Kaleidoscope Memories

Hello friends - it is Saturday evening here and I have had a little time to play in The Studio -' just because' - I love these times because I can use some of the things I have put aside to use one day...and then they become UFOs - unfinished objects - you know what I mean - or is it just me?!? LOL!

I have used the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Geo Steps Kaleidoscope by Lene Lok Etched Dies as my starting place.  It has been cut/embossed using the Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine and glued onto some patterned paper using liquid glue.  The patterned paper has been trimmed using scissors.  This in turn has been adhered to a card front, using Graphic 45 paper.

A row of lace has been adhered along the join of the patterned papers and a flower from Kaisercraft popped up on Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares to the centre of the patterned paper panels.  I have added a light touch of blue to the centre of the flower - using Imagine Memento Ink in Summer Sky.   Want2Scrap 72 Count - White Pearls have been adhered along the lace trim - wither side of the flower.

A double seam binding bow has been glued to the left of the flower and a handmade embellishment glued to the centre of the bow,  The Kaisercraft sentiment has been popped up onto the bottom right hand corner of the card.

This card is for the following challenges:

Brown Sugar  - Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes  

Crafty Girl's Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Morgan's Art World Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes 

Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Mod Squad Challenge - Square Card

Scrapy Land Challenge - Anything Goes using a die cut

Paper Shelter Challenge - Tie a Bow

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Use Your Imagination

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

The Crafty addicts Challenge - Anything Goes - Optional Use Die Cuts

The Crazy Challenge - USE FLOWERS 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girls - Any Image + ribbon

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

                                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders Wishing You...

Hello friends,  I am sharing a card today using one of the newly released Spellbinders stamp and die sets by Licensed Designer Stephanie Low.  I love these co-ordinating sets and find them totally addictive!!  I love the movement this dandelion has....

Stamp the Dandelion Stamp and Die Set from the Earth Air Water Collection by Stephanie Low  onto white card stock using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.  Cut/emboss using co-ordinating Dies. Colour the images using Chameleon Pens.

Cut/emboss light green card stock using A2 Matting Basics A, making sure the fold is inside the cutting edge of the Die to form card base. Cut/emboss the patterned paper using Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies Venise Lace by Becca Feeken. Lightly sand around the edges with a sanding block.  Pop the card front onto the card base using 3D Foam Squares.  

Cut one Nestabilities Heart & Home Circle Delight Etched Dies using white card stock, Cut the Die in half and adhere the right hand Die Cut to the card front using double sided tape.  Pop up the  dandelion onto the Circle Delight, using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares  along with three 'flowerettes' using liquid glue.

Adhere the computer generated sentiment below the Dandelion and add Want2Scrap 72 Count - Sage Pearls around the Circle Delight and to each corner - as shown in the photo.  Lightly add some Kindy Glitz/liquid glitter to the Dandelion ends and wrap green twine around the layered card front two times, securing with a bow.  Glue a metal heart embellishment to the centre of the bow.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner - Vintage

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter Challenge - Tie a Bow

Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes - Option of Die Cuts

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Retarte - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

Color Inspiration Monday - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES WITH HAND-COLORED IMAGE

The Crazy Challenge - USE FLOWERS

Addicted to Stamps - Flowers

Allsorts - Use at least 2 dies 

Scrap and Craft Inspiration - Anything Goes with String, Twine of Ribbon

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Hearts

Crafty Awesomeness - Always Anything Goes

Crea Chicky's - Flowers

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes + optional theme: Add Flowers

Happy Little Stampers Dies - Always Anything Goes with Dies 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Out of this World Dr Who Style

Hello friends - any Dr Who fans out there?  The first thing I thought of when I saw this Phone Box stamp by Stampin' Up! was Dr Who - I have a son who is an avid fan and keeps us updated on that is happening with the Dr. 

I stamped the image onto glossy card stock using Imagine Memento Ink in Danube Blue and fussy cut/hand cut using scissors it out.  

The background is embossed using the Spellbinders Seth Apter Em-bossing Fold'ers Lazer Beams 5 x 7 and the Platinum .  The embossed layer has been randomly sponged using Imagine Radiant Neon Inks and a sponge dauber.  The 'Tardis' has been popped up onto the centre of the embossed layer using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.   Kindy Glitz/Liquid Glitter has been added to each lazer beam.

The embossed card front has been layered onto a pre-cut card base, with a strip of embossed navy card stock added along the right side - liquid glitter has been added to the lazer beams.  Stenciled dots have been randomly added and finishing off with a computer generated sentiment.

This card is for the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Emboss it

Cuttlebug Mania  - Father's Day

Creates and Makes Challenge - Anything Goes (optional Use Yellow)

Tuesday Throwdown -  For The Men

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week - Anything Goes

Unicorn Challenge - For The Guys

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Anything Goes

Always Fun Challenges - FOR A MAILE OR DAD

Retro Rubber Challenge - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog -  ANYTHING GOES WITH option of FATHER'S DAY

Through THe Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - ADD SPARKLE

Crafting From the Heart Challenge - Anything Goes

Great Impressions - Masculine

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge June - Anything Goes

International Art & Soul - For Men

Pam's inky Pinkies Challenge - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - For The Guys or Anything Goes

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks - Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Guyz - Something Blue for Father's Day 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}and happy crafting

Spellbinders For a Sweet Friend Tutorial

Hello friends, I am sharing a tutorial for Spellbinders using some of the pretty new release dies released by Licensed Designers Becca Feeken and Sharon Sowell - there are so many Beautiful Dies to choose from - definitely something for everyone!

 

One of the fabulous things about these dies is there are lots of layers, but they are so easy to create as you will see from the tutorial below.

1. Cut/emboss the Heart Leaves Etched Dies using the Platinum 6 and White card stock.

2. Use the Die as a stencil, sponging inside the heart centre using pink ink and a sponge dauber,

4. Cut/emboss one Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies #5 and #6 using Patchwork paper. 

5. Cut/emboss one Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies #3 and #4 using Pink card stock. 

6. Pop up the pink Hemstitch Rectangle onto the patchwork layer using 3D Foam Squares.

7. Stamp the sentiment from the Vintage Elegance Becca Feeken Graceful Tiny Tag Stamp and Die Set onto the centre of the pink heart using black ink.

8. Pop up the Heart Leaves Etched Dies using 3D Foam Squares on the back of the heart; into the layered Dies.

9. Adhere the layered Dies to a pre-cut card base using Foam Tape.

10.Glue a cream double seam binding bow to the left side of the layered card. 

11. Create Cinch and Go Flower - you can see Becca Feekens Video HERE

12. Light add some liquid glitter to the edges petals of the Cinch and Go Flower.

13. Trim and adhere the Want2Scrap bling across the base of the ink layer.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S3-265 Shapeabilities Heart Leaves Etched Dies from the Joyous Celebrations Collection by Sharyn Sowell
• S5-308 Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangles Etched Dies Venise Lace by Becca Feeken
• S6-050 Shapeabilities Amazing Paper Grace Cinch and Go Flowers Etched Dies
• SDS-053 Amazing Paper Grace Vintage Elegance Becca Feeken Graceful Tiny Tag Stamp and Die Set
• PE-100 Platinum 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine - 6" Platform

Other :  Liquid Glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares; Imagine: Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, Angel Pink, Sponge Dauber, Handmade patchwork paper; Sanding Block, White and  pink card stock; 

Want2Scrap: Beautiful Bling Borders by Nina Brackett;

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Flourishes,lc. - Baseball Boys 2

Hello friends,  I have another masculine card to share with you today - I seem to be on a run with them - but could not resist this second set of Baseball Boys 2 from  Flourishes lc.  If you missed the first set you can find my card HERE.

The Baseball Boys 2 images have been stamped onto Flourishes Classic White card stock using black ink and coloured using Chameleon Pens then popped up onto the Standard Circles Dies . This in turn has been layered onto the patterned card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  

The card base has been created using the Fleur de Circle Etched Dies from the Rouge Royale Deux Collection by Stacey Caron using Kaisercraft patterned paper.  The embossed pattern has been lightly sanded using a sanding block.

The sentiment has been stamped onto Flourishes lc Classic White card stock using black ink.  It has then been cut/embossed using a Circle Die, also using it as a stencil, sponging around the inside edges using Brown Ink and a sponge dauber.  This has been popped up onto a larger white circle and adhered to the left of the images.  Want2Scrap pearls have been adhered above the sentiment.

                                              This card is linked to the following challenges:

Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Use at least 2 dies 

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Summer +A Sentiment 

Dis Digi Designs Challenge - Birthdays

Simon Says Stamp - Masculine

Crafty Calendar - Boys will be Boys

Colour Crazy Challenge Week - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - For The Guys or Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #374 - Anything Goes - Optional use Dies or Punches

Simply Create Too - Summer Fun

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Connie Can Crop - It's a Guy Thing

Making Memories Crafting Challenge - Anything Goes, optional bingo board

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Word Art Wednesday Weeks - Anything Goes

Cute as a Button - For the boys

Dies R Us Challenge - Masculine

Love to Scrap - Boyz Rule

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Darkroom Door - Classic Birthday

Hello friends, I have a masculine card to share with you today - I am working hard to build up my supply of masculine cards - we never seem to create enough of them so I am doing what I can to rectify that, using the Darkroom Door Vintage Automobiles stamp set - I love these old trucks and the fabulous sentiments that come with it. 

I have stamped the truck image using Imagine Memento Ink n Rhubarb Stalk onto white card stock.  This strip of card stock has been sponged around the edges using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa and a Sponge Dauber,  The Texture Stamp - Plaid has been lightly stamped onto the centre of a recycled book page and popped up onto a slightly larger, white precut card base.

Torn corrugated card has been adhere across the middle of the card front and the stamped image has been popped up across the lower portion - on an angle - using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares  

The stamped and inked strip has been added to an embossed layer using Spellbinders Em-bossing Fold'ers Grid 4.25 x 5.5 in Single Sided and popped up onto a pre-cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  A strip of recycled corrugated cardboard has been adhered along the image strip and sponged using brown ink,  The computer sentiment has been adhere 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes 

Morgan's Art World Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations - June - For The Boys (masculine)

QKR Stampede –  For The Guys or Anything Goes

Quick Quotes - Masculine Cards or Projects

Aussie Digital Artists Open Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Connie Can Crop - It's a Guy Thing

Art Impressions Stamp Challenge - Let's Distress 

Craft Rocket Challenges - For The Men/Boys

Simon Says Stamp - Masculine

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Unicorn Challenge - For The Guys

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - ANYTHING GOES WITH option of FATHER'S DAY 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - MASCULINE

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting