Pinwheel Type of Day

Hello,
I get to finish off the Just Because theme week, hasn't the cards this week been fabulous!

A chose a cheery card for my day on the blog, I think it would lift up anybody's spirit if they were having a bad day. To get all the details on the card you'll need to come over to my blog at Tina's Scrap Corner

Stop by tomorrow for the new theme week of Teens and see what Vicki Schram has for you to see, I can't wait!


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Just Because - Thinking of you Owl

Sussann, from the VDBC Creative Team, recently had some bumps with her computer and digital cutter. I am super happy to see she has it back in gear and working again.

This was her most recent card and it fits well with the Just Because theme of this week.

This is what Sussann had to say about her project.

"How cute is this owl?! This is part of a cutter file that was included in Chris Durnan's Quarterly Membership Club. I cut him out, pin-stitched and chalked the edges. I layered him on a torn and inked piece of patterned paper. I stamped the Thinkin' of you! sentiment on a torn, inked piece of cardstock and pop-dotted it on the card."

I really could never make it all happen without the VDBC creative team and awesome forum members.

Thank you Sussann !!

They are just awesome. I hope you enjoy the cute card.

Enjoy! Chris, Visual Designs by Chris

Tomorrow stop by and see a project by Tina Campbell

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Just Because

Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by.  I'm continuing the "Just Because" theme.  To make my card I used a sketch and a new technique, so stop by my blog, Cindy's Creations to see how I created it.

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Just Because - Wishing You Well

Good Morning Everyone!

This morning I'm continuing our theme of "Just Because" by giving you a card using some retiring paper that I still had scraps of left.  I just love using up all my crafting stuff, don't you?

Here's my card:

For details about my card, please visit my blog Love 2 Create by clicking here.

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Have a wonderfully crafty day!

Lucy



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Just Because - You are my Sunshine

Hi everyone. Darla here with a "Just Because" card that I made for my absolute God send neighbours that get me through all the tough times.

I used this weeks sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog and put this together in no time. I let the patterned paper do all the work for this one. :)

You can see all the details about this card over on my blog HERE.

Please come back tomorrow to see another great Just Because card by my good friend Lucy Kelleher.

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Because You're You

A "Just Because" card can be so much fun to make as well as receive, don't you think?  We don't need a special occasion to send one.  Here is my "Just Because" inspiration for you.  The base is something I made quite awhile ago that's just been waiting for a project.

There's info on how I made my card here, along with more pics.  Do stop by if you have a moment.  Tomorrow's designer is Darla.  I know you'll want to see what she has for you!

See you all next time!!
CHRISTINE
Creative Genie-ous


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Just Because

Hi everyone, Jill Figley here, with a better late than never card...lol! This card starts off this weeks theme, Just Because.

If you would like to see how I made my card, please visit my blog, Created By Jill and check it out. Make sure to come back tomorrow and see what Tina Campbell has created for your card making inspiration. Please make sure to check out our monthly challenge, for a really great prize!

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DCWV, Scraps, and a Just Because Card

Hello-

Patricia here, and this is the last day for the Just because card series.  Today, I made a simple card, utilizing my scraps again.   This time, the scraps come from the Performance Stack by DCWV.   I have been using this brand a lot lately, for several reasons:   you can get a lot of projects done from just one stack, especially if you use the 12 x12 stacks.  They are also trendy.  I still love the other brands like Bo Bunny, Basic Grey, and K and Co, but another reason why I like DCWV is durability.  The papers hold up to whatever project you are working on, from cards to mini books to simple scrapbook layouts.   The stacks are always on sale, especially at Joann's  .   Little known fact, DCWV makes the Recollections paper line for Michaels. This paper line is always one sale at Michaels.

Anyway, come on over to my blog, MDN Creates to here more about this card, and how to save a lot of money just by using your scraps, especially on cards.  You will be surprised. Please enter the monthly challenge list below.  You may win a wonderful prize. In the meantime, come back tomorrow for a new theme and to see Vicki's card.  I will talk to you later.

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Just Because

Just Because:

Hi everyone, it's Jill Figley here with my entry for today, continuing with the them of " Just Because".

If you would like to check out how I made my card, just click on over to my blog, Created By Jill, and then tomorrow, come back and see what Patricia Logan has posted for us to see. Be sure to enter our monthly challenge, we have a wonderful prize for one lucky winner!

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Because of Butterflies

What a lovely gesture, to do something nice 'just because.'  Christine, here, to continue this theme, and I've chosen butterflies for my card because they're just something nice.  I hope you'll check out the full description at Creative Genie-ous.  It was lots of fun putting this card together!

Do be sure to stop back tomorrow to see Jill --- just because!

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Welcome Back!

Carving your own stamps is fun!
Here is one of the cards I am featuring today that was made from stamps that I hand carved. Check out my blog to see the other cards

The trick is to carve small stamps that can be used together. For example, one leaf or one flower petal. You can then use the stamps in different combinations. When you carve your own stamps, there is virtually no waste, even the smallest scraps can be used.

Carved stamps are never perfect. That imperfection is what is so special about them. And guess what, all your stamps will work together! We each have our own unique style! So, find your style, and start carving!

 BTW, always carve away from your hand, fingers or anything else that can be damaged or bleed :)

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for another card and inspiration from Christine Patton.

Until next time,
Laury

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Bling, Bling!

Yeppers...lotsa glitter on this gal!

This is the Goldie Stamp from the Loralie Art Stamps that we carry in the store.

CARD RECIPE:
Stamped with Memento Ink on Detail Blending Paper. Used my Copics to color her in...using variations of pink and purple to make the stripes in her overalls. Added opaque white highlights, and some of my AtYou Spica Glitter pens on areas of the flower basked and overalls.

For the card base, I used Autumn Hay Petallics paper, which I stamped with the flower accent stamp that comes with Goldie. I stamped in a variety of reds and orange colors. I then heat set it, just to make sure it didn't smear. I then used my 1/2" Scor Tape, and put a strip of tape, then covered it with glitter. Then repeated this process, using various colors of glitter (light pink, dark pink, and light green.)

I then put small strips of the heart pattern paper from the Pastiche line by SEI. I had the little critter gems from my stash of Joann's embellishments, and the ribbon is one I picked up for a buck at hobby lobby. I used my bow template to make the bow!

Because I used glitter across the whole front of the page, I used the Scor tape to tack the gems, ribbon and stamped image down...as I needed it to be aggressive enough to stick to the glitter strips.

It turned out really cute...and has a LOT of bling!

Michelle Hessler
www.paperthreadsblog.com


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Hello

I purchased some old books at a yard sale and have been using them as backgrounds to many cards and scrapbook pages.  The french book just seemed to work with these images that I cut out with my klick-n-kut machine.  Hope you like it.

Diana

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Just because you’re my friend

Hi! Welcome to the first day of a new theme! “Just because”
My card began with a trip to the scrapbook store, as I needed a quick card for a dear friend, “just because” I wanted to send her some sweet wishes with a card she would like to even frame as a memento of our friendship. I hope you enjoy it, and visit my blog for more details and a tip of how I like to layout flowers too!

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Monogram Card

I made these for Christmas Presents one year, but it can be used for a anytime kind of present. Monogram cards are always useful, and great gifts, I used stampin up's border and scallop punch and I made another mat for the scallop with my klick-n-kut, but you can also use a bigger scallop punch.


Thanks for looking,
Diana
www.dianasdesignsonline.blogspot.com

Fluer De Lis

I went to Hobby Lobby when they had a sale on cricut stuff so I got this fluer de lis folder, we are a scouting family and always have to send thank you's or Cards for Eagle Banquets, this embossing folder and file is wonderful for that, but it's also very masculine, you can use it for birthday, sympathy, etc. for the male in your life.



I do have this file available at paperthreads click on this link to purchase Fluer De Lis.

Thank you,
Diana
 My Blog
Designer at Paperthreads
Designer at Card a Day blogspot

Jammin' to Music

Head to any school yard, before or after school, and you'll see the same common site...kids with headphones in their ears and their MP3 players jamming!  Sometimes I think they have it so loud that you can hear their music from a mile away!  


I thought this stamp from Greeting Farm would make a GREAT card for every day things for that teen near you.  You can use it for Birthdays, Special days, Thinking of you, or more!

I think this is my favorite color combination for brown hair!  You can't see it, but i also use a clear spica pen on her eye lids, so she is wearing "glittery eye makeup"....very trendy!

RECIPE FOR CARD:

PAPERS:  Detail Blending for stamp base, Scrap papers from Kaiser Craft

INKS:  Copics, Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black), At You Spica, Smooch, Weathered Wood Distress Ink

STAMPS:  The Greeting Farm: Wild Sprout Chelsea 
ADHESIVE:  3M Adhesive, Pop dots
MISC:  Stamp Phrase unknown, Round It All, Nestability Flowers
TECHNIQUES: Copic Coloring Techniques

COPIC RECIPE:

Skin: E50, E51, E53, B52, At You Spica

Clothes:  R37, R39, At You Spica

Hair: E53, E25, E59, E49

 IPOD: B69, At You Spica

Background:  W00, W2, W0, W4

Scrap On!

Michelle Hessler

www.paperthreadsblog.com

Happy Garden Girl....

Sometimes you have to dig in deep and use up those scraps!  lately, I have been promising myself I would not buy new papers until I go through my scrap bins and get those piles down to half their size.  let me tell you, that means I could be making cards every day for a full year using my scraps before I allow myself to buy new paper!  Yes, my scraps piles are THAT large!


I store my scraps in plastic carts, and separate by color groups and then holiday, specialty (like vellum, flocked paper, mirror paper, etc), pattern, stripes (I use a lot of stripes!)  Anyway, we'll see if I can bring the pile of scraps to a more reasonable level!




This stamped image was fun to color....and I found some great scraps in my stash to go with her!

RECIPE FOR CARD:

PAPERS:  Detail Blending for digi stamp base, Scrap papers

INKS:  Copics, Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black), Memento Ink (Paris Dusk)

STAMPS:  The Greeting Farm: Rock the Farm,  phrase stamp from Daisy Bucket
ADHESIVE:  3M Adhesive 
MISC:  ribbon scrap, Nestabilities, Color Me Crazy Flowers, Smooch
TECHNIQUES: Copic Coloring Techniques, Out of Bounds Technique, Copic Air Brush (on flower)

COPIC COLORS:

Hair:  E13, E55, E59

Hat: Y0000, Y02, RV14, RV19

Scarf/Bows: RV14, RV19

Overalls: B00, B02, B05

Buckets: C00, C02, C04

Skin: E0000, E000, E01, R12

Hears on Hat/Pail: Taffy Smooch

A couple of years ago, I did a video about how to do the Out of Bounds Technique using Nestabilities....here is that video, which you may find helpful!

That's if from me today!  Scrap on my friends!

Michelle Hessler

www.paperthreadsblog.com

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