CardMaker Magazine Winter Issue

CardMaker Magazine has just released their Winter Issue!  I wanted to share one of my favorite cards that made it into the magazine.  Just love a white Rudolph!  See the link to get more details about the magazine and some other sneak peaks of cards in the magazine.  Hope you are having a great day!

Paper Crafts Holiday Cards & More Issue

I’m excited to share a card that I had published in Paper Crafts recently released Holiday Cards & More magazine.  Love this special issue of Paper Craft magazine!  Lots of inspiration just in time to get you in the holiday crafting mood.

 

I’m so excited about this card.  I won’t lie….it took a long time to make.  It has several steps since it includes stamping with paint, watercoloring, and coloring with Copics.  But it was worth it in the end.  Besides, what would I do with my time if I wasn’t crafting?  Cleaning?  Not if I can help it.  Hope you are having a wonderful day!  Happy crafting!

Easy Layered Greeting Cards Magazine

Yesterday, CardMaker Blog had a blog post that showed one of my cards that was published in their new Easy Layered Greeting Cards Magazine!  Their blog post shows some of the other cards included in the magazine and how to get a hold of this magazine edition.  Here’s my favorite card that was published in it.

Card from CardMaker Winter Magazine

I am so late on posting this….I can only blame the holiday craziness that extends from the first day of school until after New Year’s and of course my need for more organization in my life.  I only thought of it when I was browsing blogs this morning and saw the current CASE Study challenge that reminded me of this card.  This card was published in the Winter edition of CardMaker magazine.  So happy belated New Year and hope 2014 is starting off well for you!

Supplies:

• Cardstock:       Slate (A Muse Studio); Opal Stardream (Cordenons)
• Stamps:           Dot Spot (Papertrey Ink); Essential Sentiments (A Muse Studio); inside: Clearly Sentimental about New Beginnings (My Favorite Things)
• Ink:      Versamark (Tsukineko); Onyx Black (Versafine)
• Accessories: Cappuccino Star Opaque Embossing Powder (Sparkle ‘n’ Sprinkle); Black Detail Embossing Powder (Stampendous); Double-Ended Banners die (Papertrey Ink); Rhinestones: (Recollections from Michaels); Stampin’ Dimensionals (Stampin’ Up)

Card from Paper Crafts’ Handmade Cards

This card makes me think of a glass of bubbly!  I have quite the collection of Washi tape and was thrilled to use up some of it.  On the downside, this card was neither fast or easy.   Those Washi bubbles took a bit to assemble and punch out.  Then there’s my love / hate relationship with vellum.  I love the look of it but have a tough time making it look right… no buckling, loose bits of embossing powder, scoring it, etc.  It took several tries to get this right.

The card is in the new Handmade Cards special edition from Paper Crafts.  There are lots of goodies in the magazine and hopefully will give you lots of inspiration!  You can out more about the magazine edition here.

Supplies:

• Cardstock:      (smokey shadow) Papertrey Ink; (white) Georgia Pacific
• Other paper: (Stamper’s Select Vellum) Papertrey Ink
• Clear stamps: (Celebrate, Celebrations) Papertrey Ink
• Watermark ink: (Versamark) Tsukineko
• Embossing powder: (fine detail white) Stewart Superior
• Accent: (Clear rhinestones, Icons) Me and My Big Ideas
• Sticker (Washi tape): (Gold MT)   Kamoi Kakoshi Co.,; (Silver MT)  Kamoi Kakoshi Co.; (asanoha hai (silver)) Kamoi Kakoshi Co.: (Silver damask) Recollections; (Silver and gold damask) Recollections
• Tool:   (0.5-inch circle punch) Stampin’ Up; (0.75-inch circle punch) Stampin’ Up; (1-inch circle punch) EK Success; (1.475-inch circle punch) Marvy
• Finished size: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″

 

 

 

 

September / October Paper Crafts Magazine Card

I have a card to share from the September / October Paper Crafts Magazine!!  More info about the magazine issue can be found here.

I love the colors of this card and had so much fun making this card.   The Happy Halloween sentiment is from Lily Bee Design’s Harvest Market stamp set and is one of my favorite Halloween sentiment stamps.  Also got to mention those fabulous glittery spiders….You don’t want to know how many packs of those I’ve gone through!  Hope you’re having a fabulous fall day!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: (True Black and Canyon Clay) Papertrey Ink
• Patterned paper: (Scary Stripe, All Hallow’s Eve Collection) Carta Bella 12 by 12 sheet
• Clear stamps: (Happy Halloween, Harvest Market) Lily Bee Design
• Dye ink: (Chai and Chamomile, Tea Dye Duo) Papertrey Ink
• Pigment ink: (Onyx Black) VersaFine
• Sticker: (Glitter Spiders) Jolee’s Boutique
• Fibers: (black, 20 lb cord) Darice
• Tool: (Distress tool) Stampin’ Up
• Finished size: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″

Paper Crafts Holiday Card 2013 Magazine

I am posting about my card that is in the Holiday Cards & More Magazine by Paper Crafts.  You can pick up here.

I love all of the lovely Christmas cards, tags, and decor that are in the magazine!  So many wonderful ideas for Christmas cards!  Here’s my card from the magazine.

Supplies

• Cardstock: Scarlet Jewel (Papertrey)
• Ink: Versamark (Tsuekineko)
• Stamps: Stylish Sentiments: Holiday (Papertrey), Flurry Snowflake (Impress Rubber Stamps), Nordic Noel (Amuse Studio)
• Accessories: Silver embossing powder (Superior), rhinestones (Recollections)

PTI Blog Hop and Paper Crafts January/February 2013 Card

Well life has been more than a little crazy as can be noted by my long absence from blogging. But this month’s January PTI Blog Hop combined really well with showing off the card that recently got published by Paper Crafts magazine. This card is in their current issue, the January / February 2013 magazine.

I love this card even though it was a long time in the making.  Looking at it now you wouldn’t think it took 2 days to get it right…plus some additional tweaking before I sent it to Paper Crafts.  I love the texture the heart border gives when used as tone on tone.  And how can you not love some ombre distress….all done with mostly PTI inks.

Hope you are having a blissful day and enjoying the PTI blog hop! Thanks for stopping by….

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Smokey Shadow and Stamper’s Select White (Papertrey)
• Stamps: Hearts by Ali Edwards (Technique Tuesday)
• Ink: Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey); Versamark; and Pretty In Pink (Stampin Up)
• Dies: Hearts Border die (Papertrey); Hearts die (Amuse Studio)
• Accessories: white embossing power (Superior); Cranberry glitter (Amuse Studio);

My Published Card in Paper Crafts September/ October 2012 Magazine

Sorry it’s been so quite around here lately.  Between enjoying the summer weather with my family and big home improvement projects it seems like I haven’t been crafting a lot.  But since the Paper Crafts September/October magazine goes on shelves today I get to share my favorite card published in this magazine.  I love this one!  It’s on page 39 of the magazine.

And here’s my card!    I stamped the horse rider image repeatedly across the card, not reinking between stamping.  I used the impression plate to try to go for the feel of worn saddle leather.  Card details for both cards are at the bottom of the post.

Hope you are having a blissful day!  Thanks for stopping by….

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Early Espresso (Stampin Up); Kraft (Papertrey)
• Stamps: Back In The Saddle (Waltzingmouse)
• Ink: Chocolate Chip (Stampin Up); Vintage Photo distress ink (Ranger)
• Accessories: Cotton Rope twine; In Bloom impression plate (Papertrey)

Published Cards in Stamp It! Magazine

Stamp It! Cards magazine is out on the shelves and I get to share one of my cards in the magazine.  I had 2 cards picked up for this magazine and am so happy that I get to share my favorite one!

I submitted several cards and the ones that got picked up were for birthdays and thanksgiving.  I love my birthday one best so I decided to show you that card.  It uses Sending You flowers with pearl pen accents.  I love the cheery colors!

Hope you are having a blissful day!  Thanks for stopping by….

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Kraft (Papertrey)
• Stamps: Sending You (Papertrey); Think Big Favorites #4 (Papertrey)
• Ink: Frayed Burlap distress ink (Ranger); Cocoa (Close To My Heart)
• Accessories: Lunchbox Note die (Papertrey); Red glitter (Stampin Up); Green glitter (Martha Stewart);  Apple punch (Fiskars); Adhesive Sheet (Scor-tape); glue dots