Age is Just a Number

Hello, Friends!  There's a new challenge at Scrapbook Blessings Club:  we are creating cards using a Letterpress Technique.  Be sure to watch the video, then make a card and post it to our site. 

• Technique:  Letterpress
• Image:  Inkadinkado "Humorous Birthday" stamp set
• Embossing:  Cuttlebug "Happy Birthday" folder
• Other:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink. Liquid Pearls.  Stickles.

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (purple) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
• Mat 1 (white) = 5 1/4" x 4".  Mat embossed with Cuttlebug "Happy Birthday" folder.  Inside of embossing folder inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink before embossing.
• Mat 3 (purple border) = 1" x 4".  Liquid Pearls added to each end.

• Sentiment = computer generated.  Mat had cut for sentiment size and mounted on foam tape.
• Lizard Image = from Inkadinkado "Humorous Birthday" stamp set.  Image was traced and cut using Silhouette Cameo.  Stickles added.

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (purple) = 5" x 3.75"
• Mat 2 (white) = 4.75" x 3.5"

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  Comments are welcomed and appreciated.

~ Marilyn

Scrapbook Blessings - Triple Time Stamping

It's challenge time again at ScrapBook Blessings.  Our challenge today is to watch a tutorial video and then make our own creation.  Our video comes from DoStamping where we learn a technique called Triple Time Stamping.  Here's is my card:

Video Inspiration:  DoStamping
Cricut Cartridges:  Plantin SchoolBook
Twine:  Baker's Twine
Ink:  Memento "Rich Cocoa".
Stamp:  Ditto "Double Vision" stamp.
Other:  Brad from Michaels

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"
Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge

 

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (white) = 2" x 3 1/4".
• Mat 2 (black) = 2 1/4" x 3 1/2".
• Mat 3 (white) = 3" x 4 1/4".
• Mat 4 (black) = 3 1/4" x 4 1/2".
• Mat 5 (white) = 4" x 5 1/4".
• Stamped Image = Place all mats on top of each other and stamp using Ditto "Double Vision".  Image stamped with Memento "Rich Cocoa" ink.
• Separate white mats and layer with black mats.

 

• Wrapped three strands of Baker's Twine around first two image layers and tie.
• Flower = cut image and shadow at 1" from Cricut Plantin SchoolBook cartridge; [flower] found on page 76 of the folder.  Add a brass brad to center.  Punch a hole on one petal and string Baker's Twine through.  Tie off in a bow.  Mount with foam tape.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (white) = 5" x 3.75".
• Flower = cut image and shadow from Cricut Plantin SchoolBook cartridge; [flower] found on page 76 of the folder.  Center of flower was hand punched to allow shadow to show through.



SBC - Circle Easel Card

The current Scrapbook Blessings Club's challenge is to create a Circle Easel Card using the directions found from YouTube tutorial from Dawn Olchefske. 

Inspiration:  Dawn Olchefske Circel Easel Card
Cricut Cartridges:  Mini Monograms and Simply Charmed
Designer Paper:  American Crafts 6" x 6" pad
Punch:  Maury leaf punch
Stamps:  Peachy Keen "PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment" and CardzTV "Heartfelt Wishes" stamp sets.
Accent:  gem from Michaels; white gel pen, chalk
Other:  foam tape

Card Recipe:

• Card Base:  Using the Cricut Craft Room (CCR) or a Gypsy, weld two scallop circles together.  My scallops are from the Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; sized at 4.75" [crclsclp][shadow] found on page 129 of the folder.   Tip:  When welding two images together, make sure you "flip" the second image vertically before welding. 
• Mat 1 (brown) = cut at 4.75" using the CCR from Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; [crclsclp] found on page 129 of the folder.
• Mat 2 (large polka dot pattern) = cut at 4.6" using the CCR from Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; [crclsclp] found on page 129 of the folder.
• Mat 3 (brown inside of card) = cut at 4.25" from Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; [crclsclp] found on page 129 of the folder.
• Mat 4 (checked pattern inside of card) = cut at 4" from Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; [crclsclp] found on page 129 of the folder.

• Lady Scarecrow = cut image and shadow at 3.75" from Cricut Simply Charmed cartridge; [Scarecw2] found on page 57 of the folder.  Tip:  Multiple images of your base cut glued together will give you a "chipboard" effect.  Scarecrow is attached with foam tape. 
• Scarecrow Accents = face is from Peach Keen Stamps "PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment."  Eyes have been colored in using a white gel pen.  Cheeks were colored using chalk.  Flower is accented with gem from Michaels.  Faux stitching on scarecrow made with white gel pen.
• Leaves = created using Maury leaf punch.

• Sentiment Mat = cut to size of sentiment (hand cut).  Sentiment mat created using multiple layers and mat colors.  Mat is attached with foam tape.  The elevated sentiment becomes the card stop.
• Sentiment = from CardzTV "Heartfeld Wishes" stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed my card.  As always, comments are welcomed and appreciated!

~ Marilyn