Some Love For Ya...

Here's my latest card featuring my favorite new thing...Cardboard! I hit the cardboard with a bunch of Distress Inks to give it a much warmer/worn look. 

While making this I had a bit of a lapse in common logic...I forgot to open the card up before I ran it through my sewing machine, oops :). I ripped the seam and then just added the light blue to the inside of the card then re-sewed it into place to make it look like I did it on purpose. :D

I modified this tag from K&Co with a piece of scrap paper I had laying around. I must say I'm totally in love with this new (to me at least) heat embossing technique. I'm thinking I'll try to do a photo tutorial on it because its pretty cool, stay tuned for that.

Products I used on this card:

• Paper: White cardstock (walmart), Light Blue (DCWV Latte Matstack) Green (American Crafts: Earth Tone pack) Tag (K&Co)
• Stamps: Love (Kathy Davis for Inkadinkado), Le Jardin Botanique (Stampin Up), Frames with a Flourish(Stampin Up), French Foliage (Stampin Up) and Old Letter Writing (Hero Arts).
• Embossing Powder: UTEE (Ranger)
• Cardboard (from a toilet seat cover I bought)
• Ribbon (brand unknown)
• Inks: Walnut stain, Frayed Burlap, Crushed Olive, Fired Brick (Distress Ink), Bronze (ColorBox), Liquid Chalk Cat's Eye in Dark Brown (ColorBox).
• Boarder Scallop Punch (Stampin Up)

Thanks for looking,

A Little Love for OWH

I made these cards for Operation Write Home, I saw a post saying they were in need of a little love so I'll be making a gang more of these to add to start off my next box with.


Products I used:

• Hero Arts: Etched Medallion
• Hero Arts: Leaf Prints
• Memory Box: Breezy Branch
• VersaMagic Dew Drop in Egg Plant, Spiced Pumpkin
• ColorBox Cat's Eyes in Pigments: Silver & Purple Matalic set
• Distress Inks: Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap
• The "Love" comes from a set of clear stamps that I didnt save the label for, oops!

Thanks for looking!

Lace & Medallions, Oh my!

These are 2 of my favorite styles of cards to make because their very easy to make and very beautiful. It also doesn't hurt that these are 2 of my favorite stamps too.

I used a simple pale green card base to start and then layered a French Script stamp over the whole card. 

Next I stamped the flower, followed by leaves, sprigs and the greeting.

 I finish off this card with a little Bling in the center of the flower.

What I used on this card:

• Hero Arts: Etched Medallion
• Hero Arts: Leaf Prints
• Memory Box: Sprig
• Distress Ink in : Antique Linen, Crushed Olive and Frayed Burlap.
• VersaMagic Dew Drop in Pumpkin Spice

I'm a huge fan of Medallions and instantly fell in love with this one by Hero Arts.

I inked the edges of my card first before I applied the Medallion. For the Medallion I used Versamark Watermark and then applied Chalks with dabbers in Red, Pink and Glittery Brown.

I finished it off with my Sentiment and a touch of Bling in the center of the stamp.

What I used on this card:

• Hero Arts: Leaf Prints (sentiment) 
• Hero Arts: Starburst Lace
• Inkadinkado: Blending Chalks
• Distress Ink: Frayed Burlap

Thanks for looking!