Happy Wedding Day Pink heat embossing and Cake embellishment Card

I have another wedding card to share. The background stamp is by Hero Arts. I stamped it with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with pink embossing powder by Stampendous. I had a slight issue when stamping the background of this card- I didn't ink the stamp well and so when I pressed it onto the paper there were open spaces inside the pattern. So to fix this I would heat an area of the cardstock and get it really hot with the embossing gun. Then I would sprinkle more powder onto that area and heat set it again. After a few times doing this the spaces filled in nicely. It gives a fabulous texture look because the image is raised up higher then usually plus the image/background is filled in like it should be.

 The stamped background is matted onto silver cardstock and in the center of my stamped background I have a Spellbinders die cut in white Recollections paper. The gems around the edge are by Want 2 Scrap and the cake sticker in the center is by Jolee's. Moving down on the card we come to the ribbon in the center is by Offray with pearls by Forever In Time and just below the ribbon I layered two lacy border punches by Martha Stewart in silver cardstock. The sentiment is computer generated and matted onto the same silver cardstock.

Thanks for looking.

myStamp Box

I have a new card by  

I used stamp sets: 

Abundant Blossoms

Lines of Life

The flower in the center of the flowers is heat embossed with yellow embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. I fussy cut it out and adhered it to the Petaloo flower and then to the Design Objectives die cut. 

The patterned paper is by Studio G that I found the whole 6x6 paper pack for $1.00 at Meijer. (Just goes to show how much they jack up prices for paper crafting. It's not right. smh)

Thanks for looking.

Wedding Congrats

I have to say I do love the look of sequins but hate the hassle of them. If anyone has a tip or adhesive recommendation I am open to suggestions. Currently I am using Claudine Helmuth Multi Medium that squirts out too much at a time making the whole experience feel uncontrollable. The medium dries relatively clear and unseen by the everyday person but I can see it which kind of bugs me. I feel like if I could control the amount of Multi Medium that comes out then I could control the amount that dries with a raised finish. Do you think I have control issues? 

Anyway back to my wedding card. 

The background stamp by Hero Arts is stamped with Versa. Mark ink and heat embossed with myStamp Box gold embossing powder. I cut it down and matted it onto a piece of gold-ish yellow patterned paper. If I had to guess the manufacturer for the DP I would say K and Co. It's really pretty which is a shame that I covered it up. The dry embossed bride and groom is an embossing folder by Darice and it's matted onto a piece of gold cardstock (unknown). The sequins are from Joann's which are sold in a single strip. The sentiment was generated by the computer and printed out onto Recollections white cardstock. The flower in the corner is a sticker by Martha Stewart.

Thanks for looking.

Mark's Finest Papers-Congrats

Manly Monday

Welcome back to Manly Monday. Thanks for sticking with me as I sort out life's endless twists and turns always pulling me from one end to another. Please check out the cards below by clicking on the name of the blog. It will take you directly to the Manly card. There's a lot today. Sit back and relax.

BG Payne Crafts

Creative Crafting by Shell

Hazel's Handmade crafts

Korttikarkuri-Runaway Cards 

Draper's Creations

Magagi's Crafty Bits

Curly Bear Crafts

Wicked-Designs

Gram's Treasures

Lucy Loves Scrapping

Lucy Loves Scrapping

Lucy Loves Scrapping

Doing Life

Scrapbooking Och Sant

My Creative Moments

Krafty Kool Kat

Lorianna's Corner

Rita's Univers

For my card I used a tractor stamp by Stamp N Plus. You can find it HERE. I colored it in with Copic markers and then die cut it out with a Spellbinders die. The clouds are a punch by Marvy. The background papers are very old by Sunborn as well as the eyelets by Making Memories. The sentiment die cut is by Design Objectives. I used Memnto ink on the image and Hero Arts ink for the sentiment. 

Thanks for looking.

http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ Anything goes
http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com/ Something that begins with S-Stamps

Flower birthday

I made a new card today using a sketch from Mark's Finest Papers. You can see it HERE.

The background stamp and black ink by Hero Arts, patterned paper by Basic Grey, Houndstooth flowers by Oriental Trading Co, other flowers by Stamping Scrapping with sequins in the center and a rhinestone in side of it. The rhinestones are by Want 2 Scrap. I heat embossed the chevron stamp with Versa Mark and ink and Ranger embossing powder. Then I covered the white chevron and sentiment cardstock with blue powder chalk by Stamp N Plus.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

Mark's Finest Papers-Sketch with flowers

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/ Flowers for all

http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com/ Something beginning with S-Sequins

http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://wedodoobadoo.blogspot.co.uk/Lots of layers

http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/ Rubber stamping

http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ Embossing powder

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Anything goes

Best Wishes

I made a new card for a challenge over at Mark's Finest Papers. It is a color challenge; red, orange and brown. I stamped my Hero Arts background stamp with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with red embossing powder by Ranger. The background cardstock is by Recollectioms as well as the brown chipboard sparkle swirl and the orange flower. The patterned paper is by Cosmo Cricket and the sentiment stamp by K and I Memories. I stamped it with black Hero Arts ink.

http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/color-challenge-21-5-1-14-Colors red, orange and brown

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Anything goes

http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/ Rubber stamping (background stamp is rubber)

http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ Embossing powder

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

Forever and Ever

I have another wedding card to share today. Real quick I wanted to tell you that the title of this card reminds me of the sequel for Open Season where Elliott is afraid to marry Giselle forever and ever. He questions Boog about the "and ever". It is a comical movie but not my favorite animated movie sequel. Idk which one is my favorite now that I think about it. I will have to ponder that one and get back to you.

So....I created the background by stamping a Hero arts background stamp with Versa Mark ink onto an off white but not cream off white more of a grey off white, cardstock by Stampin Up. I heat embossed the background using silver embossing powder by Stamp It. I cut this background piece a little bit smaller then some sparkly aqua cardstock by DCWV and then adhered the two together for a layered look. 

I then took a scrap of patterned paper and used a border punch by Martha Stewart on both sides creating that lacy doily look. I die cut the white Label 5 and rectangle dies by Spellbinders out of white cardstock and a slightly patterned aqua paper both by Recollections. I placed the gems by Want2Scrap around Label 5 with a Jollee's cake sticker in its center as my focal point. The sentiment is a pre-printed vellum piece out of a pack by Studio 112. I ran it through my Xyron sticker maker and love the clean results it produces. It's fun to see the stamped butterfly on the layer under the vellum.

Challenges:

Mark's Finest Papers-Vellum {sentiment}

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Anything goes

http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Things with wings

http://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk/ Wings and things

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://fitztownchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Lots of Layers

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG w option use a sentiment

http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ Embossing powder

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/ Lots of Layers

http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

miriamscraftingblog.com- Texture

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/ Use pastels

http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/ Wedding

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/ Things with wings

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/ AG
http://www.allwayssomethingcreative.blogspot.com/ Wedding

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/ At least one embellishment

http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/ Rubber stamping

http://www.theeastwind.com/ Die cuts or punches

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/ Pretty pastels

WoW! Busy Me

It's been a crazy week. Hubby's birthday, computer issues and fighting with a doctor's office have really taken away from my time to blog. Right now I'm exhausted but wanted to let you know that Manly Monday will resume next Monday. I have some awesome cards to share with you.

Now onto making this short and sweet. 

I made a few wedding cards this week. This one has a ridiculous amount of photos but I just love the bird cage. I don't love the vellum sentiment only because the adhesive shows through. Maybe if it were on white instead of the gold it would look better. I may alter this one before it goes on the shelves to sell. Background stamp by Hero Arts and sentiment by Lawn Fawn. They are both heat embossed with Versa Mark and Stamp N Plus gold embossing powder. The vellum is self adhesive by Paper Reflections and I used it for the sentiment and the die cut behind the birdcage. That die is by Life Style Crafts. Stickers by Forever in Time,  Jolee's and TPC Studio.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:
Mark's Finest Papers-Use Vellum

http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Anything goes

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/ Things with wings

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk/ Wings and things

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/ Love

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ Add dimension

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

Let's Celebrate

Happy Sunday everyone. I have a new card I made for my husbands birthday and a couple of challenges. The gnome image is by MelonHeadz and I colored him in with Copic markers. I'm not really very good with shading but I like to color when I have free time and want to relax for a bit. I Googled gnome images and this one was the best for the marker colors that I own. 

Once I colored him in I die cut him and the next size rectangle out with my Spellbinders dies.  The sequins are recycled from an old dance costume and the stars, Recollections cardstock, is a die cut by Quickutz/Life Style Crafts/We R Memory Keepers. The sentiment is by Paper Smooches. I stamped it with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with red Ranger embossing powder. 

For my background paper I took some white Studio G cardstock and rubbed Dizzy powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus over it with a cosmetic wedge. I was going to dry emboss the cardstock but thought it looked great as is. 

Thanks for taking a look and stopping by today.

Challenges:

http://chalk-ah-lot.blogspot.com/- Recycle with chalk

Mark's Finest Paper- Sketch with something in a garden

http://www.lisasomerville.com/ Bling on it {Sequins}

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/ Recycled sequins

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/-Use some scraps {sentiment paper and red cs}

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/ Birthday

http://getinkychallenge.blogspot.com/ Die cut designs

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/ Stack em up 2 or more layers

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/ Lots of layers

http://thesweetpeastampers.blogspot.co.uk/ Birthday

http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.com/ Embossing {sentiment}

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Recycled sequins becuz I like to get some use out of the old dance costumes since I paid a small fortune for them back in the day [and they're trendy right now:)}

http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/ What inspires you? I would have to say the sketch and the twist of something from your garden is what inspired this card. Nothing like a sketch to get the old brain moving.

http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/group/cmccopicchallengegroup Birthday

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ Birthday

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ No DP

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://ditziedigidesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ Say it with words

http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/ Use a die cut or punch

It's the Little things

Long day but I'm finally here posting.

Here is another card using a woodgrain stamp. For this card I stamped the Hero Arts background stamp with Stampin Up ink (I think it's the caramel color) onto white cardstock. Then I inked the edges with Ranger's distress ink and an ink blender. Love the way the edges look darker and it fades inward. The Hero Arts sentiment is stamped on Recollections pink patterned paper. I then matted the background panel to brown cardstock from Hobby Lobby. The ribbon on the left is by Offray and I glued the Prima leaf ribbon on top of it. The flower is by Martha Stewart. 

Thanks so much for looking.

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://craftitudechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything goes

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ No DP

Just Becuz

I have a small series of cards I'll be sharing over the next three days using wood grain stamps. With spring on my mind I'm drawn to nature this time of year and it reflects in the projects I'm working on. 

For this card I stamped the circle background onto Kraft cardstock by Oriental Trading Co with brown Stampin Up ink. I matted that piece onto brown cardstock by Bazzill. On the same brown color cardstock I stamped this Hero Arts sentiment using white pigment ink by Stampin Up. Once it was dry I added it to the bottom of my card front and placed a leaf brad by Creative Imaginations to the left. 

The leaf in the center is chipboard from some packaging (way to be green on Earth day) that I cut into the leaf shape using a Spellbinders die. I was able to emboss it giving a nice raised rim around the edge. I stamped a different wood grain background on it with the same brown ink and then inked the edges with Rangers Distress Inks. I let it dry for a few minutes and then covered it with Rock Candy crackle paint by Tim Holtz for Ranger Industries. After it dried I adhered the leaf to the front of the card with foam adhesive.

Thanks so much for looking and come back tomorrow for another wood grain look.

Challenges:

http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/- anything goes

http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/ Use kraft Cardstock

Manly Monday

Hi, Welcome back to Manly Monday. I have a couple of awesome guy cards to share with you today. I hope you will head over to these ladies blogs and then check out the end of the post for my guy card.

Angel Stamping with PK

Grams Treasures

Ema-Gination

Those were great ladies. Thank you for the inspiration.

So my card was for my nephews birthday. He really likes hockey and this was a quick pull it together before the party and then my husband didn't give it to him for some odd reason. Idk what happened but it ended up back in my bag, unsigned and with the envelope. I know I'll forget to ask him and the fact that was over a week ago means he won't remember what happened with it. lol we are a pair-a pair of what? Idk.

I used a hockey sticker from an old Creative Memories hockey pack-you know the kind with the paper, matting and stickers that all match-yeah that's the one. I placed the sticker on to white cardstock and matted it on blue and then purple cardstock by Color-Aid. I added this square piece to a Karen Foster hockey paper, stamped the Hero Arts sentiment in black HA ink and embellished with little epoxy stickers by Cloud 9. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges:
http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/ Where the boys are

http://ditziedigidesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://lauralcraft.weebly.com/dragonfly-dreams-challenge.html Make it for the boys

http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/ One for the boys