Paper Cuts

Happy Saturday!  Lots to share so let’s get started!

Time for this month’s Just for Fun challenge with Carole!   Once Carole’s ”mystery paper” was enroute, I chose Bikababeabella from  Stamping Bella for our challenge.  (The paper is ”Mischa” from the Hoodie Line by Luxe…love it!)  

Also my fellow stamper, Lynda Benden, who is a member of Our Creative Corner, asked me to be her guest this month.  (How fun!  Thanks so much, Lynda!)  Her challenge for me was to include bling of any kind on a card.  Yay…that’s easy! 

Dare to be Different

I used my Copic markers to color the image then I added some bling. The entire image is colored with some color of Spica glitter pen.

I used a scalloped square Nestability die to frame the image.  I cut two black scalloped squares, cut them apart and then pieced them back together, overlapping one of the scallops on the top and bottom to create a rectangle of the size I needed.  (I got this great tip from Susan Liles.  She’s one smart cookie.  I never would have thought to do that!)

I added Heidi Swapp bling in each scallop, a tiny Hero Arts adhesive crystal on the flower on the bike and the sentiment is embossed in black (for even more shine).

Don’t forget to check out Carole’s project!  It’s bound to be fabulous and, as always, I can’t wait to see it too!

WCMD Fun

Not long ago, Paper Crafts Magazine began World Card Making Day as a time to set aside for getting started on all of your holiday cards.  As one of the sponsors of this project, Cornish Heritage Farms has some fun challenges, chat and prizes to share today.  You can find ALL the details here!

Paper Crafts Magazine has provided to me two copies of their latest publication “Cards, Gifts & More” to share with my blog readers. So here’s what I’m going to do. 

One winner will receive a copy of the magazine. 

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A second winner will receive the magazine PLUS an SEI Poppy 12 x 12 paper pack, Bazzill In Stitches stitching templates, Basic Grey Journal Flourish clear stamps, Close to My Heart Library Cards clear stamps, an EK Success ready-made scrapbook album and a We R Memory Keepers double-sided tab dispenser w/refill.

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post.  To keep it fair, only one comment per person please.  I will select two winners on the evening of Tuesday, October 7th, approximately 9 p.m. (est) via random number generator.  #1 gets the magazine, #2 gets the loot (and the magazine). 

Please visit the World Card Making Day website for lots of great ideas and ways you can  celebrate this holiday.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend! (”Say it Like it Is” Saturday will return next week!) 

It’s time for another Just for Fun challenge with my friend, Carole.  This month I sent along a couple sheets from Daisy D’s Chloe Marie.  I actually sent Carole two different papers from the pack but you only see one here.  That’s because I wasted the other sheet.  So I used a dark blue cardstock in it’s place.  (Sorry about that, Carole.)   In honor of “Back to School,” Carole chose Stamping Bella’s Teachabella.

Oh Happy Day!

It seems the schools have made the move to wipe boards as opposed to black boards (around here, anyway).  I suppose black boards are a thing of the past?  And so in keeping with the times, I’ve decided the board in this image is white and not black.  On this board on the actual image are the letters “ABC” but I’ve used what I feel to be a more appropriate sentiment (from Classic Essential Expressions by Cornish Heritage Farms). 

Please do not misunderstand me, I love my children more than anything, but after a long summer (and you could say ours has been a bit stressful), it is time to go back to school.  I will not cry.  I will not do cartwheels on the way home from the bus stop (not that I’ve thought about that or anything), but I will come home and listen to the house fan I’ve missed for the past two and a half months.  (And I’ll worry about how they’re doing.)

Be sure to check out Carole’s project.  That’s what she likes to call her work… “projects.” ;)   I can’t wait to see it! Have a SUPER day! 

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Time for another fun challenge with Carole!  This time she sent me the paper and I actually chose a stamp with a Cardinal on it.  (I must really like this image…I’ll explain later.)  I finally had the chance to meet Carole in person at CHA.  She’s so sweet and just as quick-witted in person as she appears online.  I wish we’d had more time to sit and chat.   {{{Carole}}} 

Just a Note

Inkdadinkado has had some fantastic new stamps lately.  I love this one called Duet.  It’s so…wispy.  (Sidenote:  If you like Halloween, you must check out the new Inka stamps and sets at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.  Lots of cute stuff!)

I used Copics to color my images, outlined in gray, then added a few little yellow gemstones to the branches and flower center.

I first painted my chipboard flourish white then decided it didn’t look quite right so I sponged over the paint with Ranger Peeled Paint Distress ink.  It still looks kind of plain to me but definately better than white.

I was happy to color this Cardinal a bright shade of orange as opposed to it’s true color of red.  I am not a fan of Cardinals (even though they are our state bird) and so when I see red, I cringe. I’ve had one of those blasted beasts stalking my house and trying to peck its way inside for two summers now.  If I’m in the kitchen, it will sit on the back of one of my deck chairs, staring into the house and leaving me a present, then about every thirty seconds it flies up to peck on my back door.  If I’m in the dining room, it pecks on the living room window across from me.  It will peck on the long window over my front door, and when it wants to be especially annoying, it will peck on the front door kickplate.  I’ve tried leaving the blinds closed…peck, peck, peck.  I’ve hung post-it notes and paper on the window and kickplate…peck, peck, peck.  This bird is insane and it’s trying it’s best to make me that way as well.  (And I will tell you I am close.  Very, very close.)  I’ve tried talking nicely to this crazy creature and more often than that, not so nice.  I’ll admit it.  I yell at the bird.  It just will not go away.  Maybe I need to surround my house with those big plastic owls with the bobbing heads.  So while Carole is skipping around her yard whistling and making wishes, I’m thinking of ways to get rid of the darn thing.  And, by the way, I forgive Carole for liking Cardinals since she also likes Orioles…Baltimore Orioles, that is. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to check out Carole’s blog to see what she did with this same paper and image.  (…Or maybe you saw it yesterday. lol)

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (white base), Prism Super Smooth White, Intense Orange, Intense Kiwi   Patterned Paper:  Scenic Route Ashville/Patton Avenue   Stamps:   Inkadinkado “Duet”; Cornish Heritage Farms “Classic Essential Expressions”   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black, Ranger Peeled Paint Distress   Accessories:  Copic markers, Making Memories Flourish (Jigsaw), Hero Arts gemstones, May Arts velour ric rac, EK Success fiber, CHF Perfectly Clear ep (sentiment), sponge, pop dots.  Card size 5” x 5”.

Time for another “Just for Fun” challenge with my friend, Carole!  This is the challenge where one of us sends the other some patterned paper and once it’s in transit, the other picks the image (without having yet seen the paper).  This time I sent Carole this Magnolia paper by My Mind’s Eye and she chose Winobella by Stamping Bella. 

Here’s to You

As I often do, I chose to paper-piece this Bella’s outfit.  I like the perfect color match and sometimes I just can’t get that with a marker or ink.   And I love to pull pattern from the paper into my image.  Of course, this does not always work (i.e. some patterns just aren’t appropriate for such small areas), but for the most part, I love the result.

I used an old sketch challenge from SCS as inspiration for the layout.  I have a printout of most of the SCS sketch challenges (I’m a bit behind on updating this), but I often refer to them when nothing “comes to me” …which lately has been more often than not.    (Summer vacation is fun but it’s draining–of time, energy and creativity.) 

Another great spot for layout ideas is Card Positioning Systems.  They post new sketches weekly and always have fantastic samples with some amazing interpretation.  I love to see how others take a sketch and twist it around to make it their own.

Be sure to check out Carole’s blog to see what she did with the same paper and image!  I’m sure it’s fabulous and I look forward to our next challenge!!  By the way, did you know Carole is one of SCS’s newest Dirty Girls?  Yep, she’s dirty, dirty, dirty!  Big congrats, my friend!!  Here’s to you!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Cardstock: Prism Birchtone Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Magnolia   Stamps:  Winobella by Stamping Bella; sentiment by Inkadinkado  Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black   Accessories:  Copic markers, Toasty Tin extra large eyelets by We R Memory Keepers, sewing machine, pop dots.  Card size 5” x 5”.

A while back, I asked my friend Carole (a.k.a. TruCarMa on Splitcoast) if she’d like to do a fun challenge with me.  YAY!  She said yes!  I don’t know if you’ve ever been to Carole’s blog or gallery (if you haven’t, you must), but she is moi-talented and uber-entertaining.  She certainly has a way with words and always makes me laugh.  Each month, we plan to pick an image and then one of us will send the other the patterned paper we are to use.  This month, we decided on Lattebella from Stamping Bella (since we’ve both had this stamp for a while and it had yet to see ink from either of us). 

How ya bean?

I am a huge, HUGE fan of the latte.  There’s a Starbucks about two miles from my house and I stop by pretty much every day.  Do they know me?  Um….yes.  The basics of my order stay the same (i.e. Grande, skim, extra-hot, light whip…I know, slightly “Frazier-ish”) so all they need to know when I walk up is what flavor I want.  Lately I’ve been on a Caramel Macchiato binge.  Anyway, I love my lattes so when I saw Lattebella I had to get her.  (There was another I had to have, but we’ll save that one for next month.)

I used Copic markers to color the image, pulling the colors from this fun patterned paper Carole sent to me.  When trimming the image, I decided to let her foot hang just a tad past the border (just because I like to do that).  And it’s a bit hard to see here, but I used a coffee bean background stamp (from Lizzie Anne Designs) on the “Razzleberry” paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and be sure to check out Carole’s card! I can’t wait to see it!  Have a great day!

Cardstock:  Prism Razzleberry Dark and Super Smooth White; Stampin’ Up! Gable Green   Patterned Paper:  Flair Designs “Tahiti Graffiti”   Stamps:  Stamping Bella “Lattebella;” sentiment A Muse Artstamps; Lizzie Anne Designs “Coffee Beans”   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black and Watermelon   Accessories:  Copic markers, white gel pen, American Crafts eyelets, sewing machine.  Card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.