Pause Dream Enjoy #35 You're So Tweet

Its time for another challenge at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges, and this time the theme is to use chicks or birdies on your project.  You're so tweet after all!  Here is what I came up with:

I started with the My Mind's Eye paper and and decided to also use the stamp set that was designed to go with the same collection.  Once this decision was made I choose the coordinating papers and trimmed everything to size.  I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and image in gold.

I coloured the image with coordinating Stampin' Up markers and inked all of the pieces with various shades of brown.  I added ribbon and twine, adhered all of the pieces together, and added pearls.  This is not a colour scheme that I am often drawn to but I am satisfied with the result. :)

Now its your turn! This week's prize is a $5 gift certificate from Clear Dollar Stamps.

Whether you link here or at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges your project will be entered into the same draw.  And don't forget, if you miss the deadline you can still join in the fun as you have until the end of the year to participate in this or any past challenge from 2012.


I used the following supplies:

Card Stock:  Stampin' Up!  Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Whisper White.  My Minds Eye Fine & Dandy Boy.

Stamps: My Minds Eye Fine & Dandy True Blue

Ink:  Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan.  Versamark Watermark Ink.

Embossing Powder:  Stampin' Up! Gold.

Markers:  Stampin' Up!  Stampin' Write  Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay.

Embellishments:  May Arts natural Jute Twine, American Crafts Premium Satin Ribbon, button from stash, Stampin' Up!  Basic Jewels Pearls.

Adhesive: Scotch ATG, Foam Squares, Zots

Tools: Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, heat tool.


I would like to enter into the following challenges:

1. Stampin' for the Weekend - Swirls and Pearls
2. Everybody Art - Anything Goes
3. Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
4. Deep Ocean - Things with Wings
5. Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
6. Moving Along with the Times - Flying High

Use it Tuesday #38 Ribbon

Its time for another Use it Tuesday challenge, and this time its all about Ribbon!  So go on, dig out those old spools and come join us!  This is what I came up with:

So, I have a confession.  If you have read my blog before then you know that I really like ribbon, so you might think I have a pile of the stuff squirreled away somewhere.  Unfortunately (particularly for this challenge) you'd be wrong.  Most of what I've previously had hoarded I've used, and anything new I get I usually use it right away.  So I really had to think about what to do for this challenge.  Then I remembered, I had won a challenge over at Really Reasonable Ribbon back in May, and the ribbon I had ordered with my gift certificate I had put away  instead of putting it in my ribbon jars.  This was the perfect challenge to haul it out!

I knew I wanted to use each colour of ribbon, so I decided to keep the rest of the card pretty simple.  I only used white card stock.  Once I had my pieces cut, scored, and embossed I simply put everything together, stamped my sentiment, and as an afterthought I added coordinating colours of gemstones.  I really love how this card turned out!! 

Now its your turn!!  Create a project (it doesn't have to be a card - whatever you can think of!)  and go to Use it Tuesday. Add your project using the inlinkz by Friday August 17th, and make sure to tell us in your post what you used that was hoarded! One lucky crafter who joins in will be randomly chosen as featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!!

We can't wait to see what you create! Now go Use It!!


Here are the supplies I used this time:

Card Stock:  Gina K Designs Pure Luxury 120# Pure White.

Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers Today, Tomorrow, and Always.

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black.

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon

Rhinestones:  Scrappin' Supplies

Adhesive:  Foam Squares

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug embossing folder Seeing Spots

Craft Your Passion #125 Embossing

Its almost the end of August and its time for another challenge at Craft Your Passion.  This week's theme is "Embossing" and this is what I came up with:

This time we got to choose a digital image from our sponsor Cardmadfairy.  Their images are really fun, and I loved this one called "All Dressed Up".  I started by colouring the image, and since I didn't want to cut it out this time, I instead masked the image and added some light brown ink with an ink blending tool.  I think this adds alot of depth to the panel.  As an afterthought I also added some glitter pen to her necklace.

I chose the card stock and coordinating patterns, embossing the top layer with my "Seeing Spots" embossing folder.  All pieces where inked with light brown, taking care to emphasize the spots on the embossed piece.  Once I adhered the main panel together I added some ribbon and adhered it to the card front.  The  image panel was foam taped over the ribbon, and I added a bow and some Prima flowers. I have so many elements the dry embossing can be hard to see in a picture but its there!

 

I heat embossed the sentiment with some black embossing powder and banner cut the piece.  I then added more light brown ink with my blending tool.  Once I foam taped this to the card front I thought I was done but I felt as though the card still needed something.  For this reason I added some random rhinestones over the front of the card.  

For the center of the card I stamped the second part of the sentiment on some inked cream card stock, matted it,  and adhered it with some corner rounded scraps.

Don't you want to join in the fun?  Create your project and add it to the inlinkz at Craft Your Passion  by September 2nd so that you can be entered into the draw.  See the blog for details on prizes! Also, don't forget to check out the projects from the rest of the DT. There is lots of inspiration to be had!

I used the following supplies:

Card Stock:  Stampin' Up!  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Melon Mambo, Fancy Pants Its the Little Things 6x6 pad.

Stamps:  Digital - Cardmadfairy All Dressed Up  Rubber - Stampin' Up!  Petite Pairs.

Ink:  Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Creamy Brown, Memories Black, Versamark Watermark Ink.

Embossing:  Stampin' Up Black Embossing Powder, Cuttlebug Seeing Spots Embossing Folder.

Markers:  Copic W3, 0, E21, E0, R20.  Bic Mark Its Margarita Green, Fandango Pink, Yellow Blaze.  Neopiko 2 4548.

Embellishments:  Prima Flowers Melisse Nature Garden, Camille Almanac.  American Crafts Premium Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Up! Basic Jewels Rhinestones.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, Scotch Quick Dry, Zots, foam squares, Dotto.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Cuttlebug, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, Ranger Ink Blending tool, heat tool.

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

1. Catered Crop - No Stress to Distress
2. The Ribbon Carousel - Bump it Up
3. Pile it On - Something with P (Pink, petals, person)

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #34 Little Green Men

Its time for another Friday challenge at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges!  This week the theme is a fun one, "Little Green Men".  Here is what I came up with:

Can you believe I didn't use any ribbon on this one, lol?  I started with these cute images from Squigglefly.   I coloured the alien and his saucer first then chose some coordinating cardstock.  I die cut a large circle from gray and trimmed it down to the size I wanted and drew some craters with a grey marker.  On the navy piece of cardstock I stamped a stars pattern over the entire piece with yellow chalk ink.  The sentiment was printed on white cardstock and trimmed, then I inked the white and the planet with charcoal ink.

Once I adhered the main panel I adhered the planet in place and coloured in random stars with glitter pen.  I adhered the sentiment with foam tape, adhered the saucer directly to the background and adhered the alien with foam squares.  I added all of the green gemstones to the o's in the sentiment, and added some clear gemstones randomly to some of the stars. 

Finally I added some diamond glaze to the saucer and to the alien's eyes. It was the first time I have used the stuff so it wasn't perfect but I think I did ok. 

Now its your turn! This week's prize is a $5 gift certificate from Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Whether you link here or at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges your project will be entered into the same draw. And don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team's blogs.  They come up with amazing projects every week and this week is no exception!

I used the following supplies:

Card Stock:  Stampin' Up!  Night of Navy, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Basic Greay.

Stamps:  Digital - Squigglefly Spacepack.  Clear - Fancy Pants Little Star

Ink:  Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Yello Ochre, Charcoal, Memento Tuxedo Black.

Markers:  Copic W3, W5, 0.  Bic Mark Its Margarita Green, Oceanview Blue.

Embelishments:  Scrappin Supplies Rhinestones, Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Star glitter pen.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, foam squares, Diamond Glaze.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles Large, sponge.

Craft Your Passion #124 The Power of Three

Hi Everyone, its time for another Craft Your Passion challenge.  This week the theme is "The Power of Three".  This is what I came up with:

This was a fun one as I really let myself play.  I was fortunate enough to be able choose an image from sponsor Crafty Sentiments Designs, and I decided to go with this one called "Tess Summer Fun"  I coloured her with my alcohol markers, and then decided to do something a little different.  Once I inked the edges with light brown ink I went over the whole thing with Versamark ink and added some ultra thick embossing powder. Once heated, I added some glitter to the hot embossing.  Once cooled I added another layer of embossing powder.  I love how it turned out!  I thought about doing the crackled glass technique again but decided I liked it as is. In the below image you can sort of see how the glitter appears:

Once my image was completed I chose coordinating card stock and patterned paper.  I adhered the main panel first, added three strips of ribbon and flower brads, added the panel to the card base, and then adhered the image with foam tape over the ribbon.

I decorated the centre with an inked panel of cream and a scrap of the pattern I used.

Don't you want to join in the fun?  Create your project and add it to the inlinkz at Craft Your Passion  by August 26th so that you can be entered into the draw.  See the blog for details on prizes!  And if you feel you need more inspiration the DT have created some beautiful projects.  Feel free to visit their blogs and tell them what you think!  :)


I used the following supplies:

Card Stock:  Stampin' Up!  Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Recollections Kraft, Gina K Designs  120# Pure White, Fancy Pants Its the Little Things 6x6 Paper Pad.

Stamp:  Digital - Crafty Sentiments Tess Summer Fun

Ink:  Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Creamy Brown, Versamark Watermark Ink.

Embossing: Ranger Melt Art Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel

Markers:  Copic E00, E21, R20, 0.  Bic Mark Its Margarita Green, Rambunctious Red, Forest Green, Key  Lime, Blue Skies Blue, Oceanview Blue, Tiki Hut Tan, Polynesian Purple, Plumtastick Purple, Yellow Blaze, Summer Melon, Sunset Orange, Pink Flamingo. 

Embellishments: American Crafts Premium Satin Ribbon, Creative Charms flower brads, Stampin' Up! Dazzling Diamonds

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, foam sqares, Zots.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, We R Memory Keepers brad setting tool, Ranger Ink blending tool.

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

1. Everybody Art - Summer
2. Ribbon Carousel - Celebrating Summer
3. Party Time Tuesdays - Garden Delights
4. Simon Says Stamp and Show - No Rules

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #33 Flamingo Pink

Its Friday so that means its time for another Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge!  This week the theme is to use flamingo pink, or flamingos, or both.  This is what I came up with:

I started this flamingo image from Squgglefly.  I kept the colouring simple, and fussy cut the image when done.  I chose coordinating card stock, trimmed everything to size and inked it with light brown ink. I particularly love the kraft paper with printed script. I used it to mat the pink doily paper but I tried to keep the border wide enough that you could still see the script.  I adhered the pieces to form the main panel.

I was going to adhere the flamingo image right on the base panel, but I decided to back it with a jounalling block from a sticker booklet that comes from the same collection as one of the patterned papers.  so that it was easier to layer I backed the block with white cardstock and trimmed it out.

Once I added ribbon to the main panel I adhered the panel to the card front and foam taped the image piece over the ribbon.  I added the bow and the big flower.  The big flower had been made out of white poster paper and then misted.  I added an inked sentiment sticker to the bottom of the card, and added the small flower stickers diagonally across the card front.

For the center I added an inked piece of white and a few more inked stickers.

Why don't you join us in the fun?  This week's prize is a $5 gift certificate from Clear Dollar Stamps.  How fun is that?!

  

Whether you link here or at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges your project will be entered into the same draw. 

These are the supplies I used:

Card Stock:  Gina K Designs Heavy Baseweight Bubblegum Pink.  Stampin' Up!  Whisper White, Jillibean Soup Talk Soup Cup of Yak, American Crafts Hello Sunshine Delight

Digital Stamp:  Squigglefly Flamingo

Ink:  Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Creamy Brown

Markers:  Bic Mark Its Cloud Nine Grey, Fandango Pink, Pink Flamingo, Summer Melon, Yellow Blaze

Mists:  Shimmerz Paints Spritz Plum Pudding, Cotton Candy, Shimmerz Paintz Shimmeringz Goldie Lox.

Embellishments:  Stampin' Up!  Twill Tape, American Crafts Premium Satin Ribbon, homemade scrunchie flower, Recollections Gemstone stickers, American Crafts Remarks Phrases and Journalling sticker book Good Afternoon.

Adhesive: Scotch ATG, foam squares, Quickie Glue Pen, Scotch Quick Dry.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Ranger Ink blending tool.

I would like to enter into the following challenges:

1. Pretty Little Ribbon - Add some bling or sparkle.
2. Creative Card Crew - Maps/ Newsprint/ Sheet Music/ Script.
3. Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics
4. My Mums Craft Shop - Kraft it

Use it Tuesday #37 School

Its time for another Use it Tuesday challenge! We are coming into the middle of August which means there are only a few weeks until school starts which may be a bad thing or a good thing depending on your perspective, lol.  This week the theme is "School"  and this is what I've come up with:

I knew exactly which items I would use from my stash for this.  I have had a Basic White and a Basic Kraft 6x6 pads from Basic Grey for over a year that I keep flipping open and admiring and thinking of all of the things I could do with it, but then I chicken out and don't use any of it.  When I heard of what the theme would be I knew the exact sheets to use.  There is this pattern with writing and what looks like graphs and formulas, and could have come straight from math class.

Once I had decided on those sheets I chose some coordinating card stock and patterns.  I trimmed all of the pieces I wanted, then pulled some red and green scraps from my scraps stash.  I drew the apple and the worm freehand and cut them out, then added some pen details.  For depth I added light brown ink to the edges with a blending tool.   I also inked the edges of the patterns with the light brown ink.

For the 'chalk board' piece I inked the edges of a square piece of black cardstock with white before adhering to the mat of kraft patterned paper, and added the sentiment with white gel pen. I adhered the pieces for the main panel and added some kraft washi tape, some twine, and some staples, then adhered the main panel to the card base.  The chalk board was foam taped over the twine, and then I glued the apple and worm pieces with a Quickie glue pen.

For the center of the card I used a patterned piece that looks like notebook paper matted with more of the kraft pattern.

Now its your turn!!  Create a project (it doesn't have to be a card - whatever you can think of!)  and go to Use it Tuesday. Add your project using the inlinkz by Friday August 24th, and make sure to tell us in your post what you used that was hoarded! One lucky crafter who joins in will be randomly chosen as featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!!

Don't forget to visit the other DT members!  As usual they have come up with some beautiful items in order to provide you with some inspiration!  :)

We can't wait to see what you create! Now go Use It!!

This is what I used for my project:

Card Stock: Gina K Designs Heavy Baseweight Black Onyx, Lilybee Design Memorandum 6x6 tiny tablet, Basic Grey Basics White paper pad and Basics Kraft paper pad.

Ink:  Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Creamy Brown, Alabaster.

Pens:  Sakura Gelly Roll white, black fine tip felt pen.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, foam squares, Quickie Glue Pen.

Embellishments:  Hemp twine from stash, Kraft washi tape from Etsy.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Ranger Ink blending tool, stapler with staples.


I would like to enter into the following challenges:

1. Daring Cardmakers - Get knotted
2. The Pink Elephant - Back to school

Craft Your Passion #123 Gone Buggy

Its time for another Craft Your Passion challenge and this time its a fun one - we've gone buggy!  Here is what I came up with:

We are being sponsored by Bugaboo this week and I got to choose one if their digis for my project. When I saw this cute ladybug I knew it would be the one I had to go with.  I used to have a thing for ladybugs (I even have a tiny tattoo of one), and I think they are pretty cute.  This image is no exception.  I coloured her up with some alcohol markers and Sakura glitter pen (sometimes I don't know what I would do without it, lol).  I cut her out and then I had a pretty clear image of what I wanted to do next.

I chose the various shades of card stock, then raided my green paper stash for some Stampin' Up! Certainly Celery (my favourite shade) scraps. I die cut multiple strips of grass and adhered them to the darker green sheet.  I assembled the card front, added the ribbon, adhered the panel to the card front, and added the ladybug, stamped sentiment, and flower.

 

I kept the inside simple with a matted piece of white, and a small bit of grass.  Lately I've been keeping the centers blank unless I am making the card for a specific person.  I've been doing so many DT projects lately I find it much easier to stamp or write the required sentiment when I am ready to give the card. 

Don't you want to join in the fun?  Create your project and add it to the inlinkz at Craft Your Passion  by August 19th so that you can be entered into the draw.  See the blog for details on prizes!  And if you feel you need more inspiration the DT have created some beautiful projects.  Feel free to visit their blogs and tell them what you think!  :)



I used the following supplies:

Card Stock:  Stampin' Up!  Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Creamy Caramel.  Gina K Designs 120# Pure White.

Stamps:  Digital - Bugaboo Stamps Ladybug.  Rubber:  Stampin' Up!  Kindness Manners.

Ink:  Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Lipstick Red, Memories Black.

Embellishments:  Red grosgrain ribbon from stash, Recollections Gemstone Stickers.

Markers:  Copic W3, W5. Bic Mark Its Rmabunctions Red.  Sakura Gelly Roll glitter pen Clear Star.

Adhesives:  Scotch ATG, Scotch Quick Dry, foam squares.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Cuttlebug, Cottage Cutz Grass border, We R Memory Keepers brad setter (pick end).


I am entering into the following challenges:

1.  Everybody Art - Summer
2. Ladybug Crafts Ink - Summer Fun
3. Moving Along With the Times - Summer
4. Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
5. Songbird Challenges - Anything Goes
6. Pretty Little Ribbon - Add some Bling or Sparkle
7. Charisma Cardz - Flowers and Fauna
8. Simon Says  - Lets Play Bingo - Ribbon, Free (flowers), Glitter

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #32 Around the farm

Its Friday so that means its time for another challenge at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges!  This week the challenge is "Around the farm".  Here is what I came up with:

When I went to work on this project I realized I didn't have a farm or farm animal related stamp set or paper to use.  Luckily for me, however, I had won a few digital images from Crafty Sentiments a few weeks back, and had chosen this image called "MoMo", partially because she's cute, partially because that happens to be what I call my son from time to time (not really sure why, lol).

Once I coloured her I trimmed and corner rounded the card stock.  I masked the image and sprayed various shads of mists, then chose coordinating card stock and patterns.  I originally had the card laid out without any washi tape, but I felt something more was needed and this yellow tape works perfectly. Once I adhered the pieces for the main panel I added ribbon and adhered the panel to the card front.  I made a faux bow, added a flower, and adhered the image over the ribbon with foam squares.  Adhering the sentiment was the last step.

Well, almost the last step. I wasn't happy with how I coloured the MoMo's bell so I added some Sakura glitter pen over the top.  I wasn't expecting it, but the alcohol ink bled into the clear glitter ink and tinted the glitter purple and gold.  I wasn't expecting it but I think its so pretty!

I kept the inside simple with a piece of white trimmed with a leftover scrap of pattern paper.

Now its your turn! This week's prize is a $5 gift certificate from Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Whether you link here or at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges your project will be entered into the same draw.  Also don't forget to have a look at what the rest of the DT has to offer, their projects are amazing!


I used the following supplies:

Card Stock:  Stampin' Up!  Certainly Celery, Whisper White.  Gina K Designs 120# Pure White.  My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Howdy Doody.

Ink:  Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Creamy Brown.

Mists:  Shimmerz Paints Spritz Carribean Sunset, Cotton Candy, Chick-a-dee, 4 Leaf Clover.  Shimmerz Paints Shimmeringz Heavy Metal.

Markers:  Copic W3, 0.  Bic Mark Its Honey Brown, Tuxedo Black, Pink Flamingo, Blue Skies Blue, Yellow Blaze, Plumtastick Purple.  Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Star glitter pen.

Embellishments:  Prima Flower Melisse Nature Garden, My Arts Croquette Beige Vintage Seam Binding, My Mind's Eye Indie Chic tape.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, Scotch Quick Dry, Foam Squares, Dotto repositionable adhesive.

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, Ranger Ink Blending Tool.


I am entering into the following challenges:

1.  No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes
2. Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
3. Pretty Little Ribbon  - Add some bling or sparkle
4. Charisma Cardz - Flowers and Fauna
5. Simon Says - Lets play bingo (Ribbon, Free (washi tape), Blooms)
6. Songbird Challenges - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion #122 Anything Goes

Its time for my first challenge at Craft Your Passion Challenges.  That is pretty exciting in itself, but what is even more exciting is that the challenge is anything goes!  What is more fun that that!?  We were also given the opportunity to use some digital images - mine is called "Kutie Kim Roller Girl" from one of this week's sponsors, Sassy Studio Designs.  This is what I came up with:

Colouring people is definitely not one of my strong suits, so getting this for my very first image was a little daunting, but I think I did ok.  I coloured the image first, then trimmed it out and slightly inked the edges with black once I cut it out. I kept the papers kind of monotone to ensure the image stood out.  The flower I had made out of white poster paper and die cut circles, and I sprayed and inked them to coordinate.  The gems I had in my stash and I thought they looked perfect as flower centers. 

I kept the inside without sentiment so I can add one once I decide to use it.  I also added some leftover scraps to dress it up.

Don't you want to join in the fun?  Create your project and add it to the inlinkz at Craft Your Passion  by August 12th so that you can be entered into the draw.  See the blog for details on prizes!


I used the following supplies to create my card:

Card Stock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Gray, Gina K Designs Pure Luxury 120# Pure White, My Mind's Eye Meadowlark.

Stamp:  digital - Sassy Studios Kutie Kim Roller Girl

Ink:  Memories Black, Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink Rouge, Charcoal.

Mists:  Shimmerz Paints Spritz Plumb Pudding, Cotton Candy

Embellishments:  Prima Ribbon, Recollections Gemstone Stickers.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, foam squares, Zots

Tools:  Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, sponge.


I will enter this card into the following challenges:

1. Really Reasonable Ribbon - Bling and ribbon
2. One Crazy Stamper - August Bingo (Pink and black, Dies/Punches, Ribbon/Twine)
3. Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
4. No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #31 Babycakes!

Its Friday so that means its time for another challenge at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges!  This week the theme is to make a project featuring cupcakes or babies.  This is what I came up with:

This was a really fun one.  I started with the patterned papers, then chose the marker colours to coordinate.  I watercoloured the image with a water brush and markers, added a bit of glitter pen, inked the edges, and embossed the entire panel with clear Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (my new favourite thing) and crackled it by putting it in the freezer for a few minutes.  Once cracked, I rubbed the surface with a light brown ink pad to highlight the cracks,  and cleaned the surface of the embossing with good ol' Windex (I had tried baby wipes first but the surface was streaky.  Windex seemed like a good option to try and it worked!).

Once I had my focal image done I constructed the rest of the card.  I trimmed and inked the papers, chose ribbon and a button and assembled everything. Once the main panel was finished the rest of the card went together really quickly.  At the last minute I added some rhinestones, and glitter pen to the sentiment.

I decided to leave the center of the card blank as I can always add a stamp later for a particular event if needed.  Once I adhered some inked white I trimmed some of the rows of chevrons and added them randomly to the inside.  All done!

Now its your turn! This week's prize is a $5 gift certificate from Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Whether you link here or at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges your project will be entered into the same draw.  And don't forget, if you miss the deadline you can still join in the fun as you have until the end of the year to participate in this or any past challenge from 2012.


I used the following supplies:

Card Stock:  Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Pirouette Pink, water colour paper.  Echo Park Sweet Day 6x6 pad.

Stamps:  Inkadinkado You're So Sweet Mini

Ink:  Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink Creamy Brown, Staz On Jet Black, Versamark Watermark Ink.

Embossing Powder:  Ranger Melt Art Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel

Markers:  Stampin' Up! Stampin' Write Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Real Red, Only Orange, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue.  Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Star glitter pen.

Embellishments:  Brown satin ribbon from stash, Stampin' Up! Basic Jewels Rhinestones, button from stash.

Adhesive:  Scotch ATG, Scotch Quick Dry, Zots, foam squares.

Tools: Paper trimmer, bone folder, scissors, Ranger ink blending tool, heat tool, water brush.


I'm entering into the following challenges:

1. Pile it On - Cute as can be
2. Fussy and Fancy Friday - Vintage
3. Really Reasonable Ribbon - Bling and Ribbon
4. Deep Ocean - Anything Goes
5. Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
6. Twisted Tuesday - Anything Goes

More great news!

I have some wonderful news that I've been sitting on - I was chosen to be a part of the Design Team for Craft Your Passion Challenges!!  I had really enjoyed being a guest designer in June, and when the Design Team Call came up I put my name in and was chosen!  I'm very excited and feel so honoured to be included in such a talented group of ladies!