New Ending

Here's another one of the backgrounds that I've been creating and setting aside waiting to find a sentiment that I want to use. I'm not sure why I'm so poky deciding on sentiments. It could very well be that I am overwhelmed with the amount of stamp sets I own. I like to have choices and I have many! One can never have enough craft supplies, right?! I love collecting inspirational and humorous sentiments for cards. 

 

This is a very cool background die. I die cut it in white card stock and then adhered over a water color panel I made using distress oxide inks. I also added a little sheer shimmer spray by Imagine Crafts over the panel.

 

These are the products I used. 

Trellis Background by Dare 2B Artsy

Tulips Stamp Set by Sparkle N Sprinkle

Sheer Shimmer Spray by Imagine Crafts 

Onyx Black Versafine Ink

Distress Oxide Inks - various

Misc bling by My Mind's Eye

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Meow

This paper line called Meow from My Mind's Eye is adorable!
For my cover I used one of the Journal Cards and matted it on black cardstock. 

This is the second book that I've create where I have made the spine a little larger. 

I like it wider so that more dimensional items can be added.

I used some of the chipboard pieces on the back cover.
This book measures 6-inches by 5-inches.
There are 12 pages and 11 pockets with photo mats.

I alternated the photo mats using gray and pink cardstock for the pockets on the pages.

I added a few flip photo mats on some of the pages.

I still have enough paper left to create one if not two more books depending on size I choose to make.

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Baby Girl Mini Album

I thought it was time I made a mini album. Over the Memorial Day weekend while cleaning and purging my craft room I realized I have all these cute paper collections that I bought specifically for books. That's when I decided I better get busy. Many of the collections I have aren't newer ones, but that's okay. They'll still make cute books! The paper collection I used for this book is called Baby Mine from Carta Bella. The collection came with twelve double sided sheets of patterned cardstock. I also used some papers from the 6x6 paper pad. This collection had some chipboard accents that I also used. 

Before I started I had to figure out which pattern I wanted for the cover. I finally settled on the alphabet sheet and I'm glad I did. I used two different patterns from the 6x6 paper pad for the cover. One I die cut with a Prima die called doilies one. The other piece was cut using a double stitched rectangle from Our Daily Bread.

I used two of the chipboard accents on the cover. The flowers are from Recollections, Prima and Jolee's. The leaves are by Recollections. The beaded strip along the binding is a beaded ribbon from Celebrate It. The ribbons are called vintage blush rose antique also from Celebrate It.

On the inside I didn't want to overwhelm the pages with embellishments. I tried to keep it as minimal as possible so that there is room for photos. I used stamps sets I had to add sentiments throughout the book. The sentiments above are from the Sweet Baby set by Technique Tuesday.

The sentiment on this page is from Fishers called Precious Baby Quotes. 

There's room for over 50 photos in this book. I love how it turned out! 

For my next book I think I'll finally break out the Graphic 45 Cats and Dogs collection. I've had it forever so I think it's time to use it! This book will be heading to Florida to my cousin. I hope they love it!

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Hello Sunshine

I managed to get a little time in my craft room this weekend and got a few cards made. Today I'm sharing one of them.

The background for this card was created using Gelato's. I used white PaperTrey Ink cardstock that I prepped with gesso since I was going to get it wet. The colors I used are grape, tangerine and lemon.

The image and sentiment are from Hero Arts. The stamp set is called Hello Sunshine Daisies. I stamped them using my MISTI with versamark and then heat embossed with Recollections snow embossing powder. The bling is from My Mind's Eye and Doodlebug Design.

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Thank You

No card for a challenge today. I used the same cling stamp from Hero Arts called Leaf and Floral Background that I used on this card. The only difference is that this time I used white embossing powder. On the first card I used clear embossing powder even though it looks like I used white. For the background I used patterned paper from BasicGrey. I really love this stamp and know that I will be using it over and over. The look is so different depending on what patterned paper you use behind it. Even coloring the background with distress ink like I did on the first card make it such a versatile stamp.

For the sentiment I used another Hero Arts stamp from the You're So Kind set. For the first time I used a Kraft Dye Ink that I bought from PaperTrey Ink. I've never used kraft ink before and it reminds me of how much it looks like you just stamped with versamark ink on kraft cardstock like I did with this card.

I added some bling from My Mind's Eye and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink. Love how this card turned out!

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Thank You Very Much!

Another card using Golden Light Molding Paste. I'm really happy with how this card turned out. It makes me want to go out and buy some more stencils. I really love working with them!

For this card I used Tim Holtz Distress ink in Broken China to color the molding paste. The stencil design is by Heidi Swapp. I used a Hero Arts stamp from the Thanks A Bunch Set (CL663) along with the Broken China distress ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. The white base is from PaperTrey Ink and the island blue cardstock is from Simon Says Stamp. The bling is by My Mind's Eye.

I haven't had much crafting time this week after work. I've just felt tired and cold and haven't felt like crafting. What I don't like is when I get all these ideas going through my head as I'm having coffee before I have to leave for work and can't act on any of them. Hopefully I'll still have all this enthusiasm this evening so I can try some of my ideas out!

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Blue Butterfly - Thanks A Bunch

 

This was a fun card to create! No challenge for this one as this is another card for a card order I'm working on. 

The butterfly adds so much texture! I used two different stencils for this background. I used Mini Chickenwire reversed from The Crafter's Workshop on the background and a butterfly from Heidi Swapp. There is a combination of the stencil and some distress ink splattered on watercolor cardstock. 

For the butterfly I mixed some Golden Light Molding Paste with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in broken china. The bling is from My Mind's Eye. For the sentiment I used a stamp from the Hero Arts set called Thanks A Bunch CL663.

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Thanks

No cards for a challenge today. I created some card fronts and set them aside to finish working on at a later time and this is what I came up with for one of them.

I've seen so many challenges that look like fun for this week. I'm hoping to get some cards created in time for them!

For this card I used a Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock, a Heidi Swapp stencil and Golden Light Molding Paste. I then colored it with three different green inks from Tsukineko called #10 Circus. Base cardstock is from PaperTrey Ink. Gems are from My Mind's Eye and Doodlebug Design. Sentiment is by Hero Arts called Thanks A Bunch CL663.

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Deconstructed Sketch Challenge No. 182

This is my first time playing along with The Deconstructed Sketch. I know I will again because I like their sketches!

I'm trying try cardstock from Simon Says Stamp! for the first time. I wanted to see if I like it as much as the cardstock from PaperTrey Ink. I think it's a good match and I'll be buying more. I only picked up a few colors to try. My base for this card is made using their Island Blue color. 

I love the Graphic 45 Bohemian Bazaar collection! I know that some don't care for it and that's okay. Everyone has their own taste. I just adore the bright, loud patterns! It's one of my favorite collections from Graphic 45. 

I used three different dies for this card. One from Taylored Expressions and one from Elizabeth Craft Designs. I don't know what the manufacturer is for the die that I used to cut the orange patterned paper. The bling is from My Mind's Eye, Doodlebug Design and October Afternoon. 

Deconstructed Sketch No. 182

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Retrosketches Challenge #146

Hope everyone had a great New Years! Mine was very lazy. I worked on a few cards for some challenges that I want to participate in and that's about it. 

For this card I used PaperTrey Ink cardstock as my base in white. The colored cardstock and the patterned paper are by Core'dinations called Carnival and Brights. I also used DCWV's Burlap Stack. My leaf image is from a stamp set by Hero Arts called Delicate Leaf Clusters. I cut down a piece of distress watercolor cardstock from Tim Holtz and using the Tim Holtz waterbrush I painted on three different Tim Holtz Distress Stains. The colors I used are broken china, picked raspberry and salty ocean. The sentiment is also from Hero Arts called Thanks A Bunch. The enamel dots are from My Mind's Eye. I loved this versatile sketch and know that I will use it over and over. 

Retrosketches #146

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Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #167

One of my goals for 2015 is to participate in more challenges. I really enjoy doing them. I got away from doing a lot of the things I love the last few years because of other happenings that have gone on in my life. I think I'm off to a pretty good start so far and it's not even the new year yet :)

This card is for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #167. Super easy, fun sketch to work with! I used a mixed trio of patterned paper from October Afternoon that I picked up at this years warehouse sale. I love plaid! To be honest.....I really didn't need any more paper. I have so much that I will more than likely never use it all in my lifetime. I could probably also say that about all my other scrapbook related products. Unfortunately that doesn't stop me from buying more!

I used a die from Elizabeth Craft Designs for my sentiment and for the small label shape I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Labels die. The enamel dots and stickers are from My Mind's Eye and October Afternoon. Base cardstock is from PaperTrey Ink. 

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #167

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Unscripted Sketches #243

I haven't had a lot of crafting time lately so I got this card done for the Unscripted Design Team just in the nick of time! I've also been struggling with just getting myself organized and getting the creative juices flowing. I've joined a few more monthly swaps in the hopes that it will help me get out of the funk that I'm in. 

For this card I used Graphic 45's Little Darlings collection. It's one of my favorites! I used one of the chipboard pieces and cut out several of the images from different sheets of the card stock. The butterflies are from a Martha Stewart punch.

Hope you'll join us this week with your take on the sketch above. All the details are on the blog post over at Unscripted Sketches! You don't have to have a blog in order to play. If you load your creations to a gallery, just add the direct link to your project and be sure to give credit for the sketch to Unscripted Sketches. That's it!

Products Used:
Base Cardstock - PTI in Lemon Tart
Patterned Paper - Graphic 45 Little Darlings
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Seam Binding
Gems: My Mind's Eye, Doodlebug Design and Mark Richards
Butterflies: Martha Stewart punch

Unscripted Sketches #237

This is the final sketch of the year! I hope you'll join in the fun with Unscripted Sketches this week to usher out the new year with of this very versatile sketch for cards and layouts.

I used Graphic 45's French Country 6x6 patterns and solids cardstock for this card. I love the rich warm colors in this line.

For my flowers I used Spellbinders Rose Creations die and the leaves are the Foliage die. The ends have been curled to add dimension.

The flower centers are a mix of enamel dots and sprinkles from My Mind's Eye and Doodlebug Design. I also used Vintage Photo distress ink on all the edges of the background and flowers. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.  

Please join us this week with your take on the sketch above. All the details are on the blog post over at Unscripted Sketches! You don't have to have a blog in order to play. If you load your creations to a gallery, just add the direct link to your project and be sure to give credit for the sketch to Unscripted Sketches. That's it!

Products Used:
Base Cardstock - PTI in Vintage Cream
Patterned Paper - Graphic 45 - 6x6 Patterns & Solids - French Country
Stamps - Hero Arts - Find Joy - CL497
Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo & Memento Rich Cocoa
Gems - My Mind's Eye Enamel Dots & Doodlebug Design Inc Sprinkles - Limeade, Ladybug & Bumblee Assortments
Dies - Spellbinders - Foliage & Rose Creations