50 is Wonderful!

I made this card for my Niece's 5oth birthday, how she can be 50 is beyond me, seems like I just had that  birthday!  This is from the Lady Couture collection from DCWV.
The paper was a gift from a friend and I just love it!!!

I used my handy-dandy new stamp filing system to hunt for the
'wonderful' stamp (Stampin UP).
The numbers are Graphic 45 and the 'is' are black glitter sticker numbers.
The lady in the bottom is also Graphic 45 - papers assorted

I used a little glossy accents on her hat after I fussy cut her and
popped her up for dimension

 

This is a number 10 size card, I often wonder why I don't make more of these
I just love the look of them.
I have several other 'ladies' from this collection that
I've made into cards and will post them soon.

Thanks for stopping by to look, comments are greatly appreciated :-)

If you'd like to see my new stamp organization you can check out my
You Tube video below

Mini Album Gift

I was in such a hurry to get this packaged and ready for Monday's post I forgot to take photos. But, I figured out how to use the frames from the video and they are below.

The book was made with the Black Currant paper stack from DCWV

Front cover has a spray from Webster's Pages,

 charms from Recollections,

a Stick Pin and label made from my computer and covered with Crystal Lacquer

The original 7Gypsies book that I used for the base

came with a spiral binding, which of course was way too small.

I removed it and added ribbons, tied in bows and double knotted.

I ran a thread of Glossy Accents across the end of each ribbon

to keep them from fraying

This little book pulls out and opens to form a 12 spots for 3x3 photos.

as shown below

The left page is an acetate mat with the photo mat slipped behind

The right side is a three page fold out when untied

shown below

Under the belly band is an accordian fold out of mats

Another 3 page mat when untied on the left

and a removable accordion of page mats on the right

Frames are cut with a Spellbinders die

the mat pulls out from the top to allow a photo to be added

An envelope to hold my personal note to the graduate on the left.

Paint Stick Mini Album

At Your Paper Pantry I joined a new swap for January called Stirring up Crafty Goodness.  The idea being to go to Home Depot and get some one gallon wood paint sticks which measure 1"x12" and embellish them with red and purple (this month's swap colors).  Kind of like the colors the Red Hatters use. 

So that prompted me to use a digi kit Beth Rimmer just created called Call of the Wild, it's at Deviant Scrap if you want to take a look.  Beth had created these cool embellies, like the mannequin lady left (although I chopped off her digi feathers and gave her real red Marabou feathers I found at Michaels.  I also took the liberty, per Beth's ok, to change her dress to purple stripe from the original black.)
If you're handy with your computer and a graphics program (I used Photo Shop here) then don't overlook the vast opportunities that await you in digital kits.  The possibilities just grow and grow with what you can make. I covered the lady pretty heavily with Glossy Accents (works great but you must allow overnight drying time)

I added a rose (I think they are from I Am Roses, it was a RAK so not positive) to the top of the stick with Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive.  I really love this stuff and so far have only found it locally at JoAnns.With the addition of the tulle and some bling that set the top.

The birds are also digi's from Beth's kit, I loved the bird and roller skates, and the red hat one!  So perfect for this theme.  Again covered extra heavy in Glossy Accents.  The paper was sprayed with Tattered Angels Cranberry and Lindy Stamp Gang Desert Moon Antique Rose.
The tag at the top says Birds of a Feather, I printed it on the computer then misted it.  It really blurred the wording but after looking at it for a bit decided I kinda liked that look and left it alone.  You really can't add too much at the top considering this will be punched and you'll bind all six sticks from the swap together when you're done, (check back next month I'll have pics of the completed mini to show you)

I made the journaling/photo tags from DCWV Once Upon a Time collection and folded them and made a clasp with a brad Stampin Up I believe. added a little bling and a paper clip from JoAnns for the top one.

These are mine, six will be sent to the moderator of the Swap Group at YPP who in turn will pair them with five others and return them to me so I'll a whole mini album of six pages when I'm done.  I'll post an updated picture of them all at that time.

The original Home Depot paint stick and one showing how I inked the edges with purple before beginning.

My You Tube video showing these hasn't finished processing yet, I'll add it as soon as it does.

Golden Boys

Here's a card for my Brother - in - Law's birthday on Christmas Day.

Very simple but I think it says it all, lol.

The photo is a free download from Dover Publications.  I used Distress Old Paper and Vintage Paper on it.

Background Mat from DCWV LaCreme Mat Stack outer edged distressed with the Tim Holtz Distressing tool. Front sentiment is a rub on from October Afternoon Thrift Shop.

Holly and Ribbon

A friend came today with her new Woodland Wonders cart and we played all afternoon making cards. I had this one all done and then decided to add sprinkles. BAD MISTAKE, it just looked awful so I ended up cutting around the circle and reattaching it to the Kraft cardbase.

I like the Leave it to Weaver ribbon border punch by Fiskars. It just gives such a neat touch to the side.

Musical Paper is from the Song Bird collection by DCWV, Holly and Berries cut from the Peppermint Forest stack from JoAnns.

Spotlighting

I watched a video over at Paper Craft Planet about spotlighting a particular part of your card. Granted I've taken great liberties from what Diana was trying to show there. But this goes to show the concept of what you see anywhere can be the basis for a new idea for your own creating.

This fabulous paper is a DCWV called Black Current. The prints and solids are lovely, a great addition to my paper stash!  I used Stampin Up dimensionals to pop up my circular 'spotlighted' area.

The little dragonfly is a Blue Moon charm used in jewelry making, I actually got them to go on a mini book I'm making for a friend but couldn't resist using one here. I've left the inside blank (it's pale pink cardstock) because I'm not sure yet what occasion/sentiment I'll use this for.

Girly Girl

This stamp was one from Michaels a friend bought Friday while we were out shopping, I borrowed it and stamped a few and failed to get the name or maker, sorry. I rarely stamp in a color but like the end result of the red on kraft. The background mat is from DCWV Love & Wedding 8x8 Scrapbook kit in a stack.

Girly Girl is a dimensional sticker from K&Co's BW Purses.

The bottom border is a EK Success border punch on another paper from this stack.

What's The Word

I saw this great card in the June issue of Cards magazine where Ashley Newell had used a clothespin at the top of the card, it was just such an eye catching idea I had to try it on these two bird cards I made.

This is my swap card for the Crafty Card Creators Yahoo group. 

You were to use music somewhere on the card.

Papers are DCWV La CReme matstock. 

Bird is stamped from Inkadinkado, Bird Assortment, cut out and popped up.

Top edge of mat cut with EK Success border punch

Sweet Memories

Papers DCWV La Creme matstock

Bird stamp - Inkadinkado, Flower - Making Memories

Sweet Memories stamp - My Sentiments Exactly

Inside reads Sweet Moments