Tuesday, January 14

peace…


I love finding these challenges that make me use items I already have in my craft room!
The dies are all from Tim Holtz “Vault Festive Wreath” that I bought last year and never used so it’s NEW to me.
I used textured card stock and white linen card stocks to create the card.
The sentiment is stamped from Tim Holtz “Festive Print” using Memento rich cocoa ink.


Monday, January 13

hugs…


For many years I taught card making and rubber stamping (back when all we had was rubber stamps on wood).
I have worked in four stamping stores and taught as a visiting artist in the library system.
So for this challenge I wanted to go back to my teaching roots…

The base card for this challenge comes from a box of premade cards I purchased on clearance.
I have a die from Waffle Flower (Oversized Hugs Print Die), three mini Distress pads (villainous potion, spun sugar, picked raspberry) to match the challenge colors, black card stock and water color paper.
First I created the background by smooshing the ink pads on any teflon mat, rubber mat or Tonic Tim Holtz mat.
These I spritzed with water and created the background by patting it on the inks, drying it  and then patting again.
This I did a bunch of times.
I used the background die and cut in the center of the black card stock layer, then glued down the black card stock panel to the base card.
After trimming down the smooshed panel I used the sentiment die to cut this piece in a corner.
This I glued to the black card stock on the card front.
Next I glued the sentiment to the black card stock sentiment background the foam taped over the space where I cut out the sentiment.
Everything covered and no waste of extra card stock. 




birthday…


The doggie in the photo is darling in the snow but I had this Tim Holtz “Collage Paper” that gave a gray look when applied to black card stock.
The base card. is white linen card stock with a layer of black card stock.
On more black card stock I applied the piece of Tim Holtz “Collage Paper Botanical”.
Using dies from Spellbinders “Yana’s Layered Script Sentiments” with black and white linen card stocks I created the sentiment and glued it to the card front.


Sunday, January 12

blue…


The base card is white card stock with a layer of blue card stock.
Using the My Favorite Things “Collage Cover-Up” die I cut a piece of black with blue core card stock that I had sanded and glued it to the card front.
Next I added white houses that I had die cut with Tim Holtz “Countryside” die.
To finish I stamped the sentiment from MFT Stamps “No Place Like Home”.


peace…

Not often do I do a 5”x7” card but this one needed it.
The base card is white linen card stock with a layer of bronze card stock.
Using white linen, bronze and kraft card stocks with Tim Holtz “Countryside” die I created the main panel.
To finish I die cut the sentiment from time to time Holtz “Bold Text Christmas” with more white linen card stock and glued it to the card front.