Cupcake Box

This is my first project since I returned home from visiting my family in Illinois and Pennsylvania.  I had a great time visiting, but it is always goo to get back home.  I did this project for the  Die Shaped Boxes challenge at Papertrey Ink .  You can find the challenge and the video Here.  I used the enclosed  cupcake die for the box . It was a really easy project.  I used PTI  papers and decorated the top with prills a Spellbinders bitty blossoms and leaves.   I was out of tissue paper but I will get some.  I plan to fill the box with almond brittle. 

Pink Roses

I am the hostess at the Mod Squad Challenge Blog this week, and there is a $25 gift certificate prize for one lucky random winner. It is a simple challenge(make a flower stamp or die cut the focal image) so why not stop by the blog and play along. Here

Here are the supplies I used. 

Kitchen Sink Stamps 3 Step Heart and Roses  (This set is a real value with  three different sizes of roses, two sizes of leaves and several sentiments).

Gina K Designs Elegant Florals illustrated by Theresa Momber

Taylor Expressions Fancy Banner 2 stamp and die

Elizabeth Craft Dies Oval Flourish Frames

Elizabeth Craft Dies Accordion Oval

Gina K white, gold, and black  card stock

Memento rose bud, bamboo, and cottage ivy inks

Distress inks  tea die and aged mahogany

White Washed Flowers

My talented  friend, Barbara Campbell, has challenged us with a fun technique called white wash  this week at the Mod Squad Challenge Blog.   I loved the beautiful blue card she made so I decided to try pink.  This is prettier IRL. I could not get a good picture.   You can check out the challenge and find a link to the video showing how to do this technique. 

 http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/09/lets-see-your-white-wash.html

Yvonne's Birthday

This is a card I made for my bff.  She loves flowers and gardening and has a lovely back yard so my theme is  GARDEN.  She came for dinner last night (my fabulous husband cooked her favorite meal)so I gave her the card. . Since I found everything  I needed in my scrap box,it only took half an hour to put this together. Just kidding.  I spent an obscene amount of time on this card. Hence, I have not had much time for challenges.  Since we are best friends, she sees most of my cards as I am working on them so I had to make sure she would not pop in and catch me making this, and I had to make it extra special.  

.Box folded

I used one of the spellbinders 3D embossing folders for the outside of the box and sponged over it to make the embossing pop. I used a video tutorial for the dimensions.  I only used one layer, but it would be fun to do all three especially if you had pictures of a special event like a wedding shower and a wedding,  You can find the tutorial I used here. 

   

Top 

 

Spellbinder leaves and zinnia

Cheery Lynn butterfly

Taylored Expressions  tag and sentiment

Side one 

PTI Garden Guild Frame

IO Hydrangea flowers

Cheery Lynn birdbath and bird

IO Sentiment

Side 2

PTI Garden Guild Frame

Taylored Expressions  Arbor and garden gate

Taylored Expressions Arbor Accessories

IO Hydrangea flower

Side 3

PTI Garden Guild Frame

IO Hydrangia flowers

Spellbinders gazebo

Taylored Expressions Arbor Accessories

Gina K Designs Sentiment

 IO fence

Side 4

Gina K Designs  sentiment

PTI  Cover Plate

IO Hydrangia flowers

Martha /stewart butterfly punch

 Center of the box   Birthday cupcake 

 25 handmade roses

Cheery Lynn sentiment 

I used this tutorial for the birthday cupcake here

Thanks for stopping by to see Yvonne's card,


I will enter the following challenges

Cheery Lynn All about texture   here
Scrapy Land Anything Goes  here
Simon Says Monday Challenge Use a stamp with a die.  here

Christmas Tag

 This is a tag I made for the challenge at Scrapyland.  It actually came together easily because most of the parts were in my scrap box.  The doves were illustrated by Marcella Hawley for Flourishes.   I stamped and  colored them last year but did not use them.  The flower was made last year too,and I had some left over wheat from another project. I cut and embossed the tag sponged it and then added my layers.  I did need to cut the holly leaves and the pine bough.

The poinsettia is a spellbinders die.
The holly  is Cheery Lynn
The pine bough and wheat are IO

I will enter the tag at Scrapyland's Here
Simon Says Wednesday ChallengeHere

Fall Invitation

A group I belong to needed invitations to a luncheon we are hosting in October.  I decided to go with a fall design,but I wanted something simple that could be mailed easily. I made an envelope with my envelope punch board that is a little larger than A2 size so this slips in easily and meets mailing standards for one stamp.  I looked on Pinterest for some ideas and I found a design I loved by Sherry Hester Here.

I will enter this in the Cheery Lynn Anything Goes Challenge Here
ans Simon Says Wednesday Challenge anything Goes Here

The branch is Spellbinders from their ivy die

The leaves and acorns are Cherry Lynn

The wheat is IO

The sunflower is MFT

Tin Holtz embossing folder

Gina K designs Cranberry tart card base

Distress ink used for shading flower and leaves.  

Lavender and Lace

My good friend,Judy Woodland, is the hostess at the Mod Squad Challenge Blog this week.  She challenged us to use either lavender or lace or both.  I think my lacy die cut will count as lace and I used lavender as my color.  All the dies are Spellbinders and the stamp is 3 Step Heart and Roses by Kitchen Sink Stamps.  These stamps are amazing. Most of them have a multi-stamp feature that lets you get great detail in your images. Kitchen sink Stamps is sponsoring this challenge so one lucky random entry will win a $25 gift certificate to their store.  Find the details Here

Fall Flowers

I started with a sketch from the Die-namites Sketch and dare challenge, For this card I used a couple of embossing folders as stamps using distress inks and water. I did a little layering added the doily then arranged  the leaves and flowers on top. 

I will enter this card in the Cheery Lynn Doily Challenge Here

and the Die Namites  Sketch and Dare Challenge Here

Simon Says Citrus Here

 Products Used

 Die Namites Beautiful Flowers http://www.die-namites.com/Beautiful-Flowers_p_154.html

Die Namites Leafy Flourish http://www.die-namites.com/Leafy-Flourish_p_56.html

Cheery Lynn French pastry doily 

Cheery Lynn Dimensional leaves

MTF Sunflower

Interlocking Gatefold

My good friend, Barb is the hostess at Mod Squad Challenge Blog  She challenged us to make a gatefold card, and the  Cherry Lynn Challenge is Back to Nature(Birds, Butterflies etc) so I thought I would combine the two.  I made an inter locking card by cutting a frame using two Spellbinder dies in rose card.  Then I cut the smaller die out in ivory embossed the edges and sponged it while it was still in the die.  I stamped the sentiment and a few leaves on the die cut.  I cut the card base and layered it with some green card and ODB designer paper. After I assembled the card, I  popped on some flowers and leaves and a Cheery Lynn butterfly.


Card Closed

The Mod Squad Challenge Here

Cheery Lynn Here

Dies R Us Here

Simon Says Here

Simon Says Work it Wednesdays Here

Scrappy Land Here

Stephanie's Card

I started with a 4x5 1/2 piece of card.  I used a mask to create the sun then used the negative of that mask to cover the sun while I sponged the sky.  Post it notes helped me to create the horizon line where the sky and sea meet.  Next I used a stamp set from Flourishes(no longer in business) to stamp the palm trees, clouds and boat.  Colored them with colored pencils the sponged some sand on the bottom.  Next I cut a Lucy Label from Karen Burniston.  I used it as a template so I could cut my sponged and stamped panel so that it would fit over the pop up parts. After the top piece was in place I sponged the bottom panel to look like sand.  I used toothpicks on the IO umbrellas and secured them to the back of the label,  The table and chairs is a sticker from Jolee.  You can't see them in the picture but there are some IO sand castles behind the table. I finished the bottom with a Happy Birthday from Cheery Lynn and another stamp from flourishes and some IO flip flops. The front of the card was done awhile back for another challenge. I won't lie this card took about three hours to do, but I like how it came out.

I will enter the following Challenges   Dies R Us  Summer Fun Here

Cheery Lynn Summer Fun Here

Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes Here

Simon Says Work it Wednesdays  Die-cuts Here

Front of Card  (I did this knowing that I wanted a beach themed  pop up card for the inside.)

Victorian Gazebo

I started this card with a Heartfelt designer sheet that I embossed with Tim Holtz Bricks embossing folder and sponged it with some brown and black inks to bring out the brick pattern. I topped it with the PTI cover a card die cut.  The Gazebo is a Spellbinders die the fence is IO, the leaves Die Namites and the flowers are Cheery Lynn medium rose strip. I will enter this in the following challenges


Cheery Lynn Anything Goes Here
Simon Says Wednesday  Anything Goes Here
Scrapy Land Vintage/Steampunk Here
Simon Says Work It Wednesdays  Diecuts  Here

Mod Squad Challenge Anything Goes

I am so excited to be the hostess for this week's Mod Squad Challenge.  It is a prize week with One  Happy Cuts offering a $15 gift certificate for one lucky winner who will be selected randomly. Let's make it easy... Anything Goes with at least one die cut made by a company that Happy Cuts sells. That's easy since they carry all the major brands.  Be sure to list the company that makes the die or dies you use. Check out the Mod Squad Challenge Blog Here and become a follower then join me for this fun challenge.  Tell your friends because they might want to enter too.

For my focal point, I used the zinna die by Spellbinders.  I must tell you that it is a time consuming flower. Lots of cutting and gluing, but the results are beautiful. I created the panel underneath the zinna by inking an embossing folder and spritzing it with glimmer mist and ran it through the Big Shot. I used a sketch from the Die Namites Blog and I will enter it in their July Sketch and Dare Challenge.  The dare is to do some drawing or doodling. I am not much of a drawer or doodler so I confined that part of the challenge to the tag. See my itty bitty flower.

 

Card Base 5/3/4 by 4 1/2

Pink layer 5 1/2 by 4 1/4

Bricks cover plate die by Die Versions

Embossed layer 2 3/4 by 4 1/4

Spell binders lotus die

Die Namites Beautiful flowers die http://www.die-namites.com/Beautiful-Flowers_p_154.html

Spellbinder leaves

IO Hydrangia stem

Challenges Die Namites Here
Mod Squad Challenge Here

Christmas in July

I had these scraps of paper in my basket and a snowflake die that I just got from IO that I wanted to use so I made this card.  It did not come out exactly like I pictured but it is glittery.  I will enter it in the IO Challenge Any Holiday Here and the DRU Challenge Christmas in July Here . 

IO Products

C3503

Die 100 F

DIE024-X

The Wing's the Thing.

I have not had a chance for many challenges lately because other obligations, but I needed to make a gift set of cards for a raffle basket for a woman's group I belong to and I wanted to enter the Mod Squad Challenge  because one of my talented mentors, Judy Woodland, is the hostess this week. I needed something with wings so I came up with this design.  I used three different colors (2 cards of each color) and stamped the bird on the front of the envelope and embossed the back flap of the envelope.  Then I used the envelope punch board to make a box for the gift set.  I was also able to use scraps of designer paper from other projects(love that).
The feather is MFT, the bird is PTI, and the sentiment is from Gina K. I will enter this in the Mod Squad Challenge.Here

Water color feathers

I love the Make it Monday videos over at PTI because I always learn so much,  This week's challenge was to use a die cut to make a stencil and then water color.  The fun part is that you could use the positive or the negative part to be the stencil.  I have had the PTI Feather Finery stamp set for quite  awhile, but the dies were out of stock when I ordered the stamps. In fact, every time I placed an order from them they were out of stock.  The last time I ordered they were available so this is the first time I used the dies.  I used the negative as a mask while I water colored  with distress inks. I decided to add a bit more to the design by stamping the feather image over the water color.

You can check out the video and the other entries here. Here

Silver or Gold Challenge

The Cheery Lynn challenge this week was to use silver or gold.  For some reason, I could not come up with an idea so I got out my scrap box.  I found this butterfly from Cheery Lynn that was cut from some pp that had some silver foil in it.  I kept digging and found this silver glitter die cut that must have been from a project years ago because I did not remember having it. Then I found this light grey pp and it all worked together.  I stamped a sentiment from IO then mounted it on a black mat then onto some PTI soft stone card.  I took the picture but forgot to load it to the Cheery Lynn blog.  When I remembered, I had only minutes to spare. but I made it. Check out the Challenge Blog  Here .

White on White.

I love white on white cards when someone else makes them, but the Cherry Lynn Challenge thiw week was white on white so I gave it a try.

The coverplate is a Spellbinder's die and the large butterfly is Cheery Lynn's medium butterfly.

I will enter this in Cheery Lynns White on White Challenge Here
Simon Says Anything Goes Here

Mom's Birthday

My Mother turns 93 years young this month so I made this accordion  fold card by Karen Burniston for her.   This is my first time to make one of these so, as usual, I made a few mistakes along the way.  I wanted sturdiness so I used Gina K 120 pound card. It was a bit hard to fold and is a bit bulky so I will use a bit lighter card next time.

                                                               Card Opened

Card Front

I will enter the following challenges

 Cheery Lynn  In Stitches Real or Faux   Here

Scrapy Land Anything Goes  Here
Mod Squad Quick and Easy  (Just kidding) 

Oval Accordian card die available at Elizabeth Crafts

Happy Birthday from Cheery Lynn

Cover Plate from PTI

DP PTI 

Leaves   Cheery Lynn aand Spellbinders

Flowers Stampendous
Inside Sentiment PTI 

Home made rose

Adding Color to Cover Plates.

I used a make It Market kit by Betsy Veldman for this card.  I water colored the cover plate and created a water colored background for this card. The cover plate fits an  A2 size card so I cut my card base at 9 by 5 3/4 and fold at 4 1/2 so I have a little border around my card.  

I made this card for the PTI Make It Monday Challenge.  Here

Christmas in July

Cheery Lynn's challenge is Christmas in July which gave me an opportunity to make my first Christmas card. I had a paper pack that I bought several years ago that had this wonderful scene as part of a scrap book page.  I cut it out and mounted it behind a circular frame and popped that up on another die cut.  The poinsettia is  a Spellbinders die, and the holly leaves and fir branches are Cheery Lynn.  I also used a Cheery Lynn holly corner die but tore it apart to make it fit.  The Sentiment is  also Cheery Lynn.  I cut it from a paper pack and white card and glued them together to get some dimension.I also embossed it to give it some shine.  The white panel is embossed but that does not show well in the picture. I will enter this in the Cheery Lynn Challenge. Here

Here

Stretch on a Sketch

When I do a sketch challenge, I usually try to match it exactly,but this time I decided to take some liberties.   I used three feathers instead of fishtail dies and string instead of leaves and the border is at the top of the card instead of one third of the way down.  This card came together as I was cleaning out a box of scraps. When I first got the PTI feather stamp,I experimented with it and stamped and embossed it in different colors on various colors of card. The top border was scraps left over from a cover plate die. I just glued two of them together.  The white background was left over from a set of note cards I made for a friend(I always die cut a couple of extras in case I make a mistake). I did cut, emboss,and sponge the kraft layer and cut a kraft card base. 

Cardabilities Sketch  Here

Scrapy Land Color Combo (Kraft and White) Here

My Favorite Things  Anything Goes Here

Butterfly in Blue

My friends know how I love butterflies and this die from IO is fabulous. I cut it from glitter paper and black card and layered them to get a 3d effect.   I had the scraps of paper and the tools still out from yesterday's project so used the same papers with a different layout and butterfly for the IO challenge, Celebrate You. This cards celebrates things I love most on a card: butterflies, layers and dimension.  I used a tip from Jennifer Mcquire and each of the layers is popped up with fun foam.  I just cut the foam with the size smaller die and adhered it with score tape.  You can't see the dimension very well,but there are five layers that are popped up. The Scrappyland chllenge is favorite color combination.  I have many colors I love using, but I am a monochromatic gal.  I love seeing bright bold contrasting colors in a design, but when I try it, the results are shaky.

I used the following IO products 

  DIE253-U

The Sentiment is CL43

I will enter the following challenges.

IO Celebrate You Here

Scrappyland Favorite Color  Combinations  Here

Simon Says Anything Goes  Here

Rule of Thirds

The first lesson was a composition lesson on applying the rule of thirds.  I used a vertical and horizontal line and had them intersect and put the focal point there.  The paper is from PTI  the leafy flourish is Die Namics and the the butterfly is Cheery Lynn.  

This is Kimberly Crawford from MFT example. 

This is my attempt. 

I will enter these challenges. 

Cheery Lynn Challenge Here

MFT Here

Happy Father's Day

I wanted to participate in the Mod Squad Happy Father's Day Challenge this week because my talented friend, Judy Woodland. is hosting, and because the prize this week is a $25 gift certificate from Kitchen Sink Stamps. I have a great many of their sets on my wish list so I would be over the moon if my random number is selected.  Either way,I will spend a chunk of this month's craft budget in their store. As for the card, I am sure most of you will look at it and wonder if I lost my design sense,but believe it or not, this card will make perfect sense to my husband and he will love it. 

Go check out the Mod Squad Challenge and the fabulous example Judy created Here.

Time to Celebrate

I used Die-Namites Beautiful Flowers   for the Sketch and Dare Challenge
Here  The dare part was to make it manly.
The Die-Namites Sketch and Dare Challenge Here