulip Set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Netta