Sunday, October 26, 2008

Long weekend

This is my weekend to work, and since we have the Halloween program happening in Greenfield Village, it has meant double shifts. So after a 14 hour day yesterday I didn't accomplish my goal of taking pictures of the two cards I made on Friday. Ah well, it is what it is. Tonight or tomorrow. I made a super cute Owl card that I can't wait to post.

Just a couple of things of note though...I have become totally addicted to Etsy.com and if you haven't checked it out, you need to! I forsee me buying lots of Christmas presents from these amazingly talented artists this year! I treated myself to a necklace and a hair clip and I can't wait to get them. I would like to open my own shop, and have created a shop profile when I am ready to take the plunge! Since I have no ability to focus on just one thing, I want to give myself the option to have a variety of items. Cards of course, though I need to keep researching pricing, shipping, style, etc.

I also started trying my hand at making hair bows. Little clippy bows, similar to the style I boughtat Target, but with much cuter ribbon! I am realizing that my biggest challenge was finding good hair clips. I need to go to Sally's Beauty and see if they have a better selection. Tonight I may try to attach the bows to clips, but again, I have another double to work so going to bed might be a better idea than trying to operate a hot glue gun without burning myself. :)

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Hi card


This card is really simple - no glitter, no layers, no extras. It has a very clean look - enjoy!

Finished size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Materials used: Autumn stamps (Inkadinkado), Chelsea letter stamps (Inkadinkadoo), Marigold Morning cardstock (Stampin' Up!), Lipstick Ink (Colorbox Chalk)

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Happy Bluebird card


I love this color combo; it's so soft. I wanted to see how the bird would look if it were glittered because of the detail flourishes on the body. It didn't come out at clearly defined as I wanted so I went back in with Tombo glue and filled in the swirls with more glitter to make a solid image. I think next time I would just stamp the bird and use the Versa Mark to fill in the swirls before I added the glitter.
I didn't have Cocoa ribbon (next SU order I think) and I didn't like how dark the Chocolate Chip ribbon was. Then I remembered seeing a YouTube vidoe on dyeing your own ribbon. I used the Cocoa stamp pad and ran a piece of white ribbon across it to dye the ribbon, andit worked great! Of course I now have stained fingers, but it's a small price to pay for a pretty card!
All supplies Stampin' Up, unless noted.
Finished size: 4 x 4 1/4 inches
Stamp set: Always
Paper: Baja Breeze, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White
Ink: Close to Cocoa, VersaMark
Accessories: Window Word punch, Cosmo glitter, Heat & Stick Powder, white satin ribbon (Joann's), Stampin' dimensionals

Glittery Christmas card


Again, I stayed up way too late playing with my stamps, which wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have to work the next morning! I wish I had Christmas music playing in the background while I was making this one...and is it possible for me to make a holiday card without glitter? I really don't think so. LOL
I LOVE this stamp set and have used it for a lot of different technique experiments. Look for it to appear frequently down the road!
(All supplies Stampin' Up!)
Finished size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches.
Stamp Set: Snow Swirled
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Ink: Always Artichoke, VersaMark, Whisper White craft ink
Accessories: Dazzling Diampnds glitter, Chocolate Chip ribbon, Heat & Stick Powder, glue pen, Stampin Dimensionals