Merry Reindeer Penguin

Another card made using the tutorial from Kristina Werner on Day One in my Holiday Card Workshop. This one has a few differences from the one I posted earlier this month. One being that I've turned my Stampin' Up Owl into a reindeer. And two, I applied textured Snow through my stencil instead of gold paste. I really like this card and would like to make more of them in the future. On to 2015.

Happy Anniversary

I wanted to make a little card to send to Mallory and Jeff for the anniversary of their first date. The new kit from The Stamps of Life seemed like the perfect choice. I used my owl punch from Stampin' Up along with the sweet papers in the Have Fun kit to put this card together. I just love those owls. Happy anniversary, young ones, and may you celebrate many, many more.

Nature's Beauty

 
Just dipping my toes into the world of stencils. I recently joined the Stencilgirl Club and receive a fabulous set of stencils each month. I haven't used stencils much in my scrapping, even though I continue to buy them. What's up with that??? So I thought I would try out a stencil on this layout. I also used a new tool, received from Farley for my birthday. Tim Holtz Spritzer. I like it although it can be fiddly to use. This time I used one of my Bic Mark-it pens to create a subtle background on the white base pages. All the papers are from BoBunny's Enchanted Garden 6x6 paper pad. The sketch is from Allison Davis. The flower stamps are from Stampin' Up. The photos show our yard in the spring of this year. This first attempt has cured me of my fear of stencils and I think you will be seeing more of them on my pages. Oh, by the way, you probably can't see it, but I did use an embossing folder on both mats on each side of the layout. Thanks for stopping by.

Lexi 'n Me

Still working in Week One of Hello Story with Ali Edwards at Big Picture Classes. The topic is Timelines. For this one, I decided to do a layout showing photos of my niece, Lexi and me during our infrequent visits. I used the Papillon kit from Club Scrap and two Embosslits from Stampin' Up for the butterflies and hearts. The word stamps are from various sets, mostly The Stamps of Life. The arrows are from Close to My Heart. I'm very pleased with how this turned out and I thank Ali for her inspiration. Although Ali's sample was done on white and kraft giving a very crisp look. I will use that in the future for another story. But my goal this month, in keeping with my motif self-assignment, was to use my stash and "winged things." The locations have been blurred to protect the innocent. Thanks for looking.

Shoebox Project

For our Squirrely Get Together last weekend, Nancy had a fantastic idea which she called the Shoebox Project. Each of us brought a card sample and all supplies for the other two to create the same (or similar) card. Farley and I each made two cards based upon Nancy's samples which were adorable. This was one of mine. I have that very flower stamp set but have I ever used it? Noooooooo

It was a great crafty weekend and this Shoebox idea was fabulous. If you want to check out Farley's results, click here.

Love Is In The Air

Still playing with my Stampin Up owl punch. Love that little guy. Various stamps used from The Stamps of Life and Sizzix, with a bit of Papertrey Ink thrown in for good measure. Sweet card. Thanks for swinging by.

Penguin Thank You

My good friend and fellow Squirrel Nancy gifted me with the owl punch from Stampin' Up. I have been wanting this darn punch for years, ever since I first saw Nancy using it. Finally, I have it in my hot little hands. The balloon die and most of the stamps used are from The Stamps of Life with a bit of Papertrey Ink thrown in for good measure. I love this little owl and I love this little card. I guess you know where it's going. Thanks for stopping in. 

His & Hers Online Card Class - Days Three, Four and Five...WHEW!!!

On Day Three of our His & Hers Card class, Jennifer Rzasa taught us a method of watercolor. I used a spankin' new stamp from Magenta to try this technique along with a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp. I am quite happy with the results. For my card, I used my old Derwent Watercolor pencils.

The card we made on Day Four turned out to be my favorite of the ones posted today. It was challenging for me because I don't really own any symmetrical dies to use with this Partial Die-Cutting technique. However, I had a lightbulb moment and recalled that a recent purchase of butterfly dies from Cheery Lynn included a "half die" to use to make a backing for the intricate butterfly. Voila! I had my partial die cut right in my hot little hands. The other butterflies were made with a Stampin Up embosslit, the stamps from Simon Says Stamp as well as the paper and a little bit o'Stickles thrown in because everything is better with Stickles.

On Day Five, Kristina Werner suggested making a masculine and feminine card from the same stamp sets. I used a new set from Stamps of Life along with papers from one of my past Simon Says Stamp card kits. I don't really feel my two cards look all that different but I did use a pink-y color for the feminine one. 

I didn't really get to do much else today on National Scrapbooking Day other than these cards. No scrapbooking. Perhaps next year I will plan my time more wisely. It would be nice to make a layout on this Day. (Of course, there was that time spent watching the Derby......)  Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you again soon.

Happy Anniversary

Another card from the fabulous February kit from Simon Says Stamp. The stamps used are from the November kit (heart) and the September kit (border). Little hearts were punched with my Stampin' Up Fashionable Hearts Embosslit. Papers all from Simon Says Stamp. All edges inked. 

Tag Fence

Better late than never. Finally finished the most recent Squirrely Challenge from Young Nancy. I'm still behind on the previous one but it is on my table waiting for inspiration to complete it. 

This one is called Tag Fence and is fairly simple. If you would like to check it out, visit Technique Junkies. For the card panel, I am still focusing on Using My Stash by breaking into an ANCIENT pad I bought years ago from ProvoCraft called Pathways and designed by Michelle Anderson. The bicycle stamp is an oldie from Stampin' Up. The grape leaves are from a recent Fiskars set called Aged to Perfection. All inks used are from Tim Holtz Seasonal Summer set. Luscious. Thanks for looking.

Colorful Silhouettes

Squirrely Nancy challenged us this month to create with the Colorful Silhouettes technique from Technique Junkies Newsletter of August, 2011. With a road trip pressing down on me, I can’t take time to complete a card using the technique, but I did want to demonstrate that I did my homework and created something with the technique. The first photo illustrates the three attempts and the second one is the result I liked best. I will create a card with this panel upon my return. (I promise, Mother Squirrel). I used my Distress Stains (Wild Honey and Peeled Paint) for the very first time. Ditto for the crackle stamp which was actually designed for clay projects. I was encouraged by Nancy to buy it for rubber stamping and it worked like a charm. Thanks, Nancy. The cactus stamp is an oldie but goodie from Stampin’ Up. Thanks for looking.

Spritz and Flick - Squirrely Challenge

I'm late. I'm late. For a very important date. I missed the cut off for Nancy's Squirrely Challenge. Mr. Linky is even closed out. Boo hoo

But I am posting anyway because, darn it, I made the card. This is one of the Tim Holtz Techniques taught in his recent class Creative Chemistry. He calls it Spritz and Flick using Distress Inks. I used the technique on the butterflies and their mats. My color choice was Seedless Preserves for the butterflies and Shabby Shutters for the mats. The spritzing was done with my homemade recipe of Perfect Pearls spray. All shapes cut on Cuttlebug using Spellbinders dies. The card base is from Club Scrap's Lotus Pond. The card panel is from Stampin' Up's First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper. All edges inked with Tea Dye Distress Ink. Thanks for looking. Please excuse my tardiness.