Art Swap Post Card and Card

Good day and welcome!

I've mentioned my art swap group before

and today I'm going to show you my latest 

project for the swap.

We were to make a masterboard then 

from that we were to make a post card for the

person we were given.

I made more than one masterboard.

This one I used paints and a few different objects 

to make marks (bottle caps, and a fork for instance)

I like how it turned out.

I made this masterboard using the washi tape in my stash.

I just started layering it onto the page and filled the entire

page.

This is the post card I made with the painted 

masterboard that I made.

I enjoyed making it and still have plenty of the

original board left for other projects.

I was a little hesitant to mail out the post card, so 

I made a card with the other masterboard and put the 

post card inside.

This was a fun challenge and the person I sent 

these too was happy to receive them.

Thanks for stopping in today.

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Please, do come again,

until then,

stretch yourself and try something new.

 

Use Your Colored Pages

Welcome!

Do you ever wonder what to do with those pages from

adult coloring books that you've finished?

This is one from a pad that I colored.

The design was done in gold and I simply colored the rest.

Simply cut the design to the size you want and

add it to a card base.  For mine, I layered it

with a coordinating mat.

Here you can see how the gold shows.

It's really very pretty.

If you have a page you'd like to use,

cut it up, use it on cards, on a scrapbook page,

in a junk journal, or even make an envelope from it.

Don't let those colored pages go to waste,

pull them out and use them.

I hope you've been inspired in some way today,

I'm glad you stopped by for a visit.

Come again soon,

until then,

color something.

 

Floral Embossed Card

Happy Day to you all!

I hope the sun is shining where you are and you 

are having a fabulous day.
Today I have a card that I made from a piece of card stock

from my background stash.
I'm not sure how I made the background piece, but

it was light yellows and oranges and I thought it would

be beautiful to emboss it.
So I ran it through my Cuttlebug in an embossing folder

and love how it turned out.

I thought it worked out beautifully on a yellow card base.

I added the little sentiment in the lower corner to finish

off the card.
I used this card as a birthday card for my Aunt who 

just turned 99 yrs old.  I thought the brightness of it

was very cheerful and would give her a smile.

I'm so glad you stopped by today and hope you will come 

again soon.

Until then,

bring out your embossing folders and make 

something pretty with them.

 

Don't Worry Be Happy

Hello craft lovers!

The other day I decided to see what I had in my 

stash that I started and never finished.  I will be posting some of

the cards I made and decided to start with this one.

I made this background piece quite a long time ago and

always loved it, but never seemed to have a reason to use it.

When I saw it in my stash, I decided it was time to do something 

with it.

I'm pretty sure this was done by putting a drop of alcohol

ink onto a piece of glossy card stock and blowing onto 

the drop of ink through a straw.

I love all the bright happy colors and how the card turned out.

The sentiment is from Viva Las VagaStamps

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I've been crafting.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then:

finish something you started and set aside.

 

Eco-printing Card

Hello crafty friends!

Today I have a card to show you that I made

from some eco-printed pieces I had in my stash.

There are many ways to do eco-printing,

the easiest way that I have found is to use

my Cuttlebug.  Here is a post explaining 

how I do it.
There are a lot of tutorials online if you

want to see other methods, just search eco-printing

and you will find a lot of them.

I used a piece for the background, fussy cut a leaf print

then punched the other pieces from scraps.

I layered that onto a piece of dark gray card stock

then onto a white card base.
This is not my usual style, but I do like it.
I'm trying to think outside the box lately

when I'm making cards.

As usual, I left the inside blank so I can

use this card for any occasion.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way

and will come again soon.

Until then,

give some eco-printing a try.