Darth Vadar

Hello friends!

Today I'd like to show you a card I  made

for my great nephew's birthday.

The family will be going to Disney in a couple months

so I wanted to do something Disney-ish

for him.

Anthony loves Star Wars so I found Darth Vader online,

copied it and added some Mickey ears.

I colored it black and fussy cut it.

I adhered it to the front of a card with a Wobbler

so that it wiggles.
I thought it needed a little something, so added

the little die cut wood stars.

The happy birthday sentiment is from

Big Scripty Words from Lawn Fawn

I also wanted to do something a little special on the envelope.

I took a water colored background from my stash

and lettered his name onto it,

then simply adhered it to the envelope front.

Thanks for popping in to see what I've been up to,

I hope this has inspired you to try something a little different.

If you don't have the stamp or image you need,

try altering one and/or make your own.

Until next time,

make something unique.

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Card with Kit and Clowder Image

Hi blog friends!

Have you ever heard of Kit and Clowder?

I have heard a lot about their online classes on one of the blogs that I follow.

They have classes teaching all kinds of coloring techniques,

I know they have some free ones if you'd like to check them out.

I'm on their e-mail list, so I was sent an e-mail before Mother's Day

offering a free digital download.

This beautiful floral image was what they were giving free and I

loved it.  I had already made my Mother's Day cards, so decided to 

use it for some birthday cards.

For this card I colored the flowers with colored pencils,

then cut a circle with a die, stamped the sentiment
(Happy Birthday from Biblical Impressions)

and adhered it to the circle area of the image.

I added a few sequins and the card was done.

For this card, I colored the image, then cut the center out to

make it into a shaker card.

I adhered some clear acetate to the back of the panel,

put foam tape around the hole, added some sequins and micro beads

and covered the back with white card stock.

For the sentiment I heat embossed the "happy"

with white embossing powder onto a piece of vellum,

wrapped it around the front panel and adhered it to the 

back of the panel.

Inside I stamped "birthday"

with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

The sentiment stamps are from the

"Big Scripty Words" set from Lawn Fawn.

I love that I can size this digital image to whatever size I want

it to be. I also love being able to alter the image and do something

a little different with it.

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to,

I hope you've been inspired in some way.

Until next time,

go try something different to stretch your images.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Distress Crayon Background and Flowers

Hi blog friends!

Today I have a birthday card that I made for a friend.

I knew I wanted to use these flowers from 

"Daisy Thanks" by Stampendous

I stamped them onto white card stock with 

VersaMark Onyx Black Ink,

colored them with my Fantasia Colored Pencils and

my Prismacolor colorless blender pencil

then fussy cut them.

I wanted something a little different for the background, so I went to 

my stash of backgrounds that I've made just for this purpose.

I found this one that I made with my 

Tim Holtz Distress Crayons.

I trimmed it down, adhered it to a coordinating piece of card stock

and adhered that to the front of a white card base.

Inside I stamped the sentiment using 

"Big Scripty Words" from Lawn Fawn

I love how this card turned out and hope my friend loves it too.

Thanks for stopping by today, come again soon.

Until then 

craft something fun!

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Inklipse Blog Hop

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Now that all the particulars are out of the way,

on to my projects.

I have 2 projects to share with you.

The first is a gift card holder/birthday card.

Since I don't have the equipment for a video,

this post is very heavy on pictures.

But hopefully you'll find it worth your time.

Starting with a piece of red card stock  11" x 4 1/4"

score along the long side at 2", 7 1/4" and 7 3/8"

The insert piece is white card stock cut to 6 1/2" x 3 3/4"

score along the long side at 1 3/4" and 6"

Burnish all the score lines.

(If you click on the picture,you can see that there are

actually 2 folds very close together.)

Using an We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board

punch a notch 1" from each side on the smaller flap.

Use Washi Tape along the bottom of the small flap,

close to the fold.

The tape should go all the way around the card.

This is not only decorative, but it holds the flap closed.

I used 2 pieces of Washi Tape on my card I think it

gives it a bit more security and also looks more finished.

Place strong adhesive along the small flap of the 

insert piece of card stock.

I used Score Tape, but use whatever works for you.

Line up the edge of the insert right along the 7 3/8" fold.

Use Glue Dots at the corners of the flap that makes

the pocket.  This will make a pocket for the gift card.

The insert can now be slid into the pocket,

the card front will stay closed when 

tucked behind the center flap of the pocket.

To decorate the front of my card,

I cut 4 Happy Birthday sentiments with my 

Silhouette Cameo out of white card stock.

I ran them through my Xyron sticker machine

and layered them on top of one another.

I then coated them with VersaMark ink ,

covered them with silver embossing powder

and heat set them.

The Happy Birthday was adhered directly to the front

of the card.  I also cut some stars and

embossed them, they were adhered with foam tape.

On the inside of the card, I stamped

"Celebrate" which is from a very old

Scrappy Cat  stamp set.

You can see, when you open the card,

the pocket with the gift card pulls out.

Here is a side shot showing how the 

gift card goes down into the pocket.

I think my son will like this card,

I made it for him, we'll be celebrating his

birthday on Sunday.

Now for my 2nd project.

Did you know that you could stamp and use

Distress Crayons on canvas.

This is my first time doing this and I know

I'll be doing more of this technique.

This canvas is very small, only 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

First it needs to be prepped with Gesso.

The Distress Crayons blend out much better

when it has the base of Gesso.

I used a sponge paint brush,

but you can use whatever is available to apply

the Gesso, or whatever base you might like best.

Since this canvas is mounted on a wood frame,

I had to fill in the back with pieces of cardboard.

This gives a firm surface to stamp onto.

I used my Mini MISTI

to stamp one of the birds from 

Mini Bird Crazy set

onto the canvas with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

It did take a couple stampings since it was onto canvas.

(The set I have is not this same set, it is one that

I found that has 3 birds, 3 matching dies, a few 

word stamps and an embossing folder.

The set is called Bird Talk.)

I used the Distress Crayons and laid down a little

color around the sides of the bird.

Using my water brush I blended out the crayon.

This is what it blends out to with a little bit of water.

I then added another color and blended that out.

I dried the crayon between layers and continued to 

add color until I was satisfied with how the bird looked.

These are the colors I used for the project.

As you can see I colored some "dirt" under my bird

and "sky" on the rest of the canvas.

The sentiment are words from the 

Bird Talk set.

I did use the fine tip of a black Prismacolor Marker 

to go over the lines of the bird,

as the crayons did dull it a bit.

I'm very happy with how my little painting

turned out, especially for a first time effort.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects and are

inspired in some way.

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Kitty Cards

Hello everyone!

Today I have 2 cards I made, a little different,

yet mostly the same.

Someone very close to me was diagnosed with breast cancer

recently and I wanted to send a card letting her know

I'm thinking of her.

I made this "big hugs" card for her and wrote a personal

note inside.

The cat image is stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black  ink,

using my MISTI stamping tool.

I colored the cats, on both cards, with 

colored pencils and blended with Gamsol.

The background was painted by scribbling some

water color crayon onto an acrylic block and 

mixing it with water, then painting it on with a

water brush.

  I also made the envelopes since the cards are

not a standard size.  I used my

 Envelope Punch Board

to make the envelopes for both cards.

This second card I made for my Aunt Marilyn who

will be 93 at the end of September.

She loves cats and I know she will get a kick out of this

card. I can hear her now, exclaiming how cute the cat is.

The cat image is

Crazy Kitty Set (#32111) from

Biblical Impressions

The sentiments are both 

"Big Scripty Words"

from 

Lawn Fawn

I have linked many of the supplies I used,

I did not necessarily purchase them from the linked

sites. I only use them for reference for you to

see the supplies.
You may very well find these supplies at 

many other sites and maybe at better prices,

just do a little research.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have enjoyed my cards as 

much as I enjoyed making them.

Come again soon.

Until then, Happy Crafting!