CardMaker and Ellison/Sizzix Blog Hop

Hey there CardMaker and Ellison/Sizzix lovers.  We have been having a blast since June 2nd with a hop with designers from both Ellison/Sizzix and CardMaker. You can go back to the CardMaker blog to see what you have missed.  I was so lucky to be able to play with this gorgeous die set called Happy Birthday Step Ups.  It is so easy to use and there are so many different pieces that you can coordinate your project in any way that you wish.   They also sent me those gorgeous mint colored cutting pads.  Drool, they sure are gorgeous and so much fun.

Here is a close up of the card.

Here is a close up of the cupcake gift box.  Can't wait to decide who to give this to.  Thanks for hopping and be sure that you go to Jeanne Streiff's blog.  Link is below.  I have always loved her work and can't wait to see what she created for you all.

Ellison/Sizzix Store

 

Sizzix Framelits Happy Birthday Step Ups #660142

Sizzix Cutting Pair Standard Mint #660522

 Sizzix will be giving ONE LUCKY WINNER a Sizzix Big Shot Machine, their choice of 3 Stephanie Barnard dies from her latest cardmaking Sizzix collection as well as a YEAR subscription to CardMakermagazine! All of the details for the giveaway and how you can enter for a chance to win can be found on Sizzix’s site.

Project Materials:

Lawn Fawn Vanilla Polka, Lemon Polka, Milk Chocolate Polka, Line Dance

Ellison/Sizzix Happy Birthday Step Ups #660142

Ellison/Sizzix Pair Standard Mint #660522

Doodlebug Sprinkles

White Ribbon

Silhouette Cut File Cherry on Top 3D Cupcake Box #55160

Ellison/Sizzix Big Kick

Silhouette Cameo

Link to Jeanne Streiff: http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2015/06/11/cardmaker-and-sizzix-blog-hop/

Hugs,

Anita

Home Sweet Home Card Tip

Hey There Fellow Card Makers:

Anita here to share with you a new twist on and old technique.  I am sharing with how I made the background for my card using baby wipes and various mists.

This is a photo of the mists that I used.  I chose my patterned paper and then matched that to my mists.  This technique has always called for reinkers, but I don't have any of those any more.  I never used them so I got rid of them, but I do have plenty of mists.

I used a plastic coated craft mat to spray the four mist colors on.  You could use wax paper if you don't have a craft mat.

I then took a baby wipe that I made extra wet and dabbed it into the four colors, trying to spread them out.

I used white cardstock and made lines for my card with my wipe.  You can go back and touch it up if you miss any spots or need to add any colors.  You can make any design that you want with the wipe.  This gave me a perfectly matching background for my card.

The lines match the design on my flair, which was what I intended.  Hope that you have a chance to try this out for yourself.

Supplies Used:
Paper Sweeties Home Sweet Home stamp set
Lawn Fawn Beachside
Stampin' Up Cardstock
Baby Wipes Huggies
Spray Mists, Summer Sky, Prima, Heidi Swapp Color Shine Coral and Navy, Mister Huey's Dewey
A Flair for Buttons Watercolor Words
Martha Stewart Pearls
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Hugs,

Inspire Me CardMaker

Pinterest Link

We have had a really rough winter here in MA and I was inspired by this gorgeous arrangement of flowers from Pinterest to create this card.  I am in love with these word wood chips from Freckled Fawn.  This card was so easy to create using dies from Memory Box and My Favorite Things.

This side view shows the dimension on my flower as I popped up the green layer and pink center.  Spring is around the corner and I can't wait.

Supplies Used:

Memory Box Die Joyful Bouquet #98856

My Favorite Things Die Plentiful Petals

Lawn Fawn Petite Paper Pack #LF818

Freckled Fawn Word Wood Chips

Teresa Collins Wood/Cork Dots

Doodlebug Sprinkles

Twine from personal stash

Hugs,

Hello Friend CardMaker Magazine and Sakura Blog Hop

Hello Everyone:

Happy Monday.  We are starting off this week with a really fun blog hop with my fellow DT members from CardMaker Magazine Blog and Sakura.  We were lucky enough to receive some wonderful products from Sakura which I used on the card above.

I used a Memory Box Die called Verona Bouquet which was perfect for outlining with the Sakura Gelly Roll Classic White Pen.  This pen is so smooth when you work with it and dries very quickly so you don't have to worry about smudging it.  

The Quickie Glue Pen is one of my favorites and is perfect for gluing down delicate pieces of paper.  I always have a stash of them on hand for these types of projects.  If you didn't come to my blog as part of the hop you are going to want to go to the CardMaker Magazine blog and start hopping there.  You should have come to my blog from the very talented Lisa Lahiff's blog and next you will be going to the amazing AJ Otto's blog.  I have also included the whole hop list below for ease of hopping.  

Here’s the blog hop list:

CardMaker: http://www.cardmakermagazine.com/blog/ < < - - - - Start hopping here

Sarah Ashley Posch: http://thirdsisterhandmade.blogspot.com/

Patti Gilliam: http://cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com/

Lois Bak: http://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/

Lisa Lahiff: http://www.lisascreativeniche.blogspot.com/

Anita Mulcahey: http://happypapercrafthappenings.blogspot.com/ < < - - - - You are here

*AJ Otto: http://thewillowgarden.blogspot.com/ < < - - - - You are going here next

Project Materials:

Sakura of America White Classic Gelly Roll Pen, Quickie Glue Pen

Memory Box, Verona Bouquet Die #98873

Gina K. Cardstock

Bazzill Cardstock

Lawn Fawn, Scripty Sayings Stamp

Memento Ink, Grape Jelly

Sizzix, Big Kick

The Twinery, Lilac Solid, Caribbean Stripe

Hugs,

CASE-ing Christmas

DaenY's original card

Here is my CASE-ed card. 

Hello, friends!  Welcome to CASE-ing Christmas!  We are a weekly challenge devoted to the holiday season--year round! ;)  How does this challenge work?  It's easy!  We give you a card to CASE and you CASE it!

If you've never CASEd a card, here's what you need to do:

Look at the CASE card photo.

1. Be inspired by some element of the card.  This could be colors, layout, image, etc.
2. Make a card based on that inspiration.

See!  Easy peasy!  We cannot wait to see what you have for us this week and each week this year! Are you ready for the next CASE card?!  

Hugs,

Joy

Hello, friends!  Welcome to CASE-ing Christmas!  We are a weekly challenge devoted to the holiday season--year round! ;)  How does this challenge work?  It's easy!  We give you a card to CASE and you CASE it!

If you've never CASEd a card, here's what you need to do:

1. Look at the CASE card photo.
2. Be inspired by some element of the card.  This could be colors, layout, image, etc.
3. Make a card based on that inspiration.

See!  Easy peasy!  We cannot wait to see what you have for us this week and each week this year! Are you ready for the next CASE card?!  

Here it is ...

Card by DT member Donna

Here is my card.  I hope you have a chance to play along with the challenge.

Hugs,

Merry Christmas Card Set with Ewe-N-Me Printables

 I am starting to get into the Christmas spirit.  I love these Printable Hang Tag Victorian Santa Post Cards.  You can find them along with lots of other wonderful goodness in the Ewe-N-Me Printables Store.

I cut the post cards up and put stickles on the tree Santa is holding and on the holly.  I love old fashioned Santa's and the idea of giving someone a box full of creative goodness is so fun.  These cards print up so perfectly and there are 8 to a sheet so you can use them for so many different things.  I popped up the post card to give it more dimension next to the flowers.  Thanks so much for looking and have a great day.

Hugs,

House of Cards Punch or Die Challenge

 Here is my DT card for this month's challenge at House of Cards.  My son and his fiance are getting married on 10/10/15 so in honor of it being a year until the big day I made her this wedding bouquet card using my Silhouette.  So many lovely die cut flowers.  I am so excited for the wedding and it was fun to start the countdown to the day in this way.

Be sure to check out House of Cards challenge blog this month to play along.

Hugs,