GEEEK!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!  It's winding down in a few hours but I've been busy at my craft table working on cards.  So thought I'd take a break and post at least one for the day.  Some of the others are for my DT posts so I can't share them just yet.

But here is a fun and goofy one I did --

I saw the "Geek" challenge at City Crafter and thought I'd do a fun geeky card in the spirit of Halloween.  The glasses are a die from Paper Smooches and the letters are from an alphabet die from Lil' Inkers Designs I believe.  I used a small dot stamp from my Ellen Hutson Bokeh Dot stamp set and stamped eyes with Versamark and then embossed them with glow-in-the-dark emboss powder.  I took a photo in the dark, it didn't come out very well, but I'm sharing it anyway so you see they do glow in the dark.  I wish I had glow in the dark paper and I would have cut out the work in it so it could glow too.  I don't have any alpha stamps with me either right now or I had done that.  That would have made it a little more fun in the dark.  But I like the effect the emboss powder gives the card in light too!

So I forgot to add the pic of the card in the dark!  Here it is --

I actually texted it to my kids last night saying "I see you!  You see me?"  I'm sure they just rolled their eyes!  LOL   To me it looks like a cat in the dark.  

FOR FOLLOWING CHALLENGES:

City Crafter Challenge-- #281-Geek Chic

GEEKY Blessings!

Jolly

Good afternoon!  I have another card for today!  

Trying to get some cards posted and paint walls at the same time!  Yeah, I'm painting walls four days before a major holiday.  LOL  Well, it wouldn't be any other way for me ---always doing something at the last minute!  The walls would be done by now, except that the yellow hue I thought I wanted turned out to be icky on the wall, so I had to try another one and I always give it a day to grow on me before buying that big ole gallon size of paint.  Plus, on top of painting walls, the Hubs and I have sanded down some furniture pieces to paint as well.  Like I said, I never do anything partial OR in a timely fashion!  LOL

Yet, I am very confident I will have the living/dining room and hallway all painted and back together before Wed afternoon when our youngest son comes home.  I may not have both furniture pieces done but that's ok.  I'm having another paint color issue with our dining buffet. I'm wanting a subdued barn red but so far everything is turning out brighter and redder than I want.  To be continued...

Speaking of red, my card (real subject at hand), is done in red velvet and silver ---

SPIES:

PAPER: White cardbase and white cardstock (Bazzill heavy); Red velvet specialty paper; Silver glitter self stick paper; embossed vellum.

EXTRAS: Lacy scalloped circle die (Spellbinders); Bell dies (Lil Inker Designs); Jolly word die (Lil Inker Designs); striped embossing folder (Cuttlebug).

I've ordered some new stamping supplies for Christmas cards and the bell and "jolly" word die were the first things to arrive.  (Still waiting on everything else).  I thought they were perfect with the silver glitter paper and also for the current challenge at Fusion (Sparkly Christmas).

Check back at the end of the week to see how my redecorating resolved! 

For Following Challenges:

City Crafter #238 - Just a Word

Fusion Card Challenge - Sparkly Christmas

Less Is More #199 

Jolly Blessings!

Up , Up And Away!

I was a Spotlight Artist last week with City Crafter Challenge Blog!

Happy 2013!  I've been gone for a bit but now I'm back!  Took some time to enjoy the holidays with family and try and get organized for the new year.  Operative word there --- TRY!  Not only have we been cleaning up from decorating but also cleaning up paper work, preparing for our tax guy (always fun), denote sarcasm there.  Now, I probably should clarify, I love our tax guy, just not the taxes! And, there has been lots and lots of planning, some not so fun, like doc visits, vet visits, home repairs; and then, some really fun, like trips to see our oldest son in OK (one time being in Nov 2013 for his wedding), some other traveling and some adventures, as I am calling them as I am focusing this year on being positive and optimistic...kayaking and camping....

But before I get into all of that, here is my first card made for 2013:

This is a masculine card tonight and I'm joining in a new challenge, The Sketch Files, which is a monthly challenge.  I've decided to shake things up a little more and try some new challenges this year.  It is also for the City Crafter's challenge of book pages.  I loved how the balloons came out on the book page paper.

Sketch File January - Between The Lines

City Crafter Challenge #141

SPIES:
STAMPS:  Balloons (Hampton Art Graphics 45); Sentiment-Hampton Art.
PAPER:  Cream, gold and teal cardstock; DP: Lost and Found 2 (My Mind's Eye).
 INK:  Teal Zeal (Memento).
Extras:  Square and oval label Spellbinders.

Time of Gratitude

TGIF  and Happy Summer to everyone north of the equator!  It now truly does feel like summertime in North Carolina with the hot temps and sticky humidity.  Our nice, unusually cool summer has hit the road, unfortunately.  Enjoyed it while it lasted.

This post is all about time as my card, not only made to thank my accountant for his expert advice and time, but also for the City Crafter Challenge this week, which is all about time.  And I used the sketch over at Card Positioning Sketches (CPS).  Amazing how things can come together at the perfect TIME!  Pun intended.

Speaking of time, I've been spending mine working feverishly trying to get my own crafty business up and running.  Having been in business for myself before, I knew there was a lot involved, but just as art takes time, incorporating creating and business sure  takes ALOT more time!  LOL!

That is my BIG announcement I mentioned a few weeks ago---my own crafty business, Soul Stampin' Designs!  Hopefully within the next two weeks I will have products posted on my Etsy shop (currently empty except for a banner).  I ran into a few creative problems, so it has taken more time than I planned.  You can't put a time limit on art and creating but it is amazing how much time it takes on the business side of it all. 

Thankfully, I have a great accountant who has been very helpful in getting the business end off the ground and since he is also a good friend, very supportive of my dream and vision for my business.  So, I felt it fitting to give him much thanks and gratitude not only by sending him a thank you card but also to make him the first recipient of one of my products (to be seen on a later post here).

The thank you card:

I used the pattern paper, Time Piece Collection from Bo Bunny.  I cut out one of the watches from one pattern (the bottom half of card, sprayed it with a little gloss spray and then glued a Tim Holtz time piece onto the center.  Then, I added the metal chain.  The top half of the card is another pattern paper embossed with the clock emboss folder (Tim Holtz) and lightly sanded.  I used a third pattern for part of the sentiment and cut the number and letters out using Vintage Market letter die cuts from Tim Holtz.  Didn't realize there's another them going on here --- Tim Holtz products!  Got to love 'em!

I did use something different for the center border, a Spellbinder postage border die.  I spritzed it with some bronze glimmer mist as I also spritzed a little on each other paper and the letters for a little old fashioned shine.  I inked the letters a bit so they would stand out more and the "thanks" banner.

City Crafter Challenge #114 - Time After Time

SPIES:
Stamps:  Sentiment (Fiskars).
Paper:  DP-Timepiece Collection (Bo Bunny); paper bag cardstock; white cardstock.
Ink:  Bronze Glimmer Mist.
Extras:  Postage border die (Spellbinders); Vintage Market letter dies (Tim Holtz); clock emboss folder (Tim Holtz); metal clock face and hands (Tim Holtz); metal chain; sand block (Tim Holtz); gloss spray.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday and fabulous summer or winter weekend!

Multiple Blessings

City Crafter Challenge #102 - Spring Fling Color

A quick card tonight.  My photo does not do it total justice as the dark pink looks kind of red.  The bunnies are descaled bunny card templates from The Cutting Cafe.  I wanted to make them look like little peeps.

SPIES:

Stamps:  Sentiment - Digital Stamp (TLC Creations).
Paper: Cardstock.  DP-zigzag from stash.
Ink:  Printer
Extras:  Scallop Oval nestabilities (Spellbinder); bunny die (digi printable by Cutting Cafe); large dot, small dot and fleur de lis emboss folders; yellow ric rac ribbon; label die (Taylored Expressions).