Bountiful Blessings

Hello!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday!! I'm on the Art Impressions blog today, my card features the new Grateful Hearts stamp set! 

I stamped the cornucopia on white card stock, then I used stitched rectangle dies to cut it and some pattern paper. This was made with Lawn Fawn stitched dies, but Art Impressions has since made their own double stitched dies, you can check them out here!

Next, I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils. I don't have the list of colors any more, but I used like almost every pencil! Or at least it seamed like it!! Lol!!

I stamped the sentiment Bountiful Blessings on a strip of card stock and then notched one end. Then I added the colored image to the light yellow pattern paper and then to some Kraft card stock and finally a card base. Last I added a couple wood dots.

Thanks for stopping by!! 

Dana

Supplies

Stamps: Art Impressions - Grateful Hearts

Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils

Art Impressions Collage Card

Hello 

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!! I'm on the Art Impressions blog today with a card that is a little tongue in cheek, I paired the Gobble Set with some elements from Jillibean Soup Happy Camper Stew Collection. I think the Detour, Pit Stop, and The Fun Never Stops make for a cute and funny Thanksgiving card!! 

This card is my take on the collage style cards! I'm not really good at it (I'm a bit of a perfectionist!) but I tried really hard to just let it come together without a lot of changes!

I started by stamping the turkey behind (haha!!) on watercolor cardstock and then used my Distress Markers to color it. I used Vintage Photo, Rusty Hinge, Tea Dye, Gathered Twigs, Mustard Seed, Seedless Preserves, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade. Then I fussy cut it out with sharp scissors.

Next, it was just a matter of adhering all the elements. I have the collection together, including some extra pieces I die cut but didn;t use. I used a notebook page and the turkey as the center and added the flowers, buttons, and sentiments.

The turkey behind was added with a wobble, making the card a little interactive. Last I stamped the Gobble 'Til You Wobble sentiment at the bottom. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Thanksgiving!!

Dana

Supplies

Stamps: Art Impressions - Gobble Set 

Pattern Paper Collection: Jillibean Soup Happy Camper Stew

Action Wobble

Waffle Flower Challenge October/November 2014

Hello!!

A new challenge is up over at Waffle Flower Challenge!! Play along for your chance to be a guest challenge designer and win a stamp set!!! We have two different categories you can play along with, choose just one or the other ... or combine them together!! You have until November 25th to link up! Plenty of time!! Here are this months categories:

I decided to work with the photo inspiration. I love all the texture in this photo!! I really wanted to play with Feather More Stamps Set, plus this set has texture written all over it!!  I started with the feather dies that goes along with these stamps by die cutting some brown felt.

Next i pressed a versamark inkpad on the felt, mainly along the edges. Next i added white embossing powder, but before i heated it i used a stiff brush (a well used paint brush that didn;t get washed out well) to brush off some of the embossing powder. Last i carefully heated the embossing powder. I love the the look the embossing powder gave the feathers!! Going to be doing this again!!

Next i stamped some feathers randomly over my white card base with brown inks. I inked the card base lightly with a light brown ink. Then i wrapped twine around the panel, near the top. I added the feathers, tied the twine in a knot around the feather ends.

I used the Holiday Label 1 Die to cut a piece of card stock, i then stamped the matching stamp from the Holiday Labels Merry Stamps set. I stamped it and the sentiment from Holiday Labels Give Thanks Stamp set in brown ink and then lightly inked the label with brown (the label was a little too white against my background). Last i added it to cover the knot and feather ends.

I can't wait to see what you do with the photo for inspiration!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Waffle Flower Crafts - Holiday Labels Merry, Holiday Labels Give Thanks, Feather More
Dies: Waffle Flower Crafts - Feather More, Holiday Label 1
Twine: May Arts
Ink: PTI - Dark Chocolate, Fine Linen, Classic Kraft

Papertrey Ink August Blog Hop

 

Hello!!

Today i have a card for Papertrey Ink's August Blog Hop. The inspiration this month is the fabric, patterns and colors of autumn.

 

 

I have some cross stitch fabric that i have been meaning to use on a card, and the colors were perfect for this challenge.

 

I trimmed and frayed the fabric to fit my cardbase. Next i used a fillable frame and die cut it from green cardstock, stamped the frame and the sentiment.

Next i made some flowers (see below for a picture tutorial on how i made them) from felt. I also die cut some leaves from green felt. Then i hand cut a circle from the cross stitch fabric. I used some metallic floss and back stitched every other one all the way around the fabric.

 

 

I adhered the fabric to my cardbase, then the fillable frame. And last the leaves, circle and the flowers.

 

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Felt Flower Tutorial

I though i'd do a quick tutorial on how i made these flowers. I kind of had an idea on how i wanted them to look, so i played with the felt and floss and come up with these flowers.

 

First die cut a medium and small flower (PTI's Beautiful Blooms II #3). Then i stacked the small on top of the medium, matching up the petals.

 



 

This photo shows how i want the flower to end up.

 

 

Next thread a needle with floss, knotting one end. Place the need just above the base of a petal (it dosen;t matter which one)

 

 

Pull the thread through and then thread through the opposite petal (just above the petal base). Pull tight to bring these petals up.

 

                                     

 

Next move over to the next petal, placing the thread just above the petal base. Pull this through and thread it to the petal across from it. You will have one petal that will have 2 threads (there are 5 petals).

 

 

This is how it looks like when done. To finish i just threaded the needle through the bottom of the flower and tied the floss in a knot.

 

To hide the thread i filled the center with some tiny brown beads that i had. I just used a little bit of glue in the center, added the beads and pushed them in a little and let dry.

 

 

I hope you give it a try! Thanks for stopping by!!

 

Dana

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink: Fillable Frames #7, Autumn Acorns

Die: Papertrey Ink: Fillable Frame #7, Beautiful Blooms II #3

Felt: Papertrey Ink: Autumn Rose. Joanns: Green

Thread: DMC: E3685 (Light Effects)

Ink: Ranger: Walnut Stain