Calendar Pages

This is my February calendar page which I will be submitting for the SCS WT468 Challenge to use something from a calendar.  Stamps used for this page are Stampin' Up Post Card, Postage Collection, SWAK, P.S. I Love You and their Postage Stamp Punch and Close To My Heart Moments In Time.  Calendar was a free download from the internet.

Here is my March page:

March Calendar Page uses stamps from Flourishes Sweet Violets, Stampin' Up Post Card and Postage Stamp Punch and Close To My Heart Moments In Time.

Irish Teacup

Saint Patrick's Day Teacup

St. Patrick's Day Teacup

Base is cut out from Cricut "Love You A Latte" cartridge x2, and I made a little box for the center to hold the Wilton tea stained doily, Twinings Irish Breakfast Teabag and two Andes Mints.  The cup forms were run through the Cuttlebug Victoria Embossing Folder to give them that Irish "Belleek" look.  

1/8" ribbon was wrapped around the front of the cup as is an antique piece of trim before adhering it to the box.  The tea tag was embossed with the Stampin' Up Needlepoint Border embossing folder then stamped with the Itty Bitties clover and "tea" from the Tea Shoppe stamp set on both sides.  Crochet thread was attached after punching a tiny hole in the tag, taped to the back of the cup before adhering to the box.  

By adhering the ribbon and tea tag to the front of the box before gluing it to the box keeps it from shifting and holds them firmly in place.

Three clovers were punched out of Stampin' Up Garden Green and glued to the front of the cup.  Martha Stewart flower punch in Elegant Eggplant and a one of the SU 3 Flowers punch flowers were put together to make the flower with a dot of Liquid Buttercup Pearls for the center.

This is a simple and easy project and I know all of my Irish Clan will love receiving them.

Interlocking Peaceful Petals Sweet Sorbet Card

Stampin' Up Interlocking Gatefold Card

Stampin' Up Peaceful Petals stamp set colored with ink and blender pen.  Papers used are Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Black and Sale-A-Bration Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper which is one of the "FREE" selections when you spend $50 on Stampin' Up products. 

Trinket Box Makeover

Wyanet Book Box Conversion

This is an "Altered Art" Project.  I scored a half dozen of these cute little magnetic closure book boxes at an after Christmas sale for around a $1 each.  Although they are lovely just the way they are, I couldn't resist making one into an extra special trinket box to hold some small items.

The cover design is Wyanet by Sylvia Zet for Wee Stamps-Whimsy Stamps was stamped on Neenah Solar White and colored with Copic markers and highlighted with Stickles and Glossy Accents.  The ovals are Stampin' Up Crumbcake and Bermuda Bay cut out with Spellbinder's Nestabilities dies and sewn together on my sewing machine.  The beads were strung on strong buttonhole thread then the feathers were glued into the bead holes.  The little conch or dreamcatcher metal piece is from Close To My Heart.  The flowers were made using various punches and the leaves are cut from Sizzix die cut Branch w/Leaves.  The sentiments are computer generated.

I removed the inside cover piece and used it as a template for the inside cover which goes over the box to hold it together.  I also removed the box from the cover so that I could lay the piece flat to adhere the cover.  I cut the cover piece from some of my favorite old Cosmo Cricket "Wanted - Kissin Kate" designer paper and glued it to the book front-spine-back with Bookbinding Adhesive.

Once the cover was pasted on, the magnetic closure was not strong enough to hold the box closed so I added ribbon before adhering the inside cover piece and box to the back cover.

This is a before and after picture of the book box.

Sweet Little Donkey Baby Cards

Two more baby cards.  Our first little one was born at 5:45 this morning and one of yesterday's cards will go to welcome her to the world.   We have three more little ones arriving soon so I am on a mission to make baby cards.  Here are two more:

This Sweet Little Donkey was a free digital download by Meljens found here:  http://meljensdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=64

I colored the donkey and hearts with Copics and added Stickles and Liquid Pearls.

Papers are Stampin' Up Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue (I wish they would bring this color back) and Blushing Bride.  Background designer papers are from my scrap bin.  I made the flowers using punches and an edge punch and the leaves are a die cut by Sizzix.

The round sentiments are also free digital downloads by Netty and can be found here:  http://nettyscards.blogspot.com/p/freebies.html

Miscellaneous ribbon and twine.  On the boy card I ripped up a piece of cardboard and tore off the paper exposing the ribs, and added a little white paint.  The ovals are Spellbinders.

I printed two Sweet Little Donkeys for each card using one as a base and coloring and cutting out the second and adhered with foam dots to give some dimension.

I have had a lot of fun working on these sweet little baby cards and have a few more in the works, hope to get them all done by the time the babies arrive.

Baby Cards - Wee One

Papers:  Stampin' Up Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride and Whisper White

Designer Papers by K & Company

Image is by Sylvia Zet called Wee One ©Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps

All flowers were handmade using various flower punches

Whisper White Taffeta ribbon

Sentiments are computer generated

Sewing machine used to sew image to background

Wedding

White Wedding Cards

For each card I used Stampin' Up Whisper White.

Embossing Folders:  Chevron, Sheet Music, Quilt

Punches:  Punch Bunch Bell Flowers, SU Pansy and Petite Petals, MS Sprig

Die Cuts:  Quickutz Bird, Sizzix Love Hearts and Branch with Leaves, Spellbinders Rectangles and Labels 18

Thanks for taking a look, have a wonderful day.

Mixed Media

Mixed Media

My second mixed media project this week is a 6x6 piece covered with various scrap papers from K&Company 4x6 and 6x6 paper packs covered with mod podge, paints, inks, stencil with molding paste, some washy tape and a lovely stamp by Heart & Soul Rubber Stamp Co. with various sentiment stamps and a little Cavallini butterfly.

I hope you will give mixed media art a try by using what you have in your craft room (area), it is so much fun to gather up different items and use them to make a pretty piece of artwork.

Mixed Media Art

Mixed Media

I have not played with mixed media art in years and had forgotten how much fun it is.  I really enjoyed making this 8.5x11 piece featuring a bird on a branch.

Stamps:
Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grunge, Clockworks, Off the Grid, Dot, Dot, Dot and Elementary Elegance
Hampton Arts words, flowers and leaves
Fiskers Edges

Mediums:
Mod Podge, Molding Paste, Acrylic Paints, Viva Inka Gold and Holbein Oil Pastels, Stampendous Embossing Powder; background papers are all retired Stampin' Up

Inks:
Hampton Arts
Staz-On
Ranger

Other:
Crafters Workshop Stencil
Old book pages

Guess I will have to splurge on some Gelatos and see if they are easier to use than the pastels.

Valentine

Pop-Up Box Card

Another Pop-Up Box Card this one using Stampin' Up More Amore papers.

Here is a little Valentine Matchbox which holds four Dove chocolate hearts.

Made with Stampin' Up Matchbox die cut, Curly Label punch, transparency sheet, Heart to Heart punch, tiny Jewelry Tag punch and Tiny Tags stamp set.  Neapolitan ribbon.

Valentine Card

Pop-Up Valentine Card

This Pop-Up card was made following Dina's Tutorial over at SCS which can be found here:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/popupboxcard/  so simple and fun to decorate. My card club class will be making their own version of these pop-up cards this week.  And this will satisfy an upcoming challenge to use the white paper and the little red brad hearts on a Valentine project.

For this card I used a 110# white cardstock base.  The paper is from an old Recollections paper pack with a little something for each month of the year.  Spellbinders heart die cuts, Sizzix Love die, SU modern label punch, Marvy little heart punch, Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder, computer generated sentiment, SU SWAK and P.S. I Love You stamps and some red satin ribbon.

Happy New Year and thanks for looking.  

Birthday

Birthday Card

This is for three SCS Challenges; Black, White and Silver CC459; WT460 Awesome 2014; and TLC463 Circle Flowers.

Papers used on this project are from Making Memories "Wedding" 8x8 paper pad.  The Color Challenge over at Split Coast Stampers was to make something using black, white and silver.

The WT460 Challenge was to set some crafting goals for 2014 and get started on them; one of my goals for this year is to participate in more challenges and to try new and different techniques, along with the lofty goal of making something crafty every day this year.

The TLC463 Challenge was to make a flower (out of circles), I chose to be different and make my flower using birds punched out with the Stampin' Up Bird Punch.  The tails were pulled up for to form the center of the flower, the head and chest was folded inward to show the other side of the designer paper.  The silver is in the background paper and in the leaves.

Christmas

Silver Snowflakes

My last post for Christmas 2013 - Silver Snowflakes.  This card was made for a challenge to use the 4 silver snowflakes.  I added some stamped snowflakes in Momento Gray and some bling to each snowflake.  I sewed through the white and dark gray layers using silver thread in a random running stitch.  Added a gray bow and it was complete.

Happy Holidays!

Christmas

Rabbit Ornaments

Ornaments made for my sister-in-law to give to her fellow rabbit owners this Christmas.  Each one was hand drawn and colored with Copic Markers and a Signo Gel White Pen.  My favorite is the little brown bunny, so sweet.  Snowflake shapes were cut out with Cricut, stickles added to tips, various ribbons, and a MS small snowflake punch and of course a little bling.

Christmas

Santa Gift Card-Money Holders

I designed these little cuties after seeing something similar over at the Maya Road website. 

Envelope with beard flap completed size is 3" x 4" the face and hat add another 3 1/2".  The beard flap opens up to reveal a gift card or cash.  So cute and really fun to make.

Wine Bottle Tag

Wine bottle tag was made using the Stampin' Up Joyful Christmas stamp set.  Poinsettia was stamped twice with Versamark and embossed in gold.  Smaller flower was fussy cut.  I also embossed a plain gold brad.  Added a sentiment and some ribbon, super easy.  Keep a few on hand for those last minute gifts.  No wrapping required.