New "CardStock"

Earlier today I told my friend that I was making cards for stock.  The wise guy woman said "Cardstock? Lol!!!!" Used a new technique from Heartfelt Creations for making background paper look like glitter paper :)

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UFOs Defeated

This weekend was dedicated to UFOs (Unfinished Objects) in my craft room. Got a chipboard bone book completed that I've had ....for awhile ;). Got a card done that was started a month ago and a book project completed from one of my Novi, MI classes this past May. I am feeling so accomplished. 

Craft Show Time

We're starting to branch out. We were vendors at a Spring Craft Show and Bazaar in Richland, MI. Sales weren't super hog, but it was a fun experience and we met some really fun people.

Car Grease or Wedding Card

Oh, I'd much rather be scrappin'! So, I drummed this little wedding card out tonight in between trying to put a new serpentine belt on my husband's car. Yep...while he was making a 2nd and 3rd trip to the auto part store, I was in the craft room making this wedding card for a client. My husband said "WOW! That's a lot of bling. Do you have a pattern or something you follow?" I just pointed to my head and said "nope." He's so cute.

Anyway...on to the main attraction. This is a 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 inch white base. The black is plain ol' card stock with a heart border punched on the right side. The next layer is a glittered heart with stick people piece of card stock from some old glitter pack I've had forever. The flowers are Heartfelt Creation blossoms stamped and heat embossed with silver and accented with jewel flowers in the center. It's all pulled together with a piece of red heart ribbon and some little black adhesive jewels.

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!