Monday, September 23, 2013

I {Heart} Card Sketches 035


Good Morning crafties!  Well this is my first "unofficial" post as a DT member at From the Heart Stamps.  I say unofficial, because I technically start on October 1 - so I jumped the gun a little.  Shhhhhh......

I had a couple ideas and wanted to use From the Heart Stamps Sketch 035 as the layout.  It's really a fun layout.


I wanted to make a card with a slider component.  I used my Craft Knife to cut the small slider line.  The curves where easier to make with a regular hole punch.  Then I attached 2 pennies with 3-D tape and put one side under the slider and the top side I glued the bunny image to it.  Now bunny can slide back and forth.

Also, I wanted to use a non-Autumn digi and make it look like an Autumn image.  I chose this super cute Spring digi from From The Heart Stamps called Bunny Hello.  As you can see it's kind of a Spring image.

See how Fall/Autumn it looks with different coloring and sentiment! That's what I love about digital images, you can really change it up.




This little bunny slides left and right.  My kids loved playing with it, so it's definitely kid approved.  Give Sketch 035 a try and play along in our challenge From the Heart Stamps Sketch Challenge.  

Materials Used:

Image -From The Heart Stamps Bunny Hello digital image
Coloring - Copics
Slider - 2 pennies; 3-d "dot" tape; Craft knife
Sentiment - I made it on the computer and printed it
Embellishments and paper - Michael's Recollections
Die - Fiskar's grass die

Challenges entering:


Card Makin Mamas - Challenge 74 For Kids (Sept. 30)
Creative Fingers - Make it Shine Challenge 3 (Sept. 27)
Marker Pop - Challenge 31 Fall (Oct. 1)

Created With Love - Challenge 59 Fall Colors (Sept. 28)
Crazy Challenge Blog - Challenge 154 - Colour Challenge (Sept. 29)
Paper Nest Dolls  - Challenge 13 Happy Fall (Sept. 27)
Dis Digi Designs - Fabulous Fall Colors (Sept. 27)
Get Inky Challenge - Challenge 13 Birds, Bees Flowers & Trees (flowers & trees & leaves (Sept. 28)

Thanks for peeking!

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Double Embossing...

Love, love, love this double embossed CAS card.  The retro camera is another goodie from Handmade Harbour.

Materials used:

Image - Handmade Harbour camera
Sentiment - Darice embossing folder
Dots - Sizzix embossing folder
Coloring - copics


Challenges entering:

Incy Wincy  - Color challenge (Sept. 23)
Handmade Harbour - Midweek Paper Craft Party (not eligible for prize, DT)

Merci

This sweet little image made the perfect quick thank you note card!





Materials used:

Image - Penny Black
Copics
Recollections paper
Neenah cardstock

Challenges entering:

Incy Wincy  - Color challenge (Sept. 23)
Card Makin Mamas - Challenge 74 For Kids (Sept. 30)
Creative Fingers - Make it Shine Challenge 3 (Sept. 27)

Friday, September 20, 2013

Boys "Gamer" Card...


Sentiment says "Wishing You An Epic YEAR. Happy Birthday to an Amazing Kid!"  I don't have enough birthday cards and I certainly don't have enough boy cards, so this fits both bills.  The Color palette is from Incy Wincy's color challenge:


Materials used:

Image - Papertrey Ink Gamer stamps
ink - Stampin up Rich Razzleberry (thanks Mom!) and Memento black
Paper - Coredinations & Recollections
Embellies - Candi "silver metal" dots

Challenges entering:

Incy Wincy  - Color challenge (Sept. 23):
Totally Papercrafts - Challenge 185, Birthday Baby (Sept. 27)
Stampotique Designers Challenge - Challenge SDC 117 Birthdays (Sept. 31)
Clear It Out Challenge - Challenge Boys/Stash Punches; Dies (Sept. 30)  --Used stash circle punch
Card Makin Mamas - Challenge 74 For Kids (Sept. 30)

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Pearl and the Rice Paper....


Good Morning Crafties! This beautiful image is from Lacy Sunshine and her name is Pearl.  I can tell you first hand she is FUN to color and if you haven't tried any of the Lacy Sunshine digis yet, don't wait any longer.  

I decided to use some of my treasured rice paper my mother gave me from Japan, which I blogged about here paper love.  Its such beautiful paper I think this pretty mermaid was a good match! Hope you enjoy this little card.  



The sentiment says "Floating by to Say Hi!".  I think it's hilarious that I glued the "to say Hi" part on first and didn't notice it until I had already taken the photos.  Oh well, I kind of like it this way, a little quirky.

Materials used:

image - Lacy Sunshine Pearl digi (I flipped her to make her a mirror image)
Coloring - Copics
Paper - Japanese rice paper & Bazzil card stock
Dies - Nestabilities rectangles
Sentiment, fish, star - Tiddlyinks

Challenges entering:

Lacy Sunshine - Challenge 17, Under the Sea (Sept. 28)
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #29 Anything Goes (Sept. 26)
Colour Me Creative - Challenge 77 Anything Goes (Sept. 27)
Designed 2 Color - Anything Goes (Sept. 28)
Chocolate Coffee Cards - Anything Goes (Sept. 30)
7 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes (Sept. 24)
Just Inspirational Challenges - Die Cuts Challenge (Sept. 24) I used rectangle dies :-):
Marker Pop -Challenge 30 Anything Goes with Copics (Sept. 22)



Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Sew Wonderful....




The Handmade Harbour Challenge this week is "Happy Days".  This made me think of sewing since a day involved in a sewing project is indeed Happy.  The card pattern is called Sunburst and if you google there are lots of tutorials.  I made up my own measurements, but didn't write it down or I would have shared them here.  I added stitching over the patterned paper.

Materials used:

Image - Handmade Harbour sewing machine digi
Paper - Raspberry Road Designs
Coloring - Copics
Sentiment - Some Odd Girl
Sewing machine

Challenges entering:

Chocolate Coffee Cards - Anything Goes (Sept. 30)
7 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes (Sept. 24)

Monday, September 16, 2013

Washi Tape Fan...



Good Morning Crafties! I ordered this digi stamp from Dilly Beans last month, but never had a chance to use her until I saw the current challenge at Dilly Beans is "Washi Tape" and I was inspired to create.

I have to admit, I get different levels of satisfaction out of different projects when they are done. This project is one of those I am in love with!

Maybe it's the red (note to self: use more red).

Maybe it's the butterfly.

Or maybe it's the Tracy Porter ceramic coffee mug I got to use in the photo shoot.  I love this mug and don't use it enough!  Whatever it is, this card makes me happy.

Washi Tape:

I folded my washi tape on itself so there were no sticky sides, then I made the fan (remember those we used to make when we were little girls out of notepaper) and added it to the sentiment.

Materials used:

Image - Dilly Bean Digi
Coloring - Copics
Washi Tape (fan)
Butterfly - Recollections
Green paper - Cosmo Cricket Jolly Day
Rose - white Walmart rose colored with Copics


Challenges entering:

Dilly Beans Challenges - Washi Tape Challenge (Sept. 19):
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #29 Anything Goes (Sept. 26)
Colour Me Creative - Challenge 77 Anything Goes (Sept. 27)
Creative Fingers - Challenge 2 Add a Sentiment (Sept. 19):
Flutter By Wednesday - Autumn colors Challenge 252 (Sept. 17):
Designed 2 Color - Anything Goes (Sept. 28)
7 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes (Sept. 24)
Marker Pop - Challenge 30 Anything Goes with Copics (Sept. 22)