Roses on Paper Challenge 8 - Quilt Card

This is my entry for Roses On Paper Challenge #8, which is to create a quilt card.

For my quilt, I used papers from a collection called Joy's Garden from Hot Off The Press. I used a larger version of the same papers for the background behind the circles. I used the Scallop Circle die cut from Stampin' Up! to cut out the quilt and a piece of Almost Amethyst card stock for an added touch. The stamp is from the new Spring Kit from Magnolia Stamps. I absolutely love the new kit. It is full of butterflies, lady bugs and bees, which I adore.

The flowers are Prima's from a collection of cream-colored flowers. I used my Copics Air Brush System to add matching colors to the flowers. Now I need a whole bunch more white flowers. I love that technique.

I used the branch punch and leaf punch from Martha Stewart, and topped off the flowers with Dew Drops.

The choice of colors for this challenge came from the March Color Challenge for the Magnolia-licious yahoo group. I am so pleased with the result. All of these challenges are such great inspiration.

Have a happy Thursday. The weekend is almost here!

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Our Craft Lounge Challenge

Our Craft Lounge issued a challenge to their customers. The challenge was to create a card using this sketch...




...and here is my card.

I used Dr. Peanut for this card. I also used pieces from Lil' Peanut. I used Copics to color. The biggest thing of note (for me anyway) is this was my first opportunity to use my new Copic Airbrush System for the grass and the sky. Wow is that fun to use. The paper is from a Sizzix 4 x 6 stack. I started with the paper and used colors to coordinate.

If you have not yet visited, go check out Our Craft Lounge. They have really cute stamp sets!

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

BC90 - It's all about Texture

Our Blogger's Challenge for the week is called "It's all about Texture." The idea was to use embossing folders or texture plates. Here is my card.




I actually used both a texture plate and an embossing folder (dots) which is hard to see on the photos. The dots are on the background scallop circle DSP, and I used a Fiskars texture plate that has butterflies and flowers on the vellum scallop circle. You can kind of see it on the picture below.

This card is just full of texture beyond the embossing. There are flowers, beads, micro beads, dew drops and ribbon.

You can see I used the beads and micro beads to add to the butterflies and give them more oomph. The paper is called Everyday Tango from My Minds Eye. It was a huge 180 piece pack of paper that I got on sale for 1/2 off at Hobby Lobby (I love that store!). The butterflies are from Spellbinders. The flowers are Prima's.

I wanted to comment also on a great post by Suzy at papermonkey.org. She posted a wonderful description of how she uses her paper for inspiration. This is very similar to how I come up with my inspiration for a card. I usually pick the stamp and designer paper I want to use first. I then choose my coloring medium and colors (usually Copics I must admit). I choose colors that will coordinate with my designer paper. That becomes my palate for the rest of the project. I choose embellishments that will correspond with the feel, theme and color of my project.

Go check out Suzy's explanation. She has some great ideas and I could not describe it better myself.


Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Precious Moments Skater

You may remember my post a few weeks ago regarding my darling daughter's skating competition. Well, I meant to post this card the next day and got side tracked. I made this special card to congratulate my daughter on completing her first skating competition. We are so very proud of all of her hard work.


The skater is from Precious Moments. Unfortunately, they stopped making these stamps many years ago. I did gather a bit of a collection right before they discontinued the stamps. I have been collecting figurines since 1984. I am quite a fan of these darling kids.

I love the coolness of the blue and purple together. I colored the image with Copics I used some paper from my stash along with Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, and Brilliant Blue. I ran the blue through by Big Shot with an embossing folder. The Prima Flowers, Branch punches, and Dew Drops finish off the project.

It was very fun to surprise our daughter with a little something special to express how proud we are of her. It may have been more exciting for me than for her, but such is the life of a card maker.

Have a great week.



Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Blogger's Challenge 89 - brown, sage and neutrals

Here is my submission for the Blogger's Challenge #89. The challenge this week is to use brown, sage and choice of neutrals. Here is my card...

I love this image from Whiff of Joy Stamps called Lantern Girl and colored her with Copics. While this is really a stamp geared toward Christmas, it was the perfect stamp for a friend of mine. I used Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, and some designer paper. For the brown papers, I used a couple of Cuttlebug embossing folders to add some dimension. I doubled up on the ribbon with stitched chocolate chip and some ribbon I found at Walmart that just happens to be sage and brown. I used some small Prima's and Dew Drops to finish it off.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Blogger's Challenge 88 - Alter It

Our challenge this week for the Blogger's Challenge is called Alter It. The challenge is to take something and change it, like a home decor item, a candle, a vase, etc.

This item is a little plaque that I found at a local thrift store. It was all of 25 cents. It was completely blank. I started by painting the front with blue acrylic paint, and the sides with peach acrylic paint. I stamped Tilda on Horseback on white cardstock and colored with Copics. I then cut the image out. The meadow scene is from a border that I have had around for quite a while. I believe it is made by My Mind's Eye. I attached these to the plaque using Modge Podge. My Modge Podge had started to dry out, so I just added a little water and it worked great. I then added a couple more layers of Modge Podge over the top. I plan to give this to my DD for her BDay.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Christmas All Year Long - #2

Well, it is the 25th, and I have my second installment of my Christmas All Year Long challenge. In case you missed it in January, I am challenging you all to get a jump on your Christmas cards. If you are anything like me, I start thinking about cards in September, start my design in October, by November, life is really busy with all the holiday activities, and I am scrambling to actually get my cards done. I figure if I do a little each month, by November, I will be done and can relax about my cards.

So here is my card for February. This card uses the image Cookie Girl from the Whiff of Joy stamp line. You can find this stamp at Roses On Paper. I have bought several stamps from Summer (the owner of Roses on Paper), and she is just wonderful. She also carries Prima Flowers and Magnolia stamps. She has some wonderful designers as well. Go check out her site.

I colored Cookie Girl using Prismacolor Pencils. I decided to venture away from my Copics for a day. I really like the soft look of the Prismacolor Pencils.

To finish off my project, I used a hat pin with pearls and crystals for that extra touch.

I hope you find inspiration to work on those Christmas cards early. Check back on March 25 for another Christmas inspiration card.

Happy Wednesday!

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

With Sympathy

Just a simple card today. I made this card for someone dear to me who lost someone dear to her. I used metallic pencil on white craft ink for the flower. The flower is from Sweet N Sassy Stamps. It is called Special Women. The background paper is from a mat stack (stash). With Sympathy and the ribbon are from Stampin' Up! as well as the card stock (Perfect Plum and Pale Plum).



I hope you have a great week.

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

BLING!

This creation was for a Magnolia Bling Contest. I must admit I did not win (rats) but thought I would share anyway.


There are Shimmerz on Tilda and the flowers, Glitter on the Heart DSP and around the edge of the die cut, glitter and Copics on the Hodgepodge Hardware, heart-shaped bobbles, and rhinestones in the middle of the flowers. It was hard to get a good picture due to clouds, but this card really shines.

Have a great Thursday.

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

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

Roses on Paper Challenge 5

This card is for the Roses on Paper Challenge #5. Here are the details of the challenge.

"Create a Valentines Day Card
using the Masking Technique.

For those of you who have never done masking,don't panic, it's not scarey, it's actually quite fun and the results are great...Masking Tutorial(Peta's Blog)

Just remember, the image you want to appear in front needs to be stamped first, the image that is way in the back is the last image...

In honour of Summer's love of roses, your card must include at least one ROSE (think outside the square - doesn't have to be a stamp) Layout is your choice.

"To re-cap this Challenge, you're making a
Valentine's Day Card
using Masking Technique
incorporating a rose/roses into your project

Here is my card for this challenge:

Have a great Tuesday.



Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Moose

Last week was very busy, so I was unable to post much. Hopefully this week will be a little calmer.

I needed a masculine card for an upcoming birthday. Here is what I came up with...

The stamp set is a Clear Impressions set by Provo Craft. This is another one of those stamp sets I have had for ages and never used. With my Copics, I am discovering so many new possibilities.

I used a texture plate to create wood grain on the backgroundpaper. I used Close to Cocoa and brayered over the texture with Chocolate Chip ink.

The tree was individual, so I stamped them as if going downhill and used a Micron pen to fill in the blanks.

The stars and moon are colored with my silver and gold paint pen. I used a rub-on for the sentiment and the star on the button.

It is so fun to re-discover stamps that you fell in love with so long ago.

Have a great week.


Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Darling Daughter Skating

This one is for the family. Our daughter was in a skating exhibition today. This is in preparation for her competition next weekend (weather permitting). I am sharing the video to give her grandparents the ability to watch her skate from all over the country.

Have a happy day.

Owl Calendar May

Here is another page from my Owl Calendar. This page is from May, our birthday month. Our family has a ton of birthdays in May. Did this happen by chance? Not so much. I was bound and determined not to be 9 months pregnant in July or August in California, so we had good timing and a little luck. As it happens, there are others in the family with that same stroke of luck, and cousins share a birthday month.


So, here is a page showing our birthday celebration last year.

The stamp is from Sweet N Sassy Stamps. The papers are a variety of papers from a 4 x 6 paper pack. I used Copics to color the owl. The flowers are Prima's with a button center.

I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday.

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Just Christmas and Birthday Sketch #16

I created this card for the Just Christmas and Birthday blog sketch challenge #16. Here is the sketch...

and here is my card...

The stamp is Tilda with Lantern from Magnolia. The paper is DSP from Stampin' Up! For the Scallop Circle, I used Spellbinders Scallop Circle Nestabilities. I used a large circle punch to punch out the circle image. I used little Prima flowers and Dew Drops. I punched out Merry Christmas with the Large Oval Punch, and layered a bit of ribbon underneath. As usual, I used Copics to color Tilda.

I should note, this is a continuation of my attempt to get ahead on Christmas cards for this year. It will be nice to have a good number of cards completed and a nice variety.

I hope you have a great Monday.


Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO