Belated Anniversary Wishes

It's been a while since my last post! It was a relaxing, yet busy long weekend with family visiting from Alberta. I've also been taking a bit of a break from blogging/cardmaking, trying to finish a scrapbook album I've been working on of my hubby's training/career history. But now that I'm a bit caught up and have some free time on my hands, I'll be slowly getting back into making cards, entering challenges and sharing my creations.

Last week, my parents celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary! I made a special card using the easel fold and here's how it turned out:

I stamped the flowery image on Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock, fussy-cut some of the flowers and popped them up on the card, adding pearls in the center of each of them:

I followed these simple instructions found on YouTube to make this card. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Apothecary Art, Memorable Moments

Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe

Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral, Staz-On Black

Tools: Label Framelits, Square Lattice embossing folder

Accessories: Crisp Cantaloupe button, pearls (Michael's)

A Harry Potter Punch Art Card

A couple days ago, our nephew Ryan, celebrated his 9th birthday! Ryan is an awesome kid and I wish I lived closer to get to know him better!

 

Can't believe how grown-up he looks in this picture!

To show him that we are thinking of him, I sent a card that I'm sure he will love!

From what I know, Ryan likes Harry Potter, so I thought I'd create the character out of punch art. It was actually a lot simpler than I thought it would be! Here's how it turned out:

 

The card front is layered with embossed cardstock and striped designer paper. Most of the Harry Potter character was cut free-hand from pieces of cardstock, but I used punches for the head, hair, glasses, eyes, and hands. After putting it all together, I popped up the Harry Potter character to give the card some dimension. I love how it turned out!

 

 

 



Here's wishing Ryan a great year ahead!

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Pennant Parade
Paper: Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Blush Blossom (ret.), So Saffron, Whisper White, Regals DSP Stack (ret.)
Ink: Night of Navy
Tools: 1-3/4" Circle punch, Owl Builder punch, Word Window punch, Square Lattice embossing folder

Introducing Karly & Charissa's Random Recipe!

It's Friday! It's been a busy week of {early} "spring cleaning" at work -- lots of dust, boxes and old files. I must say it looks much cleaner now! However, I am ready for the weekend. Not quite motivated to do house-cleaning though... those Christmas decorations still need to come down. Wasn't that on my to-do list last weekend?

My coworker, Karly, and I do a lot of brainstorming and chatting about crafty projects, challenges, and inspiring ideas. There are SO many card challenges out there on the web (and I'm already addicted to participating in as many challenges as I have time for). We decided to come up with our own!

INTRODUCING...

 

We came up with a long list of stamp sets, embellishments, tools, and techniques and each week we will randomly choose two ingredients (using random.org). These two ingredients will make up part of the card/project recipe and can be used any which way you like.

--> This was inspired by "Naki and Nina's Double Dare Challenge". Check out their blogs: Deesigns by Nina Dee and Notes from Naki.

 

This week the two ingredients are:

 

Tiny Tag Punch

Square Lattice Embossing Folder

 

I just love the tiny tag - it is so cute! And the square lattice pattern is so versatile! Here's my take on our very first challenge:



KCRR #1

 

I used an older sketch from RetroSketches and kept it fairly simple. Usually I tie the tiny tags on bakers twine or linen thread, but this time I wanted to do something a bit different. The tiny tags are held together by a silver brad on a flower (from the Boho Blossoms punch). I embossed a strip of Rich Razzleberry cardstock with the Square Lattice folder and added stitched ribbon as a finishing touch.

 

To see Karly's take on this challenge, visit her blog: Karly's Creations.

 

Feel free to participate! I'd love to see your creations! (Just leave a link to your blog in the comment section below)

 

Card Ingredients:

 

Stamp Sets: Tiny Tags, Candy Conversations (ret.)

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron, Crumb Cake,  Whisper White, Floral District DSP

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Tools: 1-1/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch, Tiny Tag punch, Heart to Heart punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Accessories: Rich Razzleberry stitched ribbon, silver brad, rhinestones

 

Thanks for looking!