MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch 45

Hello,
I have another card for this weeks card sketch challenge from MFT. Here is the sketch for this week. To find out more info click HERE.

The front of my card:

I decided to make this a tag/card combo so the recipient could use it as a book mark if they so choose after they read the message. To make the front of my card I cut the tag using Tim Holtz Sizzix Tag & Bookplates die out of The Paper Company Kraft cardstock.  I used MFT's Rain or Shine stamp set. Stamped the clouds from that set at the top of the tag with Frost Versamark. Cut trips of cardstock from Cosmos Crickets 6x6 Mini Deck Delovely and used Quickutz Scallop Edges die set to cut the small and bigger scallops.  Did some zig zag stitching with my machine. Edged the tag with Prima's Chalk Ink in Vintage Pink. Stamped her on Cryogen White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the skin, jacket ruffle, boots and the dog with my Copics. Her jacket was paper pieced with the same Cosmo Cricket collection. For the rain puddle I colored it in with my Copics then gave it a light coat of Glossy Accents.  I had forgotten I wanted to add the rain drop stamp as well. So I very carefully inked my stamp and stamped the rain drops with Ice Blue Chalk ink and added Crystal Stickles to the bottom of the rain drops for some shine. For the umbrella I stamped the image on the back of the cardstock so that I could cut it out. I wanted the shape but not the stamped image. Added some foam dots to the back of the umbrella and added it on. 

The back of my card:

I created a pocket by first measuring the size of cardstock needed to cover the back and then using a circle punch to punch half a circle to make the folded card easier to take out. Yeah I'm completely off center. Inked the edges and adhered it using 1/4 inch Scor-Tape on three sides leaving the top free. Out of scrap cardstock cut the little hole finishers. For the ribbon I used seam binding which I colored with coordinating Copic colors using the broad side. Fed them through the hole and tied them together with hemp twine. 

Copic colors used:

E0000, E00, E11, E23, E25

C00

BG 13, BG18

YG03 

Colorless Blender

Thanks for stopping by:

Yar!tza

Missing in action plus card share

Yeah so I've been absent from the blog for a month. To start things off my niece and nephew are here to visit for the whole summer, so it's been me and 4 kids all 6 yrs. old and under by myself since hubby was at school for the first three weeks.  Man you really learn how to manage your time better.  Also, I'm trying out for a few design teams. First time ever trying out so I'm not holding my breath. But I really wanted to challenge myself and do something that scares me. I'm a pretty shy, non confrontational person so this is really out of my element. I've been creating, just not things that I can put up on the blog yet.  I have made a heck of a lot of cards these last few days, though.  I've been all about challenging myself lately and I really wanted to try and make simpler cards that will mail easily.  I find myself paying a lot of money is postage when I have to mail out a card to a friend or family member. That really does not bother me but when I gift cards in packages I want to make sure that the recipient does not have to pay a lot in postage.  The first card did not meet my challenge requirements but I think by the time I got to the last card I succeeded. Here are just a few of the cards I've worked on as of late.


This is the first card. It started out good and then I gave in.  It just felt too plain and I though a felt flower would do the trick.

Supplies:
Lawn Fawn: Fanciful Frames & Just my Type, too
MFT die namics: Rolled Flower
Prima: White Mulberry leaves
Tsuikineko: VersaMark
American Crafts: Zing embossing powder Chestnut
Core'dinations: Cardmaker Series Pearls Baby pink pearl
Martha Stewart: Score Board
Papertrey ink: Dark Chocolate Felt
Copic: YG63
Misc. Pearl and wood paper


Then I figured, well the first one has dimension, Why not?

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn: Fanciful Frames & Just my type, too

American Crafts: Zing Embossing powder Lavender

MFT Stamsp: Die namics mini rolled roses

Stampendous: Stamp n Stuff detail black embossing powder

Hampton Art: a la mode White embossing powder

Tsukineko: VersaMark

Gina K: Pure Luxury white cardstock

Darice: Self-Stick Chalkboard Sheets

Misc: Pearls 

Than I decided to cut it out and really try. Not as happy with this one. It just looks so unfinished. Maybe if I added a little bit of pattern paper it wouldn't look so bad.

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn: Schoolhouse backdrops & Just my Type

Tsukineko: Memento dew drop tuxedo black ink

Clearsnap: Colobox Cranberry pigment ink

Recollections: Kraft cardstock

We r Memory Keepers: Corner Chomper round 1/2 inch

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope that within a few weeks I can start keeping on with my blog on a more daily version.  

Yar!tza

Our First Home 12x12 layout

I walk you through how I created this layout:

From Start to finish in fast motion.

Supplies:

Worldwin Papers Colormates: Gray Ribbon

Claudine Hellmuth: Creative Layers Stamp Dwelling

Papertrey ink: Cloud 1&2 die collection die & Double-Ended Banners die

Stampin' Up!: Stampin' around wheel guide, Bermuda bay classic Stampin' pad and reiker and Welcome Neighbor Designer Series 6x6 paper pad.

Uni-ball: Signo Borad white gel ink

Martha Steward: Alphabet Punch set

Making Memories: Scrapbook colors Mango

Clearsnap: Colorbox Fluid Chalk inkpad Charcoal

MFT Stamps: Hooga Booga stamp set

Tim Holtz: grid-blocks, Muse Tokens

Hug Snug: Seam Binding White

Spellbinders: Classic Scalloped Circles LG & Standard Circles LG

We R Memory Keepers: Corner Chomper, Sew Easy stitch piercer, Scalloped stitch piercer, and piercing mat

Basic Gray: Precision File set

Xyron: 1.5" create-a-sticker

Therm O Web: Zots Large clear adhesive dots
Core'dinations: Carmaker Series Pearls paper pack
Fiskars: Non-Stick Detail Scissors (No.5)
Recollections: Bling
My Minds Eye: Stella and Rose Hattie Remember Stamps
3M: Pink ATG gun

Misc.: embroidery thread, dimensional foam adhesive, lock and key charms, square jump ring,

Card Gift Box

Hello everyone,
I find myself struggling to come up with gift when I need them. So I decided that I'm going to start making a few at a time to keep on hand for when I need them.

Here is my finished project:

 In the video I will show you how I created the cards and walk you though the completed gift box.



Supplies:
Claudine Hellmuth: Creative Layers Domestic stamp set
Sizzix: Bigz Pro shot Box and Lid die set
Papertrey Ink: Double-Ended Banner die & Banner Builder Stamp
Hero Arts: Sew Stylish Stamp
Unity Stamp Co: Material Girl Stamp
Stamping Bella: Sew What's new?
Clearsnap: Colorbox Fluid Chalk Inkpad Charcoal
Anita's Craft Ink: Island Green
Prima: Lace
Marta Stewart: Scoring board & Cornice Edge Punch
Michaels: Studio 18 Gems, Misc. Feather & Recollections Kraft Cardstock
Brides Confetti: Silver Flower table Confetti

Provo Craft: Terrifically Tacky Tape Sheets
Scor Pal: Scor Tape 1/4 inch wide
3M: Pink ATG
Tattered Angels: Dazzling Diamonds
Grafix: 12x12 .007 plastic sheets
Joanns.com: A2 Envelopes 

Thanks for stopping by:
Yar!tza

Bookmarks

I made these a few weeks back to take to my daughter's class mates on her birthday. Her school is a  no food school but the teacher likes for the parents to come to the class and read the class a book (even though I didn't get to read the book, Isabella read it all by herself) I still wanted to have a little something for the kids.

Breakdown and supplies:
This is a great project to use up all those scraps you have laying around.
You'll need some sort of hear laminating machine.  I used my Provo Craft Yourstory with Scotch's Thermal Laminating Purches for Business I.D. Cards.
For the boys I used Recollection's Kraft cardstock, a frame stamp from SU!'s Label Classics and SU!'s Wild West Alphabet to create each child's initial with Colorbox's chalk ink in Chestnut Roan .  I used Fiskars Gettin' Antsy squeeze punch for the ant die cut. To finish it up I used the Crop-A-Dile to add a hole at the top of the bookmark and added some scrap ribbon.
For the girls I used a Unity Stamp Company frame from KOM 11/2010 Picture Perfect and SU!'s Wild West Alphabet to create the initials. With Recollection's Kraft cardstock and Colorbox's chalk ink in Chestnut Roan. The butterfly die cut is a Martha Stewart punch called 3-in-1 classic butterfly. To finish it up I used the Crop-A-Dile to add the hole at the top of the bookmark and some scrap ribbon.

That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by:
Yar!tza

Unity card

Hello Everyone,

I have a card to share with you today. This features two stamps from Unity Stamp Company KOM Nov. 2010 Picture Perfect. I'm a new recent subscriber to their monthly kits and I love them.  This kit is what got me hooked. Once I saw this couch and frame collage I knew I had to have it.  

Breakdown and supplies:

First I cut the piece of pattern paper from October Afternoon's The Thrift Shop called Needs Paint. Stamped the frames from the Unity kit with ColorBox's Chestnut Roan Chalk ink. Added some small Prima flowers and pearls from Imaginisce Glam Rocks Pearls attached with my Tulip Heat setting tool. The small birds were images I had seen on the web and asked this company, Imagine Stamps, to make them for me out of clear stamps. Then took the back side of the patterned paper and used Fiskars Apron Lace Border punch to add a decorative edge. Wrapped some white May Arts Silk ribbon distressed with Vintage Photo Distressing Ink. Some Prima flowers, a custom made pin using a Heidi Grace pin from the Woodland collection and some embroidery floss. I stamped the couch using the back side of the patterned paper and cut it out.  Popped it up using pop dots.  It all got attached to a standard size card using Recollection's Kraft paper. 

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by:

Yar!tza

Stamping Bella Card

Hello,
It's snowing it's butt of here in Cinci.  We're supposed to get like 8 inches or something so schools got canceled.  Husband is home playing and watching the children so I'm enjoying some peace and quiet in my room making the Thank You cards for Christmas. I'm almost done. I needed a little break so why not update the blog. I think I got my mojo back. It's been a while since I've been able to just sit down and create so I'm enjoying this very much.  I created this card a few days ago.  Stamping Bella had a fantastic sale for Cyber Monday and I've been itching to play. I got some refills for my copics so I can start playing around with them some more.

The breakdown and supplies:
I stamped Stamping Bella's gidyupabella with Dew Drop Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Colored in with Copics and atyou spika pens. I'll post the colors bellow. After everything was colored in I used  inkadinkado Stamping mask paper to cover the bella.  Then I stamped the barn from Pink Cat studio Background Plate #5-Farm as the background with Colorbox Scarlet pigment ink and grass from Flopsy I'm pulling from you MFT Stamp set(that's the best link I could find, It's an old stamp set) stamped with some green ink I've had in my stash. It doesn't have a name on it and I have not idea where I got it from. I used my Copic multi liner olive 0.05  to add a few extra streaks of grass. After everything was stamped I cut it out with Nestabilities Large Octagon. While the paper was still in the die, I used the die as a stencil. Used my Copic Airbrush systems to add some blue for the sky with my Copics. Removed the die and there is a white border around the whole image now. Added some pop dots and cut Nestabilities Large Scalloped Octagon to add another layer underneath.  Used Recollections Kraft cardstock as the card based embossed using my Provo Craft Cuttlebug and Sizzix's embossing folder Argyle #2.  Then I inked over the raised area with SU!'s Crumb Cake Classic ink. I stamped Stamping bella yeeeehawwww! sentiment and cut it out with  Shapeabilities Ribbon Tags Trio and edged it with Colorbox Scarlet Pigment ink. I took some scrap ribbon layered it thought the hole of the tag. To make it pop out is simply just tied the ribbon too tight. It was an accident at first but I liked the way it looked so I left it like that. If I wanted it to lay down all I had to do was just loosen the ribbon some.

Copics colors used:
Bv 23, Bv 25, Bv 29
B21, B95, B97, B99
E0000, E000, E00, E27, E29, E95, E97, E99
R20
T5, T7, T8
W2, W4, W6
Y11, Y13, Y17
Colorless blender
Multiliner Olive .05
Atyou Spika Silver and Melon

That does it for today. Thanks for stopping by:
Yar!tza