Caardvarks - Circle of Friends - II

Caardvarks challenge is circle of friends which is creating a circle card. This card started from a scrap idea on another card which I haven't shared yet. (Pending another challenge.)

This lovely antique background is embossed with clear embossing to resist the dye ink sponged over it.

This is going to some good friends of ours with whom we exchange ornaments. It is designed to be a card and then can be hung on their tree if they choose to.

Imagine the areas that look like black are actually a deep chocolate brown. Maybe one of these days I will use the light brown paper so it looks like dark brown when I take my picture. :)



I added the tag and the ribbon after I had finished the card to turn it into an ornament. The backside of the card is a off-white circle for us to write our holiday wishes!


Products:

• Hero Arts - Antique Flower Background
• Hero Arts - Deer
• Penny Black - Joy Seal
• Ranger Distress Inks - Antique Linen
• Versamark
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Martha Stewart - Cornice Edger Punch
• Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Copics
• Memento - Tuxedo Black
• Signo - Uniball White Gel pen
• EK Success - Corner Punch
• Fiskars - Circle Templates

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Swirling Snow

Still playing at the Hero Arts Challenge this week which is to use unexpected colors for a holiday card.

I had to purchase a re-inker for my broken china and at the same time I picked up a re-inker for my purple inkpad too. This background started from mixing those two together.

1. Drip blue and purple re-inker onto acetate/transperancy.
2. Spritz with water.
3. Stamp snowflakes onto white cardstock using versamark. Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
4. Lay stamped background into inks. Lift and see if any spots need color added.
5. Create additional backgrounds to use up the ink. :)
6. Stamp swirls using versamark onto the stamped background after it is completely dry.
7. Heat emboss using incadescent embossing powder. (You can't see it in the picture but there is a beautiful incandescent sheen on the background).

The rest is very straightforward. I stamped the swirls on the plastic snowflake using StaZon ink.

Products:

• Hero Arts - Stunning Snowflakes
• Impression Obsession - C-A-C Fluff
• Lime green - Pearls
• Snowflake - Hobby Lobby Christmas
• Stamp N Stuff - Kaleidescope Embossing Powder
• StaZon - Royal Purple
• Versamark

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a blessed day.

Suzz

2 Challenges and a Baby Card

The OCC challenge this week is embossing resist http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/ and the Hero Arts is pocket cards. I actually took a little different spin on the pocket card. I was inspired by Lisa Spanglers really cute paper clips http://sideoatsandscribbles.wumple.com/?p=877.

I need to make a baby card for a friend of mine who just had a baby girl. I wondered if I could duplicate Lisa's cute idea with big safety pins. Similar to those duck head safety pins used for old diapers.

Here is my take on a pocket card with Saftey Pins in the pockets. I thought she can take them out and use them for accents on the baby book.
The safety pins are stuck into little pockest under the front of the card.

Mini Recipe:

1. Mask top and bottom: stamp with versamark , heat emboss with clear embossing powder and sponge the pink dye ink.
2. Measure out where you want the four pins to slide in and cut slits.
3. Punch lace border for top and tape only on outside edges and bottom of lace.
4. Cut out a white rectangle for inside of card. Tape along the bottom and sides. This allows for a pocket on the inside of the card for the safet pins to slide into. This helps them lay flat on the front of the card.

Products:

• Hero Arts - Designer Posies
• Hero Arts - Designer Alphabet
• Martha Stewart Doily Lace Border Punch
• Memento - Rose Bud
• Large Safety Pins

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz