Using Up Scraps - Card

6/24/2012 - Edited to add contact information about the Vintage Moon wood veneer shape.  Please scroll to the bottom. :-)

CTMH Roxie Paper and Love Life Stamp Set

If you have looked at my blog at all this week, you will recognize the sketch by Ann Bacon for Frosted Designs.  I couldn't help myself and had to do another one! It was a lot of fun using up some scraps from one of my favorite paper packs, Roxie.  It will no longer be available after July.  The new Close To My Heart Idea Book/Catalog comes out August 1st.  Because they keep patterned paper packs for either 6 or 12 months, Roxie will not be extended.
One of my favorite card shapes and sizes is 6 x 6 because it is also the simplest!  Cut a 12 x 12 in half and then fold. Easy Peasy. The sentiment image was stamped with black ink on a 6 x 6 Tulip cardstock base.

Old Man In the Moon Wood Veneer

Recently, I ordered some wood veneer shapes from a start up business which advertised on Facebook.  The  service was speedy and I can't wait to share with you how to go about viewing their other designs.  As soon as I find out how non-Facebook group members can tap into this little treasure trove of wood veneers, I will post it.

Thank you for stopping by today!
Beverly

****  Update:  Here is the information on the wood veneer shapes - Diana has contact information posted here along with pictures of the shapes.

10 Minute Card - Random Stamping and Stamping on Twill

Smoothie, Lagoon, Gypsy, and  Colonial White Cardstock

 Sometimes it is nice to be able to make a super fast and easy card.  When I need one, I almost always avoid using patterned paper.  For some reason, it requires me to think more when I use designer paper!  I am not sure what that says about me, but I think it means I am just a simple person with simple thoughts.  :-)  So here is my simple card for the day...

Black Dye Ink Stamped On Cotton Twill Ribbon

 Random stamping is lots of fun and I love to do it.  Here I used three different colors of ink on the Colonial White center.  I colored the centers of the largest flowers with a yellow watercolor pencil and didn't add water to the coloring.  The other layers were all stamped with a tone-on-tone effect with their corresponding cardstock color.

CTMH Paradise Paper Flowers with a Brad Center

 The stamps came from the Art Philosophy and Love Life sets from Close to My Heart. All of the embellishments are from CTMH, as well.  The Square Durable Stud comes in pewter (pictured below) and antiqued gold.  The little pearls are self-adhesive and add a nice touch of softness on the card in contrast to the metal embellies.

Small Paper Flowers With Bitty Opaques Pearl Gems

This color combination is out of my normal comfort zone, but I wanted something with a tropical vibe to it and this seemed to fit that theme very well.

Thank you for stopping by today!
Hugs, Beverly

Glossy Rainbow

White Glossy Cardstock  Stamped and Inked for Rainbow Background

 Stamping on glossy cardstock with Versamark ink, embossing, and then coloring it is one of my favorite techniques. On this card I used different sponges and daubers to see what kinds of effects would be achieved in making this rainbow inspired card.  The Spellbinders diecuts were sitting in my "Black Scraps" drawer and seemed perfect to place on top.  The sentiment had been stamped a long time ago and I am not sure from which set it came.

CTMH Opaque Pearl Adhesive Gems Embellish the Flower Ribbon and Spellbinders Diecuts

The background was stamped several times with one of the Love Life stamps from CTMH.  I purposely left unstamped spaces because I wanted the texture of the embossing to be showcased.

Thank you for visiting today!
Beverly

Classroom Treats For Valentine's Day

Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge Cut Hearts and French Fry Box (inside)

My younger daughter attends school one day a week. Their Valentine's Day party is coming up soon and we wanted to make something easy and fun for her to bring to share with her classmates. This was a great Mother/Daughter project! This video shows how to assemble these little matchbook treat folders that have Mini M and M candies enclosed.


The cutting and scoring dimensions are as follows:
Matchbook Cover: Cut at 2.5" x 9.5"
                              Scored at 2.5", 3", 7", and 7.5"
AP Cricut Cartridge:
Small Hearts:  1.5"
Large Hearts: 2.25"

French Fry Box: 5.25"

If I were to make these for adults, then I would distress the edges with ink.  Second Graders aren't likely to notice that detail, so I left it off.  I think these would be great to use for 'Team Builders' or other workplace treats.  It is always nice to know that you are appreciated at work or school. :-)

All of the materials used are from Close To My Heart.  The items that are currently available are listed below, otherwise they have been retired.

Blush Ink
Blush Cardstock
White Daisy Cardstock
Love Life Stamp Set - D1482
Bakers Twine - Neutral Assortment - Z1701

The dimensions for the boxes for the Ghirardelli candies is on this post.

Thank you for stopping by today!
Beverly

Frosted Designs Tuesday Card Sketch #11

The fabulously talented Jenny Evans designed another super card sketch for the Tuesday Card Challenge at Frosted Designs.  You have almost two weeks to link up your take on her sketch!

Jenny Evans' Card Sketch

As you can see, I turned the card so that it would open at the top.  This necessitated turning parts of the sketch a bit. The Cranberry colored cardstock is mounted on a black card base.  This allows the negative space of some of the die-cuts to act as debossed areas. The edges of the card front are distressed to bring out the white core of the cardstock.

Silhouette Cameo Used For All Die Cut Shapes

All papers, ink, stamps are from CTMH.  The Silhouette shapes were purchased from the Silhouette store.  They have an amazing selection of designs!  I colored the hat pin with alcohol ink and added beads purchased from Michael's.

2nd Generation Stamping on Inside Card Panel

It is sometimes nice to have a design on the inside of cards, so I stamped a couple of images from the Love Life set.  Also from the set, the "Love" sentiment on the front of the card was stamped using a mask.  The sentiment actually reads: "Live. Laugh. Love." I didn't want the punctuation to show, so I masked before and after the word.

Have a Happy Day!

Beverly

You Warm My Heart

CTMH A Sip Stamp Set A1109

 This is another fast and easy card.  It is for my dd1, who is away at college.  The background is made from the Hearts Sizzix embossing folder. It is packaged with another of their Textured Impressions folders called Curlique.  I ran a 6 1/4" x 4 1/4" piece of CTMH Cranberry cardstock through the Cuttlebug and then used a sanding block to uncover the white core of the cardstock.  The bottom of the cardstock was purposely not embossed because I knew that I wanted to stamp the sentiment there.  I sanded around the edge of the Cranberry cardstock to bring out more of the core.  Using white core cardstock with dry embossing is one of my favorite techniques!

Edge Distressing  on Focal Image and Matting

The ink for the cup and heart is Cranberry.  I used a Cranberry brad to form the center of the baker's twine bow.  The steam and sentiment are stamped with black ink.  The little heart image comes from the CTMH Love Life set.  The card base is black cardstock.  This can be written on with a white gel pen or a light colored insert can be adhered inside the card.

Thank you for visiting with me today!
Beverly