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

Boo Shaker and Spooky Treats Cards

Sharing a few more Halloween cards that I made a few weeks back.  First up is a shaker card made using my new Pretty Pink Posh die and sequins.

I just love the colorful circles blended with the circles in the shaker.  It's circle madness.  

 For my second card, a design using a tag inked up with Distress Ink.  

Love those bold, bright Halloween colors. 
 

Supplies Used - Boo Shaker

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up, Neenah

Pattern Paper:  Doodlebug

Stamps:  All Around Halloween, Treats for my Sweet, and Label Font from My Creative Time

Dies:  Stitched Duos 2 Die from Pretty Pink Posh

Ink:  Memento and Stampin' Up

Ribbon:  Some Odd Girl Bamboo Twine

Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Supplies Used - Spooky Treats

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up, Neenah

Pattern Paper:  Doodlebug

Stamps:  Just for You from My Creative Time

Dies:  Just Tags from My Creative Time

Ink:  Versafine, Clear Embossing Powder and Ranger Distress

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Popsicles and Ice Cream for Kit Kraft Wednesday

I have two cards for Kit Kraft Wednesday, both using supplies from the Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit (which you can check out here).

My first card is for Clean and Simple Stamping Challenge (see the sketch below).  

The stamp set that came with the kit is so darn adorable.  My popsicles were colored using a new set of watercolors in my stash.  I'm having a blast playing with them.

 

My second card is for Seize the Sketch.  Mmmm . . . mint chocolate chip and a raspberry chocolate chip cone.  It's like his and hers!  

My new watercolors got a workout today.  

 I hope you find some time to create.

Supplies Used - You're So Cool Clean Stamp; Simple

Cardstock:  Simon Says Stamp*

Pattern Paper:  Bo Bunny Lemonade Stand*

Stamps:  Ice Cream Dreams*

Ink:  Versafine Black, Clear Embossing Powder, Gansai Tambi Watercolors

Ribbon:  Some Odd Girl Twine

Other:  Chevron Border Punch from Stampin' Up

*from Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit

Supplies Used - Love You More Than Ice Cream

Cardstock:  Simon Says Stamp*

Pattern Paper:  Bo Bunny Lemonade Stand*

Stamps:  Ice Cream Dreams*

Ink:  Versamark, Ranger Black Embossing Powder, Gansai Tambi Watercolors

Other:  Stampin' Up Sequins

*from Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit

Gettin' Sketchy

I have two creations to share today.  The first is a card I created using Clean and Simple Stamping's sketch (#301) and the color combination at Colour Me Card Challenge which was to use Pistachio Pudding ink with neutrals.  Here is the result . . .

My neutral colors were gold and cork (o.k. - cork is not a color).  I used embossing powder from Stampendous, and some adhesive cork from my Studio Calico kit supplies. 

For my second card, I used the Sketchbook Saturday sketch from Random Acts of Creativity.  I just love this sketch when I saw it because the heart in the sketch made me want to use my heart/paw die from Paper Smooches.

I used some elements in my arsenal . . . flowers from American Crafts, a gold doily from Some Odd Girl and those Blue Frosties from Queen & Company.  They look like lights!  Just love them. 

Hope you find some time to create today.

Supplies Used

Cardstock:  Neenah*

Pattern Paper:  Tim & Beck*

Stamps:  JJ Bolton for Studio Calico* and Birthday Bash from Altenew

Dies:  Craft Die Frame*

Ink:  Stampin' Up, Versamark, and Stampendous Gold Detail

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

Other:  Cork*

*from Studio Calico Hello Hello Card Kit

 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock:  Bazzill* and Neenah*

Pattern Paper:  American Crafts*, Maggie Holmes*, and Tim & Beck*

Stamps:  Paws for a Cause from Paper Smooches

Dies:  Dog Icons from Paper Smooches

Ink:  Ranger Archival

Other:  Blue Frosties from Queen & Company*, Gold Doily from Some Odd Girl, Flowers from American Crafts

*from Studio Calico Hello Hello Card Kit

Getting Back in the Groove

I returned from vacation late Wednesday night, went straight back to work early Thursday morning and today (Saturday) was my first opportunity to be creative.  I failed miserably today, but I did have a chance to put finishing touches on some cards I created when I was at StampNation Live last month.  I wanted to share a few of them with my followers.

First let me tell you a little about StampNation.  It's a fabulous online community of crafty people from all over the globe.  I'm not one for message boards, but this is the most accepting and amazing group.  I just love it there.  So much to learn and share, and everyone is super nice.  The design team is amazing as well, and while I've been papercrafting for years and consider myself an expert at scrapbooking, I've learned so much about stamping and card making from StampNation.

Last month I attended StampNation Live in Raleigh . . . and it was awesome.  They had "try-it" tables where you could try some techniques.  I walked away with some swatches that I was able to take back and create a card with, and I thought I would share a few of them on my blog.

I'm focusing on two techniques/products today.  The first is Hero Arts daubers which I had not used before.  At the table we tried two techniques using these daubers.  The first was to basically wash them across white cardstock using a light gray, a light blue and a white and create a bit of an ocean look.  I took that back to my table and created the card below.  
 

You can see the colors of the daubers as they blend across the cardstock.

Using those same daubers, we created a background using two colors and overlapping.  I chose a turquoise and a yellow.  And then at a second try-it table, we were exploring using Faber-Castell Gelatos, mixed with a glaze that we brayered onto watercolor paper.  That is the orange piece that you see in the card below. 

I am loving the texture of that orange/yellow piece created with the gelatos. 

And here is a second card using more of that gelato-brayered piece.  For this one I went a little crazy to make a card for a friend. 

The cat has an Action Wobble, so he is not only popped, but he wobbles.  

The inside of the card has a cute little surprise . . . the cat's behind, also with an Action Wobble.  And those sentiments are just so fun (from Lil' Inker Designs).  

I have some other cards created with other "try-it" pieces.  I'll share them in a future post.

If you're looking for a place to learn and grow, I highly recommend you check out StampNation.  It's a great place to create.

Supplies Used - Always Praying for You

Cardstock:  Neenah (card base) and ? for the swatch

Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp Always & Forever

Ink:  Hero Arts Daubers and Stampin' Up

Ribbon:  Scrap of Twine from my stash

Other:  Flower from my stash, Ki Rhinestones

Supplies Used - You Amaze Me

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up (card base), ? For the swatch, and watercolor paper

Stamps:  Rat Race from Lil' Inkers

Ink:  Hero Arts Daubers, Faber-Castell Gelatos, Stampin' Up, Memento

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

Other:  Ki Rhinestones

Supplies Used -

Cardstock:  Neenah and Watercolor

Stamps: Art Impressions Little Behind Set, Lil' Inkers Shiny Happy Sentiments and Snarky Sentiments.

Dies:  Memory Box Cornerstone Seal, My Creative Time (star button on inside of card)

Ink:  Ranger Archival, Copic Markers, and Faber-Castell Gelato

Ribbon:  Some Odd Girl Bamboo Twine

Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, Action Wobble, Arrow Clip from Stampin' Up, and a random charm