Paper Smooches cards

Hi everyone,

Popping by after a fabulous weekend away with crafty friends. It was so good to see old friends, make new ones, and meet some online friends for the first time. So. Very. Good. :)

 While there I made some cards for the current Paper Smooches Sparks challenge using The Birthday Buddies set. Here they are: 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to be back soon with more cards I made over the weekend. :)

Publication share

Hi everyone,

Just stopping by to share a card that was accepted for the May/June issue of Paper Crafts magazine. I had SIX cards picked up for this issue (a record for me). Three of the cards are in the print issue and three are exclusive to the digital version. If you subscribe to the magazine you automatically have access to the digital version so be sure to check it out!

So I thought I'd share one of the cards featured in the digital version. :)
Here it is:

Stamps: Delicate Leaf Clusters; All Occasions Messages (Hero Arts)  

 

 

I stamped the leaf image on canvas with VersaMark and embossed with various embossing powders.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lily Pad Cards turns ONE!!!!

 
Welcome to the Lily Pad Cards’ First Birthday blog hop! You should be arriving here from the Tiffany Doodles' blog.

There are three prize packages with a total retail value of over $300 up for grabs! These prizes will be awarded by random draw. To be eligible, you need to “like” us on Facebook. If you would like to better your chances,  you can leave comments on the blogs participating in this hop (including the Lily Pad Cards blog). For each comment you get your name entered again (but only one comment per blog please). All comments left before 12:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, April 8 will put you in the running.

Here's the card I made to help celebrate:

Stamps: Zig Zag Background; 'Make a Wish' from Celebrate All Day set (Hero Arts)
Patterned Paper and Buttons (Basic Grey)
Tattered Banner Die (Tim Holtz/Sizzix)

The next stop on the hop is Nina B’s blog. If you hit a bad link, you can always  go back to the Lily Pad Cards blog  to view the master list of blog links. Please report any bad links to aris@inlinkz.com.

Thanks for stopping by!

My First Cover!

Hi everyone!

Popping in again. I'm excited to share a card I have in Paper Crafts special issue Practical Solutions for Paper Crafters. To be honest, when the call for this issue came out I wasn't really feeling it. I did manage to make 3 cards and was surprised when 2 got picked up. I was even more surprised and excited when I got an email informing me that one of my cards was going to be on the cover! I'm must admit...I was so wrong about this issue! It is AMAZING! So many clever ideas for both cards and storage solutions! LOVE the section on using household items on cards. So much brilliance!

The card I'm sharing today is part of the Do It Yourself  Embellishments section of the issue. Here it is (in front of the actual issue):

I used Echo Parks Victoria Gardens line, a Basic Grey brad, Jane Beljo's handmade button, and lots of Hero Arts embellishments and sentiment (from the Classic Messages set).

Okay...off to bed. It's been a LONG day. ;)
Thanks for stopping by!

Big Hugs

Hi everyone,

Just popping in to share a card I made where I used markers directly on a floral stamp and spritzed with water before stamping in order to give it a watercolor look....

Hero Arts: Blooming Meadows, XO

There you go. I'm off to bed. Goodnight all! :)

Faux Velveteen stamping

Hi everyone,

It's been way too long since I've participated in one of the Hero Arts challenges and Shari's Velveteen technique article was just the thing to get me moving again. I decided to put a digital  twist on this technique. I made a mask created with a Hero Arts/Silhouette shape, put the mask over some white cardstock, and inked directly with a Frost White ink pad. I removed the mask and let the ink dry before stamping the hello/bird and friend images over top.

Here's the card:

Here's the mask followed by a close up of the card:

HA:
Untitled Love
Block Prints
Soft Blossom Shadow Ink
Wet Cement Shadow Ink
Frost White Pigment Ink
Blush Buttons

Hero Arts Silhouette shape:
Damask background - www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/v2/viewShape.aspx?id=13239

Thanks so much for popping by!

Sending Hugs

Hi everyone,

Hope you're all having a great weekend! We just finished up our March Break and had lots of fun throughout the week. :)

I'm popping in to share another card:

Hero Arts: XO, Butterflies and Wildflowers, Old Letter Writing

For this card  I die cut the tag using acetate, scribbled Sharpie markers on one side and dabbed it with Alcohol Blending Solution before stamping the other side with the floral image using white Stazon.

Thanks for stopping by! I really do appreciate it!