I created this card for
the Time Out Photo Challenge, which features a sunbather and summer sky. My card also features
a sunbather, albeit an unusual one, enjoying a sunny a summer sky, and a humorous sentiment. I created a background from an upcycled calendar
page bedecked with a sun made from scraps of yellow vellum and glittery gold
cardstock. I printed off and fussy-cut the little porker, then positioned him
on the beach, cut a slit in the beach, slid the portion of his feet and
beach chair in place, and adhered it in place. The sentiments, plus a few embellishments finished the card!
Supplies:
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Background scene is upcycled from an old calendar
· Digi and
front sentiment from a Bugaboo Digi set named “Bacon in the Sun” (Company
no longer in business)
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Colored with Spectrum
Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
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Inside Sentiment- “Eat. Sleep. Beach.
Repeat” from Imagine That! Digis
(Sadly, the company is no longer in business.)
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Inside sentiment embellished by a small upcycled photo from the back of a
calendar, and a starfish upcycled from an old card.
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Sun created with yellow vellum and gold sparkly paper.
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Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
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All other misc. items and tools from my stash.
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I really appreciate the year-round Christmas
challenges because they help me build up a nice pile of cards long before the
holiday rush arrives! This card features an assortment of items from my stash.
Supplies:
· Snowman Digi-
Bugaboo (Company no longer in business)
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Colored with Spectrum
Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
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Front Sentiment- freebie from Simply Cards & Papercrafts Magazine (No longer available)
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Inside Sentiment- “Warm Holiday Wishes” from
a Beccy’s
Place Digi (Beccy closed her digi shop last year
but still sells clear stamp sets online. Check HERE
to see which sets are available!)
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Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
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Winter wear embellishments for inside sentiment are fussy-cut from paper
I’ve had in my stash for decades.
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Snowflake punch and stickers, patterned paper, other misc. items and
tools from my stash.
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Rudolph Days Challenge- June
Pammies Inky
Pinky Challenge #2625
This card features a digi from Sweet November
Stamps named “Song of the Sea.” The background scene is a freebie from one of
my favorite sites for free digis, sentiments, and more! It also features a “marbled”
frame that I made just last week! A
friend had hosted a “Marbling Party” and invited a small group of crafters to
bring any items we’d like to “marble”. I decided to bring white and light grey
cardstock to create underwater
backgrounds for mermaids, sea turtles, and snorkelers! It was fun to see all
the neat patterns that arose as we splashed around on a hot and muggy day, getting “creative and messy”! The process was actually pretty fast and easy.
However, we learned from our hostess and the woman teaching that class that the
prep was just the opposite, and required experimenting with a few odd ingredients
for the process to actually work. (I asked for a link to details and provided
them in my supplies list below.)
I provided a picture of the A2-sized piece of cardstock that I marbled. I knew I wanted to use this beautiful
marbling to frame the beach digi, but also didn’t want to “waste” the center of
the marbled piece, so I trimmed that for later use. I adhered the blue marbled
frame to an A2-sized card front and set it aside.
After printing off the beach background and the sweet mermaid, I colored
and fussy-cut the mermaid and adhered her atop the background. I added a bit of
extra color to the beachy sand in the background digi and tore the edges of the
background to fit within the frame. Two
colors of Stickles added sparkle to the mermaid’s scales and tail, and to the water spray.
Lastly, a strip of very soft, very light blue colored “netting” was draped across the bottom
and one corner of the card and taped in place. (I found this delicate, ultrafine
netting at a 75% off sale last fall at Hobby Lobby and love how it adds soft texture to the card!)
· Beach
Postcard- Free Printables for Junk Journaling with TLC (FB)
Join HERE (Note-
after you join, you can find this digi HERE)
· Digi- Sweet
November Stamps (Song of the Sea)
· Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique
markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen and brown chalk (brushed
across the sand to add texture.)
· Front
Sentiment- Computer Generated
· Inside
Sentiment- “Mermaid Wishes and
Starfish Kisses”- From Bugaboo digi set Under the Sea (Company no longer in
business)
· Marbled “frame”
created with cardstock, acrylic paint, and several other ingredients. Instructions found HERE
· “Netting”
from a Robert Stanley Table runner- Hobby Lobby (Seasonal item)
· Stickles-
Diamond and Sea Glass
· Sookwang
double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
· All other misc. items and tools from my stash.
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My final
creation for this post is actually a set of paper-bag ornaments that I made
with my sweet mom back in the 80s! She'd cut the patterns from an old
magazine, and we had fun making a pile of them to give to her grandkids (she had 5 at that time, but by the time she went to live in her
heavenly mansion in 2012, she was proudly spoiling 13 grandkids and 11 great
grandkids!)
We raided Mom’s
quilt scrap basket for colorful snippets of fabric, fiberfill, and buttons. I
provided the embroidery thread, thin wire, and a permanent black marker.
I found this photo
while organizing/decluttering my craft room, and it brought back a wonderful rush of memories. I’m glad that I took this photo as a reminder of the day we spent
together. You can easily tell which of them I made (ummm… the two at the bottom
of the photo) because the blanket stitching is pretty scratchy and uneven!
During my childhood, my Mom was my crafting buddy, and
as an adult, she became my coloring/cardmaking buddy. I miss her so much.
Supplies:
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Paper bags, thin wire, fabric scraps, buttons and fineline permanent
black marker.
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Patterns- Sadly, I didn’t keep a copy but I’m thinking I’ll sketch out a
copy and share this craft with my grand-nieces next Christmas. They would love
them!! (And their mom or dad might still have one of the “originals”!)
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