Hero Arts Weekly Challenge - Thanks

This weeks challenge at the Hero Arts Blog http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/2008/12/29/a-new-week-and-new-year-and-a-video-and-giveaway/ is thanks cards and if you use a holiday theme there is an additional giveaway. I was playing around last night trying to create a pink Christmas cards as I really love pink in Christmas cards. I stumbled onto making this tree. I had a lot of fun creating it...

Recipe:

1. Start with a kraft card 5" x 7". Stamp the words using versamark and emboss with iridescent/kaleidescope embossing powder. (Doesn't show up on this picture but it has a little glimmer to it)
2. Take a sheet of dark pink cardstock and stamp with the snowflakes/circles border across the entire sheet and heat emboss using light pink embossing powder. (White was very close to giving the same look as I tried both. :)
3. Cut 1 1/2" strips from the background paper. Using the Martha Stewart Cornice Border punch create the scalloped look on each strip. Cut 7" from one of these scalloped strips.
4. Cut 1/2" from the front edge of the card to allow the scallop to show up on the right edge. Attach the scalloped edge to the right edge of the card.
5. I started with a 4" strip and kept decreasing in size by 1/4". You should do this until you reach 2" 1/4". This will give you 8 layers to your tree.
6. Now the tricky part. take that strip of 4" and put the corner edge of the scallop aligned ot the cutting line on your cutter. Tilt the scalloped strip to give a nice diagonal line on the paper and cut the corner off.
7. Repeat until you have your 8 layers of the tree. I pop dotted the entire first layer to give a good base but every layer after that I only put 2 foam dots on the top half. This helps the layers lift up a little on the bottom half.
8. The charms were something I found at michael's as they have good sales on these and some are clearanced at Hobby Lobby too.

Products:

• Hero Arts - Joyful Holiday Messages
• Hero Arts Clear Design - Classic Christmas Borders
• Pink Embossing Powder
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Modern Romance - Thank You Charm
• So Charming - Angel Charm
• Ribbon, Pearls - Unknown
• Martha Stewart - Cornice Border Punch

Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. Blessings to you all in the new year. Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

OCC Challenge - Clear Thinking

The challenge at OCC http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/ this week is clear thinking. Use something clear on a card. I thought I was going to do a card for both this challenge and the Hero Arts Challenge which is to make a thank you card. But this card came out as a sweetheart card instead.

I thought it would be fun to make a card half clear and half card. What I didn't think about was having to cover all the areas they connect. I have lace on the front and back outside of the card and a beautiful velvet ribbon on the inside. I also put a backing on the scalloped rectangle on the inside to hide the pop up dots.

The card is much softer in real life. It doesn't transfer in the picture but it is a nice contrast to have the clear, lace and brown paper all in one project.

Products:

• Hero Arts Designblock - Wavy Leaf
• Hero Arts Designblock - Poinsettias & Birds (birds)
• Hero Arts Clear Design - Anytime Messages
• Hero Arts - Delicate Leaves
• Ranger Embossing Powder - Lettuce
• StazOn - Olive Green
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Versafine Olympia Green
• Spellbinders Scalloped Rectangle, Ovals
• Kaisers - Pearls
• Hobby Lobby - Lace Trim

Thanks for stopping by..

Suzz

Wild Flowers (AKA Weeds)

I just recently used a set of stamps from Chapel Road Artstamps. They inspired me to make my new banner and another card. I forgot I had purchased 2 sets when I went to my LSS along time ago. They are called Thistle Etc (B) and Teasel Etc (B).

I started with a background made from smearing Ranger Distress inks on acetate. (Weathered Wood and Tea Dye) I spritzed water on the ink until it was very runny and then I put a piece of white cardstock on top of the wet ink.

Stamp the words using the weathered wood and stamped the other images randomly on the distress ink background.

Products:

• Versafine - Olympia Green, Vintage Sepia
• Ranger Distress Ink - Weathered Wood, Tea Dye
• JoAnn Fabric - Lace Trim
• Blue Moon Lost Charms - Butterflies (These are all clearanced at Michael's)
• Buttons - unknown
• Raffia - (After Christmas sale of raffia and kraft wrapping paper)
• Chapel Road Artstamps - Thistle Etc (B), Teasel Etc (B)

Thanks for stopping by....

Suzz

Periwinkle and Jasmine

The background was created awhile ago using a mix of Radiant Rain there is a purple and pink shimmer to this background that doesn't photograph.

The flowers are stamped on using versamark and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. The ribbon and accent paper are deep purple.

Products:

• Stampendous - Agapanthus Cluster
• Hero Arts - Sparkle Clear - Simple Messages
• Hero Arts - Lupine
• Hero Arts DesignBlock - Wavy Leaf
• Fiskars Corner Punch
• Ranger - Seafoam Embossing Powder
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Radiant Rain Twinkling H2O's - Periwinkle, Jasmine
• StazOn - Royal Purple

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Art Creations Friday Challenge # 6

Art Creations Friday Challenge http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/ # 6 was to use the following background:



I struggled with this and ended up with 3 different cards:



Card # 1 has butterflies and squares made from the original background which I then resist stamped flowers and words and sponged with Ranger Distress Inks (Broken China and Shabby Shutters)

The second card I used the same resist background and stamped over it and embossed with gold embossing powder. I then punched the background into thes flowers and made a simple inchie card.

Card # 3 has a resist background sponged with Ranger Distress Ink Dusty Concord. The bottom of the card is made from vellum and stamped with clear embossing powder and then stamped over with Ranger Distress Ink Dusty Concord. The image came from one of two sources: http://stampingrika.blogspot.com/ Rein provides free vintage images on Mondays on her blog or Cora also shares images on her blog: http://www.clearlyvintage.blogspot.com/ . Updated to link the correct blog I pulled the image from: http://nancydooren.blogspot.com/search/label/Vintage%20plaatjes.. Nancy has free images and they are beautiful. Thanks, Nancy...

Thanks for Stopping by...

Suzz

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

For Unto Us A Child is (Born)" (Isaiah 9:6)

Have a blessed Christmas! This little stamp gave me a chuckle and I wanted to share with everyone.
Have a great day and I hope you are celebrating it with the ones you love.

Merry Christmas!

Suzz

Happy Christmas Eve! & Butterfly # 2 and a Bird...

Happy Christmas Eve to you and your family!

I finished 3 cards yesterday which was a big deal for me... I also finished wrapping last night. Looks like the snow has stopped and it is going to rain and then freeze.

The first card was what inspired my butterfly card that you saw yesterday. I started with some vintage paper from a book I have that I pull pages from. I need to get a different book this one is a western and if you read the fine print it probably doesn't go so well with the cards. :)

Butterfly Card # 2

This actually started the butterfly cards. I started with wanting to use the vintage paper. I pulled a sheet from the book and stamped the butterfly on the paper.

Mini-Recipe:

1. Stamp Butterfly using versafine black onyx. Color in using colored pencils. (My littlest one Tanya colored this in for me :)
2. Stamp using versamark the background. I used a tree with flowers. Heat emboss using clear embossing powder. Repeat for background to sentiment.
3. Sponge the printed pages using Broken China Distress Ink.
4. Versamark the entire printed pages and heat emboss using clear embossing powder.

The rest is fairly easy. Just mounting and cutting cardstock.

Last card from this one project. I made the sentiment for the previous card and didn't like how it looked on that card sto this card was born. This was also designed to a sketch from the Hero Arts Blog Challenge.

Products: (both cards)

• Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Birds & Swirls
• Hero Arts - Slanted Tree
• Hero Arts - Sparkle Design
• Hero Arts - CardArt Decorative Birds
• Hero Arts - Good Things Messages
• Paper Studio - Lace Trim
• Kaisers - Pearls
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - Scalloped Rectangle
• Ribbon, Brads - Unknown
• Ranger Distress Ink - Broken China
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Versafine Onyx Black Pigment Ink
• Prismacolor Color Pencils
• K&CO Gems

Merry Christmas! (I do have one fun card to post tomorrow for my stamping friends) I will post after the furor of the flying wrapping paper and the excitement of assembling has died down...

Suzz