I would cross the Ocean for You…

July 29, 2016August 6, 2016Leave a comment

When ever I see a Lighthouse, I think of my sweet Mom.

Mom loved all things Lighthouses.

Knick knack’s, postcards, t-shirts, sweatshirts, you name it.

And… she’d cross the ocean for you. She was that kind of Mom.

My Mom was also a card maker and loved using stamps and stickers to make her cards.

Isn’t it great that the supplies we use as Scrapbookers are perfect for creating Quick and Simple cards.

One tip that Mom and I learned at a Mrs. Grossman’s class (back in the 90’s) was…

to make a sticker non-sticky, apply baby powder on the back of the sticker with a paint brush.

My favorite tip for making dimensional cards.

For this card I used the Nautical Collection from Paper House Productions.

Paper House KTSP-1029E Nautical Paper Crafting Kit, 12″ by 12″, Multicolor**

This card was created for and sponsored by Paper House Productions.

**This post uses Amazon Affliate Links.

Live Inspired

June 24, 2016June 19, 2016Leave a comment

Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness and Faithfulness.

That is my prayer.

To have more of this in my life and in my heart.

To Live Inspired.

The card was made using the Faith Paper Collection from Paper House Productions.

Pretty Pink Rose Card

May 27, 2016May 24, 2016Leave a comment

The challenge, this week, for the Paper House Production Design Team

was to create something using their 3D stickers. They have so many beautiful dimensional stickers

it was hard to choose.

The inspiration for this card came from a small picture frame picked up at Michael’s one spot.

The frame spoke to my soft feminine “girly” side.

The pretty pink rose used on my card comes from the Sisters 3D sticker sheet.

Finished Card Size: 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″

Paper House Productions Products Used on the Card:

Additional Product Used:

Spellbinders S4-414 Nestabilities Captivating Squares Die Templates
White Sheer Ribbon
3 Small Adhesive Pearls
Foam Mounting Squares

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Paper House Productions Design Team I have been
provided product in exchange for my creative ideas, views and opinions.”

And the Winners are….

April 27, 2016Leave a comment

Congratulations to the following ladies who were randomly chosen after leaving a comment on the post “Every Card Maker’s Dilemma and a Crazy Embarrassing Give-Away”.

I will be mailing out your Priority Envelope full of cards this week.

Thank You to everyone who left a comment. (that was fun)

sherry varga

I would love your cards, I am a cardmaker also and I know your dilemma. I donate my cards to several charities and if I won yours, that is what I would do with them……Of course, I would enjoy them for a while first!!!

Jill R Buehrer Wolfe AKA Mac Aughney on FB

I would love to have them!! First to browse through for inspiration and then share them with my Hospice clients… Either for them directly or for them to give to family and friends as often they’re unable to get out and get their own cards. Thanks ever so much for the opportunity!!

Wendy Eldredge

I won’t pass them off as my own, but I will give them away! (I love your name….it’s almost mine)

Every Card Makers Dilemma and a Crazy, Embarrassing Give-Away

April 20, 2016April 20, 201647 Comments

You’ve been making cards for how long? You have how many cards?

If you’re a Card Maker then you know what I’m talking about…

Because we’re addicted to paper, stickers, dies and stamps…

pretty patterns, inks and embellishments.

We make cards. We make lots of cards.

We just love making them. (we do, we really do)

Saving the ones we made in class because…“they’re just too pretty to give away”

or “I’m keeping them for future inspiration”. (you know I’m right)

But then after so many years of card making…

What to do with all these cards.

I have been making cards for years. A lot of years.

Almost 20 years to be exact and I’ve designed for various manufacturers for the last 14.

Truth is… like a lot of Card Makers, I do sometimes give them out. (Most of the time, I keep them.)

I’ve kept a lot.

Here’s the deal…

As I work on Spring Cleaning and purging in my office, I decided to give some away.

Some are old, really old, others are card fronts or tags.

It’s kind of embarrassing…

I will stuff Three Priority Mail envelopes full and send them to three lucky recipients.

That is if anyone wants them. (geez, this could be really embarrassing)

Just leave me a comment on this post by Monday, April 25th

and I’ll pick a three winners to send out the cards.

Snicker, Laugh, Give them away or “Keep them for Inspiration”. The choice is up to you.

Just promise not to post them or submit them to as your own. (that would be wrong)

Your turn… leave a comment. (please!!!)

The Beautiful Monochromatic Colors of Colorways

April 1, 2016February 7, 20231 Comment

If you love beautiful monochromatic colors and patterns…

then you’ll love the new paper collections from Paper House Productions called ColorWays.

Today I’m sharing a couple of cards I made using the ColorWays collection for the Paper House

Productions Design Team. My “beautiful Memories” patchwork card was made using the “Atlantis”

collection of lovely turquoise and blues.

Beautiful Memories Card:

This next card is a birthday card I made for my niece using the “Flamingo” collection.

A fun loving pink collection. It’s so easy to make cards with these perfectly coordinated patterns.

Tori’s Birthday Card:

(inside of Tori’s card ↑)

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Paper House Productions Design Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

all things are possible if you believe…

March 14, 2016March 14, 201631 Comments

Today, I’m joining the Paper House Design Team for a Easter Blog Hop.

For this hop, we were all given adorable Easter stickers along with the Faith Paper Crafting Kit.

I was racking my brain trying to come up with a cute Easter Bunny layout

(ready to steal pictures from my daughter-in-laws Facebook page) when it hit me.

Why not make a card instead.

Easter’s so much more than candy and eggs.

The Faith kit came with lovely white puffy words that wasn’t quite right for this card.

So…. I used my Tsukineko StazOn Midi Ink Pad, Spiced Chai(which is permanent)

along with an ink applicator and rubbed brown ink onto the white letters.

I used the “HOPE anchors the soul” sticker and stuck it onto a small scalloped

circle. I mounted the circle onto the corner of the card.

A simple card of encouragement. (who doesn’t need that?)

Would you like a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Paper House?

Good Luck and Happy Hopping!

*This project was created for and sponsored by Paper House Productions.

Love You?

February 3, 2016February 9, 202310 Comments

True story…

I occasionally submit cards and projects to various magazines for publication.

In return I sometimes get a small check.

Usually, the check comes several months later after I’ve completely forgotten all about it.

So…when I opened this check and saw the handwritten note on the stub,

I thought (gee) that’s kind of a personal message.

It had me scratching my head…

That was until I remembered the name of the card. (silly me)

My “Love Ya” Card was featured in Crafts Ideas Winter Edition.

“Love Ya” Card…

A sweet card for Valentine’s Day or any day you want to spread a little love.

Materials List:

Waterbrush
AdornIt Art Play Paintables: 22646 Love You Paintable
AdornIt Blender Basics: 22480 Blue Chevron 12 x 12
AdornIt Blender Basics: 22504 Red Chevron 12 x 12
Denim Fabric (Canvas Corp Brands)
Red and White Gingham Ribbon
Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Fired Brick, Victorian Velvet, Stormy Sky
Tombow Markers: #969 Chocolate, #553 Mist Purple, #850 Flesh, #800 Baby Pink
1/8” Score Tape
Mini Glue Dots
Piece of Acetate

On the card, I used a simple watercolor technique that uses ink from markers and inkpads and uses a small piece of acetate as the palette. By scribbling directly onto the piece of acetate with the marker or by applying the ink directly from the pad, I have a variety of rich color to watercolor with. I simply color in the image using the water-brush.

Directions:

Cut “love you” image from the Art Play Paintable Sheet leaving a thin white border. (approx. 2 3/4” x 3 3/4”)
Give the background of the image a light watercolor wash using ink from the Stonewashed Adirondack inkpad and the #553 Mist Purple marker.
Watercolor the girl’s hair using the #969 Chocolate marker. Color in the face with #850 Flesh marker. Highlight the cheeks with #800 Baby Pink marker. Watercolor the leaves with Peeled Paint ink and color the center of the flower with #993 Chrome Orange.
Watercolor the skirt with Victorian Velvet inkpad and the top and hearts with Fired Brick ink.
Adhere image onto a 3 1/4” x 4 1/4” piece of the Red Chevron plain side.
Adhere those layers onto a 3 1/2” x 4 1/2” Blue Chevron layer.
Cut a piece of denim fabric 4” x 5 1/4”, adhere onto a 4 1/2” x 5 3/4” card using scoretape. Adhere layers onto denim using score-tape.
Add four heart buttons to each side of the layers using mini glue dots.
Tie a red gingham bow around the front of the card.