Crazy Card Party #21 - One Layer Card

Ok - so I know you all thought I would fail this challenge!  But I think I rocked it - so much so I even made 2 cards!  The first card I tried a really cool technique with some Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder and some Distress Glitter!

This second one I did using a stamp set that my friend Patricia let me check out from Studio Calico!

Crazy Card Party # 20 - Stencils

This week it is my turn to pick the challenge!  I would like to see everyone use a stencil - either by misting, embossing, inking what ever is your style!  I hope you can play along with us this week!

Products used:  Simon Says Stamp(Leaves Die, happy), Stencil (Studio Calico), Embossing paste, Sparkly Embossing powder, paper - Pink Paislee, Vellum

Crazy Card Party #16 - Sewing

Regan has challenged us to use sewing on our card this week.... well one of my fellow partier's recently gave me a really cool stitching template from studio calico and I could not wait to use it on this challenge!  I also used some brand new avery elle stamp and dies sets on this one along with a lawn fawn die!  So Here is the card I came up with for this challenge!

Crazy Card Party Challenge #15 - Wood

The challenge this week on Crazy Card Party is to use wood!  I have been hoarding wood veneer forever and could not wait to break open these two little birds to put on this cloud!   I used my cricut machine to cut this little cloud card!

Details:  Cricut Expression, April Showers Cricut Cartridge (Cloud), Straight from the Nest (Twig), Ink:  Hero Arts Soft Pool & Bubble Gum, PTI True Black, Stamps:  Lillybee (Persnickety), PTI (Little Bitty Bird Additions, Patterned Paper:  American Crafts -My Girl (Pink), Jillibean – Watermelon Gazpacho Soup (Green), Cardstock:  Bazzill (White & Brown), Stickers:  American Crafts – My Girl (Cloud 9 Sticker),  Punches:  Marvey (Small Heart, Small Flower) & Martha Stewart (Butterflies), Enamel dots:  My Minds Eye (Collectible), Stickles (Star Dust), Glossy Accents, Wooden Birds:  Studio Calico.

• Cut the Cloud shape at 3 ¾” from white cardstock 2 times making sure to use the flip feature on the 2^nd cut.
• Stamp one of the clouds with the heart stamp and blue ink and Ink the Edges of the cloud with Blue ink.
• Score the top of the white cloud that is not stamped at the ½” from the top and glue the top half to the other stamped cloud to make the card base.
• Using the Flip Feature cut from brown cardstock at 1 ½”.
• Using the Flip Feature cut the from green patterned paper two times to create the  
• Glue the Branch to card.  Add the leaves .  For more dimension take the second cut of leaves and score them down the centre – glue only the centre part to the leaf.
• Stamp the word Love Birds using black ink.
• Punch 3 pink flowers from the pink patterned paper and pop dot them from the branches and add the enamel dots to the centres of the flowers.
• Glue the birds.
• Attach cloud phrase sticker with pop dots.
• Punch the Butterflies and add them to the cloud sticker making sure to add an enamel dot to the centre of the butterflies.
• Punch the heart from the pink patterned paper  fold down the centre and glue centre to the card and add some stickles. 
• Add a pink stamped heart to the bottom of the card and add Glossy Accents.

Card - You Are So Sweet!

Ok - so I have spent all week in my scraproom organizing and purging stuff and I have so had my creative juices flowing seeing all that I have in my room!  So today - i just could not wait to spend an hour creating this quick card!  I just had to play with my new American Crafts Neapolitan Paper Pad I picked up at Homesense a while ago!

Details: Patterned paper American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neapolitan, Stamp: American Crafts Dear Lizzy, Ink: PTI (True Black), Word Stickers: My Mind’s Eye –The Sweetest st Thing (Lavender), Twine: American Crafts, Doily (misc), Glimmer Mist (Sun Sisters), Wood Heart: Studio Calico, Ribbon (Seam Binding), Bling – Crafts (Dollarama), White Gel Pen: Uniball Signo. 

1. Hand cut the Jar from the patterned Paper. 
2.  Stamp Sentiment in Black ink and add Word Stickers 
3. Tie Pink Twine around the jar top 
4. Glue Wood Heart and Bling in place. 
5. Mist Doily (let dry) 
6. Cut the striped piece of patterned paper from the Journal Sheet and trim slightly smaller than the card front. 
7. Cut yellow cardstock to fit the front of a A2 Card. 
8. Glue down cardstock 
9. Glue Doily to striped sheet of patterned paper 
10. Use a corner round on both the card and the patterned paper 
11. Glue Patterned paper to card and using a white gel pen add stitching lines 
12. Tie Ribbon around the top of the card 
13. Pop dot the jar off of the centre of the doily.