Fairyland Butterflies

Hi! Diana here with a simple yet striking card. I really like the dramatic effect of black against an abstract background. 

To create my background, I smooshed some different colors (Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac, and Broken China) and spread them on a watercolor sheet using clear cardstock. I then die cut the Memory Box Fairyland Butterflies out of black cardstock and used Ultra Thick Embossing Powder on the entire die cut. It made the butterflies dimensional and shiny. 

I then trimmed the watercolor sheet to fit on a black card base, leaving a strip of black to show through. I also glued some clear dew drops to add to the watercolor look.

Thanks for looking!

Be sure to take advantage of our store closing sale!   Details are here.

Thanks for stopping by!!!  Until next time...

Fairyland Butterflies	Clear card stock by Heartfelt Creations	Clear Dew Droplets	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Spray, Picked Raspberry
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Sprays, Broken China

InLinkz.com

Pin It

Thinking of You

Hello, Diane with you today.  This week on the blog the challenge is Buttons.  What fun!  I think buttons are so interesting with so many colors, shapes, and sizes to choose from!

I made a rather large card, 6 x 6. I first started by embossing a Mason Jar onto Heartfelt Creations' Clear Card Stock.

Next, I cut a piece of plain white card stock to fit the
embossed mason jar. I laid it on top so I could get the placement of my buttons.  Then I removed it and adhered each button down.  Here are some beautiful buttons for you to make your own jar and both are on sale!  Boutique Bubblegum and Boutique Cupcake.

I then ran adhesive down each side to attach the jar to the background. To cover up the adhesive, I cut two Impression Obsession Border Duo 1 edges and adhered over the edges.

To finish, I simply adhered the entire piece to a designer paper, added lace trim and bow to the top, and a sentiment.

Thank you for visiting with me today.`

We've made it easy for you to find our future challenges!  Click  on the Challenge Calendar tab on the right side of the blog. All of the challenges are listed through February 2016!

Thanks for stopping by!!! Until next time...

Border Duo 1

Darice embossing folder, Mason Jar

Clear Cardstock

Doodlebug Buttons Boutique Bubblegum

InLinkz.com

Pin It

All is Calm

Hello!  Diana here with one of my favorite type of cards to make: a shaker card. All you need is some foam tape, clear cardstock, and some sort of bling.  Today I used some star shaped glitter from Recollections for my shaker element.

To make my starry night scene, I started with two sheets of white card stock cut with the largest die from Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A.  I sponged one of them with different shades of blue and purple distress inks (Broken China, Seedless Preserves, and Salty Ocean).  I then made a snowy forest scene using Impression Obsession Evergreen Trees.  I embossed "Silent Night" and "Holy Night" with  white detail embossing powder on black card stock.  

I split the saying so that the scene could continue on the inside.

I hope you enjoyed my card today!

Want to purchase some or all of the products Diana used in today's card?   Classy Cards carries those that are in gold and underlined.   Click those or the pictures below.  Happy shopping!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!  Until next time...

Spellbinders dies, A2 Matting Basics A	Impression Obsession dies, Evergreen Trees	Clear Cardstock	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Sprays, Broken China
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Sprays, Seedless Preserves	SNS embossing powder, White detail

InLinkz.com

Pin It

White Christmas Shaker Card

Has it started snowing where you are yet? Diana here today.  We've yet to see flurries but this year I'm a little more eager than usual. We got a new puppy - a Samoyed - and I know he will just love the snow. So between my sleepless nights with a two month old pup and this week's inspiration photo, I made a shaker card with glass glitter for snow.

I used PoppyStamps Grand Madison Window for my shaker front. The tree is done by clear embossing the stamped image on white card stock and then sponging Broken China and Chipped Sapphire for the nighttime sky. I also masked off a moon and added white stars with a white gel pen. To keep the glitter inside the two layers, I used clear cardstock, 1/8 Scor-tape, and foam tape.

I then adhered the window to a layer of kraft card stock cut down to size with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A. I couldn't help but add a touch of red using the PoppyStamps Small Blooming Poinsettia against a silver spray of Memory Box Bamboo Shoots. The sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy Christmas Joy.

Stay warm!

We've made it easy for you to find our future challenges!  Click  on the Challenge Calendar tab on the right side of the blog. All of the challenges are listed for the rest of the 2015 year!

Thanks for stopping by!!!  Until next time...

PoppyStamps dies, Grand Madison Window	Spellbinders dies, A2 Matting Basics A	PoppyStamps dies, Small Blooming Poinsettia	Memory Box dies, Bamboo Shoots
Sweet 'n Sassy stamps, Christmas Joy	Clear card stock by Heartfelt Creations	Kraft	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Sprays, Broken China
SNS embossing powder, Clear detail	Scor-Pal, 1/8" Scor-Tape

InLinkz.com

Pin It

Christmas Shaker Card

Hello! Diana here to share with you a shaker card for this most joyous holiday. I first sponged a stitched rectangle made with MFT Blueprints 13 with a couple of distress inks: Evergreen Bough and Wild Honey. I then die cut the Memory Box Cabrini Ornament three times out of the sponged rectangle. I then inlaid the outline of the ornaments back in and made it the shaker front using clear cardstock, small Joy! foam pads, sequins, beads, and rhinestones. The backing of the shaker was another sheet of white card stock matted with red card stock cut with the largest rectangle die from Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A.

I made my "tree branches" using Impression Obsession Pine Branch and topped it off with a sentiment from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Christmas Joy on a fish tail banner.

Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!  Until next time...

My Favorite Things dies, Blueprints 13	Memory Box dies, Cabrini Ornament	Spellbinders dies, A2 Matting Basics A	Impression Obsession dies, Pine Branch
Joy! Foam Pads Small	Tim Holtz Evergreen Bough Distress Stain	Ranger Industries, Wild Honey	Clear Cardstock

InLinkz.com

Pin It