back to the drawing board

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].

paper: sassafras lass [girl's best friend & take a chance/life is beautiful - fawnd of you too collection, tree tops/serendipity - bungle jungle collection, pleasantly puzzled/life is beautiful - vintage yummy collection], studio calico [character reference]; fabric: studio calico [fabrips]; stamps: purple onion designs [2010 vintage calendar]; ink: tsukineko [tuxedo black/memento], ranger ink/tim holtz [old paper/distress ink]; paint: making memories [manila, cornflower]; flower: bazzill [honeycomb/crocheted blossoms]; metal: idea-ology/tim holtz [trinket pins, philosophy tags, jump ring, swivel clasp & hitch fastener];, darice [20 gauge copper wire]; sticker: sassafras lass [red circle/bungle jungle cardstock stickers] chipboard: unknown [6-inch chipboard tag]; embroidery floss: dmc [reddish-pink]; tool: idea-ology/tim holtz [tiny attacher].

which means that...

Posted by: carole-ish | 01/19/2010 at 06:49 AM

is the winner of the stamps. please email your address and i'll send them off!

i have 2 more cards to share from the newest special issue of paper crafts magazine - cards creations: start to finish. this birthday card and then a thank-you card that went up on friday over at the moxie fab world blog. you can see the post here and then leave a comment to win a copy of cards creations: start to finish. i also have 2 more cards in the magazine - a father's day card and a thanksgiving card. the thanksgiving card uses a couple of unity stamps - and speaking of unity stamps i have a bag full of 25 unity stamps to give away. i received them as a prize a while back and turns out i already had all of them. so, leave a comment on this post before wednesday night and i'll draw a name thursday morning.

the newest special issue of paper crafts magazine - cards creations: start to finish - hit the stands last week. i got a quick glimpse inside when i was out shopping this weekend and it is full of ideas showing you how to complete your cards. so what does complete a card mean? it means to do one, or two, or all of these crafty things...
1.  coordinate the inside your card with the outside
2. split the sentiment of your card so that the punchline is on the inside
3. use a fun interactive element to take you from the outside to the inside

my complete card above shows a quick and easy way to coordinate the inside with the design on the outside. then i took it a step further and placed the bunch of flowers inside the card and let them peek through the cut out circle to the outside of the card.

now want to see 8 more never-seen-before complete cards? well then head over to the moxie fab world where Cath will be showing off 8 more never-ever-seen-before complete cards that were made just for today. and while your there leave a comment to win all of the complete cards featured on today's moxie fab world blog post - including mine :) and don't forget to visit paper crafts connection where all 3 of the "cover girls" have been introduced this week. i'm pretty sure there are some prizes to be had there as well.

and last, but definitely not least, are you up for a challenge? if so, make your own complete card and post a link to it over on the moxie fab world - be sure to read all of the challenge details over there. Cath sends out the best prizes, so you should definitely make up a complete card, or two, or ten and link them up before the deadline.

paper: october afternoon [bus route/report card collection], scenic route [blue worn grid/background collection]; cardstock: bazzill [kraft]; stamps: purple onion designs [date me set]; ink: tsukineko [timber brown/stazon]; flowers: sassafras lass [free rein/blossoms]; punch: fiskars [threading water/border punch]; font: autumn leaves [modern type]; other: button [orange].

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.

paper: anna griffin; cardstock: bazzill basics [raven/canvas texture & french vanilla/grass cloth texture] ; stamps: purple onion designs [deluxe labels, mini mini holiday set & celebitties set]; ink: ranger ink [jet black/archival ink], smooch [green & pool/pearlized accent ink]; ribbon: [black satin].