Green Balloons

I've been away and have also been on a mission to make a gift so my card making has suffered.  I went to see my daughter and family in OH and there are some great stores in her area, so I did what any "normal" paper lover would do....I shopped.  Does everyone hit every craft and scrap store when they are on a trip? One of the things I was looking for was a balloon die, and I found this one.  This is my first try using it. 


I am CAS challenged.  I like layers upon layers upon layers.  I love embossing.  So I am challenging myself to keep it clean and simple!  I think it's quite cute.  It's all I can do to not cut some patterned paper and layer the balloons.  :-)  
                              Saw this challenge at Addicted to CAS-Challenge #59 - GREEN 

Taylored expressions Up, Up & Away Cutting Plate layered on plain white cardstock
Hero Arts Operation Write Home "Year Round Sentiments" stamped with SU Wild Wasabi ink
Green paper from my stash
Mambi Stones Bling

 

I think this would make a great spring Birthday card too, so I'm linking it up to Cards in Envy-Spring is in the Air challenge.

Also linking this to a new site my friend Bobbi sent me...Never-Before-Used Schtuff

NBUS Challenge #4! Here We Go!

Spring - In like a lion

Entered into Words 2 scrap by Challenge #15 - In like a lion, out like a lamb because it reminds me of spring!

Hampton Art KI Growing Garden paper
oval cut from some handmade paper I found in my scrap box
Jolee's Vellum Daisy sticker
Jillibean Handwritten Sentiments stamp

Meant to add it here too, Always Playing with Paper Challenge -  Use the colors or the sketch - I did both on this card.....but I missed the noon deadline, so it won't go here!

Washi Tape Bandaids

Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers Challenge  - A is for Accident  -  Make a Get well card

A is for Accident ....Wasn't that a book by Sue Grafton?  Oh, no I think that was A is for Alibi.

I have all this Washi Tape and can never figure out what to do with it. CASEing Bobbi's bandaid card,  I wondered...can I make a bandaid from Washi Tape?  I think it works!  I put strips of Washi Tape on some heavy white cardstock, then cut it out and used the corner rounder on the edges.  Then I thought, wait, I need some of those little tiny rectangle bandaids that always end up left in the box, because who needs a bandaid that small, so I made a couple of them.  It needed some pop, so I added a few colored brads.  I used VersaMark and embossing powder on the sentiment and heat set it.  The dots on the orange paper are kind of enameled and shiny.  Great paper!  Love this mat stack.

DCWV paper - dots, stripes & plaids

Sentiment from Words to the Rescue - Get Well

American Crafts brads

Versa Mark ink

Stampendous Chinese Red Opaque embossing powder

Diamond Plate

For the SOS #190: Out of the Jar challenge. This week's theme is Out of the Jar and we need to use something that came out of a jar.   Almost everything on this card "came out of a jar".  The twine is stored in a glass jar, the brads are stored in a plastic jar, the Inka Gold is in a jar, and so is the Chalk Powder.  

I am always trying to find ways to make masculine cards to send to Operation Write Home.  I think this is a good one that a guy could send to a friend, a gal could sent to a guy friend, etc. 

After embossing the base layer with a Diamond Plate folder, I inked it up with Inka gold, then I dabbed the edges with the Inka Gold product so it would stand out more.  I think maybe I need to put a bit more on it now that I look at the picture.  Actually went back to add more silver edges, but it's already there....it's just the picture that isn't so great!  The sentiment is stamped with VersaMark then rubbed with the chalk powder. 

Core'dinations black cardstock
Viva Inka Gold - Platinum
Darcie's Chalk FX Powder
Jillibean "handwritten sentiments" stamp
American Crafts silver brads
Craft Medley gray and white Bakers Twine
Tim Holtz Alterations Diamond Plate embossing folder

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs

Dogs, dogs, dogs - linking to Cards in Envy Puppy Love Challenge

As I watched my 10 year old rescue pup, Sadie,  playing outside in the snow along the fence with the neighbors visiting dog, a giant of a golden retriever, I was inspired to make a dog card....not that I need any inspiration to make dog cards!  This is from a new stamp set I got a week or two ago and I love it!

but it needs more, I think....

so then I figured a dog needs a bone....

Darice Paw Print embossing folder
Core'dinations Black and White paper
Recollections Woof Woof dog and paw print stamps
Sentiment from Operation Write Home Hero Arts Year Round Sentiments
Recollections Bone brad
Die cuts from Sizzix Triplets Banners
Dog, paws, and sentiment stamped with Versa Mark and heat embossed in black
Black Soot Stickles on nose, with a dab of glossy accents on top of it

Gears

Found this great paper in my scrap stash I was cleaning and organizing this week and knew I had this gear stamp on the shelf.  WhoooHooo, I have another piece of it to use too!

Linking this to Seize the Birthday Anything Goes Challenge and the
Operation Write Home February Mid-Month Throwdown-Cards for Kids (this would be a good card for a teen/pre-teen boy)

Stampabilities Gears stamp

Technique Tuesday Happy Birthday Stamp

Ink - Ranger Jet Black

Black Bazzill Basics Cardstock

Gears print paper from a scrap box 

Scrap Clean up

I spent several hours this cold and snowy week going through the scrap box my good friend Bobbi gave me. I cut all of the scraps into layer sized pieces and separated them by size and color.  Made some dividers from some cardboard and put it all in a photo box.

Then I had to continue my quest of doing something with all of this scrap paper and get it into more manageable order, I then cut up all of the scrap that didn't fit in the "layer" category and put it all in a little crate by solid color then pattern color.  No dividers in this one.  Ran out of steam, plus the extra photo boxes are in my icy cold garage.  Maybe another day......

Thank you Bobbi for getting me started with all of this scrap!!!!!

On to make some cards using it!