Cardabiltiies #60 - Wings of a Butterfly

It's Cardabilities day and today they have a great sketch for you to try out.  This sketch again leaves a lot to the imagination and I know that you will be able to come up with something great.

I have decided to go with a butterfly theme for this card and have used the Beautiful Butterfly die to create 3D butterflies.  

By die cutting 3 of each of the butterflies the two extra that are cut out are folded in half and then glued to the front butterfly.  By doing this it gives the illusion that the butterfly is actually taking flight.

You can see on this close up that the butterfly actually has a front and back to it.  I have used wire and seed pearls to give the body a blinged up look.

I hope that you will hop on over to Cardabilities and give the sketch a try.  Don't forget to link up your photo so that we can all see your great work.  I'm sure you will enjoy what the other Designers have in store for you as well.

Thanks for dropping by.

Nancy

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Celebrate 35!

This past week our store manager celebrated 35 years with the company.  As I was going through different sketch and colour challenges I decided to make a different card and put this one off.  After a little bit of time I went through all my stamps and went with my Fine Feathers seeing as she is the chief at the helm.

Once I finished the card front it still looked a little slight, so I took one of the smaller feathers and stamped it out three times.  Cut and feathered the edges of it to make it further look like and feather and adhered it with TomBow and added a slight touch of bling, a simple stone, just to keep it a little earthy.

Once I finished the card I went over the challenges available on that day (not what you would usually do) and discovered that I could add it to Cute Card Thursday for their letters and numbers challenge and Dutch Date for their clean and simple challenge.

Congrats Terri!

Hope you like what I have come up with.

Nancy

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Twisted Thursday Challenge - September 27th: "Wheels"

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I was scouting out the different challenges available for today to come up with a card for my boss who is celebrating 35 years with the company...however I came across a challenge over at The Outlawz and decided to go in a different direction and create a birthday card for an avid mudder!

The challenge was to create anything but it was to incorporate wheels into the card.  I put a twist on it and decided to go with tire tracks.  This was created using my MDS along with a great image put together by another great card maker, but my brain is fried and I just can't remember her name...sorry!  

I hope you like what I have come up with.  I know it's stretching the "wheels" part a little, but I thought is still worked.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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TST # 85 Ops or No Ops?

As soon as I saw this weeks challenge at Try Stampin on Tuesday, I knew exactly what I was going to do.

 

 

Then once I got started I thought, "bleach effect" so out came the bleach, but my image did not stamp out correctly, therefore leaving the light yellow spots on the strip of paper.

I used another stamp from the same set and with Chocolate Chip I stamped the image over the bleached out section.  Ops, didn't quite take, so I tried to fill it in with my marker, still not luck so I inked it in with a gel pen, ops wrong shade of brown.  Oh well, the end result makes the leaves look like they are floating on the cardstock.  Maybe not an ops!

 

Ok now its your turn.  Try the sketch and let me see what you come up with.  Hop on over to Try Stampin on Tuesday for more inspiration and don't forget to post your card for us all to see.

Thanks for stoping by.

Nancy

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TST #84

It's Tuesday again and time for another Try Stampin on Tuesday.  I don't know about you but as soon as I saw this sketch I thought double duty.  First as a card and secondly as a book marker, so with that in mind I decided to do both.

I started with my DSP and then found out that it wasn't as easy to plan the card as I thought.  The colours just didn't work on the book marker like I wanted them to.  So changed the book marker to the same CS as the card base.  Still not what I wanted but I was determined to make it work.  Lightly stamped the words from French Foliage in More Mustard and the again with the ink spots.  Using Word Play and Soft Suede I stamped the "Laughter" definition and the postage marks.  Sponged around the edges and now I was getting somewhere.  Then I needed an anchor for the book mark. Two step bird punch to the rescue. The bird is elevated slightly with a Dimensional and the one leaf on the left is adhered to the card front.  Now the marker will sit easily inside the twine and is held in place.

Once the book mark is removed the same sentiment is stamped on the card front. Now you not only have a card, but a gift along with the card.  This would make a great gift for anyone that reads.  Give them a book or gift card for a bookstore and they are off to the races.

Now it's your turn.  Create your card and post it on the Try Stampin website for all of us to see.  Don't forget to head on over to the Try Stampin site for more inspiration from our other great designers.

Thanks for stoping by.

Nancy

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Cardabilities #59 - Dream

Last month I announced that I had been chosen to be a Designer on Cardabilities for the months of September thru November.  Today I reveal the first of the cards that I have created for Cardabilties.

I have participated in a few of their challenges and the sketches are really great to work with, so I hope that you will join along in the fun.

I wanted to give the card the look of a dreamcatcher.  I know that the centre of a dreamcatcher is open, but I thought this would be the best place to show the sentiment.    By adding the feathers to the end of the beads it gives it more of a true dreamcatcher appearance.

I took plain wire and strung the beads onto it and then inserted the feather into the end and secured it with Tombow glue.  Added a little extra with the two beads on the actual sentiment section.

I hope that you enjoy what I have come up with.  Now it's your turn.  Give the sketch and try and then post it so we can all see what you have come up with.  I know you will enjoy what the other designers have for you as well.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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TST #83

It's Tuesday so time once again for Try Stampin on Tuesday.  Once again we have a great sketch for you to try.  Although I have to say it stumped me a little and I procrastinated until I was down to the last minute.  

I decided to go with the Gently Falling stamp set once again blending Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive to come up with my leaf.  The background was stamped using the Muscial Notes stamp and then lightly sponged and watermarks added from my all time favourite stamp set French Foliage.

I hope you like what I have come up with.  Now it's your turn.  Hop on over to Try Stampin and see what the other Designers have created to inspire you.  Don't forget to post your card so we can all enjoy your work.

Nancy

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Cards...Cards...Cards

Well another session of Stampin Fun and Friends has come to an end and boy did we have fun.  Lots of new ideas along with challenges with prizes and video tutorials.  Did you miss out?  Well you can still join in the fun either by subscribing to Celebrate Summer or join in on the new session Cards...Cards...Cards starting November 1st.  The cost is $20 and you can join in by clicking on the Paypal link to the right of my blog.

Don't wait.  See you there.

Nancy

TST #82 Hello

It's Tuesday and time again for Try Stampin on Tuesday.  I thought that the sketch offered a lot of options, but I have seen a lot of monochromatic cards lately and thought that I would give it a go for this challenge. 

This would make a great Christmas Card layout as well.   

I hope you like what I have come up with and hope that you give it a try as well.  Ok your turn, link your card over at Try Stampin for all of us to see and don't forget to check out the other great Designers at Try Stampin as well.

Thanks for dropping by.

Nancy

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Masculine Monday

Well September has rolled around and time for the kids to head on back to school. Where did the summer go?

I know I have been absent for the past while with Masculine Monday.  I apologize.  My life over this past summer has been turned upside down having to deal with my Father.

I do have some wonderful news though!!! It's not a project or card for Masculine Monday but an announcement.  After 10 years of applying and being turned down on all to many occasions, our son has finally been offered a job with a fire department.  He has managed to get on with the town he wanted and is looking forward to spending his time in his chosen career path.  Life could not be any better right now,  we have a new grandbaby from our son and now this.  I guess the saying is true "all good things come to those who wait!"

I do have a small project to show you today.  This is one that I put together for the Stampin Fun and Friends site.  I'm sure that we have all either just about walked through a screen door or walked into a screen door.  Or what about those small holes that you just don't want to replace the screen for. Here is a fun idea that you can share and make with your kids.   Hope you enjoy.

That's all from me today.  Time to prepare for a family diner and celebration!

Nancy