Crazies Card Class

Join me and the Crazies (cats, dogs and mini cats & dogs) for a fun technique filled card class. You will learn to use distressed inks to color images and make fun backgrounds. No worries if you have taken my Crazy Birds class, you will learn different techniques. 4 cards in 1 hour of messy inky fun!
Class is $20. Class participants will receive 20% off their purchase of products used in class.

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I found this cool stamp at Michaels' dollar spot and couldn't resist bringing it home. Once I got it home, I decided that I just had to play with it. This card is the result. I randomly stamped a background and then colored in and fussy cut out one of the mandalas. I popped it off the background, added a saying, matted the whole thing and have a pretty nifty card to mail out :)

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I used some old Hot Off The Press pre-embossed papers (those of you who were at Cool Crops may remember Cara ironing these papers), inked the pieces with distressed ink, matted them, added a saying, a punched butterfly, a stamped flower (SU stamp and punch) plus some bling to make some quick and easy cards for Mother's Day.

Aren't they petty?

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I posted about the Mama Elephant Lunar Animals stamp set way back in February and finally got them in a few weeks ago. Unpacking from a crop, I came across a Chinese New Year layout I had created and decided the dragon would be the perfect addition to the layout. 

 

Not quite sure about it now that it's on my layout but I love how cute he is and so he's staying. I'll keep it out and let it simmer until I figure out if there's anything else I can add to it. Suggestions?

 

And while I had my supplies out, I decided to make a birthday card for my mom...shhh don't tell her...with the lunar animals. These guys represent the 4 of us, aren't they just too cute???

 

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Remember this post? I played a bit more with Fred and Ginger and came up with this card. I think the eyelashes just make the card, don't you?

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My boys had a Quince~era (Sweet 15th Birthday) to attend so I whipped up some cards for them. Sequins, stickles, bling, some cardstock plus just the right sentiment stamp and they were ready to go.

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I found this card while I was browsing on Pinterest and fell in love with it. I love how playful it is and so simple to put together.

I had just bought a stamp and die set from a new to me company...Your Next Stamp Fred & Ginger stamp and dies. Aren't they just adorable?

When they came in, I couldn't resist and just had to play with them. Some paper scraps, a little copic coloring and some quick measurements and here are the results of my card making session!

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I bought a new stamp set with this cutie and a friend plus the accompanying dies. They are just too cute and I had to make some cards with it. The Hokey Pokey stamp is an SU oldie but perfect for this card. It's super simple and I even pulled out some old old Basic Gray patterned paper for the background. The flamingo is stamped on pink paper, cut out and he was ready to go. Enjoy!

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I just heard some not so good news about a friend and decided to make a card to hopefully cheer her up. While I was at it, I made a few extras...there are other friends I can mail these to. If you would love to get one of these, let me know and I'll get one out to you. Love getting and mailing out snail mail. A little close up to show the details plus some wink of stella shine :)

Sneaky Sunday

Have you seen these super cute Crazy Birds stamp set by Tim Holtz & Stampers Anonymous? I finally got my hands on a set plus accompanying dies (coming soon...I had to hand cut these guys) and started playing with them last weekend. The result of my crafty session is a new class called Distress with the Crazy Birds. In this inky card class, we'll put together 4 cards and learn different techniques to use distress inks in our crafting. I will be offering this class starting in February and cost will be $20. 

Bonus: Class participants receive 20% off purchase of products used in class.

Please bring your favorite distress ink colors and blending tools (if you have them) and adhesive. Everything else will be provided.

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As you know, I have 2 boys and boy cards, especially TEEN boys, are hard to come by. When I saw these two stamp sets, I had to get them and then of course, I got stuck. How do you use these little bitty stamps and random greetings?

Well thank goodness for Google and Pinterest, I found a bunch of ideas and made some cards for our birthday card stash. Just add a gift card to Game Stop, iTunes, Best Buy, etc. and you'll have some very happy teen boys. Here are 2 other cards I scraplifted.

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As promised here full photos of the cards I put together using leftover paper my Summer Lovin' class. I made 5 cards total - 2 of these and 1 each of the ones below. This card would look even better if I broke out my sewing machine and stitched along the edges of all the papers. But alas that is too much work and I am all about quick & easy.

Every single time I emboss, I feel like I need more practice. It looks messy but I love the look and it gives the card a little something extra. Just need more practice ;)

Running out of paper and ideas...don't think it came out too bad. I wish the color of my faux stitches were a better match but it was all I had. Maybe I should draw around the squares and trace around the words. Thoughts?

This card came about my mistake...I cut the flamingo paper too short...and decided to cut it into three pieces and added a little bling. Came out well for a mistake, eh?

Stamps used are a set from Paper Smooches called Many Thanks and Hero Arts Absolutely Awesome stamp. If you need the stamps, I can special order it for you...just let me know.

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Another stamp set I picked up at an RSC yard sale (they have the best stuff there) and justt had to play with. Just a little something simple...colored with copic markers and using scraps from way back!

Colored in the hearts with Wink of Stella markers and I love how sparkly they came out. The sentiment inside says, "thought you could use a little pickup!"

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I bought this stamp set at a RSC yard sale since I can't seem to pass up on anything froggy. The card looks cuter in person AND obviously Mr. Froggy is falling off the mushroom! My masking skills are good, just the lining up part needs major work, not so easy with wood mounted stamps. Any tips? Suggestions? Mat the image and patterned paper? Ribbon/twine?

I colored in the image with Copic markers and used the color blender to hit certain spots to get the marbled effect and a dab of the white souffle pen gives it a little dimension. 
Hope you like it!

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It's so nice out I thought I'd try to get some work in out on the deck. And then of course the clouds rolled in and I'm back in the scrap cave. Today I am sharing with you the cutest card I've made so far. This is stamp set by Paper Smooches called "Let's Roll". There are several other sayings and sushi types but I haven't played with them yet. I had to dig up some rusty masking skills and got creative with my limited copic colors.

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OWhile at Ready Set Crop a couple of weekends ago, I had the opportunity to shop their yard sale. One of the main offerings were some vintage Stampin' Up stamps. I bought a few and couldn't resist playing with this one, Basket Full of Fun. Not a lot of time to play around but I got two cards done. Not in love with this card.

For the second card, I decided to leave off the distressing inks and make it a little more colorful. I think it might need a strip of solid cardstock behind the striped paper. 

Which card do you like better?

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Quick & Easy seems to be a theme when it comes to my card making. This card is one of a bunch that I made using some older papers in my stash as well as a very old SU stamp set. A little inking, a little coloring with copics and some fancy glittery paper made the card.

ps. I'll try to get a better pic when I pull out the big camera

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We attended a baptism on Sunday and I needed a card. I browsed through pinterest and found this one, loved it and decided to lift the idea. I used SU's Special Blessings stamp set, it was all I had on hand, the SU bird punch and a Martha Stewart butterfly punch. Die-cuts are a set of Spellbinders nestabilities set I've had forever and this may have been the first time I used it. It was easy enough to put together and my friends loved it :)

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I can't believe I haven't shared this card yet. Another SU stamp set...actually 2 different stamp sets that should be sold together! A little bit of fussy cutting, some brown ink and a few strips of washi tape pulled this cute card together. Now who to send these to, hmmm...

Share A Card Tuesday: Graduation cards

Graduation season is in full swing and I've been stocking up my stash with a few cards. This first card was made in a pinch and I used what I had on hand. Some scraps on the table and a greeting. Nothing fancy...for a college graduation.

While at our crop, I purchased a "graduation" themed stamp set from our Close To My Heart consultant. I had a thin die for the stars and used American Crafts POW glitter paper...I have these in stock and the glitter does NOT come off. Stamped the greeting and cap, fussy cut the hat and tassel, popped it up and I have another graduation card.

On the inside I added a pocket and slipped in some cash. I found a cute idea to fold a $20, $1 and $5 notes so you see "2015"...make it any dollar amount by multiplying the 20's and 1's.