Cute Card Thursday - Buttons and Bows

Happy Thursday!

Perfect for Valentine's Day, our challenge at Cute Card Thursday this week is Buttons and Bows.

Stamps: Tim Holtz Urban Grunge

Paper: Smitten (K&Co)

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Ribbon, Button, Pearls

I used the sketch from Papertake Weekly Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

7 Kids College Fund - Color Challenge

Happy Wednesday!

It is February already! Can you believe it? 

Our challenge at 7 Kids College Fund is a Color Challenge - Red, White and Pink! Perfect for Valentine's Day.

 Stamps: Tilda With Heart

Ink: Memento, Copics

Accessories: Pearls, Flowers , Distrezz-It-All , Copics Airbrush System (for the halo around Tilda)

I broke out the Copics to work with some pleats and shading. I love my distress inks, but I think I prefer Copics for this. Here is an example of the same image with distress inks and with Copics...

I like the blend and softness of the distress inks, but love the vibrant colors Copics provide.

Now I wanted to show a new tool I found. It is called the Distrezz-It-All by Zutter and is available for a great price at 7 Kids College Fund.

 I love to distress paper, but the little distressing tools take so much time. This quick little tool really digs in and does a great job distressing paper. Here is an example of what you can achieve in moments with the Distrezz-It-All.

There is also a very good YouTube clip by Donna Salazar that shows what this fabulous tool will do.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges...
TOMIC - Valentine and Hearts

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Diamonds or Pearls

Simply Magnolia - Hearts and Love

Totally Tilda Challenge - Pink and Red Valentines

Just Magnolia - Sketch

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

A little Valentine

This card was for no other reason that wanting to play with these stamps. I had an idea to use black and hot pink due to these papers. Here is the result...


So, I must say that this is is not my favorite coloring job. It is a result of the growth I am experiencing learning to watercolor with distress ink. I added to the challenge by limiting my color selection to black/gray and hot pink.

In the coloring of her dress, I added some greens and blues to add some dimension to the black.

The inside of the card will say "You make my heart sing" (for my hubby).


I took this closeup picture with the sun shining on the card, trying to pick up some of the shimmer. I added some Twinkling H2O's to the sash and shoes. I also added Stickles for the ear rings. It is so hard to capture glimmer and glitz.

This card was a little stretch for me because it does not really have any extras, no flowers, no brads, no ribbon. I wanted to make it simple to focus on the image. The embellishments are built into the papers (Rock Star - DCWV).

Thanks for looking. I hope you will join me Monday in our Magnoli-licious Blog Hop. Have a great weekend!

Blogger's Challenge 86 - Valentine

The challenge this week was to make a valentine.

So, in honor of Valentine's Day and the new release at Our Craft Lounge, I made this card using Dr. Peanut from Our Craft Lounge.


I used the heart template from the Creative Memories cutting system to cut out the heart. I used a Fiskars edger to cut the pattern along the edge of the flap.

I colored Peanut with Copics and created the grass attempting to use the technique taught by Marianne on the blog I Like Markers. I used a sponge to sponge in the sky.

I hope you all have a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!


Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Blogger's Challenge 83 and LNS Challenge #3

This card was created for two challenges. The initial inspiration came from the Blogger's Challenge #83 which is to use the colors black, red, Kiwi Kiss, and white or ivory. I had no idea what to do with this. The Kiwi Kiss was really throwing me off. Then I remembered the challenge #3 for Late Night Stampers Convention 2008 which was to make a heart shaped card with a piece of candy. Okay, heart shaped card with red and black. That works. To incorporate the Kiwi Kiss, I decided to use my truck from Loads of Love and color with my stamp pad and blender pen. It worked well to use a little Kiwi Kiss as a mat, and voila, a card that incorporates the specifications for 2 challenges. Here is the card...





For this card, I used the colors Red Riding Hood, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, and Whisper White. The truck is colored with Kiwi Kiss and a Blender pen. The hearts are colored with my Red Riding Hood pad and a blender pen. I used black grosgrain and layered black and white gingham to make the road for my truck. The candy is a Life Saver (in more ways than one as we don't have much candy around the house, and it happened to work perfectly). I created the card using the Creative Memories cutting system. I don't know if they are still available, but at one point, they had a couple heart templates. With the three different cutting blades, it allowed me to create the different size hearts.

It is hard to see in the first picture, but I added a little something by sending the black heart through my Big Shot with a Fiskar's Texture plate that is hearts. To get a better impression, I spritzed the card stock with water before sending it through the Big Shot. The texture on the card stock is really nice with this method, and I suspect my stash of texture plates is going to see more action now.

Check in on Sunday (or Monday) as I plan to post the first of my year long Christmas cards. Let's get a jump on the coming year and start working on those Christmas cards early. I will be posting Christmas card samples on the 25th of each month. Hopefully this year, we can be done with our cards before Thanksgiving!

Have a great weekend.

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Bloggers Challenge 81 - Designer Series Paper

This is my submission for the Blogger's Challenge #81. The challenge is to use any designer series paper from any company. I must admit, I feel like I am cheating because I have really gotten into using designer paper in most of my cards lately. So go ahead and check out some of my other projects. You may see designer papers in those as well.



I created this card using some new Magnolia stamps I received. I have had the heart doilie for as long as I can remember and am thrilled to have the chance to use it over the designer paper. I have actually had the paper for a long time, and cannot tell you who makes the paper. I used Copics to color the images, Prima's for the flowers, and the Word Window punch for Head Over Heels.

Time to start thinking about those valentines. It will be here before you know it.


Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO