Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Year of the Ox Sister Stamps

This is the August release for the Sister Stamps Zodiac series. Continuing today will be the Year of the Ox. I chose to make this Lantern Shape card using my SCAL program. The lantern shape is a SVG cut file from Penny Duncan Designs and the file name is called Nunestie Set-3Penny has her blog which can be found here. She has some amazing creations and you will need to check her out.  Paper used is from Recollections Spice Market paper pack.  Gold card stock is from Kelly Papers. Finished card measures 4-5/8" x  4-1/4" (excluding the tassel). 
Gold cord is used for the lantern handle and also is wrapped around the top.
The Ox is stamped using Neenah White card stock, cut out, then popped with foam squares, attached to Recollections Vanilla card stock.
Copic colors used: W1, W3, R30, E30, E31, E27, E34, E44, E71. Cut and pop up with foam squares.
The lanterns as embellishment with the Ox Kanji word cut three times on top of the embossed gold card stock.  The "Year of the Ox" is computer generated using the Chow Fun Font.
 Card inside:
Enjoyed the last 2 days showing the Zodiac release? Will this inspire you to create some cards on your own? Hop on over to the other participants in the continued Zodiac release:
SS Blog:  http://sisterstamps.blogspot.com
Patti:  http://creationsbypatti.blogspot.com (you are here)
Eunice:  http://astarforchiemi.blogspot.com
Laura:  http://bytkg.blogspot.com

Sister Stamps also has their Sea Creature release so hop on over the these sites for participants in releasing this set:
Debi:  http://craftybuzz.blogspot.com/
Eva:   http://craftingthisandthat.blogspot.com/
Linda:  http://simpleandsassycreations.blogspot.com/
 

and......happy crafting to you!

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Year of the Tiger Sister Stamps

This is the August release for the Sister Stamps Zodiac series. Shown today will be the Year of the Tiger. I am a Tiger so I especially like this month. Tomorrow I will post the Year of the Ox release. Each of the panels are decorated with three sizes of brass coins randomly adhered using mini glue dots.  Recollections Black and Red card stock used.  Gold card stock is from Kelly paper. The die used is from Sizzix Accordion Flip 3D and Frame & label, Bracket  dies from Karen Burniston.  Each finished is 4-3/4" x 4-3/4". 
 Overhead view:
Sections one and two:
Section three and four:
 Before assembly, I decided it was easier to take a photo of each panel. First panel:
Second panel: Tiger is stamped on Neenah white card stock. Stamp the image on the Recollections Vanilla Card stock to capture the whiskers, then cut out the Tiger after Copic coloring. Adhere on top and you can retain those whiskers.
Third panel: Tiger Kanji Character made using SCAL:
Fourth Panel:
Copic colors used: Y11, Y17, Y18, E30, E51, E34, E31, R20
Here's the last panel: some Yellow Stickles for the fun sparkle. the firecrackers are made by rolling 1" wide red paper with a black rayon cord and the stem.
Hop on over to the other participants in the continued Zodiac release:
SS Blog:  
http://sisterstamps.blogspot.com
Patti:  http://creationsbypatti.blogspot.com (you are here)
Eunice:  http://astarforchiemi.blogspot.com
Laura:  http://bytkg.blogspot.com

Sister Stamps also has their Sea Creature release so hop on over the these sites for participants in releasing this set:
Debi:  http://craftybuzz.blogspot.com/
Eva:   http://craftingthisandthat.blogspot.com/
 

Hope you enjoyed this card.......happy crafting to you!



Monday, July 29, 2013

Kimono Birthday Wishes

A really nice surprise to get in the mail from my very good gal pal Gina Taylor who is a Stampin - Up Demonstrator (celebrating her 10th year whoo-hoo). She has a blog which can be found here. So check her out!!!! And, if you are ever in need of ANY Stampin-Up supplies, she's your gal.  She has the best customer service ever! I hadn't gotten one of these kimono cards in a while, Gina put a new twist to it by adding the back solid color mat showing off the kimono card shape and has a unique front band.  All products used here are from Stampin-Up.
The front band:
A look at the side:
Remove the front band (closed using Velcro) to reveal....................inside message
Inside stamped message. Isn't this double sided paper gorgeous?
Isn't this a nice card? I love it!!!! Thank you Gina for my wonderful card and gifts that were enclosed in the box.

Friday, July 26, 2013

More Birthday Surprises

OK - my friends KNOW my absolute favorite color is RED so I usually get things in that color.  Of  course I got this red Bag from one of my creative friends: Gail W. with a terrific hand made tag using my favorite paper from My Little Shoe Box. inside the bag was a beautiful orchid plant (OMG - I hope I don't kill it) in a red ceramic pot.  This little Washi goodie bag contained some fabulous teas and a notebook - soo cute.
Want to see the tag closer up? see............cute, eh?
Now this gift is from another creative pal: Jackie C. I absolutely LOVE the Kawaii bag with those funny cups. Inside is a cute personally packaged coffee ensemble.  A hand made gift tag and gift card holder - LOVE this!!!!! I don't want to take it apart but I have to in order to spend the gift card.
Here's a closer look at the hand made tag and that gorgeous cup charm hanging with the tag...........love that charm!!!!!

Oh - it was such a beautiful celebration with my friends.  This was a very memorable event.
Thank you Gail and Jackie for a wonderful time.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

A Cherry Blossom Birthday Greeting

Are you ready for this? Another great card from Jan C.  (her blog is here) I always love getting her cards because they are thrilling.  This card base is Cream and the pink and dark green green card mats are shimmer paper which does not show in this photo. The cherry blossom branch stamp is from Serendipity #444G on a cream card stock.  Jan used Versamark ink, sprinkled age Embossing Enamel from Stampeddous, and hit it with a heat gun. The result sis beautiful iridescence with gold chunks in various areas.

Flowers are using Copic markers to color.  Dots of Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive Glue on a few flower petals are randomly positioned. Then, using tweezers, 'Color Fragments - Rose' by Archivers and placed on top of the dots.The process was repeated until all flowers are covered.  Lightly edged this top layer with  'Bamboo Leaves' dye ink by Memento .
See the iridescent embossing powder with chunks of gold and those fragments:
To get this seal to look like this, Jan used  'Delicata Golden Glitz Pigment Ink'. The stamp is  from 'A Stamp In The Hand ''H-1895 Chop #2' . This is very shiny in person.
This was such a nice surprise to receive - beautifully executed..................thank you so much Jan!!!!

Monday, July 22, 2013

Hit the Wave B'day card

OK - this birthday card I received has to be car-razy GREAT. I got this card from my friend Kris G. This gal's creativity totally blew my socks off with this card. She knows how I love a 3D card.............well, wait 'til you see this one. This is the card flat..............card size is 6" x 8-1/4". Pretty large and impressive, too. I love the solid paper she used: sparkly and edges are sponged to give lots of character. Those Penguins are sure having lots of fun surfin the high waves.
Pull open the front Penguin panel holding the surf board to reveal two other Penguins: one is riding the surf board on the wave and one sitting on the board.........the action is so cool!!! It totally surprised me!
So here are the Penguins:
 Love this computer generated message:
 Side view of card:
Can you figure out how this card was made?  Crazy, eh? This is the piece that swings out for that WOW factor!
Didn't Kris do a great job?  I love the colors used. I also found out the paper used is digital!!!! Can you believe that?  No wonder  - I could never find "wave-like" paper anywhere. Geeze..............
 

Friday, July 19, 2013

Mickey Tea Cup Set

Now this project turned out amazing. It was made as a Thank You gift for a friend who loves isney and she absolutely loved it - I should have video taped her reaction.  It is a simple tea cup with Mickey hands. The teacup is from my favorite SVGcuts.com site and the collection is called Tea for You and Me found here. The Mickey Gloves is also a SVG cut file from Miss Kate Cuttables and can be found here.  Simple to make and a wowsa reaction. Tea cup size is "human" size but just doesn't hold tea. In the tea cup are individually wrapped Madelines.
Here's the tea cup in Black and Red. The Black  card stock is a sturdy weight canvas texture from American Crafts. The ovals are a simple shape cut from the SVG library.
A closer look at the hands: simply back and white card stock...........
The spoon is a yellow canvas textured card stock with a Small Mickey punch I had from my stash (I think it is really old).
I can see other "themes" using this cut file................more versions of the teacup to come.........thank you for stopping by to visit.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Dandelion Tea Cup Easel Thank You Card

This is a great Thank You card using the cut file from My Scrap Chick Tea cup Easel Cards found here. The fabulous stamp used on the tea cup is from the newly released Dandelion Flower Girl Set CL-16. Glittery paper used is from Best Creation Inc. #GP185 purchased at a Scrapbook Expo. .The purple card stock is from Recollections Mauve Passion Pack .Card shown is "flat". Note: the cup at the top can hold a gift card as well as dollar bills to give out or even a tea bag! Finished card size is approx. 5" x 5".
This is how the card looks when it is popped up sitting against the center message. 1" White sheer Organdy ribbon is attached using a mini glue dot. Note the Arigato message is from another newly released Dandelion stamp set called: Peony #SC-10.
Image is stamped using Momento Black Ink on Neenah White card stock.  Copic colors used for this image: R30, R20, G24, G21, W10, W5, W4, W7, RV000, V05, V01.  Cut out and attach with foam square or tape.

Side view of the easel: 
Here's a closer look:
Around all the edges, Clear Star Gelly Roll pen is used around the handle, saucer, and top/bottom of the cup. This makes the card even more sparkly!
I love how this card turned out - hope this will inspire you, too. Have a great crafty day!!!

Monday, July 15, 2013

Cherry Blossom Clutch

The is a second clutch made from the limited time FREE cut file from SVGcuts.com. This clutch is part of a collection called Luxury Handbags which can be found here.  This is the clutch that was submitted to their site to be eligible for a free gift card - I hope I get it!!!! That would be cool, eh? Unfortunately, this promotion was only good until July 12th. I added a strong flat magnetic closure (from Basic Grey) between the Core-dinations Hawaiian Orchid card stock and the Core-dinations Merry card Stock.  Embossing folder used is from Cuttlebug's Asian collection. The Cherry Blossom cut file is FREE from SVGcuts.com and can be found here. The Butterfly is a die cut from Cheery Lynn Design - Exoctic Butterfly Small using card stock Vellum. Finished clutch size is 7-1/4" x 4-1/2" x 2-1/2".
Here's a close-up of the handle which is attached using brads on each side so it can easily be swung out of the way to open the front flap.  The handle is trimmed with Core-dinations Hawaiian Orchid canvas textured card stock. A vellum die cut Butterfly adorned with Diamond Stickles randomly attached amongst the cherry blossom branch.
Front flap: Note the cherry blossoms have been touched with Cherry ink using a dauber and rolled using a metal ball to curl and shape the flowers.  The centers of the cherry blossoms are "dotted" with Jelly Roll Clear Star pen. Then randomly attached on the branch. Branch is cut from brown Recollection card stock.
Front corner of the clutch: All the edges of the pink card stock and dark red card stock are sponged using brown ink.
Clutch back:
Thank you for visiting today and may it inspire you to make a clutch or two.