Graduation Cards

Hello Blog friends!

Today I have a couple cards to show you.

My hubby wanted a graduation card to send

to the son of one of his artist friends, so he asked

me to make one.

Here is what I came up with.

I started with the Abstract Triangle stencil from 

Simon Says Stamp and used Distress Inks and applied them

with blending brushes, I use make up brushes and they work great.

(Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Blueprint Sketch)

I then cut the panel down to size and adhered it to

a white card base.

The sentiment is from my stash.

I followed the same procedure with this card, but used

a stencil from Heidi Swap, I can't find a name on it or

anywhere on her site.  Sorry.
For this one I used Stormy Sky and Blueprint Sketch

Distress Inks.

Inside I stamped this sentiment.

It's an old stamp from my stash and I have no

idea where I got it.  
I did a little stamp surgery on this one.

Originally it says something like

"If you love what you do"

above  "the whole world"

I just cut them apart and if I want

to use the whole thing I'll just piece it

back together again to stamp it.

I love this sentiment for a graduation card.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then:

Happy Stamping!

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

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and you may find better prices elsewhere,

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Awesome Gears

Hi!

My last post was showing a card I made to share kindness.

Today I have a few more cards that I made for that purpose.

I wanted to make some cards that were a bit more masculine and I

decided to use the

"Cogs and Gears" stamp set from 

Inkadinkado

I arranged the stamps on my MISTI stamping tool

and stamped the images with VersaMark ink.

For the card on the left I only used the VersaMark,

which gives a watermarked image.

For the other 2 cards I stamped with the VersaMark

then brushed on some Perfect Pearls powder

which gives color and shine and only adheres where there

is the sticky VersaMark ink.

The banner was cut with the 

banner die from Simon Says Stamp

The sentiment is one from the 

Titled Banner Sayings set

also from Simon Says Stamp

This picture shows a little bit of the shimmery shine that the

Perfect Pearls gives.
I also used a little of the Perfect Pearls around the edge of the 

white card bases and the banners on 2 of the cards.

I love how these cards turned out,

I hope you like them too.

I hope you'll stop in again soon,

Father's Day isn't too far away and I have a series of

Father's Day cards to share with you.

Until then,

Create!

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Birds

Hello crafting friends!

Today I have a card that was inspired by 

this post 

by Jennifer McGuire

After seeing Jennifer's post I decided that I needed to make a few cards

that I could use for sharing kindness.

This is one of those cards.

These little birds are from a set I found at ACMoore

in a clearance bin for only $1.00!

Aren't they adorable?

They are from Inkadinkado.

Unfortunately I can't find them anywhere that I can link to.

The banner is a die from

Simon Says Stamp

The sentiment is from

Titled Banner Sayings

also from Simon Says Stamp.

I colored the birds with my Lyra and Neo-Color II

Watercolor crayons

and fussy cut them.

The inside is blank so I can write or stamp a sentiment

when I decide who it is going to.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll be inspired to share some kindness today.

Come again soon.  

Until then,

Happy Crafting!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Bird Crazy

Hello everyone!

I have several birthday's in February, so I decided

to get moving one day and made the cards I needed

for the month.

I absolutely LOVE these mini crazy birds

from Tim Holtz.

I bought the set of 3 stamps and dies 

one day at Michael's

and I've never seen that set again

and haven't been able to find it online either.

This card is just an extra that I made while I was 

at it.  Love this sentiment.

This card I left blank inside so I can add a

sentiment when I need it.

I don't remember who I addressed each of these

cards too, but I think this one work well 

for anyone you want to give a smile too.

I thought this was a cute sentiment.

I'm sure this one is going to one of

my OLDER brothers.

This one is going to my other OLDER brother.

I think they'll get a kick out of them.

I made the backgrounds using a stripe from the

Basic Stripes Stamp Set

from Simon Says Stamp

Using Distress Inks

and my MISTI stamping tool.

I used these stamps sets from

 Cas-ual Fridays Stamps

for the sentiments:

Sassy Smiles

Whole Shebang

and stamped them in

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

I have decided that this year 

I will get better about sending out cards

to family and friends.

So I will probably be posting a lot

of cards in the future, so be sure to pop 

in and see what I've been creating.

Until next time,

Happy Crafting!

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Inklipse Blog Hop

Hello crafty people!

Welcome to my blog and to the 

Inklipse Blog Hop!

Simon, has set up a fun blog hop

to bring inspiration from crafters you may not

have known before.

There are some wonderful, generous sponsors

for this hop. Please consider visiting their

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Simon Says Stamp

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Now that all the particulars are out of the way,

on to my projects.

I have 2 projects to share with you.

The first is a gift card holder/birthday card.

Since I don't have the equipment for a video,

this post is very heavy on pictures.

But hopefully you'll find it worth your time.

Starting with a piece of red card stock  11" x 4 1/4"

score along the long side at 2", 7 1/4" and 7 3/8"

The insert piece is white card stock cut to 6 1/2" x 3 3/4"

score along the long side at 1 3/4" and 6"

Burnish all the score lines.

(If you click on the picture,you can see that there are

actually 2 folds very close together.)

Using an We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board

punch a notch 1" from each side on the smaller flap.

Use Washi Tape along the bottom of the small flap,

close to the fold.

The tape should go all the way around the card.

This is not only decorative, but it holds the flap closed.

I used 2 pieces of Washi Tape on my card I think it

gives it a bit more security and also looks more finished.

Place strong adhesive along the small flap of the 

insert piece of card stock.

I used Score Tape, but use whatever works for you.

Line up the edge of the insert right along the 7 3/8" fold.

Use Glue Dots at the corners of the flap that makes

the pocket.  This will make a pocket for the gift card.

The insert can now be slid into the pocket,

the card front will stay closed when 

tucked behind the center flap of the pocket.

To decorate the front of my card,

I cut 4 Happy Birthday sentiments with my 

Silhouette Cameo out of white card stock.

I ran them through my Xyron sticker machine

and layered them on top of one another.

I then coated them with VersaMark ink ,

covered them with silver embossing powder

and heat set them.

The Happy Birthday was adhered directly to the front

of the card.  I also cut some stars and

embossed them, they were adhered with foam tape.

On the inside of the card, I stamped

"Celebrate" which is from a very old

Scrappy Cat  stamp set.

You can see, when you open the card,

the pocket with the gift card pulls out.

Here is a side shot showing how the 

gift card goes down into the pocket.

I think my son will like this card,

I made it for him, we'll be celebrating his

birthday on Sunday.

Now for my 2nd project.

Did you know that you could stamp and use

Distress Crayons on canvas.

This is my first time doing this and I know

I'll be doing more of this technique.

This canvas is very small, only 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

First it needs to be prepped with Gesso.

The Distress Crayons blend out much better

when it has the base of Gesso.

I used a sponge paint brush,

but you can use whatever is available to apply

the Gesso, or whatever base you might like best.

Since this canvas is mounted on a wood frame,

I had to fill in the back with pieces of cardboard.

This gives a firm surface to stamp onto.

I used my Mini MISTI

to stamp one of the birds from 

Mini Bird Crazy set

onto the canvas with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

It did take a couple stampings since it was onto canvas.

(The set I have is not this same set, it is one that

I found that has 3 birds, 3 matching dies, a few 

word stamps and an embossing folder.

The set is called Bird Talk.)

I used the Distress Crayons and laid down a little

color around the sides of the bird.

Using my water brush I blended out the crayon.

This is what it blends out to with a little bit of water.

I then added another color and blended that out.

I dried the crayon between layers and continued to 

add color until I was satisfied with how the bird looked.

These are the colors I used for the project.

As you can see I colored some "dirt" under my bird

and "sky" on the rest of the canvas.

The sentiment are words from the 

Bird Talk set.

I did use the fine tip of a black Prismacolor Marker 

to go over the lines of the bird,

as the crayons did dull it a bit.

I'm very happy with how my little painting

turned out, especially for a first time effort.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects and are

inspired in some way.

Thanks for sticking with me through this long post.

Please leave a comment to be entered to win

one of the fabulous prizes on this hop.

Now it's time to hop on to

Kevin Bray's

 blog and see what he has to show us.

Here is a list of all the blogs on the hop.

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Laura Bassen

Jess Gerstner

Taniesa Vlasak

Crafty Max

Kristie Kreates That's me!

Kevin Bray

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Thanks for stopping by,

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You never know what you'll find on

Kristie Kreates!

woven background

Hello all!

Today I'm showing you a card that I made for my Mom.

I was going out of town for a couple weeks and wanted

her to know that I was thinking of her while

I was away.  I made this card and sent it

while I was visiting a friend in Ohio.

For a tutorial on how to make the woven background

hop over to 

Mashed Potatoes and Crafts

where you'll find a step by step tutorial.

.

I used "Flower Basket"(#24608) 

from Eureka Stamps

I colored it with water color crayons,

fussy cut it and adhered it right to the 

stamped background.

I used the Small Folded Banner Die

from Simon Says Stamp,

to make the banner and stamped

the sentiment with the coordinating

stamp set.

I used a little distress ink to give it a little color.

The inside was left blank and I wrote a note

to my Mom before sending the card.

I know she loved receiving this card

and I enjoyed making it.

Thanks for stopping by today

and be sure to pop over and check out

the tutorial on 

Mashed Potatoes and Crafts

Until next time, have fun crafting!

The links on this post are not necessarily the brand

I used or the site

 I bought my supplies from.

They are just a reference for you.

You may find supplies at better prices 

than the ones in the links.

The stamps and dies, however are exclusive 

to the companies they are linked to.

SSS prize

Hello crafty friends!

In October on

 Simon Says Stamp Blog

they had a "Create Joy" Blog Hop.

I love a good blog hop, so I hopped along

and commented on all the blogs.

There was some wonderful inspiration and fabulous

 ideas, techniques and tips.

A few days after the hop was finished, 

I was surprised to find that I had won one of the 

prize packages.

This is what I received in the mail a week or so later.

It's one of their card kits.

I was thrilled to win this kit and knew I'd be able to put

all these goodies to good use.

There is an "inspiration sheet" that comes with the kit

that shows 6 cards that Kristina Werner made with the

supplies in the same kit.

How could I go wrong?

A kit from a company I love and 

inspiration from one of my favorite designers!

The other day I made a couple cards and barely put a dent

in the supplies.

I used strips of various papers to make this

pretty card.  

"What A Beautiful Day" was stamped

with Color Box Chalk Ink.

Some of the strips were adhered with foam tape 

to give a little dimension to the card.

This second card is very clean and simple.

With the beautiful papers in the kit,

I couldn't go wrong,

a few thin strips of paper and the

"Just a note" stamp made for a quick and

easy card.

Thanks to 

Simon Says Stamp

for the great prize they sent me!

If you aren't familiar with them,

pop over to their blog linked above or to there 

online store

where you'll find just about anything you will need 

for paper crafting and more.

I'm glad you stopped by today,

I hope you will come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Poppy card

Hello crafty friends!

Have you ever not known what to make, 

what to stamp, 

what to do?

That's how I was feeling yesterday.

I wanted to work on something and didn't have any direction,

so I got out this stamp, which I love, and stamped it onto a page from an old book.

I colored it with water color crayons and loved how it looked.

Not knowing what I'd do with it, I cute it down.

I knew I wanted to put it on a card and from there it just kind of happened.

I inked the edges, just took my blending tool and used what was on the brown pad.

I had a scrap of card stock that matched nicely, so I put it onto that and used my

Perfect Layers Mini tools and my Perfect Cutting Mat from

Perfect Paper Crafting

to cut a perfect mat.

Then I eyed the pieces of hand made paper that I had gotten from an art show.

I adhered it to that and just tore around the edges.  

Loved it!

Now for the sentiment.

I pulled out a set of stamps that I got from Simon Says Stamp

"All Occasion Banners"

and decided on Praying for You

then I spotted a scrap of the hand made paper that I had torn off the

image piece and stamped it onto that.

Adhered it all to a kraft card stock card base 

and was done.

And I love it!

Funny how sometimes the cards that have no plan,

no forethought,

no direction

end up being the ones that you love the most.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

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you will receive 5% off your order.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!