Friends Picture Frame

What a freaky coincidence! Yesterday my daughter had a small birthday party, just a few friends over. I took their picture right away and printed them out. One of the projects I had planned for them was to decorate their own frames. I bought the 8x8 frames at the dollar tree. I gave them the mat and let them decorate them how they wanted to. I saved my daughters because I wanted to do hers up special for her. While they were playing some games I put them in frames and added the pictures. It was one of the gifts they took home with them. So today I wake up and what is the Ways to use it challenge?!?!...to use a picture. So I got to finish her frame today. The bottom corner rub on is done on the glass, but the Forever and ever is on the paper. I love it and plan on doing this every year with the girls. They had a lot of fun and their moms loved the idea. Tomorrow I will show you another project I did with the girls....

Stamps: Blossoms Abound, Dotted Background

Paper: Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Black Stazon, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Corner Rounder, Boho Blossoms Punch, Always Artichoke Brads, Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain, Chocolate Chip Poly Twill, Eastern Elegance Rub Ons, 1/4" circle punch

Dimensional Bugs

So today's challenge today was the technique challenge. The technique was to layer a pictures so it pops out. It took me longer to decide what set to use than it actually did to make the card. Of course than I had to wait for my batteries to charge before I could take the pictures. My son loves to look at the wrestling pictures after a match and I suppose he forgot to shut off the camera when he was done. Well, I decided to go hog wild with the dimensionals. I am personally a pop up glue dot person but decided to use the dimensionals for this challenge. I not only used them to pop up the parts of the insects I also used them to pop up the whole layer. I sponged the colors around the edges. I also pierced in the corner of the small insects and all the way around the Dragon fly. Piercing can add so much to a card. I was so thankful that the colors I choose I also had the matching eyelets for. I did not find that out until I had the idea and went eyelet hunting in my Stampin' Stack and Store. We did not have all the ribbon that I wanted so I needed to color some with my markers to get the colors that I wanted.

Stamps: Dotted Background, Bugs and Kisses, It's Your Birthday

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Glorious Green, Lovely Lilac, Whisper White

Ink: Only Orange, Real Red, Green Galore, Glorious Green, Tempting Turquoise, Lovely Lilac

Accessories: Bold Bright Eyelets, Grosgrain Ribbon colored with markers. Ticket Corner Punch, Crop-a-dile, Dimensionals

Pieced Stars

So today was the color challenge. The colors were Soft Sky, Blue Bayou and Real Red. I am always short of Birthday cards especially ones that can be used for kids or men so that was the direction I was headed this morning. I decided I wanted to punch the stars and piece DSP behind them. The first DSP I grabbed had dots so I went the "dotted" way and decided everything would be dotted. I used my Hot to Dot wheel, which I must of missed on my retired list as it did not get pulled from my shelf... I punched out the stars and put the paper behind. I pierced the large star and added my layers.

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Stamps: Dotted Background, Hot to Dot Wheel, Short and Sweet

Paper: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Real Red, Soft Sky Prints DSP

Ink: White Craft, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky

Accessories: Real Red Eyelets, Real Red Wide Grosgrain, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Large Star Punch, Small Star Punch, Tool Kit for Piercing

Christmas Thank you!

I hope you all had a joyous Christmas. I know ours is not quite over. We got one side done this week and the other side will arrive next week. It is time to get some of the thank you cards started and on the way. So I used the challenge that I missed yesterday which was the Color Challenge on SCS. I combined that with today's Sketch Challenge and created today's card. I cut out all of my circles and stamped my Holly leaf. I then masked the image and spritzed. that way I did not get any spritz on the image. I used the scallop punch to make the medallion. I saw the tutorial on Dannie's Blog and have just been waiting for a card to try it on! I then decided to add the brads on the side. I toyed with the thought of putting them all the way up the side, because I love using the Crop-a-dile, but decided 3 was enough :) Have a great day and happy stamping!

Stamps: Sleigh Bells Ring, Dotted Background, Circle of Friendship

Paper: Green Galore, Glorious Green, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Green Galore, Glorious Green, Real Red, Black Stazon

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Coluzzle, 3/4", 1", 1/2" Circle Punches, Green and red Eyelets, Crop-a-dile, Spritzer

Name Frame - Heidi

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!!!!

We had another baby in our church. She is about a month old now. I usually give one of these as a baby gift. I am just finally getting caught up. I hope she enjoys it!

Stamps: Water Color Vine Jumbo Wheel, Petals Jumbo Wheel, Print Pattern Background, Paisley Background, Flannel Background, En Francias Background, Dotted Background

Paper: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla

Ink: Rose Red, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Apricot Appeal,

Accessories: Hodge Podge Hardware, Rhinestone Brads, 5/8" Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, 1/4" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, White Gel Pen

5 Circle Sketch

Boy was this a fun sketch. This was done for the Sketch Challenge on SCS. I did not want the circles perfect so I offset the 2 outside ones. The background ones blended in too much so I pierced around them. I so badly wanted to use my Groovy Guava since I got my new catalog yesterday and that was the color of the cover. I'm am going to be soooo broke. I just keep telling myself to pace myself. Well, this is going to be short! I have lots of gifts and orders to finish by the weekend so I better get to work. I had a request for a tutorial on the glass etching. I took pictures as I made one this morning and will hopefully get it posted tomorrow night.

Stamps: Dotted Background, Weathered Background, Lovely as a Tree, All in a Row, Short and Sweet

Paper: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Whisper White

Ink: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava,

Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Large and small oval punch, 1", 1 1/4" 1 3/8" Circle Punches

Sketch / Picure Clip

So I have wanted to to do a card to show you these beautiful starbursts. This card was created for the Sketch Challenge today. After punching out all the tags I just could not let them go to waste. So I used them as the border to this card. The second I saw the sketch I saw a pocket card. After I had made the star I covered it in Versamark and Iridescent Ice embossing powder. The 2 stars are held together with mini glue dots and adhered to the card with a pop-up glue dot. For the button I smeared Crystal Effects on the back of the button and presses it on the paper and let dry. I then cut around it with my hobby knife. If you have any extra edge just use your sanding block to remove. I then poked a hole through with a pin to put my silver cord through.

Stamps: Dotted BG, Baroque Motifs

Paper: Sahara Sand, Ruby Red, Dash DSP, Vellum

Ink: Ruby Red, Sahara Sand, Versamark

Accessories: Large and Small Tag Punch, Mellow Moss Grosgrain Ribbon, Iridescent Ice, Clear Button, Silver elastic cording

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I've had this clip sitting on my desk for going on 2 weeks now. I had meant to make it into a name place holder. Then I thought in order to use them for my family when they come for Christmas I would have to make 21 of them. I then knew there had to be something else I could use it for :). So I decided to make it into a picture holder. I first covered the base with my designer paper. I rubbed my flowers from my Pretties Kit in the ink I had chosen. I then used Crystal Effects to hold it all together. After it had dried I stuck the scallop on the clip with a pop up glue dot.

Paper: Brocade Background Designer Paper, River Rock,

Ink: To dye the flowers-River Rock, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Flowers and half pearl-Pretties kit, Office Clip

Sketch Challenge 150/ Paper Roll Ornament

This was made for today's sketch challenge . I love the designer paper and since it on special this month I am trying to use it on every project I do this month. The wind was blowing and overcast today so my picture turned out kind of dark, but it did not blow away. ;)

I embossed the words and popped the punched circle section up on a pop up glue dot.

Stamps: Dotted BG, Wishing You Cheer, Circle of Friendship

Paper: Ruby Red, River Rock, Dashing DSP

Ink: Ruby Red, Old Olive, Black Stazon, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red Craft ink

Accessories: Gold Zig Pen, White Gel Pen, 1", 1 1/4" 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Clear Embossing Powder, Gold Elastic Cord

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This is a very fun and inexpensive ornament I made with the Designer paper. All I did was take different size paper scraps and roll them up. I adhered the edge with some glue and dropped them in the glass ball. It can be as full as you like it to be. I tied a piece of twine to the top and a piece of ribbon around the base.

Paper: Dashing DSP

Accessories:Glass ornament ball, Moss Gingham Ribbon, Red Hemp Twine

Wishing Tag

I'm still trying to work on more Kid's cards. Today's color challenge just happens to be colors I could use to do that too! The colors today are Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, and So Saffron. The tag is done by putting versamark all over the card stock and a layer of silver embossing powder. I then add another layer. I have the set I want to impress already with versamark ink on it. I keep the gun on the embossing powder to keep it wet and press the stamp in until it cools, just a matter of seconds. I then remove and punched in the shape I wanted. The star and tag are popped up with pop up glue dots. The star was stamped in So Saffron and then I used markers to put color around the edges.

Stamps: Dotted BG, Star Studded Season, Define your life

Paper: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise,So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Versamark

Accessories: Silver EP, Red Eyelets, Ticket Corner Punch, 5/8" Real Red Grosgrain, Key Tag Punch, Cutter Kit for distressing, Crop-a-dile, Silver Elastic Cord

Bold Bright Kids

So with today's Sketch challenge I decided to do a child's card. I am always in the need of them and never have enough already made. I am by nature a hoarder of embellishments...I am trying to force myself to use more of what I have already bought. I love the wide grosgrain but tend to not use it because I do not want it used up. Since I bought the Crop-a-dile and found how easy it is to use I had to get all of the eyelets. Well, eyelets are not that expensive so they now make a great and easy addition to a card. I use my tool kit grid to mark where I want them and it takes seconds to fasten them in place. I was shying away from the elephant since I could never get an even stamp with him. My son then reminded me that he has never seen an even shaded real elephant...

Stamps: Dotted Background, Wild About You

Paper: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Glorious Green, Only Orange

Ink: Basic Grey, Glorious Green, Real Red, Only Orange

Accessories: Bold Brights 1 & 2 Brads, Basic Eyelets