Dress Forms on Cute Cards

Hello Everyone!

Checking in today with two cards made using dress form images.  Both are digis that I colored with markers.  I used a patterned CS one each card.  Kind of a nice look with all that pattern.

I added a second patterned paper here.  I chose one that had a very similar color so that it would not be  crazy busy.  Looks nice and soft, I think.  Also added a paper doily.

Thanks for stopping in.  I will have Valentine's Day cards next time.  I made Valentine's for the Cards from the Heart Card Drive.

See you next time!! 
Karen

"Stylish" Cards

Hello Dreamers!
We are celebrating in Style today with some stylish birthday cards.  I used a "Celebrate in Style" sentiment on all the cards.  Embossing folders with distress inks made up the backgrounds.  I just love the dress form image and it is a fav in an embossing folder!  Really nice for a quick "stylish" card! 

The first card is made in a blue color scheme.

I used browns and reds on this card.  I used textured cs to emboss on.

Happy you visited today.  I have one more "Stylish" card coming up in a few days.  See you then!!
Karen

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog Anything Goes Challenge

Hello Dreamers!!

Time for a new challenge at The Love to Scrap Challenge Blog!!!  The new challenge theme is:

ANYTHING GOES

Now, that is nice and easy.  You can make anything you like with some stamping on it.  And, check out the sponsors for this challenge:

Lawn Fawn

Prize: Stamp set and 6x6 pad of winner's choice

and

Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet

Prize: $10 gift certificate

For my Design Team project, I used stamps from Lawn Fawn to create a pretty all occasion card.  A perfect little card to send out to someone special.   Check out my project:

Materials List:

Stamps: Sew Lovely and Just My Type from Lawn Fawn

CS: Solar White Neenah; Almost Amethyst -Stampin' Up; Purple - Bazzill

Ink: Rich Cocoa - Memento

Copic Markers: BV02, BV11,BV31, E33, E55

Instructions:

• Make a card from the Almost Amethyst CS
• Layer with purple CS
• On Solar with CS, stamp the images with Rich Cocoa ink  ---a nice change from using black ink with Copic Markers
• Color with Copic Markers

A Few fun Challenges for my Hello card:

Come and Get It: bingo---I used three or more layers/free/flowers

Sentimental Sundays: funky flowers= sentiment

Paper Players: Clean and Simple flowers

All Sorts: purple passion

CMC Copic Challenge: pretty pastels

Mark's Finest: no DP
Created with Love: lots of layers/at least 3

Head over to the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog and link up your project---and have fun!!!  See you later for a few pics of what's happening in the garden.  Love ya

Karen

Part Two Dress Form Gift Tag Set

Hi Dreamers!

Welcome back to Dreamland!  Today, we will look at Part Two of the group of Gift tags with the Tim Holtz Dress Form Stamp.  I used lots of browns and yellows on this group.   Here is the photo of the entire set and you can see the Part One post here.  Take a look at the group photo.

Materials:

Stamps: Seamless Experience - Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous
Happy Birthday -Lost Coast Designs

Hooks and Eyes - Blockheads Stamps
Sanded Background stamp - Stampin' Up

Inks: Black Archival,  Crushed Curry - Stampin' Up, Rich Cocoa and Espresso Truffle Memento,  Mushroom Adirondack, Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Picket Fence Distress Marker

Various CS's
Sizzix Tag Die Cut
Corner rounder
Hole Punch
Glue Pen

Embellishments: Ribbons, fabric scraps, glitter, buttons, and rick rack

 Tag #1-Brown

• Stamp the Dress form with Black Archival ink on Kraft CS
• Distress with Distress inks
• Cut the top into the shape of a tag
• Layer with Black and Kraft
• Color in some of the open spaces with the Picket Fence Distress Marker
• Apply a small amount of glue with a glue pen to the white areas and sprinkle some glitter over the glue

• Punch a hole in side of tag
• Tie fabric and ribbon through hole
• Stamp sentiment with Rich Cocoa ink

Tag #2- Yellow

• Stamp Sanded Background stamp with Crushed Curry ink
• Stamp Dress form and ruler with Rich Cocoa ink
• Stamp hook and eyes with black
• Glue a rectangle of Kraft CS to top of tag and punch hole in center
• Tie fabric scrap through hole
• Distress edges with Antique Linen DI

Tag #3-Yellow with buttons

• Stamp the background elements with Crushed Curry and Mushroom inks
• Stamp Dress form with Espresso Truffle ink
• Distress with distress inks
• Round corners
• die cut a tag from dark brown CS and cut off the top
• Glue the top of the die cut tag to top of dress form piece

• Add rick rack, ribbon, and buttons

*******Challenges and Linky Parties for my Dress form Gift Tag set:

An Inky Situation Linky Party: brown and/or orange

Craft it Up and Link It up Linky Party: Anything goes

Craft Room: something new---This stamp set is new to me

Creative Challenge: not a square

Cuttin and Stampin: monochromatic card

So, let me think.  What will I have next??  I have been working on some Stampsmith projects......  Hmmm.  I am trying to use my new stamps that I haven't gotten a chance to play with yet.  Well, maybe something in that category.  Stayed tuned!  I will have Something fun for you!   See you soon.  Love ya.

Karen

Dress Form Tag Set

Hi Dreamers!
Happy Monday!  I picked up a set of Tim Holtz stamps the other day and had time over  the weekend to get some stamping done.  I made a set of gift tags with a sewing theme.  I made five in total and will be showing you two today and the other three in the next post.

 I started with one of the backgrounds I made the other day and just started stamping.  ( See how versatile the stamped backgrounds are!?  I always like to keep a stack of them handy.  Click here to see the whole stack.)

I used cream, kraft, and white CS for all the tags. Here is a photo of the whole group after the stamping part, but before any trimming or cutting into tag shape.

Here is the group all finished with lots of ribbons, fabric scraps, feathers, pearls, and rick rack!

We will be taking a closer look at the Red tag with Feathers and the Green tag today.

Materials:

Stamps: Seamless Experience - Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous

Rose Lace Cover-a-Card-Impression Obsession

Inks: Black Archival,  Pink Pigment, Mushroom Adirondack, Antique Linen Distress Ink

Various CS's 

Embellishments:Ribbons, fabric scraps, feathers, pearls, flower, twine, rick rack

 The first gift tag is on a folded card.  This can be attached to a gift bag or package and the To and From written on the inside.  Size is 3.25"  x 5.34"

• Stamp the Rose Lace Cover-a-Card with pink pigment ink on cream CS
• Cut to size
• Stamp the dress form with black Archival ink

• To add the cording punch two holes through all layers (see photo below)
• Tie cording through holes
• Add the embellishments

 Back of gift tag card

Green Tag

Size: 3.50" x 6.25"

• Stamp the dress form with Mushroom Adirondack ink on Cream CS
• Stamp the zig zag stitch and thread spool top with other shades of green inks
• Distress with Antique Linen DI
• Layer with two shades of green CS
• Punch a hole in the upper left corner through all layers

• Tie a piece of wide striped ribbon through hole leaving some slack
• Tie pieces of fabric and ribbons onto the wide striped ribbon

Think how fun these tags would be on a special gift package!!  Or, you could just write a note on the back and send as a card!  Such fun.  These were so fun to make that I could not stop!!  I will share the other three in detail in my next post.

**********Challenges for my Dress Form tag Set:
Avenue 613:stitching faux or real
That Craft Place: stitching
Pile it On: no DP
Cheerful Stamp pad: Your choice
Paper Playtime: pearls
Simon's Wednesday Challenge: monochromatic---Green tag
Rhedd and Rosies: use red

So, I hope you are having a great Monday.  Had the official inspection on the new air conditioning unit this morning.   See, I told you I am catching up on all those little things that did not get done while my husband was off sick for 10 weeks.  Dentist on Thursday.  Not sure what I will set up for the week after.  Maybe a hair cut.    See you soon with the other tags.  Love ya.
Karen

Vintage Dress Forms with Blockheads Stamps

Hi Dreamers!
I am back from a little blogging break.  I had a few days off and now I am ready to blog away.  Today, I would like to show you some vintage cards I have made using one of my favorite themes--the dress form.  The stamps are all from Blockheads Stamps and I added lots of simmer with Perfect Pearls powder.
I made a total of four samples.

Card #1

Materials List for all the Cards:

Stamps: Dress Form from Vintage Light and Form; Notions; Crackle Background

Inks: Rich Cocoa, Espresso Truffle,  and Toffee Crunch Memento;

Butterscotch Adirondack

Gingerbread, Malted Mauve, and Red Birch Versa Magic 

Perfect Pearls Powder

Dimensional Adhesive

Page from a Mixed Media Paper Pad (Strathmore)

Detail Card #1

Instructions:

• Tear a page from the Mixed Media paper pad.  
• Stamp the Notions Collage stamp on the paper with Toffee Crunch ink.
• Tear the paper around the image.
• On a second piece of paper, stamp the Dress Form with Rich Cocoa ink
• Tear out the Dress Form

Detail Card #1

• Distress the edges of both pieces with Gingerbread Versa Magic.  (Gives a nice dark opaque edge to paper)
• While ink is still wet, sprinkle Perfect Pearls powder onto paper.
• Brush excess powders off .  This adds lots of shimmer to the edges.
• Layer onto tobacco colored CS. Add the Dress Form with dimensional adhesive
• Wrap bakers twine around
• Mount on Tan CS

Card  #2

Instructions:
Made the same way as Card #1 with these changes:

• Stamp Notions Collage Stamp with Butterscotch ink and use Red Birch and Gingerbread Versa Magic ink on the edges

Detail Card #2

• Stamp the button from Notions Stamp set with Rich Cocoa ink; sprinkle Perfect Pearls powder here too.

• Add a scrap of sheer fabric that has been tied in a knot.

I made two other examples before I made the two above.  I thought it might be nice to put a sealer of some kind over the Perfect Pearls.   I put a coat of Royal Coat Decoupage Finish on them.  Well, it negated the shimmer.   I still like the cards and think they are cool, but you can't really see the shimmer.  So, I would not use the Decoupage finish on Perfect Pearls again, but would on a plain surface that I have not  planned as a  shimmery piece.   Here are the non-shimmery samples.

•  I used the Crackle Background stamp here and also stamped the Hooks and Eyes (Notions set) with Espresso Truffle ink.
• Use Malted Mauve and Gingerbread Versa Magic on the edges.

You can see that these two samples have a matte finish.

How about a few Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp and show: a favorite stamp---The Notions Collage
Love to Create: wrap it up-bakers twine
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday: glimmer and shine

We are supposed to get a winter storm here in Michigan later today.  I have all errands for the week done and don't have to worry about going out tomorrow if we get lots of snow.  Good excuse to make a few cards. LOL  I wish you a day full of joy.  Love ya
Karen

Cards for Operation Write Home-Pretty Dress Form

Hi Dreamers!
Today, I thought you might like to see a couple more of the Children's cards I made that went to Operation Write Home.  The cards are made with a digi from Stamping Dragon.

I layered the card base with several different Decorative papers (7 Gypsies) and,  tied a sheer omber ribbon around the card.  

Detail

Here is the group photo of all the cards.

The second card was made with pretty papers, a paper doily, and a satin ribbon.

Detail

The cards are on their way to Service men and women stationed around the world.  They will use the cards to write home to loved ones.  See all the details on the OWH site.



A Few super fun challenges for my Operation Write Home Girly Dress Form Cards.
Stars and Stamps OWH blog: green.  My first card has a multi colored background that is primarily green.
Stampin for the Weekend: something girly
Aud Sentiments: bingo---Happy, die cut, flowers on card #1
Moving Along with the Times: birthday
Simply Create: linky party--link up a project and go meet new people.
Play Date Cafe: color --plum, mustard, and rose and photo inspiration (see below)



Two posts in one day!  Boy, I am really rockin it this weekend.  So, what would you like to see tomorrow??  More of the Operation Write Home cards, or a cutesy Valentine??  See you tomorrow.  Love ya.
Karen

Mini Note Card Set with Blockheads Stamps

Hi Dreamers,
As promised, I am changing things up a bit today with a non-Christmas project.  But, you could make a few sets of  mini cards to give as  gifts.....Or to use as gift tags.    I used stamps from Blockhead Paper Arts to make my mini note cards and choose  feminine images and colors.

Materials List:

Stamps: Vintage Travel Set

Inks: Watermelon and Shell Pink Adirondack - Ranger

Cardstock: white, cream, and pale pink

The cards are quite small -- approximately 2 1/2 " square,  and 2 1/2 x 3 1/2" -- and go together very quickly.  I made card bases with the CS and stamped with the Watermelon ink.  I did some shadow stamping on some of the cards with the Shell Pink ink.

2 1/2 " square

2 3/4" square

These would also be nice as gift tags.  Punch a hole in the upper left 

corner and thread a ribbon through.   

A few fun Challenges for my Mini Note cards

Pretty Pink Posh 10 minute challenge: add red
Moving along with the times: CAS
Crafty Bloggers Network: anything goes

I will be back on Wednesday with a pretty wedding card.
See you then!!  Love ya.
Karen

Dress Form in Fall Colors

Hi Dreamers!
How is your weekend going?  Having a nice weekend here.  I went to a local farm market and picked up lots of fresh veggies.  Starting to really feel like Fall now.  Since I am feeling really Fall-ish, I have a card today made with Fall colors.  My card is made with stamps from Character Construction--Mannequin Cafe #6 stamp set.

To make my Dress Form in Fall Colors:

• On cream CS use spray ink with a Template
• Distress edges with Dried Marigold Distress ink.
• Stamp the Dress Form and No with Sienna Archival ink

• Add to a Rust card base
• Add the Rhinestone flourish

I love how this stamp looks with the Fall swirls in the background.  I am going to send this to someone for a "hello" card.  

A few Challenges for my Dress Form Card:
2 sisters Challenge: fall
Brown sugar: Anything goes
Frosted Designs: paints, mists, ink
Stampin for the weekend: Anything goes
Artful Times: orange, brown, white

I sent out eight Halloween cards today!  Eight people will be getting some frightfully happy mail.  LOL  Enjoy your weekend!  Love ya.
Karen