Gorjuss Thanks

I have amassed quite a few cards in the year or two that I've been making them and I finally realize that I don't give out nearly as many as I make.  I don't want to stop making them, but I don't want to have to store them in boxes taking up precious space (that could be used for more crafty supplies ;D), so I've decided to try something new.  Instead of making a full card, I just made a card front.  I figure, I can go back later and add it to a plain card base if I find someone to give it to.  Until then, I may store them in a photo album or something... that part is still to be determined.

So to try out my new plan, I created a card for the latest MarkerPop challenge: Dark Colors.

I actually colored her twice - once in dark blue then in dark teal.  All because I wanted to use this paper from Authentique!  Next time I pick the paper before I start coloring!

Have a great weekend,

Angie

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS - Gorjuss Little Foxes; Casual Fridays Big Thanks

INK - Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark

PAPER - Authentique Celebrate collection; Copic XPress it

COPICS - Hair: C5, C7, C9, 100; Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13; Clothes: BG72, BG75, BG78, R39, R89, C0, C1, C3; Foxes: E15, E18, E29, E57, E89, E35

OTHER - Black Embosing Powder, Corner Rounder

Christmas in a Hurricane

Well, the impending arrival of hurricane Sandy is showing with the incredible rain we're getting right now.  Since I'm not braving the storm to go out today, I thought I'd use this opportunity to make another Christmas card (especially before I lose electricity!!).  And I chose to use CAS-ual Fridays' challenge as my inspiration this week:

I kept it super simple.  Using the kraft colored card stock, I scored a couple of lines about an inch apart and then embossed the outsides in my Cuttlebug.  Stamped the sentiment, a couple of snowflakes, and added some gems.  Pretty simple!

Have a great week!

--Angie

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS - Just Rite Stamps Large Fancy Holiday Collection

PAPER - Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake

OTHER - Swirls embossing folder, Kaiser Craft rhinestones, Embossing Board

Petitte Floral Thank You

It's been a while since I've played along with the Lawnscaping Challenge, but I had to play along with this week's sketch challenge:

I followed the sketch almost exactly, but I flipped it 180 degreees and put the strip/circle at the bottom -

I stamped three of the flowers from Lawn Fawn's Petitte Florals set with a white craft ink on black cardstock.  Then I used three shades of red and a green prismacolors to color them in.I put some polka dot washi tape on a strip of black.  Then I heat embossed the LF thank you and added a pierced white scallop behind it.  I mounted it on a white card base then added a few rhinestones to the center of the largest flowers.

I love how the prismacolors pop on the black... great look!  And since I embossed the sentiment, I'm also playing along with CAS-ual Fridays embossing challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by.

--Angie

SUPPLIES:
STAMPS - Lawn Fawn Petitte Florals and Thank You 
PAPER - Stampin' Up! Basic Black and Neenah Solar White
INK - Versamark, Stampin' Up! Whisper White Craft Ink
OTHER - Prismacolors, White embossing powder, rhinestones

B&W Happiness

This week's challenge over at MarkerPop is Black and White/Sepia.  When I saw the theme, I wasn't too excited.  I've never colored just black and white or sepia and it was never really something I wanted to do, but I was up for the challenge.  I stamped some images, grabbed my Copics and plopped in front of the TV.  I colored some with my C Copics and some with my Ws ending up with 4 images that I was pretty happy with!  

When it came time to putting the card together, I decided to use the sketch from this month's Some Odd Girl Challenge.  But as I was putting it all together, I realized my images were too large for the sketch, so I printed out a digi image of Dancin' Mae and sized her so she'd fit just right :)

And here she is!

And she does make me happy :D  I love the image.  I love how the B&W looks.  I love the background paper.  It all just makes me happy.  Here's a close up of Miss Mae in all of her glory - 

And the challenges she'll be playing in - 

             

Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend!!

--Angie

SUPPLIES - 

STAMPS: Some Odd Girl Digital Dancin' Mae; Sentiment from the Michael's $1 bin

PAPER: XPress-It Blending Cardstock, Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Authentique Celebrate 6x6 Paper Pad

COPICS: C00, C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, 0; Pitch Black Spica

OTHER: White Embossing Powder, Stampin' Up! Brights Buttons, UniBall Signo White Gel Pen

Up, Up, and Away

I've seen a lot of hot air balloons up in the sky lately and that made me want to make a card with some as well :)

I used the colors from this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge and the 'strips' from CAS-ual Fridays' challenge .  The yellow is kind of a mustardy yellow on its own, but paired with the blues, it takes on more of a green hue.  :(

I kept the inside fairly simple, mimicking the front but not embossing the light blue or coloring the center panel (giving room for a message!).

Thanks for stopping by!

--Angie

SUPPLIES - 

PAPER: Stampin' Up! Pool Party, Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White

INK: Stampin' Up! Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Basic Black

STAMPS: Stampin' Up! Up, Up, and Away; Hero Arts Envelope Pattern

DIES: Stampin' Up! Apothecary dies

OTHER: Stamp-a-majig; Scissors, Finger Daubers, Lattice Embossing Folder, Piercing Mat, Piercing Pack essentials from SU!, Paper Piercer, Sanding Block, Adhesive, Dimensional Adhesive

Happy Birthday Crow

Today I'm sharing a card that I made for my sister-in-law's upcoming birthday that I also am entering in the following challenges:

     

    

as well as the Guest Designer call over at Paper Smooches.  So without further adieu, here she is:

My sister-in-law researches crows, so I thought it would be fun to color in the little peep as a crow, which also brought in a little more of the gray color from PDC's color palette.  I kept the inside simple by adding a sentiment and stamping the bird a few times along the bottom:

Have a creative weekend!

--Angie

SUPPLIES - 

STAMPS: Paper Smooches Party Posse, Chit Chat and My Peeps; Hero Arts Flower Dot Background

PAPER: Stampin' Up! Pool Party, Lawn Fawn Bright Side Petite Paper Pack, Neenah Solar White

INK: Versamark, Stampin' Up! Pool Party, Memento Angel Pink and Rhubarb Stalk

OTHER: Clear Embossing Powder, Black Embossing Powder, The Twinery's Slate twine, 1/2" Corner Chomper, Stampin' Up! Fancy Label Punch, Stampin' Write Markers in Basic Black and Pumpin Pie, Blender Pen, Heat gun

Gorjuss Paper Piecing and Crochet

Today I'm playing along with CPS's anniversary, Day 11 sketch #170:

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Here's my final card:

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 I am super happy with how this turned out!!  I started with the Gorjuss image on some white cards stock.  I colored her skin, hair and yellow clothes with my copics.  I pieced her coat, shoes, hat, and the foxes.  For her coat, shoes and hat, I stamped her on some Crumb Cake paper then stamped a background stamp over that to give it some texture.  I masked her and the foxes with some masking paper then used a blending tool to cover the white with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink (I didn't have any "vanilla" paper and the white was just to bright with the brown and tan so this was my workaround!).  Once I had removed the masks I realized she needed to be ground so I added some shading with my Copics.  Here's a close up of the final image:

As I was deciding exactly what to do with the background, I couldn't decide how to incorporate the scallops from the sketch.  I tried a few of my scalloped punches, some lacier than the others and still wasn't satisfied.  I sat there staring out the window trying to figure something out.  As I turned my head back to my punches, I saw a flash of yellow yarn and it hit me - I could crochet the scallop!!  Here's a close up of my final scallop:

 To make the scallop, I punched every other hole of the eyelet size on the Stampin' Up! Mat Pack.  I used a US 0 hook and some Patton's yarn.  I single crocheted in the first hole, chained one, double crocheted four times in the next hole, chained one, and repeated alternating single crochets with the four double crochets.  It was a little awkward crocheting on card stock, but I am loving it!

--Angie

SUPPLIES - 
PAPER: Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Neenah Solar White
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin' Up! Early Espresso, Distress Inks - Antique Linen and Vintage Photo
STAMPS: Gorjuss  Little Foxes, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler, Stampin' Up! Sanded
COPICS: ground - C1, C3, C5; skin - E50, E51, E00, R20; hair - E35, E37, E29; stockings - E55, Buttermilk and Lipstick Spicas
OTEHR: Lifestyle Crafts Dainty Embossing folder, Inkadinkadoo Masking Paper, Cutter Bee Scissors, Crystal Lacquer, Stampin' Dimensionals, powder tool, heat gun, clear embossing powder, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Snail Adhesive, Stampin' Up! Mat Pack, Crop-a-dile
CROCHET SUPPLIES - Patton's yellow yarn, US0 crochet hook

Keeping the Mojo Flowing

Back with two more cards today!  CPS's fifth anniversary celebration is really getting me in the crafting mood.  Tonight I created two cards based on their latest sketches for the anniversary celebration.

The first one is for day 5 of the celebration using sketch #38 -

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Pretty quick and simple... once I saw the sketch the idea hit me.  The thing that took the longest was getting that flower made.  I've only made one of these before and was not happy with the outcome, but this one I like and it's a great way to use up some of my ribbon I have!

This card will be playing along with:

CPS 5th Anniversary Day 5 (#38)

The second card I made was inspired by Day 6, sketch #37 and by all of the pregnant girls I know (I know at least 6 at the moment!!).  Not all of them are finding out the sex of the baby, but the ones who have are all having girls.  So here's hoping one of the others has a boy ;)

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I found the Giraffe tag from We R Memory keepers in one of my drawers and had to use it.  This card was even quicker to make than the first one!

This little cutie will be playing along with:

Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics

CPS Day 6, #37

(using Baby Mama with Tina Fey as my movie)

Well, I hope you liked my two quick cards for today.  Have a great weekend!

--Angie

SUPPLIES - 
Congratulations card:
PAPER - Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Whisper White
INK - Stampin' Up! Real Red, Versamark
STAMPS - Stampin' Up! A Word for You and Mixed Bunch
OTHER - Red Ribbon, white embossing powder, Glubers, Bling, Corner Chomper


Giraffe card:
PAPER - Stampin' Up! Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight (solid and DSP)
INK - Stampin' Up! Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, and Early Espresso
STAMPS - Stampin' Up! Sprinkles
OTHER - We R Memory Keepers Giraffe Tag, Stampin' Up! Chocolate Chip Scalloped Ribbon, rhinestones, Diamond Stickles, Corner Chomper

Week 4: No Copic Coloring

Have you seen the Lawn Fawn blog recently?  Kelly Marie featured my card that I made for my alphabet sticker self challenge on this post here.  I was grinning ear to ear when I saw that pop up over there!  There's also a Valentine's card drive for children's hospitals going on.  You can get the info from that post if you're interested in sending cards out to the kids.

Yesterday, I posted this card that I made using my Prismacolors instead of my Copics.  Today, I stepped away from the pencils and picked up some of the Smooch colors I have to create this non-traditional Valentine's card:

I used the sketch from the Young Crafter's Unite Challenge and the CAS-ual Friday Challenge (they sketches are very close to each other!).  I used the color palette that is out there this week at the Play Date Cafe (plum, pear, and moldy cheese).  

I stamped Hero Arts' Blooming Heart and colored it in with three colors of Smooch - Plum Berry, Ocean Soul, and Olive Twist.  The olive twist was a little darker than the papers I had picked out so I added some pops of green with Zing's Leaf Embossing Powder and a Zig emboss Writer.  

Next week, I may bring back the Copics (my, how I miss them!), but I will also be using ribbon.  Ribbon is my challenge for week 5.

Have a great week!

--Angie

SUPPLIES - 

Paper: Stampin' Up! Island Indigo, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder DSP, and Lucky Limeade DSP

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up! Lucky Limeade

Stamps: Hero Arts Blooming Heart, My Favorite Things Notched Tag Die and Stamp Set

Other: Zing Leaf Embossing Powder, Zig Emboss Writer, Heat Gun, Stampin' Up Mat Pack, bone folder, Snail Adhesive, Indigo Island Brads, Stampin' Up! Word Window Punch

Smooch Ink: Plum Berry, Olive Twist, Ocean Soul

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Sunflower Congrats

I spent a chunk of the day driving around the county shopping with my mom.  We went to a couple of our local scrapbook stores so I came home with lots of goodies.  One of those items was a Crafter's Workshop template that happened to be the last one in stock and I got to it first :P  My mom said I needed to put it to good use since  I got the last one so when i got home I decided to use it to play along with the CAS-ual Friday challenge for this week -

 

The challenge was to take one tic-tac-toe row and create a card.  I chose one of the diagonals to use scallops, kraft, and aqua.

I used Pool Party ink over the template to get the design to the cardstock and matted that piece with a matching piece of designer patter paper.  I stamped and clear embossed the sentiment on a strip that I used a scallop punch on.  I inked all of the edges in the matching color then  put it all onto a kraft (crumb cake) card base.  To finish it all off, I put some stickles on the dots in the sunflower pattern.  And that's the card - pretty simple, no fussy cutting, which I loved!

--Angie

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