Vintage Arch Tag

Hi Girls,

I'm going vintage again! Just love it and can't help myself. I have a vintage project today that stresses distressing. LOL. I used an arch template to cut the tag. I stamped and stamped on it and then rubbed it with gold Perfect Pearls. I used two different stamps under the Lady stamp. I layered CS and lots of lace. I added s0me hardware and pearls. Take a look.

Materials List:

Stamps: Medallion and Crosshatch - Stampin' Up (all on the tag in subtle colors to add to the distressed feel.) Music Collage - Hampton Arts

DP: Music - Hot Off The Press

Dye Inks: Chocolate Chip - SU Distress Inks - Ranger

Pigment Inks: Cajun Craze and Almost Artichoke - SU

Edge Punch: Martha Stewart

Perfect Pearls: gold

Black Chantilly Lace

Pink Lace

I did lots of detail shots in an effort to capture the sparkle of the Perfect Peals. I hope you can see the shimmer.

All the Lovely Challenges for Vintage Arch Tag:

Simon Says Stamp and Show: Show your layers

Sir Stamp A Lot: Distressed

Stamptacular Sunday: Distressed

A Different Challenge A Week: Arches and Lace

Our Vintage Affair: Vintage Tag

Nice and rainy here today. Have a super Holiday. Hope you all have the day off!!

Karen

Color Combo Design Team Card

Hi Gals,

I have another Design Team card for you today. It is for Stamping Vacation's Challenge Blog Color Combo. The colors this month are:

Teal

Purple

Black

Click over and check it out. (And, become a follower and mention my name.) If you make a card for this or any other challenge (there is a different one everyday!!!) you will be entered in the monthly drawing.

This month the prize is a $25 certificate to Flourishes!! Have you ever seen any of their stamps??!! They have some really great images. They are carry a full line of supplies too. Okay, so here is my Design Team card using the required colors.

I used a technique I just love.....Stamping right on the Decorative Paper. I love the effect you achieved by doing this. It is so dreamy. I stamped the butterflies and a few flowers on the DP. Then cut the DP to size and layered. I added some tulle, a vintage button and some beads.

Materials List:

Stamps: Butterflies - Serendipity Stamps; Flower - Stampin' Up; sentiment on inside of card- Custer's Last Stamp, Inc.

DP: K & Company

CS: Perfect Plum and Black - SU

Ink: Perfect Plum, Not Quite Navy, Taken With Teal - SU

black tulle

Ribbon

Vintage Button

Beads

I added a detail shot where you can see the vintage button and beads.

I decorated the inside following the same theme and used a sweet sentiment.

Isn't that a sweet sentiment??!! It is great for me because I use a lot of butterfly stamps. Okay, so don't forget to make your challenge card. The Color Combo sounds difficult, but once you pull out some papers, the colors really go together easily. And, you could win the Flourishes gift certificate. And, you can check out fellow Design Team Member, Lorraine's card. It is Fab!

News Update:

Stamping Vacation will be holding a Blog Hop On September 25 and 26. There are over 10 Sponsors lined up. So you know what that means??!! Lots of prizes!! Put it on your calendar and hop along with us. We will all be showcasing our favorite handmade embellishments.

Have a great day!

Karen

Aud Sentiments September Candy

Hey Sweeties,

Check out the fabulous candy at the Aud Sentiments Challenge blog. They are offering a $15 certificate to Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Vintage Bird with Pearls

Hi Kids,
Another post today! And it is a holiday weekend. So, we are just relaxing around the house today. Nice time to get my posting done. I have a very vintagey card today. I was inspired by The Play Date Cafe colors.

And a picture from Diva Stampers. The two inspiration images may seem different but they both have a distressed feel and similar colors. The top picture is more earthy and the bottom picture adds a bit of aqua to the same type of colors. So you will see that I added a bit of aqua to my card while also using the mocha, rust and orange.

I die cut a frame using a Sizzix die and layered with lots of papers from SEI and K &Company. The card base is made of Really Rust CS from Stampin' Up. I distressed each piece as I layered and then sprayed with Glimmer Mist. I added some lace, lots of pearls and a dreamy sentiment.

Materials:

Stamps: Bird - Memory Box; Sentiment - Inkadinkado

Inks: Chocolate Chip -SU; Stazon black; Vintage Photo- Ranger

Shimmer Mist

And some detail shots so you can see all the challenge elements.

I entered this card in the following super fun Challenges:

Diva Stamper: Photo

The Play Date Cafe: Color combo

Simon Says Stamp: Lace and pearls

My Partner in Crafting Crime: Vintage

Rainbow Ladys: The word Dream

Sir Stamp A Lot: distressed

Stampin for the Weekend: Vintage

So, that's it for today. Have a sweet weekend!!

Karen

Pooh Bear Birthday Card

Happy Saturday.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. We are having fabulous weather here in Michigan. Nice and cool...for a change. Supposed to heat back up after a couple of nice days. Today I have a cute Pooh Bear card and I used something I haven't used in a long time....a sticker. I have had these cute Pooh stickers for a couple of years and decided to pull them out for Merry's challenge at Merry Made Cards Crafts. I used sketch #120 from Flutterby Wednesdays.

I followed the Sketch fairly closely, but used butterflies instead of a circle and moved the brads a bit.

I sponged some blue ink on the white background of the sticker to unify the composition. The white looked to glaring. All the DP is from Crate Paper. I made the card from the same paper as it has a nice weight to it. I cut the frame with a Sizzix die. I colored the butterflies with Copic Markers. Added some ribbon, four yellow brads, and a metal bee charm.

Stamps: Butterfly - Stampin' Up, Happy Birthday- My Sentiments Exactly!

Sticker: Classic Pooh: Michel and Company

Detail photo:

Fun and Challenging Challenges Pooh Bear Qualifies for:

Flutterby Wednesdays: Sketch; butterfly, angel, or fairy; happy birthday

By the Cute and Girly: Indian Summer

Stamping Vacation - Pick 3: Frame, brad, and something yellow

Merry Made Cards Crafts: Some type of coloring and a sticker

Stamping Vacation - State your state: state butterfly

ABC- Challenge: C is for Charms

Totally Papercrafts: charm

Mark's Finest Papers: five of something- five metal accents(bee charm and four brads)

Alphabet Challenge blog: S is for Scallops

Crazy 4 Challenges: Inpired by a book -Winnie the Pooh stories

Lots to do Challenges: Butterflies and insects

I have to say that I like how the card turned out using the sticker. I have a few more of these Pooh stickers. I may do a whole series. Maybe. Have a great Holiday!!

Karen

Check out some cool candy

Cindy-Lynn has some blingtacular candy on offers on her blog Inky Fingers. You have until Sept 7 to sign up!

Purple Dress Form Cards

Hi Everyone,

Today I have some cards I made with Lost Coast Designs stamps. I went all girly with these. There are two color ways with the cards. The first is Purple and second is Pink. The purple and the pink are entered into different challenges. So, you may have to scroll down to get to the color way you are looking for. I will describe the Purple card first. The color scheme was inspired by Embellish Magazine's Color Challenge.

I used a Sizzix die to cut the card. Fold the CS and lay it on the die positioned down from the cutting edge. You don't want to cut the fold. Then dry emboss with a Cuttlebug folder. Punch Two squares with Marvy punch. Stamp the Dress on DP and heat emboss. Stamp dress form on solid CS. Spray both pieces with Shimmer Mist. Arrange on card front. Stamp Face and color. Cut out and add to card with foam squares.

Stamps used on both Cards:

Face - Hero Arts

Dress and Form - Lost Coast Designs.

Detail shot:

Challenges for Purple Dress Form Card:

Embellish Magazine: Green, Purple, Black, and use squares.

Paper Take Weekly: Just one of Something- my one thing was one shape-the square.

CES Challenge: anything goes.

Now, we will take a look at the Pink card which uses the same stamps. Instead of purple I used Pink and the card was made the same way as the purple.

Detail photo:

Challenges for the Pink Dress Form Card:

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge:Pink

Design Dollies: Black, Pink, White, Green

Crafty Creations: White and one other color

News Update:

Stamping Vacation Challenge Blog is having a Blog Hop Sept 25 and 26. We (the Design Team) will all be showcasing handmade embellishments on our projects. There will be lots of prizes for the hoppers too!!! Be sure to join in on the fun.

Well, that's it for today. Hope you are having a lovely day. I wish that for you.

Karen