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Autumn Splendor Redux
Posted: Friday, September 25th, 2009 | Comments
Yikes, posting two days in a row! Can you stand it?
I actually have some truly beautiful fall samples to share and they are easy to boot!
This card is with exactly the same set and designer paper as yesterday’s card but with different designs from it and a vertical layout.
Again, I used the Autumn Splendor stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catalog, the Autumn Meadows designer series paper (#116769, $9.95).
The leaves were stamped in Basic Brown and sponged with Really Rust, More Mustard & Not Quite Navy and then cut out and tacked on again.
The greeting was stamped in brown on vanilla, punched out with the oval scallop punch (#114889, $15.95) and layered with chocolate chip cardstock punched from our new Wide Oval punch (#112082, $15.95)… a punch combination I am getting very fond of! And of course I used the Eyelet Border punch (#113692, $15.95) to create a ‘chair rail’ effect as well.
So, how’d I do?
Nature’s Nest Rustic Card
Posted: Monday, July 20th, 2009 | Comments
This card was a lot of fun to make, not to mention easy!
I used the new ‘Nature’s Nest’ stamp set (click on the thumbnail for a larger image) and you can be sure I will be sharing more.
The colors are the new Soft Suede for both the card, a torn layer and the feather stamped image. The cardfront is Mellow Moss and there are torn layers of More Mustard and Chocolate Chip.
I ‘texturized’ the torn layers with the Texture Plates Kit #4 for the Sizzix ‘Big Shot’. The Texture Plates kit came with three plates, each double sided and one side was a rough bark like texture which was perfect! The nest was stamped in Black StazOn and colored in with the watercolor crayons and an aquapainter.
CLICK ON THUMBNAILS for larger detail
Men’s Vest Card
Posted: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 | Comments
Isn’t this adorable?
My husband doesn’t really like nature scenes (deer, wolves, etc.) for Father’s Day cards… he refers to them as ‘road-kill’ cards (niiiiiice… he’s so lucky he still gets one with that attitude!).
Since he dresses up for work (well, he doesn’t wear vests, but he does wear a tie), I think that this is more appropriate.
Accessories:
Close to Cocoa cardstock
To the Nines Designer Series Paper
Mini silver brads
Close to Cocoa ink, sponge daubers
Vanilla taffeta ribbon, ¾ inch square punch
1 1/16th inch hole punch, ¾ inch hole punch,
Dimentionals™
In advance to the requests, I have included the PDF template (left). Have fun with it! I really love the Designer Series Paper ‘To The Nines’ and the ‘Wanted’ set paisley stamp *just* coordinated!
*NEW* I have created a shortcut key in my sidebar to pull up all of the current and past Father’s day ideas that I have done, they only show four per page, so be sure to go back in the history (previous page) to see them all! CLICK HERE to see current & past Father’s Day Ideas… in the future use the button in my sidebar!
Father’s Day Dress Shirt Card
Posted: Thursday, May 28th, 2009 | Comments
I love this truly quick card.
And in anticipation of 1000 requests… I have included a PDF with the recipe and the dimentions and template. Just quickly though, I used the Manchester Designer Series paper, Twill Tape ribbon, and you can’t tell by the photo, but the collar is Always Artichoke which is the same as the darkest stripe in the shirt.
This is my gift to my wonderful followers for being patient with me for being an inconsistent blogger lately.
I am very excited to be a presenter at Josee Smuck’s Stamping Girls Convention in Ottowa, Canada starting tomorow. I’m a bit nervous as well and am hoping to impress!
As you can see by the detail shot (below) the top of the card is cut so that the collar doesn’t go above the standard sized card/envelope.
The knot for the tie is a trick… check out the PDF download for more information! I have some fabulous Father’s Day & Masculine card ideas coming… when I get home from Canada!
