Embellish-It FC77 - Levi's

Did you know that February 26th is Levi Strauss' birthday, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Strauss. Our challenge this week at Embellish-It Scrapbooking this week is to create a birthday card or any occasion card for someone inspired by ads of the jeans, using pictures with the jeans or a part of jeans/tag/pocket/buttons.

So, my card is more of a general card than a birthday or occasion card, though will be given on the occasion of our church retreat this weekend.


Stamps: Spring Blossoms (Sarah Kay)
Paper: Basic Grey, Not Quite Navy
Ink: Memento, Copics
Accessories: Cut up jeans, Patchwork Thickers, Lime Rickey Brad (Basic Grey), Stickles, Martha Stewart Border Punch, lace


I wanted to piece the jeans into my image. I used cut up jeans that used to belong to my daughter and were damaged to the point that they could not be given to the thrift store. I had one dark pair and one very light pair. So I mixed them into the image. I love the dramatic contrast.


I used Mod Podge to stiffen the jeans, and then sent them through the Big Shot with a frame die and flower dies to create jeans flowers. The brad is from Basic Grey.

I used the Thickers and lace on the inside of my card to help hold up the easel. I love the contrast against the navy blue.

Reminder - Embellish-It Scrapbooking has a great deal on ribbon right now.
1. Each customer who purchases $5.00 in American Crafts products will receive a spool of ribbon.
2. For every purchase of Thickers, you will receive a free spool of American Crafts ribbon. So, if you buy 3 packs of Thickers, you get 3 spools of ribbon for free.

PLUS - Free shipping on orders of $50.00 or more!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend.

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

Welcome to the second installment of our monthly Magnolia-licious Christmas Card Blog Hops. This group was created for Magnolia lovers who want to get a jump on the Christmas season by creating a Christmas card each month. If you are visiting this blog hop, I hope it will inspire you to get ahead of the holiday season and join us in our endeavor.

The blog hop will start at Christmas All Year Long Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group. If you get lost, the list of all players will appear on that blog. From here, you will go to Aletha's blog.

I incorporated several challenges into my February card. I made a Pop-Up card for Magnolia-licious Highlites challenge. The challenge for Simon Says is to make a vintage card with flowers (I think my card would be considered vintage). I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers #90. Here is the sketch...

...and here is my card...
Stamps: Christmas Morning Tilda, Rose Edwin and Christmas Tree (Magnolia), Cute Converse (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink
Paper: Figgy Pudding (Basic Grey), Always Artichoke
Accessories: Prima Leaves and Flowers, Spellbinders, Cinnamon Stick, Dew Drops, K&Co K-ology brad, Seeded Grass (Walmart), Jolee's stickers, Hodgepodge Hardware.

I went all out with the flower. I wanted to add the cinnamon stick, and the brad worked perfectly to hold it in place. The seeded grass came from Walmart and was in the after-Christmas super sale stuff.

For my pop-up, I wanted to create a living room scene for Christmas Morning Tilda. I found some paper that looked a bit like carpet, and have some thick fuzzy ribbon that looks like a fur rug. I cut some random rectangles out of scrap paper and added ribbon for the gifts. The tree is decorated with some left-over Jolee's stickers. I used Rose Edwin to make a picture for the wall because he is so small. His head fit perfectly in the frame.

I really had so much fun with this pop-up. It is so much easier than it looks. There are some great links on the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog for pop-up tutorials.

Now, for the hop, you need to go to Aletha's blog. I hope you enjoy our blog hop! And get going on those Christmas cards. Christmas will be here again before you know it.

If you would like to join this great Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group, you can go here to join. If you would like a great source for Magnolia Stamps, check out Magnolia-licious. The selection is great and she has wonderful customer service!

Check back tomorrow for my entry for Embellish-It Scrapbooking Friday Challenge using Levi''s.

Sassy Cheryl's / Sunday Sketch and Stamp / Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

Howdy! I hope you are having a fantastic week so far.

I made my card using the Sunday Sketch & Stamp Sketch for this week. I am also including this in the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge this week which is called Going in Circles. Here is the sketch...

...and here is my card...
I joined the Paper Craft Planet group for Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps. I am just crazy about these stamps. She has such a fun, whimsical style. Yesterday, it just seemed like so many on the group were not feeling well or had sick kids. That inspired me to make this card. I used paper that I got from Embellish-It Scrapbooking called Pink Paisley.



I colored my image with Copics. I colored her shorts to match the spotted paper on the card. I really wanted to get the effect of the water, so I used Crystal Effects on the rain drops and the puddle. I can't help myself. I will probably have to do that every time I use this image.


Pink Paisley has some really cute brads called Bella Brads that match the spotted paper perfectly, only in a mini form. Now, I must confess that I did not have that particular brad on hand, so I had to make my own. I used the Build A Brad by Stampin' Up! I punched out two circles from the Postcards paper by Pink Paisley. I glued to the brad and covered with the acrylic circle. I like this because it adds more of the water effect to the card. What a great embellishment for my Prima flowers.

I knew what I wanted to say, but lacked the sentiment stamp, so I created my own. I made this in Word 2003 and printed it out. I used my label punch to punch it out and colored the edges with Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip ink (Stampin' Up!). I am hooked. I will likely make a whole selection of sentiments for myself.

The special on ribbon continues at Embellish-It Scrapbooking.
1. Each customer who purchases $5.00 in American Crafts products will receive a spool of ribbon.
2. For every purchase of Thickers, you will receive a free spool of American Crafts ribbon. So, if you buy 3 packs of Thickers, you get 3 spools of ribbon for free.

PLUS - Free shipping on orders of $50.00 or more!

Check back Thursday for Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop. See you then.

Magnolia-licious February Challenge/A Spoon Full of Sugar #91

Howdy! I hope you are having a great weekend.

My card today is for multiple challenges. A Spoonful of Sugar's challenge #91 is to make a project for Spring. Magnolia-licious Highlites February Challenge is to make a Wiper Card. I am also including it in the Our Creative Corner Challenge - Try a New Technique and the ABC Challenge - One (use one paper, front and back okay). Here is my card...

and here is it open...
Stamps: Chasing Edwin, Summer Background, Butterflies and Dot Butterflies (Magnolia)
Ink: Memento, Copics
Paper: Taken With Teal, Twitterpated Collection (Imaginisce), Soft Sky, Teal Vellum (Letters)
Accessories: Cricut Mini Monograms, Flower Soft

When I first saw the challenge, I had the idea of Edwin chasing butterflies and the butterflies flying up out of the card. This was the result. How fun is this card? It is super interactive, bright and springy. It is such a happy card. You just have to love those sweet Magnolia stamps. I used just one piece of paper from Twitterpated, and I did use both sides. This was a new technique for me, but it will probably not be the last time I make one of these cards. They are just so fun.

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Embellish-It FC76 - Friendship

This week, I am hosting the challenge for Embellish-It Scrapbooking. Did you know it is International Friendship Month? When I found that out, I decided to challenge everyone to make a card for a friend, and send it. Here is my card...

Stamp: Missing You (Sassy Cheryl's Digital Stamps), Sentiment from Clear Impressions
Paper: Cupid (Pink Paisley), DCWV Textured Cardstock
Ink: Ink Jet, Copics
Accessories: Misc flowers, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Basic Grey Glazed Brad, Hodgepodge Hardware, Organza ribbon, rhinestones, Crystal Effects

I colored my image with Copics. I used Crystal Effects to add a water effect to the tears.


I built up my flower and finished is off with a Basic Grey Glazed Brad.

Reminder - Embellish-It Scrapbooking has a great deal on ribbon right now.
1. Each customer who purchases $5.00 in American Crafts products will receive a spool of ribbon.
2. For every purchase of Thickers, you will receive a free spool of American Crafts ribbon. So, if you buy 3 packs of Thickers, you get 3 spools of ribbon for free.

PLUS - Free shipping on orders of $50.00 or more!

WOW! We all like to get stuff for free, right? Go see what Embellish-It Scrapbooking has for you.

I hope you will consider joining us at Embellish-It Scrapbooking for our Friday Challenge.

Have a great weekend!

Basic Grey Challenge #13 / Pile It On

I made this card for several challenges. Have you heard of the challenge blog called Pile It On? Their challenge is to add as many challenges as you can to your project. How fun is that.

Here are the challenges this card covers...
Basic Grey - Sketch Challenge
Pile It On - Let Us See Flowers
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Digi Coloring
ABC Challenge - N is for New

Here is the sketch for Basic Grey...


...and here is my card...


Stamps: Little Land Swimmers (Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamp), Sentiment Stampin' Up!
Ink: Ink Jet, Copics
Paper: White card stock, Basic Grey Two Scoops, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Sizzix Scribbles Swirls Die, Sizzix Bigz Scallop Circle, Prima and other flowers, Dew Drops

To cover the challenges, I used Prima's and some other flowers from my stash for the Pile It On challenge. The digi stamp I used is brand new for the ABC challenge. For the CRAFT challenge, I colored by digi stamp with Copics.

I hope you have a great week.

Embellish-It FC75 - Bling It Up and Friday Sketchers #88

The Friday Challenge this week for Embellish-It Scrapbooking FC75 is Bling It Up! The challenge is to use at least 2 types of bling, anything that shines or glistens. For this challenge, I really liked the Friday Sketchers sketch. Here it is...

...and here is my Bling It Up! card...


Stamps: Rose's Garden (Sarah Kay), Graceful Words (SU!)
Paper: Fancy Pants Simplicity, DCWV Textured Cardstock, Pink Paisley Cupid
Ink: Staz-On, Prismacolor pencils
Embellishments: Oh, where do I begin...Rhinestones, rhinestone brad, Stickles, Copics Spica Pen, Prima's Flowers, Martha Stewart Punch, Sizzix Tag Die


I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. I actually colored my image last summer, and this is the first chance I have had to use it.

I punched white cardstock on both sides with a Martha Stewart Punch and embellished it with blue and white rhinestones. I used pink rhinestones in the corners. I used stickles to decorate the flowers and the border for my picture.

For just a little more bling, I traced over the word "grace" with a Copics Spica Pen. It is hard to see in the picture, but really glimmers in the sunlight.

Reminder - Embellish-It Scrapbooking has a great deal on ribbon right now.
1. Each customer who purchases $5.00 in American Crafts products will receive a spool of ribbon.
2. For every purchase of Thickers, you will receive a free spool of American Crafts ribbon. So, if you buy 3 packs of Thickers, you get 3 spools of ribbon for free.

PLUS - Free shipping on orders of $50.00 or more!

WOW! We all like to get stuff for free, right? Go see what Embellish-It Scrapbooking has for you.

Have a great weekend!

Stampartic and Cuttlebug Challenges

This card incorporates two challenges; StampARTic February Challenge and the Cuttlebug Challenge. The StampARTic February Challenge is to use this sketch...

The Cuttlebug Challenge is to use a mask and Glimmer Mist, and use an embossing folder.

Here is my card...
Stamps: Picnic Tilda, Graceful Words (SU!)
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Lovely Lilac, Moss, LilyKate (Basic Grey)
Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink
Embellishments: Glimmer Mist, Cuttlebug Embossing Folders (Textile, Swiss Dots, Floral Screen), Flower Punches, Spellbinders Scallop Oval, Martha Stewart punches, pink rhinestones, rhinestone brads, Stickles


I colored Tilda with Distress Ink. I punched the Floral Vine Martha Stewart Border Punch and punched a mask. I laid the mask over the pink card stock and sprayed Glimmer Mist over the mat, creating the image on the pink card stock.

To incorporate the Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, I embossed three small pieces of Basic Grey paper and used flower punches to create the two flowers.

Hope the rest of your week if fantastic.

Sketch Saturday #89 - Peachey Tilda

Isn't this sketch from Sketch Saturday just lovely. It could be a card on its own.


Here is my card....


Stamps: Peachey Tilda and Peach (Magnolia), Holidays and Wishes (SU!)
Paper: Melon Mambo, Whimsy and Nursery (DCWV)
Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink, Copics (to add color to Fun Flock), Chocolate Chip
Embellishments: Organza Ribbon, Dew Drops, Bazzill Button, Fun Flock, Copics ABS.


I am totally hooked on coloring with distress inks. I love to blend the colors. They work just beautifully. An added bonus is the brush is really easy to clean between colors.

I used distress ink to color the peach. I then used Two-Way Glue to adhere some white flock to the peach to make it fuzzy. I used my Copics Airbrush System to color the flock peach. I love the effect.

Have a great week!

Simon Says/Sketch Saturday/Magnolia Stamp Lovers

My card today covers 3 challenges in one.

The first Challenge is from Simon Says Photo Inspiration Challenge. The funny thing is, they had posted two pictures, one as a celebration of new members of the design team, and the other was the actual inspiration. However, the celebration photo served as inspiration as well. Here are the pictures...


The picture on the left is the celebration pictures.









The picture on the right is the inspiration.





The second challenge is from Magnolia Stamp Lovers #3 - Buttons or Bows or Both.

The third challenge is from Sketch Saturday #88, and here is the sketch...


Here is my card...
Stamps: Charleston Tilda, Rose Edwin, and Champagne and Candelabra ((Magnolia)
Paper: Watercolor paper, DCWV Stack 6, Red Riding Hood
Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink.
Embellishments: Daisy dye cut, Prima flower, handmade roses, Spellbinders labels, buttons, DMC floss, Stickles, rhinestones, Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, Fiskars Texture Plate.


I water colored Tilda with Distress Inks. I added blue, green and purple to her black dress to give it some dimension. I added the red soles to the shoes to make them Christian Louboutin shoes.

Here is where the champagne bottle comes in. Since I first saw this stamp, I pictured her kicking up something with her foot. When I saw the champagne bottle, that was it. I added the rhinestones for movement.

I hope you enjoyed my creation. Have a great weekend.