back to the drawing board

a few weeks back i received an email from bazzill basics paper offering to send me a sample of their newest cardstock - card shoppe - created especially for cardmakers. so last night i pulled out my package of 28 colors and chose a couple to create this paper pieced card. the heavy-weight, smooth cardstock stamps well and makes a solid card base.

the plan this weekend is to use up some more of my bazzill card shoppe cardstock on some cards to enter into paper crafts magazine's gallery idol competition - i'm thinking that i'll see how the cardstock holds up to markers.

and lucky for one of you - bazzill sent me an extra package of card shoppe cardstock to share - it contains two sheets of all 28 colors. if interestered you have until monday night, may 28th to leave a comment on this blog post and i will announce the winner on tuesday, may 29th.

supplies
cardstock: [lollipop, rock candy, marshmallow/card shoppe collection] bazzill basics paper
clear stamps: [mailbox, sentiment/you've got mail & heart/making frosty friends] lawn fawn
ink: [black onyz versafine] tsukineko
tape: somitape
fiber: [black thread] ikea

and one more card i made for valentine's day - this one went up on the purple onion designs blog a few weeks back.

supplies
cardstock: [kraft] bazzill basics
patterned paper: [nerdy bird 6x6 paper pad] sassafras
stamps: [birds/the bird house set & the bird cage set, sentiment/heart framed doodle] purple onion designs
ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
spray ink: [robot blue/rocket age sprinkler] october afternoon
punch: [scallops border] fiskars, [ccorner chomper] we r memory keepers

this one went up on the jane's doodles blog earlier this week - i had valentine's day in mind when i made this card, but it'll work for any time of the year. 

supplies
cardstock: [kraft] bazzill basics
patterned paper: scraps
stamps: [garden friends] jane's doodles
ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
punch: [cloud] fiskars

a quick card i made for the purple onion designs blog.

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper
patterned paper: my mind's eye
other paper: [dictionary page], [manila shipping tag]
stamps: [heart framed doodle] purple onion designs
ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
fiber: [twine] papertrey ink
punch: [jenni bowlin blue ribbon] fiskars

a happy valentine's day welcome home flower that i made this weekend. i stumbled upon some new unfinished wood items at the craft store recently and the petals on this flower looked like hearts to me - so i decided to decorate it for the holiday. i used glimmer mist to paint the pot portion - so in real life it's quite glimmery. everything else was inked up with distress ink which also doesn't show that well with the bright light in the photo. trust me though - by the time i finished up my hands were quite inky and glittery.


supplies
paper: advantus [seasonal paper stash pad/tim holtz idea-ology]
stamp: prima [bingo clear stamp]
ink: ranger [pumice stone & victorian velvet/tim holtz distress ink], tattered angles [charcoal chalkboard & tattered leather/glimmer mist]
accents: jenni bowlin studios [chipboard button/vintage valentine's], ki memories [button]
ribbon/fiber: advantus [ruler ribbon/tim holtz idea-ology], [pink jute twine]
other: wood flower [michaels]
size: 6" tall

here is my first shot at a papertrey ink challenge - today's tag download challenge. to start off i printed the downloadable heart image onto a bunch of scraps and then cut them out and pieced them all together. when i pulled out the chipboard accents to match this paper line i noticed that the circle fit perfectly into the pink chipboard doily - and then it all just kind of fell together from there. i was originally going to make a card shaped like the frame, but i think i like the way the wall hanging turned out - the base of the project is a natural maple art board that i covered with a piece of patterned paper.


supplies
paper: crate paper [restoration 6x6 paper pad]
digital stamp: papertrey ink [downloadable tags]
chipboard: crate paper [restoration collection]
other: art boards [5x5 natural maple]
size: 5" x 5"

a card i made a while back for purple onion designs that i held off posting until it was time to countdown the days til valentine's day. i was hoping today would be snow day #6 which would = card making all day. no such luck though. but - it's looking pretty good for tomorrow :)


supplies
cardstock: bazzill [london, watermelon]
paper: basicgrey [ashlyn/olivia collection]
stamp: purple onion designs [be my valentine logo]
ink: ranger [jet black archival ink]
fiber: dmc [gray embroidery floss]
liquid accent: ranger [glossy accents]
tool: we r memory keepers [corner chomper]
size: 5" x 4 1/4"

my card that appears in the jan/feb issue of paper crafts magazine went up on the moxie fab world blog today - so i figured it was time to post it here as well. this one was a bit of a challenge for me - aside from printing out digital stamps or sentiments, this was my first go at using a digital element in a project. to create the cameo background i used a cameo font then distressed the edges with the brush tool in photoshop. if you are interested in directions for the entire card or supplies they can be found on p25 in the moxie fabs column. also, the current challenge on the moxie fab world blog is the appearance of cameos - you have all the way until valentine's day to enter the challenge.

this afternoon i decided that is time to start particpating in the moxie fab world challenges again. and here's what i came up with for the gray is the new black challenge - it's a quick one because i wanted to get it photographed before the daylight started to disappear. the flower is a studio calico vintage pattern flower that i sprayed with graphite glimmer mist. a brad, washi tape, a bit of sewing, a stamped sentiment and i was all done.


supplies
cardstock: bazzill [tiara]
stamp: unity stamp company [sentiment/city of love set]
ink: tattered angles [ graphite glimmer mist], tsukineko [jet black stazon]
tape: [pink polka dot], [black washi tape]
accents: american crafts [pink pearl brad/dear lizzy collection], darice [20-gauge copper wire]
fibers: mettler [dark gray thread]
size: 5" x 4 1/4"

   

cardstock: bazzill; paper: making memories; stamps: purple onion designs [ornament/ornamant row set]; ink: ranger [pine needles/tim holtz ditress ink]; marker: copic [yg67/sketch]; stickers: sassafras[apple/glitter alphas]; other: darice [20 gauge copper wire].

 

 

i'm still working on eliminating my pile of random leftover bits from other projects. this little guy here is  made from the rejects of 2 other projects. i can't remember why i made the canvas/background - but it's been sitting on my desk waiting for me to do something with it for about 6 months now. as for the heart with all the buttons - i remember exactly what it's original purpose was. a few years back i made a few projects for the paper crafts 101 special issue. one of my assignments was to make a wedding card, hence the heart. but  it wasn't a quick enough read, so i did a few changes and this is the card that ended up in the magazine. now finally, 3 years later, my heart has found a home.

paper: autumn leaves  [basic black/red, black & cream collection], [page from old dictionary]; chipboard: [heart]; buttons: autumn leaves [red, black & cream collection];  stamp: prima [grate/collage stamp]; ink: ranger ink [faded jeans & fired brick/tim holtz distress ink]; paint: ranger ink [blank canvas/claudine hellmuth studio], plaid [burnt umber/folk art acrylic]; embossing powder: ranger ink [fired brick/tim holtz distress powder]; other: [5x5 canvas].

 

cardstock: bazzill [kraft]; paper: crate paper [ripple/brook collection & emma/paper doll collection]; flower: american crafts [dear lizzy crocheted flower]; paper accent: my mind's eye [jack & jill cute ticket/quite contrary collection]; wire: darice [20-gauge copper wire]; fibers: dmc [yellow]; die-cut: sizzix [scallops/tim holtz collection]; tools: we r memory keepers [crop-a-dile corner chomper]; other: [machine stitching].

i just realized i never put up the card that i had published in the february issue of scrapbook trends magazine - i actually made it way back in january of 09. and then a few months afterwards i got lucky and scrapbook trends requested it. oh, and come back tomorrow night to see what was published in the march issue. i think it was a bunny shaped card - but i haven't seen the march issue yet, so i'm gonna have to search through my old emails to find out for sure.

paper & journaling block: my mind's eye [kiss & tell collection]; cardstock: bazzill basics [kraft]; stamp: purple onion designs [love noteblock]; embossing: ranger ink [clear embossing/tim holtz distress ink & cranberry/adirondack embossing powder]; embroidery floss: dmc [magenta].

this is from a couple of years ago - i made it for the 2008 scrapbook trends weddings special issue. today seemed like an appropriate day to pull it out and repost it :)

cardstock: bazzill basics; rub-ons: k & company [love, elsie collection]; die-cuts: quickutz [studio font]; other: [button].

i made this about a month ago and finally got around to snapping a photo of it today. it's been so long that i've forgotten most of the supplies used - so i have just listed those that quickly come to mind. gotta get back to the usa/canada hockey game.

patterned paper: my mind's eye; chipbooard: jenni bowlin [bird], idea-ology/timholtz [wings & heart/grungeboard], technique tuesday [scallop border]; stamps: stampers anonymous/tim holtz, maya road [love postage stamp], glitz [music]; tool: idea-ology/tim holtz [tiny attacher].

cardstock: bazzill [kraft & avalanche/grass cloth texture]; stamps: purple onion designs [be my valentine logo, stitches set]; ink: tsukineko [red magic/versa magic chalk ink & timber brown/stazon]; flower: doodlebug designs.

a day late here, but this card did go up yesterday over on the purple onion designs blog. but in my defense - i made 11 cards this weekend. i usually don't make 11 cards in a month.

cardstock: bazzill [kraft & fire hearts/grass cloth texture]; stamps: purple onion designs [be my valentine logo]; ink: tsukineko [red magic/versa magic chalk ink]; fiber: darice [hemp cord]; wire: darice [20 gauge wire]; punches: martha stewart [scallop with hearts/border punch], stampin' up [scallop circle].

ok. i'm back. back with a card i made for the purple onion designs blog. and i've got a small stack of cards here waiting to be photographed - hopefully that will happen tomorrow morning before school. so check back this weekend to see some new projects.

paper: my mind's eye; cardstock: bazzill [london fog/grass cloth texture]; stamps: purple onion designs [love noteblock]; ink: ranger ink [walnut stain/distress ink]; embossing: ranger ink [embossing/distress ink & walnut stain/distress powder]; embroidery floss: dmc [dark brown/#3371 & pink]; liquid accent: ranger ink [glossy accents].

a quick card i made for the purple onion designs blog this month. i haven't had much time the past couple of weeks to put together any new projects. but after next weekend i'll have tons of time to make  new cards and other stuff to post to my blog. see ya then!

paper: scraps; cardstock: bazzill [kraft & london fog/grass cloth texture]; stamps: purple onion designs [doodle hearts & hopscotch sentiments]; ink: tsukineko [timber brown/stazon]; embroidery floss: dmc [dark brown/#3371].

the january/february issue of paper crafts magazine has a new column: color play - and you can read all about it over on the moxie fab world blog today. i was lucky enough to be asked participate in the color play column this month and came up with this quick valentine's day card. for the flower petals i used heart stamps from purple onion designs. you can find a list of other supplies/instructions on p.29 of this months issue. and be sure to head over to moxie fab world blog today to see a couple of other cards created with the same 4 colors that i used. but wait, there's more...the current challenge on the moxie fab world blog is to make a project using these four colors. the winners get a prize and will be featured on the moxie fab blog. check today's post for the deadline and details.

here's my project that i had in the february issue of cards magazine. i like the colors -- not typical valentine's/love themed colors. and i got started on my writing last nite. only 50 more to go. and tonite  peter forsberg played his first game back. i ordered nhl center ice so i can watch all of the west coast games. otherwise i wouldn't get to see him play until the playoffs. 6 minutes left and colorado is beating vancouver!