Tag Swap

This is my tag for my very first tag swap I participated in. I can see where joining in these swaps could become addictive. It was tons of fun! The tags I received are shown below.

In this particular swap there were ten people. There was a Christmas/Hanukkah and a Winter group. When those two filled up a second Christmas/Hanukkah one was organized. That's how I was able to join. I was leery to join and kept dragging my feet.

I really love these Vintage/Retro Stamper's Anonymous stamps. I'm getting better at making things grungy and my inking technique is getting better with practice. In the photo above I inked some grunge paper with Distress Stain to use for my sentiment. I also adhered some Kraft colored tissue paper to my tag and stamped the music notes on it.

Here I used some tulle for my bow and hung charm pin up brad to hold the mini bell.

You can't see it very well in the photo, but I used some Distress Stickles on the top of the tag. In these photos you can see how adhering the sentiment this way really adds some nice dimension.

 

 These are some of the products I used for this tag. Not shown are: Red Tulle, Mini Bells and Kraft Tissue Paper.

Tim Holtz Barn Door Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD VINTAGE PHOTO Brown Ranger	Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD PEELED PAINT Green Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Stickles 1.1 OZ. ROCK CANDY Glitter Glue Jar
Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2012 MINI HOLIDAYS 4 CMS142	Tim Holtz DISTRESS Ink STAIN PEELED PAINT Ranger	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 6 x 12 GRUNGEPAPER Grunge Paper	Mixed Media Glue	#8 MANILA TAGS 15 PACK Tim Holtz 12 Days of Christmas 6 1/4 by 3 1/8
Karen Foster Design - Charm Pin Up Brads - Vintage

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Here are the tags I received. They are all so beautiful! Everyone in my Scrappy Girl group is sooooo talented and creative!!

Sue's Tag

Connie's Tag

Andi's Tag

Evy's Tag

Lisa's Tag

Marsha's Tag

KK's Tag

Kim's Tag

Kathy's Tag

Tons of inspiration here! I just wish I would have been in the other group too. That way I could have seen all the tags from all the other gals! There's always next year :)

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Baby Cards + 40% Off Coupon Code

I just found this draft post for some cards I created for a custom order. I had a few things going on and didn't realize I hadn't blogged about them. These were the final cards I made for that order. In all I made four of each: Sympathy, Wedding, Bridal Shower and Baby. For the Baby cards I made two neutral, one girl and one boy card. For the card above I hand cut the onsie. The patterned paper used is from Doodlebug Design.

I think this boy card turned out cute! I embossed the giraffe using white embossing powder. This paper is also from Doodlebug Design.

The stroller image above is from a stamp set by Karen Foster. The sentiment on the card above and below are from a Fiskars stamp set.

I used the Sizzix Framelits die for the die cut above. I've long since put all the supplies I used for these cards away and I don't remember what stamp set the sentiment below is from.

I did make a few extra baby cards and I added them to my Etsy store. If you're looking for cards I have quite a few listed. If you'd like to check them out here's the link to my store. You can use this coupon code BLOG40 at check out and receive 40% off your total order! This coupon code is valid until midnight Sunday, July 8, 2012. I'm working on new stuff I'll be adding in the next month so keep checking back. 

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you're having a great start to your week!

Blissful Mini Album

Well, I finished another one of the projects from Scrapfest! Five left to go! This little mini album is called Blissful Mini Album and the vendor was Authentique. I absolutely adore this paper!

We were able to get the main structure of the album created in class like the pages and the binding, but the rest had to be finished at home. Forty-five minutes is not enough time to complete the project.

I'm actually happy that I was able to go through my stash of supplies to finish the book. My creation is based loosely on the instructions we were sent home with. I was able to "make it my own".

I made a flower for the cover using crepe paper in black and yellow. I then added a mini rose in the center from My Moments. The trinket pin is from Maya Road. I added some gems from Hero Arts.

There are 10 pages in this book. For the flower on the left I used a punch from Paper Shapers and a smaller flower punch I have. I used a gold brad in the center. On the right I used a charm pin up brad from Karen Foster and tied a bow with some seam binding. The butterfly was punched out using a Martha Stewart punch.

I used paper lace under the sentiment on the left page and Hero Arts gems on both pages. All the photo mats were cut using Sizzix Framelits scalloped squares.

I just used some scrap cardstock I had laying around for all the mats. I ran the flower on the left through my crimper.

All the sentiments and images were diecuts that came in the kit with all the beautiful papers. I used Hero Arts flowers on the left page and added some vintage buttons. One of the neat things about Authentique is that there is a quote on the bottom of their cardstock. I used the quote above from Leo Tolstoy on my page.

I used my EK Success binding edge punch on a scrap for the page on the right. I also used some Tim Holtz trim below the photo mat and added some Hero Arts gems.

I'm so glad I took this class! I did load a video to YouTube if you'd like to check it out.

This post is also linked to these parties:

All Things Fee

A Round Tuit

Inspire Me Monday

Made By You Monday

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Color Challenge

There's a color challenge going on over at The Play Date Cafe. Sometimes I almost like color challenges better than sketch ones, but I don't plan on giving either up anytime soon.

Here's my interpretation:

Here's the challenge:

Hop on over there and check out all the beautiful creations from the design team.

Products Used For This Card:

• The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC23
• Hero Arts Clings "Messages" CG132
• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Sticky-Back Canvas
• Felt
• Buttons
• Memento Danube Blue Ink
• Sizzzix Dots Embossing Folder
• Bazzill Cardstock & Brads
• Paper By The Piece Cardstock
• Ribbon

Card Patterns Sketch 47 Challenge

My goal is to participate in more card sketch challenges. Hopefully I'm off to a good start. This challenge from Card Patterns is my first one this year.

Here's the sketch:

Here's my take:

Products Used For This Card:

Bazzill Cardstock, Core'dinations Cardstock, Karen Foster Loopy Eyelets, May Arts Plaid Ribbon, Creative Imaginations Paper Lace, Buttons, Nestabilities Labels One, Hero Arts Clear Design Stamps "Birthday Messages" CL139