Travel Themed Purse with Technique Junkies

Hello Everyone!
How is your day going?  I am sitting here looking out on pretty snow flakes falling.  Pretty indeed, but I am looking forward to Spring this year.  I have a whole yard to landscape this year ( for the new house ).  In just a few months I will be able to get started on that project.  Fun!


So, for the present, I am enjoying my crafty projects.  Here is a cute fun fold card shaped like a purse and made with Technique Junkie stamps.

Materials List: 

Stamps: New York Music, Vintage Travel Cases, Oh, Snap, Paid in Full all from Technique Junkies

Technique: Purse Gift Card Holder from Fancy Folds and Motion Technique CD

Ink: Espresso Truffle Memento; Butterscotch Adirondack

CS: Kraft; Cream; Sahara Sand Stampin' Up

Sailor 2 Way Glue

Dimensional Adhesive

Ribbon

Make it:

• Make the purse shape following the directions on the Fancy Folds and Motion CD.  I omitted the bottom fold as I did not want to use the purse as a gift card holder, but as a card.
• Stamp New York Music on Kraft CS twice and cover front and inside with the pieces

• Stamp Paid in Full with butterscotch ink, The couple and sentiment from Vintage Travel Case with Espresso ink and use for the inside top

• On the flap, stamp New York Music 
• To make the closure, stamp the Slide frame from the Oh, Snap stamp set on cream CS and on a scrap of paper--use image on scrap paper to create a mask
• Cover Slide frame with the mask and stamp the couple
• Fussy cut the slide frame
• Put dimensional adhesive on the top half of the closure
• One the bottom half of the closure put a small amount of the 2 Way glue and let it dry completely---now the glue will make a temporary adhesion to hold the purse shut
• Punch two holes in the flap and add the ribbon handle

************Challenges:
2 Creative Chicks: anything goes
Just Keep on Creating: anything goes
ABC-Challenge: B is for you pick---I picked shades of brown
Creative Moments: anything goes
Craft Rocket: mother's day/female

See you next time!!  Have a great day!!
Karen

Vintage Stamping Challenge - Travel

Hello All,

Welcome to the Vintage Stamping Challenge Blog post!  The theme for the month of July is:

Travel or Holidays (Vacations)

The details:

Please include some stamping and follow the theme.  Your project does not have to be vintage.  This challenge is sponsored by Flonz Craft Stamps.  One winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to Flonz Craft!!

I made a collage type project with stamping and lots of ephemera.  It is a card, but this could be used as a page or a small hanging piece.  

Materials List:

Stamps: Old Steam Locomotive (Flonz Craft); numbers, and travel word

Ink: Onyx Black Versa-Fine

Distress Ink: Frayed Burlap, Antique Linen, Tea Dye

CS: cream, dark brown, yellow and blue textured

Ticket Die Cut - AMuse Studios

Leather

Various Ephemera- map, stamps, stamp images 

Instructions:

• Make a card from blue textured CS
• Tear a large square form yellow CS
• Tear the edges of a map to fit the  yellow CS -distress with the Distress inks
• Add map to card base
• Stamp the Locomotive on cream CS -distress edges and layer with dark brown CS
• Add to card base

• Distress the stamps and stamp ephemera and add to card
• Die cut two tickets and stamp with numbers; tear in half and add to card
• Stamp travel on cream CS and add to card
• Tie a knot in a leather lace and glue to card

I love how the stamps look on this piece.  Some of them are real stamps from a package from New Zealand.  And, of course, love that vintage looking locomotive stamp!   Would love it if you made your own Travel themed project and link up on the Vintage Stamping Challenge Blog.  See you next time!!
Karen

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog New Challenge- Anything Goes

Hello Friends!
Time for a new challenge on the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog!!  The new theme is always a favorite!

Anything Goes with a Rubber or Clear Stamp

Make any project you like using a rubber or clear stamps.  No digis this time.

We have a lovely sponsor for the Challenge:

$25 Gift Certificate to Heartfelt Creations!!!

For my design team project, I made a vintagey card with a travel theme.  I stamped on glossy CS and used lots of distress inks.

Materials List:

Stamps: Bicycle Collage and Enchante both from Hero Arts; Sentiments from Blockheads Stamps

CS:Glossy white and white

Ink: Vintage Sepia - Versa Fine; Yellow and Green dye inks

Distress Ink: Forest Moss, Mansard Seed, Vintage Photo- Ranger

Dies: Ticket - A Muse; File Folder Tab -- My Favorite Things

Ribbon

Pearls

Instructions:

• Make a top fold card from Glossy white CS
• Stamp the Bicycle Collage with Vintage Sepia
• On White CS stamp the Enchant stamp three times with three different inks:  Yellow, green and Vintage Sepia
• Die cut with the ticket die
• Die cut the File Folder Tab

• Distress all the die cuts and the card with the distress inks
• Stamp the sentiment
• Glue the die cuts pieces to the card

• Add pearls to the card front along the edge of the collage stamp
• Tie a knot in ribbon and wrap around card front

******Challenges for My vintage travel card:
Amusing Challenge at Stamped Blessings: die cuts
Corrosive Challenge: B Unique---Things that start with B---I used bike, brown ribbon, brown ink, bon voyage
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes
Incy Wincy: things and wheels
Love to Create: polka dots and pearls
Simon's Monday: anything goes
Vintage stamping Challenge: summer days

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Would love to see what you make!!  Don't forget that nice prize from Heartfelt Creations....I wish I could enter......LOL

Hope you had a great weekend!  See you next time!!  Love ya.
Karen

The Stampsmith August Challenge--Trip to Paris

Hi Dreamers,
First of the month already!  My, isn't this summer flying by?!!  Time for a new Challenge on The Stampsmith Blog!  The theme for the month of August is:

World Traveler

......With at least one Stampsmith Stamp please.  Link up your project on the Stampsmith Challenge Blog for a chance to win a $21 gift certificate.

For my Design Team project, I used the Paris Full Sheet to create a Travel Collage.  I went with  a Black/White color scheme with a pop of Teal.

Instructions:

• Stamp three different  stamps (I stamped one twice) from the Paris set with black dye ink on four separate pieces of glossy white CS to make four images.  
• Position the stamped images on a white CS base in a collage manner overlapping the images.  
• Once happy with the arrangement, glue them down and trim all the edges that  hang over the CS base. 
• Tie sheer black ribbon around collage
•  Layer with Black CS.

• Stamp the sentiment on Vellum with black Stazon ink.  
• Attached the vellum with black brads
• Layer onto a card made from Teal CS (This is Taken With Teal from Stampin' Up.)

I hope you will join in with our World Traveler Challenge!!  Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Hope your week is going  well.  See you soon for more of the Watercolor scraps cards!!  (See the first two samples of the Watercolor Scrap cards here)  Love ya!
Karen

Bon Voyage with Blockhead Stamps

Hi Dreamers,
Welcome to new followers!!  So glad you have joined us here in Dreamland.  Travel is the theme today.  All the designers on the Blockheads' blog are showing ideas for using your travel themed stamps.  We are traveling to the far east today.  I used my mono printing Plate to create a background that perfectly showcases this Asian style stamp.

Materials List:

Stamps: Japanese Moonlight, Japanese Musicians, Vintage Travel (the sentiment) all from Blockheads

Inks: Northern Pine Memento; Black Soot Distress Ink - Ranger

Lulu Lavender Memento Marker

mono printing Plate

Acrylic Paints

Oriental Weave Set and Corners and Damask set-Embossing Folders from Cuttlebug

Instructions:

• Make the background with a mono printing Plate, acrylic paints, white CS, and embossing folders
• When paint is dry, stamp the Geisha, flower, and Sentiment with Northern Pine ink
• Color the flowers with the marker
• Distress the edges with Black Soot ink.

• Layer onto a dark Lavender card base and dark green CS
• Add Lavender rhinestones

• Add the ribbon detail -- run a line of Fabri-Tac glue along edge of card.
• Pleat the ribbon pressing it into the glue.
• Tie a bow and glue to top of the pleated ribbon

• On the inside, stamp the flower and color with marker
• Sponge a bit of the Northern Pine ink on the edges.
• Leave lots of room to write a nice note to someone special.

How about a few fun challeges!!
Craft Your Passion;ribbon or lace
Kaboodle Doodles: anything with frills
Pause Dream Enjoy:anything goes
Mark's Finest: green

I did get a few Easter Cards finished.  I made them quick and easy.  I used some pretty papers, rub ons, and some pre-cut shapes.  I also found some tulips that I had stamped previously.  I will share those with you this week.
Check out my Published Work page for updates.   You can find my work in Take Ten, Scrap and Stamp Arts, and Just Cards this month.  

Hope you had a great weekend and your week has started off well.  I will be back tomorrow with something to tempt you to get out those stamps and make a few cards.  Hope you have a great day!  Love ya.
Karen