Retail Therapy! (Caardvarks Core’dinations)

Some days just beg for a little card making therapy. So send a day-brightener to a friend and encourage her to get a little retail therapy. Check this out!

The Caardvarks challenge right now is to create a new monochromatic card. I figured that green and retail therapy went together. I added black as my neutral and a little bit of sparkle (that you can’t see on the pic) with gold, silver, black and green glitter pens.

One of the techniques I really love doing with the Core’dinations cardstock is embossing with some kind of template. Here I used Spellbinders’ Circles Impressabilities™, sandwiching my paper in between the template and the embossing pad, along with the master mats, and I ran it though my Wizard™.

Instructions:

1. Stamp Fashionable Shoes ATC in black ink onto smooth side of light green cardstock.
2. Trim image. Color shoes and border accents with glitter pens.
3. Emboss medium green cardstock with Impressabilities™ template.
4. Sand template to reveal the colored core.
5. Cut embossed cardstock using S5-019 Labels Eight.
6. Cut/emboss S4-189 Labels Three from dark green cardstock. Edge cardstock mats with dark gray marker.
7. Tie an organza ribbon onto the Labels Eight die cut.
8. Assemble card as shown.

One last close-up look…

Important Stuff
Stamps Fashionable Shoes ATC (Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps)
Ink Magento Tuxedo Black dye ink (Tsukineko)
Paper Green Color Core Cardstocks (Core’dinations)
Dies/Templates Circles Impressabilities™, S4-189 Labels Three, S5-019 Labels Eight,
Pens/Markers atyou Spica Gold, Silver, Black and green glitter pens; Sketch marker W07 Warm Gray #7 (Copic)
Adhesives Craft Dots (Glue Dots)

Other Stuff Green organza ribbon, letter stickers, heart pin, sandpaper, letter stickers

Sincere Thanks

After my last “cheeky” post, I thought a little sincerity was in order, especially since this card honors mom. (Mother’s Day is May 9th.)

I had some fun with this card by creating some patterned vellum and using sewing to put the whole thing together. Here are the full instructions:

1. Using gutter guard, air brush system and dark pink Copic Marker, air brush over holes to create a pattern on vellum. (Here is a piece of gutter guard that I have used with a variety of colors.)
   
2. Stamp Floral Garden onto vellum, using dye ink and impressing onto the “non-airbrushed” side. Be careful not to let the stamp slide on the vellum. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder. {Even though it is dye ink, it will stay wet longer on the vellum.} Tap off excess and heat set.
3. Using more Copic markers, color in the flowers and butterflies. Tear edges of vellum.
4. Trim a dark pink paper to fit card front.
5. Trim pink patterned paper to fit the dark pink and stamp “Thanks Mom” as shown.
6. Layer the elements and punch around the outside. {a little temporary adhesive helps the pieces not shift}
7. Sew horizontally around sentiment and at top and bottom of vellum.

One last look. A close-up…

Important Stuff
Stamps Floral Garden, Thanks Mom (Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps)
Papers Pink dot paper (My Mind’s Eye), Clear Vellum (WorldWin)
Inks/Colorants Sketch Marker RV17 Deep Magenta (Copic), Magento Rhubarb Stalk dye ink (Tsukineko)
Cutting Tools Guillotine 12″ trimmer (Tonic)

Other Stuff
White card base, dark pink paper, flower punch, purple thread, sewing machine, white embossing powder

Prickley Pear comes to Frillions

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be designing with a fabulous company, Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps®, “Where Classic Meets Whimsy.” This is an amazing stamp company with over 600 designs from florals to fairies, pirates to polka dots and vintage to valentine’s. Definitely go check it out.

My first post HAD to be with this new, brilliant image of the 50′s Lady.

The look on her face just cried out for a little sarcasm. That’s how I came up with the sentiment, “Thanks…I think.”

WARNING: If you decide to create a card using this as an inspiration, please only send it to friends with a sense of humor. (LOL)

Instructions:

1. Stamp 50′s Lady onto color copy paper with black dye ink.
2. Color the image using Copic Markers.
3. Cut/emboss image using S4-144 Long Rectangles SM, #5 (count the center as #1)
4. Airbrush in the center of the image with it still in the die template.
5. Using a black pen write “I think” in a conversation bubble.
6. Cut/emboss dot paper using S4-145 Long Scalloped Rectangles SM, #5
7. Trim striped paper to 3-1/2×5″
8. Trim textured yellow cardstock to 4×12″; fold in half for 4×6″ card base.
9. Edge the papers (as shown) with brown marker.
10. Adhere paper elements to card placing them (as seen) above the card fold.
11. Add a letter bead to a decorative pin, {I colored mine with Copic Sketch Marker first.} and drop a tiny bit of gem glue into the bead.
12. Add another letter and continue until the sentiment is complete.
13. Lay aside to dry. Add to the card with more gem glue.
14. Send to one of your sassy girlfriends.

I think she’s ready for her close-up:

Important Stuff
Stamps 50′s Lady (Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps®)
Ink Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink (Tsukineko)
Papers Brown dot and blue/brown stripe (My Mind’s Eye)
Die Templates S4-144 Long Classic Rectangles SM, S4-145 Long Scalloped Rectangles SM (Spellbinders)
Pens/markers Sketch B32 Pale Blue, E11 Barely Beige, E39 Leather, G21 Lime Green, O Colorless Blender Markers; AtYou Spica Peach glitter pen (Copic)
Adhesives Gem-Tac (Beacon); Pop-up and Craft Glue Dots (Glue Dots Intl.)

Other Stuff Yellow cardstock, ultrafine black pen, letter beads, heart pin

Keep on ridin’ Keep on ridin’

Just as Dori might sing…keep on ridin’

That’s right. We’ve been ridin’ all over the Eastern part of New Mexico and all over the Western Texas. Ifyou want to see some updates that are happening on the Diocese of the Rio Grande’s blog…check it out here…

See you all soon with more crafty projects…

Eli

OOT…

Out of Town.

The family is touring around New Mexico for a couple of weeks. If you know us personally, you know the long story. If not, you’ll have to wait until I make a few scrapbooking pages about the adventure.

So, if you are looking for some coolio art…just hang in there and I’ll be back before you know it.

Eli