Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop - Card #2

This is the second card I have created for this blog hop!  Here is my first spring coffee creation.  Really wish I had found this site when it started.  I love coffee/tea/cocoa and cardmaking! :)  Click here to join in!

 

I decided to use a color I do not reach for very often...yellow!  (I'm a pink/purple/greens/blues fan.)  The printed paper is from a Colorbox 6x6" 100-sheet designer paper pad I found at Walmart for $3.00! The latte sleeves are paper pieced from the same pad. I used Fiskars Latte Love stamp set, gold Stickles, foam tape to pop pieces up and an adorable butterfly paper punch.

 We are supposed to get bad weather tonight, so I rescued some daffodils before the leaves get torn from the heavy rain.  Hope this brightens your day!

I will be entering this card into the following challenges: 

-Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge - #141  3/10 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - March

Supplies used to create this card:

•  Core'dinations 65lb paper (Joann's)
• Colorbox designer paper pad 6x6" (Walmart)
• Fiskars Latte Love stamp set
• Embellishments
• Small butterfly paper punch
• Gold Stickles
• Foam tape from Orientaltrading.com

Class Day 5 and Spellbinding Stamps

I created several projects today and was quite busy!  First on the list were new inking techniques in today's Onlinecardclasses.com.  I tried the DIY Inkpad technique by Laura Bassen with some beautiful inks in shades of lavender, light blue and turquoise.  Since it's heart and love season, I used a heart border from one of my stamp sets.

 

The sentiment is from a stamp set found at Orientaltrading.com.  The embellishments were gifts and unfortunately I'm not sure where they came from.

Another card I created using a gorgeous stamp by Nikki Burnette.  Her artwork is simply stunning and you must view her work!  I don't think her Facebook page gets as much love as it deserves, so I will be helping to color one of her images she posts each month this year.  So jealous of your talent Nikki!  (and keep up the wonderful work!)    :)

Supplies used: 

• 65lb card stock by Pacon Creative Products 
• Core'dinations 65lb cardstock from Jo-Ann 
• Recollections Gold Embossing Powder 
• I heart you stamp set from American Crafts
• Stackable ink squares from Tuesday Morning
• foam tape from Orientaltrading.com
• Thank you stamp set from Orientaltrading.com 
• Staz On jet black ink
• Embellishments

Playing with a border die

Day 2 of my online card classes and I'm playing with border dies!  Well actually... I only own one at the moment, which I found in my Spellbinders Shapeabilities Damask Accents package.  I first painted a 4x6" piece of 140lb watercolor paper with red and yellow watercolors.  I love how it blends in the middle for a slight touch of orange!

 

I ran the top and bottom of the watercolor piece through my Cuttlebug and adhered the pieces to white cardstock, but spaced out a little bit. The two fine detail pieces are attached to the cardstock using a Zig 2 way glue pen and the two larger pieces have foam tape behind them to make them pop!

Items I used for this project:

• Spellbinders Shapeabilities "Damask Accents"
• Simply Art 36 Watercolor Set from Joanne's
• I heart you stamp set from American Crafts
• Red Glitter gel pen from American Crafts
• Zig 2 way glue pen
• foam tape from Orientaltrading.com
• Master's Touch Fine Art Studio 140lb watercolor paper
• Core'dinations 65lb cardstock from Jo-Ann

I'm entering this card into these challenges:  -Crafty Sentiments Design
-Just Inspirational 
-Papertake Weekly = Warm colors theme
-Through the Craft Room Door

Valentine's Card #1 - 2015

I enjoy making card's for Valentine's Day and here is the first one for 2015!  The background was made with red acrylic paint on white cardstock.  I have some 12x12 Die-cut pages for scrapbooking by Martha Stewart and decided to use one as a stencil. The 2nd layer was embossed with my Cuttlebug. The top pink layer was stamped and embossed using some red glittery embossing tinsel!

This card will be entered in contests by -Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge,
-Penny Black and more challenge,
-Hiding in my Craft Room 
My Sheri Crafts 
-Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge 
We Do Doobadoo
Bunny Zoe's Crafts 
-Craft-Dee BowZ 
-Crafting from the Heart 
-Craft Your Passion 
-Crafty Boots Challenge
-Eureka Stamps 
-Not Just Cards
-The Crazy Challenge
-The Pink Elephant
Inky Chicks 
-Penny's Paper-Crafty  
DL Art 
D.R.S. Designs Rubber Stamps 
-Time Out Challenge


Items I used:

•  Foam tape from Orientaltrading.com
•  Staz on Jet Black Ink
• Core'dinations 65lb cardstock from Jo-Ann
• Martha Stewart 12x12 Die-cut pages used as a stencil
• Americana Acrylic in Calico Red
• Cuttlebug folder = Paper Lace 2
• Stampabilities gold ink
• PDX Design Red Embossing Tinsel
• Heidi Swapp stamps from Michaels
• My favorite things stamps = large wood-print heart
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities Butterflies
• Holiday Ribbon from Hobby Lobby
• Embellishments and red glittery gel pen by American Crafts

Birthday Card and My First KISS Card

Today was my first try at making a KISS card.  KISS stands for Keep It Simple Stamper!  I did just that with both of my cards today!

I found this lovely birthday cake image on Melly Moo's Papercrafting blog (link below) and thought it was perfect for a simple birthday card to help Bugaboo celebrate their 5th birthday! It was colored using inexpensive colored pencils and outlined in a blue glitter gel pen by American Crafts.  

I really enjoyed making the KISS card!  The small pigment ink squares from Tuesday Morning were perfect for this project with their vibrant colors. I used a permanent tape runner diagonally across the card and pressed some nail art glitter into it. Found the chunky glitter in the nail section of Dollar Tree! 8 beautiful colors were each in their own little plastic bottle and they fit nicely into the small drawers of an art cabinet on my work area. This card is also being entered into: -The Crafter's Cafe,  
-Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge,  Winter Stamping
-Craft Your Passion
-Through the Craft Room Door (TTCRD)
-Dream Valley Challenges 
-Sparkle N Sprinkle 
-Little Miss Muffet Challenge 

Other items I used for birthday card: (and winter sparkle card)

•  Core'dinations 65lb cardstock from Jo-Ann
•  Deco Art Craft Twinkles Winter Glitter Paint Writter
•  Hampton Art Owl Stamps (SC0191) birthday balloon
•  Melly Moo Papercrafting Image (birthday cake) 
• Colored Pigment Ink Squares from Tuesday Morning 
• I used the above paper and ink for the Winter Sparkle card, along with a stamp set from OrientalTrading.com, some large glitter flakes I found in the nail decor section at my local Dollar Tree, and some tiny embellishments that were given as a gift.