Rainbow Buttons

Good morning! Just a quick post to share a card I actually made a while back and never posted. Now seemed like a good time, so I could enter it in the Moxie Fab World Random Fun Challenge - Button Day!

I used my Martha Stewart button punch, and some Bazzil cardstock for the buttons, then tied some jute cord through and behind them. Adhered them to the card with pop-dots, and rounded off one corner with my Martha Stewart corner rounder. 

Finished off with a sentiment from Scrappy Mom's stamps, and a bit of faux stitching with my white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by!



50th Anniversary Card

Whew!!! This took most of the morning to make - but I am so excited at how it came out! One of my husbands co-workers requested a card for his parents 50th Anniversary using a wedding picture and a recent picture. The pictures were a challenge to use, because they were pictures taken by a cell phone of the orginal pictures in their frame. The second picture in particular had a lot of glare, and a perfect reflection of the person taking the picture! So I did some playing and editing in Adobe Photoshop, then printed them on vellum - I think it helped a LOT in the final quality.

And I had planned on entering this in the sketch challenge over at My Mind's Eye - but just realized I was a day late!!! Oh well!

I cut frames for the pictures from Elegant Edges, added some white ink, then glossy accents and Martha Stewart glitter around the edges, and finished them off with a couple of stick on pearls. They are also pop-dotted from the background. The doilies are inked with Tim Holtz distress ink. There is some black lace along the bottom, inking and machine stitching along the outside edges, and a lot of bling that I added with my Jolee's heat set tool.

The bow is made from a scrap of black ribbon, some crinkle ribbon, a bit of floss, and a button punched out with a Martha Stewart button punch. The button was then inked, covered with Glossy Accents, and some more Martha Stewart glitter. The "Happy Anniversary" sentiment is from a clear stamp set in my stash - I think by Fiskars, and the inside sentiment is from 40:31 Creations.

The easel card if held up by a border cut with a Fiskar's border punch which is pop-dotted from the base card. Thanks so much for looking - have  great day!!!

Case Study Anniversary Challenge

Case Study is one of my favorite blogs to lurk on, but I have never tried to participate before. Since they are celebrating their 1st Anniversary, and I had time to do it, I decided to join in on the fun this time! This is the card I made for my Mother-in-law's birthday.

The challenge was to case a card from any of the Design Team. I chose Andrea Ewan - I LOVE the style of ALL of her cards! Here is my take on her card:

As you can see, I used a brighter color combo, but the doily, machine stitching, matting, and layout all completely inspired me!

I used Unity Stamps June KOTM for the cupcake and sentiment, as well as the background behind the doily. It is hard to see, but I used the number stacked image from the same June KOTM, and stamped it in burgundy on a pink pattern paper. I colored the cupcake a little in some soft colors with my Copic Markers, and used Glossy Accents and glitter on the frosting. The flame of the candle was colored with an orange Prismacolor pencil, with a bit of orange stickles added on top. Inked the edges of the doily in Tim Holtz distress ink - antique linen. Then inked the edges of everything else in brown ink.

Also did a bunch of machine stitching, and added a bow with crinkle ribbon. Finished the bow off with a button I made myself (with Martha Stewarts button punch and glossy accents) and a bit of jute cord.

I am also entering this in this week's Frosted Designs challenge - to color somewhere on your project, and the All Things Unity Challenge #31 - Old School, anything vintage!

Thanks for stopping by - hope you have a great Monday!!!

Gallery Idol Congratulations Card

Lately, I have felt like I have been struggling to be creative, but last night I let out all the stops and just had fun! I LOVED making this card - it just all came together and was a joy to make. Don't you love when that happens? I wanted to make a "congratulations" card to enter in the Gallery Idol Season Five competition - you can click on the link to read more about it. Basically, it is the "American Idol" of cardmaking! I know the odds of being one of the 20 finalists out what will most likely be hundreds of entries is pretty slim, but I still couldn't resist joining in on the fun!

I used Unity Stamps for this card - the bird image is from the new May 2010 KOTM, and the sentiment is from the January 2011 KOTM. I did a little paper piecing on the bird image and added some bling with my Jolee's heat set tool. Did a bunch of machine stitching and inking as well. Added some velvety lace and pearls that I hand stitched together, and finished with a button that I punched with my Martha Stewart button punch and tied with a bit of black floss.



More Unity Stamp cards

My hubby got me some Unity Stamps for Christmas...and they got here JUST in time for Christmas!!! He signed me up for the kit of the month club, so I can pick and choose which ones I want over the year! So I did manage to sit down for a few minutes here and there to play with them. Here is what I managed to make:

The first one used, of course, Unity Stamps, for the boots and rain, as well as the background behind it. Added a sentiment from my Pink by Design stamps, some buttons that I punched with my Martha Stewart Button punch and added Glossy Accents too, and a bit of ribbon.

Second one has a patterned paper for the background, and just added a little ribbon. The cup and sentiment are both from the Unity Stamp set.

Third one I used colored pencils to color in the stamped image, added ribbon to the top and bottom, and stamped sentiment from my stash (I think it is a Fiskars clear stamp), and some buttons and string.

Fourth and final one has Cuttlebug on the background, a bit of ribbon, and a sentiment from Pink by Design stamps. The ladybug and the flower were both from the Unity Stamp set.



Hope your Christmas was wonderful!!!

Party like a Rockstar!

One last easel card for a while (at least, I think so!) This was for my sister-in-law's 15th birthday! Used Hannah Montana cartridge for the musical notes, then a Martha Stewart button punch, added some glossy accents to the buttons and notes, a sentiment from my Pink by Design stamps, ribbon, and faux stitching around the outside. Also pop-dotted the notes and buttons to add dimension. Thanks for looking!

First Easel Cards!!!

I can't believe that I put off making an Easel Card for SOOO long! For some reason, they just looked difficult, and I was intimidated by them. This afternoon, I saw a tutorial for them, and thought I would give it a try on one of them. I ended up making THREE - they were so easy, and look so neat when they are finished! Here they are:

This first one, I used the cartridge From My Kitchen for the toaster, stuck all the parts together, then coated it with Glossy Accents! Makes it look even more cool and retro! Added a button, some ribbon, and some fake stitching with my Sakura glaze pen...

The next one is a great "guy" card! Those are usually SOOO hard, so I was really excited about this one! Used Just Because Cards for the car, and like the toaster, stuck it all together, and topped it with Glossy Accents. Punched the "button" with the Martha Stewart button punch, and also applied Glossy Accents. A little scribbling, ribbon, and a stamp sentiment finished it off.

The last one, used Create a Critter for the bee, a Peachy Keen stamp for the face, Walk in My Garden for the daisy, Martha Stewart branch punch, some ribbon, and a stamped sentiment. (I couldn't believe that with all my stamps, I didn't have a single "Hap-bee birthday" stamp! So I had to settle for this...)