Thinking of You

Hi everyone! Today I have a card using the spring birdhouse from Spellbinders Birdhouses Through the Seasons die set and the Sweet Birds die set. These dies were design by Vicki P. and there are four sets, one for each season. They are just so detailed and adorable!

I die cut the birdhouse from rustic white cardstock (see all the embossed details) and added colourful birds so they pop against the white. I stenciled a cloudy background and added a few flowers to finish the card.

I'm entering this for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Lots of Layers, here.

Thanks for visiting with me today!

Quick and Easy Stenciled Card

Sometimes we need to make a last minute card and I find stencils are a great way to make one.

Today I have a card up at the Poppystamps blog showing you how I created this Birthday card. Please stop by the blog for all the details.

I'm also entering this for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Make Your Own Background, here.

Have a great week!

Heat Wave: Poppystamps August Challenge

Just popping in with a reminder that the monthly challenge at Poppystamps for August is Heat Wave. You can incorporate a summer theme, heat embossing, hot colours or anything you think fits the theme in your projects. A random winner will be chosen to win a gift certificate to the Poppystamps online store.

I made a shaker card using hot colours and heat embossing. I used a stencil to do some ink blending and then added glass bead glitter gel on top for some amazing sparkle!

For all the info on how I made this card please stop by the blog here for all the details.

Happy crafting!

Peony Bud Wreath

I have a card up at Poppystamps using the new Peony Garden Corner Stamp Set.

Stop by the blog here for all the details on how I made this card!

Happy crafting!

A Few Crafty Projects

Hello everyone! I managed to get in some crafty time this weekend and made a couple of very quick and easy cards.



First up was my use of Faber-Castell's Glass Bead Glitter Gel. I've been wanting to try it for such a long time after seeing some pretty sparkly cards out in blogland with this product.



I used the same butterfly stencil on two cards, inking them both up with Distress Oxides and then applying the Bead Glitter Gel.



I so love how they turned out! It really is beautiful and glittery and has lots of dimension. Makes me happy! I'm definitely going to be using this product a lot more!



Next is a quickie card with some Distress Oxide Ink Blending and a black heat embossed silhouette image.



I added Nuvo Drops in clear and like the way they pick up the ink colour underneath.



That's it for me. Thanks for stopping by today!

Go For Gold

Hello everyone! There's a new challenge up at Poppystamps and the theme for this month is Go For Gold!

For my card I decided to use gold embossing powder for the gold theme. I started by die cutting the sentiment from white card stock, smooshing Versamark over it, sprinkling it with gold embossing powder and heat setting it. By doing this I know that all the gold on my card matches perfectly.

For the background, I took a piece of white card stock and used the Memory Box Raymelle stencil with Distress Ink in Mermaid Lagoon.

I used Distress Ink in Wilted Violet, Shaded Lilac and Picked Raspberry to colour some white card stock. I die cut the butterflies from this, stamped the delicate body images in Versamark and gold embossed.

I took the Versamark ink pad and dabbed it around the edge of the stenciled piece, sprinkled with gold embossing powder and heat set. This adds a visual definition between the panel and the black card base without needing another layer of paper.

To finish off the card I added some black gems.

The Go For Gold challenge lasts all month so you have lots of time to submit your projects and at the end one person will be randomly chosen to win some Poppystamps products.

I can't wait to see your creative projects!

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Embossed Embossing

This is my last card for the Stenciled Online Card Class and I'm using the technique of heat embossing the stencil embossing paste.

I used a Turquoise Tapestry Embossing Powder that has little flecks of gold and black in it along with a fun brass stencil called Organic Texture.

The photo doesn't capture the raised embossing very well, but it's so cool in person.

Thanks for dropping by today!

Scribbled Butterflies

One more card for the Stenciled Online Card Class.

Kristina's scribbled hearts card in class looked so cool so I adapted the technique for my card with butterflies and by using two colours on each butterfly instead of just one.  It's a simple and fun technique and would be great to do with kids.

Off to make another card for class. Thanks for dropping by!

Stenciled Heart

I'm back with another card for the Stenciled Class.  I'm behind on my "homework" but I am having fun playing catch-up.

For this card I created a stencil from Impression Obsession's Heart of Hearts Die by running it through my Vagabond with some transparency film.  It's another great way to get more mileage from your dies.

I used the stencil to clear emboss the heart and added Distress Inks ontop.  With a little water flicking (ok, maybe a lot) and some distressing to the edges, my card was done.

I'm also entering this in Simon Says Anything Goes with Twine or String Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stenciled

Still working on Day 1 cards from the Stenciled Online Card Class.  I'm a little behind but am glad this class gives more time to work on my cards.

I used sprays for this card and actually only own two sprays, both by Dylusions in London Blue and Fresh Lime.  I love how the colours combined on this totally fun card.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting!

Stenciled Class Day 1

Quickie post for my card for the Online Card Classes, Stenciled.  There's so many great tips and videos and you can still sign up for the class here.

I don't have a lot of stencils but I love this fun circle one.  I made a stencil using a design from the Silhouette store and cut it on my Silhouette Cameo.  This one is called Bubbles Mask #42010.

Thanks for visiting today, I appreciate every wonderful comment you leave!