youtu.be/GTvmPapWn2w

Have a great weekend!;-]

Resumbitting for "distress" week...

My scrap was a fairly large one: the dye colored background with the tree stamped onto it. I made this piece last week, playing around with various distress inks. So, I decided to incorporate it into my card.

It was still too wet for me to use when I had time last week, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out we could use scraps this week. I added the "thanks" sentiment and assembled the card for this week's challenge.

Materials used:

* cardstock: cream and dark brown

* Creative Memories Corner Rounder

* Fadeless art board

* Hero Arts CL184 Thoughtful Messages ("thanks")

* Hero Arts S5037 DesignBlock Tree

* Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

* Ranger Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet

* ribbon

* Tim Holtz Distress Inks: broken china (blue), peeled paint (green), tea dye (background), and walnut stain (stamped images)

For more information about this card, please see my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

more details here: shurk.us/fawny-vday

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For the 'sketches2' challenge to take on Friday sketch, and also for 'Thinking Inking class part 2 of week 9' at 2Peas.

Started to think rotating HA Shari's Friday sketch 90 degree. 'Cause I got some imagination from Jennifer's card window panel which she showed us at Thinking Inking class part 2 of week 9 video.

The method for coloring is from 'Dry Embossed Alcohol Inked Background'.

*Maybe interpreted the sketch too loosely as same as Tuesday sketch.

stamp used:

HA Clear Design Thank Yoou Sayings / CL341

HA Clear Design Feather Grass / CL282

A close up photo can bee seen in this page on my blog where materials etc. are also written.

If you interest in it, please access.

TFL! :)

Resubmitting for the Spring challenge! :-)

One of my friends has triplets that are about to turn one year old. So I decided to make a fun card in the shape of the number 1 for their birthday! This is the resulting card and matching envelope. There is just a bit of pale green dye sponged between the bunnies on the envelope to give that hint of grass!

When making this card, I selected a very thick patterned cardstock by BoBunny for the card base. And because the main part of the card is so narrow, I didn't want to add a lot of bulk to the front that would make it imbalanced and not stand up well for display. That's why I decided to keep things simple with paper piercing and embossing, and why I adhered the bunnies directly to the card without pop dots.

Materials used:

* A2 envelope (to hold 4.25" x 5.5" card)

* bone folder

* BoBunny Double Dot double-sided cardstock: Wasabi (green)

* cardstock: white

* chipboard from food product to make template

* EK Success Cutter Bee scissors

* Hero Arts CL139 Birthday Messages ("happy birthday")

* Hero Arts CL153 Happy Day Animals (bunnies)

* Hero Arts CL155 Playful Animals ("hip hip hooray")

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Giga punch (purple): 3" circle (when making template)

* mousepad

* needle

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* pencil

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* ruler

* Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop (dye ink): new sprout (pale green)

* Tsukineko Sponge Daubers (I **love** these!)

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Thanks for looking!

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Edited to add:

The triplets were born on Easter Sunday last year (March 23rd) which is why I used the bunnies! :-)

You can download a template for this card from my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

For the HA 'sneakyinspiration' challenge.

This card was made inspired by the sneak peek #3 - a bigger flower motif at the left side of the cling stamp.

The choice of colors are inspired by Lisa's sample shabby chic cards she showed us on HA blog this week. I changed it to modern look for my card, not shabby chic.

Thanks Lisa for the inspiration!

I'm gonna send this card to one of my friends with gifts. So happy I could finish this rapidly!

stamp used:

HA Dandelion / G4917 (for the flower center)

HA SE: Artistic Windows / LP128

HA Clear Design Mix & Match Elements/ CL266

HA Clear Design L Artistic Borders / CL322

Here is my blog where materials etc. are also written:

http://tomohsattic.blogspot.com/2009/08/one-more-card-for-sneakyinspiration.html

If you interest in it, please access.

TFL! :)

Resubmitting for "distress" week...

Hi there! I just can't get enough of the Hero Arts Four Dolls clear set! :-)

Materials used:

* cardstock: white and lime green

* Clearsnap/ColorBox Cat's Eye fluid chalk ink: blue iris

* Clearsnap/ColorBox Cat's Eye pigment ink: scarlet

* Creative Memories corner rounder (this is the only one that works for me)

* EK Success Cutter Bee scissors

* Fadeless art board (like posterboard)

* Hero Arts CL297 Four Dolls

* Hero Arts S1832 Italian Poetry Background

* Hero Arts CL142 Thank You Messages

* odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* Origami paper with Chiyogami pattern (found at Michael's)

* pencil

* Plaid All Night Media Pop Dots

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

* Ranger Distress Ink: faded jeans

* Ranger embossing powder: clear

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue: fruit punch

* Ranger Inkssentials Opaque White Pen

* ribbon

* Therm O Web Zots Small (3/16" glue dots)

* Tsukineko Sponge Daubers

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

For more information about this card, please see my blog: Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking! :-)

I have loved the Four Dolls set since I first laid eyes on it ... and I finally got mine! Just had to play with it! Made this thank you card for a friend. The sentiment is stamped on the inside of the card. The front of the card ends at the dotted wave border.

Materials used:

* cardstock: fresh green, white, and textured teal

* Dress It Up Petals (flower gemstones)

* EK Success Dotted Wave slimline border punch

* Hero Arts CL272 All Occasion Messages (sentiment)

* Hero Arts CL297 Four Dolls

* Hero Arts CH121 Gemstones: Baby Blue & Clear

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* Origami paper with Chiyogami pattern (found at Michael's)

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

For more information, please see my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Hello! This is a card that I made for my sweetie!

The heart has been cut out and adhered with pop dots for dimension. I colored in the flowers and the rest of the border using a glitter gel pen. It really shines in person!

I also used two colors of ink on the heart. The second color is applied just around the edges for a bit of vignetting. It is a bit hard to see in the photo, but it is there!

Materials used:

* cardstock: white

* EK Success Cutter Bee scissors

* Hero Arts CL301 Hugs and Hearts

* Hero Arts PS507 Kraft Notecards with Envelopes

* Hero Arts F5042 Leaf Flourish (mine is from AR135 an Archiver's exclusive clear stamp set & is slighty bigger than F5042)

* Hero Arts CL288 Scallop Borders

* Plaid All Night Media Pop Dots

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust (sparkle/glitter) rollerball gel pen: Rose

* Tsukineko VersaFine pigment ink: Vintage Sepia

* Tsukienko VersaMagic Dew Drop pigment ink: Persimmon (orange) and Pink Grapefruit

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Thanks for looking! :-)

Hi there! I love my Hero Arts G4917 Dandelion stamp. It is one of my all-time faves.

Materials used:

* Basic Grey Two Scoops 6"x6" paper pad

* cardstock: kraft

* Clearsnap/Colorbox Chalk Queue: Chocolates and Blueberries (dark brown) - available through Hero Arts

* EK Success 3/4" Circle medium nesting punch

* Hero Arts CH129 Teal Gemstones

* Hero Arts CL129 Anytime Messages ("spread sunshine" sentiment)

* Hero Arts G4917 Dandelion

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool

* ribbon

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Thanks for looking!

Not for a challenge, just for fun. (No Hero Arts stamps.)

I absolutely love the way this card turned out. I made it with Distress Inks and textured cardstock. It was one of the simplest cards I've ever made - yet one of the most stunning, in my opinion!

Materials used:

* cardstock, textured: pale yellow, vivid red, and muted teal

* Fadeless art board

* Inkadinkado 97163-DD Flourished Fall Tree wood stamp

* Plaid All Night Media Posh Impressions by Dee Gruenig 550G06 Hilltop wood stamp

* Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

* Ranger Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet

* Tim Holtz Distress Inks: spiced marmalade (orange), broken china (blue), and pine needles (green)

For more information, please see my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Designed by: Annette Allen

Blog: My Clever Creations

myclevercreations.blogspot.com/2018/08/thanks-lot.html

www.drivebycrafts.com

more details here: shurk.us/mmmc-1st-anniversary

Hi! I made this card as a special thank you to Hero Arts for all that they do ... and to thank them for starting the Hero Arts Blog and Flickr pool. I love this community!

Front of card

Inside of card

Materials used:

* cardstock: kraft, textured red

* Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) The Green Stack (70% recycled): 4.5" x 6.5" mat stack

* EK Success Cutter Bee scissors

* Hero Arts CL106 Fantastic Flourishes

* Hero Arts CL272 All Occasion Messages

* K & Company Urban Rhapsody Naked Chipboard Tag Pad

* pencil

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* ribbon

* Tsukineko VersaMagic Dew Drop pigment ink: Oasis Green

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

For more information about the card or to see my "thank you Hero Arts!" blog post, please visit my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Not for a challenge (no Hero Arts stamps); just for fun.

I found this old PSX stamp in my stash and just had to use it to make a card.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white and brown

* cardstock, textured: fawn brown

* Crayola 20-ct. washable markers

* PSX brand stamp: K-3096 Fall Wreath (manufacturer no longer exists)

* Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black

* ribbon

* Tim Holtz™ Distress Ink: Tea Dye

For more information, please see my blog, Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

One of our favorite charities is the Carolina Raptor Center. They care for and rehabilitate birds of prey like eagles, hawks, and owls. I wanted to make a card to thank their staff, so naturally I thought of using an owl stamp!

I decided to put the owl in front of a pretty full moon, made from patterned paper. (I don't know why he looks so orange in the picture, he's really more of a golden brown than orange.) The owl is raised on pop dots for dimension.

Materials used:

* American Crafts ribbon: from "Boutique Amber" collection

* cardstock: kraft and white

* Clearsnap/Colorbox Fluid Chalk Queue: Bisque color from Pumpkin Patch set

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/16" squares

* EK Success Cutter Bee scissors

* Hero Arts K5059 Big Owl

* Hero Arts CL183 Sparkle Clear Cute Letters

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Giga Craft Punch: Circle (approx. 3")

* Odorless mineral spirits (Mona Lisa brand from Michael's)

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils: PC904 Light Cerulean Blue, PC943 Burnt Ochre, and PC1034 Goldenrod.

* Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black

* Sizzix Little Sizzles paper pad (background patterned paper)

* Tim Holtz™ Distress Ink: Tea Dye

* Tsukineko VersaFine pigment ink: Vintage Sepia

* Xyron 500 Create-a-Sticker machine

For more information on how I made the card, please see my blog: Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Hi there! I made this trio of friendship cards with three, specific, online blogging friends in mind. Just wanted to make something cheerful to celebrate our friendships. It will be fun to send them snail mail for a change! :-)

Friends: This card is for a special blogging friend. We visit each other's blogs often and she always brightens my day!

You're Special: This card is for another blogging friend who has become very special to me!

You Made My Day: This card is for a third blogging friend. She really made my day the other day ... and I want to celebrate and recognize that!

Views:

* Trio of Friendship Cards

* Friends card

* You're Special card

* You Made My Day card

Materials used:

* Basic Grey Two Scoops 6"x6" paper pad

* Bazzill Basics 8.5"x11" cardstock: Ocean Breeze

cardstock: aqua (slightly darker than Bazzill), dark turquoise, and white

* Clearsnap/ColorBox Cat's Eye pigment ink: Peacock

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/8" squares and 1/16" squares

* eyelets, silver

* Heidi Grace double-sided cardstock: Frost Blvd./Stitch Stripe (discontinued)

* Hero Arts CL130 Frames and Messages

* Hero Arts CL129 Anytime Messages ("you made my day" sentiment)

* Hero Arts CL151 Share Laughter ("friends" sentiment)

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

* ribbon, white and pale green

Also for Deloris' NIFTS Challenge (Need Ideas For This Stamp).

Thanks for looking!

I took this picture before I adhered the "thank you" sentiment on the scalloped circle to the inside of the card (shown here in front of the card), just so that you could see it.

I used Glossy Accents to make the doll's hair shiny. She is raised on pop dots above the scalloped circle, and the fan is raised on more pop dots for even more dimension. Also, it's a little hard to see in the photo, but the butterflies on the ribbon have a bit of glitter and shine to them. I love the "painterly look" that I got with the DesignBlock Flourish stamp on the acetate!

I was inspired to put the doll in a blue circle with black scallops after seeing cards made by a friend of mine, Sandy.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white, textured blue, textured black

* Clearsnap/Colorbox pigment ink: black (thank you sentiment)

* Dress It Up Petals (larger blue flower gemstone)

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/16" squares

* EK Success Cutter Bee scissors

* Grafix Clear Craft Plastic .007 medium weight (acetate)

* Hero Arts S5034 DesignBlock Flourish

* Hero Arts CL297 Four Dolls

* Hero Arts CL142 Thank You Messages

* Hero Arts small pink flower gemstone from a Sparkle Clear set

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Mega punch (pink): 2 1/2" scalloped circle and circle

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Super Jumbo punch (blue): 2" circle

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* pencil

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black (doll)

* Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents

* ribbon: glittery butterflies

* Therm O Web Zots Small (3/16" glue dots)

* Tsukineko StazOn solvent ink: Opaque Cotton White

Thanks for looking!

Resubmitting for "distress" week...

Hi! I was so excited to read about Deloris' Catalog CASE challenge! It sounded like so much fun, and I had just acquired the Heart Flourish stamp and was dying to use it!

I selected the tag on page 71 of the Hero Arts 2009 catalog to CASE. The tag was made by Sally Traidman and features the Heart Flourish stamp. I started with Sally's tag as my inspiration, but I decided to change the colors and make the tag into a card. I love the pink and orange color combo of Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks and decided to use that as my color theme.

Materials used:

* Avery pre-strung shipping tag: manilla

* cardstock: kraft

* chipboard circle, 1 3/4" diameter

* gemstones, large red (unknown brand)

* Hero Arts K5153 Heart Flourish

* Hero Arts CL288 Scallop Borders

* Hero Arts CL142 Thank You Messages

* Plaid Apple Barrel craft paint: 20219 Banana (yellow)

* Ranger Distress Ink: Worn Lipstick (pink) and Spiced Marmalade (orange)

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Ranger Inkssentials Mini-Mister

* Ranger Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet

* Ranger Inkssentials Opaque White Pen

* ribbon

* Tsukineko VersaFine pigment ink: Vintage Sepia

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Thanks for looking! :-)

Hello! This card was made using only two colors of Distress Ink: Spiced Marmalade (orange) and Broken China (blue). The other colors, like the green, are a result of the inks blending.

Materials used:

* cardstock: cream, aqua, and textured burnt orange

* Fadeless art board (like posterboard)

* Hero Arts K5153 Heart Flourish

* metallic elastic stretch cord

* Ranger Distress Ink: Spiced Marmalade (orange) and Broken China (blue)

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Ranger Inkssentials Mini-Mister

* Ranger Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Thanks for looking! :-)

I was inspired to make this card based on a beautiful one-layer card created by Anette Hjerpaasen of Norway. I was so taken by the sunset effect in Anette's card. And I really liked the torn edge of the "grass", too. These details are what inspired me to create this card.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white, textured pink

* Hero Arts flower gems from Sparkle Clear sets

* Hero Arts CL305 Sending Happy Thoughts

* Hero Arts K5094 Slanted Tree

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Giga punch (purple): 3" circle

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

* Ranger Distress Ink: Worn Lipstick (pink), Dusty Concord (purple), Broken China (blue), Peeled Paint (green)

* scrap paper

* Tsukineko Sponge Daubers

Thanks for looking! :-)

May you find peace this day. #thedailymarker30day2 #sssmchallenge #watercolor #rangerink #timholtz #distressink #mftstamps #stamping #handmadecards #littlebugstudio

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sheenajoyn: Beautiful, Tracie!😍

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momgram69: So elegant...love this...!!

kathyrac: Such an elegant card! 😀

ciocioscrap: So pretty!

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Hello there! I made a pair of cards featuring a doll and the Slanted Tree stamp which has flowers on it. One has a silver / grey / lavendar / jade color scheme and the other has an orange / cream / blue / citron / kraft color scheme. The dolls also have flowers on their kimonos and I added flowers to one of the doll's hair. I added Glossy Accents to the dolls' hair and the dolls are raised on pop dots for dimension.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white and kraft

* Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) Far East Mat Stack (4.5" x 6.5")

* Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) Metallic Stack (12" x 12"): gunmetal

* Dress It Up Petals (larger pink flower gemstone)

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/16" squares

* EK Success Nesting Circle Punch: 3/4"

* Hero Arts CL297 Four Dolls

* Hero Arts gemstones: CH121 clear and CH130 citron

* Hero Arts K5094 Slanted Tree

* Hero Arts small (pink) flower gemstone from Sparkle Clear set

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils: PC1021 jade green, PC928 blush pink, PC904 light cerulean blue, and PC1005 limepeel

* Provo Craft Cuttlebug

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents

* ribbon

* Spellbinders embossing pad

* Spellbinders Nestabilities: Classic Scalloped Ovals, Large

* Therm O Web Zots Small (3/16" glue dots to attach larger flower gemstone)

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Thanks for looking! :-)

This card is a first of TWO things for me. First it is my FIRST ever ATC card!!! I never really "got" the ATC thing. I always thought they were adorable but never really could figure out what to do with them. I hate clutter so it was a "draw back" to me. Then I made this one...and I was hooked. It's like a mini scrapbook page or card...then I started thinking I could save my favorite papers or stamps by creating with them this way and put them all in a little album...I love mini albums.

Second....I never do anything Halloween. You might say I am anti-halloween....not because of it's meaning....but because I live in Halloween Central (Salem MA) We get them all....all year round... but it's bad here around Halloween. I just will it to be over starting today. I couldn't resist this though. I just wanted to do something in a Halloween theme and this was it! :) My kids are very proud of me...they LOVE Halloween!

So I have opened up to 2 new things this week and I am so glad that I did! :)

HA: A4942 tiny owl; S5215 Clouds Others: Tree (unknown) rest are studio G

XYZ #sssmchallenge #simonsaysstamp #papersmooches #mftstamps #lawnfawn #papertreyink #rangerink #cardchallenge #stamping #diecutting #handmadecards #littlebugstudio

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dolly_scrapthat: Love the inline as of it!😀

kathyrac: Super fab!

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traciepond: Bundles of thanks @dolly_scrapthat @kathyrac @paper_pajamas 🌷🌻🌺

Designed by: Annette Allen

Using: Lawn Fawn and Ranger

For more info check out my blog.

myclevercreations.blogspot.com/2016/07/stinkin-cute.html

Resubmitting for "distress" week...

Hi there! I made this ATC card for a friend and thought I'd share it here, too.

The colors in these pictures (front and back) are a bit off, but as close as I could get. The colors are a bit softer and more muted in real life.

Front of ATC

Back of ATC

Materials used:cardstock:

* textured sage green

* Creative Memories Corner Rounder (the only one that works for me)

* EK Success Cutter Bee scissors

* Fadeless art board (like posterboard)

* Hero Arts F2623 A Real Flower Drooping ("Droopy Flower")

* Hero Arts F5042 Leaf Flourish (mine is from AR135 an Archiver's exclusive clear set)

* Hero Arts S1832 Italian Poetry Background

* old mousepad

* Ranger Distress Inks: Worn Lipstick (pink) and Peeled Paint (green)

* Ranger embossing powder: clear

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool (heat gun)

* Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker: violet

* Tsukineko Memento Dew Drops (dye ink): Angel Pink and New Sprout (green)

* Tsukineko Sponge Daubers

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

For more information about this ATC, please see my blog: Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking! :-)

This is the first time I've ever made a card in a shape other than an A2 sized rectangle. I've always wanted to, but never have - so I was really excited that this week's challenge was to make shaped cards!

I decided I wanted to make a scalloped circle card using acetate, but it was harder than I thought! My punch wouldn't cut through one layer of the acetate, much less two, so I had to use a piece of scrap paper to make a template, then trace it, and cut it out.

Front of the card

Inside of the card

Materials used:

* bone folder

* Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) metallic 12"x12" paper stack

* EK Success Cutter Bee scissors

* Grafix Clear Craft Plastic .007 medium weight (acetate)

* Hero Arts S5034 DesignBlock Flourish

* Hero Arts CL184 Thoughtful Messages (sentiment)

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Giga punch (purple): 3" scalloped circle

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Mega punch (pink): 2 1/2" scalloped circle

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Super Jumbo punch (blue): 2" circle

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* Ranger Inkssentials Heat-It Craft Tool

* Ranger Perfect Pen (watermark ink pen)

* Reminisce two-sided patterned paper: Easter Swirls (shimmer)

* ribbon

* scrap paper

* Therm O Web Zots Small (1/8" glue dots)

* Tsukineko StazOn solvent ink: Opaque Cotton White

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Thanks for looking!

Hi there! I used Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils to color in the Garden Roses image. I distressed just the edge of the textured piece of green cardstock with Peeled Paint Distress Ink. Then I applied a lighter shade of green (Bamboo Leaves) with sponge daubers to create a vignette around the focal image and matte.

Materials used:

* Bazzill Basics 8.5" x 11" cardstock: Pear Crush (pale green)

* BoBunny Double Dot double-sided cardstock: Sea Foam (dark green)

* cardstock: white, textured white

* Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils

* EK Success Cutter Bee scissors

* Hero Arts K5056 Garden Roses

* paint brush

* Plaid All Night Media Pop Dots

* Provo Craft Cuttlebug and embossing folder 37-1153 Textile Texture

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

* Ranger Distress Ink: Peeled Paint (green)

* ribbon

* Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels One and embossing pad

* Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop dye ink: Bamboo Leaves (green)

* Tsukineko Sponge Daubers

* water

Thanks for looking! :-)

Resubmitting for "manly" week...

This is a personalized birthday card I made for someone I know, using the Hero Arts DesignBlock Birthday stamp as a background on the popped-up journal block.

Materials used:

* Apple Blossom Studio Loop-de-Loo journal block stamp

* burnt orange, brown, and white cardstock

* Hero Arts S5027-DesignBlock Birthday

* Ranger Seafoam White embossing powder

* silver star-shaped brads

* Sizzix Little Sizzles Earth Tones paper pad (background patterned paper)

* Stampendous SSC007-Storybook Alphabet

* EK Success 3D-Dots

* Tsukineko VersaFine Vintage Sepia pigment ink

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Photo of card

Detail view of card

The card is also shown with more details on my blog Gaal Creative.

Thanks for looking!

Hello there! I made a pair of cards featuring a doll and the Slanted Tree stamp which has flowers on it. One has a silver / grey / lavendar / jade color scheme and the other has an orange / cream / blue / citron / kraft color scheme. The dolls also have flowers on their kimonos and I added flowers to one of the doll's hair. I added Glossy Accents to the dolls' hair and the dolls are raised on pop dots for dimension.

Materials used:

* cardstock: white and kraft

* Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) Far East Mat Stack (4.5" x 6.5")

* Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) Metallic Stack (12" x 12"): gunmetal

* Dress It Up Petals (larger pink flower gemstone)

* EK Success 3D-Dots: 1/16" squares

* EK Success Nesting Circle Punch: 3/4"

* Hero Arts CL297 Four Dolls

* Hero Arts gemstones: CH121 clear and CH130 citron

* Hero Arts K5094 Slanted Tree

* Hero Arts small (pink) flower gemstone from Sparkle Clear set

* Odorless mineral spirits (OMS) - Mona Lisa brand (Michael's)

* Prismacolor Premier colored pencils: PC1021 jade green, PC928 blush pink, PC904 light cerulean blue, and PC1005 limepeel

* Provo Craft Cuttlebug

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents

* ribbon

* Spellbinders embossing pad

* Spellbinders Nestabilities: Classic Scalloped Ovals, Large

* Therm O Web Zots Small (3/16" glue dots to attach larger flower gemstone)

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Thanks for looking! :-)

Hi there! I haven't made a scrapbook layout in a long time, so I new I wanted to create one for this week's challenge.

I really love Sarah's journal page showing her kids blowing out birthday candles. As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to use it as my inspiration. I knew that it would work well with some pictures I recently took. They are from a walk in the woods my husband and I shared at a park near our home.

One of my favorite parts of Sarah's layout is the scalloped border all the way around the photo montage. But, I don't own Hero Arts CL288 Scallop Borders yet. (It's on my wishlist!) So, I used my Fiskars Threading Water border punch, instead.

Materials used:

* cardstock, textured: white, rust, blue, and green

* Fiskars Threading Water border punch

* Hero Arts CL123 Whimsical Alphabet (names)

* Hero Arts CL146 Travel Journal ("remember this" journal block)

* Hero Arts CL147 Favorite Journal ("a day in the life of")

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Mega punch (pink): 2 1/2" scalloped circle

* Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Super Jumbo punch (blue): 2" circle

* photo montage created in Photoshop and printed on photo paper

* Plaid All Night Media Pop Dots

* Ranger Archival Ink (waterproof): jet black

* Ranger embossing powder: seafoam white

* Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop (dye ink): potter's clay

* Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink

Thanks for looking!

UPDATE 3/5/09:

Someone asked about the dimensions of the photos in my scrapbook layout. The verticals are approximately 1 3/16" wide x 5 3/8" long ... and the bottom piece (for the page title or sentiment) is approximately 6 13/16" wide by 1 3/16" tall.