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Quick and easy card for the latest Runway Inspired Challenge. For this photo there was one thing that stood out to me-the dots and colors on the shirt. I used my grid stamp to replicate the pattern, cut a flower from it and added a little felt for fun:
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I thought I would try out a new (recurring) feature on the blog. I loved the Clean & Simple Cardmaking class that I took online a while back so much, that I thought I would try to make a clean & simple card each week. Although the live class is over, you can still take the class as an "independent study" option. This feature seemed like the perfect thing for a Saturday. Quick and easy.
Clean & Simple is sometimes hard for me. I always like to add just one more thing! Today I made a simple card using an embossing folder from this Lifestyle Crafts set and this Basic Grey/Hero Arts set. They seem to work well together.
See you again next Saturday for another Clean & Simple card. I will be back soon to share a few more cards I made with my March Kit from Simon Says Stamp. Don't forget to sign up now for April's kit so you are not disappointed!
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What a sweet little Tuesday Trigger over on Moxie fab World this week. I love the handmade/patchwork feel of this little pillow. I love all the fun details of this little house (the polka dot roof, the woodgrain door and the little button knob) and tried to recreate it in my card for this week. I took it pretty literally and went with the house as my inspiration-not super original, but I still think it's pretty cute!
I stamped these little houses from Claudine Hellmuth onto sticky back canvas and then paper pieced most of the little details, and painted one house in with Mustard Seed Distress ink that I had put onto my craft sheet and sprayed with water. I added the numbers to mimic the ruler/chimney that is in the photo and also to give the card a more collage-y look. The sentiment is from this Hero Arts set. I think this will be a great card to give to a hostess next time I stay at someone's house.
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I got my Simon Says Stamp March Kit in the mail yesterday. I believe the March kit is all sold out, but you can get a subscription that will guarantee you get the April kit. I love opening a box of papers, stamps and goodies that are all coordinated (especially when they are selected by Kristina Werner). For a cardmaker, there is definitely more than enough stuff to make a bunch of cards. I put the pile on my table tonight and I came up with 2 cards, and a tag with a totally different look.
A pretty simple card made by just cutting out a strip of the patterned paper, and using a sentiment from the stamp set.
The next card uses a banner from the stamp set, and a little polaroid that I cut out from another of the patterned papers. I added a button, a flower, and punched a circle out of one of the papers for an additional embellishment.
The last thing I made used a sentiment that was printed on one of the papers. I used the star stamp in the stamp set and did a resist technique with some distress inks to make this tag that I can use in my art journal. The little tape looking flags are made with some of the patterned papers. The twine and screw brad are also in the kit.
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Another card for the February Hero Arts Blog contest. This time I decided to use another of the sketches, and came up with this:
I just LOVE this new Hero Arts Wet Cement ink. I can't stop using it on everything! I used some of my favorite Hero/Studio Calico stamps along with the Newspaper Skyline on the inside of the card (you can see it showing through the window.
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Just a quick Monday night card using some sunshine Mr. Huey's, sticky back canvas and my favorite Studio Calico mask. Finally had time today with this Sizzix die/stamp set too and made this very yellow card:
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Just a quick card for the Runway Inspired Challenge. I was inspired by the color of the skirt and the sheerness and the pattern on the blouse:
Here is the close up of the panel inspired by the blouse. I stamped the Dot Flower Pattern on acetate:
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Time for another Tuesday Trigger over on Moxie Fab World. This one was definitely a fun one!
I was drawn to so many things in this picture: the black & white pattern, the bold pops of orange, pink and turquoise, and the gold bed frame sticking out above and below. I hunted through my stash of paper pads to find similar patterns, stamped and embossed the Fabulous Flourish. I added the doily die for a pop of pink.
I would never have put these colors together, but I really like how they came out on the card. Here is my take on this week's inspiration photo:
And another photo with a close up of the embellishment:
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Happy Valentine's Day! Just a quick Valentine's Day card you can make for your sweetie. For this card I stamped the Friend defintion in wet cement ink, and combined two sentiments make something new. The handsome came from the Hello Handsome sentiment in the Year Round Sentiments set. Then I stamped the coupons, cut them out and put them in a little glassine envelope. What to write on the coupons...well that is totally up to your imagination!
I have not been in the crafty space for a while. I have been feeling a bit under the weather, and finally felt good enough for a visit with my favorite crafting buddy. We definitely had a good time, even though she was a bit of a table hog!
As you can see, she has good taste in stamps:
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