Friends Always

The current Crafty Friends Challenge, #8, is to use dry embossing.  I used my Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder to emboss the white background card stock panel which I adhered to a piece of yellow card stock.  I edged the two corners of this double panel with some Michaels' double edged stitched ribbon.  I layered 3 Prima flowers and joined them together with a Recollections brad.  I also added two Recollections brad to the main background panel for a bit of embellishment.  The sentiment are single word images from the Say it with Flowers stamp set by Gina K Designs.  I liked how Beate used the words on her card here so I thought I would try it out and add some playfulness to this friend card.  This is a standard size card and I used Papertrey Ink's black card stock for the card base. 

Boo

Boooo....it's almost Halloween!  Inspired by the current Crafty Friends Challenges, CFC#7, I created this quick card using die cuts from a Halloween scrapbook paper kit.  The fun die cut images have some glittery edges and I backed the circle opening with some black card stock so the boo and ghost would pop.  Also, because of the size of the circle die cut shape, this card turned out to be 5 1/2 x 6 1/8 in size.  I used the Cuttlebug spots and dots embossing folder to create some texture on the orange card stock.  Happy Crafting! 

A challenge card with video

Kristina Werner has put out a challenge to use what's currently out on your craft table to use it to make a project.  My table was covered but I cleared it, thank goodness, and moved my leftover supplies from the closet area to the table.  I can't believe it took over 15 minutes (well...yes I do, it was quite a challenge, lol) to make this card but I was up for the challenge and I completed this card.  I even made a video which was quite fun---don't worry, I cut it down to under 5 minutes, lol!

Supplies:  KI Memories patterned paper, sentiment - My Favorite Things It's a cupcake kind of day stamp set, Studio G stamp-cupcake image, Papertrey Ink kraft card stock, Marvy LePlume II markers: aqua grey, yellow, wisteria and yellow green.

Cupcake Day

I stepped it up a notch and did some masking on this card.  I used the It's a Cupcake Kind of Day stamp set by My Favorite Things.  The main panel was cut using a Spellbinders labels eight die.  I stamped the cherry topped cupcake, masked it with some Inkadinkado stamping mask paper and stamped the second cupcake twice.  I colored the cupcakes using Prismacolor pencils and Marvy LePlume II markers.  I applied Diamond Stickles to the cherry for a little sparkle.  The patterned paper is by KI Memories and card stock (dark chocolate and spring moss) by Papertrey Ink.

Make a Wish

A 5 1/2" x 5" square card. 
Stamps:  Birthday4Cookie (The Stamps of Life)
Patterned paper:  KI Memories
Prismacolor pencils

Thanks

Last year I saw and liked the bag in this video and I finally got a chance to make one.  The Crafty Friends Challenge #4 is to make something other than a card.  The bag base is card stock from DCWV's the Christmas Stack collection.  I cut a diamond from some SU baja breeze cs and did some partial embossing on it using the Cuttlebug spots and dots folder to frame the sentiment.  I matted it onto a  piece of black cs also cut to a diamond shape for the focal image of the bag.  The handles are cut from some Michaels ribbon and the eyelets are by American crafts.  The sentiment is a die from the Cuttlebug Olivia font die set.  The to: and from: images I stamped onto the die cut Cuttlebug tag are from the Birthday4cookie stamp set by The Stamps of Life.  A few sheets of some tissue paper finishes off the bag. 

Take Two of These

I participated in a challenge on StampTV a few weeks ago to case a card by design team member Michelle Woerner but it also required you to change at least two things on your card.  I chose her white gardenias card.  I used images from the 100% Sweet stamp set by Gina K. Designs.  Images are colored using a blender pen and Stampin Up ink colors, tempting turquoise, lovely lilac and pixie pink.  I used a Nestabilities scallop square die to cut the matching Stampin Up card stock colors to mat each colored image.