Sending Loving Wishes

Hello everyone.  I hope you are having a nice Tuesday.  The sun is shining here in Las Vegas today.  It is a bit cool but it is nice.  How about you??

I have a new card challenge up at Sketches4all and it is to make an all white card.  Only the sentiment can be in color.  Have you ever made an all white card?  I hadn't until yesterday.  First time for everything I guess.

photographed inside in my light box

photographed outside on the ground

 



To start on this card I pulled out the best white paper I have and that is the Luxury Centura Pearl 8.5" x 11" Printable Snow White Cardstock from Crafter's Companion.  If you aren't already using this paper you need to get online right now and buy some!  You need this paper.  It is the perfect weight, it has a gorgeous shine on one side and is plain white on the other side.  It is great for anytime you need white paper since it is really pretty but you can totally flip it to the plain white side and do those awesome mixed media projects.  It is strong enough to hold up to a bit of paint, ink etc.  And the best part is that is is so inexpensive!  Okay, enough of the sales pitch!  LOL  You can tell I really like it can't you!?  Wait, I forgot to mention something else great about it...it comes in 3 sizes - 8.5" x 11", 12" x12" and 14" x14"!  Now I will shut up. ha

 



I made a base card and then I trimmed a second piece to be just a bit smaller than the card.  I pulled out my new (shhhh don't tell my hubby! ha) Darice -Wire Fence embossing folder that I just got yesterday in the mail from Crafter's Companion and ran that trimmed piece of paper through my eBosser.  Then I adhered it to the base card. 

Next I grabbed some hearts that I had die cut out previously for another project and didn't use.  (in fact, one of them is the waste from one of my projects!)  I grabbed a Sizzix embossing folder that has swirls and embossed both hearts in my eBosser.  I used double sided adhesive squares to attach them to my card.  Then to finish it off I stamped out with VersaMark ink a sentiment from the recently released Angelica & Friends Collection - Felicity stamp set.  I heat embossed it with some silver Martha Stewart embossing powder I had in my stash.  I stapled on a bit of white ribbon with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and then used a bit of white out to make the staple white.  (hey it worked!) ha  And I had to have a bit of sparkle so I threw on a few clear gems.

What do you think for my first all white card?!  I think it turned out pretty great and it would be perfect for the Crafter's Companion February Love is in the Air challenge that is going on right now!!  You still have a couple of days to enter to win the $30 gift card to Crafter's Companion! 

 



I have another card to share that I threw together for a friend.  I used the butterflies stamp from the Stamp It Imagine -Time to Dream stamp set.  I adore this stamp and I keep stamping it on everything that will stay still! lol  I used a sketch from Flutterby Wednesday as my inspiration.  I colored the clear bling with my black Spectrum Noir marker.  And I totally can't remember which stamp set I pulled that sentiment from.  I made this card last week and I guess I'm having a brain fart.  It is from Crafter's Companion if that helps...lol

 





I also have a card that is a Pulley Slider Christmas Card that I made using my Ultimate Tool.  I love to make these cards because they are fun and easy.  You can find step by step directions on making this kind of card on The Ultimate Christmas Project DVD. 

 



Okay, this is getting long so I will end here with a photo of my sassy daughter working her cheerleader outfit.  Because everyone can use a smile right??

Until next time...happy scrapping!

Stacy

Christmas in July!

Merry Christmas! Oh....hey...it's July isn't it?! I have gotten so caught up in my new Stamp It Christmas stamps that I guess I'm hearing sleigh bells!! lol  I think I have something to share with you today that you will love. Stamp It has come out with a new collection of Christmas stamps and I am lucky enough to get to give you a little taste of them before they are even available to purchase!! WOO HOO!! I love sneak peaks, don't you?



These stamps are so cute that I wanted to make something extra special with them. I pulled out my The Ultimate Christmas Project DVD. And I let Sara take me away to golly old England! Well, not really but I do love hearing her lovely British accent while she walks me through the easy to follow step by step instructions. Sit back and relax and follow along as I make my project!



I picked out the Set of Drawers project and pulled out an 11" x 6 1/4" piece of red card stock. I made my project on my Ultimate Tool so next I got that out and opened it up to the box making side.

Using the Box Base side I butted the short side up against the edge and scored the paper on line 5. I folded and burnished the line and then butted up the folded line and scored the paper again on line 5. I repeated this process 2 more times to make all 4 sides of my box.

Next I cut out a matching piece of card stock that measured 6 1/4" x 1 1/4". I adhered this down on the short edge of the piece. This extends it and makes it look better on the front.

Then you need to cut out 2 pieces of the same card stock at 3 7/16" square. These will be the top and bottom of the drawers. Using the box lid side of the board score all four sides on line 1. Fold and burnish the line. Then you will cut a small triangle out from each corner. I used wet glue on the back of these cut areas to form my boxes.



Next cut out 4 pieces of paper at 4 7/8" square. These will be the actual drawers. Now you need the Ultimate Tool again. And you will need to do the same process as with the two smaller squares to make your drawer boxes except this time you will score all 4 sides on line 2.



Now you should have all 6 boxes made and ready to glue down on your card base. Start with the short edge on your left. Grab one of the drawer boxes (larger ones) and glue it on the left panel near the top leaving room for a smaller drawer to fit in the space above it. Then take another drawer and glue it a step down on the next panel, do this with the each of the last 2 drawers making sure that you will have enough space between them to fold up your card.



After these dry, fold the box together and make sure it closes. Then take the smaller box and glue it on the far right panel at the very top. And glue down the final small box on the bottom of the middle panel under the 2nd drawer. (both with the opening facing down)



There you go, it is now all ready for you to embellish! I stamped out the Stamp It Wreath and colored it with my awesome Spectrum Noir markers. I used DG2, DG4, CR11, DR1, IG1, IG2, and EB1. I fussy cut the image out and layered it onto red card stock and also onto a shimmery green card stock. I added some Crystal Stickles for some sparkle.



I cut out some matching patterned paper and glued it down to the front of the box and then glued half my wreath to the left half of the front.



I punched out a hole above the wreath for my cord to go through. I folded my box back up and marked through the hole so that I would know where to poke my holes on the other side. I poked two holes on the right side. I went down the middle hole from the front and up and out the other hole. That way I would be able to pull one side up through the hole on the side of the front with the wreath attached. That enabled me to tie the box shut.



I drew 4 holly leaves freehand and fussy cut them out. I used my embossing tool to score veins on the leaves and then creased them along these lines to give them dimension. I attached them to the top of my box, added some red buttons from my stash and to finish up, I layered my sentiment onto matching card stock and glued it down inside the box.



It was so fun to make this set of drawers card and I love how it turned out!   You can put all sorts of goodies in these little drawers.  I can see myself giving it to a friend with the drawers filled with scrap goodies!! ha

Okay, this is long enough and I bet you are tired of being here so I will say goodbye for today.