Elizabeth Craft Designs & Glitter Ritz

Took some time today to play with Elizabeth Craft Designs stickers and Glitter Ritz.  I used the fan stickers (skirts) and bustiere stickers.  I think the "dresses" are awesome...still need to work on their best use as embellishments.  But here are my first attempts.

Festive Friday Blog Hop

It's ridiculuous how much I love this card!  Do you  sometimes finish a card and think...this is just plain goofy!?!?!?  But yet I just love it!  Not sure it really makes a great card...but a fun package tag/ornament.  

For this week's Festive Friday card, I wanted to to do something cute...and aren't elves just so cute?!?  But I'm not so good with faces...so I was inspired by Sarah from Pink by Design - just put my own twist on the card.

Visit blogs below to see other great Christmas cards!


every 2nd & 4th Friday

1.	Terri Sproul~hostess
2.	Maria Chuy Soto
3.	Susan Brown {sbartist}
4.	Angela Bodas
5.	The Robin's Nest
6.	Cheryl Lindsay
7.	Peg Rounds
8.	Camille Short
9.	Diane Tuggle

Card for Greyson

My newest cousin Greyson is on his way...and his mom celebrated with a baby shower Saturday.  Here are some pics of Greyson's nursery...and my version in a card for Greyson!  (My favorite part is that Greyson's room has wainscot paneling on the bottom - I duplicated that effect by scoring the cardstock every 1/4".

 

What's Cool About Being a Papercrafter?

One of the really great things about being a papercrafter is having papercrafter friends who send handmade birthday cards!  Thanks, Ladies!  

It's Tacky - AND I LOVE IT!

We are giving a gift to a couple getting married in Laughlin, and I wanted a unique card.  Found a great tutorial for a pop-up wedding cake by Lisa in her blog Beyond Beauty.  If you visit her blog, she will show a sophisticated card with a beautiful pop-up wedding cake.  She warns that patience is needed to make the cake...and she's right!  She obviously has more patience, as Lisa's is much more professional looking.  But some day I will master this card...

And then, I really did want to make something rather tacky for the occasion...and I did succeed at that!  But it's a fun card!

By the way, the gold hearts are, of course, covered with Piccolo Pure Sparkle Gold Glitter.  You can order this glitter - not to mention all kinds of fun items - from Globecraft Memories - Use Discount Code TS25 to get 25% Off your entire order!  

Globecraft Memories Brag Book - Ethan's first couple weeks

The accordion-style Brag Book helps you to capture the best moments of your life, preserve your memories easily, and share them with family and friends.

The Brag Book Kit includes three-layer chipboard book cover, chipboard book back cover, clear 1" deep photo bubble, and decorative display stand.  The album includes high quality cardstock to use as a base for the accordion pages.  Add paper, enamel powders, paint, ink, Piccolo card decor, embellishments, or other items to create a one-of-a-kind display.

For this album that captures the first two weeks of my new nephew's life, I used a textured - almost fabric-like - paper with stitching.  Because the stitching easily unravels once cut, I folded the paper over the edges to secure.  I generally don't do that, but liked the more finished look in the end.  Below are pics of how to fold the paper over - particularly for the frame opening.

Click here to see a video for assembly instructions.  Be sure to add the front cover AFTER you've embellished the pages.

I chose to embellish the pages with simple black-and-white pictures with a bit of green . . . since Ethan's nursery has a "woodsy" theme with birch trees on one wall, I thought green would fit better than traditional baby colors.  Finishing touches included string "pearls" around the frame & front cover edges and Piccolo Card Decor, Accents, and Charms - all covered with 24K Gold Enamel Powder.  Piccolo Embellishments used include

   Vintage Hearts Charm Set
   Card Decor Set #1 
   Vintage Holiday Flourishes
   Fabulous Feathers

Here are a few pics showing how Piccolo Decor were used to embellish the Brag Book throughout:

Notice, two hearts from Card Decor Set #1 are in the globe along with Ethan's picture.
          

You can order a Brag Book, Piccolo Decor, and 24K Enamel Powder - not to mention all kinds of fun items - from Globecraft Memories - Use Discount Code TS25 to get 25% Off your entire order!  

Festive Friday Blog Hop

This may be this year's mass-production card.  I love how simple it is...and the way it turned out.  I do think, though...any Christmas card is just that much better with Heartfelt Creations Holly or Poinsettia stamps!

Visit blogs below to see other great Christmas cards!


every 2nd & 4th Friday

1.	Terri Sproul~hostess
2.	Maria Chuy Soto
3.	Susan Brown {sbartist}
4.	Angela Bodas
5.	The Robin's Nest
6.	Cheryl Lindsay
7.	Peg Rounds

What Will This Be?

8/6/12
Did a little more work on the project last night...my strategy keeps changing...but still excited to see the final product.  Remember...$10 gift card in it for ya!  And the answer has multiple parts!

8/4/12
Had a little bit of time to return to my big project...Here's what I accomplished today...any new guesses?

7/12/12
Okay, I am finally beginning a project I have been talking about for years!  It'll be slow...but I have this vision...and am anxious to see how it plays out myself!  There's a $10 Gift Certificate to AZ Scrapbooking out there for the person who guesses specifically what the end product will be - Let's make this more fun and include my non-scrappin' and non-Arizonan friends - Gift Card to AZ Scrapbooking or Starbucks - your choice!  Here is my first hour of work - What do ya think?

Want a hint, you say?  I actually gave a hint about a month ago on Facebook.  Were you paying attention?

I'll be posting more pictures as I work on my project...but only the first person who guesses wins. Well, are you guessin'?

Southwest Masculine Card - October Salsa

Theme for October Salsa - Masculine.  I'm not all that found of making masculine cards...or making cards with my own photography...but that was my idea.

My ah-hah! moment - I have had a piece of screening sitting in my paper pile for probably six years...and I lay it down often and have yet to really know how to incorporate its texture.  Today I decided no big loss if I ruin it...and embossed it with Piccolo Vintage Copper Enamel Powder.  If you've been to my blog more than once, you know how addicted I am the Vintage Copper!  Another great save for me . . .

Embossed screening on top of grey/blue vellum.

Close up of embossed screening

 Love the effect...added a cactus pic from Mount Lemmon...and popped up a cactus die cut also embossed with Vintage Copper Enamel Powder.  Loving the results...now to find more screening!  Needing to mass produce these for my clients.

You can order Vintage Copper Enamel Powder - not to mention all kinds of fun items - from Globecraft Memories - Use Discount Code TS25 to get 25% Off your entire order!