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Sharon
July 12/10
Friends
When visiting my friend Marilyn last spring, I borrowed her stamp to stamp off a few of these images, and accompanying verse.
It is coloured with chalks, and distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye.
Background paper is K & Co, and border a scrap of SU designer paper cut with a Martha Stewart border punch.
I gathered the crocheted ribbon with needle & thread to shape it around the chipboard "smile" oval.
Inside verse reads:
A friend like you
makes a friend
like me
really happy to have
a friend like you!
Sharon
July 7/10
It is coloured with chalks, and distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye.
Background paper is K & Co, and border a scrap of SU designer paper cut with a Martha Stewart border punch.
I gathered the crocheted ribbon with needle & thread to shape it around the chipboard "smile" oval.
Inside verse reads:
A friend like you
makes a friend
like me
really happy to have
a friend like you!
Sharon
July 7/10
Popsicle Lazy Days - Just Because Cartridge
Last night I made a couple of these cards in different coloured popsicles.
Just Because Cartridge
-page 61, Popsicle, layer 1 feature, sized on Design Studio 2"wide by 3-1/2" long
-page 62, Lazy days word oval,stencil feature, Real Dial Size ON
-Stencil layer 1. The stencil layer cuts out the same size as the word oval, so I made it 1/4" larger on Design Studio.
I used a white gel pen to add a highlite on the popsicle and put a dab of Crystal Lacquer over the highlite. I also used my Copic pens to give depth to the right side of the popsicle and shadow on the stick.
The popsicle and oval is cut from Bazzill Bling paper, and the patterned paper is by Imaginesce "Summer Cool - Chocolate Double Dip. The dotted paper is the backside of the PP which I cut with an EK Success punch.
Inside the card, I used a little popsicle stamp by Snag'm Stamps, and verse by Hero Arts:
"sunshine, laughter,
SUNSHINE,
and hours to enjoy"
Sharon
June 7/10
Just Because Cartridge
-page 61, Popsicle, layer 1 feature, sized on Design Studio 2"wide by 3-1/2" long
-page 62, Lazy days word oval,stencil feature, Real Dial Size ON
-Stencil layer 1. The stencil layer cuts out the same size as the word oval, so I made it 1/4" larger on Design Studio.
I used a white gel pen to add a highlite on the popsicle and put a dab of Crystal Lacquer over the highlite. I also used my Copic pens to give depth to the right side of the popsicle and shadow on the stick.
The popsicle and oval is cut from Bazzill Bling paper, and the patterned paper is by Imaginesce "Summer Cool - Chocolate Double Dip. The dotted paper is the backside of the PP which I cut with an EK Success punch.
Inside the card, I used a little popsicle stamp by Snag'm Stamps, and verse by Hero Arts:
"sunshine, laughter,
SUNSHINE,
and hours to enjoy"
Sharon
June 7/10
Sympathy Card - Wild Card cartridge
My friend's father passed away June 30th, so I made a card for her last night.
I used the Scallop card on Page 32 with Design Studio, cut 5" wide and 8-1/4" long, and the shift Frame feature (mauve layer). Then I cut a 5-1/4" x 4-3/8 purple layer and mounted the card on it. I forget the name of this type of fold as it doesn't open like a regular card.
The image is a clear stamp from Inkadinkadoo which I coloured directly on the acrylic with Stampin'Up! markers, then stamped on the cardstock giving a watercolour effect.
Inside the card is a verse by Fiskars:
Memories are the most beautiful
pictures our minds can paint,
and nothing can
ever erase them.
The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch cut from Basic Grey and vellum, with pearl accents.
Sharon
July 2, 2010
I used the Scallop card on Page 32 with Design Studio, cut 5" wide and 8-1/4" long, and the shift Frame feature (mauve layer). Then I cut a 5-1/4" x 4-3/8 purple layer and mounted the card on it. I forget the name of this type of fold as it doesn't open like a regular card.
The image is a clear stamp from Inkadinkadoo which I coloured directly on the acrylic with Stampin'Up! markers, then stamped on the cardstock giving a watercolour effect.
Inside the card is a verse by Fiskars:
Memories are the most beautiful
pictures our minds can paint,
and nothing can
ever erase them.
The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch cut from Basic Grey and vellum, with pearl accents.
Sharon
July 2, 2010
Wedding Card - Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge
When my daughter was home visiting the past weekend, she asked me to make her a wedding card for a friend whose wedding is in two weeks.
This card is cut from the Cricut Stretch Your Imagination cartridge, "Glasses" on page 73- with my Design Studio software. I really like using DS - I can now see how the design will look on the virtual mat before cutting and can size the layers without wasting paper. The thin silver frame is cut using the card frame feature on the same page.
The flowers are a cuttlebug die, and pearls for accents.
The verse is embossed with fine silver EP.
Cardstock is SU White Shimmer, and SU Silver
Patterned paper by EK Success called "I do"
Inside the card, I stamped in silver this verse which is an UM I got off Ebay -
"Love begins in a moment,
Grows through time,and
Lasts forever"
My husband was in the City today on business, so he delivered it to Julie at work. She was very pleased with it and showed it around to all the other dental assistants. I'm so glad she liked it!
Sharon
June 30/10
This card is cut from the Cricut Stretch Your Imagination cartridge, "Glasses" on page 73- with my Design Studio software. I really like using DS - I can now see how the design will look on the virtual mat before cutting and can size the layers without wasting paper. The thin silver frame is cut using the card frame feature on the same page.
The flowers are a cuttlebug die, and pearls for accents.
The verse is embossed with fine silver EP.
Cardstock is SU White Shimmer, and SU Silver
Patterned paper by EK Success called "I do"
Inside the card, I stamped in silver this verse which is an UM I got off Ebay -
"Love begins in a moment,
Grows through time,and
Lasts forever"
My husband was in the City today on business, so he delivered it to Julie at work. She was very pleased with it and showed it around to all the other dental assistants. I'm so glad she liked it!
Sharon
June 30/10
Two new cards
I know I haven't posted in quite a long time - since before we left for Florida. I've been playing with my cricut and not stamping much. However, I did make a birthday card for a forum board friend the other night.
The image is a clear stamp from a set by Penny Black called "Piece of my Heart". It is coloured with Copics and I added some Stickles to decorate the cupcakes. I cut out the image and popped it up with foam dots on top of the white layer.
The other card is one I made using the flower medallion from Storeybook cartridge.
Sharon
June 19,2010
The image is a clear stamp from a set by Penny Black called "Piece of my Heart". It is coloured with Copics and I added some Stickles to decorate the cupcakes. I cut out the image and popped it up with foam dots on top of the white layer.
The other card is one I made using the flower medallion from Storeybook cartridge.
Sharon
June 19,2010
Cricut Challenge My Pink Stamper -Father's Day Card
On My Pink Stamper blog, the challenge is to make a Father's Day Card. All the cards will be entered into a random drawing for a Cricut Expression.
I used the following cartridges:
Don Juan - Page 34, trees with shadow feature
Graphically Speaking - Page 49, the phrase Enjoy Life which I cut at 1", real dial size on.
Campout - Canoe, cut at 3/4", real dial size on
- Paddle, cut at 1/4", real dial size on.
The card size is 4-1/2"" x 6". I used Stampin'Up!Creamy Caramel for the main body, and scraps of Bazzill for the images. I don't know who makes the wood grained paper -I think I bought it at the Dollar Store? Other supplies used are antique brass eyelets and raffia ribbon; Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Cordoroy all around the edges.
Inside is stamped, Happy Father's Day.
These Cricut cards take a different sort of "mind set" to make than stamped cards. LOL
Sharon
May 28/10
I used the following cartridges:
Don Juan - Page 34, trees with shadow feature
Graphically Speaking - Page 49, the phrase Enjoy Life which I cut at 1", real dial size on.
Campout - Canoe, cut at 3/4", real dial size on
- Paddle, cut at 1/4", real dial size on.
The card size is 4-1/2"" x 6". I used Stampin'Up!Creamy Caramel for the main body, and scraps of Bazzill for the images. I don't know who makes the wood grained paper -I think I bought it at the Dollar Store? Other supplies used are antique brass eyelets and raffia ribbon; Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Cordoroy all around the edges.
Inside is stamped, Happy Father's Day.
These Cricut cards take a different sort of "mind set" to make than stamped cards. LOL
Sharon
May 28/10
Woo Hoo! I made Top Five again!
Woo Hoo! I made top five once again on the SP Colour Combos blog for my green mousie birthday card for Challenge #44.
Sharon
April 29/10
Sharon
April 29/10
Penny Black Mouse Birthday Card
On Wednesday night I started this card following the sketch on Friday Sketchers Challenge #99. I finished putting the card together this afternoon. Don't know if I've ever taken four days to do a card before! LOL
I'm also entering it into the colour challenge on SPCC Challenge #44 - Gable Green, Green Galore and Dusty Durango. It was hard to put these colours together! After looking through my stamps, I chose this House Mouse one from the Penny Black "Micey Day" set. It is coloured with Copic markers, and I applied Crystal Glaze to the spoon for dimension.
The green layer is run through the Crafts Too Embossing Folder "Daisies", the flourish is a die by Quickutz, label punch by SU, Nesties Plain and Scalloped Rectangles, and flowers. Machine plain and zigzag stitching around the layers.
Inside the card, the verse reads, "Have a micey nice day!"
Sharon
April 25/10
I'm also entering it into the colour challenge on SPCC Challenge #44 - Gable Green, Green Galore and Dusty Durango. It was hard to put these colours together! After looking through my stamps, I chose this House Mouse one from the Penny Black "Micey Day" set. It is coloured with Copic markers, and I applied Crystal Glaze to the spoon for dimension.
The green layer is run through the Crafts Too Embossing Folder "Daisies", the flourish is a die by Quickutz, label punch by SU, Nesties Plain and Scalloped Rectangles, and flowers. Machine plain and zigzag stitching around the layers.
Inside the card, the verse reads, "Have a micey nice day!"
Sharon
April 25/10
Cricut Card - Just Because
This is a card I made last night with my Cricut - no stamping whatsoever! I'm still playing with how all the designs work in the cartridges. Thank God I have tons of card scraps so I can "play", or else I would be ruining lots of paper.
I haven't yet figured out how the designs come out. Sometimes, I set the dial for the size I want and they come out smaller. The "Real Size" thing has also got me stumped. Ah well, from reading the Cricut message board, I guess all us "newbies" go through the learning curve with this machine. My Pink Stamper blog has good tutorials and I've been picking up a few hints watching her videos.
The yellow verse, Just Because, and attached daisy flower are from the Don Juan cartridge- see page 74 of the booklet. I set the dial at 2-3/4", real dial size off. The blue shadow is set the same size, using the Shift, Shadow key. The edges of the verse are sponged with lime green chalk as they looked sort of bare on their own. For the flower, I cut a daisy(Shift key) in a different shade of yellow c/s, removed the stem and layered it on top of the original one to add more fullness. The smaller center is also a flower on this cartridge - see page 65. I also used the SU Bigz Top Note die for the yellow layer.The leafy branch is a punch from Martha Stewart. Green Gingham ribbon tiny bow.
Sharon
April 17/10
Challenge:
Cricutters Anonymous Blog Challenge #33 - spring card
I haven't yet figured out how the designs come out. Sometimes, I set the dial for the size I want and they come out smaller. The "Real Size" thing has also got me stumped. Ah well, from reading the Cricut message board, I guess all us "newbies" go through the learning curve with this machine. My Pink Stamper blog has good tutorials and I've been picking up a few hints watching her videos.
The yellow verse, Just Because, and attached daisy flower are from the Don Juan cartridge- see page 74 of the booklet. I set the dial at 2-3/4", real dial size off. The blue shadow is set the same size, using the Shift, Shadow key. The edges of the verse are sponged with lime green chalk as they looked sort of bare on their own. For the flower, I cut a daisy(Shift key) in a different shade of yellow c/s, removed the stem and layered it on top of the original one to add more fullness. The smaller center is also a flower on this cartridge - see page 65. I also used the SU Bigz Top Note die for the yellow layer.The leafy branch is a punch from Martha Stewart. Green Gingham ribbon tiny bow.
Sharon
April 17/10
Challenge:
Cricutters Anonymous Blog Challenge #33 - spring card
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