Tag Archives: my mind’s eye
- Dies –
- Sizzix – Tim Holtz Alterations “Chevron”
- Simon Says Stamp – “Stamptember Thanks”
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye – “Confetti: Celebrate Boy ‘Dots,’ ‘Harlequin’ and ‘Yellow Green’
- Sequins – Doodlebug Designs
- Felt
For this challenge, the CAS-ual Friday Challenge #135, I was to use felt and sequins. It is really fun to cut felt with dies–at least when you’ve got good felt. I hadn’t tried it with this Tim Holtz chevron die, but it worked well. I then used the same die to cut some polka dot paper and fit the inner pieces into the felt openings for a pretty interesting combination. The polka dot paper coordinates with the harlequin paper in the background. Then I adhered some well-matched sequins from my stash to add some interest. I chose another die cut for the sentiment, making it in a contrasting color so that it would stand out enough to be legible! Lots of angles! Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps –
- Hero Arts “Let’s Get Away”
- from Simon Says Stamp “Sending Happy Thoughts” set
- Patterned paper –
- My Mind’s Eye “Collectable” collection: “Remarkable ‘Authentic'”
- Ella & Viv Paper Company “Watercolor paradise #11”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
One of my oldest work friends retired as of today, so sadly I had to say goodbye–but not without making him a card! Bruce was our mail clerk at the Oregon State Capitol, and provided the best customer service to legislators, governors, treasurers, secretaries of state and many, many staff for over 35 years. So I was ever-so-pleased to be able to use some of my postage related stamps to create his card! The background stamp from Hero Arts was a perfect starting point. I popped up the sentiment flag with dimensional adhesive and then popped up the little envelope yet again. So long, Bruce! You had a great run!
2 Comments | tags: Hero Arts, my mind's eye, Simon Says Stamp, stamping | posted in General Cards
- Stamp – Inkadinkado “Black Cat”
- Dies – Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations “Tag Collection”
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye “Frightful Collection: Spooky” (both sides)
- Epoxy Sticker – K&Company – Brenda Walton “Haunted Clearlly Yours”
- Ranger Distress Inks: Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Black Soot
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Ribbon – May Arts
- Perfect Pearls Mist – Biscotti
Today I present you with a spooky Halloween cat with some sparkles for good measure. I created this for the challenge at Friday Mashup (Friday Mashup 181) which was to create a card with a tag, or one with bling, or one that featured both. Well, this fit the requirements for both. The patterned paper had lots of sparkle (not sure how clear that is to see in the photo) and I created a cat tag, distressing the background with Ranger Distress Inks. I also spritzed the whole card with Perfect Pearls Mist for some additional bling. The whole card is quite spooky in my opinion!
Here’s a closer look:
Thanks for stopping by today.
3 Comments | tags: cardmaking, die cuts, distress techniques, inkadinkado, my mind's eye, stamping | posted in Friday Mashup, Halloween, Tags
- Patterned papers –
- Graphic 45 “An Eerie Tale” 8 X 8″ pad
- My Mind’s Eye “Collectable: Beautiful”
- Stamp – from Hero Arts “Messages with Flourish” set
- Die – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Twenty”
- Stickers – Hot Off The Press Dazzles “Autum Splendor”
- Pearls and Gems – Hero Arts “Earth Mixed Accents”
- Cardstock – Bazzill and Paper Accents
I’ve got Jack and the Beanstalk featured for this card. This Graphic 45 paper collection is so pretty and it includes a number of Eerie Tales with sort of a Halloween theme. The copper colored stickers work nicely with the oranges in the papers. I’ve had those stickers in my stash for quite some time as well as the little blingy bits! I think this fits the “It’s the Most Colorful Time of the Year” challenge at Shopping Our Stash, since I used a number of Fall colors, plus green. Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamps – Clearly Besotted “Up in the Air”
- Dies – Clearly Besotted “Up in the Air”
- Patterned papers – from My Mind’s Eye “Find you wings and fly” 6 X 6″ paper pad
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Inks – Hero Arts and Versafine
I have always liked hot air balloons and this stamp set and matching dies are really fun to use. They were a recent acquisition! I stamped some with colored ink and others on patterned paper. I tried to match my ink to the colors in the paper collection. the balloons are popped up with dimensional adhesive. I used Sketch #235 at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps for inspiration. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamp – Hero Arts Operation Write Home set “Li’l Hoot”
- Dies – Technique Tuesday “Say it – Hello” and Spellbinders Nestabilities ‘Standard Circles Large”
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye “Up & Away” collection
- Cardstock – Paper Accents and BoBunny
This was a fun card to make. I used the current sketch at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps: OWH Sketch #230. I colored the bears with watercolor pencils and blended with a water brush. I liked using the bright colors with this sketch to make a card that would be good for a kid of any age! Thanks for visiting.
1 Comment | tags: cardmaking, fauna, Hero Arts, my mind's eye, spellbinders, technique tuesday, watercolor | posted in Challenges, Children's Designs, General Cards, OWH
- Stamps – Memory Box “Penguins at Play” (penguin and bow tie) and My Mind’s Eye “Find Your Wings and Fly” (Hello bubble)
- Patterned papers – Pebbles “Walnut Grove: Nancy” (black and white chevrons), BoBunny Dot-to-Dot “Licorice Dot” (black flourish) and Lawn Fawn “Bright Side” collection (bow tie)
- Stickers – Heidi Swapp enamel stickers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
What’s black and white and blue all over? Well, I wish I could come up with a good punch line. The blue gives the penguin a nice icy touch! I made this card for two different challenges. The sketch is the current one at Freshly Made Sketches #141. I also used a black and white, plus one more color pallette that included a word bubble in response to the Friday Mashup #165 It’s All About the Bubble challenge. Whew! It is always fun to use this Memory Box penguin set because you can dress him up for any occasion. This was just a simple bow tie day! I stamped the bow tie on a piece of patterned paper to dress him up a bit. Thanks for stopping by today!
5 Comments | tags: cardmaking, clean and simple stamping, memory box, my mind's eye, penguins, stamping | posted in Challenges, Freshly Made, Friday Mashup, General Cards
- Image – Digital image by Sandy Allnock for Operation Write Home
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye “Happy Day”
- Dies – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Classic Ovals” and “Lacey Ovals”
- Flower – Petaloo “Mini Daisies-Grey/Black”
- Paper String – Tim Holtz Idea-ology
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I created this card using inspiration from the current sketch at Mojo Monday Sketch # 347. I used a pink and grey color palette, which is the current Midweek Throwdown Challenge at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps. I colored the image with Copic markers. Thanks for stopping by today.
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- Stamp – Unknown (Someone stamped this for me and I can’t remember the details!)
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye Collectable papers: Unforgettable “You Are” Charm Paper and Remarkable “Beautiful” Grace Paper
- Border punch – Martha Stewart Embossed Zig Zag Edger
- Copic markers
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I am in a bunny phase now. I’m making a number of Operation Write Home cards featuring bunnies. Not necessarily Easter cards, because that limits their use to just that holiday. But bunnies are Spring-y and cute and I guess I have a fair number in my stash. Today I used the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, which is Sketch #122. I unearthed a couple of these bunnies stamped off for me. I don’t know the origin of this stamp, so if anyone can enlighten me, I’d appreciate it. I colored him and his carrot with Copic markers and layered him so he’d stand out. I chose some hexagon patterned paper for a backdrop and will add him to the OWH Midweek Throwdown Hexagon Challenge from last week. Thanks for stopping by.
2 Comments | tags: cardmaking, copics, my mind's eye | posted in Challenges, Freshly Made, General Cards, OWH
- Die cuts – made from Spellbinders Nestabilities “Floral Doily Motifs” set
- Stamp – from Flourishes “Botanical Bookplates Volume 1” set
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye: Collectable collection – “Notable ‘Cute’ Muse Paper” (both sides) and “Notable ‘Silly’ Cheery Paper”
- Embellishment – Jolee’s Boutique “Mini Flower Gems Pearl”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I used this fantastic sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for today’s card – Sketch #119. It is a pretty unusual, asymmetrical design and is really good for showing off patterned papers.This card is all about shapes and patterns. Thanks for visiting today.
1 Comment | tags: cardmaking, die cuts, Flourishes, my mind's eye, spellbinders, stamping | posted in Birthday, Challenges, Freshly Made
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