Holiday Card Series: Day Four: Create a card using 12 x 12 paper!

Hey everyone, happy "Hump" day to you all! I hope your Wednesday is off to a great start! For today's post, I have a quick and easy card for the Holidays using a sheet of 12 x 12 paper from my stash. There is also a tutorial on my channel for you to check out, just click the video link below.

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Here are a few close up pics for you to check out as well:

 

Card measurements:

White card base- 4 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Image panel- 4 1/4" x 7 1/4"

I hope you enjoyed this card and tutorial for today!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! :)

Holiday Card Series: Day Three feat. The East Wind "Aurora trimming the tree"!!

Hey everyone, happy Tuesday to  all! I hope your day is off to a good start! Welcome to Day Three in my Holiday Card series for 2016! For this card today, I decided to color this gorgeous image from The East Wind and create a unique card for the Holidays! This is the "Aurora trimming the Tree" image that was issued as a freebie for her newsletter subscribers. There is a step by step tutorial on my channel for you to check out, just click the link below.

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Here are a few more pics for you to check out:

 

Card measurements:

White card base- 3 7/8" x 6 1/2"

Image panel- 3 1/2" x 6 1/4" 

Colors used:

Skin- E00, E95, E13, R12

Hair- Tulip Yellow, Yellow Ochre, E29

Outfit- 190R, RV69, Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Black

Ornaments- Muted Turquoise, Lagoon, Avocado, Leaf Green

Supplies Used;

Wink of Stella Glitter brush Pen

At you Spica glitter pen

Gelly Roll gel pens

My Mind's Eye Decorative brads

                                                            And voila! Card complete!

I hope you enjoyed this card & tutorial for today!

Thanks for stopping byand have a great day!

Holiday Card Series 2016: Day Two: Mason Jar Snow Globe Card Tutorial!!

Hey everyone! I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend! For today's post I have a new Holiday card & tutorial to share. Today marks Day Two in my Holiday card series for 2016 and the inspiration comes from mason jars turned into snow globes. So using my "Large Mason Jar" stamp set from the Two Paper Divas, I decided to recreate this look in card form. I pulled in some smaller stamp sets from Inkadinkado to create the scene for this snow globe. You can watch the full tutorial by clicking on the video link below.

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Here are a few more close up pics for you to check out:

Card measurements are as follows:

Craft card base- 3 1/2" x 5"

Grey Chevron card layer- 3 1/2" x 5"

Red Chevron strip- 1" x 5"

Colors used:

 B00, R14, 190R, Lime Green, Light Olive Green, Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Black

Supplies used:

Sequins

Twine

Recollections White embossing powder

VersaMark ink

Heat tool

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Glossy Accents

And voila! Card complete! 

I hope you enjoyed this card & tutorial for today!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! :)

"Be Merry" Card feat. The Stamping Boutique!

Hey everyone, happy Sunday to all! I hope your day is off to a relaxing start. For today's post, I have a card I made for the latest challenge over at the Glitter N Sparkle  blog. The theme this week is "Blue & White" so make sure to head over to the blog to play along. We have some great sponsors lined up with some great prizes for you to win. The card I'm sharing today not only features the theme but this adorable "Angel Cat" from Glitterbabe - The Stamping Boutique.

I decided to color this lil kitty as a Siamese using a photo from Google as a reference.

Here are the photos for you to check out:

The card base measures 5 1/2" x 6 1/2" using a sheet of white card as the base.

The light blue card layer measures 5 1/4" x 6 1/4".

I added a patterned paper strip off to the side which measures 2" x 6 1/4".

Next I added a scalloped 1" strip between the two layers.

For the image I used my alcohol markers to color it in.

Here's a quick rundown of the colors I used.

Kitten- Prismacolors in Cream, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Black, E74, R12

Halo-  Cream, Yellow Ochre, E13

Wings- B00

I fussy cut the image out, added fun foam to the back and adhered it to the card base.

I embellished the card using small snowflakes that were punched using my EK Success punch.

Lastly I added my sentiment, sequins and sparkle with my Wink of Stella Glitter Brush pen.

And ta-da! Card complete!

I hope you enjoyed this card for today! 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your Sunday. :)

Holiday Card Series: Day One: One Layer Card & Tutorial!

Hey everyone, happy Friday! Today marks the first day in my new Card Series on my channel. I will be focusing on Holiday cards, tags and more from now until my birthday on December 12th. So I will be posting a new tutorial starting Monday through Friday. So make sure to check out my channel to see my take on the Holidays. I am also looking to gain my first 100 subscribers to my channel by my birthday as well, so if you haven't already please "SUBSCRIBE" to my channel. The first project I made for this new series is a simple, one layer card that you can mass produce for your holiday card list.

Here's the full tutorial for you to check out:

                                         Here are a few close up pics for you to check out:

Card base is a standard A2 size (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").

 Stamp set used: Inkadinkado  "O Holy Night"

Ink Pads used: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, VersaMark

Markers used:

Copics- E00, E11, E13, R12, V20, V25, B00, B12

Prismacolors- Yellow Ochre, Cream

Chameleon pens- BL2, BG3

Gold gel pen & Wink of Stella glitter brush pen

And voila! Card complete! 

I hope you enjoyed this card and tutorial for today!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!! :)

Happy Holidays Card feat. Little Blue Button Stamps!!

Hey everyone, happy T.G.I.F to  you all! I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with your loved ones! I know that today officially marks the "Black Friday" shopping spree, which nowadays doesn't carry the same meaning as before with most stores opening their doors yesterday. So with that said I wanted to share a great "Black Friday" sale going on at the Little Blue Button Stamps shop. If you're a fan of Olga's images and can't seem to get enough, she is having a sale on a few of her images plus we are also gearing up for a "Birthday" themed Blog Hop as well. Here's the link to the LBBS shop so you can check out the sale she has going on plus there is a Discount Code for you to use at checkout: release40. This code is good for 40% off your purchase and is valid today only It's a great time to stock up on Olga's adorable images for your holiday cards and projects, so take advantage of her special offer as a Thank You.

Now I'll move to today's card featuring one of her newest releases, "Spike" 

Here are the pics of the card for you to check out:

The card measures 4 1/2" x 5 7/8" and uses a sheet of white card as the base.

The blue patterned card layer measures 4 1/8" x 5 1/2" and the purple secondary layer measures 3 3/4" x 5 1/8".

The completed image panel measures 3 1/2" x 4 7/8".

I decided to draw in a scene for this girl and her dog to star in by drawing a store front backdrop and a post office box.

I also drew and cut out a scarf to go around her neck plus a letter addressed to Santa.

I used my alcohol markers to color everything in and here's a rundown of the colors I used.

Girl- E00, E11, E13, E74, E18

Outfit- V20, V25, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Black, Colorless Blender

Dog- E13, E15, E18, Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 30%,Warm Black

Store Front & Post Office box- E74, Warm Black, Muted Turquoise, Lagoon

After I had the image colored in, I assembled my card, added my sentiment and some sparkle using my Wink of Stella Glitter brush pen.

And ta-da! Card complete! :)

I hope you enjoyed this card for today!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! :)

Create place cards for your Holiday table!!

Hey everyone, happy Tuesday to all! I hope your day is off to a great start! For today's post I have some easy place cards you can make for your Holiday table. Using supplies from my stash and an image from Dearie Dolls, I show you how you can re create these place cards perfect for your table. There is a tutorial showing you the process on my channel, just click the video link below.

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Here are a few close up pics for you to check out:

 

Place card measurements:

Craft card base- 3" x 4"

Patterned paper layer- 2 3/4" x 4"

Image circle- 2 1/2"

Banner- 1 1/4" x 3"

Colors used:

Cornucopia- E13, E74, Warm Black

Leaves- Prismacolors in Avocado, Leaf Green

Grapes- V20, RV19, RV69

Apple- R14, 190R Conda marker, E74

Pumpkin & Squash- YR04, 159BR Conda marker, Prismacolors in Cream & Yellow Ochre

Background- Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 30%, Colorless Blender

Gold gel pen

Gelly Roll Black gel pen

Wink Of Stella

Gold sequins 

And voila! Place cards complete!

 

I hope you enjoyed this project and tutorial for today!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Masculine "Thank You" Card & Tutorial!!

Hey everyone, happy T.G.I.F to you all! For today's post, I have a masculine themed "Thank You" card to share. The card features an image from the Two Paper Divas "Truck" stamp set. I show you how to achieve a rusty, weathered look using your alcohol markers. There is a tutorial on my channel showing the step by step process of this card. Click the video link below to check it out.

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Here are a few close up pics for you to check out:

Card measurements:

Craft card base and frame- 4 1/2" x 6"

Colors used:

Truck- B00, B12, E13,E99, 159BR (Conda marker), Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Grey 60%, Warm Black (Prismacolors), YR04, E74

Background & Frame- Distress Ink "Broken China", Warm Grey 60%, Warm Black, E74, Avocado, Leaf Green

EK Success Small Maple Leaf Punch, Gelly Roll Pens in White & Black,  Two Paper Divas "Banners 1" stamp set, Inkadinkado Mini stamp set, fun foam

And ta-da! Card complete!

I hope you enjoyed this card and tutorial! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! :)

"Thanks" Shaker Card & Tutorial feat. Little Blue Button Stamps!!

Hey everyone, happy Tuesday to all! I hope your afternoon is going good! For today's post, I have a new card & tutorial to share. The card I made features the"Season of Love" digital image from the LBBS shop and create a unique background for Fall. There is a step by step tutorial to show  you how I created it, just click the video link below.

If you enjoyed the video, please make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more tutorials!

Here are some close up pics for you to check out:

Card measurements:

Craft card base- 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Shaker portion- 5" x 7"

Image panel- 4" x 6" 

Colors used:

Skin-E00, E11, E13, R12

Hair- E13, E15, E29

Clothes- Chameleon pen BL4, Prismacolors Avocado, Leaf Green, Warm Greys PM-99, PM-101

Bird, Bird House, Pumpkin, Tree- E74, Prismacolors in Warm Grey, Warm Black, R14, R27

At first I was going to just stop here and create a card but I decided to turn it into a shaker.

Unfortunately I didn't film this part but I created a standard shaker using patterned paper for the frame, acetate and fun foam.

For the shaker elements I used punched leaves and gold sequins.

The look I was after was to create a scene where the leaves are falling on the image.

In the end I was able to achieve the look I was going for.

And voila! Card complete!

I hope you enjoyed this card and tutorial!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! :)

Happy Thanksgiving Card feat. A Day for Daisies Stamps!!

Hey everyone, and good evening to all! Sorry for the late post but I have so many things on my plate at the moment that the day literally got away from me. So really quickly I want to share this latest card for the Glitter N Sparkle challenge. The theme this week is "Anything Goes" and we have some great sponsors & prizes lined up for you to win. Make sure to head to the Glitter N Sparkle challenge blog to play along and for all the details. Wih that said, here are the pics of the card Imade using an image from A Day for Daisies.

Card measurements:

Craft card base- 4 1/2" x 6 3/4"

Chevron wood grain paper layer- 4 1/2" x 6 1/2"

 Image panel- 3 1/2" x 6 1/4"

Colors used: 

 Squirrels- E13, E74, Prisamaolor PB-67 Warm Black

Clothing- B00, B12, V20, V25, RV000, RV55 

Cranberry & Background- R14, Conda marker 190R, RV69, B00, B12, Prismacolor Avocado & Leaf Green

Embellishments used:

Two Paper Divas "Fall Leaves" stamp set- Acorn image

EK Success Small Maple leaf punch

Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen

Crfat card to create the twig frame around the image

Twine bow

Fun foam

And voila! Card complete!

I hope you enjoyed this card featuring these adorable images.

Thanks for stoppng by and enjoy the rest of your evening!

"Happy Holidays" Card feat. Little Blue Button Stamps!!

Hey everyone happy Veteran's Day to all! For today's post, I am sharing a card I made for the Little Blue Button Stamps blog. The card features the newest digi in the LBBS shop, "Christmas Panda" digi. This image is so adorable and I decided to create a polaroid featuring this lil cutie on my card.
The card design I kept pretty simple with pops of red throughout.
                                                   Here are the pics for you to check out:

                                                    Card measurements are as follows:

White card base- 5 1/2" x 6"

Picture Frame panel- 4 1/4" x 5 3/8"

List of colors used:

Panda- Prismacolors in PM-99, PM-101, Colorless Blender

Santa Hat, Coat and Bag- R14, 190R, RV69, E74, E29, E13

Background- B00, CG22 

 For the presents I used a small present stamp, fussy cut it out and adhered it to the background.

I adhered the image panel directly to the card base and then layered the picture frame on top using fun foam for that.

Lastly to add a few finishing touches, I stamped my sentiment on the frame, added red sequins and this My Mind's Eye "Sleigh Bells Ring" brad.

And ta-da! Card  complete!

 I hope you enjoyed this card for today!

If you would like to purchase the image used, please visit the LBBS shop.

Make sure to check out and SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel as well for fun & unique  tutorials.

I took a break from filming today to spend time with my girls but I will be posting a new tutorial this coming Tuesday. Stay tuned for that.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!! :)

"My Thanks" Card & Tutorial!!

Hey everyone, happy Tuesday to all! I hope your day is off to a great start and that you voted today! For today's post I have a card & tutorial to share. This card is  part of my "Thankful" card series on my channel. The link to the full tutorial is down below, so make sure to check it out.

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                                          Here are a few close up pics for you to check out:

Card measurements: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2"

Supplies used: 

Brown card stock

Chevron patterned paper- The Paper Studio Adhesive Chevron paper pad

Circle Dies- Darice Nesting Circle Dies

EK Success Small Maple Leaf Punch

Hampton Art Ki "Berrry Blast" paper pad

Two Paper Divas, "Hooters" stamp set

Brown leather cording- May Arts Ribbon

Sequins

Avery Elle "Sending You" stamp set

Stampin Up Classic ink pads- "Really Rust", "So Saffron", "Pumpkin Pie", "Pale Plum", White pigment ink

ColorBox Cat's Eye "Chestnut" ink pad

Wink of Stella

Colors used:    

Copics- E74, E29, YR04, E99

Prismacolor- Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 30%, Colorless Blender

Gelly Roll Gel Pens- Black & White

I hope you enjoyed this card & tutorial for today!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! :) 

Movember Card feat. Edgar Allan Poe: Glitter N Sparkle Challenge!!

Hey everyone,happy Sunday to all! I hope your day is off to a relaxing start! For today's post I have a card I made for the latest challenge over at the Glitter N Sparkle blog. The theme for this week is "One for the  Men" and we have some great sponsors lined up with awesome prizes for you to win.
Make sure to head over to the Glitter N Sparkle blog to play along! The card I'm sharing today features an image from Ike's Art called "Poe's Bust". I thought this was the perfect image for a masculine card and Edgar Allan Poe is my favorite author as well. As the name of the image suggests this is a statue of Poe with a raven sitting atop. So with the help of Google images and my Copic markers I was able to color this image to resemble a marble bust.
I only used three colors plus my Colorless Blender and white gel pen to get the look you will see in the pics below.
                                                   Here are the pics for you to check out:

 

The card measures 4 5/8" x 7 7/8" using a sheet of brown card stock as the base. 

The card layer is a sheet of grey card stock that I trimmed down to 4 3/8" x 7 1/2".

I used a sheet of patterned paper from a Tim Holtz "Menagerie" paper pad and adhered it onn top of the grey card layer.
To add a little more interest to the paper, I used my ColorBox Cat's Eye Pigment ink pad in Chestnut", a Tim Holtz "Eye Chart" stencil and a flourish stamp.
I then added a strip of grey stock along the bottom and added some die cut gears from a Tim Holtz/Sizzix "Gearhead" Thinlits die.
I cut the gears out of white card and colored them in using my Distress Paint in "Antiqued Bronze".
Next I set it aside to work on the image.

                                                        Here's a list of the color I used:
                        Bust- E00, E13, Y15, Colorless Blender, Gelly Roll White gel pen
                                      Raven- Conda markers in 22CG, 24CG, 35CG

                    I then fussy cut the image and used fun foam to adhere it to the card base.
 I used a stamp & die set from Tim Holtz/Sizzix Framelits called "Possibilities for the hands and the sentiment.

                                                           And voila! Card complete!

                                                  I hope you enjoyed this card for today!
                                     Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!