November Calendar Page

Hi all! I finally finished my calendar page for November! I used the October 2-page sketch at Stick it Down: 

I didn't have a color of cardstock that worked with my Simple Stories papers that I wanted to use, so I sprayed some white cardstock with some October Afternoon spray ink. The largest paper flower is a make and take from Scrapfest several years ago. It matched so well with the papers, that I had to use it. I made several more flowers with my Cricut and papers from the collection. I also added the little banner in the bottom right using the corners I cut off of the large "quilted" piece of patterned paper. I was inspired to make the banner by Challenge #10 of the Pinspirational Crop at My Scraps and More.

Materials:
Cardstock- Bazzill, Michaels
Patterned Paper- Simple Stories, unknown
Cartridges- Cricut Classic Font, Walk in My Garden
Ink- October Afternoon, Clearsnap
Buttons- Rusty Pickle
Flower- Prima
Brads- Basic Grey
Photo Corners- EK Success
Pen- Tsukeniko, Creative Memories
Stickers- Simple Stories

Another Card and a Tag

 We had a couple of celebrations this weekend that required cards. I had some fun playing on both of these...

First up is a Baptism card for our nephew. I started by cutting the grey outline piece using my Cricut and the "New Testament" cartridge (that cartridge has a ton of beautiful cross cuts). I covered the cut with Versamark and then sprinkled on silver embossing powder. I then attached it to a piece of watercolor paper and cut around it. I used Gelatos as water color by using a water brush and picking up the color directly from the stick and painting it on. After that dried, I was going to go over all of the "windows" with Glossy Accents, but started by covering the cross with Liquid Pearls. After I had finished that, I loved how it looked, so I left it. The background was stamped and then I added a piece of ribbon.

Next up is a tag I made to put on a wine bottle. The party was "skull and crossbone" themed and I had this grunge board one hanging out in my stash, so I decided to use it. I started by attaching it to a tag and covering the whole thing with gesso. After that dried, I sprayed it with Raven Glimmer Mist. I used a mask at the top to add some more texture. Once that dried, I stamped the "Happy" and rubbed some Versamark over the skull and then heat embossed it. I cut the "40" with my Cricut and then pressed in it Versamark and heat embossed it with gold powder. I attached the numbers with some foam adhesive. I wanted a little more texture and color on the skull, so I used some Picket Fence Distress Stain and covered it and then misted it with water to get it off the embossing. I added a strip of gold washi tape across the top and some ribbon to attach it to the bottle to finish it off.

Blessings- The Card Concept #43

Hi all! I am back today with another anniversary card, this one for my parents who celebrated their 34th anniversary this past Sunday. I used the current inspiration at The Card Concept:

I was inspired first by the colors and then by the fall motifs. I went with a Classy and Elegant style.  I decided to stamp and heat emboss the leaves on a kraft background. I added some gelato to the background to add some shimmer. I cut the sentiment with my Cricut and then went over it with my glitter pen. I finished it off with some brown sequins.

Anniversary Card- CAS(E) this Sketch #148

Wow, it's been a while! For those of you who may not know, I am also a photographer and October is "busy season" around these parts, so I have  been spending my free time taking and editing photos and not doing much crafting. But, I'm back!

Today I have an anniversary card I created using the current sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch:

I played a bit with some inks, gelatos and water on water color paper for my background and let that dry. The tag was from a gift I got a month or so ago, I ran a length of navy ribbon through the hole. I cut the heart with my Cricut. A few navy ink splatters finished off the card.

Winner!- My Scraps and More Sketch #115

Hello! I am back today to share a layout I completed this weekend. I started with this sketch from My Scraps and More:

I entered a scrapbook layout in the Minnesota State Fair for the first time in 2011 and, not only did I win my division, I won first overall! This is a page featuring my layout and ribbons. Yes, a scrapbook page about a scrapbook page. :)

I started with some gold paint and pink glimmer mist and added some splatters to my page. Then I layered some old patterned paper scraps under my photos. I was also inspired by the 10/1 Throwback Thursday challenge in the My Scraps and More forums. The challenge was to use old paper and at least one of something you have been hoarding.  I have quite a few flowers, so I pulled those out and added them to my page. I also have a pack of Little Yellow Bicycle transparency pieces that have been just sitting in my stash. The colors went well with this layout, so I used a few of those on my page as well. Some gold washi tape and enamel dots finished off my page.

Materials:
Cardstock- Die Cuts With a View
Patterned Paper- Pink Paislee, Die Cuts With a View, Bella Blvd., Bo Bunny Press
Flowers- Prima
Enamel Dots- Basic Grey
Tape- My Mind's Eye
Ink- Tattered Angels
Paint- Delta
Transparency- Little Yellow Bicycle
Journal Spot- Maya Road
Pen- Sharpie
Die Cutter- Provo Craft
Cartridge- Cricut Classic Font

Happy Birthday- CAS(E) this Sketch #143

Hello all! I am back today to share a card I made for my sister-in-law whose birthday is today! I was inspired by the sketch this week at CAS(E) this Sketch:

I really embraced the Clean and Simple style for this card at used just stamps to create this card. The flowers were all stamped with different colored inks. I sprayed the stamp with water before stamping the big flowers to give them a watercolor look. I wanted to make the word "happy" stand out and tie in the white card base, so I stamped the happy stamp on white cardstock and then heat embossed it. I added it to my card front using foam adhesive for some dimension. "Birthday" was stamped and heat embossed.

Celebrate 30- Fusion

Hello! I have a card to share that I created for a friend. We celebrated her 30th birthday today! I was inspired by the current challenge at Fusion:

The colors in the inspiration piece were beautiful, so I was really inspired by them. I stamped and heat embossed the pattern on the bottom half of the card and then added a strip of washi tape to separate the two areas of the card. For the gold "30", I cut the numbers out using my Cricut and then heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I used my Cricut and "Sure Cuts a Lot" to cut the leaves from a couple of scraps of cardstock and attached them with foam adhesive.  I added a bit of twine and a button to bring a bit more of the peach color.