Grandma's Shelf

Today I am sharing a card I created for my youngest daughter's birthday - this image designed by NinaB Designs for The Craft's Meow is just perfect - so very her, right down to something sticking out of her drawer - just quietly, in her case - it could be more than one drawer! LOL!

The drawers have been stamped using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko - Black Onyx onto Kraft card and then cut out.  The draw has the sides and top cut but the cotton line left intact.  Once the drawer set has been adhered to the Spellbinders™ Labels Twenty- Nine Nestabilities®

The banner has been stamped using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Versafine - Vintage Sepia and coloured using Memento Markers.

The image is also coloured using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko - Memento Markers.  Dimensional Magic has been added to the perfume bottle - I love the effect it has.

This card is for the following challenges:

 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 

Opus Gluei - Chose Palette: All Pastel or All Bright Colours

 One Stop Craft - Color* - Pastels

 Sugar Creek Hollow  - Stamp it 

Totally Gorjuss - Spring Shades

 Card Crafter's Circle – Die Cuts and/or Dry Embossing 

Totally Papercrafts – Use Kraft

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Creative Belli - Pastels  

 

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Thinking of You

You can never have to  many 'Thinking of You' cards - for any occasion or just because!

I am using bits and pieces I have gathered from other cards and have sat on my desk in an ever growing pile!

The butterfly is from the Wings of Hope Spellbinders™ Shapeabilities®

and has been layered onto the Floral Ovals Spellbinders™ Nestabilities

Octagon Strips and Accents   Spellbinders™ Shapeabilities® Cut • Fold • Tuck die templates have been used along the right hand corner.  All dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

This card is for the following challenges: 

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

  Card Crafter's Circle – Die Cuts and/or Dry Embossing

 Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Wings

 Simply Create Too - Use Your Stash  

Stampin' For The Weekend - Friendship

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Girlfriends 

Paper Crafting Journey - Monochromatic 

Inklings and Yarns - Always Anything Goes

 Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 

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!

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Earth Day Layout

 

 I am sharing the Savvy Saturday Video Tutorial today on the Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog.  This weeks theme is Earth Day and something I love - you can find out what I have used to be environmentally friendly bu clicking HERE.

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Go Confidentially

Hello friends, I have been trying to get back here for the last day or so. but something always seems to come up - life is like that at time - I know you hear me on that!

I am sharing a card using a Stampin' Up! sentiment that has been stamped onto white card using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Versafine - Onyx Black and cut out using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine  and the Labels Four Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® and the swirl is from the Jewel Flowers and Flourishes Spellbinders™ Shapeabilities by Licensed Designer Julianna Hudgins.  This has been layered onto the Labels Twenty-Three Nestabilities.

I have added various embellishments that have gathered on my desk - an ongoing situation I have given up fighting and prefer to 'go with the flow'! LOL!

The lace is one of my favourites and the pearls are from Want2Scrap©.

This card is for the following challenges:

 Happy Campers - Flower Power

 Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything Goes

MilkCoffee Challenge - Welcome Spring

 Crafts and Me - Lace and Pearls 

Creative Belli - Pastels  

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

 Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes 

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes 

Kaboodle Doodles - Any Shade of Pink

Lexi's Creations - Punches and/or Dies 

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

 The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - Spring Colors

 

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!

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Tres Chic

I am not sure how I overlooked posting my first card for the Want2Scrap© Design Team. 
You can see the original post here on the Want2Scrap© Blog. 

I love trying different style cards and this Concertina card is a lot of fun to create - you can find the tutorial HERE on Splitcoaststampers.  I have used paper lying on my desk and the gorgeous Flourishes llc Feminine Charms Stamp Set

and added Want2Scrap©  Beautiful Bling Borders-Fancy Waves! 

along the edge of the Spellbinders™ Labels Thirty Nestabilities®

The image is coloured using  Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Memento Markers and the Die sponged using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko VersaMagic - Pixie Pink.    I have finished off by adding Want2Scrap© 72 Count – White Pearls  on the crochet lace and a row of flowers from my stash.

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!

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Spellbinders Imperial Gold Tutorial

 

I am sharing the Step by Step Tutorial on the Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog - the theme this week is the Imperial God Dies - you can see all of the details and the Step by Step Tutorial HERE.

 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! 

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AIR Tutorial #1 April

It is my turn to share another Tutorial as an Artist in Residence for Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko.  Today I am sharing how to create your own background paper using the fabulous Fireworks! Craft Ink Spray, along with the Ink Potion No.9.

Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Supplies:

• Fireworks! Craft Ink Spray - Angel Pink, Summer Sky, Lulu Lavendar
• StazOn - Jet Black
• StazOn Cleaner
• Ink Lotion No.9
• Memento Markers - Angel Pink, Rose Bud, Dandelion,Pear Tart, Olive Grove

Preferred Promotional Partners:

• GC-001 Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur Cutting Machine
• S5-172 A2 Curved Matting Basics B Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® Card Creator
• S5-181 A2 Bracket Borders One Spellbinders™ Borderabilities® Card Creator
• Penny Black®, Inc. - sent with love cling stamp

Other: White card, pink card, Heat Tool, Acrylic Block, double sided tape, Want2Scrap bling, black Seam Binding, embellishment for bow

Start by spraying white card with Fireworks! Craft Ink Spray - Angel Pink, wait for it to dry and spray different areas with Fireworks! Craft Ink Spray - Summer Sky.  Either allow to dry naturally or use a Heat Tool.

Repeat the spraying process, this time using the Fireworks! Craft Ink Spray - Lulu Lavendar.  Dry the card carefully using the Heat tool, ready for the next step.

Carefully spray using Ink Lotion No.9, this works beautifully with water based ink,helping the colours blend together.  Once the card is dry you can see the shimmer that the Fireworks! Craft Ink Spray leaves - you can see it ion the photo below - if you look carefully.

Using StazOn - Jet Black, stamp the  Penny Black®, Inc. - sent with love cling stamp onto the sprayed card.  Colour the flowers using Memento Markers - start with Angel Pink followed by Rose Bud using an Aqua Pen.  Keep adding layers of colour until you get the depth of colour you are looking for - remember that the Fireworks! Craft Ink Spray can be a little resistant.

 Colour the center of the flowers using the Dandelion Memento Markers, adding layers to get the colour required.  Colour the stem using Pear Tart Memento Marker,  highlighting with Olive Grove.

Using the Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur Cutting Machine cut and emboss the image with the A2 Curved Matting Basics B Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® Card Creator.

NOTE:  Don't forget to look after your stamps and clean them using StazOn Cleaner.

To finish the card I have layered the image into pink card with the corners rounded and the lower edge cut using the A2 Bracket Borders One  Spellbinders™ Borderabilities® Card Creator.  Attach Black Seam Binding around the lower edge of the white card and attach a double black Seam Binding bow.  Glue the embellishment to the center of the bow.  Adhere to the white card using double sided tape. Finish by adding Want2Scrap - Swirls Finesse Rhinestones.

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!

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New Baby

Baby cards are always a pleasure to make whether it is a baby boy or girl - they all lend themselves to bling and lots of added extras - you have to love that!

I have used the frames from the JustRite® Papercraft - Kindness stamp set, these co-ordinate with the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Nestabilities®.  The frames have been stamped using Tsukineko Memento - Danube Blue.

The bling is Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Borders-Fancy Waves! by Nina Brackett.

The roses are from my stash - I am loving these shabby roses and am delighted to see that Want2Scrap© carry their own range - you can see it here.

This card is for the following challenges: 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes "Spring Fever" 

 One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes 

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

 Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes with Sparkle 

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Card or Project with a Sentiment for a Child 

Paper Crafting Journey - Monochromatic 

Inky Impressions - For a child

 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!

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Want2Scrap - Birds of A Feather

 

I am sharing the post today on the Want2Scrap Blog - you can see the card in full and the details HERE.

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Feminine Cogs

Cogs are often associated with masculine cards, but I love to see them used on feminine cards as well.

The Spellbinders™  Creative Cogs 3D M-Bossabilities™ folder is perfect for this.  It has been embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and Kraft card and sponged using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko VersaMagic - Pixie Dust followed by VersaColor - Petal Pink    

A sticker form my stash has been layered onto a the Spellbinders™ Fancy Tags Three Shapeabilities® and co-ordinating Want2Scrap© Nestabling.

This has been layered onto wide recycled lace and finished off with some Mulberry Roses.

This card is for the following challenges: 

365 Cards -  Two Techniques, Sponging and Embossing 

C.R.A.F.T. - Recycle (lace) 

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Spring Colors

Rhedd & Rosie's Challenge Blog - Vintage/Shabby Chic

 Stampavie and More - Pink 

LEJ Designs - Your Favourite Style 

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

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!

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Spellbinders Tutorial - Dies by Samantha Walker

 

It is always a pleasure to share the Step by Step Tutorial on the Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog - and especially so when this week we are showing off the Designer Collections - can you guess whose Dies I am showcasing.....you find out here.

 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!

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What a Friend

I am so thrilled to have NinaB Designs Beautiful Hymns stamp set, designed for The Craft's Meow.  Some of my favourite Hymns are on this set - it is going to see  a lot of ink! 

The sentiment is stamped using Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Memento - Jet Black, then cut and embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and the Labels Four Nestabilities®. The Die is used as a stencil before removing the card, sponging using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Memento - Desert Sand.

 

The image is from Crafty Secrets and has been fussy cut and popped up on foam tape.  The bling is  Want2Scrap© - Swirls Finesse - White Pearls.  Finishing off with a material flower from my stash and a Seam Binding bow.

This card is for the following challenges: 

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Punches and/or Dies 

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - Use at least 1 Die Cut

 Stamp with Fun - Spring 

Whoopsi Daisy - Bling 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (optional "Flowers")  

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes  

 Allsorts - Vintage 

 My Sheri Crafts  -  Spring has Sprung 

Totally Gorjuss - Something Blue

Clear It Out - Spring Is Coming  Stash Item: Flowers 

LEJ Designs - Your Favourite Style 

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

 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!

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Not All Who Wander

I love the My Mind's Eye™ papers, there are so many with wonderful sentiments on them, I have kept so many aside for scrapbooking but decided I needed to cut into them and use some for creating cards....

I have cut and embossed the sentiment out using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and the Classic Squares LG Spellbinders™ Nestabilities.  The Die has been used as a Stencil before removing the card, I have sponged using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Memento - Desert Sand.

 

The butterfly is designed by one of my favourite designers, Laura Kirste  for Penny Black®, Inc. - 

social butterfly stamp set.  It had been coloured using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Memento Markers, the shimmer is 3D Kindy Glitz - love the texture of this stuff!

The bling is Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Borders by Nina Brackett - Beautiful Blooms

and Swirls Finesse - White Pearls - 2 Pack - Self Adhesive.

 Finishing off with some added crochet lace.

This card is for the following challenges:

 Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Punches and/or Dies 

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Marker POP Challenge - Anything Goes 

Mema's Crafts Monday Challenge - Anything Goes

 MyGrafico - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes

Stamp with Fun - Spring 

Whoopsi Daisy - Bling

Lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes  

One Stitch At A Time - Spring 

The Corrosive Challenges - Spring Fling   

2 Sisters - Sparkle 'n Shine 

Catch The Bug - Anything you choose with cardstock and bling

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!

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