Hello there, You know, if you seen any of my blogs, that I can't make a card with out using a die cut machine. There's just something about die cuts that makes me happy. Even more, is my growing collection of dies:)
I apologize for the card angle in this photo, but isn't it a pretty card? Came together really fast and probably the most time spent was glueing the stacked layers together. My base is card stock from Michaels. The Gemini Jr made these go even faster! The hearts are called Caprice and just grabbed three colors of pink and trimmed pieces small enough to go behind each die. That way I could cut three layers with one pass through the machine. Gina K connect glue was used to attach the hearts together. Then using the quilted background die and white card stock I die cut, then trimmed both sides so more pink would show. A little foam tape to attach the hearts and done. Pink and white combo's are one of my favorites! No sentiment on this one, I think you could use it for many occasions and if need be, one could be added simply.
Have a great day and keep crafting!
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Hello all, Have I told you how much I love the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit? Todays cards uses the December My Monthly Hero. I did pull some items from other past kits. What can I say, they are flexible that way!
This is pretty simple, I colored the image with Tombow markers and a water brush, actually all four cards have images produced this way. A sparkle pen adds shimmer to her wings and wand. The background has distress oxide inks blended and then water sprinkled to active the inks. The sentiment is stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with silver embossing powder. I tied a sheer ribbon around the card before adhering to my base.
This card uses both the December and January MMH Kits. The easel sign is from January. The pink background is cut with stitched rectangles. The "chalkboard" part of the easel is brushed with white pigment ink and the sentiment is stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The "frame" has detail added with a fine pen.
Changing this one up a bit by using Cute As A Bug Step Up card base. This sleeping fairy is resting on a mushroom colored with Tombows and sparkle pens in clear, moonlight and pink champagne. The sentiment is stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with white satin pearl embossing powder. The background is stamped with amethyst ink.
This little guy is on the gift card flip-it base. The background is stamped with sea breeze ink with broken china distress oxide around the edges. Stitched rectangles is used to die cut the white sections. The sentiment is from a thank you set from Hero Arts HA CL125, it's stamped with memento ink and finally details were added with a stardust pen.
Here's the card opened.
Have a great day and keep on crafting!
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Hello there! Today's card is made with something I've had in my stash for almost a year. Creative Keepsakes Convention comes to town and entry into the Vendor Fair includes an Attendance Prize bucket. I won a prize from Mud Puddles and it included sand, sand glue along with other goodies from their booth. Since I was using Gill Friends from My Favorite Things, I pulled out the Mud Puddles for the bottom of my ocean.
My base is the Circle Flip-it from The Stamps of Life. Two colors of blue card stock ran through my Sizzix Big Shot and I inked the edges with Faded Jeans. Also used that same ink for the air bubbles from You Are Sublime. All of my fishes were colored with Copic Markers and cut with coordinating dies. A white signo pen adds details. Now for the ocean floor, I spread the sand and shell glue along the bottom and sprinkled on Tahiti sand and lightly patted into the glue. After it dried, I arranged my fishes and plants, being careful to hide some fishes behind the circle. Then I stamped air bubbles and filled them with glossy accents. The sentiment was stamped with faded jeans and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. A stardust pen lines the edge of the strip.
Have a great day and keep on crafting!
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Hello there, I decided to take a break from blogging during the holidays. Also, I changed up how I prioritize the month of December and I realized a few things...I finished nearly all of my Christmas Shopping first before I even decided what my Christmas Card would be ( I make 65 cards). Normally it's just the opposite - cards first then shopping. In fact, in previous years, I have planned and started cards in September.... I gave myself a break and realized the cards that I love making and sending would still be just as meaningful if they were received in January. Now, I got them mailed about a week before Christmas but wow, with the pressure off, I enjoyed it so much more!
Every January I attend a weekend crop with a group of wonderful ladies from church. It's been 15 years, with me missing only two - The year I got my second heart and the year I got a new hip. The cards I'm showing today were from that. I like coloring a lot! So often times I will have stamped images ready to color so when the mood strikes I'm ready. At this years crop, I made cards with them.
Thinking of you card was made exactly like the one above with different images from the same set and crystal gems were added.
Waving Hi card uses a background die from My Monthly Hero Kit that has sold out. The bear has glossy accents added to his scarf. The sentiment has an outline of sparkle pen. Both the sentiment and bear are raised with foam tape.
Beary good birthday card is just like the one above, except I used the negative space from the die to get two backgrounds from one pass through the Sizzix machine. A silver gel pen adds glimmer to the skate.
Have a great day and keep on crafting!
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