Scrapy Land Challenge #26

Today is a sad and happy day for me.  This is my last post as a Guest Designer for Scrapy Land.  I have really enjoyed it and hope to have the chance again.  They carry so many wonderful products and since I am truly “die-crazy” it is a great fit.  I am also excited to announce that I will be designing cards for Just For Fun Rubber Stamps.  I have known the owners for many years and am thrilled to be able to work with them this way.  Today’s project reflects products from both companies.

Scrapy Land Blog has a new challenge today.  Challenge 26 is “Add an Image (rubber or digi) and use any brand of die Scrapy Land sells.  Stamps and die cuts are a perfect combination and I use them together all the time.  This is a challenge you can’t resist!

My card begins with two pieces of watercolor paper. One was stamped with the Stamptangle Maple Leaf from Just For Fun, using Versamark Ink and heat embossing with Belgian Cream Opaque Embossing Powder.  Then it was colored with Color Bursts, using fall colors.  The second piece used darker tones and brown.  These were die cut with Memory Box Orchard Tree Frame and Debutante Frame and were layered on the card front.

The Stamptangle Maple Leaf was stamped on another piece of watercolor paper, colored with Color Bursts, and fussy cut.  After inking the edges with ink, it was curved and shaped and popped up on the card front.

Just for Fun’s Butterfly Trail was stamped on the background and covered with small brown pearls.  The Colorful Autumn Greetings was stamped and heat embossed with Indian Corn Embossing Powder and then cut out to look like a banner.   

Left over watercolor scraps were die cut with leaf dies from Sue Wilson Designs’ Finishing Touches Camellia Open Petals set.  These were slightly shaped and adhered around the tag and at the bottom of the card front.

Make sure you visit the Scrapy Land Blog to get the details on the challenge and prizes and see more inspiration from my fellow designers.

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenge:

Memory Box Challenge #4 Terrific Trees

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge –Die Crazy

Penny Black And More September Challenge - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge: Love This Technique (Heat Embossing with Color Bursts)

As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Die (& why) - Memory Box Orchard Tree Frame because it creates a large scenic background.

Crafty Catz Challenge #292 - AUTUMN COLOURS

Creative Card Crew Challenge 96 - Fall

Scrapy Land Challenge #25

Scrapy Land Blog has a new challenge today.  Challenge #25 is Anything Goes (using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells).  For my project I decided to create a layout, though I really do not scrapbook.  I tell myself that it is just a larger card with more room to play.

I created the look of water by heat embossing the wave flourish with white embossing powder on a square of watercolor paper and using Ultramarine Blue and Pthalo Green Color Bursts.  I die cut the Memory Box Oceana Corner several times from white cardstock and placed one in the upper left corner.  I cut the others apart and layered them across the “ocean”.  This is all added to dark blue and white cardstock, with the top and bottom punched with a border punch.

The photo is layered on blue and dark blue and Hit the Beach embossing powder was added around the edge.

To create the sand castle, Sparkling Sands flocking was added to adhesive on a piece of cardstock and the image was heat embossed on top of this.  I fussy cut it and added it to the layout front.

The dark blue base for the layout is intermittently stamped with a variety of shell images that are heat embossed with more Hit the Beach embossing powder.  Then bubble wrap was pressed into Versamark ink and “stamped” onto the background and heat embossed with Sparkle embossing powder. 

I let the wet wipes I used to clean up after the color burst dry and adhered them to cardstock.  I used this to die cut the seaweed.

The oval sentiment was heat embossed with Dark Night embossing powder and die cut with Spellbinders’ Classic Oval dies.  This was used to create a shaker pocket filled with die cut shells, sand dollars, and starfish.

Don’t forget to visit the Scrapy Land Blog to see more inspiration from the other designers.  Then get creative to enter your creation for a chance to win.

E. Marie

Scrapy Land Challenge #24 - Pockets/Tags (create a pocket or include a tag)

It is time for a new challenge at the Scrapy Land Blog.  Challenge #24 is Pockets/Tags – Create a pocket or include a tag (using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells).  While shopping for a birthday celebration I found a gift bag with a little pocket on the front and this inspired my project for today.

I started with a yellow polka-dot gift bag and added a square pocket to the front with a window die cut with Spellbinders’ Decorative Labels One.  Spellbinders’ D-Lites Medallion 4 was cut from pink and white and tucked under the pocket and Blooms One from yellow to create the flowers.

Spellbinders’A2 Divine Eloquence die was used to create the pink tag by cutting out the top half and then trimming the sides to create the length of tag wanted.   Spellbinders’ CrissCross die was cut from white and layered on top of the tag and a piece of honeycomb was placed at the top to give the appearance of a cupcake since that was the party theme.  

The sentiment was stamped on a bright pink square and added to the tag, along with a yellow bow using a Crisp Bows die from Memory Box.

Here is the completed bag I used for my friend’s birthday gift.  I used decorative napkins in place of tissue paper.  I think she was pleased with the bag and the gift.

E. Marie

Scrapy Land Challenge #23

It is time for challenge #23 at the Scrappy Land blog and the theme is Anything Goes PLUS using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells.  Sue Wilson just had a new release and when I saw her Christmas Scene Mini Background die, I just had to have it and used it for today’s card.

I used a kraft colored base, with Sparkle EP around the edges.  I cut two of the dies from light blue and popped these up over a solid blue rectangle, also covered with Sparkle EP.  The sentiment is from Sparkle N Sprinkle’s Christmas Poinsettia stamp set and was embossed on the center circle with Candlelight EP.

Next I die cut Die-Versions Whispers Deer Ornaments die from craft cardstock and cut it apart to create one ornament and two individual deer.  These were also covered with Sparkle EP and popped up on the card front.

Now it is your turn.  Pull out those dies and start creating.

E. Marie