Halloween 2011

Here are the Halloween cards I made this year for my Grandkids and Great Nephew.  I used the Cheery Lynn Designs DL162 Spiderweb Die, FRM123 Enchanted Flight Frame Die, C184 Judy's Blooms Die and DL151 Victorian Romance Flourish Die dies and the E165 Witching Hour XL embossing plate.  Also the small witch, bat and tree are from Cheery Lynn Designs.  On some of the cards I used the Candi brads.  To get the glitter on the Enchanted Flight frame I used 2-1/2" Scor-Tape.  The papers, ribbon and stickers were from my stash.

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

Easter 2011

These are the Easter cards I made for my family.  The cards were made using Starform stickers that were colored with Starform markers.

The stamps are from SweetStamps.com.  I used Scalloped Overlays from Paper Cut and dies from Cheery Lynn Designs for the Scalloped and Coved rectangles.  The Dots embossing folder is from Crafts Too.

Girl with Bunny

For this card I used a 4 1/4" x 11 piece of white cardstock.  I used a score-it board and scored it 4 1/2" in from one end and 1 1/2" in on the opposite end (This piece will form the flap on the card).  I used embossing folders from Craft's Too and embossed the 4 1/2" section using the Small Flowers #3022 and the  1 1/2" section using the Dots 5x5 #3014.  I attached the 7/8" turquoise satin ribbon over the right side of the card and the 1/8" ribbon to the edge of the dotted flap. I cut the three Coved Rectangles from the Cheery Lynn design Little Stackers LST007.  I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Girl with Bunny stamp from SweetStamps.com and colored her in using Copic markers (B00, B02, BG01, E000, E23, E30, E31, E34 & R20).  I layered the Coved Rectangles to the card leaving the bottom portion free of adhesive so the lower flap could be tucked under.  The flower is made from some petals I had in my stash of things held together with a pearl brad from American Crafts Elements.

Challenges
SweetStamps-Easter

Lattice, Flowers and Butterflies

All of these cards were made using the Lattice 2 Window Frame die (FRM 115) from Cheery Lynn Designs and various dies from Marianne design, Nellie's Multi Frames and Joy Crafts.  I really love the Lattice die as you can create so many different looks from it.  Up front you may think of it as an expensive die ($24.95) but by removing sections or filling in the squares you can get a variety of effects (this is one die I have really got my moneys worth from).  Micro glue dots really come in handy when using this die, they are just tiny enough to fit behind the lattice for layering.  (Hint: save the small pieces from cutting the lattice out to use in creating different designs with the lattice).

For this card I die cut the Lattice from cream paper, trimmed out a small square section, used Micro Glue dots to attache a piece of tan cardstock to the back side of the lattice.  I used Brownie Shades Dye Ink and stamped A Cheery Hello from SweetStamps.com.  The vine (LR0151) and flowers (LR0106) are from Marianne design.  I die cut the flowers from cream and yellow papers, highlighted the petals with Honey and Dandelion Shades Dye inks and layered the petals together with micro glue dots.  I used the micro glue dots to attache the lattice to a cream & brown polka dot paper then added the vine and flowers. For the center of the flowers I used Bisque Liquid Pearls.

For this card I die cut the Lattice from brown cardstock, trimmed out a section, used micro glue dots and layered it to a turquoise paper.  I stamped Butterfly Kisses from SweetStamps.com in Aquamarine Shades Dye ink.  I die cut the vine (LR0150) from Marianne design and used Palm Grove Shades Dye ink to add some shading.  The die cut butterflies (60020027) are from Joy Crafts, I used Platinum Liquid Pearls to add some highlights to the butterflies.

For this card I cut the lattice from brown cardstock.  Using micro glue dots I attached the green ribbon behind the lattice.  I stamped Smile from SweetStamps.com using Distress Embossing ink and Detail White EP on the brown piece I die cut from a Nellie's Oval 3 multi frame (MFD013) and attached it to the card using a 1/8" piece of white ribbon.  Then I layered the lattice to an A2 white card. The roses are cut from a Marianne design Rosebud Maker die (LR0145).  I used two shades of pink and white cardstock to make the flowers (directions are on the package) and assembled using ultimate glue.  I layered the vine and roses to the card and added White Opal Liquid Pearls to the center of the roses.

For this card I cut the lattice from dark pink cardstock.  I cut out a square section and using micro glue dots layered the lattice to an A2 white card.  I cut a piece of brown cardstock to fit in the square and attached it to the card.  For the brown triangles in the corners I used left over pieces from the previous card and layered in the corners.  The pink, brown and white petals for the flower were cut from a Nellies Dot Circle multi frame die (MFD025) and the center highlighted with White Opal liquid pearls.  The largest white flower was one I had in my stash of things to use.  The ribbon is 7/8" sheer white I bought at Walmart.

For this card I cut the lattice from white cardstock.  The diamonds were die cut from Nellie's multi frame Diamond MFD021 and the flowers from Nellie's Hexagon MFD026.  I layered the diamond and flower pieces together and added Rouge liquid pearls to the center of the flower.  The small brown piece is die cut from the small piece in the Diamond set.  I used 1/8" white ribbon to attach this to the lattice before layering the lattice to an A2 white card.  This is where saving all the little pieces that you get when you cut the lattice die comes in.  I used the pink and brown pieces to fill in the spaces in the lattice before layering the diamond/flower layer to the card.