Bunnies and Tulips Cards

 

A couple of cheery cards for sending Easter wishes.

I water colored the image of the bunnies

 (a really old set from Stampin' Up! , Friends).

Terrific Tulips (also quite old) was used along with a

Stampin' Around wheel (stitched) for the purple card.

Embossing folder detail on the pink card. 

Both cards are finished off with a bit of ribbon. 

Thanks for looking =) 

Flower Diorama Card

Happy Spring!

Here is a colorful, fun card to welcome the changing of the seasons!

It was a bit time consuming making this diorama card,

but fun and worth it.

Everything, other than the purple gingham ribbon,

came from Stampin' Up and are no longer available.

I used the Sending Flowers die 

to create the field of flowers.

Two colors of pink, purple, yellow

and green card stocks were used.

I flipped the dark green die cut flowers over

and glued them a bit higher than

 the lighter green so they wouldn't line up,

creating a fuller field of flowers.

The tiny die cut flowers were glued in place

over the green bits then I added clear rhinestones

that I had colored with a yellow Sharpie marker. 

The sky was made by lightly water coloring

around the Cloudy Day embossing folder

background.

I added flower eyelets and gingham 

ribbon to the ends to dress it up.

The card folds flat for mailing.

It is 4 1/4" by 5 1/2".

Basic instructions:

Score in from each short end

at 1/2" and 1" for the fold lines.

I used a round circle die to cut the window

then cut the flowers out and 

glued them behind the window.

Adhere the front and back

at the ends with heavy duty adhesive. 

Thanks for looking =)

 

Face Mask Wearing Bunnies Card

Wishing You All The Wonderful Gifts Of Spring -

and To Stay Safe and Healthy!

I just had to make a card relevant to the times ;)

The bunnies image is an oldie from Stampin' Up!

as is the embossing folder.

I water colored it with inks from classic ink pads

and an aqua painter.

I cut wee paper masks from printer paper.

The ribbon is unknown.

I think I should have doodled a black line

around the image panel then layered it onto

green or pink card stock instead of the black.

I know it seems to be getting more difficult to

remain at home (it's been a month here), 

but we must continue. 

We are all in this fight together so that we can 

be with family and friends again. 

Hang in there.

Once again, a big THANK YOU

to all of the healthcare workers

fighting to help all that are ill

and to the scientists searching for a cure.

Also to the many and various

"essential workers" that keep our country 

running and stocked. 

Stay safe and be well.

One final note,

this will be the last post from me for a while. 

It's the last of my cards I made and posts I scheduled

before injuring myself a couple of weeks ago. 

I'm unable to stand or walk much

 which is keeping me from crafting,

doing much of anything really.

Lots of couch time to keep the injured foot elevated.

 I am sooooooo bored - 

and looking forward to be able to move about again.

Take care

Jar Upcycled Into A Vase

Repurposing items is one of my favorite things

to do and I couldn't wait to make this jar vase

with a new to me die - Floral Dance Edge'ables ! 

I'd never seen such a die before

and as soon as I saw it,

I thought of several things I could use it for.

This was one of them.

This jar originally held pasta sauce

(Prego Farmer's Market) .

I kept it because it was a neat looking "mason" type jar

with measurements on the side. 

I decided to make this quick wrap for it 

in hopes of having some more Daffodils to cut. 

Snow and three nights of below freezing

temperatures this week did them in.

I did get the few that were blooming cut on Easter

before the winter weather hit. 

Anyway, moving on to my project details.

I cut a strip of white card stock 12" x 4"

I ran my new Edge'ables Floral Dance die through my Big Shot

along the two long sides several times. 

(yes, they aren't lined up very well)

The flower petals were colored with two shades of yellow

chalk/ Stampin' Pastels then popped up.

Pale green paper was adhered on top of this layer

and was then topped off with yellow and white 

polka dot 5/8" grosgrain ribbon. 

A small sentiment stamped and layered over

a scrap of plaid paper is attached to the center of the bow.

Since I don't have any flowers blooming

now to cut and place in the vase ,

here is an edited photo using a picture 

of the few I did get cut on Easter ;) 

I've had fun crafting again the past several days,

taking a break from my massive photo album project.

It's time to get back at it , though.....

Thanks for looking =)

I'm entering my jar in the following challenges:

Love To Scrap - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Use Your Stuff - Easter /Spring

Happy to have used my rarely used chalks on this project! 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - April Anything Goes 

Spring Digi Scrap Page

The digital scrap book page I created to share today

was made to fit a couple of challenges. 

The first is a template challenge by JMC Designs.

It is free right now on the web site.

The challenge is to use the fun template

and one of the designers kits. 

If you play along and share your layout,

you will be entered for a chance to win one of her kits !

I'm part of her design team, so I wanted to 

participate to help promote the grand opening 

of her two new stores at:

https://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com

https://www.withlovestudio.net

I used the kit Springtime Wishes.

The second challenge I created this page for is a new one I found,

Lasting Memories Layout Challenges.

I couldn't find anything specific in the rules against digital pages,

so I took a chance on entering ;) 

This page is for the Use The Word SPRING 

in Your Title or Journaling challenge.

There are actually several challenges that run the 

entire month, a new one each week. 

Another challenge is to use flowers,

which this page could have worked for as well,

but I chose to enter it in the spring word challenge

to show off that fun word art in the digital kit.

I'm glad I came across this challenge blog

and look forward to playing along with them again.

Lastly, a quick reminder that we are counting down to the launch 

of the new 100% digital crafts challenge blog,

Digitally Made ! 

We go live May 1st, check us out !

Thanks for looking =) 

Hippity Hoppity Digi Kit

Hippity Hoppity 

is a sweet digi kit now available from 

JMC Designs

at Scraps-N-Pieces.com.

I used My Memories Suite 7 to create my

scrapbook page and timeline cover posted above. 

You can create a Custom layout in MM7

that will be perfectly sized for a facebook timeline cover / banner.

Choose DESIGN on the Welcome screen.

At the bottom of the pop up, you will see CUSTOM SIZE.

Choose pixels as your unit of measure

and type in 851 Width x 315 Height

then click CREATE.

This full kit is 50% off until April 10th!

Hippity Hoppity Kit Includes:

Full Alphabet

8 Cardstock - 12 X 12 - 300PPI

24 Patterned Papers - 12 X 12 - 300PPI

8 Stackers  

92 Unique Elements

Arrow

Banner

2 Bees

Berries

5 Bows

6 Bunnies

Bunnie Applique

3 Butterflies

4 Buttons

Chicken

2 Cork Flowers

Easter Grass

3 Flair

7 FLowers

3 Leaves

Mushrooms

3 Small Flowers

4 Eggs

4 Frames

2 Grunge/Splat

Happy Easter

7 Jelly Beans

2 Paint

5 Ribbons

2 RicRac

Staple

2 Stitches

3 String

Trim

12 Word Bits

Stained Glass Flowers Card

I'm quite pleased with how this card turned out. 

I stamped the Stained Glass image 

(and oldie from Stampin' Up!)

with Versamark ink onto water color paper 

then heat embossed it

 with black embossing powder.

I water colored the image with 

inks from my ink pads and an aquapainter.

I squish the closed lids onto the ink pads

(Classic inks from Stampin' Up!),

flip the lids open the use the aquapainter to 

pick up the ink from inside the lids to color with.

It is mounted on circular die cut piece of purple card stock

that I added two purple eyelets to.

The stamped image is attached to the

dry embossed card front with pop dots.

The embossing folder used was from the

Paper Lace II set by Cuttlebug. 

I ran white 5/8" satin ribbon through the eyelets

then underneath the embossed top piece.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania - Easter

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Welcome Spring

Great Impressions - Bunny Hop (Easter/Spring)

Thanks for looking :)

Lily of the Valley

I used a predesigned page that came in the 

My Memories Suite software

(I did do some easy altering of it, though)

to make a quick digi scrap page of this

photo I took of my Lily of the Valley blooming.

I LOVE the smell of them !!!!!

Geesh, I just noticed a typo on my page -

great thing about digi scrapping if it hasn't been printed yet,

easy to change things !

This page needs more tweaking anyway.

Spring Scrapbook Page

Spring has certainly sprung here in our part of the country ! We've had quite a bit of stormy weather already and my daffodil blooms were pretty while they lasted. I made this quick scrapbook page to show a few photos I took of a thunderstorm rolling in as well as the flowers around the yard.

I used My Memories Suite to make it. All of the papers and embellishments came in the MM5 version of the software. The kit I used is called Spring In Bloom. Although the software included several premade spring themed pages, I made my own from scratch. I used a sketch from Scrapbook and Cards Today.

I am entering my page into the Words to Scrap By Challenge #16 : The earth has music for those who listen. Many people consider claps of thunder, howling winds and the sounds falling raindrops make as they hit objects a type of music, so I suppose this page could fit the challenge since it has a thunderstorm photo on it ;) Also, flower gardens in full bloom are a "symphony" of color !



Thanks for looking =)

Flowers and Butterflies Zig Zag Card

Another trifold (or as I've also seen it referred to, 

a zig zag) card. Made much the same as my

Hearts trifold card only this time I used

dies and patterned papers.

The colors and combination of designer paper patterns

is out of my comfort zone I guess because this 

card seems "off " to me. 

Maybe it is just "too busy", 

has too much going on ?

Also, after looking at it completed,

I think I should have inked the edges of the 

larger die cut pieces before assembling it. 

Supplies used, all from Stampin' Up!

though many are retired.

Very Vanilla card stock

Baja Breeze card stock and ink

Soft Suede ink

So Saffron ink

Birthday Bliss stamp set

Caring Thoughts (?) stamp set

Papillion Potpourri stamp set

Elegant Butterfly punch

Bitty Butterfly punch

Attic Boutique designer paper

Secret Garden dies - current

Scallop Edge border punch

Baja Breeze striped grosgrain ribbon

Lay out your punched pieces before adhering and 

trimming your card stock. I suggest before trimming

because depending upon the size of the die cuts

or punched shapes you use, you may need to trim

more or less off of the top of your card.

I started with a 5 1/2" tall by 12" long piece

of Very Vanilla card stock. 

I scored at 4" and 8" so when folded,

it will make a 4" wide by 5 1/2" tall card.

I lay my pieces on the card first, making sure that the

upper most piece does not extend past the top of the card

so it can fit in a regular A2 envelope.

I made little marks at each side where my shapes

stopped so I knew how far down to trim the top of the card,

cutting a straight diagonal line between the two points.

You can reuse this piece that you cut off to make another

trifold / zig zag card depending on how much you trim off. 

When you are ready to adhere the shapes to your trimmed card, 

you may want to lay the cut off portion back in place or

 create an outline of how big your folded card should be

(i.e., 5 1/2" tall) so when you glue on the first couple pieces

to the tallest portion of the card, they won't 

extend past that size allowing it to fit

in the envelope you plan to use. 

If you'd like to run your card through an embossing folder,

make sure it is one that can fit through your machine 

with the pattern facing the way you'd like.

I had a couple of other folders I would like to have used,

but they were too long to fit through so I ended up

using the stripes folder since it fit

facing the correct way to make the 

embossed pattern I was looking for. 

This shows the back center section of the card.

You'll want to cut coordinating die pieces.

Be sure to flip the paper over if your die is not symmetrical!

You will want to cut two sets of shapes if you are using 

double sided paper that has different designs.

Make sure one set is cut with the paper flipped to the

other side/design so when you adhere them back to back

you will have the same pattern showing outwards.

In my sample, I did not want the reds showing so I had to cut

a second set with the paper flipped so the shapes would be opposite 

to the first set in order to line up back to back.

If your die is perfectly symmetrical, you don't need to worry

about that. 

It also makes the card look more finished with the edge 

of the top of the card covered

of this center portion when the card is closed.

This is the side of the center section that is seen from the front of the

card when the recipient pulls it from an envelope. 

Here is what I did with my leftover piece, it is not complete yet.

I made a snowflake card a couple of years ago 

using Whisper White card stock that I sprayed with 

a home made shimmer spray for the snowflakes.

The base was Bliss Blue card stock stamped

with a Swirly stamp and white Craft ink

that was embossed with a litttle bit of sparkly embossing powder.

I guess I ought to make another one this year to share

since I am unable to find a post for it on the blog.......

This particular card uses a lightweight shimmery cream colored 

paper I bought at an office supply store for the snowflakes.

The snowflakes die strip came from Stampin' Up!,

but is no longer available. Their new Holiday Mini Catalog

has a wonderful new die set with matching stamp set.

I am anxious to get that set, lots of ideas planned for it ! 

Edited To Add:

When submitting a more recent project to a new challenge blog,

 I saw a previously posted challenge on that blog 

that this card would fit perfectly in:

In The Garden

http://www.catherineandcathycreate.com/2013/08/CCC005.html

Thanks for looking =)

Punch Art Spring Holidays Card

I took the easy way out this year and made one card to cover three spring events:

St. Patrick's Day, First Day Of Spring and Easter. 

I'm not sure how easy of an out it was though, 

working with those tiny punched pieces of card stock !

Below are photo collages showing the supplies I used

(most all of which were from Stampin' Up!)

to create each of the tiny pieces of punch art.

They are mounted on 1 1/4"  and 1 3/8" squares 

that are glued onto a Whisper White card base.

Each of the card fronts has been run through the Big Shot

with a large polka dot Texturz plate or a Chevron embossing folder. 

Punch out four tiny hearts (I used the smallest on the

Heart To Heart punch)

 Crease each tiny heart down the middle.

Trim out a stem with scissors

Glue onto a small circle.

Punch out one of each of the two smallest flower shapes

from the Boho Blossoms punch.

Lightly bend and roll the smallest flower to break 

the fibers in the card stock so you can separate it into two layers. 

Add color to the center pieces to make them darker if you wish

(or cut from different colored card stock to begin with).

Scrunch them together to form a sort of cup

then glue the bottom to the center of the flower.

It can be smashed down to be mailed.

Punch a 5 petal flower from the Spring Bouquet Flower punch 

and trim with scissors to make leaves,

hand cut out a stem.

Punch a small oval from water color paper.

Lightly dampen the paper.

Color with water based markers 

(I used Pink Passion, Yo Yo Yellow and Tempting Turquoise).

Use a damp water color brush to blend the colors

 together a little bit more to 

resemble a died egg.

Another variation ( a couple of which are in the 

photo above that shows several cards) is to punch

out eggs from already colored card stock then

add details with markers. I used a white Signo

gel pen to add details to mine as well as a bit of 

diluted ink to make the egg resemble the crayon resist

eggs I made as a child. I colored the card stock

with the ink first and allowed it to dry well before

adding the details with the white gel pen. 

I took advantage of the pop in temperatures here yesterday,

since it was nearly 70 degrees I opened a couple of windows in the house.

Because it was nice enough to open the windows to help air out the house,

and knowing it was predicted to be cold and rainy all weekend, 

I decided to make my yearly batch of corned beef and cabbage a bit early.

 I think I'll go reheat some for lunch =)

And if you are wondering, I simply toss a corned beef with two cups of water 

along with the seasoning packet that is included with the meat

into a 6 quart crock pot for 8 hours on low.

I add a head of cabbage during the last 2 hours of cooking.

Thanks for looking =)