Country Craft Creations DT Project: Valentine Card featuring BoBunny Serenade

It's getting closer and closer to Valentine's Day. Last year I was a slacker and didn't even make my husband a card. (Bad wife!) This year I wanted to make sure that he got a card. This paper collection (BoBunny Serenade) lends itself to non-frilly valentine cards and projects. My husband loves anything I make for him, but I try not to make stuff that's pink and frilly, especially since he tends to take them to work and leave them on his desk for all to admire.

This card is a design from the Silhouette Online Store (Design ID: 72544). It is a 5x7 double bi-fold card. I cut the card base and the cupid out of black cardstock. I'm not sure if you can tell from the picture, but the point on the end of the arrow is a piece of heart shaped bling. 

The card base was in two pieces that needed to be adhered together. I used 1/8" Scor-Tape for that. After I inked all the paper edges with Black Soot Distress Ink, I used the 1/4" Scor-Tape to adhere the rest of my patterned paper to the card base.

Since this paper is heavily patterned, there is no way that I would be able to write on the inside. I used one of the 3x4 pieces from the cut-apart page to give me a place to write a love note to my husband.

Since this IS a Valentine's card, I thought this "All you need is Love" sticker from the sticker sheet was appropriate. I originally had it on the front of the card but it got lost in all the patterns. Next I tried it on the back of the card, sort of like my own little "hallmark," but finally decided to put it on the back of the heart on the inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my project! Don't forget to visit the Country Craft Creations in Hooper Facebook page and Website/Blog to stay informed of current sales and available products.

Country Craft Creations DT Showcase: G45 Bohemian Bazaar

I'm excited to announce that I am on a Design Team for a new business, Country Craft Creations in Hooper.  Country Craft Creations is an online scrapbooking supply store that sells at wholesale prices, or very close to it. It’s a great way to make scrapbooking affordable for everyone! Country Craft Creations specializes in Graphic 45, Basic Grey, and Marion Smith paper lines. 

My box for October included G45 Bohemian Bazaar paper collection. I'm very excited to work with that this month. I absolutely LOVE using G45 paper collections. All of the papers and embellishments coordinate beautifully. 

My stepdaughter and I went to a birthday party a few weeks ago. I took the opportunity to dive right in to this paper collection and make a card. I used OWH Sketch 240 for the card and used black cardstock (Recollections brand) for additional layers. I think the black cardstock really accentuates the bright colors of the paper. I inked all the edges with Distress Ink (Black Soot). I traded out a piece of patterned paper for two of the border stickers (cut down to fit the front of my card) from the Cardstock Sticker Sheet. I used ScorTape to adhere one of the chipboard tags to the front of the card and tied a bow with vintage seam binding. The sentiment is from a stamp set from the $1 bin at JoAnn's. 

I have traded in my traditional 12x12 layouts for Project Life pocket style scrapbooking. These are actually my first 2 pages. I was pleasantly surprised at how fast they came together. I'm going to give you a rundown of how I did this. First, I decided on the page protector that I was going to use (Becky Higgins, Project Life, Design A). Next, I picked a few (ok, 11) pictures from the party. I did a bit of resizing and printed them at home. I trimmed them, leaving a white border so I didn't have to add photo mats. 

I knew that I wanted to use 2 of the 4x6 cards from the paper collection, so I cut them apart and added them to the first and last photo pockets. I arranged my pictures on top of the remaining pockets. 

I knew that I wanted to use the Cardstock Stickers to spell out "BDAY FUN", but I didn't know what paper I wanted to use in that slot. A tip I saw online said to adhere your stickers to a piece of wax paper, that way you can see how they fit in the area. Doing that, I could place different pieces of paper under the stickers to see which paper went the best with the stickers. This way, I didn't ruin any paper or the stickers. 

The next step is to pick out the patterned paper for the rest of the photo pockets. I also added one of the Chipboard tags.

After picking out the paper, I inked all the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Inks and adhered the photos. I used ScorTape to adhere the "Fun Money" card to the layout. 

Now it's time for the fun stuff--embellishments! I put all of the photos in the pockets then placed my embellishments on the outside for a "test drive" to see how everything looked. You can see that I used several different embellishments: a few of the Chipboard tags, paper flowers, bling, flat back pearls, homemade enamel dots, and twine. I also added a couple of Silhouette cut files. A little bit of journaling will finish up these two layouts. 

Here is a short video showing closeups of a few of the cards.

So, this was a pretty good experience for my first set of Project Life pages. I can't wait to do more! 

Don't forget to check out the Country Craft Creations in Hooper Facebook Page and Website to stay updated on all the products available.

Supplies available from Country Craft Creations in Hooper;

Graphic 45 Bohemian Bazaar 12x12 Paper Collection

Graphic 45 Bohemian Bazaar Cardstock Stickers

Graphic 45 Bohemian Bazaar Chipboard

ScorTape

Other Supplies:

Paper flowers, Prima

Bling, flat back pearls, homemade enamel dots, and twine from my stash

Vintage seam binding, Wild Orchid Craft
Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Black Soot, Wild Honey, Ripe Persimmon, Forest Moss, Festive Berries, Broken China)

DT Submission for Country Craft Creations

Wow…long time, no post! I guess I took a spring and summer break from crafting. I’m happy to be back in the craft room (aka the dining room table) and creating fabulous projects. Today I have a Design Team Submission for Country Craft Creations. She has an online scrapbooking supply store where she sells at wholesale prices or just above. It’s a great way to make scrapbooking affordable for everyone!

I chose to use BasicGrey Herbs & Honey 6x6 paper pad and also the Diecuts & Transparencies pack. I started with a few cards. I love to use 6x6 paper pads for cards and mini albums. Everything already goes together and I don’t have to worry about whether or not the papers match. The patterns are the same as in the larger pads, but the smaller scale is perfect for cards.

Card Supplies:

BasicGrey Herbs & Honey 6x6 Paper Pad

BasicGrey Herbs & Honey Diecuts & Transparencies

Kraft cardstock by Recollections

Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo)

Card #1 Sketch MojoMonday 222

Card #2 Sketch OWH 174

Sentiment “so sweet” designed and cut with my Silhouette

Card #3 Sketch OWH 12

Card #4 A2 Card Kit-Heart Herringbone Pattern (Design ID 63985) from the Silhouette Store

Altered Canvas

Supplies:

4x5 canvas

Dylusions Ink Sprays (Dirty Martini, Postbox Red, London Blue

BasicGrey Herbs & Honey Diecuts & Transparencies

ModPodge (gloss)

The steps to create this canvas were pretty simple. First I spritzed the canvas with water. Next I sprayed each color, one a time. Between each layer of color I spritzed it with water and blotted with a paper towel. After all the colors were applied, I spritzed it again with water to give the canvas a watercolor look. After the ink dried I applied a layer of ModPodge. I placed the transparencies and covered with another layer of ModPodge. The MP acts as a glue to keep the transparencies in place and also gives the canvas a glossy finish that will protect it from dust and fingerprints.

Here's a short video showing the cards and canvas. Thanks for watching!

 

Scraps to Treasures: Pink!

Today I'm a guest designer on the Scraps to Treasures blog. Here, we use our scraps to make fabulous projects. This week, we were to use pink and/or red in our project. I created this super cute card. Using a pile of pink and tan scraps. Since they are scraps, I don't know the brands, except for the tag...it is from a piece of Cosmo Cricket cut-aparts. The flowers are Recollections and the doily is Wilton brand.

Robin at Scraps to Treasures will be having a special RAK once the blog has 100 followers.

My card was based on this card image that I found on Pinterest.

This card is also entered into the February 2014 Card Challenge in my favorite crafty Facebook Group The Scrap Cafe.

Lone Wolf Designs Design Team Showcase: Canvas Corp Canvas Minis

Welcome back for my first LWD Design Team Showcase of 2014. Make sure you check out the The Lone Wolf Designs LLC blog every week as we have added a new weekly treat: Tool Review Tuesday. For my product review this week I have chosen these cute round canvas minis and made 2 cards. The circles are approximately 3" in diameter, so even though they are "mini," they are still a nice size to work with. 

Square card:

DCWV 5.5” square embossed hearts

Distress Ink: Victorian Velvet

Momenta metal stickers (Thanks, Tami!)

I started by inking the embossed hearts and the edges of the card with Victorian Velvet. I also inked the cardboard and the canvas circle.  The flowers were on a tag that I received in a swap. I carefully took them off and then glued them to the canvas. I received a whole jar of those heart embellishments about a year ago from my friend Katie. When I first got them I was SURE I would NEVER use them, but I have actually used half the jar! They are great little embellishments. Oh, and the heart stick pin (my last one!) and metal sticker came from fellow DT member Tami. I used Beacon 3-in-1 to adhere everything to the card. I find that it works the best when attaching something other than paper.

  

5x7 card:

Paper: BasicGrey Fiction (5 pcs)

Flowers: Michael’s Dollar Bin

Momenta metal sticker (Thanks, Tami!)

This 5"x7" card is based on OWH Sketch 206. I had to adjust the measurements a bit since OWH cards are A2 sized and my card is 5"x7".

The canvas minis come as 2 layers that are sewn together. For this card, I took the circles apart. Now I have twice as many! After cutting my paper to size I used the Tonic Paper Distresser to distress the edges. Note to self: Next time think TWICE about distressing paper…cardstock is SO much easier! I inked all the edges with Vintage Photo and then assembled the layers using my ATG. Before inking the edges of the canvas I used my fingernails to unravel the edges a bit. I also inked the paper flowers. I used Beacon 3-in-1 to adhere the canvas and the flowers to the front of the card. The metal embellishment has foam tape on the back, but I find the adhesive on those to be less than satisfactory. I ran a line of Beacon across the bottom of the foam tape, too.

Canvas Corp has many other shapes and sizes of canvas for your papercrafting and decorating needs. You can find these and many more products for your crafting projects at 25% off MSRP at Lone Wolf Designs, LLC. All you have to do is join the Lone Wolf Designs Discount Craft Supplies Facebook group. If you haven’t joined us yet, you’re paying TOO MUCH for your craft supplies!

LWD Sku#

Canvas Corp  Canvas Minis Round CCCVS1158

Tonic Paper Distresser TO370

Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Victorian Velvet THTIM27195

Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Vintage Photo THTIM19527

Want2Scrap Flat Back Pearls-WSBBPWHITE12

Things with Wings Card

Today I'm bringing you another card swap for the Luv2Swap Facebook Group. The theme for this card swap is "Things with Wings."

Sketch: Viva La Verve from January 2011

The focal image is an ATC that I received in a swap last year. I'm trying hard to use things from my stash instead of making new embellishments or buying them.

Supplies:

Paper-7gypsies Conservatory 6x6

Distress Ink: Vintage Photo

Washi Tape Card

One of the November Card Swaps I joined this month in the Luv2Swap Facebook Group was to make a card with washi tape accents.

I also combined it with a challenge (in the same FB group) to use this sketch:

 I thought the flags on the side were perfect for the washi tape.

Supplies:
Paper: G45 Christmas Past
Distress Ink: Vintage Photo
Washi: SU! Seasons of Style

Thankful Card

This card is for the October Card Swap in the Luv2Swap Facebook Group. The theme is Thanksgiving. I was inspired by this card and this card. I combined the ideas of both of them to get my card.

This is a standard A2 size card. The sentiment is from the Silhouette store and I just printed it out and used some of the paper scraps to mat it. The leaves are attached with a pop-dot and anchored under the button which is threaded with hemp twine and attached to the card front with Beacon 3-in-1.

Supplies:
Distress Inks: Fired Brick, Forest Moss, Ripe Persimmon, Vintage Photo
Die: Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Leaves
Paper: BasicGrey Fact & Fiction


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An "Any Occasion" Card

I'm working my way through this Basic Grey paper pad...My husband thinks my card looks like a Christmas card, so I guess it's going to go in my Christmas Card stash for this year. It was not designed as a Christmas card, but I guess the color scheme lends itself to that theme.

This is my inspiration card:

And here is my card:

                                              

I haven't entered my projects into very many challenges this year. I'm going to do better at that for the rest of the year. This card has been entered in Challenge #18 Anything Goes~Creative Cutting Challenge. 

Shapes: I used my Silhouette to draw and cut the circle. The banner shape is from the Silhouette Store (Design ID #33147). I used my paper trimmer for the rectangles. 

Dies: Tim Holtz Tattered Florals and Sizzlets Little Leaves (SU!)

Paper: Basic Grey Fact & Fiction line

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Fired Brick, Forest Moss, Iced Spruce, and Vintage Photo

Misc: Want2Scrap pearls, brad and lace from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!

More Chalk Art Cards

I have a few more Chalk Art Cards for you today. These cards are made following this tutorial on the Silhouette Blog. The paper and embellishments are from the Basic Grey Fact & Fiction line. The felt flowers are from the dollar bin at Michael's. The label shape and the sentiment are both from the Silhouette Online Store.

Thanks for stopping by!

Anniversary Card

It's two weeks until my 4th wedding anniversary and I have my card done. I usually wait until the last minute, but not this year! 

Right now, chalkboard art is very "hot" in the crafting world. Today on the Silhouette Blog they showcased a sketch and a card made with a chalk art print and cut. I followed this video tutorial showing how to make the print and cut file for the Silhouette. After I cut the shape I rubbed the cardstock with a piece of chalk then rubbed it off with a paper towel. I made my card according to the sketch. I love all the layers! All the patterned paper is from the Basic Grey Fact & Fiction line. I used the coordinating tape strips and  flag as embellishments. The leaves are from the dollar bin at Michael's and I think the flower is Prima. (It was loose in the flower bin, so I'm not sure.) Since the card is for my husband, I tried not to make it to frilly, but I had to get a flower on there somewhere. 

I love using a paper pad that has coordinating embellishments. All the matching is done for me and I don't have to worry about whether or not the patterns and colors go together.

I really enjoyed this chalkboard technique. I think I'm going to need to make a few more cards with the technique. Have you tried chalkboard art? Leave me a link so I can check it out!

Friendship Card

I made 4 of these cute cards for a swap for our Lexington Card and Crafts  group. If you live in the Midlands of South Carolina, be sure to check out the Facebook group and join us once a month for some craft time.

I used OWH Sketch #174, patterned paper from the Basic Grey Fiction line, and a piece of Core'dinations cardstock. The ribbon is May Arts. The bird and friendship quote are from the Stampin Up! "Language of Friendship" stamp set with coordinating punch. I used a Viva Decor Pearl Pen to create two sets of three pearl drops. This is probably only the second time I have used it. I should get it out more often!

I love using paper pads when making cards. It takes the guess work out of matching. Everything already matches! I used SIX different pieces of patterned paper on this card. I'm sure I would not have been so brave had I not had a paper pad there to do all the matching work for me.

Father's Day Cards

Yesterday I posted my Mother's Day cards. Today I have Father's Day cards. Unfortunately, the Dad's don't get as much bling and flowers as the Mom's do. Their cards are plain and simple.

This card uses OWH Sketch #138 and paper from the Basic Grey Fact line. The cardstock is Core'dinations. I picked up the letter stamps from Tuesday Morning and I think they are American Crafts. The focal image is from the Paris Memoir (CMS 159) stamp set by Stampers Anonymous. I inked the top half of him up with black ink and embossed him with clear embossing powder. I also embossed the "dad" sentiment. I made the sentiment strip into a banner and adhered a red crystal heart.