Step Anniversary Card

Here is a special order I made for a customer to give to a couple for their 25th wedding anniversary.  I used the step die from Sizzix, the heart dies are from Spellbinders, the flowers and leaves are from Heartfelt Creations.  I love the way it came out. 

Fields of wheat

I used die from Spellbinders of wheat in a double layer for this card with birds (from Heartfelt Designs) and leaves (from a punch) for this card in a box.

Die Embossing

New technique to use your dies to dry emboss your card front.  Love the look.  This one is using Spellbinders butterfly dies, and the die cut word is from Lawn Fawn.  The flower is a purchased felt flower I have had for years. 

Fox Cloze Pinnie

This is another Cloze Pinnie I made for my fall craft shows.  This one used the fox die from Elizabeth Craft Designs. The stamps are all retired TAC and the background is a Spellbinders die which is older.  I really love these new animal die cuts by Karen Burniston ... they are so cute.

Stop in to see me this Saturday at St Pasquale's from 9-4 on Wilson Mills Road.  The weather is suppose to be a lot better this weekend.

Bear Cloze Pinnie

 Can it get any colder???  I know we did not get as much snow as was expected but it was still way too much for me.  I am done with winter can we go on to Spring now???  I have been in the house for a few days now working to get restocked for my last two shows.  It is a great way to spend snowy cold days!!  Here is one of my new Gift Cloze Pinnies.  The idea for these is you can give it as a gift with a gift card, money or check in the envelope with you own personal note on the card OR you can use the clothes pin to close a gift bag with a gift inside and drop the note card with the envelope inside as a card encloser.  The clothes pin can be used to clip snacks etc closed or put on the refrigerator, locker, metal door etc. (it has a magnet on the back) to hold a recipe, photo, note, list etc or used as a paper clip on papers.  Great for a small gift for a friend, co-worker etc.  The bear is a die cut from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

My show this Saturday is the biggest all year at St. Pasquale's on Wilson Mills Road from 9-4 with a $2 admission fee.  Hope to see lots of you there!  I have made up a few new items for this show too.

Glitter Poppy the owl Cloze Pinnie

This is a more elegant version of yesterday's post where I used glitter paper for 'Poppy the Owl" from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  It is a clothes pen underneath with a magnet on the back .... can you tell it is hanging on my refrigerator!!  It can be used as a decoration for the holidays to add a recipe, photo or note to your file cabinet or refrigerator or locker!  It is holding a matching small envelope and note card that a gift card will fit into.  Use this for gifting a monetary gift or add it as the closure to a gift bag with the note card as a card inside.  Great small gift idea for giving your tips to your service people this holiday season. 

Modern Frosty Popcorn Holder

I usually decorate microwave popcorn with a traditional snowman look but this year I decided to give him a make over.  Here is my new modern version of Frosty.  He is maked from all die cut pieces and you can see the back with the gift card added.   You can get him or any of the other designs I have created at the Willoughby Hills Craft show this Saturday from 10-4.  Stop in and see me!

Pivot Get Well Card

Here is another pivot card made with dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs by Karen Burniston.  I am having a lot of fun making and selling these cards!  It is easiest to use double sided paper when making them and they can be made in any size and at any position on your card front.  Below is a photo of the inside so you can see the pivot part.

I used a Spellbinder die for the foliage and an Elizabeth Craft Design die for the lady bugs.  The extra tag at the bottom right is so you can write your message and sign the card. 

Pop up box card butterflies

This is one of my favorite pop up box cards with the butterflies.  Dies for the butterflies are Spellbinders and the flower are Elizabeth Craft Designs with a mixtures of dies for the foliage.  I change off on different words on these cards. 

April Mojo Classes

They say it is Spring????  Yes, I guess it is, but it still is not warm enough for me!  So time to make some Spring cards.  In April Mojo we will be doing that.  Here is a card that can be for any occasion since there are no words on the front. It could even be an Easter card!  I used 'Pussy Willow and Egg' stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs, Spellbinder and Di-Namics dies, Copic markers,  and the new Tim Holtz Marker Spritzer!  Come learn how to use this great tool for a great look in two cards we will be making this month.  Classes are next week so let me know if you are interested in attending.  My calendar at the top shows the dates and times of the classes.

If you missed my Envelopes I class I have room for 1-2 more people in my class this Sunday at 2:00.  Please let me know as soon as possible!

Also, it is getting close to Adventures in Stamping Conventions April 25-27. I will be teaching two classes on Saturday.  At 11:00 I will be teaching my Fabulous Folds II Class were we will be making samples of 26 folds (not done in the first class) and at 2:00 I will be teaching a sample book using Distress Stains (35 samples included).  Be sure you sign up soon to be sure you get a spot. On Sunday I will be working in Our Daily Bread Design's Booth so stop in to see me!

March Mojo Class

 It is Mojo Class time!!  Next week is my monthly mojo classes designed for all types of crafters since my goal is to jump start your creativity with new ideas, techniques and styles.  We make five all occasions cards with directions with a photo, list of ingredients and step by step directions and an envelope to mail it all for $15. Come and bring your friends too!  Here is one of the cards we will be making.  This card can be make with different words inside also.  I used a die from Die-Versions called 'Heart Flower Frame', die from Spellbinders called 'Nested Hearts', word stamp from Paper Smooches called 'Pretty Phrases', Viva Opal Pen, Wink of Stella Glitter pen, and Crystal Lacquer.  Check out the calendar above and let me know when you would like to come!

Pocket of Seeds

These little pockets hold a pack of flower seeds and a place to write a note to the receiver.  You can tuck in a gift card, money etc if you want to make it a bigger gift.  They are made with my We R Memories Keepers Envelope Maker, Spellbinder dies, various word stamps, ribbons and leaf dies.  I will be selling them this Sat at St John Vianney's Spring Fling Craft show.  Stop in to see me if you can!

Fun craft show projects

This Saturday March 1, I will be at St John Vianney's Church in Mentor from 9-3 for my first Spring Craft show.  Stop in to see me!!  I am loving these cute little treats to give to someone special for Easter.  I made the bunny fom a Spellbinders Foliage Die (leaves) and the chicks are from a scalloped circle die.  The bunny face is from Peachy Keen Stamps and the words are all retired TAC stamps.  Inside I have a York Peppermint Patty and you can slide a gift card, money etc if you want to make it a bigger treat.  These came out so  cute.  I hope you like them.  I will post more this week as to what I will be selling. 

All white!

 I have been wanting to make an all white card for a long time so here it is!  I used a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop for the background textured dots with white embossing paste.  The flowers and leaves are cut from vellum with centers of crystal gems.  I added crystal Stickles for dots around the area for added glitz.  The words are from Paper Smooches from a set called 'Pretty Phases'. I thought this would make a great wedding or anniversary card.

Love you Dearly

Here is an example of stenciling with with Distress Stains, grey and tan, and stenciling with Distress Inks and a Tim Holtz Tool, pink hearts.  The stains give a bolder more saturated look with less control on your part where the inks you have more control over the darkness and where you add the most ink. The gray and tan colored images are from a stencil by The Crafter's Workshop and the hearts are from a stencil from Heidi Swapp called ' Confetti'.  I stamped heart stamps in the background using a set by Unity called 'Loolah Collection'.  The words are from a great set by Paper Smooches called ' Pretty Phases'.  I love the font and size of these stamps! The hearts are die cut from Spellbinders 'Scaloped Hearts' and then embossed with various embossing folders.  I added inks, glitter and Crystal Accents to give a shiny look.

Embossing paste, stencils, vellums & stains ... OH MY!!!

Still playing with my Distress Stains, vellum, embossing pastes and vellum getting ready for my Dynamic Distress Stains class coming up in April.  I love the way this one came out.  I used a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop, with white embossing paste for the base for the woven texture.  When it was dry, I added Distress Stains to the texture using two different colors.  The flower is cut from a die by Elizabeth Crafts Designs named 'Flowers #2' out of vellum. Then I daubed two colors of Distress Stains on them.  Love the blotching tie dyed look!!  The leaves were done in the same manner with a Spellbinders die named 'Foliage'.  I added pearls and mounted it on brown paper and then to the card front.

Remember my Envelope Maker Extraordinaire #1 starts this weekend and continues next week, the following week will be my Mojo Classes and the next week I start my first classes of Fabulous Folds #2 Book.  Wait till you see some of the cards I will be showing you as samples!! If you are interested in a class check my calendar above for dates and times and email me if you are planning on attending. I will be teaching the Fabulous Folds #2 Book and The Dynamic Stains classes at Adventures in Stamping this year so check out their site for photos!  Some of my classes can be purchased if you are not in the area so ask!

Remember all of the products you see in my posts can be purchased from me.  Let me know if you are interested in anything.

Playing with Stains & Stencils

With all of this cold snowy weather I have had some time to play!!  I was playing with my Distress Stains (my favorite things right now) and stencils to see what I could do.  I used a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop for the background giving a tiled look. I applied the stain with the Tim Holtz Distress tool tapped it into a puddle of stain and dabbing with an up and down motion over the stencil.  I like that look the best.  For the fern, I made my own stencil with a Spellbinders foliage die and dabbed the stain right over the stencil and it soaked in a little more.  Not the look I really like.  But it is good to try different ways of doing things. The flower is cut with a die from Elizabeth Craft Designs called Flowers #1 and cut from vellum!!!  I then used my Distress Stains to color the vellum.  I love this look a lot!  The word stamp is from Paper Smooches called 'Pretty Phases' and the little dots are a stamp from a set called 'Petals & Stems' from Avery Elle.  I also added a light blue Stickles for dots.  I love how it came out!! 

Only embossed Just Singin'

I guess I did not realize you could do this ... I only embossed this die on the white with my Grand Caliber.  I love the look of it and it is so easy.  I accented with pearls and a bow. 

 On this cards I decided to change the words and add a few felt flowers with Viva Gold centers.  A picture of the die is below so you can see the parts.

The words are from Stampendous and is called Dream Forever.

Just Swingin' 2

 

Another easy card with the Just Swingin' die from Spellbinders.  This one I cut the die in brown, the background is a cloud like card stock and it is mounted on a layer of med blue card stock.   Again an easy and quick card as long as you use wax paper to die cut the image.  More samples coming in the next few days.

The words are called 'Life Path' are a rubber cling stamp from Stampendous.  I sell the die and the words stamps.