Sooooooooo, guess I what I made last night... how's this for cuteness? I KNOW! Why else would I add the creepy little black spider confetti... had have just a teensie touch of that "uh, ewwww" ;)
I don't know if you can see it, but the two web corners and the mat are all one piece. I just had to get a little crafty with it since I did not have the correct size of cardstock with which to start. But if you go to the Aug. 3rd post on Chelsea's blog, she's done some measuring for us!!!
Stamps: Be Square, What a Hoot ("Owl"), Glitter Goblins ("oween"), So Splattered (retired), Holiday Cheer ("Happy")
Good grief... I never think there is much on a card until I list the freakin' ingredients! And most of my "misc. ribbon" notes are because I have one on those huge Ribbon-eze thingies and I have no flippin' idea who made what :)
Yep, I switched it up a bit today, but isn't she SO worth it?! :) This looks WAY better in real life, but I'm not the best 'photographer' {in the LOOSEST term possible}! And let me say this... the kraft packing paper DOES NOT LIKE THE MINERAL OIL BLENDING very well... I am so spoiled with how it works on TAC UltaSmooth & Premium cardstocks.
I used the Scor-bug to add texture at the top & bottom and ran my ink pad across the entire surface hitting here & there for a little sumpin' sumpin'. I had received these Bazzill border strips in a freebie kit from a scrapbook store... me likey paired with the kraft color! Kinda has a homespun feel, no?
Stamps: Hello Snow (please let this be in the new Fall Magalogue!!), Tag Tidbits
This is for 365 Cards' Day 148: Super Sketchy Sunday! The moment I saw this sketch I wanted to use it... it looked so fun! Then, once I actually started, it was really difficult :) I am happy to report, that I actually like how this one turned out!
Stamps: Sweet Goodies, Thinking of You (new Hostess Level C!)
The striped circle is actually one of the die-cut tags from the Penelope collection... I hid the tag hole under the olive circle... genius me thinks :) And the little paisleys? They are the cut-off strips from the Penelope sheets... yep, just one more scrap of paper to save from the trash can :)
Anyway, this packing paper is like a heavy duty grocery sack... a beautiful kraft brown where you can still see the individual fibers. I was lucky last time and got a sheet that wasn't too bent up or wrinkled so I can use to cover card bases in the future. For this card though, I picked up a wrinkly section and went to town sponging the edges.
I can't remember where I found this huge clear button, but I covered the back with Crystal Lacquer & glued it to a piece of burgundy cardstock. I waited until it was almost dry, peeled it off & added more Lacquer & a piece of brown cardstock, waited until dry & trimmed off the excess.
Stamps: Holly Jolly (new PWP stamp!), Fresh Air Favorites (retired)
You're probably going to be sick of this stamp set by the end of this post, but I just couldn't stop coloring :) I went with my buddy Cindy's idea about going Halloweenie with the Diva... I LOVE IT!!! The first one is my favorite... probably because there is more 'stuff' on it :)
Stamps: Haute Couture (retired), Spooky Swirls (soon to be retired!), Glitter Goblins, This Girl
How uber-cool is she?!!! I like how the moon balances out the whole card... before I added it, there was FAR too much white cs showing!
It looks like the 'spooky' medallion is popped way up because I had knotted the ribbon prior to attaching the medallion. I might go back and pop up the moon, too... I just don't know yet.
The second card is far more simple-looking. It was a bit of a pain to cut around some parts of the image, but I am so glad I did! The ultra wide black ribbon was another HL bag-o-ribbon find, and the feather was plucked from a boa.
Add a little Cutterbee Bug piercing, Black Stickles, and misc. jewels and
I also used TAC's Mini-Bet (goth) and a VersaMarker to add shadows. She was actually more difficult to color than the others... I don't know why... maybe because it was REALLY late last night (early this morning?).
Hello again, to all of my loyal and wunnerful peeps! :) Today, I have a little bit of Christmas for you... yep, I'm trying to actually reach my goal this month in the Paper Wings Christmas Card Club. I'm supposed to do 9 per month, which if I would do multiples of each design it wouldn't be a problem! :) I'm trying to see which ones are going to be easy to reproduce and mail, but then I keep adding stuff to them :)
Stamps: Ready Set Snow, Criss Cross (Hostess Level B)
Let me just say that the Dazzle VersaMarks (champagne & frost) are the SCHIZZ-NIT!! Same great watermark as before, but with just a hint of shimmery goodness. You totally can't see the effect in the photos, but trust me... you will want these bad boys!
I LOVE this jute trim I found at Hobby Lobby in the clearance section of the fabric department {yes, we all know how I love clearance sections :) }. It frays wonderfully easy and really gives some great texture to a card. One of the red knots are actually helping to hold the trim on... I did have to put down a bit of Crystal Laquer to hold the other end down securely.
I had a blast working on all of my Art Shares over the past couple of months! Since I don't have anything new for you, other than those, I'm going to share one with you tonight! I'm not sayin' who is getting this one since they all went postal today
My last post was actually inspired by this project... after I had created this violet butterfly by embossing and inking, I HAD to make one for a card front.
Paper: Juliette SWIC, Ivory UltraSmooth cardstock
The frugal find? Well, the basket was a clearance item from Joann's a year or two ago after Easter! It had little bunnies all around the rim, which I simply covered up with a strip of Juliette that I had stamped with the floral & "things I love" over and over.
Then, when the basket is full, use those little slips of paper and create a scrapbook page. It would be like "a day in the life of" kind of thing. Photos would take a backseat to this scrap page... it would be all about the journaling!
The white border is a left-over from another card I had started. I had punched the center out and was left with this lovely square frame and HAD to use it. TAC's plastic clamshells that they ship their stamps in are so perfect for recycling by using the Big Shot and a Sizzix tag die. I applied a bit of acrylic paint to one side for texture.
The sentiment is layered and pop up with a pop dot, and the white mat was glued to the back side to hide pop dot. I used a bit of an old cotton pillowcase for the tag tie and ran it over the ink pad for color.
Stamps: Summer Elegance(retiring!!), Tag Tidbits
Ok, I've got the perfect guy card, here. I mean... it kinda looks like a guy made it :) Doesn't it look like a truck ran over it?! Well, it IS a toilet paper roll... yep, I have {insert obscene $$$ amount here} worth of papercrafting supplies, and I use a toilet paper roll :)
Early January, we had a "Goin' Green" theme for the Paper Wings Winger Design Team... so I tried to re-use / re-purpose as much as I could on this one card:
Stamps: This Boy ('idea' & 'explain' sentiments), With Sympathy ('so sorry')
I cut and flattened a toilet paper roll, leaving a bit of the white paper still attached, and sprayed it with the Willow Walnut Ink. I then took strips of an old cotton navy pillowcase and sewed them to the t.p. roll. I stamped the 'idea' sentiment on a scrap of chipboard, distressed & inked the edges and layered it on some Bazzill with a big antique brass brad. Everything was attached to a kraft paper wine bag that was folded in half and inked. The inside says: 'so sorry', and is stamped on Bazzill and layered on another piece of navy cotton.
I'm thinking the sentiment REALLY reads like a guy would be giving this card to someone...
