On Saturday evening, my husband and I went to a party in the city to celebrate one of Alan's long-time friends, Cowboy Bob, who was having a birthday party. Bob is one of the founders of the theatre company that Alan belongs to. Bob is always wearing a cowboy hat and boots no matter where he goes. He also has a love of horses, and always portrays the Lone Ranger when the company performs it. So I decided to make this card for his birthday!
Supplies: Stamps: Lizzie Anne Designs Paper: Core-dinations, Gina K Designs Ink: Memento Black, Distress Ink (Walnut) Misc.: Ribbon, Tim Holtz Alpha Tiles, Oval Scallop Die, Tim Holtz Paisley Embossing Folder, Tim Holtz Sanding Block
It was a lovely evening of friends enjoying each other's company. Alan and I are very glad to call Cowboy Bob our friend. Wishing him many years of good times ahead!
I hope you are able to find some quality time with those friends who bless your life!
Today I am sharing the tag I made for the Tim Holtz monthly challenge for May 2014. Tim encouraged us take out our trinkets that we have in our stash and use them (what a novel thought!). It was a lot of fun digging through my collection of goodies to narrow down my choices. Believe it or not, that took me a long time in itself!
This tag was fun as I got to use grungeboard, Distress Inks, an embossing folder and, of course, various ephemera. If you know me personally, you would know I have a Diet Pepsi habit (some say addiction ...), so I love Tim's bottle cap embossing folder. I used one cap that I sanded using his Core-dinations paper. I came across a fun piece of ephemera that said Serve ICE and knew I had to use it along with it.
The composed look is something I normally never do, so this really gave me something new to try.
I have some news to share with you today. I will be taking a couple of classes given by Tim soon! I cannot wait! I have been waiting a long time, and the countdown has begun! Okay, that is a lot of exclamation points, but that is only because I am truly excited.
One of my favorite parts about card making is the ability to customize a card for someone by using their hobbies, profession or even their favorite colors. My friend Christine asked me to make a card for a special uncle's 40th birthday. The info I was given was that he is a very handy person, and is always the first to lend a hand on house projects and is great with tools. This is the card I came up with:
Supplies: Paper: Core-dinations, Ten Seconds Studio Metal Sheet Ink: Distress Ink (Barn Door) Misc.: Tim Holtz Alterations Rulers Embossing Folder, Bringing Crafts to You Embossing Folder Tim Holtz Sanding Tool, Silver Cord
I used the Rulers embossing folder for the background as every handyman I know has a tape measure and/or a ruler close at hand and used my sanding tool over it to show the core in the paper. I thought it would be fun to highlight the "40" in the folder with Distress Ink as a way to include his age in a different way. I used the sanding block over the metal sheet to give the tools a metallic look.
Christine was very happy with it, and I am looking forward to hearing back from her after she gives it to her uncle.
Wishing you a great weekend ahead! I am hoping that spring will show itself a bit and it will be warm enough to get outside a bit in my yard to assess what will need to be done after this hard winter!
Hi, guys! Hope all is well! I haven't been feeling well these past few days, so I have been quiet on the blog. Today I was able to spend some time in my craft room finally!
I have been so far behind in my card making lately. Today I made a wedding card for a special friend. I have been blessed to have some amazing online friends. I have made many since I started my blog, but before then I met a great group of people who belong to a young widows' group. While social media can have a lot of negative aspects, it can also bring so many people together. It is wonderful to be able to talk and share when you need to with people who have walked in your shoes. My friend Cyndi got married to a wonderful man named Chuck. I decided to make a fun card that is not your typical wedding card, but rather, cute and earth toned.
Hi, guys! Today we are celebrating Independence Day here in the States. I thought I would share a few cards I made for the holiday. I made them for my parents, my hubby's dad, and a friend. I know that it is not the usual "card" holiday, but I love to send cards when I can't be with those I love.
This stamp is one of the Blueprint stamps by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous. I love how it turned out. I used Vintage Verdigris embossing powder to emboss Lady Liberty. I love the antique copper look it gave the image. The inside has a strip of embossed stars along the bottom. I used Core-dinations paper and sanded it.
For this next card I used another Blueprint stamp, and used my Distress Markers to watercolor it.
I decided for the next one to be a bit more whimsical. I used this fun stamp by Riley & Company. Riley as Lady Liberty! I used some fireworks stamps from my July Simon Says Stamp Kit, and Lily Bee patterned paper.
I thought I would share a video with you by a trio called Brother Sun. They are three of the finest musicians and gentlemen that I have had the privilege to meet. The song is called "Lady of the Harbor." I think it is perfect to share on this Independence Day. As an American, and a New Yorker, she means so much to me. I hope you enjoy it!
Wishing all those who celebrate a very happy and safe July 4th!
Hi, guys! Hope all is well! I was asked to make a personalized wedding card by my sister. She did not want me to make one in my usual wedding style. No bride/groom, wedding cake or my usual color choices for a wedding. The bride and groom are very earthy, and so my sister asked that I incorporate nature into the card. The groom whittled his own pen for his guest book, so I decided to use my woodgrain embossing folders by Tim Holtz on this card. I used vintage twine instead of my usual ribbon as well. The use of the Core-dinations paper and the sanding gave it a rustic look I feel.
It was fun having to think "outside the box" and outside my comfort level. My sister was thrilled when I gave it to her. Funny thing is, now my other sister who works with the bride-to-be wants one to give, too. Not sure where I am going to go with that one yet!
Have a great day! I hope you find some time in the day to do something you love!
Hi, guys! I have been spending some time making Christmas cards for family and friends these past few days. I thought I would share a few with you now.
Supplies: Stamps: Stampin' Up Ink: Distress Ink, Stampin' Up Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Gina K Designs, Core-dinations Misc.: Impresssion Obsession Ornament Die
Here is another take on using this ornament die.
Supplies: Stamps: Stampin' Up Ink: Distress Ink, Picket Fence Distress Stain, Stampin' Up Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Gina K Designs, Core-dinations Misc.: Impression Obsession Ornament Die, Oval Stampin' Up Punch, Gems, Ribbon, Snowflake Cuttlebug Folder
Had a lot of fun making these cards. I enjoyed embossing the ornament in the first one and sanding it to reveal the pattern, and for the second one I used the same technique but used it for the snowflake background.
Hi, guys! Today I am sharing a card I made for a friend of my husband who lost his mom. I wanted to make it a nature themed card, and appropriate for a man. I didn't want to make it too fussy, and wanted it to be calm in feel. This is what I came up with.
One of my favorite papers to use is Core-dinations as I love the different colored cores in their papers and love to sand them. It gives the image such a fun distressed look.
Hi, guys! I am sharing a Christmas card I made for a friend. She requested a special card for a little boy named Benjamin who will be celebrating his first birthday. Christine asked that it be a religious card for the season.
Supplies: Stamps Stampendous, Studio G Paper: Recollections, Core-dinations, Gina K (White) Ink: Distress Ink, Memento Black Misc.: Copic Markers, Glitter Pen, Circle Punch, Sanding Block
I just love this image and thought it would be perfect for a little one.
I am a big fan of Core-dinations paper, as I love to use my sanding block to distress it, and by using a swiss dot embossing folder and sanding the paper, it gave the card a fun snow look to me.
Hi, guys! I'm sharing some wedding wishes with you today. I was asked to make a card for a young couple for their wedding. I decided to use some embossing and sanding for the focal image. I went with some fun Authentique patterned paper for the background to give it a modern look. I used NO stamps on this card! That does not happen very often.
Supplies:
Paper: Authentique, Core-dinations, Ink Pad NYC Notecard
Hi, guys! How do you say thank you? Well, I think this card covers many of your answers! I needed to make a card for a co-worker. I got to use some of my favorite paper for this card. The Core-dinations paper is just great to use when embossing. I love taking out my sanding block and emphasizing the embossing.
Supplies: Paper: Stampin Up, Core-dinations Misc.: K & Co. Butterflies
I just thought I would say Thank You to each of you for taking time to visit and for all the kind comments and the encouragement you have shown. You help make blogging fun and special!
