- Digital Image – Designed by Catherine Scanlon
- Sentiment Stamp – Inkadinkado “Greetings/Salutations”
- Patterned papers – Kaisercraft “Chanteuse Collection” and BoBunny “Passion Fruit Flourish”
- Die cuts made with Spellbinder’s Netabilities: Standard Circles Large, Curved Rectangles, Labels Twenty, and Labels Seventeen
- Button – Bazzill
- Ribbon and twine
I made this card as one of my lessons in an online class by My Creative Classroom. One of the new techniques I learned for this was called Letterpress, which involved inking a Cuttlebug embossing folder with chalk ink, inserting a die cut still in the die under it and then running it through the machine. So it is both embossed and colored with a subtile layer of chalk ink. You need to do this correctly or you’ll cut your embossing folder. If you have a question about the “sandwich” you use in your die cut machine, please let me know.
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- Sentiment stamp – Inkadinkadoo “Expressions” set
- Chipboard flower/leaf – Sassafras “Garden bits – blues”
- Trim – Multicraft Imports
- Papers – BoBunny Back to Basics – Coral and Paprika Dots
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this using the current sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping – Sketch #142.
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- Dragonfly Stamp – Stampendous
- Swirl Stamp – Penny Black “Scroll Strip”
- Sentiment Stamp – Hero Arts “Thinking of You”
- Patterned paper – We R MemoryKeepers
- Square Scalloped Punch – Marvy Uchida
- Cuttlebug embossing folder – Polka Dots
- Background – Dryer sheet adhered to cardstock, then run through the Cuttlebug.
This card was made as part of the Operation Write Home “Try a New Technique” Challenge. I decided to try the dryer sheet technique and had mediocre results! The background with the dryer sheet definitely adds a different texture and stamping on it gives you a soft image (I only stamped the scroll stamp on the dryer sheet). It was fun to try something new.
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- Flower – made with dies from The Cat’s Pajamas “Easy Rosette 017”
- Patterned papers used in flower – 7gypsies “Asmara” and “Bazrah”
- Die-cuts – Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Foliage”
- Scallops embossed with Cuttlebug “Victoria” embossing folder and inked with creamy brown Colorbox Chalk Ink.
- Background stamped with Hero Arts “Flourish Wave”
- Notched banner – die-cut also from The Cat’s Pajamas “Easy Rosette 017” set. Sentiment stamped with Hero Arts “Petite Wishes.”
This card was made with the Card Patterns Sketch 116. Lots of texture and dimension to this card! I used the dies for this card for the first time. The flower is die-cut, and then accordian pleated. The “middles” are part of the set, as is the banner. Very useful! I also used the folliage Spellbinders dies for the first time. I love them and I’ll use them and the others in the set often. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamp – Flourishes, Inc. “A Year in Flowers 3: Cyclamen,” image colored with Copic markers
- Patterend papers – My Mind’s Eye “Tres Jolie” Collection
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Twenty”
- Felt trim – Queen and Company – Self Adhesive Felt Fusion Border – “Classic Scroll”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Edges inked with Colorbox Chalk Inks
This card is based on the newest sketch at Card Positioning Systems (CPS) – Sketch #219. I popped the image (both die cuts) up with double-sided tape for some dimension and have a variety of textures with the felt trim and the Bazzill Bling cardstock. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Image – Sticker King – Victorian Cat Collection
- Patterned paper – sei “Claire: Delightful”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Brads – American Crafts
- Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Seventeen”
I made this card for the Operation Write Home Summer Fun Challenge. Two cats jumping rope in summer attire seemed pretty much the epitome of Summer fun! Since I just shipped off some cards to OWH this week, this will be the start of my next shipment.
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- Stamps – “With Sympathy” by My Sentiments Exactly and “Fancy Labels” by Our Daily Bread
- Paper – Color Me Swirls – Hot Off The Press – sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Twilight)
- Die cuts – made from Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Seventeen
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Cuttlebug Embossing Folder “Swiss Dots”
- Lace – Hero Arts
- Butterflies – Felt cut with Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Butterflies) dies
- Buttons – “Lace Inspirations” distributed by Bluemental Lansing Co.
This is a card for the family of my husband’s aunt, who just passed at the age of 96. My inspiration was based on one of the assignments for the My Creative Classroom course I am currently taking, taught by Catherine Scanlon. I wanted this card to be special. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamp – Hero Arts “A very special birthday”
- Cardstock – Bazzill and Worldwin
- Butterfly – K&Company Brenda Walton Adhesive Chipboard
- Border punch – EK Success Open Scallop Edger
This card is made using the sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping – #140.
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- Stamp – Printworks “Wonderful”
- Die cut – Nestabilities “Butterflies”
- Patterned paper – Three Bugs in a Rug “Springtime”
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug
- Cardstock – Bazzill Bling
- Ribbon – Offray
I embossed the butterfly die-cut and stippled chalk ink onto it using the die as a stencil to add some color to the butterfly. Kind of a lot of colors going on it, but I guess that makes it cheery.
This card is for Operation Write Home and was made as part of the “Things with wings” challenge. I think about half of the cards I make have butterflies! One remarkable thing that has occurred this week is that the Operation Write Home organization has now officially processed over ONE MILLION cards! This will be one of the second million that they ship out to the troops! Thanks for visiting.
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- Floral frame – digital art designed by Catherine Scanlon – I painted it with Twinkling H2Os for some color and sparkle. Cut the frame out and popped up some of the flowers.
- Cardstock – Bazzill Bling
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Kassie’s Brocade”
- Patterned paper – Kaisercraft “Chanteuse Collection”
- Sentiment stamp – Northwoods Inc.
I made this card as part of an online class I’m taking from My Creative Classroom, taught by Catherine Scanlon. The class covers different cards using Spellbinders Nestabilities dies. Unfortunately my timing for the class isn’t the best as I don’t have much free time for creating. It is fun anyway.
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