Make it Monday - Layered Mats & Frames

Hello!

Today i have a card for PTI's Make It Monday. This week challenge is to use dies to make layered mats or frames. Since Christmas is getting ever closer, i made a Christmas card! :)

I started with the button card die and cut rustic cream and some red from my scrap bin. I used the square die from the button die set. Next i stamped  the cute little Santa in the window. Then i colored him with watercolors and added glitter to his had and stars.

Above the window i added some patten paper tape. I adhered the red layer over the Santa with pop up dots and added ribbon at the top.

For my card base i drew diagonal lines with a pencil, then went over the lines with red Stickles. Then i used the half and half die and stamped ho ho ho in red ink, i also inked the edges with red ink. I adhered this strip over the glitter lines and adhered my tag on pop up dots.

Have a great weekend!!

Dana

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink: Tiny Treats: Christmas
Dies: Papertrey Ink: Button Card, Half & Half
Glitter glue: Stickles
Ink: Ranger: Distress Red Brick. Studio G: Black
Paper Tape & Kraft Cardstock: The Paper Studio
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink: Rustic Cream and misc. scraps

Casual Friday - Orange you Ready to Trick or Treat?

Hello,

Today i have a card for this weeks Casual Friday's challenge. The challenge was to make a Halloween card... BUT you can;t use orange. Not even a speck!! This was hard for me, as orange is my favorite color and Halloween is my favorite holiday because of all the lovely orangeness!!

For this card i started with a spider web pattern paper and added a little bit of stickles to the center of the spiders web. Then i wrapped some black and white twine and made my own spider web.

Then i stamped a little spider from the twins web center. I stamped him again, cutting him again and adding him to the card front with pop up dots.

To the web center i added a tiny tag with a black brad. For the tag i stamped the sentiment Creeping by to Say Hi!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Spider: Stampendous
Pattern paper: Unknown
Kraft cardstock: The Paper Studio
Twine: My Minds Eye
Die: Spellbinders: Tiny Tags

Birdy Birthday

Hello,

Today i have card i made back in June for a good friend and coworker. She loves birds so i made bird card and a bird ornament all in one.

I started with her favorite paper from Basic Grey, trimming it about 1/4 short of the cardbase. At the bottom i added big scallops, then i layered (starting at the bottom) with a jute ribbon, white ruffle ribbon and twine wrapped around it all and tied in a bow at the left. I threaded a tag in the twine. The tag has happy birthday and a small tiny bird, and the edges are inked. Then i added a flower embellishment to the middle of the bow.

Above the bow i wrapped white twill around the card. Then i sewed around a vintage inspired piece of pattern paper. To this i adhered a cut out of the bird, then adhered this to the card front.

To make the ornament i used a bird chipboard and traced it out on the pattern paper, inked the edges and adhered it to the bird chipboard. I did the same for the birds wing. Around the birds neck i wrapped the ruffle ribbon and twine. Added another flower embellishment to the twine bows center. To make it an ornament i made a loop with twine and adhered it to the back of the bird. Then i used scotch tape at the back of the card to hold it to the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dana

Supplies:
(you will have to forgive me but its been a few months, i'm doing to by memory:) )
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - i think the bird is from Grunge Me, can;t remember what it set.
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Pattern Paper: Basic Grey
Flower embellishment: Martha Stewart
Twine: http://www.etsy.com/shop/swanandshears

Papertrey Ink - Make It Monday's - Stamped Washi Tape

Hi,

Today i have a card for PTI's Make it Monday. The technique this week is handmade stamped washi tape. I have been wanting to try washi tape, but didn;t want to pay shipping for a roll or two. So being able to make my own is awesome!! I know i will be doing this again!

First i don;t have score tape so i used  a sticker maker, which worked perfect!! I stamped violet flowers in black ink on white tissue paper. Next i trimmed it to the width of my sticker maker and ran it through it.

Then i stamped the same violet flowers on purple cardstock with versamark ink. I added the faux washi tape across the card. I love how it wrinkles here and there, adding texture to the card.

I stamped thanks on a small tag and tucked it behind a purple glitter heart. I threaded the heart with white string and tied it in a bow. Last i adhered the heart to the card.

Have a great day!

Dana

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink: Year of the Flowers Collects, Gracious Vases
Ink: Studio G, Versamark
Button: Unknown
Die: Tag: Spellbinders

CAS-ual Friday's - Feeling Loopy

Hi,

I have a card for CAS-ual Friday's Feeling Loopy challenge. I had no real plan when i sat down to make this card. I just knew i wanted to do a Christmas card, so i pulled out my holiday ribbon to start with. I found some great wide, wired ribbon and started playing with it.

The ribbon has these snow flake squares that i folded into a loop. I adhered the loops to black cardstock. Next i used some dark pattern paper and inked the edges with black ink. I stamped Tis the Season and embossed it in gold.

I don;t have any gold buttons, so i took a wood button and inked it with versamark. Then i embossed it with gold embossing powder. To get in the nooks and crannies i used a versamark pen and embossed the button again. Then i attached it to the cardstock with gold metallic thread.

I adhered the pattern paper over the black cardstock, leaving a black border above the ribbon. Then i adhered this all to the cardbase. Last i used my finger to plump up the ribbon loops.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dana

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink: Signature Christmas
Pattern paper: Basic Grey
Embossing powder: Joann's gold powder
Button: Unknown
Ink: Versamark
Ribbon: Micheal's

Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday - Chipboard Accents

Hello,

Today i have a card for PTI's Make it Monday. The challenge was to use dies and thin cardboard (think cereal box). This is a great technique that i have used a time or two before. Today's card i used the mittens from Love Lives Here: Holiday.

First i cut out the mittens and glued about 4 layers together. For the top layer i stamped some snowflakes and added a touch of glitter to the snowflakes with stickles. Next i stamped the mitten cuffs in dark pink and added a little bit of twine to attach each mitten together.

Then i stamped the garland across the card along with some ornaments, stars and hearts. Next i added a strip of dark pink card stock with a dash border across the top. Then i stamped the sentiment in dark pink at the bottom right. Last i used the dash line in the set and extended it across the card.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies:
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink: Rustic White
Stamps: Papertrey Ink: Love Lives Here: Holiday
Die: Papertrey Ink: Love Lives Here: Holida
Ink: Studio G, Ranger distress inks
Punch: Fiskars - Dash lines

Twine: http://www.etsy.com/shop/swanandshears

World Card Making Day 2011

Hello!!

It's finally here!! Its going to be a super fun day, that after a little History test and a stop at Walmart i will be card making my buns off!!! I've set this post to go live while i take the test, then its back home to check out blogs and more blogs before heading to the craft room!!

The card i have to share today, i actually made a few months ago for a coworker. Her mom was turning 50 AND going on an Alaskan cruise!! (FUN!!) So she wanted an Alaskan themed card for her mom... and boy it was a challenge! But in the end it turned out perfect as her mom loves bears!!

I layered some great tree pattern paper on brown card stock after sewing and inking the around the edge. I used the back of the same paper for a vertical strip across the card (the wood grain tree stumps).

Then i used my computer and printed out the sentiment 'Walk on the Wild side with Alaskan Treasuers' (it took me days to come up with the right sentiment !! :) ) I then split the sentiment in two and die cut each with a label die, placing the labels above and below the tree stump strip. Next i tied a brown sparkle ribbon in a bow below the pattern strip.

For the 3 animals i used a cricut cartridge for the moose and dear. But for the bear i googled a silhouette bear, printed him out then used the craft knife to cut him out. I added a gem to each animal and layered them on circles. Then adhered the circles over the pattern paper.

Happy World Making Card Day!!

Dana

Supplies:
Cardstock: Coredinations
Pattern paper: Not sure, i might have some, but i can;t find it right off the bat!
Cricut Cartridge: Give a Hoot
Gems: Unknown
Die: Spellbinders, Label and circle
Ribbon: American Crafts
Ink: Studio G