Spectrum Noir Fun Class - Flowers

Time for another Spectrum Noir Fun class! And I'm going to be short and sweet today. Lot's of classes on the go.

For this class we'll be using JustRite Floral Vintage Labels Two stamp set, and our Spectrum Noir markers.

Here they are individually.

And...

And for those of you that would like to know which Spectrum Noir markers I used, here is my practice sheet.

I ended up changing the little flowers from purple to blue.

Thank you for checking in to have a look.

Happy colouring...& papercrafting!

CASE Study Challenge #145 - Feel Better

- needed to make a quick card...so sometimes I find a sketch on a challenge blog to use when I'm in a hurry.

Hello blog friends! Today I'm posting for the challenge over at Case Study #145 with Lisa Spangler's card as our inspiration.

I just completed a vintage double layout that is scheduled to post for Monday morning. I had a few leftover bits from it that I though would make a beautiful card for my Mom, who hasn't been well for a long time now. I love so many of the DT inspirational cards. They are wonderful! So here's the card I created.

The photo to the left is the CASE study card of Lisa Spangler.

The paper I used is a very light Mauve on which I stamped and heat embossed in white the JustRite Cling Vintage Alphabet Soup Background stamp. I inked the edges with Tim Holtz Mulled Lavender and popped up the remaining damask pattern that I had fussy cut out of another paper in this collection (Upsy Daisy Enchanted). I created a little tag using Spellbinder's Labels 28 and stamped a little sentiment on it.

I then made a tiny little tassel using white embroidery floss and attached it to the the tag and popped it up over the damask piece. For the final touch I added some pearls.

The next three photos just show the card form different angles to get a better view.

I had fun making this card, I just wish it was for a more pleasant purpose.

Thank you for checking in to see my entry for this challenge.

Have a good day, and happy papercrafting everyone!

Supplies used:

Paper: Upsy Daisy 'Enchanted' collection (no longer avail)
Stamp: JustRite Vintage Alphabet Soup Background Stamp
Ink: VersaMark, Tim Holtz Milled Lavender
Die: Spellbinder's Labels 28
white embossing powder
pearls
white embroidery floss

Colour Create Challenge #95

Wow! Two weeks have gone by so fast, and it's time once more for another challenge at Colour Create Challenge! Kerry chose the colours rose pink, kraft, and white, with the additional option of masking, for our Colour Create Challenge #95. Kerry's fun inspirational photo is to the right.

The prize for this challenge is a candy package of some Prima paper & flowers, an embossing folder, some metal word strips and gingham bows.

 This card certainly presented me with several challenges. The first was finding the right shade of pink. The second was the masking part of the challenge. I don't do it that often, and in looking for the right stamp for this project, the only one I liked was a rubber stamp! I decide to try anyway. Three tries later, I just decided to use the best one.

The third challenge was that I thought I had a certain pink ribbon that I planned to use. You guessed it, it was all used up. So I had to use a different ribbon that is not the right shade of pink. But here it is.

And by know you've noticed another challenge I had. I took three different photos, and each one was blurry. This is the best one of the lot. I almost feel like this project was jinxed or something. lol
It makes me wonder if I should give this card to the person I had intended for Mother's Day. But didn't Kerry pick a fun colour combo and challenge!

Thank you so much for stopping by to have a peek. Be sure to go to Colour Create to have a look at the other DT designs. Have a great day and happy crafting!

TOOLS & SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Hero Arts - Old Letter Writing, JustRite - Beautiful Blossoms Set
INK: VersaFine Umber, Memento Rich Cocoa 
Prisma Coloured Pencils
SPELLBINDERS: Pettete Ovals, Fleur De Lis Squares
SIZZIX: Leaves embossing folder

Just For You Gift Set

In October I started making a six card gift set, as a Christmas gift, for the couple that picks me up every Sunday to take me to church and bring me back home afterwards. A wonderful couple. I worked on it here and there, in between other projects, and completed the cards the first week of November but never got around to making the card box, or the gift bag to hold them until recently.

This is the gift bag and the cards in the card box. Of course I had to make the Christmas gift bag to match the card set. ;)

 The large snowflakes are cut out of the same floral patterned paper you see on the card box. The smaller snowflake popped up in the center of the larger ones is cut from cream cardstock. Both are covered with Chrystal Stickles.

Here are the cards in the box.

 

Here you can see the layering of the medallion on the box with the ribbon. You see that it's bulging a bit. That's because I forgot to put three cards one direction and the other three the opposite direction.Of course I didn't notice it until just now! lol ;)  I did put it together correctly after taking all the photos when I had to put it all back together.

Here are the cards.

Sorry that this image is unclear. I must have forgotten to make an adjustment on the camera.There are 2 birthday cards, 2 thank you cards, 1 get well, and 1 just a note.

Here you can see that the person's handwriting becomes part of the card adding some interest to the layout.

There you have all the details of the gift card set and matching gift bag.

Great to have you stop by and taking the time out of your schedule. Just a few days left now, and then comes the new year!

TOOLS & SUPPLIES

Spellbinders: Squares, Classic Ovals, Beaded Ovals, Circles, Labels Fourteen
Martha Stewart Deco Fan Border Punch
JustRite Stamps - Cardmaking Set, All Occasion Nested Sentiment Set, A Merry Little Christmas Set
Chrystal Stickles

More Scraps to Christmas Tags

Here is a second set of folded Christmas tags made from card scraps. These have a slight Malaysian look to them. If I have put more work into them I could have pushed that theme, but wanted a quick project, so  I opted not to.

Be on the look out for more Christmas gift tags to come. I made a lot of them!

ANNOUNCEMENT

You may be wondering about all these Christmas scrapbook pages, Christmas cards, and Christmas gift tags I'm making. Well, I have another craft sale coming up this month on Saturday the 27th, at the Willow Ridge community hall on Acadia, SE Calgary. So, needless to say, I'm getting ready for that.

Keep your creative juices flowing!