Showing posts with label brads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brads. Show all posts

Monday, July 6, 2009

Happy Mojo Monday!


Mojo Monday week 94 finds me playing with my Citrus Stack papers again. i still had them out on my desk from yesterday making my cards for day 127 on 365 Cards. the colours are so bright and cheery i can't get enough! if you've lost your mojo, you should check out this site and get some inspiration! hehehe!

i worked on this card for hours it seems... could be i'm getting distracted by the movies i have playing on the computer beside me - right now it's Get Smart. it's so funny i keep watching instead of stamping! i like to have background noise while i 'work' and i tend to prefer movies instead of music.


check out that cordouroy brad! isn't that the cutest thing? i wish i knew where i got them - they came in orange, blue and pink. i like to put my embellishments into craft keepers for storage, but i didn't used to keep any of the packaging so i'd know what brand my stuff is. i've changed my ways, especially since i need to put my ingredients list on by blog posts!

it's a rainy monday here in richmond, bc. but i shouldn't complain - we've had so many sunny days in a row i don't even remember when it last rained! our garden can sure use a non-scorcher. and besides, these papers are really brightening up my day! here's the sketch pic if you want to give it a whirl. enjoy and happy stamping!

oh, and hey, here's another chance for you to win more stuff - check out SEI Lifestyle's blog here and enter to win - contest closes today though!

stuff used:
paper...
Accent Design - sparkles lime green cs
DCWV - Citrus Stack
white cs
stamps...
Unity Stamp Company - Go Confidently
Autumn Leaves - pretty poppies clear set
Martha Stewart Crafts - Clear Pattern stamps
inks...
Brilliance - pearlescent poppy, orange, sky blue
extras...
paper piercer
pop dots
Stamper's Dream - mini red rhinestones
cordorouy brads from ??
Imaginisce - sugared brads
Slice - basics 1 design card
Marvy - 1 1/2" circle punch

cheers! crafty girl

Monday, June 29, 2009

Mojo Monday - week 93

another quick post today - i got a chance this aft to make a card for Mojo Monday week 93. i intended to make it a masculine card - a new paper pad i got has all these great manly papers and i wanted a chance to use them. i think it would make a fab graduation card. too bad i don't know anybody who's graduating this year! take a gander at the sketch challenge down below...


stuff used:

papers...
Fancy Pants Designs - All Fall 8x8 pad
chocolate cs
stamps...
Inkadinkadoo - Chelsea sentiments
inks...
Brilliance - coffee bean
Tim Holtz distress - frayed burlap
extras...
Imaginisce - copper brads
Making Memories - Funky Vintage trims
Slice - Noteworthy & Falala design cards


cheers!
crafty girl








Friday, May 29, 2009

hand-made elements

TGIF to all! our weather is supposed to rock this weekend so i've got my sprayon sunscreen stashed in the car, just in case i get caught outside somewhere. me & my freckles and strawberry blonde colouring fry faster than a cat on a hot tin roof! (grin)

this week on the hero arts club blog, the challenge is to make manly cards. always tough, but i think this example below fits right in!
i love working with great elements and embellishments to add to my cards, but man, they can be expensive, especially here in Canada!
i took matters into my own hands, so to speak, and made my own! i used some plain chipboard pieces that I multi-layered with embossing powder (platinum UTEE used here, 3-4 layers). when the final layer was still molten hot, i pressed patterned stamps into the EP then let it cool. voila! cheap and might i say AWESOME looking embellishments! you could also use thin cardboard, and cut out shapes using a Cuttlebug or other diecutting machine. i inked my stamps with versamark first to be sure they would release easily from the hot EP.


what do you think? give it a whirl - i'm sure you'll love the results as much as i do!

stuff used:
Basic Grey - [un]dressed Chipboard Elements
Tim Holtz - Visual Artistry clear stamp sets Life's Possibilities & Regal Flourish
Hero Arts - Geometric circles stamp
Judikins - Thin Lines cube (4-sided stamp with great patterns)
Tim Holtz Distress - multiple inks & walnut stain EP
Ranger - platinum UTEE & ink blending tool
gunmetal brads and screw-top brads
PearlEx powder - Micropearl
white, chocolate and purple cs

cheers,
crafty girl