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Turning 4.... already!

Who knew the last 4 years would fly by so quickly?  He's growing up so fast and it's hard to believe that he will turn 4 next week.  

He's a tall boy and this card I think will bring a smile to his face.

 

The animal stamps are an older set from Pink and Main, Happy Birthday stamp from Stamper's Anonymous (Tim Holtz collection) Crazy Talk.  

A masking technique was used to stack the animals..   Masking is easy to do and requires stamping off on a piece of tissue paper (masking material) or even copy paper and trimming to fit the stamped image.  

TIP:  If there are any components on the stamp you do not want to appear, use a little bit of blue painters tape to cover those parts, ink up your stamp and then remove the tape.  If you're using a fast drying ink, huff a little on the stamp to refresh the ink on the stamp. 

 

Now, layer the mask you stamped previously and ink and stamp the next image.  In this card, the elephant was stamped first.  The lion second, the turtle and monkey are a combined image on one stamp and they were stamped over the mask of the lion.  Pretty simple, but is a fun process.  Color with water soluble pencils.  In this case, I used Caran D'Arche supracolor soft pencils for this card.  They do blend well, dry or wet.  

A sheet of color block paper (in blues) was used for the backing on the AC smooth white cardstock base.  

Birthday "season" has arrived!  Looking forward to making each one a little special this year.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Hoping you're able to fit some creative time into your crowded days.  Keep nurturing your spirit!  It does much good for your mental health too.  

 

2019 12 Tags of Christmas Day 12

Today is the final reveal... Another simple tag and using stamps from my stash.

Find a fun snowflake and place on your tag and if desired, using the eCal software, choose path and back minus front.  Design your sentiment.  It's a little difficult to read Christmas on this one... sorry about that.  Use the foil quill to draw and then cut the tag.  I cut a second tag for the background piece. 

Stamp the tree.  I chose to use a color that would give a faint image, then added some background color.  Add a little snow to the branches if desired using a white gel pen.  Add some sparkle.  Set aside. (Stamp is from SU, retired)

Stamp the front of the tag. (Snowflake stamp is from Pink and Main, retired) I decided to heat emboss with some detail white embossing powder,

Glue the tag front to the stamped background. 

Creativation 2017!

I was so excited to get to attend Creativation this weekend!  OH Heavens!  Crafter Overload!  New products!  Meeting friends I've only known through social media -- but never met in person!  Feeling the crafting love for sure. 

I arrived in Phoenix Saturday afternoon after a week in Tucson.... tired, but happy to be able to be there.

First stop of the day Saturday afternoon - was at Sizzix, of course!  Loved meeting Lynda Kanase and the rest of the designers.  There were filming with Stephanie Barnard when I arrived at the booth.  And I'd just missed Tim Holtz whose booth is next door.  Make and Take with Lynda Kanase was a fun card using her succulent dies!   Shannon, Sarah and Kevin, thanks for taking some time as well. This picture was taken on Sunday since Saturday's attempt didn't turn out.  Thanks for taking some time for a retake, Lynda.  

 

Next stop was at Richard Garay's booth.  Lovely new dies and more.  May need to add some of the doll dies to my collection.  Going back today to take a closer look.  Rose and I have been friends on FB for about a year as we're both on a Fun Stampers Journey!   Richard was away from the booth when I visited, but I'm grateful to have met Rose in person as our previous attempts have not worked out. 



Yolie Burke needs extra kudos!  She's the one who made it possible for me to be at the show.  I'm so grateful for her generosity and friendship.  What a joy it was to meet her and her husband at the Pink and Main booth. 

 Mitsyana Wright just happened to be at the DCWV booth as I was looking for the tags I'd submitted for their  display on their booth wall. 

I finally found one of the three.  The "bar" was too busy to look for the other two tags, so this will have to suffice.  Happy to have had the opportunity to participate in their display.  I'll be sharing a tutorial for the tags in a February post... so stay tuned. 

 So much to see and experience.  I'm really going to have to save my pennies to get here next year.   Fingers crossed! 

 

 

 

The garden gate with Pink & Main

I fell in love with these stamps as soon as I saw them.  And I knew exactly what I wanted to do when I saw the tabs! 

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 Graphic 45's Secret Garden
1/8 in wide cream ribbon
Ink
Spectrum Noir marker EB6
eBrush
Corrugated cardboard (scrap)
white acrylic paint
foam brush
Pink & Main stamps
glue
glue dots
pop dots
hardware
lace

Cut card front piece to 4.25 x 5.50.  Ink the edges of this piece with the ebrush and marker; set aside. 

Tear off the front of the corrugated cardboard. Shape like a gate.   Lightly paint the front. Let dry.

Spray the edges with marker.  Add the hardware. 

Wrap the lace around the bottom of the card front and secure.  Glue the "gate" to the card front.

Stamp 3 tabs.  I stamped on the back of the papers I wanted to use and hand cut.  Ink the edges (again, I used the eBrush)  Using a piercing tool, pierce a 2 holes in each tab and thread the ribbon through.  Secure the ribbon to the card front.  Make sure there's a little ease to allow some pop up dots underneath each tab. 

Add the saying/sentiment to the front using a pop dot. 

Secure the card front to the card base. 

Personalize as desired! 

Thanks for dropping by today.  Hope you've got some crafting time built into your schedule this week! 

 

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And here's another sheet: 

The left margin of the page also allows me space to document hours worked or note feelings or the weather.... I'm taking advantage of noting our very active Spring weather here and doing a little doodling which is very soothing to me. 

I used my comb binder to secure all my pages... you could use an 8 x 8 photo album too and just punch your pages to  secure them on the posts.  I like that I can add additional pages as needed including photos if the mood strikes! 

please accept my apologies for the dark images.... our weather has been terribly cloudy and sunshine has been a rarity in recent days -- no, make that weeks!

Thanks for dropping by.  Stay tuned, as I have two more projects using these stamps to be shared soon. 

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