Cut It Out

This card will be entered into the Make It Monday Challenge, DIY Cover Plates, over at Papertrey Ink.  Kind of an interesting challenge, to use your dies to make a cut out design on the front of your card, a cover plate.  I decided to use the large flower die from the Lovely Layers set as well as the corresponding stamp.  It's a fun technique and one I will try with all of my other dies too.

I suppose I could call this a CAS card too.  Ha!  I cut out 2 large flower dies, saving the cut out pieces to stamp in More Mustard and Elegant Eggplant.  I then adhered the flowers on the inside to peek through the cut openings.  Stamping the sentiment and a fern onto white card stock I cut them out using Spellbinders Classic Ovals and layered it onto green card stock.  Very clean, very simple.

Thanks for taking a peek today!

Enjoy~~

Masculine Happy Birthday

Good Day!

Another birthday card in the works for today!  A masculine one at that, lots of layers, and deep rich colors, nothing frilly of course!

 

This layout was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest!  The Designer Papers are from Deja Vu, Global Treks.  Spellbinders Classic and Lacy Circle Dies, Baker's Twine, Button, and Brads.  The stamps are from Gina K Designs, Pleasant Plurals and Pretty Patterns 2.....say that 10 times fast!  lol

 

This card will be entered into the Mix It Up Monday Challenge at Stamp TV, it's knot hard,         Mod Squad color challenge, to use reds and browns and the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge, buttons! 

 

It feel so good to be card making again, it soothes my soul!

 

Enjoy~~

Lucky Shamrock

Just an itty bitty post with an itty bitty card.

CAS is not always Clean and Simple And Easy.  I find these to be the most difficult cards to make.  I miss my layers, but I keep on trying.  I used the oval stamp from the new Stamp TV Kit, Shabby Spring from Gina K Designs.  The shamrock is from a $1 stamp, which I fussy cut out and covered in some luscious Martha Stewart glitter.  A gingham green ribbon and some adhesive rhinestones are my accents.  I also used the Swiss Dots embossing folder to add some texture.  Ta Da!  lol

This card will be entered into these Challenges:

CASual Fridays to use Ovals.

CASology #88 Lucky.

Thanks so much for stopping by, it's good to be back in the atmosphere and not running the roads!

Enjoy~~

Thoughts Of You

Good Morning!  The sun is shining, the snow is melting and I have cleared my schedule to play, play, play!  Life is good!  (knock on wood!)

Today's card was fun to make, just because I could spend a little time in the old craft room aka back guest bedroom!

I used the new Stamp TV Kit, Shabby Spring from Gina K Designs.  This kit has some beautiful Spring Time images, butterflies, flowers, bird, several bird cages, all things that make you think (and LOVE) Spring! 

Using the Sketch from My Favorite Things I mapped out my card.

I stamped the flower, leaves, and butterfly images onto card stock and then again on vellum.  I also did the same when using the Sizzix leafy die.  Spellbinders dies, small and large Labels.  Ribbon, adhesive pearls. 

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Mod Squad Challenge Blog, color challenge, to use reds and browns. 

My Favorite Things Sketch #169

Simon Says Monday, Transparent.

Short little post.  Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Enjoy~~

3D Paint

Well of course I have never even heard of this product, let alone used it.   Therefore I did not have any on hand, so of course I turned to YouTube. I know it is not the same product that was highlighted in PTI's Video but in a pinch I think it worked!

So needless to say today's card will be for the Challenge at PaperTrey Ink, 3D Stamp Paint Techniques.

Using the Lovely Layers Dies I cut out the 4 pieces of my flower, and then after mixing up my concoction (see YouTube Link Above)  I painted them.  I also added some glitter and Pearl Ex to the mix, but you really can't tell.  The glitter you do see on the flower was added after all was dry.  A center brad holds the flower together.  The Designer Papers are from DCWV, Latte Stack, so rich in colors!  Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Oval Dies, Fiskars Border Punch, Stampin' Up Inks in Always Artichoke and Elegant Eggplant.  The stamp set is also by PTI, Lovely Layers.  Gina K Designs   ribbon and Pure Luxury base card stock of Jelly Bean Green.   Sizzix Branch With Leaves Die.  A few adhesive rhinestones complete my card. 

You can see the thickness and texture my concoction has created on my flower.



Thanks so much for stopping by, as always it is appreciated!

Enjoy~~

St. Paddy's Day!

Today's card was for yesterday's Holiday and the Challenge over at Simon Says Monday Challenge, Lucky! 

 

Nothing luckier than a shamrock right?   I used a couple of $1 stamps to create this. So perhaps our Hubby's are right, you DON'T have to spend a lot of money to craft!  hahaha  Maybe we should just keep that little fact here....no need to tell them!

 

Stamped the background with a Shamrock stamp, then added some little dots here and there with a Sakura Glitter Pen.  Fiskars Border Punch and some Shamrock ribbon from my stash.  I cut a 2 layer Shamrock out with my Cameo, topped with glitter and an adhesive rhinestone.

 

Hope your St. Paddy's Day was a lucky one for you!

 

On Sunday I cooked a corned beef, not my favorite meal, but I bake it now rather than boil it (ew!) much tastier!   I used this recipe:  For The Love Of Cooking! It is delicious this way, try it!

 

 



 

 

 



CAS Roots

Hello My Friends!

Today's card was an easy one to make and the image makes me think of Spring....of gardens and seeds and planting.  I. Can. Not. Wait.  :)

It's clean and simple......and cute.  This will be entered into the CASology #86, Roots. 

 

Doesn't that image just make you want to grab your gardening gloves? Ahhhhh......  Another little note card measuring 4.25 x 4 inches.  The stamp set is, Garden Dreams, from Flourishes, as is the die, Perfectly Pierced Frame.  I colored the image with Copic Markers and then trimmed it down matting it on a piece of Turquoise Sea card stock, which is also the base.  I also added a bit of paper piercing to the 4 corners.  Not a fancy card, but I love the theme, so I have added it to my favorites!

 

Thanks for stopping by my friends!

 

Enjoy~~