Well, hopefully I can make 2 more Christmas cards before Christmas. Eva gave me some cute stamps that I have colored, but haven't stuck them onto cards yet. In case I don't have time to post anything else before Christmas, have a Merry Christmas!
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Birthday card #2
Hello. I made another card for the TGF Farm Fresh Challenge Monday Fun-Day #12 which was to use kraft cardstock, buttons and twine. And I used the Deconstructed Sketch #31, although I turned it sideways and moved the center rectangle over.
Anyhow, here is the birthday card using Later Skater Ian. Maybe he's still too young for a 41 year old's birthday card, but oh well. (Maybe I should have added some gray to his hair). Used some Tim Holtz paper (I always seem to use this paper pad for boy cards but everything matches so well); Papertrey ink kraft, rustic cream, and enchanted evening cardstock, buttons and sentiment. The 41 is cut from some sizzix dies. Tried to make his skin tone a little darker with E13 for some shadows at his hairline, but still can't quite get the hang of blending without going too crazy and coloring out of the lines either.
Well, hopefully I can make 2 more Christmas cards before Christmas. Eva gave me some cute stamps that I have colored, but haven't stuck them onto cards yet. In case I don't have time to post anything else before Christmas, have a Merry Christmas!
Well, hopefully I can make 2 more Christmas cards before Christmas. Eva gave me some cute stamps that I have colored, but haven't stuck them onto cards yet. In case I don't have time to post anything else before Christmas, have a Merry Christmas!
Birthday Gift Card Holder
I tried something a little different for a birthday card. I found it modified here on the Dandelion Designs blog that was initially a card here. 
I used the Amazing Duo boy again. He was a nice size to fit this card that measures about 4 inches by 3.25 inches. I still haven't used the girl superhero yet (not many girl birthdays in the summer of the people I know). Anyhow, he was colored with pencils and baby oil...at some point I really need to learn shading. So far I found 2 bloggers that use color pencils here and here that look really nice. But I haven't really been able to practice a whole bunch since I'm usually so last minute trying to make a card. And hard core crafters, please don't cringe, but I even had to buy a card for an upcoming birthday because after making this one, it was getting to be too much work for me. Mainly to try to get it in the mail on time. I guess I should plan ahead and try to make a whole bunch of cards beforehand so I always have a card ready for any occasion...but it doesn't usually work out that way.
Anyhow, I tried to limit the colors on his suit this time. Since I just used plain cardstock to make the card, I added some patterned paper die cut with a nestability. And used the same sizzix font for the number, I think I'm getting my money's worth just from birthday numbers. And the sentiment is from "birthday basics" from PTI (again).
Here it is on the inside with a gift card, although it's not the real gift card, I just used it as a sample for photo purposes. I die cut the book plate with a sizzix die and stamped the sentiment from PTI's birthday basics. I used little stick-on gems for the bookplate holders.
Here's the side view of the fold. I guess I wouldn't have put brads or eyelets to fasten the paper bookplate anyhow since the inside of the pocket should ideally be smooth so the card can slide nicely. Hopefully my pocket doesn't come unglued... Anyhow, hope everyone is having a good holiday weekend!
I used the Amazing Duo boy again. He was a nice size to fit this card that measures about 4 inches by 3.25 inches. I still haven't used the girl superhero yet (not many girl birthdays in the summer of the people I know). Anyhow, he was colored with pencils and baby oil...at some point I really need to learn shading. So far I found 2 bloggers that use color pencils here and here that look really nice. But I haven't really been able to practice a whole bunch since I'm usually so last minute trying to make a card. And hard core crafters, please don't cringe, but I even had to buy a card for an upcoming birthday because after making this one, it was getting to be too much work for me. Mainly to try to get it in the mail on time. I guess I should plan ahead and try to make a whole bunch of cards beforehand so I always have a card ready for any occasion...but it doesn't usually work out that way.Anyhow, I tried to limit the colors on his suit this time. Since I just used plain cardstock to make the card, I added some patterned paper die cut with a nestability. And used the same sizzix font for the number, I think I'm getting my money's worth just from birthday numbers. And the sentiment is from "birthday basics" from PTI (again).
Here it is on the inside with a gift card, although it's not the real gift card, I just used it as a sample for photo purposes. I die cut the book plate with a sizzix die and stamped the sentiment from PTI's birthday basics. I used little stick-on gems for the bookplate holders.
Here's the side view of the fold. I guess I wouldn't have put brads or eyelets to fasten the paper bookplate anyhow since the inside of the pocket should ideally be smooth so the card can slide nicely. Hopefully my pocket doesn't come unglued... Anyhow, hope everyone is having a good holiday weekend!Another birthday card!
Woo hoo, it's a record 2 posts for me so far this week and it's only Wednesday! I don't think it's going to happen again anytime soon though. But I actually made a second birthday card!
I figured I better get to using all the new stamps that I ordered. This one is from the Amazing Duo set from The Greeting Farm. I actually colored this one first, which is when I realized that I have to color the skin before the hair otherwise I'll smudge black onto the face! I don't know why his superhero outfit is so colorful...I was trying to find pencils that matched all the little circles and then ended up using every color! The birthday paper and matching cardstock is from a birthday paper pack from Die Cuts with a View from I don't know how long ago. The number is from the Sizzix font set Round-a-bout, it has actually come in handy a few times. I'm not sure where I got the ribbon from...I'm such a collector, it might have come off some packaging of something else that I bought, but it seemed to match pretty well so I'm glad I saved it! Again I did the sticking things down before getting all the pieces together, so after I already made a hole for the "you're super" tag, I had to figure out the best place for the"5," which makes it feel kind of like reading backwards now.
I figured I better get to using all the new stamps that I ordered. This one is from the Amazing Duo set from The Greeting Farm. I actually colored this one first, which is when I realized that I have to color the skin before the hair otherwise I'll smudge black onto the face! I don't know why his superhero outfit is so colorful...I was trying to find pencils that matched all the little circles and then ended up using every color! The birthday paper and matching cardstock is from a birthday paper pack from Die Cuts with a View from I don't know how long ago. The number is from the Sizzix font set Round-a-bout, it has actually come in handy a few times. I'm not sure where I got the ribbon from...I'm such a collector, it might have come off some packaging of something else that I bought, but it seemed to match pretty well so I'm glad I saved it! Again I did the sticking things down before getting all the pieces together, so after I already made a hole for the "you're super" tag, I had to figure out the best place for the"5," which makes it feel kind of like reading backwards now.
Can you believe it?!
I actually made a card! Two cards even! But I'm saving the 2nd one for later otherwise I'll have nothing else to post!
So a pretty simple birthday card. I mostly wanted to use my new Greeting Farm stamp, Skater Ian, that I got from the Die Cuts R Us sale. He's colored with pencils and baby oil. I basically picked random colors without even looking at paper. I can see why it would help to plan ahead. Or to find some card sketches before hand too, but oh well, hopefully now I can just get it in the mail on time. Anyhow, I was thinking I could somehow make a skate ramp, but ended up just using an oval instead. (It would help if I got all the pieces together before sticking things down too, argh!). I actually got to use some of my toys, I mean tools. Like the edge distresser, although next time I think I'm going to try inking those edges. And my crop-a-dile with the extra large eyelets from We R Memory Keepers. These eyelets actually set a lot better. I had some other brand eyelets that would set unevenly with the crop-a-dile. Other than that, the "happy birthday" sentiment is from the Birthday Basics set from PTI.
So a pretty simple birthday card. I mostly wanted to use my new Greeting Farm stamp, Skater Ian, that I got from the Die Cuts R Us sale. He's colored with pencils and baby oil. I basically picked random colors without even looking at paper. I can see why it would help to plan ahead. Or to find some card sketches before hand too, but oh well, hopefully now I can just get it in the mail on time. Anyhow, I was thinking I could somehow make a skate ramp, but ended up just using an oval instead. (It would help if I got all the pieces together before sticking things down too, argh!). I actually got to use some of my toys, I mean tools. Like the edge distresser, although next time I think I'm going to try inking those edges. And my crop-a-dile with the extra large eyelets from We R Memory Keepers. These eyelets actually set a lot better. I had some other brand eyelets that would set unevenly with the crop-a-dile. Other than that, the "happy birthday" sentiment is from the Birthday Basics set from PTI.
another birthday card
Hello. Surprised that it's me again?! Well, it was nice to take a vacation this past week with both kids at summer camp, although I still had to work a little from home with everything being computerized nowadays...
Anyhow, I made another birthday card, based on the last Card Patterns sketch. And since it's a summer birthday, thought I'd make something for the Sunshine and Summertime Retro Fresh Challenge.
So I don't even know the name of this stamp set, it's the Ian and Anya in their undies, that come with all the different outfits. Colored the aloha shirt with unblended pencil...does it look like those inside out aloha shirts? Actually tried inking the inverted scallop circle nestability, the mustard seed distress ink happened to match some yellow cardstock that I had (non-PTI, shocking, I know). The hibiscus paper is something I got a really long time ago from probably one of the first Creating Keepsakes conventions I ever attended, I can't even remember which booth.
Added some eyelets to the bottom, hard to get them lined up straight even with the big bite cropadile. All this time, I had also been using my cropadile wrong! The first time I tried to set an eyelet, I thought it didn't do a good job, so I continued to use my old eyelet setter. I finally looked at the instructions a little more closely today and realized I had put the eyelet in upside down!
Anyhow, the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. It doesn't quite look like the sketch because I actually messed up stamping it on the card. So I dug through more old patterned paper and found this light yellow one that sort of seemed to match and just taped it over the original sentiment.
Well, have a good rest of the weekend.
Anyhow, I made another birthday card, based on the last Card Patterns sketch. And since it's a summer birthday, thought I'd make something for the Sunshine and Summertime Retro Fresh Challenge.
Added some eyelets to the bottom, hard to get them lined up straight even with the big bite cropadile. All this time, I had also been using my cropadile wrong! The first time I tried to set an eyelet, I thought it didn't do a good job, so I continued to use my old eyelet setter. I finally looked at the instructions a little more closely today and realized I had put the eyelet in upside down!
Anyhow, the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. It doesn't quite look like the sketch because I actually messed up stamping it on the card. So I dug through more old patterned paper and found this light yellow one that sort of seemed to match and just taped it over the original sentiment.
Well, have a good rest of the weekend.
Wish
Hello. Hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day. Made a card this weekend to test out my Perfect Layers since they were generous enough to include me in their Brand Ambassador group. I was actually thinking about getting these rulers years ago when I saw them on QVC (remember those marathon scrapbooking sales?) But then scrapbooking fell by the wayside after about 4 months through my son's baby book.
Anyhow, it's only two little layers on the main image, a 1/8th inch light blue border and a 1/16th inch dark blue border. Baby steps for me. I even forgot to take pictures of the whole process. But it actually does make it quite easy to mat multiple layers. I tend to be a little cockeyed when it comes to sticking things down straight so this helps to actually cut around the image.
I decided to go with the monochromatic theme over at the Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Challenge. Haven't participated in one of their challenges in a while, I'm slowly trying to make my way through all my stamps and rotating back now through TGF. Now I have to ink up the matching Amelia, maybe to make a girl version of a graduation card. Used a variety of star punches, Quickutz die, and a cutting file from Kerri Bradford when she offered it as a freebie a few months ago. Added blue "Waterfall" stickles, but for some reason it looks gold on the enchanted evening PTI cardstock. Light blue cardstock is Bazzill and patterned paper is from Prima, actually from the quite girly Sweet Fairy pack.
Based the card on this sketch from the Sweet Stop.
Bye!
I decided to go with the monochromatic theme over at the Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Challenge. Haven't participated in one of their challenges in a while, I'm slowly trying to make my way through all my stamps and rotating back now through TGF. Now I have to ink up the matching Amelia, maybe to make a girl version of a graduation card. Used a variety of star punches, Quickutz die, and a cutting file from Kerri Bradford when she offered it as a freebie a few months ago. Added blue "Waterfall" stickles, but for some reason it looks gold on the enchanted evening PTI cardstock. Light blue cardstock is Bazzill and patterned paper is from Prima, actually from the quite girly Sweet Fairy pack.
Based the card on this sketch from the Sweet Stop.
TGF Class of 2010
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
A Wild Sprout Dylan Happy Birthday
Sorry, I don't have very original titles for my posts. I'm just amazed that I have something to post. Today is the start of "no homework" week for my son, which translates into less work for me as well...at least for today. So I decided to make a boy card for the Farm Fresh Friday challenge.
And I needed help from a sketch. I just now discovered that Beate Johns has a list of challenge blogs on her sidebar so I happened to click on Sunday Sketch and Stamp and the latest Challenge #51 was up. I think I should have scaled my card a little better since there seems to be a lot of blank space up top, oh well. I added the eyelets on the left side, and now I remember why I don't really care for eyelets, I don't know how to attach them nicely! I used a Basic Grey paper pack called Recess with PTI cardstock.
I used one of the Tag-Its sentiments, and just punched out a 1 inch circle and added a twine bow. Dylan is colored with prismacolor pencils. Something was weird with the blending stump I used for his clothes, it didn't blend too nicely...I think the tip was too pointy.
Bye! (Possibly for a few weeks)
And I needed help from a sketch. I just now discovered that Beate Johns has a list of challenge blogs on her sidebar so I happened to click on Sunday Sketch and Stamp and the latest Challenge #51 was up. I think I should have scaled my card a little better since there seems to be a lot of blank space up top, oh well. I added the eyelets on the left side, and now I remember why I don't really care for eyelets, I don't know how to attach them nicely! I used a Basic Grey paper pack called Recess with PTI cardstock.
Bye! (Possibly for a few weeks)
