Thank You card



Hello again.

Spring is in the air.  Here's a bright thank you card in honour of the season.

 

The butterfly stamps and die cuts are from Art-C (Momenta), stamped with SU Pumpkin Pie ink.  The background is smooshed (with Distress In-Tumbled Glass) and spritzed with Heidi Swapp Mustard Color Shine.  The stamp (thank) is from Tim Holtz (Stamper's Anonymous) Just Sayings.  The 'you' is an old die cut from Provo Craft. The washi tape is from The Paper Studio.
If the background technique is new to you, search You Tube for 'smooshing' there are lots of resources on there.  :)

Thanks for dropping by. 
Ivanka

Have a Happy Day Card.

And here I am again.

I had a very fun day making distress ink backgrounds the other day.  The benefit of that is that I now have a ton of ready to go backgrounds for cards.

 

The background here is made by stamping Distress Ink (Dusty Concord) onto acetate, then spritzing the acetate with water and 'smooshing' it onto watercolor paper.  I did this a few times till I got the result I wanted.  Fun technique.
The stamps are both from SU-Beautiful You and Hey, Chick.  Embossing folder is from Anna Griffin-Ogee Damask.

See you soon,
Ivanka

Happy Birthday Card

Hello again.

I've been playing a ton with distress ink backgrounds and have more to share.

Today I'm back to my favorite card layout/design.  When I'm stuck for  a design or have to make a card  in  hurry, this layout never disappoints.

 

 

The image is a sticker from Penny Black.  The sentiment is from Gina K (Birthday Duo).  The embossing folder is Anna Griffin-Wildflower Gate.  Ribbon and 1/2 pearls are from my stash.

This on it's way to a very special aunt who is turning 80.

See you again soon,
Ivanka

Cupcake Card.

Hello.



It's me.  If you're still here...thank you for hanging in.

I've been wanting to get back into making cards, it seems to be a slow process.

So I thought I'd just go with the flow...no pressure...whatever happens...happens. 

 



And so, this little cutie happened.  The background is from a Project Life pack. I'm not doing Project Life...I just liked this pack.  And it happens to be perfect for cards.
The cupcake is from Michaels, the embossing folder is 'Dainty' by  Lifestyle Arts.  I cut the first circle with Spellbinder's Nestabilities, but then didn't have a coordinating size I liked.  So I fired up the Silhouette and cut one that is the perfect size.  Still learning about the Silhouette, but liking it so far.
So there you go...a simple card...

See you soon.
Ivanka

Happy Birthday Card





Hello again,

These fabulous Penny Black stickers landed in my mailbox last week courtesy of my wonderful friend Barb.  I love Penny Black stickers, they are always so beautiful with such great detail.



 

 Background embossing folder is from Anna Griffin, stamp is from Stampendous, die cut Lacy Squares from Spellbinder's Nestabilities.
 

Here's the inside.  Sentiment and tag cut with the Cameo Silhouette.  Loving the Silhouette more each time I use it.

Thanks for dropping by,
Ivanka

Happy Birthday



Hello there.

Here's a quick card I made for my daughter's 20th birthday a few weeks ago.  I still have a hard time believing that my baby is 20.  Time has just flown. 

 

The background is painted with SU ink pads and water pen brush.  The images are from Autumn Leaves and the sentiment is from Tim Holtz.

Thanks for dropping by.
Ivanka

Happy Birthday Card



Hello again.  My...a new blog post two days in a row.  Unheard of!!

I've had some time and luckily the creative mojo has decided to return.



 

This is for my mother in law's birthday.  The sticker is from SRM, embossing folder is from Stampin' UP, everything else is from my stash.  Using it up feels good.

Thanks,
Ivanka

Birthday Card

Hello.

Where the heck does the time go?  It's inconceivable how fast it goes.

There has been very little creativity in the studio lately.  Today seems different.  The sun is shining, the daffodils are blooming and my mojo seems to have made a reappearance!!  

Today, I'm playing along with Poppy Sketches #2.  Love the sketch and absolutely lot the pop of colors they've chosen.

Here's my card.

The fabulous stamp is Hello Gorgeous by Penny Black.  I stamped in black and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I colored the stamp with LuminArte's Twinkling H2O's (Poppy Red and Autumn Skies).  The sticker is from SRM-Calendar Companion.  The background paper is Antique Script from Bazzill Basics.

Speaking of SRM, I'm entering this into their very first challenge on their new SRM Challenge Blog.  Have you checked it out?  There is a fabulous prize up for grabs and 9 days left in the challenge.

Thanks for dropping by,
Ivanka

Happy Birthday.

Hello.

It's been a while, hasn't it?  No real explanation.  Perhaps it's winter hibernation...

Anyway, it's good to be back and today I'm joining in with CAS-ual Fridays blog for their Shades of Gray challenge.

Here's my card.

The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye (Chalk Studio),  The stamp is from PTI, everything else is from my stash.  I heat embossed the frame and the flower with Zing Embossing Powder (Powder shade), I painted the medallion with DecoArt white acrylic paint then wiped some off while paint was still wet, then heat set it.  I added some shimmery white chalk to the card stock.

Thanks for dropping by...

Ivanka

Dry Embossing Happy Birthday

Good Morning!  Wow, 2 posts in a row...not sure I can keep this up.  :)

As the creative mojo slowly returns, I'm glad to have found this dry embossing challenge on Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge blog.  I love using embossing folders to add texture to cards.



I actually just recently purchased this Wildflower Gate by Anna Griffin embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp and it's my first time using it.  I love the beautiful texture.

 

 

Patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found 3 paper pack, flower is from Petaloo, Washi tape is from Stampin' Up!, die cut is from Sizzix and sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

 

Thanks for dropping by.

 

Ivanka

 



Happy Birthday Card

Hello.

This may be one of the last few birthday cards for a while.  Christmas cards are next.  Its so much fun to pull out all the Christmas stamps, paper and ribbon.  There are things that I've forgotten about.

For today's card, the paper is from Teresa Collins, 3D flower sticker is from K & Co., sentiment stamp is from PTI.

Happy Wednesday.
Ivanka

Happy Birthday Card

Hello,

It's a rainy Saturday today.  Perfect for staying in...the plan for today...making cookies and cards.

Today's card is for the sketch 85 challenge at Cardabilities.  Great sketch, so fun to create with.

I'm still digging through my stash and using things as I find them.  The fabric flower is from The Paper Studio, tag is from K & Co., die cut leaves are from Stampin' UP!, sentiment stamp is from PTI.  The only new thing is the paper which is 'Yours Truly' from Glitz.

Thanks so much for dropping by,
Ivanka

Happy Birthday Card

Good Morning.

So, I don't know if you do this, but I tend to 'hoard' things that I really like.  I finally realized that I have no idea what I'm saving these things for.  It has been a very freeing experience to finally use things up.

The light house sticker is one of those things.  It's from PSX and I've got 2 sheets left.  I'm finally using them up.  You'll see a few more cards from me with different light house images.  

The faux wax seal from Sonnets is another one of my hoarded items.  The original package of 4 had been in my stash for probably 10 years.  

Not any longer.  They are all used up.  

Feels good.

Happy Saturday.
Thanks for dropping by,
Ivanka

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday...and it's a 3 day Thanksgiving weekend!  The weather should be nice and I'm hoping to get out and enjoy a whole bunch of fall colour!

Here's today's card...

More stuff from my stash.  Sentiment stamp is from PTI.

Happy Thanksgiving!
(in Canada anyway)

Ivanka

Happy WCMD!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!  I hope you get a chance to do something crafty today or that you get to enjoy the creativity and inspiration of so many blog hops happening today.

I am still playing with supplies on hand, digging in and finding forgotten goodies hiding in my stash and using paper that I've long forgotten about.  I'm having a ball!!  So many beautiful things that I'm happy I found again.  And finally got to use.

On my card today, the dress stamp in from Impression Obsession, sentiment stamp is from PTI.

Thanks for stopping in today.

Two Quick Cards...

Hello,

I'm still digging through my scraps and long forgotten supplies.  Both the sticker in the first card and the image in the second have been in my scrap pile for years.  Probably longer than 5 years.

Nice to finally use them.  And how cute is that dog bone button?!  I wish I knew who made it.  I would love to have more.

Thanks for dropping by.  Wishing you a happy Monday tomorrow.  :)
Ivanka

The Rose









Hello...

I found a new (to me) challenge site.  Fusion Card Challenge.  So fun to see new ways to challenge ourselves.  Here is this week's challenge. 

 

 



 

 Here's my card using the photo as inspiration.

 

 

 

Sadly, this is one of the few PSX rose stickers I have left.  I had been hoarding these for years, they are so gorgeous.  The typed paper is from Stampin' UP!, the embossing folder is Acanthus from Anna Griffin, ribbon is from Offray, sentiment stamp and heart die are from PTI and the sentiment tag is a punch from EK Success.

 

This reminds me of...The Rose.  Yes, I'm that old!! :)

 

Thanks for dropping by.

Ivanka

 



Crate Paper & CardMaker Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to another fun blog hop.  We at the CardMaker  blog team are so excited to join in the fun with the amazing artists from the Crate Paper Design Team.  Today we are featuring Crate Paper's gorgeous Maggie Holmes line!  What a fabulous line, so much fun to create with.

For my project today, I started with some white acrylic paint from DecoArt and I dry brushed the Emily Jane paper to distress.  I then used the ephimera die cut cardstock, tags and butterfly.

For the coordinating gift box, I added some distressed cardstock to the top of the box, then die cut a label from the same paper, added some ribbon, twine and a die cut bow from the Ephimera die cut line.

I am in love with this line and can't wait to hop along and see all the beautiful projects created for the hop today.

Your next stop on the hop is:

Janna Werner

And don't forget to stop by the Crate Paper Blog where they are hosting a $40 prize pack giveaway of Maggie Holmes items.

Hope you enjoy the blog hop.
Ivanka

CardMaker/Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to a wonderful hop from CardMaker/Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.  I have to give a huge shout out to Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L for sponsoring the CardMaker team so generously.

Here's my masculine card for today, I think I must have been inspired by Father's Day.  :)

The image is from Kaisercraft 75 cents (photo frames), the background embossing folder is Clockworks from Cuttlebug and the stamp is from PrintWorks-this is one of my favorite happy birthday stamps and I've had it in my collection for ages.  It's dated 1994...yes, it's that old...but they still have it on the PrintWorks website here!!  Amazing.

For my project, I used these Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L products:

 

Now for the good stuff....A prize package!!!  Here's all the 411.

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® (http://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/blog) is sponsoring two Adhesive Prize packages worth $25 each. One winner will be randomly drawn from comments on the Crafty Power Blog, and the other will be randomly drawn from comments on the participating blog posts.  Be sure to comment on each blog for your chances to win. The contest is open from June 19, 8:00 am EST, until June 21, 8:00 am EST. Winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Power Blog!

Your next stop on the blog hop is:  

Ashley Harris

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you enjoy the hop as much as we've enjoyed creating with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L!!

Ivanka

Happy Birthday

It's been a while since I've played along with a challenge.  Time to rectify that so today I'm joining in the sketch challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch 15 and the 'Up in the Air' challenge at Less is More.

The background embossing folder is Mesh Texture from The Paper Studio, airplane image is from Cosmo Cricket, washi tape is from Queen and Co., sentiment stamp is from Papertrey Ink and the button is from Basic Grey.

Thanks so much for dropping by today.
Ivanka

(ps...the winner of the Heat it Up challenge is ConnieCrafter, thanks for playing along Connie)