it's no secret that fall is by far my favorite season (as it is for most people, i think!)! so it's sort of disappointing that, living in SC now, there is no fall! i'm used to michigan fall - the changing of the leaves, a bonfire in your backyard, and hoodies!! oh, how i miss hoodies! :)
anyway! this was the mindset i was in while making my card for the latest challenge over at lawnscaping - texture!! i LOVE texture in a project (and my project for the lawnscaping fall blog hop this weekend is all about texture too!! so be sure to join in on that fun!)
so, here is my card - get ready to cuddle up under a blanket! lol!
i used some sweater-looking paper for my base, and i was cracking myself up using the argyle patterned paper to spell out the word 'sweater'! ha ha! also, i just love giving the little fire guy the ear muffs! he he! it makes me giggle!
the little guy is paper pieced, and the ear muffs are flocked! they're both also popped up for dimension.
i thought the sentiment is perfect to welcome in fall! and i'll be jealous of all of you who are in sweaters right now! today it's supposed to be in the 80's here with 95% humidity! lol! gotta love the south! ;)
enjoy!
*ps - for some reason i could NOT rotate that picture! sorry!!!
so here's the card i made for the latest challenge at the sweet stamp shop! :) this challenge is all about embossing! which, i love to do! :)
i used the stamp set 'across the miles', which is also one of my favorites! i heat embossed the large image onto some new (to me!) abroad paper! i love it because the paper is a map, and i thought, perfect!! :) ha ha!
the states are also popped up, to match the level of the thickers, which i staggered with red hearts! i also used those same red hearts to pin point the locations of us on the map!
the thickers are on some teal washi tape that i staggered this way and that at the bottom of the base - which is just like a corkboard - LOVE!!
so that's it!
hope it made you smile!
enjoy!
i was able to get some crafty time in both days this weekend! and it was awesome! :)
on saturday i skype-scrapped with my bff - danielle from girlracer scrap! it was awesome, and long overdue!
on sunday i was able to make two more cards when all the menn look naps! score!
so anyway, one of the cards i made today was for the current challenge going on over at the alley way stamps! the inspiration picture is all about fall! and i decided to use the colors and spin it! :)
i used some of the free digi stamps that the alley way stamps offers, and the awesome sentiment, that i can't get enough of! :)
digital stamps are NOT my strong suit, but i love those little mushrooms, and i thought they would be perfect to replicate the pumpkin shapes! :)
the mushrooms and snails are paper pieced. the snails are also popped up for dimension.
i really like this card, because i really paid the most attention to the inside of the card! which is a total 180 from what i usually do! :) and i like the little peekaboo circle, too! :)
so that's it!
thanks for looking!
enjoy!
i was instantly inspired by the colors at the playdate cafe this week! instantly!! lol!!
i had a lot of ideas floating around in my head, but i went with this clean and simple idea (to start?!). :)
i used two paper smooches stamp sets, 'falling for you' and 'vegtastic'. i paper pieced the little bat, and everything else was fussy cut. i popped up the heart and bat for dimension; there's something about a single heart in a word bubble that i LOVE!! i've done it on other cards, and i think i'll just keep doing it! lol!
i used some pink washi tape and twine to act as the little fella's 'perch'. and i layered the heart under the sentiment for a little zing. :) ha!
so that's it! it's a really straight forward card. but i do think it's super fun (thank you colors!!) and really sweet!
hope you are getting crafty too!
enjoy!
woo-hoo! another week means another challenge over at lawnscaping!
this one is all about getting texty!
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so i made a card (sorry, it's another christmas one!) with some fun, non traditional colors, and lots of heat embossing!
the teal background of the card is from the basic grey jovial paper pack. and i love it! it's teal, and has text, and is distressed! beautiful! :)
i used the snowflakes from lawn fawn's 'frosties' stamp set, which were heat embossed.
the sentiment was made using 'harold's abc's' (my old friend!) and 'quinn's abc's'. i cut away part of the card stock, and put some clear acetate behind it, to make it look like the bottom of the card is floating, and connected only by the word bright! i love that effect!
i didn't have any yellow embossing powder, so i heat embossed the 'making spirits' in white and then colored the letters with my yellow marker! :) the word bright was also heavily glittered with some picket fence stickles!
so that's it! super texty, super cheerful, and super fun! (in my opinion!) :)
enjoy!
i am loving this card i made for two amazing challenges!
the challenege over at a blog named hero is all about tags! yay!
and one of the challenges at the moxie fab world is all about incorporating the gallon/quart/pint lesson! this is a fabbie technique that i have really taken to heart lately because i think it adds so much to a card (but in a subtle way!)!
i'm still trying to sprinkle some christmas card crafty time now, while i have the chance, to make each christmas card special (and so i don't feel rushed when i procrastinate too long!) ha ha! and when i heard tags, i thought - christmas present!
i used an older hero arts set for the cute little kitty image! i paper pieced him and popped him up for fun!
i added some basic grey tiny type (i was inspired by my bff at girlracer scrap who LOVES tiny type!) to the tag and wrapped some lawn fawn twine around 'randomly'! it makes me giggle, because it's sort of silly!
oh yeah, and i spritzed some mr huey's white onto the red cardstock to add an abstract snowy feel! :)
so that's it! hope it made you smile too!
enjoy!
i have to start my christmas cards early every year! i like to make unique ones for each person, so it take a while! and i like to give myself time! since i love to make cards and get inky, i don't mind, and i love adding personal touches! :)
today i have my first christmas card of 2012! lol and it's super fun!
i made it for the designer drafts challenge over at paper smooches sparks!
the sketch is awesome! and it just called for me to use the tall, cool as a cucumber snowman from the swanky snowdudes stamp set! :)
i decided to paper piece everything in non seasonal colors because i love that feel! this card feel like the snowdude was out in the sun in a little too long, and got a bit of a tan! lol!
for the scarf, i used some washi tape and a button to give it some uniqueness! :)
the snowman and the little bird are both popped up for dimension. i added some pearls and fussy cut hearts to the snowflakes because i thought it would add some fun flair to the traditional snowflakes! :) ha ha! i don't know, it was late when i made this card last night, so it may be a little out there!!
nevertheless, it's fun, and it makes me smile! :)
enjoy!
