Birthday Pop-Up

Hi!  I get the weekly email from Splitcoast Stampers and always like to check out the technique.  A couple of weeks ago there was a pop up card that I bookmarked to try later.  (check out the tutorial there is a wonderful video that shows how to make the card and all the measurements) Here is my take on the card.  My niece always asks for my handmade cards and I wanted something fun and interactive.

 Here is the card closed.  I used papers from My Minds Eye - The Sweetest Thing collection.  I have so many pattern papers that have a few sheets left in each set.  I was glad to be able to use a few of these pretty papers on her card.

 When you open the card there are two windows which allows the second image / sentiment to overlay the first image.

 As you pull open the card the second layer will slide over the first and display in the window.  I am in between computers so the final photo fully open will be uploaded later.

The cute image is from Great Impressions.  I was visiting my son the other day at college and checked out the local stamp store on my way.  I picked up this sweet image because he looks like our puppy.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Happy Everyday set.  Ink was Ranger Archival / black and Aquamarine.  The color pencils are STAEDTLER Karat Aquarell.

That's all for me today.  Happy Friday!

Suzz

Friend Strengthens

I was inspired by the Mojo Monday Sketch #319  and decided to pull out some pretty papers and create a quick card. Since I am thankful for good friends I also am adding this to the Gratitude challenge at My Minds Eye.

 

I cut all the pieces form the paper, distressed them and added a touch of white paint.  I stamped the beautiful Verses Rubber Stamps - Friend Strengthens using Versafine Orange ink onto the paper. 

For the flowers I cut them from the Paper and crinkled them to give them texture.  The paper is My Minds Eye - Tangerine. 

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Suzz

Dream a Little Dream

Happy Friday!   My card today uses a sweet fairy who is holding a little ladybug. The Mojo Monday Sketch #297 as my inspiration for the layout of my card.

I love the Mo Manning illustrations and was happy that Penny Black started selling her images.  I purchased this set of fairies and haven't had a chance to play with them until just recently.

I stamped the image using Ranger Archival Ink on white cardstock. I then colored the image using my STAEDTLER watercolor pencils.  I was looking for pattern paper to coordinate with my image and found a  little bit of the My Minds Eye - Stella Rose 6x6 pad of paper.  I layered the papers in the background.  I painted the wood sentiment with white acrylic paint and smudged with a touch of blue dye ink. I added a few details with flowers, tulle and twine. 

Have a fabulous weekend!

Suzz

Heart in My Pocket

 This week at Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge we are sharing projects with heart.   I used a set of t Melissa Frances pockets with tags to create a mini album.We also have a spectacular guest designer this week: The Gentleman Crafter.

I took a bunch of different photos of my mini book.  This is the outside covers open flat to show you the front and back. 

I used some lovely roses paper and added a few bees stamped and colored.  The front of the mini book has  a sentiment from the Artistic Outpost Quote and Quotables.   I accented with a touch of lace and twine.  I used 7 Gypsies tape to tape the pockets together.

Here is the center of the book. You can see the twine that I wound around the center of the taped pages to hold the book together:

The theme for my pages is all based on flowers, bees, and nature.    The papers are all from two 6 x 6 pads of paper to help keep the color scheme coordinated.


I turned the page from the center to share one of the back pages and the back side of the middle page: 

The tags pulled out:

I was quite pleased with the end result and love the hearts as pull tabs on the top of the tags.  It is always fun to put together a mini album with different images in the same theme.

Products: Spellbinders Classic Heart Dies, 
My Minds Eye - Be Happy - Follow Your Heart ,  My Minds Eye - Honey - The Sweetest Thing, Artistic Outpost - Quotes and Quotable, 
Artistic Outpost - Flower Market, Hero Arts - 19th Century French Script,  Stampendous Queen Bee, Stampendous Thoughtful Wishes , Stampendous - Bluebird Branch, Artistic Outpost - Lovely Day, Artistic Outpost - Ephemera Background, Artistic Outpost - Bloom & Grow, Hero Arts - Delicate Leafs ,
Melissa Frances PAPER BAGS with Tags, 7 Gypsies Paper Tape - Global Ledger Numbers

Come share your heart inspired project for an opportunity to win a $50 voucher from Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

21 Years

Friday is my  21st anniversary.  I decided to use the Mojo Monday Sketch 257 as my layout and create a card for my DH in celebration of our 21 years of marriage.

The papers are from My Minds Eye - The Sweetest Thing and Bo Bunny.  I only stamped two things on this card! :O  The I Love You which is from a cute Unity Love Bug set and the numbers from 7 Gypsies.

I think the colors may be a tad too pretty.  I think I might have to re-work the card a bit and use it for another purpose. :)  Hmm...

Have a lovely Tuesday!

Suzz

B Mine

I rolled up three challenges into one: Mojo Monday Sketch #223, Simon Says Stamp and Show a Red Letter Day and City Crafters Challenge - Back to Black.

I started from the idea of the scarlet letter and used the red B in the B Mine to put together my card. 

All kinds of inspiration here... I was inspired by Linda's valentine card,  Tracy provided a beautiful card and the meaning behind red letter day. The back is black challenge is to use a silhouette and the pussy willows on the panel is my silhouette.


The stamps are from the Cornish Heritage Farms and the papers are from My Minds Eye.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Suzz

CR84FN43 - Ho Ho Ho

This week the CR84FN colors are wonderful earthy tones.

I was inspired to create a couple of different Christmas cards.

I used the  Mojo Monday Sketch as my starting point and the fabulous My Minds Eye Christmas papers. The rest was some simple stamping on the background and banner.  Stamps used: Stampington, Memory Box, Hero Arts. Papers: My Minds Eye.


My second card:

I love this little tree stamp from Hero Arts and used it to create a forest over my music background. Colored with water color pencils and highlight with some white snow.  I added a few birds from the Memory Box stamp Let Heaven and Nature sing which was used for the sentiment as well.

The inspirational photos and quote for CR84FN43:

For all the details on the challenge this week go to the CR84FN blog. 

The wonderful CR84FN Design Team:

Deborah Frings * Sue Lelli  * Andrea Matthews *  Stephanie Kraft * Suzanne Czosek (me)  *  Heather Jensen * Mona Pendleton  * Lisa Somerville *   and our wonderful guest designer this month Mackie Robertson.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Suzz

Time

I had a couple of challenges to share today.  I was playing around with the cream and black from the City Crafters Challenge this past weekend and finished this card a little bit after  my other CCCB card.

The background is from this really cool stencil from The Crafters Worksop that is made up of large distressed clocks.  I loved it and wanted to create a card around the stencil.  The background was sponged onto cream cardstock.  Then the telegram stamp from Artistic Outpost Ephemeral Backgrounds was stamped randomly in the background.  The other images are from Artistic Outpost Wonderland Collage and Whimsical Melange.
I hope the card applies as the challenge said primarily cream and black. :)

My second card is for the My Minds Eye - Sketch Challenge and Embellish Magazine Buttons Colors Trend Challenge.

The paper is from My Minds Eye - Lost & Found collections. The stamps a combination of Nina B. Crafts Meow and B Line Design Secret Garden.

Hope your week is off to a good start!  We had ton of wind this past weekend but lovely sunny days.  Very crisp and fall like. 

Suzz

A Paper Bag Journal

I apologize up front for this post... A really long one as I wanted to share lots of pictures of my journal. I created this for the Lessology Doggy Bag Challenge, Simon Says Stamp and Show some Wings and the Kraft Journal To Die Cut Challenge.

I was inspired by a class at my LSS. The class was showcasing some beautiful paper bag journals done in a few different themes. I decided to see what I could create using some re-cycled paper bags, lots of beautiful pattern paper from My Minds Eye, Pink Paislee, and Websters Pages.

Here are all the pictures of the journal...

Here is the journal front by itself:

Between each page there are multiple surfaces and layers to embellish, stamp, paper up! 

 

For each long page there is an opening for a journal card to be slid in. This shows how they fit in the page. 

 

This is one of the journal tabs.  I used so many pretty papers to cover the kraft tabs. 

Phew.... I always forget why I don't scrapbook and this is a good reminder... So much details and work to create a layout. :)  I love how this turned out and I was able to use some of my papers that I have been hoarding.

The products are so many I won't mention them all in detail if you see something specific that you want to know about, drop me an email and I will get the details to you.  The stamps are a combination of Hero Arts and Lily Bee Design.  The Verses are  from Verses Rubber Stamps.  The papers are Websters Pages, Pink Paislee, My Minds Eye - Lost and Found.
 

Hope your week is off to a good start! Thanks for stopping by!


Suzz

Thanks for being a Great Friend

The My Minds Eye blog has card layout challenge and the OCC challenge this week is to stamp on pattern paper.   Here is my take on both challenges:

The image is the jumbo cling Dahlia from Stampendous. Love it!  I stamped it over some beautiful Lost and Found II - Sunshine paper and colored the flower using watercolor pencils to add additional shading.  The letters are stickers and they were sponged and outlined in black ink.

Hope your week is going well. Weather here has shifted to very cool and fall like.

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Happy Birthday Uncle Paulywog!

Second of my birthday cards for this weekend. Uncle Paul (BIL) is having a birthday too! The kids will call him Uncle Paulywog sometimes which I think is funny. He is a great uncle and the kids love to see him. (He has 3 dogs which doesn't hurt his fun factor either)

Paul's birthday sometimes falls on Thanksgiving. Don't know how that was a child... We always get birthday cake at Thanksgiving which is alright along with the pie.

This card was so easy to create as the paper I used is from My Minds Eye Bohemian. The background was this lovely washed out background and the dragonfly was part of the pattern. I decided to use that as my focal point and just add some branches and leaves.

I cut up the edges of the dragonfly to give it dimension. The stamped leaves where accented with a touch of color pencil. The dragonfly wings and body have some stickles (rock candy) on them.

Products:

• My Minds Eye - Bohemian
• Versafine - Vintage Sepia, Habernero
• Watercolor Pencil
• Ranger Stickles - Rock Candy
• Twine, Buttons
• Inkadinkado - 98793-MM
• Penny Black - Japanese Maple
• Stampers Anonymous - U1 - 1334

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are spending the day with family. Special blessings and hugs to you and all your family near and far.

Suzz