Welcome Spring

 Good Morning!

This card will be entered into the following Challenges: 

Simon Says Monday, Blooming Blooms! 

Simon Says Wednesday, Make It Girly.

Simon Says Garden Fresh 

and Easter Peeps stamp sets.

Tuxedo Black ink.

Clear Embossing Powder.

Copic Markers.

MFT Black and White Striped Designer Paper.

Glossy Accents.

Diamond Stickles.

Inside.

Very sparkly and very flat.

So happy you popped in!

Enjoy~~

It's Wine Time

Hello Again!

My second card for today (whahoo!) will be entered into the Challenge at My Favorite Things, Sketch Challenge and the Challenge at Simon Says Wednesday, Tag It.

 

Hubby and I, our daughter and her fiancé Tim, and Tim's parents are all heading out to the Truro Vineyards Of Cape Cod tomorrow to check out their wedding venue....YES I said their Wedding Venue!!!  Just a tad over a year from now my baby will be a married woman!  

 

 

 

I love the stamp used on this card, it is by Inkadinkadoo.  It colors nicely and is perfect for our Vineyard weekend. 

Designer Papers are by DCWV, Latte.  I used the Spellbinders Classic Circle Die, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.  

The flower and leaves are dies by My Favorite Things, Blueprint #12.  I made my own tag by using corner cutters and a hole punch. 



The image is colored with Copic Markers.  I then added a layer of Glossy Accents over the entire

wine glass. 

 

 I then added some Stickles on my plump grapes.    A little purple ribbon layered on the horizontal piece and all is done. 

 

Thanks for popping in!

 

Sláinte!

 



Time For A Masculine Card

.....aka Oh The Horror!   This is just a simple little card.  No flair, no excitement, no hidden gem, kind of boring......but here it is.

 

It's hard to tell here, but I did coat the face of the time piece with crystal accents, so there is a nice thick glossy sheen to it.  Okay that is my WOW factor.  lol  I used the Darice embossing folder, Steam Punk for the background on a lovely piece of Core'dinations Kraft Core Paper, which I also sanded down a bit, gives it a very masculine feel.  Spellbinder's Lacy Square and a tag from Tag Trio dies used.  A bit of ribbon, but really not much else going on on this creation. 

 

This card will be entered into the Stamp TV, MIUM, You're Time To Shine! and the Simon Says Monday Challenge, Anything Goes.

 

Stamp sets are available from Gina K Designs, Time and Birthday Duo.

 

I promise to have something a little more exciting for you tomorrow!  ;)

 

Enjoy~~

The ABC's Of Crafting.....Or Anything But A Card

Another wonderful and creative challenge over at STV, my home away form home.  Laurie Schmidlin challenges us to make an ABC Project.....Anything But A Card.   You can check out the details HERE.

For my entry I decided to make some Beachy Magnets using simple crafting materials.  Here is what you'll need:

Rubber Stamps, Glossy Accents, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic \Markers (or other markers of your choice) half glass marbles, (found in the floral section of your local craft store) I am using the larger ones for these magnets, heavy duty card stock, and magnets.

Trace the half glass marbles shape onto your card stock*.  Cut out cutting on the inside of the line, as you want the card stock to be a bit smaller than the back of the marble (I usually trim mine after gluing as well).  Using the Memento ink, stamp the image and color using whichever markers you choose.  I also added a bit of sparkle with a Sakura Glitter Pen.

*keep in mind that you want the traced card stock to go with that particular marble as they are all odd shapes.

 

 

 

Next grab some Mod Podge......I think it's safe to say we all have this in our stash of supplies, right?

 

 

Using a foam paint brush coat the image side of your cut out card stock and adhere to the matching half glass marble.  Remember the marbles are all different shapes and you want to keep track of what image goes with which marble.  At this point I add a bit of Glossy Accents to the edge of the card stock to seal it to the marble.  It doesn't look pretty, but it works!

 

 

 Technically you can slap a magnet on the back of these and call it a day.  I find it nicer to add them to some card stock for packaging.  Take some plain old washers, my Hubby gave me a box of them, and glue them on to a piece of card stock.  I used this awesome glue, Quick-Dry Adhesive, by Scotch.

 

I also use this glue to add the magnets to the back of the marble.

 

Then place the magnet onto the washer and check out your pretty new magnets.

 

 

 

The stamps used for this project are from Gina K Designs; Gift From The Sea, and that little green swirl is from A Little Something.

I made these smaller magnets using the same technique.  They were the gifts I made for the Pay It Forward 2013 Project I participated in.  I think they came out beautifully and the recipients seemed to be delighted.

 

Give these a try.  They are fun and easy to make in just a little bit of time.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!  It's back to the gardens for me.....love it!