3/22/2018

Black & White with a Twist Challenge MMC32018

 
      Today, I have a card for the monthly challenge at Stamp TV and Gina K Designs. The challenge this time is to use black and white with just a pop of color, and a bow.
     I stamped and die-cut four flourishes in black. I adhered the back two with double-stick tape. For the top two, I used some thin foam tape at the far ends to make them pop up a bit. Then, I stamped and die-cut two sizes of flowers and added a brad center, and a bow.
     There is still time for you to join in the fun and get your own card into the challenge. Check out the rules here: http://stamptv.ning.com/.

     Materials used:cardstock- black, white, grass green (Gina K)
stamps and dies- Boho Flowers (Gina K)
ink- black, grass green (Gina K)
ribbon- black (Offray)
brad- green (the Paper Studio)
adhesive- foam and double-stick

3/17/2018

DCWV Stack-a-holic- March 2018

UPDATE: Super excited and very honored to learn that this card was a winner in its challenge. Thanks so much DCWV!

 
     Thanks so much for stopping in! Always so nice to have you here. Today, I have  card for the Stack-a-holic Challenge at DCWV. I used the Beach House stack to create my masculine birthday card.
     The deadline for entry is coming up this weekend, so be quick if you want to join in the fun. You can find all the details on DCWV's Facebook page.

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     DESIGNER TIP: When using such an intricate die, try using wax paper between the die and the front of your cardstock. I find my dies, like the one I used here, come out much easier and with no tearing.
 
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     Here's a copy of the sketch we had to work with this month.
    Materials used:
          Cardstock- Beach House stack (DCWV)
                                gold (Spellbinders)
          Dies-            Tropical Paradise (Spellbinders)
          Stamp-        Birthday (Our Daily Bread Designs)
          Gems-          Liquid Texture Gems (Faber-Castell)    

1/13/2018

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge - January 2018

     Today, I have a card for the Stack-a-holic Challenge at DCWV.  I love the way this card turned out. I'm learning to use my Prismacolor pencils, and I must say that the higher price of these pencils are definitely worth it.
     I used the Beach House stack to create my card. I'm especially fond of the

1/07/2018

More Kindness Cards - Stamp TV MMC12018

     I have more cards today for the Kindness Challenge over at Stamp TV. I love this theme for this challenge and decided to make several more cards for my stash. My friends and family love digging through my stash for their favorites to take home. Thinking-of-you type cards are the ones I send most.
     To create my patterned cardstock for this card, I stamped the flourish several times on white cardstock. Then, I trimmed it to fit as you see here. I added a strip of matching cardstock to set it off.
     Next, I stamped and die cut the sentiment and adhered the "you" with foam tape. I used Blue Raspberry cardstock and ink from Gina K Designs on this card.
     I used Grass Green cardstock and ink from Gina K Designs on this card. 
    Here are all the cards I made today. Once I had my design created, it was easy then to make more cards. Coming up with the design is the most time consuming part for me. If I really like a card I've made, then I usually make several.

     I'd love to see your "Kindness" cards too. Here's a link to the challenge rules at Stamp TV - http://stamptv.ning.com/
     Thanks so much for stopping in today, Pamela
 
Materials used:
    cardstock-  white, blue raspberry, grass green (Gina K Designs)
    stamps-       Boho Flowers (Gina K Designs)
    dies-             Boho Flowers (Gina K Designs)
    ink-               blue raspberry, grass green (Gina K Designs)
   gems-           pearls, gems