Happy Birthday #2

One of my best friend's from high school is celebrating a birthday this month. She has been going through some tough times with her parents and doesn't take much time for herself. Although it's a small gesture, I thought this Tim Holtz inspired butterfly card would put a smile on her face. The paper is from Idea-ology and the butterfly stamp is from SU.

Best Friend Valentine

I made this for one of my besties from high school. She is one of the best people I know and has apparently kept every card I've ever made for her.

SBC - Sketch 491

Two of the best people I know; living life to the fullest everyday. This is sketch #491 from Scrapbook Challenges.

Cascading Card

We were invited to a birthday party and specifically told not to bring any gifts. ....so what's a crafty girl to do other than make a fabulous birthday card? I found the idea for this cascading card on Pinterest so I have to give a shoutout to Dr. Sonia. The only change I made was to add a solid panel to the front and back of the card. When folded flat it fits in a 6x6 envelope. All the products used are from SU.

SBC - Sketch #422

Here is my layout for Scrapbook Challenges sketch #422. The background paper is from Stampin' Up! and the embellishments are from various sources.

Compendium of Curiosities 3, Challenge 3

Happy Memorial Day! Here is my project showing the faux tea rose technique for Compendium of Curiosities 3, Challenge 3 from Linda Ledbetter. All the products used except for the tag base are from Stampin' Up! The flowers were cut using "Secret Garden" framelits and the butterflies are from the "Beautiful Butterflies" Bigz Die.

OWH - Sketch #208

Hope you're enjoying your holiday weekend. Here is this week's card for Operation Write Home's sketch #208. This week I used leftover Graphic 45 supplies from a mini book kit I purchased from Scrapscription.

Bleaching Technique

Here is my swap for this month's technique. I used the "Inspired By Nature" stamp again and added a punched butterfly. I applied bleach to the edges of the card and then outlined the edge with faux stitching. The instructions are listed below.

OWH - Sketch #163 and #162

Here are sketches #163 and #162 from Operation Write Home. I'm not sure how I forgot about last Sunday's sketch.   Anyway, I used what I had left from the "In Full Bloom" Simply Scrappin' Kit to make these two cards.  I had originally opened the kit for a Tim Holtz tag that I posted earlier this month and I'm really surprised at how far I've been able to stretch all the components. Hope you enjoy!

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2012 (August)

This month's tag involved using a cameo or silhouette type image with a frame.  I started with basic gray textured card stock and used a texture plate in my big shot to add a slightly raised grid pattern. I then embossed portions of the grid with black embossing powder. The silhouette and the frame were cut out of basic black cardstock with my silhouette. I then used several stampin' up! punches to create the flowers and the petals. I finished the card by sponging silver ink over the frame, the flowers and the rhinestones.

Technique #6 - Embossed Embossing

This month's technique involves embossing cardstock that has been textured with an embossing folder.  A brayer was used to apply the versmark to the raised areas of the textured pattern.  If you don't have a brayer you can carefully swipe the versamark over the raised areas before applying the clear embossing powder.

Stamping with Craft Ink

The technique for Day 5 was to stamp with a white colored stain.  I chose to use Stampin' Up's whisper white craft ink as a substitute for the stain.  The colors on the tag were applied with a sponge and the spots were created from drops of water that dried on the tag.  The images were stamped using StazOn and everything was heat set using a heat tool.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2012 (March)

For this month's tag I used the acetate technique and actually stamped the woodgrain directly onto the tissue paper before adhering the acetate.  The butterfly was cut using Stampin' Up's Beautiful Butterflies Die.  I copied the mosaic technique used by Tim and covered the whole thing with clear embossing powder.  All products used on the tag are Stampin' Up! except for the film strip at the bottom of the tag.
Here is the link to Tim's tag and blog post.