HAPPY 2015!

Writing 2015 just blows me away!  Time flies.  My hope for all reading this blog is to have a very healthy and happy year to come.

I haven't posted all month but that is about to change.  My plan this year is to be more involved in card challenges AND get some kind of scrapping done as well.


First off is a challenge that I create myself on Paperartistsonline.com.  Each month I will be posting on the 1st, a card sketch for anyone there to use to create their own version.  For January I decided I wanted to push myself out of my semetricalness (I know, not a real word) and go for some different angles.  I like the opposing feel of angles being stretched out creating a sense of movement.  This is my sketch and first spin on that idea.

Materials used:

TSOL patterned paper from the December Card Kit used for the panels and paper piecing.
Paper Smooches "Spiffy Scooters" and die sets

Thanks for looking and Happy New Year

FWF Holiday Card

This Unity kit I played with tonight is the best!  I used the October 2013 KOM "Oh Christmas Tree". There are so many stamps to choose from that I had a hard time deciding what to do.  But I had two goals tonight.  One was to get a FWF card in on time and at the same time use my PAO sketch to create it with.  I think I achieved my goals.

I scanned the jar and tag and then printed and cut on my Klic N Kut.  I so love my KNK!  The jar was  printed on Copic friendly paper and my ink jet printer ink does the job.  No smearing or bleeding.  I also did a little paper piecing for the bow around the jar's lid.  Then once finished coloring the jar I stamped the peppermint candy inside the jar.  Love those little candies...so cute.

All stamps are from Oh Christmas Tree:

Thanks for looking and I appreciate comments:)

PAO December 2014 Sketch Card

I've taken over the challenge of creating a monthly card sketch on PaperArtistsOnline for my friend Jen who is focusing on the monthly layout sketch over there.  Jen will be a hard act to follow.  Her card sketches have been fabulous, challenging and so much fun.

So for my first sketch I actually created one of my typical stream-of-consciousness cards and then made the sketch.  Is that cheating?


Though going backwards here this is my sketch:

This is the original card I made the sketch above from.  Large die cut tag from PTI, fern stamp JudiKin's, little tag and stamp TSOL/Stephanie Barnard and matting from assorted MFT Blueprint sets.  Paper from assorted stash.

Finally, I actually made a card FROM the sketch.  I just wish the shimmery appearance of this card showed up better in the photo.  Card base and blue/green panel are from Club Scrap collections, tree is a die from Elizabeth Crafts and sentiment die is PTI.

Thanks for looking.

Unity FWF Easy Embossed Card

This was so easy it's embarrassing.  Embossing folders really are an easy, quick and terrific way to make a fast card.   The sentiment is a Unity stamp which fits nicely into the blank area of this embossing folder.  A few buttons with enamel dots, some baker's twine and Bob's your Uncle as my friend Jen says.

Thanks for looking.

Card Making Frenzy

The long awaited day of attending Stephanie Barnard's card class arrived.  What a fun and intense day it was.  Two, 2 hour classes of 3 cards each.  I'm proud that I finished the first 5 and nearly completed the 6th.  Maybe my energy will return tonight or tomorrow and I will finish it.

Meanwhile here is what I did finish.


Morning class

Afternoon class

Stand up card with suspended flower

Shaker flip it card

Step card

Hidden flap card

Gate fold card

My good friend Jennifer, Stephanie Barnard and me.

Thanksgiving Cards for the Grandkids

Doodlebug card stock and stickers made this a no-brainer for making cards for my nearly 1 year old granddaughter and nearly 3 year old grandson.  Paper and stickers are from the Friendly Forest Collection.  I just love the colors and darling animals and owls.  The card base is TSOL's Triple Cricle Flip-It die.  I think the children will love the interactive style card.

For my granddaughter...

For my grandson...

Thanks for looking:)

Unity FWF Friday - Masking Play

I couldn't wait to play with two new sets of stamps tonight.  I didn't give a lot of thought for a card.  Merely a chance to play with 3 stamps and some masking.  I don't feel that cards always need a sentiment.  Simple note cards are often just the ticket for a nice note to someone without a specific theme.

The flight of birds background is from Vintage Era Background and the two tags are from The Garden (What-not) Collection.  I bought the Vintage set mainly for the birds but all the stamps will be fun to be creative with.  But those birds really got me.

I stamped the tags first onto card stock and then masked them with Eclipse paper before over stamping with the bird stamp.  So simple.  The background for the tag with the glasses was easily done with JudiKins Dusters (short stubby brushes that look like shaving brushes) and Distress Inks.

The birds on the second card were stamped in my homemade pad of multi-Distress Inks.

Thanks for looking and your comments.