Gift Tag

Hello! Thanks for stopping by for a quick non-holiday post. This is my favorite kind of project, one where you have 5 minutes to dress up a gift.....

 

 

I quickly grabbed a few felt colors and die cut different sizes in 'round' shapes, stacked them and topped with a button. You could use any as long as they gradually become a bit larger so you can see the layers. To secure them together, thread through all layers and then glue the back onto the gift.

 

The tag is a tag sale die from PTI, as is the sentiment (one of their fantastic $5 sets).

This has to be one of my favorite color combos, too!

 

Hi Card

A little hello I whipped up for my sisters birthday using Pebbles Seen and Noted 6x6 pad and stickers and some Studio Calico Winter Wonderland enamel dots.

Layouts

I've been taking Shimelle's Scrapbook Remix Class and I love it (it wraps up this week for the live version, but it's always available on her site anytime). Anyway, after a week of all about layers and the arrival of my new Studio Calico kit (Sock Hop and Poodle Skirt add-on) I did these over the weekend.

PS - I always write in dates and journaling after I take the pictures.

This one is working on triangle clusters using a variety of embellishments.

This one is stacking layers and layers - from a sketch I saw on SC blog on Sunday.

This is my favorite because I just went with what I felt. I talked about my process in Shimelle's class and it felt 'right' for me.

TFL!

-E

Halloween Card

Hello! I made this card with lots of help from my littles. It is a digital stamp that I colored with my Copics.

The background is silver woodgrain heat embossing over some Studio Calico paper from their newest basics collection. Thanks for stopping by.

Christmas Card #4

Welcome to my Christmas Cards for the year! This is the 4th one so far (I figure by starting in October I might get enough made to send to everyone on my list).

 

This card is made from new supplies, which I now keep in one bin until I use them, a tip from Jennifer McGuire in order to make sure they don't get forgotten about.

 

 

 

 

 

I finally got some Spellbinders dies (large oval frames) and I love them!! A long overdue staple in my collection to be sure. I cut the oval frame out of some silver glitter paper and then did a white oval behind it, embossing 'Noel' in silver. I dry embossed the arrows pattern onto some white cardstock and then distressed with Distress ink in a combo of Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint.

 

 

After assembling I slipped a piece of 100% wool felt ribbon cut at the ends under the frame and added some Martha Stewart glitter to look like hanging tinsel from the top.

 

 

Supplies:

Cardstock: PTI White, Silver Glitter Cardstock (Joann's), echo park 6x6 Very Merry Christmas Pad

Misc: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder James Set, Martha Stewart Coarse Glitter, PTI Simply Chartreuse Felt, PTI Holiday Sentiment, Washi Tape from Etsy, Spellbinders Lage Oval Dies, Silver Embossing Powder, Distress Pads in Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint.

Christmas Card #3

Here's my third card for this Christmas season. This oh so adorable little boy is CC Designs from Simon Says Stamp and is called Christmas Baby. 

 

 

 

I used some copics to color him (and if you want to pick up some Copic Sketch markers at an amazing price, visit Dick Blick from now to 10/21 to get them for about $5.24 and if you donate to their Art Program, you'll get another 30% off that - so that's $3.67/Sketch marker - I know, right?!?!). There are some really great ones that go to support kids, I picked a local one to support. :)  I added this at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog, and right now, my favorite technique is Copic coloring - I just find that I really enjoy it. I've been stamping or hand drawing images and then sitting on the couch with the hubby and coloring them as we chat or watch a show.

 

 

Then I stamped a sentiment and mounted him on some Echo Park Paper (the left edge is the Hero Arts Woodgrain Background stamped and then I used some distress ink in the same color over the top for a tone-on-tone look.

 

By the way I have little kids and this is a great one to stamp and let them color - they love to participate :)

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies:

Cardstock: PTI White, Kraft; echo Park 6x6 Very Merry Christmas

Stamps: Hero Arts Woodgrain Background, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler, CC Designs Christmas Boy

Copics: R05, R24, B00, B05, B99, YG17, YG11, E53, E00, E57

Ink: Distress Ink in Shabby Shutters, Memento Tuxedo Black

Misc: Corner Rounder, Cosmo Cricket Social Club Button, Twine, Postage Stamp Border Punch

Christmas Card #2

Card #2, here we are! More of all the same supplies as the first, but a different look.

First, cut some Echo Park Paper, used the border punch postage stamp, added some adhesive and glitter in strips(it's very glittery in person), tied some ribbon and added an embossed snowflake and sentiment.

Supplies:

Paper: Echo Park Very Merry Christmas, PTI Pure Poppy

Stamps: PTI Tag It's 8

Other: GlitterRitz Glitter, Sookwang 1/8" sticky tape, silver embossing powder, PTI Pure Poppy grosgrain ribbon, PTI rustic twine, postage stamp border punch