January Stamp Club Theme Card

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are having a wonderful month. January seems to be flying by but I guess they all fly by anymore. LOL

Last nite we gathered together for the monthly stamp club meeting.

We had a great time, as always. 

It's always great fun catching up with everyone and looking at the cards we've all made.

The January theme was Winter Wonderland.

Have you ever had a card that looks good in person and not good at all in the photograph??
Well this card gave me fits.
The first time I photographed it, the trees in the foreground had no color and on the pic and the trees in the background, I started out using die cuts, using white cs and glitter.
, those die cut trees did not appear to even be there. Too much white.

So, I started over. New card  etc.
On this 2nd card, I used a stamp and stamped the background pine trees.
Assembled everything and added a lighter shade of green to the edges
 of the die cut trees in the foreground,
 but in the pic, it looked yellow - not happy with that at all,
(see below)

Next , I used a medium green and lightly went over that light green edging on the pine trees,
well, it looked better, but just not quite there yet
Lastly, I used a shade darker green and since I was using an alcohol marker,
 I used the blender pen to soften that green outline on the fir trees.
All right!!!
Let me share my final version of the card with you.

There is a lot of glitter on this card,
 however it just doesn't show up very well in this pic.(Sorry)

 I also used dies and an embossing folder 

Whew!!

Sometimes a vision of a card is very hard to get to come to fruition

  and even harder to photograph. LOL

After taking umteen pics, I needed to call this one finished 

or I think I would have decided to redo

 the whole dang card again and I didn't want to do that. 

What a card. LOL

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Rubber stamps - Stampscapes - Pine Row (One of my fav's) Paper/Card Stock:White CS, Creamy Yellow CS, White Glitter paper (used on the Woodlands Trees), Gray CS to add an edge to the lamppost. Ink: Memento - Bamboo Leaves, Summer Sky Dies Used: Sizzix -  Tim Holtz Thinlits Woodlands, Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Holiday Lamppost (Steel Rule Die) Accessories:Glitter, Darice Embossing Folder - Snowflake Swirl, Spectrum Noir - Alcohol Markers

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope this card inspired you.

BTW, I will be back Friday with my Stamp Club Challenge card.
You'll have to stop in then to see what we had to use on our challenge card.

See ya then!!

Peace On Earth

Hello Crafters,

November is here and chugging right along, isn't it.

Today is November's first Tuesday 

and time for my Craft-Dee BowZ inspiration post 

I wanted to make something plain/clean and simple, 

however that really isn't my style.

This is about as close to plain/clean and simple as I will probably get.

Seems like I am hooked on pine trees 

and this awesome die cut, lately.

Before making this card

I  just imagined standing in the middle of a pine forest, 

with a little snow falling, and the quiet of the moment. 

So with that in mind, here is my card..............

Here is a closer view of my fluffy bow. 

It's a triple loop made using very sheer ribbon (my fav)

The great thing about the Craft-Dee BowZ tool is,  

it's easy to use, it's small and portable and easy to store. 

Makes great bows, whether they are little or larger, say for a gift.

Order yours over on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog. 

Just click on the Buy Now button on the left sidebar.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Rubber stamps - Sentiment Heartfelt Creations - Noel Sentiments: Stampscapes - Pines & Rocks Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Green CS Ink: Memento - Northern Pine Dies Used: Sizzix Ovals, Sizzix - Tim Holtz Thinlets - Woodlands Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Embossing Folders - Darice Plaid, Cuttlebug - Mistletoe

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• Artsystamper Challenge  - #3 - MONOCHROMATIC (#2)
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges  #1944 - ANYTHING GOES (#17)
• Dragonfly Dreams - M, Winner + Top Picks – (November) Christmas/Winter  (#26)
• The Corrosive Challenges -  Always Anything Goes (#14)
• A Gem of a Challenge    - #21 - Anything Goes (#143)
• A Bit More Time to Craft  #103 - Always Anything Goes (#73)
• A Perfect Time To Craft  November - Always Anything Goes (#56)
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge  Always Anything Goes (#45)

Thanks for stopping in today. 

Hope you liked my card

I will be back soon.

Sentiment As A Focal Point for the Crafty Creations Challenge

Hello everyone

Thanks for dropping in today. Its time for a new Crafty Creations Challenge and the theme is to make the Sentiment your focal point.

This challenge is being sponsored by Craft Classes Online. 

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Make sure to check out our blog, Everyday Moodlings, which offers a theme of the week and challenges us to use all of our craft supplies during the coming year. We offer ideas, tips, tutorials, and crafty inspiration.

We are excited to be sponsoring Crafty Creations Blog. You can view our class list on our website at www.CraftClassesOnline.com. We continuously update our website with new workshops, so check back often.

Become a subscriber to our newsletter and gain access to our FREE class, “Ink Essentials”! Come visit us on our Facebook page, too. One lucky winner will receive a free seat to an online workshop valued at $25 or less.

CCO has a great lineup  of classes. 

This will be a wonderful prize for someone. 

Good luck to all who enter

Let me share my inspiration card with you all.

I decided to stamp a scene but to overlay it with vellum to downplay the scene and make the sentiment more prominent.

The background is stamped 2 times using a Stampscapes stamp. I also stamped a tall pine onto a piece of a dictionary page and centered that over the stamped scene.I then added a layer of vellum to make that scene very faint. I attached the vellum to my panel with brads and them attached the panel to the card front.

This card would also be a great guy card, wouldn't it! 

The sentiment is stamped on a label shape on white CS and then I added the same sized shape as a highlight using a dark green  CS.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU THE I SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Stampscapes - Pines and Rocks, Pine Tree, Scenic Sentiments Sheet 1 Paper/Card Stock: Cream CS, Vellum, Dk Green CS Ink: Memento - Northern Pine Dies Used: Spellbinders Labels Four Accessories: Dictionary page piece, White Brads

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

Always Playing with Paper -  Masculine Cards + Photo Inspiration* (#11)

Artistic Inspirations -  Anything Goes (#75)

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes (#114)

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes (#119)

Our Crafty Corner -  (February) Always Anything Goes (#241)