AF14 Royal Dance College

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      Here is the Royal Dance College (AF14)

I just love how this card turned out, it is exactly as I pictured it before I started.  The image was stamped using Distress Embossing ink and heat embossed with Fine Detail Black EP. The embossed background is the CTFD3095 Fans Crafts Too Embossing Folder.  The border is the 5003 Antique Leaf Scroll Border stamped with Nightfall Shades Dye ink both from SweetStamps.com.  The masks were made from Black Shrink Plastic and Whispers Dies DVW188 Fancy Mask 1 and DVW188 Fancy Mask 2, I used toothpicks colored with Nightfall ink to finish the masks.  The netting was also colored with Nightfall ink.  Black Pearls are from Kaiser Craft.

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Birthday Cars

For both of these cards I started with a 4-1/4"x5-1/2" piece of watercolor paper then embossed them using the EF4008 Pine Tree Scene embossing folder from Crafts Too.  I watercolored using Shades Dye inks in the following colors, Brownie, Forest, Tank, Tidal Wave, Nassau Blue and French Roast.  The cars are the LR0198 Classic Car die set from Marianne's and were cut from black card stock and highlighted with silver metallic ink.  The lamp post is from the B130 Colonial Lamp Post set from Cheery Lynn Designs also highlighted with silver metallic ink.  Stamps used for inside verses are from SweetStamps.com, 926 Hope Your Birthday and 9066 Wondrous Things.

Easter 2013

For this card I used the EF3067 Flower Bouquet Crafts Too embossing folder.  The water colored card was one I had from Hero Arts from many years ago.  The stamps are from SweetStamps.com, 992 Easter Greetings and 950 Blessed Easter.  Ink is Deco Coral Shades Dye ink and the dies on the inside are the MFD014 from Nellie Snellen.  Pearls are Mango from Kaiser Craft.

Birds of a Feather

This card was made by embossing the Crafts Too 3055 Scrollworks Embossing Folder on a piece of Tim Holtz Kraft Core Nostalgic card stock.  The following Shades Dye inks were applied by sponging and applying direct to paper-Nightfall, French Roast, Brownie, Cream of Wheat, Vanilla Cream, Latte, Sandcastle and Beach.  The Memory Box dies used were the 98160 Perched Reedbird and the 98187 Woodland Branch, I cut the bird twice so I could layer one on top of the other for dimension.  The hanging metal birds were made from black Vintaj Art Metal small rectangles that were embossed using the Woodland Birds Sizzix Vintaj embossing folder.  After embossing the metal it was painted with Aged Metal Vintaj Patina, once it dried the paint was partially removed sanding it with a Vintaj Reliefing Block.  The metal pieces were attached to the branch with black wire.  The ribbon was colored with Nightfall ink to tone down the shiny color (it was a shiny rusty color).  the black bottle cap was covered with a Vintage 1" Bottle Cap Image and attached to the card.

Happy Birthday Roses

I embossed the EF4021 Fancy Frame on a 6"x6" white card and used a course pouncer and Forget Me Not Shades Dye ink to add some color around the outside edge of the frame.  I also embossed the frame again on purple and white paper and cut out the frames to layer on the card.  The roses are pre-made paper roses and the leaves are the B178 Flourish Leaf Strip from Cheery Lynn Designs.

For the inside I used the XL12 French Flair Stacker dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and the 9063 Happiness stamp from SweetStamps.com stamped in Forget Me Not Shades Dye ink.

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For my card I started with the EF4017 Embossing Folder from Crafts-Too and embossed the front of the white A6 card making sure the embossing was indented not raised.  I colored in the indented areas using Distress Markers (Broken China, Vintage Photo, Shabby Shutters, Spiced Marigold and Black Soot).  I used a Quickie Glue Pen on the colored areas and applied Sugar Beads to the birds and Sugar Sand to the leaves.  The sentiment is 2 separate stamps 9083 To A Wonderful and 9090 Daughter both from SweetStamps.com.  I finished the card with some silver iridescent border and corner stickers.

Sugar Sand

Sugar Beads  

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Bee Happy

For this card I started with a 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 square card that I embossed using the Crafts-Too EF3014 Dots embossing folder.  I used Honey Shades Dye ink direct to paper to color the dots and sponged the same ink around the edges.  The layers were die cut using Nellie's Multi Frame Stitching Square 1 MFD033.  The images are the 2021 Bee Happy DUO from SweetStamps.com.  The bee was stamped on Cryogen White Sparkle card stock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with the YR21 Copic marker and a Clear Stardust Gelly Roll Pen.  The sentiment was stamped using the 852 Word Frame DUO from SweetStamps.com on Cryogen White using the same inks as above.

Monochromatic Butterfly

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I made this card because of a conversation I had with one of our customers at our SweetStamps.com, Fowlerville, MI retail store.  She mentioned she hated having to pay extra postage when she mailed a round card.  So I came up with this.


I started with a lavender round premade circle card from The Paper Cut (you could make one by folding a piece of card stock in half and cutting out the circle, just make sure you extend the die slightly over the folded edge so your circles stay together to form the card).  I scored both of the circles down the center and folded them in towards the center.  After die cutting the DL103A Italian Flourish Angel Wing from Cheery Lynn Designs from a piece of Double Mates Lovely Lilac card stock I embossed it with a Crafts-Too EF3055 Scrollworks embossing folder then cut this piece down the center.  I layered these pieces to the front halves of the card embellished both sides with strings of self adhesive pearls from Kaiser Craft and flowers from Petaloo.  I used adhesive to hold the left side of the card together forming a half circle.

For the inside of the card I used the same Angel Wing and Embossing folder (using the reverse side of the Lovely Lilac card stock and adhered this to the right inside of the card.  The Medium Monarch Butterfly and Angel Wings were die cut using the DL116 and DL116A both from Cheery Lynn Designs.  I added Fairy Dust Creative Inspirations paint to the angel wings before attaching the die cut butterfly.  I used the same pearls as the ones on the front of the card on the butterfly.  I stamped 9110 Butterfly Kisses from SweetStamps.com onto the same Double Mates card stock using Forget Me Not Shades Dye ink from SweetStamps.com then used deckle scissors to cut the words out and layered them to the dark side to the card stock and trimmed with deckle scissors.  

The finished card will fold together to form a half circle and is able to fit in an A2 envelope for mailing.

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Bingo

This week's challenge at SweetStamps is a BINGO card (see below). All you need to do is pick one line on the card, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally. You can even choose an X or + pattern. 

Here is the BINGO card:

and here is my card:

I couldn't make up my mind which Bingo line I wanted to do so I ended up making it all and laying it out like a Bingo card (I thought this would make a great example of design elements for the SweetStamps Michigan retail store)  

I started with BoBunny's Gabrielle 6x6 paper pad and used the brown dotted paper

as my base.  The solid colors of paper are Coordinations card stock cut using the XM-1 Little Stackers Squares from Cheery Lynn Designs. I used the EF3006 embossing folder for the butterflies and sanded the paper to highlight the butterflies.  The Butterfly DL112, Angel Wings DL112A and Cheery Blossoms B129 are Cheery Lynn Designs die cuts.  The stamp 843 Quilt Block Circle on the vellum piece was stamped with White Dye ink and embossed with Fine Detail White EP and colored from the back with Pitt Pens.  Then cut out using a 4-Split Perforating tool and a Piercing/Perforating mat.  For the distressed piece I layered the paper to a piece of chipboard, ran it through my Distrezz-it-All then applied Papaya Shades Dye ink to it using a sponge.  After stamping the larger design from the 875 Posey Design Silhouette DUO set on the lower left corner piece using Distress Embossing ink, both the image and the edges of the piece were heat embossed with Medieval Metals Fine Detail EB.  The paper piecing was done by cutting out squares with the Little Stacker Square die, cutting them in quarters and piecing them  together on the paper.

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Valentine's Day 2012

Well I finally got my cards done two days before Valentine's Day.  This year they are full of suckers and chocolates.  It just wouldn't be Valentine's Day without something SWEET.  

This one is a pop up card.  I started with 2 pieces of pink card stock 8 1/2" x 2 3/4" for the card base, stamped both pieces with Sunrise Orchid Shades dye ink using the 840 Heart Background both from SweetStamps.com.  These pieces were then scored on one end at 1 1/2" and  2 1/2" (this will create the fold in the card).  The front piece measures 2"x4".  For the front layer I used 36# vellum and stamped the 729 Heart and Flower Border on the vellum using white dye ink and Fantasy Silver Fine detail embossing powder then attached it to a pink piece of card stock using micro glue dots in the corners.  To attached this piece to the card front I used 1/4" Scor-Tape under the ribbon to hold it in place.  Use adhesive (I used 1/2" Scor-Tape) to layer both pieces together making sure to have a scored end and flat end together.

The pop up pieces of the inside of the card measure 2 1/4"x 3 1/4" and 1 3/4"x 3".  The larger  piece was stamped with the Heart Background using Sunrise Orchid ink and the small piece was stamped with the same ink and the 952 Happy Valentine's Day stamp from SweetStamps.com.  Attach the sucker or other cut out to the back of this piece using tape (I used a small piece of paper and scor-Tape because the sucker was heavy).  Fold back the lower left corner about 1" and attach about 1/4" down on the inside left.  When you pull the ends apart the message inside will pop up.

For this card I started with Large Scalloped Layer in Hopsack Red from The Paper Cut.  I scored the card in half and added the white dots around the outer edge with a Gelly Roll White gel pen.  For the red edging on the left side I used the netting from a bag of oranges I had, scrunching a long piece together and stapling it to the yellow dotted paper using my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.  I then took 3 small pieces of netting and rolled them, stapled them, scrunched them open so they formed a circle and added the metallic Red Heart brad and attached this to the yellow dotted paper.  I rounded the corner of the dotted paper before adhering it to the red card stock.  I stamped Be Mine 993 from SweetStamps.com using Valentine Shades dye ink.  On the inside right portion of the folded red card stock I attached a 6x6 square of striped paper then layered it all to a 6x6 piece of white card stock.  Inside I used the Valentine Shades dye ink to stamp the 9045 Vertical Happy Valentines Day.

I layered the sucker to a lavender heart I cut using the smaller of the heart dies from the DL128 Two of Hearts die set from Cheery Lynn Designs, wrapped the stick with some of the netting and attached it to the striped paper.

For this card I started with an A2 white card and embossed the front using the EF3018 Hearts embossing folder from Crafts-Too.  The large heart is from the Cheery Lynn Designs DL106 Heart to Heart die set.  I used the Gelly Roll White Gel pen to add the dots to the heart.  I cut 3 different colors of flowers from the SF2 Stacker Flower 2 from Cheery Lynn Designs and attached them together using a red heart brad then used foam dots to attached the flower to the heart.  The ribbon on the sucker stick is some I had in my ribbon supply.

On the inside of the card I used another of the flowers and stamped the 9045 Vertical Happy Valentine's Day using Valentine Shades Dye ink.

This is an A2 white card that was embossed using the EF3021 Love Hearts embossing folder from Crafts-Too.  I used one of the hearts from the DL106 Heart to Heart die set from Cheery Lynn Designs.  All the ribbon was in my ribbon box.

Inside uses the same heart set and the 993 Be Mine stamp from SweetStamps.com stamped in Valentine Shades Dye ink.

This one is for my Dad.  He really likes suckers and LOVES Dove chocolates.  I used a 6x6 printed paper, cut out some lavender hearts using the DL128 Two of Hearts dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and  attached the chocolate and sucker.  Then I used Candi legless brads around the outside circle and highlighted the little circle bursts between them with a Gelly Roll Stardust Glitter pen.

Here is my take on a fast box of chocolates.  I embossed a 6x6 white card using the E134 Hearts and Rose Leaves EX embossing plate from Cheery Lynn Designs.  Layered the largest solid heart form the DL106 Heart to Heart die set from Cheery Lynn Designs and added dots around the border using a Gelly Roll White Gel pen.  I then used All Purpose Spray Adhesive on the back of the large heart doily from the same set and attached it to the heart pressing the outside edges down.  I then stuffed some red shredded paper I had under the heart and added the chocolates and sucker.

For the inside I used another of the large doily hearts, using adhesive spray to attach it to the card and stamped 952 Happy Valentine's Day using Valentine Shades Dye ink.

Robyn's Birthday Card

I made this card for my granddaughter's 10th birthday.  I started with an A2 white card which I embossed using the Crafts Too Happy Birthday EF3007 embossing folder then used a purple marker to highlight the Happy Birthday and added the purple plaid paper to the top half of the card.  The heart is the smaller one from the DL128 Two of Hearts set and the border is B109 Embossed Hearts Scalloped border both are from Cheery Lynn Designs.  The Hello Kitty buttons are from Button Galore.

Birthday Card

This is a birthday card for my 14 year old Granddaughter.  I used one of the new Crafts Too embossing folders ef3052 Invitation for the background a Cheery Lynn Designs French Flair, brown pearl strips from Kaiser Crafts and a Flora Doodles flower from Petaloo.   All supplies are from SweetStamps.com

Vase with Roses

To make this card I embossed the gray paper using the Craft's Too embossing folder #EF3045.  I stamped the SweetStamps.com Rose Vase #786 using Stormy Gray Shades Dye ink on Stardream paper and then cut it out.  I cut a slit in the top of the vase to insert the roses.  The string pearls on the oval portion of the embossing folder and the top of the vase are from Kaiser Craft.  I used a silver border sticker on the outside of the frame.  This piece was then layered to a piece of lavender paper and put on an A2 white card.  All products are from SweetStamps.com, available either on-line at their web site or at their retail store in Fowlerville, MI.

March Walk in Workshop 2011

Die cut the brown, blue, green and white cardstock using the four largest scalloped rectangles from the nesting dies.  Stamp the basket on the white layer using black ink and color with markers.  Layer the scalloped rectangles together and layer to front of card.  Use a glue pen to adhere the glitter to the center of the flowers.

Supplies;
Cheery Lynn Designs Rectangle Scalloped Card Maker's Stacker's Nesting Dies-ST015
Great Impressions stamp-G404 Wicker Daisy Basket
Tombow Markers-491, 062, 133, 942
SweetStamps.com-Nightfall Shades Dye ink, Sparkly Sweet Glitter and Quickie Glue pen
Cardstock-A2 white card, Brown 5 1/2" x 4", Blue 5" x 3 1/2", Green 4 1/2" x 3", White 4" x 2 1/2"

Stamp the Scroll and Leaf background on the bottom half of the brown cardstock using Aquamarine ink and emboss the top half with the embossing folder. Round the corners using a corner rounder and attach

the ribbon by taping the tails to the back side of the brown layer.  Layer to an A2 cream card and round corners of card.  Stamp birds on blue cardstock using black ink and color with markers.  Round corners of blue layer and cream layer, use a hole punch to make holes through both layers and attach the brads.  Layer to card.  Stamp words in Aquamarine ink on cream cardstock, round the corners.  Layer to the blue cardstock and round corners.  Use foam dot to attach to the card.      

Supplies:

SweetStamps.com- A Cheery Hello #9024, Aquamarine & Nightfall Shades Dye Ink 

Great Impressions K86 Scroll & Leaf Background and B207 Sweet Bird

Crafts Too Embossing Folder-Dots #3014

Tombow Markers 491, 055, 942

Cardstock-A2 Cream card, Brown 5" x 4", Blue 3 1/2" x 1 1/2" and 1 1/2" x 1 1/2", 

Cream 3 3/4" x 1 3/4" and 1 1/4" x 1 1/4"

Ribbon-Beaux Regards Gwendolyn

Corner rounder, metal brads and foam dots

Stamp front of card using background stamp and Tank ink.  Trim off 1 1/2" from right side of front of card.  Stamp daisy border on white cardstock and color with markers, layer to green cardstock.  Layer this piece to the right inside flap of card.  Stamp girl on white cardstock and color with markers, layer to green and yellow cardstock.  Layer to front side of card, overlapping the daisy border as shown.  Use glue pen and apply glitter to center of flowers and buttons on dress.

Supplies:

SweetStamps.com-Tank Shades Dye ink, Sparkly Sweet Glitter and Quickie Glue pen

Great Impressions-K86 Scroll & Leaf Background, G403 Daisy Border and F466 Little Girl in Springtime

Tombow Markers-850, 942, 977, 491, 062, 025 and 126

Cardstock-A2 White card, Green 5 1/2" x 1 1/2" and 2 3/4" x 2 3/4", Yellow 3" x 3"

White 5 1/4" x 1 1/4" and 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"  

Stamp Daisy using black ink on a piece of white cardstock, color with markers and cut out daisy.  Stamp Daisy in black ink three times on white cardstock.  Layer to black cardstock and white cardstock.  Attach ribbon to white layer by taping the tails to the back, layer this to black layer as shown in sample.  Use foam dot on colored daisy and attach to the center daisy on card.  Layer to white card.

Supplies:

SweetStamps.com-Nightfall Shades Dye ink and foam dots

Great Impressions-E702 Daisy Flourish

Ribbon-May Crafts Black Diamonds

Tombow Markers-055, 025, 942 and 977

Stamp butterflies on vellum with black ink and emboss with clear EP. Color butterflies with glitter pens. Edge vellum with leafing pen and set aside to dry.  On glossy cardstock apply colored inks by swiping the pads directly on the cardstock.  Layer the glossy cardstock to blue layer using clear photo corners.  Slide the vellum into the photo corners on top of glossy cardstock.  Layer blue layer to fuschia layer and attach to left side of black cardstock as shown above.  Emboss the ribbon using the embossing folder and  layer to card as shown.  Tie thin ribbons in knot and use glue dot to attach to card.  Apply pearl to ribbon.  Layer on a white card.

Supplies:

SweetStamps.com-Shades Dye Inks Aquamarine, Nassau Blue, Fuschia Fizz & Sunrise Orchid, Detail Clear embossing powder, Spica glitter pens Sky Blue & Pink, Clear Photo Corners, 36# Vellum, Pearls

Crafts Too embossing folder-Spot & Dots #3024, Mini Glue dots

Great Impressions-G405 Butterfly Flourish

Cardstock-A2 White card, Black 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", Aqua 2 3/4" x 3 3/4", Fuschia 3" x 4"

Ribbon-1/8" and 5/8" Aqua and Fuschia (Walmart)

Silver Leafing pen