Vintage Valentine Card

I am participating at the Creative Retreat Winter 2014 at Craft With May at craftwithmay.com and one of favorite for the class has been the Vintage Valentine by Wanda Guess. I have been just amazed at Wanda's talents.

Here is my make of the card.

Supplies
Stamp: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Simple Sayings, Stampers Anonymous French Market
Dies: Tim Holtz Sizzix - Eiffel Tower, Sizzix Branch w/Leaves, Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Flower Garland
Papers: 2 shades of pink, Tim Holtz idea-ology Paper Stash
Glossy Accents
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Stickles - dry glitter
Distress Stains: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy

Linking to:
Creative Retreat - Vintage Valentine
Wow Us Wednesday
Make-It-Pretty Monday’s at The Dedicated House
Fabulous Creative Friday

Splatters Stenciled Card

For one of my Day 2 Stenciled Online Card Class, I am using the Tim Holtz Splatters stencil. 

Supplies:
Tim Holtz Splatters Stencil
Stamp: Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous - Life's Possibilities
Prima Flowers
Distrress Ink: Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon, Mowed Lawn, Squeezed Lemon, Brushed Corduroy
Faux Adhesive Pearls


Linking to: 
Stenciled - Day 2

Mosaic Heart Stencil Card

I am taking a Stenciled On Line Card Class and one of the projects for the day used the Mosaic Heart Stencil by Simon Says.

Supplies: Mosaic Heart Stencil by Simon Says Stamp

Inks: Archival Jet Black, Distress Ripe Persimmon, Distress Mustard Seed, Distress Picked Raspberry, Distress Gathered Twigs

Clear Emboss It by Ranger 

Super Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder by Ranger

Linking to:

Stenciled On Line Card Class - Day 1

Valentine Card With Non-traditional Colors

How about a Valentine card with shades of aqua and a bit of yellow? Aqua pieces always catch my eye, so when I saw an inspiration card on Pinterest, I knew I could like to recreate it. 

Supplies:

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Tim Holtz - Peacock Feather Distress Ink

Authentique Seasons: Summer paper

Linking to:
Simon Says: Anything Goes
Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Emboss It
Online Card Class - Pre-Class Student Gallery

Fall Layout

Last night I finished one of my Fall scrapbook pages but needed to wait until today for natural lighting to take my pictures. I love the colors of fall and enjoy making scrapbook pages of trips to the pumpkin patch with my grandsons and family.

My page is all about Fall colors, inks, and Liquid Pearls. I used a new technique I saw on the Ranger Ink website with Liquid Pearls, and inks. I used three colors of Liquid Pearls on my craft sheet, mixed in a little water, ran my paper through the mixture, heat dried, then blended two different distress inks. The ink only sticks to the unpainted parts of the paper. Then I stamped the leaf stamp with black archival ink, cut it out, and used a pop dot to apply it to my page. 

With some of the extra sections of the paper left over from the above stamping, I stamped the Fall Colors stamp. 

Supplies:

Ranger Liquid Pearls: Gold Pearl, Cantaloupe, Chestnut

Distress Ink: ripe persimmon, gathered twigs, brushed corduroy

Background Paper: Bo Bunny - Autumn Song

Stamps: TH Stampers Anonymous Autumn Blueprint; Close To My Heart

Linking to: 

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Got Ink

Christmas Patchwork

My scrapbook layout is a patchwork design. Take a look:

Supplies:
Distress Ink: gathered twigs and black soot
Papers:

  - Graphic 45 Curtain Call Collection

  - Kraft Core 

  - Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium Collection - A Christmas Carol

 - Bazzill cardstock 

Stamps: Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Mini Blue Prints CMS170, Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Candy Cane Sketch

Die: Tim Holtz Alterations: Gingerbread

Distress Markers: evergreen bough and festive berries

Challenges:

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Patchwork
Created With Love Challenge: Christmas Reds and Greens
Make It Monday: #165
Love to Scrap: Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door: Nov 5-11 Challenge
Tuesday Throwdown

It's All About The Fun - Halloween Card

This is my final Halloween card of the season but it's the one I made several of and mailed to a few special kids. Both stamps are by Northwoods.

Challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks: Challenge #166 Halloween
An Inky Situation: Linky Party #15 Anything Goes