Manly Monday Black Background Music card

I made this background using thin patterned paper and an old Fiskars texture plate. From there I tested different red Copic markers on it to see if they needed to be refilled. Then I thought it was a good idea to go direct to paper with Black Soot distress oxide. That is a juicy ink pad and it saturated the paper all the way through. 

The image was cut out, and not very well from a patterned paper by Feature Art in Australia. I had to go around the edges with a dark grey Couture Creations alcohol marker to make them look even. 

The sentiment is an old rubber cling stamp by Fiskars. I stamped it out with Versa Fine black ink. The stars are from a birthday present die that I found with no packaging.

These cards are going out for donation.

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Challenges- Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge masculine 

I’ve been using this challenge to make and use products in different ways that I haven’t before. Idk if my projects are exactly right for this challenge but it’s helping my creative block.

Simon Says Stamp Wed challenge-Anything goes 

Addicted to Stamps-any occasion

Glitz and the heart of letters-M for masculine

Gabe Sophomore Year (Everyone has that one yucky school picture)

I have quite a few of these instruments cut from Cricut. Percussions are not drumline like these images imply. Number stamps by Stampin Up. Double stamped on top...on purpose. (giggle-giggle, not really.) the “Age 15” stamps are by Lawn Fawn. I wrote with a Creative Memories marker his two favorite classes! music and AP History. Hx are the letters used in medical-land to represent the history of the patient. The word ‘Sophomore’ is a clear sticker and is enclosed by a simple border stickers by Creative Memories. I cut the 12” border at its end and used the small piece to make a rectangle. There are small music notes 

Manly Monday Cell Phone reminder Band Practice card

Isn't this the cutest phone stamp? Perfect for teens.

The problem with the phone stamp is that it’s upside down on the card. The button should be at the bottom. I didn’t realize it until a month later from sending it to a young man for his birthday. I thought it was so cute and clever to include band practice. It took me a long time to stamp those words in the phone with tiny red rubber alphabet stamps for the sentiment to be personalized for him. Oh well.

The sentiment is made up of alphabets by Lawn Fawn, Oriental Trading Co, and Close to my Heart is by

The music note stickers are unknown

The patterned paper is by Jenni Bowlin. Omgoodness! That paper is old.

This could be a repeat card. I looked on my blog and it wasn't under searches of phone, music, band, or teen. I apologize if it is.

Thanks for looking

Frame Project for a Design Team Call

As we bring in the new year I felt this was an appropriate time to post this project

I tried out for a design team and didn't make it. The company is called Dies...to Die For and if you use the link below to purchase anything I receive a small commission. Follow this link:

Dies...to Die For

Before you read the long Facebook post that I wrote pleading for votes, you must know that even though I didn't make the team

I absolutely LOVE how this frame turned out. 

I would like to share a project with you. I feel very vulnerable doing this...but here we go. I am "auditioning" for a spot on a design team. What's that Cin? It’s where this company, called Dies...to Die For, would send me free products which I would then use to create something, a card, a scrapbook page, a calendar page, any type of project using their product which are dies. Dies go into a machine and cut out different shapes of die-cuts

They then use my projects to showcase the different ways to use their product/dies for their website or social media.

Design Team-There are two rounds to make the team and I made it to Round 2. The 2nd round is based on the number of votes by the public and I need votes to be chosen.

However, I looked at the other submissions and they are good. Like so good I’m a little embarrassed to show you what I made. But I’m going to because my project has a meaning to me and gives you a look into our lives. Side note-I could have submitted the card I made as a backup but their dies really fit my vision for this frame project.

Each of the frames represents a “First” for us this year- Something we’ve never had or done before. Each frame uses die cuts from the company Dies...To die For. I have a caption under each of the pictures of each panel for you to read.

Please go to the link to cast your vote. Please vote for someone.

Dies...To Die For is a small business in Sparta, MI that will get more exposure from you clicking that link. Let’s do what we can to support small businesses.

https://www.facebook.com/shopscrapbook101

Thank you.

HERE'S THE PROJECT I SUBMITTED

Other products:

I used a stamp by Lawn Fawn, Close to my Heart

Stencil by Heidi Swapp and Tim Holtz

Copic markers

Deep Red Stamps

Distress ink

No patterned paper was used on this project.

Below is the

Calendar die set

*Virtual Dr. Appointments. OMGoodness, I love not running to my pain doctor’s office every month and I mean LOVE it. 

Tablet/phone die set,

Tissue Box and Medication die set

*The Zoom concerts. Paul put together a Zoom meeting for the family to gather and listen to his nephew Gabe play the piano. Gabe is a fantastic pianist that gets paid for his talent by playing 4 masses every weekend. He is going to play a Christmas music concert on Christmas evening. If you want to link message me.Tablet/phone die set,Background stamp-sheet music is by Hero Arts. Piano sticker is by Frances Meyer.

*WERQ is my dance fitness class. It’s a form of exercise that I fell in love with 4 years ago. Because of the pandemic, the owner of WERQ has allowed teachers to hold classes online. I’ve met people and taken classes from people all over the US. That has really helped keep my spirits up.Stickles on the letters. Star stamps by SU. Word dance is a sticker by Frances MeyersComputer Set with Printer

*PG went back to teaching in Aug and he started wearing scrubs to work. Scrubs are easy to wash and comfortable. He started a little trend.

Nurse Scrubs, Masks and Gloves

Deep red Stamps Quantum background stamp

*We started a garden! Cucumbers and yellow squash grew better than anything else we planted. You know you’re getting old when you excitingly start talking to someone about what your garden grew this week.

Fence Die Set

Build a Monkey die set-The pots are an upside-down part of that set.

*This Thanksgiving we stayed home and it was the first time PG had ever cooked on Thanksgiving. We went non-traditional and had fish on the grill.

Christmas Tree die set-the garland for waves

Bass die set

*The last one started when bowling got canceled. The guys started an online poker group complete with Zoom meeting to chat with each other as if they were sitting together playing poker. (It’s not real money.)

Lucky Die Set

Laptop die set

All of the large letters in the project are from Hannah's varsity letters die set

Be sure to go check them out. They have a sale going on right now. Here's the link.

DIES...TO DIE FOR SALE ENDS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT

I absolutely LOVE how this frame turned out. 

It needed to be updated.

Here's the same frame with the Halloween theme:

And here's the Christmas themed frame.

 SMALL NOTE 

to self

Looking at the frame now:

I wish I would have done the calendar frame differently. Maybe put the title down one row and added a few arrows on the outer corners.

I wish I would have thought to keep the full letter Z instead of the outline. I just wonder if it would have looked better next to the outline of the music note border.

I would do the WERQ letters differently. I shouldn't even write those things because

I absolutely LOVE how this frame turned out. 

Thanks for looking

Deep Red stamps record for Just a Note Cards

I used a record stamp by Deep Red Stamps. The sentiment stamp is unknown.

It was so exciting to use up a bunch of sticker sheets on these backgrounds.

The die-cuts are by Spellbinders and Cricut 

The music sheet embossing folder is by Cuttlebug .

Thanks for looking
UPDATED PICS, DESCRIPTION, AND LINKS 10-1-21

Orange Music Just a note card

This is a smaller black-ish card base

I had a leftover piece of orange/copper looking glitter paper by The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby
Then the orange polka dot paper is by Papertrey Ink.
The journal card is from Die Cuts with a View
I added a few CM stickers on each corner
The For You stamp is by Unity Stamp Co in black Hero Arts ink.

Guitar You Rock cards

Here’s another set of music type cards.

The sentiment stamp is by Fiskars

The die- cut are by Sizzix with star brads with four prongs

I made the paper with a The Crafter’s Workshop stencil and Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels 

The guitar sticker is by The Paper Studio

2nd card: The dry embossing is with a Fiskars embossing plate with blue distress ink lightly patted on top. 

The guitar stamp is by Stickibilities and the sentiment by Clearly Besotted.

I colored in the guitar with Stickles and covered with Glossy Accents.

I fussy cut out the guitar and adhered it to a Sizzix die-cut

The patterned paper is by Studio G

Thanks for looking 

Sheet music background stamp Card

I’ve been making cards for medical staff, hospice, nursing homes and whoever. I have so many music type cards to share that I will be posting them throughout the week. It’s repetitious but it helps me to stay organized which helps me not to post the same cards more then once.   

I used a background stamp by Hero Arts with their inks Pale Tomato and Soft Cantaloupe. 

The Chrome Yellow ink is Archival ink by Ranger and the red ink is Schoolhouse Red by Simon Says Stamp.
The die-cuts are both by Spellbinders, patterned paper on the die-cut on the 1st card is by Scenic Route and the second card is Bazzill cardstock.

 I used eyelets on the second card and ribbon on the first.

The sentiments, the first card is by Hero Arts and the second card sentiment came from Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine and was designed by Simonne Clay. 

It's a very pretty collection of sentiments.

Thanks for looking

French Horn LO

This is the left side of a double page LO. When I do double pages I don't make them match perfectly. I usually just use some of the same products or ideas (like the square with the brad in it) to make them feel as though they are together. Since I normally do single page layouts this is the best way for me make the double pagers flow together as one without looking completely the same. TFL