For Daddy

Good morning friends.  I wanted to share a fun card with you today.  

What I love about this card is the mismatch of the wood veneer people, or "potty people" as my friend Amy calls them. :)  I imagine this as my husband and my daughter holding hands, giggling and having fun.  The stars are evidence of that!  

The shape is a Top Dog Die Signature Antique Die shape.  The same one I used to make this basket here. (PSST- I am doing a tutorial on this basket tomorrow/thursday this week, come back and check it out!) The paper is from Fancy Pants with a bit of yellow washi along the top.  I stamped the portion of the sentiment from Neat and Tangled and then used my Lawn Fawn die cuts for the letters.  The little stars, which are cut from cork are also Lawn Fawn.  I think the colors, the cork and the smudging around the edge make this a great guy card.  Perfect for Daddy's birthday or Father's Day. 

Entering this into:

Sprinkle of Imagination- Anything Goes with a touch of color

CAS on Sunday- A Birthday to Die for...

Unscripted Sketches #252
Paper Crafting Challenge- Masculine

Tongue Twister Tuesday- Technique Tutorial

Hello.  Today is tongue twister Tuesday on my blog.  Why?  Because I am going to share another  technique and brief tutorial using tissue paper and dies from Top Dog Dies.  Whew, that was a lot of T's!

Here is the card I have to share.  What do you think of all those layers of tissue?  Well I love them and it was super easy. I won't give you the back story on the card base other than to tell you that the florals are from Mama Elephant and the sentiment is from CAS-ual Fridays.  

To make this card, you have to:

1.  have some layers of tissue paper.  I have two layers of orange, 2 blue, 2 orange, 2 blue (total of 8 layers) in a sandwich like this.  

2.Then I put it through my Big Shot with Top Dog Dies Butterfly Die Set.  You can see the outcome and that all the layers are squished down.  

3. I then pulled the layers apart at the wings VERY Gently (they will tear if you aren't careful).

4. I anchored the butterfly to my card base with glue dots below and one on top covered by a sequin.  (the layers aren't really stuck together other than the pressure of going through the die cutting machine, so this helps keep them together).

That is it!  What do you think?  Pretty easy eh...

Entering this into:
Color Q # 236
Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge- Winged Things
Curtain Call- Confetti Crush (because I peppered my florals like confetti)

Have a wonderful day!

Happy [SUN]day!

Hi Friends!  It is sunny here today and going to be super nice, so I can't spend a lot of time on this post because I have to get outside and enjoy it!  :)

Today I have two cards for you.  I made them for the Colour Me Challenge.  I am happy to color these striking and the feel and colors go perfectly with the weather and my mood for the day.  I used my Paper Smooches set I Heart Art for the splatters in the background and the paint brush in the front.  I used my PTI die for the diagonal stripes, the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp and the stars from from Memory Box. It was fun to make and the bright colors make me happy.  I hope you like it too. 

Thanks for stopping and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Bucket List

So do you have a bucket list?  If so, what is on it?  I was thinking about my bucket list today, not sure why, . I have a few things on my list, mostly things to see that I know will be incredible.  I'd love to see some of the 7 wonders of the world, like Ankgor Wat, the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid of Giza and Machu Picchu.  I'd also love to travel to South Africa to go on safari, visit Tuscany and Cinque Terra, see Rio during Carnival and view the Northern Lights.  I'd love to do some more snorkeling and search for Bigfoot.  Of all those, I don't know how many are realistic.  Certainly the last too and maybe a few of the trips if not more.  I am sure there are other things too if I put my mind to it.

So today, I am kinda sorta visiting the Northern Lights....at least in my imagination.  That was my inspiration for this card, the stars and the lights of the Northern sky.  I used a different technique with this than usual.  I used my Simon Says Stamp Falling stars stencil, placed it on my paper and then used versamark to fill in the little holes.  I then embossed the stars white and added to mists after.  Even though powder embossing is one of my favorite techniques, If I did it over, I would likely mist and use embossing paste on top.  Oh well, live and learn.  I added a few swooshes from Paper Smooches Positive Strokes set to emphasize the swirling of the colors.  Finally, I used my Happy Trails stamp set and dies from Lawn Fawn to make it appear that some little campers are enjoying the sky's wonders. :)

Maybe one day that will be you or me.  Whaddoya think?  Today's Question of the Day is what is on your bucket list?

Entering this into:
Virginia's View Challenge- Stencils
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- Journey
Lawnscaping Challenge- Try a New Technique
Paper Smooches SPARKS- April Anything Goes (wk 1)

Thanks for visiting!

Floral Fusion

It is time for another Fusion challenge friends.  But first I wanted to give a shout out to two folks.  First is Geri Freeman, who si stepping down from our team.  She has been such an amazing designer to work with! Thank you Geri.  Second is a warm welcome to Jeanne Jachna who is joining our team!  I look forward to seeing all her fabulous work starting with this week.  So...with out further ado, let's get onto the challenge.  

That inspiration pic must be a wedding and looks like a lovely affair doesn't it?!  However, I decided to make my card a Mother's Day card.  I suppose technically it could be for a wedding or anything really, but I was thinking of my mother when I made this.

This card is made with some Glitz paper in the background.  The flowers and leaves are from Mama Elephant, so love them.  I fussy cut every single one of them.  I tried masking, which I am normally OK at but I didn't like the outcome so I stared over and used my snips. The sentiments and tiny leaves are from Sweet Stamp Shop.

OK, so here's the deal.  The girls have some AMAZING creations, so go check out the Fusion blog and the other DT's blogs too.  The rules are at Fusion as well.

Thanks for stopping and I hope you join us for the challenge.

Entering this into:
The Pink Elephant 245
Casual Friday's 130- A Good Egg

Top Dog Dies DT and Authentique Project Inspiration week

Hello- This week we are having a Top Dog Dies DT and Authentique Blog Hop to share some fun products.  BUT this isn't a traditional blog hop, we aren't all posting on the same day, so you'll need to check back on the Top Dog Dies Blog each day to see which designers are posting.  it will be totally worth your while, because there is fun to be had and prizes to be won! :)

Here is what I created from the amazing products from these two companies:

First I made a butterfly card from the Butterfly Die and Butterfly Finishers Die set from Top Dog Dies and the Elegant collection from Authentique.  My heart was all a flutter using these products together!  The die is so easy and fun and the paper is so "Breakfast at Tiffany's" but in a paper pad. :)  I cut the base in a slate color and then added the DP on top.  I used velum for the outer wing layer and spritzed it with my blue spritzer. I finished it off with some blue sequins on the thorax for a little shine and a tag that will make your heart soar- wink! :)

Next I made another card using the same products but this time I used the finishers from the die set.  The swirls are from the inner portion of the large butterfly wings.  Since both DP pages were ombre, I used them in so the same order, increasing with color as you go up.  I finished this off with a "Best Wishes" sentiment embossed in white so it can be for any celebratory occasion. 

I could have used this Authentique paper and nothing else I love it so much, but then there was another pack that I also loved called the Anchored collection.  Right on trend with all the nautical goodness out there. :)  I used the Top Dog Dies A2 Card #1 to cut my base papers.  I just love this card shape!  With some cork I cut a tag from the Top Dog Dies Mini Tags Die set as an accent.  A little hemp rope and the Authentique stickers finished this creation off nicely. 

I hope you have enjoyed these creations today.   I know you are ALL ABOARD for some prizes right. Here is what you do:

• Head over to the Authentique Blog and Facebook page and say that Top Dog Dies sent you.  They have a special giveaway of an Authentique Prize Pack through Sunday, April 13.

• There is also a $50 voucher in exclusive wafer-thin dies from Top Dog Dies through April 13th. Go to this page to enter!

Thank you so much for stopping today!  i hope you are enjoying this team up as much as I am!  

Tulips, Babies and a WINNER!

Happy Monday Friends!  I hope you had a good weekend?  We lucked out in the weather yesterday when we were up in Skagit Valley at the tulip fields.  Not all the fields were blooming but it was still a gorgeous site to see!  My little one, well she was more enamored with the mud, but that's OK, she had fun.

In every other picture she has her sucker sticking out of her mouth (awesome plan Daddy- ha!) and bear in hand.

I also want to share a card with you today.  This one I made for Virginia's View Challenge #2 with stencils , SRM Challenge- celebrations and Lawnscaping Challenge of use a new technique.  For my new technique, I used TWO stencils on this.  That means I must get extra credit points for Virginia's challenge right?!  LOL.  First I used modeling paste with my fireworks for the pastel colors and pasted it on white with my star stencil from Balzar Designs.  Then I used my sunburst stencil from Studio Calico to make my rays of stars as I wanted them.  I put the SRM stickers in between the rays with some pink waves and the "happiness is..." followed by the cutie Lawn Fawn stork on the front.  On the inside I stamped "on the way!"  I like the outcome, a good baby card.

One last thing before you go.  I wanted to share the winner of the blog candy I was giving away on this post here.  Using random.org I came up with......

Elise C. said...

Adorable card!! The hippos looks so sweet in the photo strip! Thanks for the chance to win, too! :)

APRIL 1, 2014 AT 6:19 PM 

Yay!  Congratulations!   Elise email me your address and I will send you your prize! :)

Thank you all for stopping by today!