Twinkle! A Tissue Mini-Tutorial

Another post!  The challenge is to use tissue and I was inspired to make this star card.  So here is a tutorial for a new technique for you.  Brush on acrylic paint or drag a vibrant ink pad over a piece of white card stock.  Let dry.  Squeeze on any liquid glue that will dry clear and take a piece of plain or patterned tissue paper and crush so that it will have wrinkles.  Apply it to the card stock, let it dry, and trim the edges.  Now you can stamp images or sentiments directly onto the tissue or apply another layer with your sentiment as I did here.  Attach the tissue layer to your card blank and your card is complete.  This particular card has glitter paint as a background for the sentiment (twinkle) and the image (dotted star) both stamped in black.  Hope you enjoyed this informal tutorial and that you will stop in again to see what I am up to.  This card will be uploaded to Friends of Speedy TV at Mark's Finest Papers for this weeks challenge and Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes.   See you soon!

Star Dreams

My second post today!  I've created a card called Blue and White Star Dreams.  I had a particular little boy in mind who should always have sweet dreams and who wears denim, denim, denim.   It was created with a burlap background stamp using denim distress ink and trimmed with deckle decorative scissors.  The stamp is a favorite but of unknown origin because it was unmounted long ago.   Not too much ribbon was applied so it wouldn't get too "girly" and my Sketch with a Twist challenge card over at MFP/Speedy TV was completed.  It will also be entered into the Stamping Chef "for a boy" challenge, that is, if Mr. Linky let me play along! And Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes.  Thanks for peeking in again!

Mile High Cake

Being "height challenged" as I am, my waistline and my scale like this kind of Mile High Cake the best.  The Inspiration Challenge at Speedy TV has a photo of earrings with graduated cubes.  I find myself wondering why I don't check out my own jewelry box for inspirations.  What came to mind was a layer cake.  I never make layer cakes so I really appreciate them when I see them in a bakery or at an event.  Since I always need birthday cards, it seemed like the way to go.  Even though it has pink in it, I think it would work for a masculine card as well.  Think strawberry icing.  Inside, in the smallest stamp imaginable, it says, "Happy Birthday, Friend!" It will be on the Addicted to CAS site as well.   Hope you like it and thanks for peeking in again today. If you have time, leave a comment.  They are always appreciated!

A Hug for You

This week MFP/Sketch with a Twist is a sketch plus use 2 animals.  I thought of my adorable hugging bears stamp by DJ Hooker or DOTS, not sure which company since all my stamps are now unmounted.  Of course, I thought I would always remember....The sentiment is by Local King Rubber and it is soon to become a fave.  It's a rainy day here and the flowers should be on their way to us!  Challenges:  MFP/Sketch with a Twist--Sketch, 2 Animals; Victorine Originals--Dots and Stripes;  Wags and Whiskers--Friendship;  Word Art Wednesday--Anything Goes Inspirational;  Crafting By Designs--Animals;  Inky Impressions--For a Child;  Loves Rubber Stamps--Anything Goes;  Crafty Bloggers Network-- Anything Goes;  Make It Monday--Anything Goes; Kaboodle Doodles--Use 2 Pattern Papers;  Eureka Stamps--Stripes or Circles;  Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog--For a Child, Vicky's Place Challenges--Teddy and Friend.

Spring Has Sprung Daisy

Hello, friends.   We think in Florida that spring has sprung and then another "cool" front will come through to prove us wrong.   I have some crotons that have traveled miles in and out of the cold.

The card I chose to share with you today brings to mind the lovely colors of spring.  The background paper is an acrylic paint wash technique and the image is heat embossed and colored with H2O's for shimmer.  I know you will recognize the tag die and the sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers.  Check out the Simple Salutations challenge at MFP/SpeedyTV this week for cards related to spring.    Maybe spring will be in your area soon!

Second Post Today: Hello Happy Flowers

Hello again, Bloggers and Followers!  My second post today and my second card from the "basket" is a card I'm calling Hello Happy Flowers.    The Inspiration challenge at Speedy TV this week is From the Garden and these little happy flowers all lined up fit the theme.  The stripes even pick up the pattern in another of Lois's photos and cards.  It seemed like a cheery card to offer to you today.  Hope you like it.

Check out the challenge at http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/inspiration-challenge-3-in-the-garden-3-21-13      Be sure to leave a comment so I will know you stopped by.

Bold Border and a Daisy

Hello, Bloggers!  The card today began with a challenge to myself:  Use what is already in the "basket".  The "basket" is really a tote that sits under my counter to hold items I've pulled for other cards or the left overs--dp, images, embells .... you get the idea.  With the available items, I followed the Sketch with a Twist at SpeedyTV request to use a fancy border and that certainly set the theme for the sketch.  Then I added the MFP image colored with Copics and the MFP sentiment.  I wish you could see the shimmer of the alcohol ink dp used.   That dp was created summers ago and I just love the colors.  I guess you can guess why my work basket is overflowing! This card will also be shared at Word Art Wednesday. Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment so I'll know you were here!  Have a wonderful day!

Friendship Mosaic

Good morning, friends and stampers!  I am happy to report that my internet provider rep spent most yesterday with us, but we are finally up and running all the time instead of just hit and miss.  

So it's time to post another card for you.  This card is called a mosaic card and was inspired by Lois Bak's cards and photos at Speedy TV's Inspiration Challenge.  My card focused on the Mondrian-like pattern and her sailboat card with the more subtle colors.  I have to say I am more of a rose-pink nail polish girl, but I loved the patterns in the paper and needed a more masculine card.  I seem to be drawn to card designs that remind me of quilts or cards that create an overall design.  

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by today.  

I hope to enter this card in:  
There She Goes --anything goes
The Shabby Tea Room --anything goes 
Through the Craft Room Door --anything goes 
Pause, Dream, Enjoy --anything goes 
Creative Card Crew  masculine 

Goin' Postal

Hello, girlfriend!  This card is for a friend who lives far away so postage seemed appropriate.  Heat embossing, Twinkling H2O's, a Spellbinders Tag die,  a Provo Craft embossing folder, and a favorite stamp image--the card came together.  Thanks for stopping by to see my MFP Simple Salutations challenge entry.  Do you have a girlfriend who lives far away?  Send a card to her and brighten her day.  Or send a card to me to brighten mine!  TY for stopping by!

Whooo Hooo! Time Spent With You

Tick!  Tick!  Tick!  Time Spent with You Clocks

Today I had some nice surprises in the mail--some exercise dvd's for the "new me" and several sets of stamps.  I had to use them right away--another "new me" resolution so I decided to play along at FOSFTV--Friends of Speedy Fox TV  (here).  It's a sketch challenge and so I used clocks from 2 Inkadinkado sets and one from Stella Rose.  I thought a parchment card stock would be nice with Tea Dye distress ink and some double sided print dp.  One of my favorite Angel Company sentiments is "Nothing could be better than time spent with you, my friend" so you can guess why I was excited to use new clock images.  Speaking of time, I have turkeys and pumpkins to finish so we can get them to the craft shops.