Hey! Just popping in to let you know I'm blogging over at Paper Crafts Connection today. I have a quick tutorial for creating your own canvas embellishments. Here's a peek at my project...head over to the blog and leave a comment for the chance to win some Canvas Corp goodies!
Thanks for taking a peek! :-) Be back soon...hopefully! It's kind of crazy-sauce over here lately!
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Happy Wednesday! I just wanted to give you a heads up about a fun giveaway over on the Paper Crafts Connection blog today. I'm blogging about cards for Moms and Dads and we're offering up the This & That collections from Echo Park.
Here's a peek at the project from my post today, which was inspired by a Father's Day card in the brand new May/Jun issue of Paper Crafts. Click HERE to check it out and while you're over there, don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win those fun goodies!
Hey friends! Back again today, this time with a Paper Crafts magazine Go-to Gal designer challenge. Once a month we challenge eachother to create a project featuring a certain manufacturer. There's no pressure, it's just for fun, and whoever has the time to play along, plays along! This month we are featuring Bazzill Basics Paper. Bazzill has been around for a long time and their cardstocks are one of the staples in this industry.
My card today is all Bazzill with the exception of the sentiment stamp, which is from a Technique Tuesday set. Those fun papers are from Bazzill's Avalon collection. I have a thing for bright colored apple prints...if I find dresses or skirts in apple prints for my girls, I snatch them up! Same goes for apple paper. So this bright and fun apple print from the Avalon collection immediately caught my eye.
I hand cut three apple images from the patterned paper, stacked them up, and stitched down the center to create the fun dimensional apple. The leaves were also cut from the same paper. The sentiment was stamped onto some of their textured Two Scoops cardstock and embossed with Rouge Zing powder.
I posted a set of projects last week that used papers from the Avalon collection as well. You can click HERE to check them out.
That's all from me today, but be sure to stop by my Go-to Gal buddies to check out what they've created with Bazzill products today!
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Hey there! It's FRIDAY! I'm quite excited about that fact today. Looking forward to a quiet weekend. I'm hoping to bury myself in my craft room!
Lots of things to tell you about today!
First off, two of the new Fancy Pants winter collections are now available! I have a couple of new projects to share with you using the Be You and Childish Things collections.
First off, a card using Childish Things. This was my favorite collection of the release. I adore the colors...they are just so happy!! And that little bicycle stamp? Way too cute. :-)
The Childish Things collection is available for purchase HERE and HERE.
And here's a card using the Be You collection. The colors in this line are so pretty and versatile...they can go soft and pretty or more on the bold/bright side, depending on the combination of prints you use. The Be You collection is available for purchase HERE or HERE.
I used THIS stamp, did a little masking magic with a post-it and created this birthday word collage by combining it with a few other little sentiments from my collection. Ahhh...I LOVE stamps! Obviously so does everyone else, because these little buggers are going fast...it looks like they are already sold out at 2Peas, but Scrapbook.com has them all in stock HERE.
If you'd like to see the other projects I created with these collections, you can click HERE and HERE. You can also see more proejcts created by the DT by visiting the Fancy Pants Blog or you can follow them on Pinterest!
Ok...in other news! Have you been following along on the Paper Crafts Connection and Moxie Fab blogs? This week Paper Crafts magazine is celebrating the release of the new special book -- Party Ensembles. And yes, I said BOOK. Seriously. I got mine in the mail this week...it's huge! It's so thick and wonderful...288 pages thick...with beautiful projects that are also photographed beautifully. It's a treat to look at!! And there are so many gorgeous and creative projects!
DEAL ALERT! The folks at Paper Crafts partnered with Leisure Arts on this book, so it is a little more widely available than some of their other special issues. It retails for 24.95, but Scrapbook.com has it in stock HERE for only $19.95!! Yay! I love a deal!
Thanks for stopping by today...I hope you have a great weekend!
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Hey there! Happy Wednesday all! It's my turn for the Groovin' with the Go-to Gals post over on the Paper Crafts Connection blog today. I'm talking all about a trend I've been noticing in some of the newly released product....weathered wood. Hop on over to the Paper Crafts Connection blog where I share some product picks and inspiring photos of this trend. There might also be a *ahem* giveaway. :-)
Here is the card I created that incorporates this weathered wood trend, as well as a quick how-to to get this look.
It's pretty easy...just a little acrylic paint (two colors) along with a wood grain impression plate. (or another embossing texture/tool of your choice) You could really achieve lots of different looks with this depending on the paint colors as well as the cardstock base color that you choose. I'm looking forward to playing around with this idea a little more.
So here's how I got the look....I started with a piece of kraft cardstock. I used a foam brush to brush on some blue paint. I left some of the kraft cardstock showing through in areas.
I let the blue dry completely, then brushed over it with white acrylic. I let that dry as well. I'm impatient by nature, so my heat gun helped speed things up a bit. :-)
I then ran my painted cardstock through my Vagabond with Papertrey's Woodgrain Impression Plate. After that I took my refill bottle of Copic Colorless Blender and squirt a little onto a paper towel and rubbed over the painted/embossed cardstock. It worked great to remove areas of the paint. You can expose the layers of paint and cardstock below depending on how much you rub over it with the Colorless Blender solution. You can remove as much or as little as you like, depending on the look you're going for.
Sanding will give a a similar result, although I sometimes struggle with sanding...it usually does more harm to my cardstock by tearing/pilling it before I achieve my desired effect. The blending solution left my cardstock untouched and only worked at eating away the paint. The paint did get a bit gummy as I was rubbing over it, but once it dries completely, it's perfect!
Kind of a fun discovery! I added some stamped florals over the top with red ink for a little extra somthing.
Thanks for stopping by...don't forget to hop over to the Paper Crafts Connection blog!
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Have you been following along with the Paper Crafts Connection and Moxie Fab World blogs? Lots of fun sneak peeks of the newest special issue...Stamp It! 3 Ways! Here's a peek at the cover and you can purchase it by clicking HERE...
In honor of this new issue, my fellow Go-to Gals and I have put together a little Stamp it 3 Ways (x's 2) blog hop! Each of us has created a project using the Harlequin Background stamp and Essential Sentiments set, both from A Muse Studio.
I decided to take these stamps and create a colorful birthday card. For the background, I stamped the Harlequin Background using Versamark ink, then heat embossed it with several different colors of Zing embossing powder for a festive and colorful background!
The simple "happy birthday" sentiment is from the Essential Sentiments set. I thought the font was perfect for this card. The fun number border sticker is from Simple Stories Happy Day collection.
The multi-color embossing was really simple to do..let me show you step-by-step how you can do this for yourself...
I started by stamping the Harlequin Background onto Kraft cardstock using Versamark ink. Then starting in the upper left corner, I sprinkled red powder. When I shook off the powder, I made sure to shake it off towards that corner, so the rest of my stamped image wouldn't get powder on it.
Next I did the orange, sprinkling it diagonally across the card, directly below the red. Then I shook off the excess, shaking it again towards the red corner.
Next I did yellow in the same manner, again always shaking excess off towards already powdered image.
Continue this way until the entire image is coated in embossing powder. I finished with green, then blue. Once you get to the other corner you can feel free to shake the excess off that end to be sure to cover the entire stamped image. Then just heat with your heat tool and you're finished!
I love the way the color pops against the Kraft background. Once again, I'm in love with that Zing powder!
Thanks for stopping by for our little Go-to Gal blog hop! You can check out what the other Go-to Gals did by clicking on their links...
Oh, and it's my turn for Groovin' with the Go-to Gals on the Paper Crafts Connection blog - CLICK HERE to see another project I created from one of the sets featured in the new Stamp It 3 Ways issue! Psssst...there's a giveaway going on in that post for some cool Technique Tuesday stamps!
Here's a peek at my project that's featured there today...hop on over to see the entire project!
Finished size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
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Sorry this is late in coming! I loved hearing all of your favorite things about October. From pumpkin seeds, to Dunkin' Donuts pumpkin muffins, to cool, sunshiney days, Halloween, and the glorious autumn colors...I agree...there's so much to love about October.
The winner for the 365 Cards giveaway is....
Congrats, Linda B.! Email me using the link on the left and I'll get your info passed on so your issue can get on its way to you!
Thanks for stopping by, and as always, thanks for all of your sweet and encouraging comments!
No project today, but hopefully I'll be back soon with some things to share!
Happy Friday! And I'm sure for many of you, it's even happier than usual because of the holiday! If you have some extra time off this weekend, I hope you find some creative time! If you're in the mood to shop, I've posted some sale details HERE.
It's been a fun week in Paper Crafts magazine land. If you've been following along with the Paper Crafts Connection and Moxie Fab World blogs, then you've probably seen all of the fun peeks of the newest special issue...
365 days in a year.
365 cards in this new issue.
Coincidence?
We think not.
I got my issue in the mail the other day and it's just plain FUN! So many fun cards for so many different occasions...the biggies (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, etc...) and the little ones (National Lollipop Day, anyone??). Let's just say this issue was a blast to work on.
Well today is a fun day too. Twelve designers from this issue are showing brand new cards today!
12 Designers.
12 months in a year.
Coincidence?
Probably not. :-)
Each of the designers on the hop is featuring a month of the year. I'm Miss October. I'd probably better enjoy that title because I'm pretty sure this as close as I'm going to get. :-)
When I think of October the first thing that comes to mind is PUMPKINS! They are everywhere during the month of October and I just love the bright spot they give throughout the month.
So, meet my little punkin.
I thought this would be a fun card to give to a child or grandchild any time during the month of October...versatile enough to not be limited to Halloween. It could even be used for an October birthday, don't you think? I created the shaped card base using the the Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge and my Gypsy. I love how easy it is to create shaped cards with the Cricut/Gypsy combo.
Also, you'll want to head over
and comment for a chance to win one awesome prize!
Be sure to hop around to the other calendar girls to see the projects they've created!
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Hey there!
Just popping in to send you away! :-)
I'm the guest blogger over at SRM Stickers today. Click HERE to check out the three projects I created for their blog today.
In honor of that, Paper Crafts magazine has an awsome SRM Sticker giveaway on the Paper Crafts Connection blog! Stop in and leave a comment at a chance to win 28 sticker sheets as well as some of their TUBES! Woah!
I have one more SRM project to share with you here today.
I combined one of the stickers from the SRM MERRY sticker sheet with lots of Fancy Pants St. Nick goodies (which are 25% off right now with the Two Peas holiday sale!!!!). That's the great thing about SRM stickers...they are basic enough that you can combine them with just about anything and they fit with pretty much any style, from clean and simple to shabby.
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a great weekend!!
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Good morning!
I'm back to share a few more October Papertrey projects with you. All supplies are linked at the bottom of this post.
First up is a card using the new Flower Fusion #9 along with the Layerz and Mega Mat Stack 3 dies.
For this card I folded a piece of patterned paper to use as my card base, then ran it through my Big Shot with the fold just slightly below the cut line of the Layerz Mat Stack die. It makes for a fun little shaped card base.
Next up is my card using the Faith and Hope set. I used it in a little different way and created a card suitable for someone in the military.
i created the background using stars from All Star Team and the stripes from Distressed Stripes.
That's all for projects today, but one other bit of news...it's my day to post over on the Paper Crafts Connection blog. I've got a fun project involving pumpkins AND a cool little giveaway that you might want to check out HERE!
I also had a chance to put a few things in my Etsy shop. I hope to get to listing a bunch more in the week to come!
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Finished size = 3 1/2" x 4 1/4"
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Finished size = 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
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