October Swap Cards

These are the cards I sent to my swap partners for the October Swap. I can finally post them! For the card above and below I used two different embossing folders from Darice. One is called Foliage and the other is called Leaves Assorted Pattern. For all the cards I used Distress Inks. I used a combination of these colors: dried marigold, wild honey, bundled sage, mowed lawn, fossilized amber, crushed olive and ripe persimmon. The sentiments are from an older stamp set I had in my stash called Autumn Foliage by Inkadinkado stamped onto acetate. 

For these two cards (above and below) I used a stencil from Echo Park called Branches. I used translucent embossing paste colored with distress ink. The one below used plain embossing paste colored with distress ink. All the leaves are from two different packages of leaves that I picked up at a craft store. 

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CAS(E) this Sketch #106

Today I'm sharing a very simple card I created for the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge. I was just perusing all the cards that have been submitted and all the design team cards and they are beautiful! 

For this card I used a Darice embossing folder on the edge of my card. It is one that came in a three-pack and is called Simple Pattern. I colored the pattern with Tim Holtz Distress inks in spiced marmalade, shabby shutters and mustard seed. The sentiment is from Hero Arts called Special Note of Thanks. The bling is by Doodlebug called sprinkles. 

CAS(E) this Sketch #106

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Color Throwdown #324

This challenge made me so happy! I'm always up for creating a card with red, black and white. This is one of my favorite color combinations. 

For my background I used both a Sizzix and a Darice embossing folder for the black and red cardstock. The white is a Nestabilities Fancy Label that I die cut. I used the Tim Holtz Marker Spritzer to create the background on the label using Distress Markers in black soot and festive berries. The sentiment is a Simon Says Stamp die that I cut. I am really loving all of the word dies that I seem to be collecting. So much faster than always stamping!

I'm linking this card up to the Color Throwdown Challenge. There are really some beautiful cards over there from the design team and cardmakers that have joined the challenge. I hope you'll check them out!

Color Throwdown #324

Stay warm today! Temps will be in the 30's by Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

The Glory of Christmas Challenge #49

Today my card is for the challenge The Glory of Christmas Challenge #49. Anything goes as long as it's Christmas. Christmas cards are my favorite cards to create. Thank you and sympathy cards come in second and third. 

I've been checking around to find challenges that do Christmas all year round. I think I've found a few so don't be surprised if you see more Christmas cards on my blog in 2015.

The patterned paper I used is Silent Night by October Afternoon. This paper is just so cute, I love it! I bought a couple of these pads when I went to the their warehouse sale. For my ornament I die cut the image using a set of dies called Ornament Dies by Sweet 'n Sassy. They have two different stamp sets that also coordinate with this die set. I then ran the die cut through my Big Shot using an embossing folder from Darice. I don't have the name of it. I had some snowflake buttons in my stash so I cut the shank off the back and adhered it to the die cut with a glue dot. My little bow is made out of jute. The sentiment is by Inkadinkado. I've used this sentiment a lot through the years. 

Believe it or not, I've made all these Christmas cards and haven't even sent out one yet and it's December 23rd! Anyone on my card list will be getting their cards late this year!

Be sure to stop by The Glory of Christmas and check out all the cards!

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Glitter Christmas Trees

I don't think I've ever used as much glitter cardstock on my cards as I have this year. I really don't consider myself a big glitter crafter. Maybe it's due to some of the dies I've been using for my Christmas cards this year. I don't know, but I do like the look of it for some reason, so I'm just going to go with it for now. 

All four cards that I've created are using the same Memory Box die called Flowering Christmas Tree. The only difference between the card above and the other three below is that I diecut a second tree in red,  cut the larger flowers off and added them to the gold tree.

Cardstock used for the all cards is from PaperTrey Ink.

I used four different embossing folders for the embossed panels. All are by Darice with the exception of one of them. I'm not sure who that one is by because the name was worn off. I think it was from Lifestyle Crafts. 

All the gems and pearls are from my stash. 

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Embossed Reindeer

I really have a love/hate relationship with embossing, but I keep trying it because I like the look. If the image is larger I have a hard time stamping it because I have arthritis and no strength in my hands. I usually stick to smaller images and use sentiments more than anything else. 

It took me three tries and finally I pulled out my Darice Rubber-stamping Surface Mat. That did the trick. I always forget that I have that mat and how great it works for stamping! I've even tried the rocking stamp blocks. Sometimes they work for me and sometimes they don't. 

For both of these cards I used patterned paper from Pink Paislee called Snow Village. I'm almost embarrassed to say that the stamp and die set I used is a Hero Art's Stamp and Cut set called Reindeer Pair that I bought at Scrap Fest in 2010! I've never used it til now! Maybe I have too much stuff and don't even know what I have? I've just pulled out all Christmas stuff and I have a complete mess in my craft room. I'm just grabbing anything that looks like it might be fun to work with. 

I used Recollections Christmas Noel Glitter Paper, Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Holiday Greens Die and gold embossing powder. The card base is from PaperTrey Ink in Vintage Cream. Those cute little bows are from my stash. I have no idea where I bought those from!

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Unscripted Sketches #246 - Dogs Leave Paw Prints On Our Hearts

Time for Sketch it Saturdays with Unscripted Sketches! For me, this was very CAS sketch. I know that I'll be using it over and over again.

I used a stamp set from Our Daily Bread called Dog Sympathy. Love this set!

The green card stock is ColorCore by Tim Holtz for Core'dinations. I ran it through my Big Shot using an embossing folder from Darice and then sanded it. 

Be sure to stop by out check out all the other Design Team Members Blogs:

Adriana

Billie

Claire

Debbie

Henva

Kimberly

Michelle

Patty - that's me!

Rebecca

SarahKaye

Shir

Susan

Tammy

Tracey

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! Thanks for stopping by!

Products Used For This Card:

Base Cardstock - PTI in Vintage Cream

Patterned Paper - Tim Holtz Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock, DCWV Burlap Stack

Ink - Tim Holtz Distress - Peeled Paint

Embossing Folder - Darice

Gems: Hero Arts - Olive Green

Stamp - Our Daily Bread - Dog Sympathy

Thinking Of You Card Swap

I belong to a group of ladies called Scrappy Girls that do a lot of swaps. They swap tags, cards and books. Since I didn't join in the fun the last few months with the mini book, tag and the Christmas card swap, I thought I'd start the new year right and participate in a card swap in January!

We did a "Thinking of You" and "Birthday" theme. The card above is the card I created for the "Thinking of You" swap. I just received my cards from the swap yesterday. Below you can see all the "Thinking of You" cards I received.

I used a kraft base for my card with just a piece of red as my background, leaving an 1/8 of an inch border. I used my "new" Teresa Collins eBosser Sophisticated embossing folder with kraft card stock for my next background again leaving an 1/8 inch border.

I stamped the flower image using a Sweet 'n Sassy stamp set called  Celebrate Today. The image was stamped with Tim Holtz Festive Berries distress ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. For the sentiment I used a Hero Arts stamp set called Thinking of You. I lightly inked all the edges with Tim Holtz black soot distress ink.

Now for the cards I received! I can't give credit to all of the ladies because some of them didn't sign their card unfortunately. I've added the name of the person below each card if I know who created it. Update: I've now added the name of the each person who created each card.

Serena Repsold

Tina

Judy Stech

Tiffany Shuma

Melanie Swanson

Kim Russell

Briana

Marina

I'll share the Birthday cards in the next few days! Thanks for stopping by!

Unscripted Sketches #239

Here's my take on this week's sketch from Unscripted Sketches. I used Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Core'dinations ColorCore card stock with a Darice and a Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing folder. After running them through my eBosser I then sanded the card stock to bring out the kraft color. 

I used pop dots to add dimension to the strips of paper that I cut and adhered to the kraft strip. 

Super simple and easy sketch this week! 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! Thanks for stopping by!

Products Used:
Base Cardstock - PTI in Kraft
Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock Tim Holtz Kraft-Core
Stamps - Hero Arts - It's Your Day - CL661
Ink - Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
Gems - Doodlebug Design - Sprinkles - Beetle Black
Embossing Folders from Darice & Sizzix

Thank You & Birthday Cards

We've had so many things going on in our life lately and I'm afraid my blog has really had a low priority. I created this thank you card for our neighbors. They were so helpful in shoveling our sidewalks and taking care of our dog with just a last minute notice. I included a gift card for them and had to get the card made quickly since they are moving this weekend. 

I added some dimension to the sentiment by using foam tape to pop it up. I inked all the edges with Tim Holtz black soot ink. The patterned paper is from Creative Imaginations. I used an embossing folder called Chevron by Darice. The pennant is a Spellbinders Shapeabilities called Nested Pennants. The gemstones are from Hero Arts as is the Thank You stamp. The stamp set is called Find Joy CL497. Cardstock base is from PTI. 

I joined a group called Scrappy Girls and we have an optional birthday club list we can join. Well.....naturally with everything going on I'm behind in getting my card sent out! This card is going in the mail tomorrow. We do have a public Facebook page that anyone can join called Scrappy Girls Make It Better. It's a page where we share things that we create. You can check it out here.

For this card I used cardstock from PTI. The stamp set is also from PTI and is called Think Big Favorites #12 Stamp Set #2473. I used two embossing folders. One is called Dots & Flowers by Sizzix and the other is called Intricate Swirl from The Paper Studio. The pearl gemstones are from Hero Arts. I inked up my embossing folder with Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress Ink, added my cardstock and then ran it through my Big Shot. I love kraft, red and white. One of my favorite color combinations. 

I really feel bad about not posting much lately. I do have another post in the works. I also have many projects that are currently in process. I'm trying to get caught up and spend more time crafting. Thanks for stopping by!

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Chic and Crafty Party!