glückwunsch (DIY embellies)

Another episode of DIY embellishments - this time from the Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die.  Had confirmation cards to make for DD's girlfriends.  I chose the flower theme.  DD chose the color for this one - beige.

OK, that's cool.  Been hoping to play with CR84FN and here's my chance.



BTW - I know I saw a macaroon stamp out in blogland but I can't find it again.  I think it was actually French.  Anyone have a tip?  Anyway, no macaroons for confirmation.  Just purty blooms. 

Die cut the flower layers.  Used a stylus to make a "bowl" in center of each layer.  Used a scoring tool to curl some petal edges under.  Inked edges.  Assembled flower and added brad to center.  Stamped large flourish on card base and added a die cut border strip to ground the embellies.  Attached large flower with foam tape.

Punched a coordinating center for small flower and added girlfriend's initial to it.  Added some shimmery watercolors to the butterfly left over from an old project, inked edges and attached.  Spritzed with some Perfect Pearls.   Stamped the "glückwunsch" (congratulations) sentiment and frame from this set on the inside.

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies glückwunsch:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette, PP K&Co, Ursus, old dictionary
Stamps: flourish Rubbernecker, butterfly Martha Stewart, sentiment Inkystamp
Ink: Distress Ink Ranger
Tools: flower die Sizzix, border die Spellbinders
Other: paper flowers Prima,  brad, letter sticker

flowers (velveteen stamping)

Finally got around to creating cards with flowers for this month's Hero Arts challenge.

Wanted to try the velveteen stamping technique. Shari used white pigment ink and Hero Arts inks.  Must not work optimally with chalk inks.  You can see my swirl BG on the white areas (stamped with white pigment ink), but not shimmering through the flowers (stamped with chalk ink).

Love the color combo at CR84FN #50.  But I struggled with the assembly of this card.  Tried various CS colors to mount it on and some ribbon here or there, but came back to simplest of simple.  One  little vellum butterfly.  And pale yellow for the back panel at least!

Went with the Hero Arts colors for this month on this card made with the negative of card #1.

Had actually tested the chalk inks on this negative before stamping card #1.  Saw that the velveteen effect didn't really work, but wanted to go with the colors anyway and I only have them in chalk inks.

Love navy blue so decided to keep this simple by heat embossing the flowers in white.  Can you tell I don't own an anti-static sack?

Do you have a trick for avoiding the stray embossing powder effect?

Thanks for looking (again) today.

Supplies See the flowers smiling  :
Paper: CS Neenah and American Crafts, vellum TPC

Stamps: swirl,flowers and sentiment Hero Arts, butterfly Stampendous

Ink: white pigment Adirondack, Versamagic chalk, Versamark

Tools: die Spellbinders

Other: embossing powder Zing

Supplies Sending sunshine  :
Paper: CS Neenah and American Crafts, kraft stash

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: white pigment Adirondack, Versamagic chalk, Versamark

Tools: die Spellbinders

Other:   embossing powder Rayher

With Sympathy (dry embossing)

Very challenging colors for me over at CR84FN - gray, kraft and yellow.  Love the inspiration though.  I swear I can smell those lemons.  If you don't know these ladies, check them out - a  great variety of styles.



Notice the quote:  Happiness is a butterfly...  Thus my new embossing folder.  Again.  Twice.  You decide which one you like better.

Same concept for both.  CS base stamped at edges with butterfly stamp.  Gray dots embossed PP panel stitched with yellow onto CS base.   Some punched butterflies (some heat embossed) adhered to front.  More butterflies and some pearls on #1.  Fewer butterflies and a bigger sentiment on #2.

I made #1 first.  By no means is it a fancy card... but for my taste it was too "heavy".  Thus #2.

TIP:  Use a square punch to make the "V" on a sentiment strip.  Less wonky than snipping with scissors.  And I'm too cheap to buy a die to do it for me.

TIP:  No one likes having to make sympathy cards.  But I enjoy using these stamps from Technique Tuesday when I have to.  Very versatile.

Thanks for visiting.

 

 

 

Supplies :

Paper: PP echo park, CS American Crafts, DCWV

Stamps: butterfly Martha Stewart, sentiment PTI and Technique Tuesday

Ink: Versamark, Versamagic chalk, black Versafine

Tools: punch Martha Stewart, embossing folder Craft Concepts, sewing machine, corner rounder and square punch EKS

Other: embossing powder, pearls

life's simple pleasures (interactive?)

When I saw Papertrey's challenge yesterday I figured I would be sitting this one out.  Movers and shakers is not me.

But alas, I am still working on the CPS anniversary challenge and sketch #242 for day 7 was one of the sketches I still had to do:



Well, if you turn it sideways and combine it with this groovy tutorial from Susan for a multi-fold card, I decided you get this:

Tough to photograph, especially on a windy day!  And if you open it up you get:

Looking for the interactive-ness?  How about count the birdies?

I used the color combo from CR84FN:

DD just came home from school and got all excited about this one.  New technique for Mom.  Guess she approves :)

And I struggled big time with CPS sketch #26 of day 10.  Too scrapbooky for me:

But alas, that is what is so cool about sketches.  Just gather your goodies and let the sketch do the talking.  Again I hit my stash of previously stamped images and scraps and lo and behold (two hours later I must admit) this emerged:

I do likey, even though getting the balance was tough.  Hope you likey too!

Supplies life's simple pleasures:

Paper: CS American Crafts; PP me and my big ideas
Stamps: PTI

Ink: gray pigment Cat's Eye; chartreuse Versamagic

Tools:  score board, cutting knife, reed bird/tree  dies Memory Box

Other: clear embossing powder

Supplies million and one thanks:

Paper: card base Butinette

Stamps:  shadow squares Hero Arts; flowers SEI; sentiment Technique Tuesday; embossed text on strip Tim Holtz

Ink: Tumbled Glass, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey Distress Ink; black Versafine

Tools:  leaf die Spellbinders;  sewing machine

Other: handmade flower, white embossing powder