What a Week!

I have totally been slacking!  Not really, I've been more focused on creations in my craft room than being on the computer, so...I supposed that's a good thing.  Darn it!  A stupid cold caught me...yes, I said "caught me" because I certainly don't go out looking to catch a cold..ha ha ha. This past weekend was very productive, I was able to make 12 cards and get all the pages stuck to the chipboard for a mini album. Mini album pics to come later.  Below are some pictures from this past weekend's creations. ;)

This fun "quilt" patterned card was inspired by Marge Dady from the Crafter's Companion Information blog. I started with a 6 1/4 x 9 inch white cardstock base, scored and folded in half. I layered a bright green piece of cardstock cut just smaller than the front. The "quilt" squares are from my scrap stash and cut using a 1" Fiskars paper punch.  The elf is from a super cute set of rub ons that I purchased year before last at the Great Lakes Scrap Convention in Novi, MI, the elf is on a rounded square piece of white cardstock then mounted on a piece of black cardstock that I cut and embossed using the Spellbinders square die. The elf ensemble is adhered to the card base in the center of the quit squares using 3D pop dots and accented with glitter and a little puff ball on the stocking cap.  The Merry Christmas banner is cut from a scrap piece of dark green paper, mounted on white and stuck to a black banner cut out. I had these banner stickers that I just loved...so I saved the backing and cut out the backing and now use the empty sheet as a template for banners in any color I want.  Of course, I accented the tag with glitter! The corners needed a little something extra, too...so I added a couple of present stickers popped up with 3D pop dots. This card was so fun to make, I can't wait to make more with different quilt type patterns. 

I was also able to get all of these cards made, too.  There are several different versions of the Let It Snow cards on the red polka dot paper :)  These are my favorites with the "blinged out" snowflakes in the corners. All of these Christmas cards were created with the Big On Christmas set from Stampin' Up and accented with glitter, jewels and googly eyes. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Ange

103 Days Until Christmas

So, here's the first of many. I couldn't make anymore due to an adhesive emergency...I was completely out of all adhesive!!! Problem solved :). While I was out shopping today with my mom, I found stickers on clearance at JoAnn's for ...drum roll please... $0.25 EACH! Ali and I have some mini album orders to do, so those stickers will get put to use soon.

Thanks for visiting,
Ange

Fall Is In the Air

Yesterday was a perfect day to remind me that fall is in the air...the sun was out, the temperatures were cooler (below 70) and FOOTBALL STARTED!!! Oh yes, NFL football week 1.  I decided to whittle away the afternoon in the craft room with football on TV as background noise instead of wasting the day on the sofa sleeping to football. ;)



This card uses a variety of techniques and measures 6 1/4" x 4 1/2".  The rusty brown cardstock was corner punched using the EK Success Flourish punch then distressed using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye. The next layer is a piece of cream cardstock stamped with Stampabilities Swirls and Curls, embossed with copper embossing powder and distressed using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye. Sunflowers, pumpkins and leafy swirls are from Heartfelt Creations, each are colored with Spectrum Noir markers and embellished with Stickles glitter glue.  * sigh * I love glitter!

Spectrum Noir colors: Sunflower - GB5, CT4, CT2 / Pumpkin - GB5, CR10, OR1 /

Leaves are stamped using olive green ink then colored with EB8, DG4, DG2.

Thanks for stopping buy for a peek! 

Happy Scrappin'

Ange

P.S. Only 105 days until Christmas!

Storage Box

"Someone"...Laura...made me feel guilty for letting the blog go 2 days without any activity.  :D  So, I've decided to showcase a couple of storage boxes.  Inspired by my Scrappin' Partner in Crime (Ali). 

Boxes are covered in fabric and mod podged to make them more durable for traveling. Of course, they are decorated with fun flower ribbon.

The smaller box keeps all my adhesive gems and pearls at my finger tips.  The larger box has been equipped to store 30 bottles glitter glue.  Each bottle sits in the box upside down to keep the tip from drying out.

OH LOOK!!!  An extra large box, not yet decorated.

Thanks for visiting,
Ange :)



Harvest

Supplies:
Heartfelt Creations retired Pumpkin and Sunflower stamp sets.
Heartfelt Creations Decorative Butterfly Border Die
Spectrum Noir markers
Stickles Orange Peel, Cinnamon, Lime Green

Directions:
Start with a 9 x 6 1/4 " white piece of cardstock.  Fold in half.  With the fold at the top, adhere a yellow swirl paper followed by brown polka dot paper. Sunflowers are colored with GB5, CT4, CT2 with GB8 in the center and cut out.  Flower centers are accented with cinnamon glitter glue and copper glitter.  Pumpkins are colored with CR10, OR1, GB5 and cut out.  Each is accented with orange glitter glue and afixed with foam pop dots.  Pumpkin stemps are colored with cinnamon glitter glue. Leaf swirls are colored with DG4, DG2 and accented with lime green glitter glue.  Harvest banner is created from scratch and popped up with foam.



Productive Labor Day

So, my "scrappin' partner in crime" - Ali - and I were able to spend some hours together today and I was able to crank out several cards today. Cards featured on the blog today are for an order for a co-worker. It was SO nice to have a "scrappin' day"...do I HAVE to go back to work tomorrow?

First time using the "reverse frame" technique. Underneath the frame is a stamp from Heartfelt Creation's Posy Patch Garden Delight pre-cut stamp set. Flowers are colored with Spectrum Noir markers and accented, of course....with GLITTER! :)

You can't see in this photo, but I gave this bear a set of glitter claws and a wet glossy nose.  :)

Birthday Cards

The Birthday and Your Day birthday cards were created on a Stampin' Up paper base using Paper Studio bird stickers. Balloons are Hot Off the Press Dazzles on dark purple vellum.  The border pieces at the bottom are made using Heartfelt Creations Butterfly Decorative Border Die. Of course, both cards are accented with Stickles glitter.  



House Mouse stamps inspired the above two cards. Each image was colored using Spectrum Noir markers and accented with Stickles glitter.

This card was inspired by a card I saw in the gallery at Scrapbook.com. It was fun to make while remaining masculine.