Monday Montage #40

        Hello there and welcome back for the bi-weekly Monday Montage blog hop.  Did you arrive from the fabulous Cathy Casey's blog?  If not- be sure to follow the hop all the way around to see what beauty she has created today!

 As most of you already know- I work as a medical assistant for a wonderful doctor's office here in town.  Just as a restaurant has it's regulars- so do we.  Some patients I see on a regular basis and I have gotten to know them throughout the past year.  One of my favorite patient's has a birthday tomorrow and I wanted to make a card just for her.  She is the kindest person- for every holiday- she makes me a candle so I thought it only fair that I create something special for her as well.

 My project for tonight is a tri-fold card that is kept closed with a bamboo skewer.  It was difficult to get a good picture so I apologize for the poor quality.  I didn't want the bamboo skewer to just be plain wood looking so I wrapped it with the Birthday Bash Designer Washi Sheets. If you haven't purchased them yet- you need to!  You will LOVE them! 

The picture above shows the card when it's open.  It's really long so it's hard to fit it all into one picture.  The idea for my card was shared by Jim Hankins.  I loved his St. Patrick's version and I knew I needed to create one too!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will continue around the hop by clicking the NEXT button to see what the amazing Dara Gloden has to share with you tonight.  I'm sure it's gorgeous!

Ingredients:

Card Stock:   Night of Navy, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral

DSP:  Birthday Bash Specialty 

Stamps:  Celebrate Today

Inks:   Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Night of Navy Marker

Tools/other supplies: Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot, Squares Collection Framelits, Hello You Thinlits, Night of Navy Seam Binding Ribbon, Birthday Bash Designer Washi Sheets, Chipboard (shipped with Filter Paper), Window Sheets, Confetti Stars Punch, Crushed Curry Baker's Twine, Gold Glimmer Paper, Gold Sequin Trim, Calypso Coral Pom Pom Trim, 

A little St. Patty's Day fun!

Good evening!
Can you believe that St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner?  In just 2 short days the festivities will begin!  I just couldn't let this holiday go by without creating something FUN for the special day.  Today it was a card created just for the occasion!

I've been seeing a lot of the vintage mustache/monocle themed cards and other projects lately and I thought I'd create one of my own!  I think it's pretty cute!  I love the 4 leaf clover on the hat.  It was created using the small heart punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and a 1/2" circle.  After it was assembled- I ran it through the Big Shot in the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.  It came out cute!

Have you created anything special for St. Patrick's Day?  I wonder what tomorrow's project for St. Patrick's Day will be?  Only time will tell!
Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients:
Card Stock:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Basic Black, Gold Glimmer Paper
DSP:  Regals DSP Stack
Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes (Happy St. Patrick's Day- stamped inside)
Inks:  Black Staz-On
Tools/other supplies:  Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Mustache Framelit, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, 2" Circle Punch, Label Petite Curly Punch, Little Labels Punch Pack, Pearl Basic Jewels, Mini Bow Builder Punch

Card crazy!

Hello there! I've been busy the past several weeks preparing for an upcoming show at the K of C Hall here in Monroe, MI. The show is this Saturday (3/14) at 9am if anyone is interested. Stop on by and say HI! I'd love to see you!
Since I have a show coming up- I've been creating cards (and other goodies)like crazy! The card I'm sharing tonight is one of my favorites that I've created so far tonight. It's definitely not short on anything! Lots of layers, textures,inspiration, etc...

Don't you just LOVE the floral background?  That was created using the floral die cut from the Artisan Embellishments kit, a sponge dauber, and Crumb Cake ink.  LOVE that kit!  

Have a fabulous evening!  Thanks for stopping by!  

Card Ingredients:
Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Pool Party

DSP:  Birthday Bash, Typeset Specialty DSP

Stamps:  Crazy About You

Inks:  Crumb Cake, Black Staz-On

Tools/other supplies:  Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot, Butterflies Thinlits, Large Scallop Edgelit, Bitty Banners Framelits, Starburst Collection Framelits, Artisan Embellishments Kit, Calypso Coral Pom-Pom Trim, Gold Sequin Trim, Venetian Crochet Trim, Handheld Stapler

Monday Montage #39

        Hello there and welcome back for the bi-weekly Monday Montage blog hop.  Did you arrive from the fabulous Cathy Casey's blog?  If not- be sure to follow the hop all the way around to see what beauty she has created today!

My project for tonight is a chevron patterned canvas frame.  To make the chevron pattern- I used a stencil created with MDS2 and cut out with an e-cutter.  See the pretty pink paint?  That's actually just basic white craft paint tinted with a Pink Pirouette reinker.  It took a LOT of reinker to get it that color pink but that's ok.  I love how it came out!  I love that Stampin' Up! products are multipurpose!

The flowers were created using a combination of circle punches and circle framelits.  The picture was from my husband and daughter's trip to Hawaii last summer.  It's a black and white photo but it's one of my favorites!
This little canvas frame can be used to display a different picture or card or anything you like really!  All you have to do is press the clip and remove the card stock and the picture.  Then you're ready to add the next image!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will continue around the hop by clicking the NEXT button to see what the amazing Dara Gloden has to share with you tonight.  I'm sure it's gorgeous!

Ingredients:

Card Stock:   Pink Pirouette

Inks:   Pink Pirouette Reinker

Tools/other supplies: MDS2, e-cutter, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, 2" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Big Shot, Circles Collection Framelits, Bouquet Bigs L Die, Vintage Faceted Buttons, Whisper White 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Subtles Collection Candy Dots, Blushing Bride Baker's Twine, Sponge Dauber, white craft paint,  bulldog clip, hot glue gun, hot glue sticks, stapler

Sending Wishes Your Way

Hello!  Have you seen the beautiful vintage painted mason jars floating around on Pinterest?  I must admit- they are some of my favorites!  LOVE vintage distressed mason jars!  I think that they make beautiful yet functional decorations.  I was looking for some ideas for a vintage looking vase when I came across the  jar below.  It was on the Handmade Wedding at Orcutt Ranch from Ruffled website.

How perfect is that?  I absolutely adore everything there is about that vase and floral arrangement.  It's simple yet sophisticated and the colors are gorgeous!  Even though my vintage distressed mason jar is just beginning I wanted to share it with you.  It will eventually be filled with a gorgeous bouquet of paper flowers but for now- this is what's complete so far.

I painted the mason jar with some chalk paint.  After it was dry- I sanded in random spots to distress the jar. The Ball and WIDEMOUTH raised images were also sanded.  It's difficult to see in the picture but I promise it looks beautiful!

The tag was created with the following Stampin' Up! products:

Card Stock:  Water Color Paper

Stamps:  Butterfly Basics

Inks:  Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Wild Wasabi

Tools/other supplies:  Big Shot, Butterflies Thinlits, 1/2" Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, Pearl Basic Jewels, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch, Tag Topper Scalloped Punch, Aqua Painter, water

 

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Hello there!
I was challenged to create a card that was simple and yet elegant.  Do you think I succeeded?  I sometimes think that creating projects that are clean and simple are just too difficult for me.  I personally prefer cards with TONS of layers, embellishments and textures.  There's just something about a project that's totally decked out that I love.

Although this isn't my typical style I think I like the outcome!  It was a fun challenge!  I could have added some texture by stamping the card with Gorgeous Grunge (and believe me- I thought about it!) But then I didn't want to defeat the purpose of this clean and simple design.  Thanks for stopping by!

PS:  Those cute little Pearl Basic Jewels were smooshed onto the VersaMark ink pad and then dipped in the Gold stampin' emboss powder.  Then promptly heated with the heat tool.  I dipped them a few times to get the gold tone that I was looking for.  LOVE them!

Card Ingredients:
Card Stock:  Whisper White, Gold Glimmer Paper
Tools/other supplies:  Stampin' Trimmer, Stacked With Love Washi Tape, Big Shot, Hello You Thinlits Dies, Pearl Basic Jewels, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Snips

Monday Montage #38

        Hello there and welcome back for the bi-weekly Monday Montage blog hop.  Did you arrive from the fabulous Cathy Casey's blog?  If not- be sure to follow the hop all the way around to see what beauty she has created today!

My project for tonight is a card that was created using the Butterfly Basics stamp set and a sentiment from the Six Sided Sampler stamp set.  To create the background- I used a piece of  Water Color paper that was colored with Pool Party and Pink Pirouette ink.  I then randomly stamped the honeycomb image from the Butterfly Basics stamp set in Crumb Cake ink.
Are you wondering how I created the words in the background?  It was simple!  After the Water Color card stock had dried- I used the Dots decorative mask as a stencil and stamped the sentiment from the Butterfly Basics stamp set directly onto the mask.  Voila!  The image below is what I got!

The bottom left  and top right portions of the card were slightly covered with modeling paste.  It's kinda hard to see from the picture but in the left hand corner- I stamped the leafy image from the Butterfly Basics stamp set directly into the wet modeling paste.  If you decide to try this for yourself- be sure to wash your stamp immediately to prevent any modeling paste from drying on your stamp.   After the modeling paste was dry- I used a sponge dauber to add some Wild Wasabi for greenery.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will continue around the hop by clicking the NEXT button to see what the amazing Dara Gloden has to share with you tonight.  I'm sure it's gorgeous!

Ingredients:

Card Stock:   Bermuda Bay, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Water Color paper

DSP:  Typeset Specialty

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics, Six Sided Sampler

Inks:  Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake

Tools/other supplies: Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot, Butterfly Thinlits,  Pearl Basic Jewels, Calypso Coral Seam Binding Ribbon, Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, Coastal Cabana Blendabilities, Calypso Coral Blendabilities, Dots & Stripes Decorative Masks, Sponge Dauber  modeling paste