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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

POMEGRANATE

Hi Everyone,
Hope everyone is having a nice week so far. I have finally decided to use a great stamp that's been sitting on my desk for about a week or two.

I love pomegranates so that's probably why this stamp caught my eye and of course that sparked me to buy it. Pomegranates are so yummy.

I finally got some free time to get this card designed and finished. So here it is.




I used my colored pencils and gamsol to color the image.Since there was so much while space left on the panel, I used one of my new stencils to add a filler using Old Paper and Ginger inks.  I also embossed the green CS with an embossing folder, adding more texture.

Also added a lattice die cut in brown CS to add more background and that orange CS has Wild Flowers punched around the edge.

The ribbon is actually seam binding and I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to fashion that bow. Like challenges?? Me too!! Craft-Dee BowZ's monthly challenge is going on right now, click here to pop over and check it out.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT
Stamps: Stampendous - Pomegranate
Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Lime Green CS, Orange CS, Cream CS, Brown CS
Ink: India Ink Black, Ranger Distress Ink - Old Paper, Adirondack Ginger
Dies Used: Cherry Lynn Designs - Lattice2
Accessories: Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, Seam Binding, Heidi Swapp Stencil (one of 3 stencils in Butterfly set), Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page - Wild Flowers, PrismaColor Colored Pencils, Gamsol, Blending Stump, Sponge Dauber, Couture Creations Embossing Folder - Entangle

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:


Thanks for stopping in today, and have a great week.



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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Easter Blessings

Hi everyone,
So glad you stopped in today. I am back with my post for Craft-Dee BowZ for March. This month the theme for the design team is Easter.  I want to share with you an Easter card I made and the bow I added was made using my trusty Craft-Dee BowZ tool.

The background image is actually a pre-printed card about the size of a post card and it's from a set called Paintables. They come in a set of 16. I used a metallic paint set to color the image and decided to use a soft metallic green that compliments that bow color. I also used a soft bronze and a soft blue, again all the colors are soft metallics and look great with the metallic CS I used for the card base.


Here is a closer view of part of the printed card, painted.

Isn't this butterfly awesome. It too is from Prima. They have some of the prettiest embellishments. 

Let's take a closer look at my bow. I made a double loop bow. This ribbon has wired edges and that's really my favorite type.  I love the mint green ombre color on this ribbon, hope you do too.


My Craft-Dee BowZ tool is my go to tool for all my bows. Easy to use and stores easy and always at my finger tips. The best thing is the fact the that it lets you make different sizes and types of bows.

One last comment about this card - That filmy looking purple piece peeking out around some of the edges, is a used dryer sheet sprayed with Dylusions Ink Spray. I love the filmy, dreamy look it adds to your project. Save those sheets and use your sprays to color them. I pulled mine to stretch it out somewhat.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT
Stamps:  JustRite - Easter Blessings
Paper/Card Stock: Metallic CS  Pale Green, Bronze
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Ribbon, Metallic Watercolors, Pearls Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, used dryer sheet, Dylusions Ink Spray, Prima-Butterfly and Preprinted Card, 
White Embossing Powder

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping in today, have a great week.




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Saturday, March 1, 2014

Rejoice

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping in today and welcome to March. I am really looking forward to spring, warmer weather and green grass and pretty flowers but we are once again getting more snow Sunday into Monday.

Easter this year is celebrated on Sunday April 21. So you will be seeing quite a few Easter cards on various blogs for a while. I decided to get an early start.

The Craft-Dee BowZ monthly challenge starts today. Hope you visit and you may see some inspiration and ideas for your card making. The Craft-Dee BowZ designers were given an Easter theme for all of our projects for March. Let me share the card I made for the Challenge post.

I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make a 4 loop bow. The ribbon I used is not a wired ribbon this time but the bow is very full, and it was easy to make using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool.

Here is a closer view of that bow.

Stop over at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog and if you like entering challenges, the theme every month is Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.We'd love it if you'd enter one of your beautiful cards or a scrapbook layout or whatever you'd like to submit. It just needs a handmade bow.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT
Stamps:  JustRite - Easter Blessings
Paper/Card Stock: Blue CS, Cream CS
Ink: VersaMark
Dies Used: Ellentina Cutting Dies – Fairytale Rectangle Frame; JustRite Oval Medallion Labels; Spellbinders Ovals sm
Accessories: Ribbon, embossing powder, Distress Markers,
Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam


I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping in today. Have a wonderful day.



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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The Bathing Beauty

Hi Everyone
To all my new followers welcome and to everyone, thanks for stopping by today.

Have you ever started a card or project/design only to put it aside because you just couldn't get it all to come together. Well the card I am showing you falls into that category. I think I've had the card base for a year or close to it. Its a round step card and I added the round frame with smaller circles. I glittered the circles and then it sat ready for images and embellishments.

I had found the cutest image of a little girl in the bath tub, and as soon as I saw the stamp I thought of the card base, sitting, patiently waiting.

The next stumbling block was what else to add to this unusual card design. I finally decided I wanted to have bubbles floating in the air.

Let me show you how I made the background for the bubbles. What do you do with the plastic packs that hold a lot of the products that we buy? Throw that stuff away don't you. Well you may want to look at that stuff differently, now.



Here is an example of the plastic containers I am referring to. (sorry for the glare)

I cut the edges off and save the plastic for many different uses. This time I embossed a piece to use for the background.

It embosses nicely. Here is a sample for you to check out. (sorry for the glare)

OK are you wondering what this card looks like???

Here it is:


Here are some a close-up of that embossed background.


Here is a close view of the cute stamped image.

This card waited so long to become finished, and it turned out really cute. Hope you enjoy it.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT
Stamps:  Bubble Bath Ellie (Paper Nest Dolls Stamps) 
Paper/Card Stock:White CS, Clipboard
Ink: Black Tuxedo (Memento)
Accessories: Circle Dies/Grand Circle Dies (Spellbinders), Ribbon, Bow maker tool (Craft-Dee BowZ), pearls (Fab Scraps), Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Markers (Memento) glitter, glue.

I am submitting this project in the following challenges:


Thanks for stopping in today, see you soon


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