Dimension w/Layering

I was inspired to create a card with dimension, without using foam tape at the Try Stampin' On Tuesday challenge.  My favorite way to do that is just simply by layering.  The key to dimension can be the product used.  So I used a shaped die and a fairly intricate die, some glitter paper, and then added a layer of vellum, die cut sentiment and sequins for even more dimension.  

 I actually used the negative pieces of the die, not the positive.  And since they were cut with glitter paper, they really pop. 

The sentiment includes a die cut word, and and embossed sentiment, and this is layered on stop of the card, and then sequins. 

I will say, funnest part of this card was fitting all those negative pieces on the card base.  It was like a puzzle. 

I hope you find some time to create today! 

Supplies Used - Love You Forever and a Day

Stamps and Dies:  Scallop Heart Fold-its Die (Sizzix); Love Statement Stamp Set and Die (The Stamps of Life); Vellum (Graffix)

Ink & Embossing:  Black Onyx (Versafine); 

Paper: Powdered Sugar and Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Strawberry Glitter Paper (The Stamps of Life);

Other: Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);

Wish . . . fpr CASology

Here is the cue card for this week's CASology. 

And my wishes are get well wishes . . .

Who doesn't love a shaker card with well wishes in it?  

I hope you find some time to create today!

Supplies Used - Get Well Wishes

Stamps:  Birdie Friends (Pretty Pink Posh)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento) and Copic Markers

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah)

Accessories:  Window Sheet (Graffix), Storybook 4 Dies (Pretty Pink Posh), Share Kindness Sequin Mix (Pretty Pink Posh) and Confetti Hearts (Martha Stewart)

Grateful Thanks - Colour Q and Paper Smooches Challenges

I have two cards to share tonight.  Two cards for two challenges. 

First up is a card I created for Colour Q challenge.  I used Stampin' Up inks to watercolor, which I don't do often.  But it works!  The color palette . . .

Here is my card . . .

And my sequins matched up pretty nicely too.  I love it when things come together.  

And then next up is a little something for Paper Smooches Challenge.  I've not participated in one for a while, and I started out creating a wreath using one of their stamps sets.  I was inspired by their inspiration photo . . .

But it went in a different direction, as you'll see below.  

I was inspired to cut pieces of my wreath with a circle punch, and then piece it all back together.  If you look closely, I did match up the pieces.  It's tough to tell . . . but I swear.  It was puzzle time for me.  

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Cheers! 

Supplies Used - Grateful Heart

Stamps:  Happy Scenes (Stampin' Up)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Hello Honey, and Old Olive (Stampin' Up); Versamark; Black Embossing Powder (Ranger)

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); Acetate (Graffix)

Accessories:  Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies (Stampin' Up); Autumn Harvest Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Supplies Used - Thanks Friend

Stamps:  Natural Beauties (Paper Smooches)

Ink: Glacier, Sweet Leaf, Bamboo, Poppy, Goldrush, Saddle and Buttercup (Close To My Heart)

Paper:  Desert Storm (Neenah)

Accessories:  Bronze Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Circle Punch (Fiskars)

Baby It's Cold Outside - Stamp Ink Paper Challenge

Finding time to create has really been a challenge for the last several months, so I'm really trying hard to schedule creative time. Some challenge cards seem in order, so this post is the first of what will hopefully be a few. It is for Stamp, Ink Paper Challenge which had a color challenge this week.  The colors . . .

And here is my card . . .

I love House Mouse stamps, and while they take some time and attention to color, the results are always adorable. I turned this one into a shaker card.  

To get my shades, I mixed distress inks of varying shades until I felt I had the color palette for the pool and copper colors . . . although clearly my copper doesn't have a shine to it.  I've rarely seen a mouse that had a shine . . . and thanks to my cat, Lucy, I've seen a few mice over the last few months as it gets colder here in New England.  They love to make their way in, and she loves to find them.  A few we've rescued from her grip and freed outdoors again.  But I think they make their way back in.  If I could put a knit hat our there for them and be assured they would end up as cute as this image in the card, I'd do it!

Hope you find some time to create today!

Supplies Used - Baby It's Cold Outside

Stamps:  Snow Cap Nap (House Mouse Designs by Stampendous)

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine), Various shades of blue and brown distress inks (Ranger); Acetate (Graffix)

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); scraps of cardstock and pattern paper from my stash

Accessories:  Bring on the Cake Dies (Sugar Pea Designs from Stamp of Approval by Catherine Pooler); Snowflake Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Iridescent Confetti (Martha Stewart); Clear Embossing Powder (Ranger)

Year of Card Techniques Blog Hop - April - Shaker Cards

Welcome to. . .

It's month three of our year-long adventure into different card-making techniques, folds and paper crafting products. We hope you got the chance to hop with us in January for the emboss resist technique, in February for ink layering and in March for inlaid dies.  It's not too late to hop and comment.

If you missed January's hop, you can still hop and comment by starting HERE.

February's hop, you can still hop and comment by starting HERE.

March's hop, you can still hop and comment by starting HERE.

This month we will be creating shaker cards and you won't want to miss the amazing and fun cards we have for you today.  We really love feedback, so please leave a comment on each of the blogs in today's hop. Each comment on the 12 hops throughout the year will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Blitsy.com gift certificate.

Now on with the projects.

My projects each have a little twist that is different.  I'll start with a shaker that I made using the same supplies as my Merry Monday card from last week, which you can check out here.   And here is the shaker using the same supplies . . . 

For this card I used a combination of confetti and some little die cut snow hats, one for each critter.  The nice part about these hats . . . they're too large to flip over and have the back side show, so they're a great option for shakers.  Just be sure they can't flip.   And keep an eye on that window size, because it is the negative image of a die that I'll be using in my fourth card. 

For my second card, I created both of my backgrounds, and used a sentiment within a die cut shape for my shaker window. 

I also used a combination of flower sequins, regular cupped sequins and beads.   

Card # 3 was similar . . . a die cut shape as my shaker . . . and this one is pretty tiny.

I used a mix of confetti and different sized cupped sequins to create this card.  I imagine that this is an irish mocha iced latte.   In the background . . . pattern paper. 

This next card  uses the die that was cut from the negative space of card #1.  I use all pieces . . . negative and positive.  For this ccard, the shaker is the popped window. 

And for this one . . . micro-beads.   The slide back and forth super fast and they remind me of an ice winter storm or a rainy day. 

And my final card . . . a see-through shaker card where the sentiment shows through . . .

So this one has a window sheet on both sides, so the sentiment that is on the inside of the card is showing through.  Here is the inside of the card . . . it's like a floating window. 

Just in case you get lost along the way, here's today's line-up. 

Theresa  -  http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com/

Sharon  - http://piece-ofheart.blogspot.com/

Lisa  - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/

Jearise  -http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Kim  - http://katydidcards.com/

Claudia  - http://www.claudiahenderson.blogspot.com/

Denise  - http://www.craftconfectionery.com/

Debbie  - http://pawstoscrap.blogspot.com/

I am the last stop on the hop, so on behalf of the entire Technique Team, I hope you were inspired to make a shaker card of your own. 

Happy crafting.  

Supplies Used -  We Wish You a Merry Christmas Shaker

Stamps:  Yuletide Birdies (Poppystamps)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), R39 Garnet (Copic)

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah)

Accessories:  Stitched Film Strip die (Pretty Pink Posh); Raspberry Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); White Wink of Stella (Zig); Musical Note Sequins; Window Sheet (Graffix)

Supplies Used -  Happy Easter Shaker

Stamps:  Easter Hodge Podge Stamps (Lil' Inkers)

Ink:  Canary, Cotton Candy, Gypsy, Lagoon, Pear, Sorbet (Close To My Heart); Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); Daffodil Delight (Stampin' Up)

Accessories:  Springtime Mix and Summer Flower Mix Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); White Embossing Powder (Ranger)

 

Supplies Used - Let's Venti

Stamps:  Oh Frappe (Essentials by Ellen)

Ink:  Cup O'Joe (Hero Arts)

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); Switchboard (Pink Paislee)

Accessories:  Oh Frappe Dies (Essentials by Ellen); Window Sheet (Graffix); Copper, Sparkling Clear, Espresso, Sand Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);

Supplies Used - Thanks Friend Shaker

Stamps:  Natural Beauties (Paper Smooches)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento); E18 Copper, YR68 Orange, R24 Prawn, R27 Cadmium Red, 0 Colorless Blender (Copic)

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah) and Licorice (The Stamps of Life)

Accessories:  Sparking Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Nail Art Beads

Supplies Used - Birthday Wishes Shaker

Stamps:  Birthday Flowers (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink:  Black Onyx (Versafine)

Paper:  Schoolhouse Red (Simon Says Stamp); Life in Color (Simple Stories); Solar White (Neenah)

Accessories:  Sequins (Studio Calico); Clear Embossing Powder (Ranger); Life in Color Stickers (Simple Stories); Window Sheet (Graffix); Postage Dies (Simon Says Stamp)

You Crushed This

I combined two challenges to create today's card . . . .

This is the sketch from My Favorite Things . . .

And it's the color combination from Color Throwdown . . . 

I just love my soda pop bottle!  

I hope you find some time to create today!
 

Supplies Used - You Crushed This

Stamps:  Soda Pop (My Favorite Things)

Ink:  Celery, Papaya, Mimosa (Avery Elle) and Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah), Tangerine Tango (Stampin' Up), POW Silver (American Crafts), Clear Plastic Sheet (Graffix)

Accessories:  Double Dot Border, Bottlecaps, Soda Pop Bottles (Die-namics from My Favorite Things)

Layered Stamping for Paper Smooches

"Anything Goes" was this week's challenge at Paper Smooches.  Here is my creation . . .

The sentiment and cupcake were stamped on white cardstock, and then the sentiment was stamped on the frame that was also cut from white cardstock.  

Supplies Used - Happy Birthday - Paper Smooches

Cardstock:  Neenah

Pattern Paper:  The Paper Studio

Stamps:  Scripty Sayings and Birthday Bash from Paper Smooches

Dies:  Frame 3 Die from Paper Smooches

Ink:  Memento

Other:  Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and Graffix Acetate Sheet

Dies from a Friend

The challenge this week at The Paper Players was to create a card using die cuts.  I knew the dies I was going to use as soon as I read this, although I knew I wouldn't meet the deadline.  But I still had to finish. 

So back during the holidays, before my life turned from fun and crafty to studious and stressed, I had participated in a bit of a crafty swap with my online friends at StampNation.  From a lovely member of StampNation named, Charlene, I received some stickers and glitter ribbon/tape that I was itching to use . . . and I used a few before school swept me away.  But I also received some die cuts.  Some of them were stamped and die cut using a Cricut.  When I saw this challenge, I knew exactly what I wanted to use.

So here is my card using four of the dies in the packet . . .two trees, a deer and a sentiment.

 

And it's a shaker card . . . the trees are in the shaker, and the deer and sentiment dies are on top of the shaker. 

My thanks for those die cuts from Charlene! 

Supplies Used

Cardstock:  Neenah and Graffix Window Sheet

Stamps:  Close To My Heart from my friend Charlene

Dies:  Cut from Cricut using Close To My Heart Cartridge

Other:  Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and American Crafts Wow

Getting Crafty w/Clear Acetate Sheets

I'm showcasing two cards using clear acetate sheets, one as an embellishment, and the other in the form of a shaker box. 

Let's get to that embellishment first.  The sketch challenge from My Favorite Things was my inspiration for the card below (the sketch is noted below with my supply list). 

I wanted my light bulb to be clear, so I used the Die-namics Lightbulb die set and some clear acetate.  The light inside is yellow ink, Versamark and Iridescent Ice embossing powder. 

I love how this card came out, and I hope to make more of these bulbs soon (they were so fun).  

My second card's inspiration came from the Colour Q challenge (the color scheme is noted below with my supply list).   This card was created with a heavy heart, as a friend was just diagnosed with breast cancer.  For this card, I used the acetate for a shaker box. 

 A snow globe w/pink ribbon confetti in place of the snow! 

 I hate that cards like these need to be made at all! 



 

Supplies Used - Light Bulb

Cardstock:  Bazzill, Neenah and POW Silver from American Crafts

Pattern Paper:  Stampin' Up and Little Yellow Bicycle

Stamps:  Watt's Up from My Favorite Things

Dies:  Die-Namics Light Bulb from My Favorite Things

Ink:  Stampin' Up, Versafine, Ranger Clear Embossing Powder and Stampin' Up Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder

Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins and Graffix Acetage Sheet

 

Supplies Used - Fight Like a Girl

Cardstock:  Bazzill and Neenah

Stamps:  Breast Wishes by Pink by Design

Dies:  A-must Studios Snow Globe

Ink:  Versafine and Ranger Clear Embossing Powder

Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, confetti from Amscan, Some Odd Girl Twine and Graffix Acetate Sheet

Holly Jolly Shadow Box for Merry Monday

This week's Merry Monday Challenge was to use sequins on a card.  I used three on my card, and more than I bothered to count "inside" my card.

My sentiments within the shaker, on the card panel and inside the card were all embossed in gold.  And what says "Holly, Jolly, Cheer" like a bunch of sequins in a shaker box?  (Maybe some ribbon candy?) 

These darn shaker box cards are FUN!

Supplies Used

Cardstock:  Neenah

Stamps:  Christmas Ornaments from My Favorite Things

Dies:  Stitched Duo 1 Dies from Pretty Pink Posh

Ink:  Versamark

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

Other:  Graffix Plastic Sheet, Stampendous Gold Embossing Powder and Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Shakin' Fun for Merry Monday and Colour Q

Oh . . . fun! 

I have not made a shaker box card in a really long time, so I had some fun with these last night.  This first one is for Merry Monday . . . an all white card.

White cardstock, white ribbon, Iridescent Ice embossing powder and clear sequins.  The hardest decision was whether to use clear or marshmallow sequins.  Marshmallow seemed a little too off-white against my stark white cardstock, so I went with the clear (which look a little silver in the light). 

My second shaker card was for Colour Q . . .

 I used a new die that I had gotten from Pretty Pink Posh.  I love the tag with it's window effect.  My stamps are from Lil' Inkers . . . they fit those little windows perfectly. 

 Love the shakers.  FUN!
 

Supplies Used - Jolly Shaker

Cardstock:  Neenah

Dies:  Lil' Inkers Stitched Mats, Jolly Word and Jingle Bell Dies

Ink:  Versamark

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

Other:  Pretty Pink Post Sequins, Graffix Plastic Sheet

 

Supplies Used - Love is in the Air

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up and Neenah

Stamps:  Lil' Inkers Balloon Builders and It's Today Right?

Dies:  Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Duo 1 Dies

Ink:  Stampin' Up

Ribbon:  Pretty Pink Posh Twine

Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, Graffix Plastic Sheet

Vellum Reflection for SPARKS Challenge

This week's Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge was a photo inspiration.

 

Now, I'm not normally so literal when I look at the photos.  I usually will pick an element or two, and sometimes I will just go for the color combinations.  But for some reason I felt challenged to recreate this scene as much as possible using vellum to get that mirror image.  It was quite challenging, as things weren't working as planned.  But here is my end result . . .

I used a piece of bold yellow vellum for the bottom and stamped on the back side using Ranger Archival Ink.  I then flipped the vellum and stamped the mirror image on the cardstock above.  I inked the top in yellow and the bottom in black.  I colored the balloons with Copic Markers and added rhine stones on the corners of the vellum to hide the glue dots.    

Fun, but challenging.

Supplies Used
Bazzill Cardstock
Graffix Vellum
Paper Smooches Promenade, Metropolis and Sentiment Sampler sets
K I Gems
Ranger Archival Ink
Close To My Heart Honey Ink
Copic Markers