Cards Magazine - January 2012

Hello friends! Today I have a post for a card that is featured in the January issue of Cards Magazine! I was so thrilled to have this card chosen as it was a new technique for me and one of the first cards I created as a member of the Rubbernecker Stamps DT!

I stamped the Dark Garden background stamp three times in varying shades of blue and then carefully cut the panels into strips and reassembled them on the front of the card. I finished the card with a sentiment tag tied to shabby ribbon.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Stamps - Dark Garden BG, Just Because (RN), Cardstock - Crumb Cake (SU!), Vintage Cream (PTI), Ribbon (Memriemare), Vintage Button, Twine (PTI), Tag Die (Spellbinders), Ink - Brocade Blue, Brilliant Blue, Night of Navy (SU!), Cuttlebug

Thanking You

Hello friends! Today kicks off another fun challenge at The Kraft Journal and this week we're challenging you to use your favorite colors! Now this should be an easy one and I encourage all of you to play along with us! All you have to do is use kraft on your project or any product purchased from The Kraft Outlet to be eligible to win some great prizes!

Two of my favorite colors lately are deep aqua and gray and the new papers from the OA Farmhouse collection fit the bill perfectly! I used a lunch bag kraft card base and stamped a hang tag with the wonderful Cameo to Go set from Waltzingmouse in both colors. I finished the card with some hemp cord and seam binding and even found a coordinating ticket in an ephemera pack!

Don't forget to link up by Sunday for a chance to win! I can't wait to see what some of your favorite colors are!

Supplies: Cardstock - Lunch Bag Kraft (The Kraft Outlet), Hang Tag/Hemp Cord/Seam Binding (The Kraft Outlet), Stamps - Cameo to Go (WMS), Ink - Island Indigo, Going Gray (SU!), Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Ephemera Tag (7 Gypsies), DP/Embellishments - Farmouse Collection (October Afternoon), foam squares

Happiness

Happy Sunday, friends! Today we've got a fun sketch challenge over at the Rubbernecker Stamps blog -
I took a bit of creative license with this sketch but had so much fun making my card! My 5 year wedding anniversary is January 20th and I made this for my hubby. I started off with a kraft base and stamped the heart background (how cute is that?!) in red ink. I stamped a circle die cut with the brush heart twice, using a mask over the first heart when I stamed the second. I then layered the circle die onto a doily that I distressed a bit with dye ink. I finished the card with a wonderful sentiment, some glittery hearts, pearls, and some red rick rack

Thanks for visiting and I can't wait to see what you do with this sketch! A random participant this week will win the Rubbernecker set of your choice! Fun!

Supplies: Stamps - Heart Background, Brush Heart, Happiness Is Sentiment (RN), Cardstock - Lunch Bag Kraft (The Kraft Outlet), Select White (PTI), Doily (Wilton), Ink - Real Red (SU!), Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Rick Rack (my stash), Pearls (Martha Stewart), Glitter Hearts (my stash), Dies (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug, foam squares

Back in the Saddle

Hello friends! A fitting sentiment for my week as I've struggled a bit with getting back in the saddle both at work and in my crafty pursuits! I think I still have vacation brain!! Today we have a fabby sketch for you over at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge and I sure hope you can play along!

I started with a sheet of paper with a grid pattern and stamped the bottom with two levels of mountains from the Way out West set. I stamped the upper one in a lighter ink to give some atmospheric perspective. I then stamped the cactus border in green ink, cut it out, and adhered it to the bottom of the paper. I stamped the sentiment from Back in the Saddle and a label from Labels 4 and layered them together. I finished the card with a few wooden buttons strung with twine.

Don't forget to link up by Friday for a chance to be one of our Top Mice and for a chance to win your own set of Waltzingmouse Stamps!

Supplies: Stamps - Way out West, Back in the Saddle, Very Vintage Labels 4 (WMS), Cardstock (The Kraft Outlet), DP - Portrait Collection (Crate Paper), Buttons (Daiso), Twine (PTI), Ink - Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Dusty Durango (SU!), Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Die - Labels 4 (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug

Giggle

Hello friends! Today I've got a cute card that I made for this week's Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World! Isn't this little blanket so cute??
I was inspired by the bright colors and the big numbers and straight away thought of a baby card. I used some colorful papers from October Afternoon and a wonderful die cut of a stork from Pretty Little Studio! I'm a new fan of this company - their vintage lines are right up my alley! I finished the card with some buttons and a couple of tickets.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: DP - Ducks in a Row Collection (October Afternoon), Diecut (Pretty Little Studio), Buttons (my stash), Twine (PTI), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Tickets (Tim Holtz), Corner Chomper, foam squares

Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful

Hello friends!! Today I've got a CAS card to share which features some adorable Rubbernecker Stamps! I just got these little chicks that are just perfect for paper piecing and thought the sentiment went perfectly with them! To add some charm, I used another sheet of paper for the third chick to show that you are beautiful no matter what!

I know a lot of people have a lot of resolutions this time of year and I do too! I defintely need to take better care of my self and realize my health is nothing to take for granted. But, in the midst of all of this, I need to remember to enjoy the person I am because I think I'm pretty okay just the way I am, blue feathers and all. :)

Supplies: Stamps - Chicks, Sentiment (Rubbernecker), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Ink - Basic Black (SU!), DP - Farmhouse Collection (October Afternoon)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone! I sure hope the end of 2011 treated you well and that you are off to a cracking start in 2012!

For this week's Kraft Journal "anything goes" challenge, I created this nostalgia-themed card in honor of the new year! This card features a base of light kraft cardstock that I stamped with a stamp from the Waltzingmouse "Text-It" set. I then added a calendar sticker and stickers of photos like you'd take in a photo booth. I thought these really added to the festive theme of the card. I finished the card with a 2012 chipboard banner hung with hemp cord and mini clothespins and some filmstrip ribbon.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Stamps - Text-It (Waltzingmouse), Cardstock/Hemp Cord (The Kraft Outlet), Chipboard Banner/Banner Stickers (Jenni Bowlin), Salvage Stickers/Filmstrip Ribbon (Tim Holtz)