Buzz & Bumble Thank You

Here is my last chalkboard card for a while featuring one of the new paper packs from CTMH - Buzz & Bumble. You can find some great instructions here by Betsy Veldman for the chalkboard technique.

Supplies - Card size is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Paper - Buzz & Bumble, Creme Brule CS (CTMH), Black CS
Stamps - C1549 - Buzz & Bumble WOTG, D1361 - Thank You, D1528 - Jardin Flair (CTMH)
Ink - Versa Mark, White embossing powder, White Daisy (CTMH), white pencil
Accessories - Artisan Studs, Burlap Ribbon, Black button, black hemp (CTMH)

Another Chalkboard Card

I have been having some fun making cards using the chalkboard technique, see previous post here. Here is one I created using the beautiful new paper pack 'Chantilly' from CTMH.

Supplies - Card size is 4 3/4" x 6 1/2"
Paper - DP - Chantilly, Buttercup CS, White Daisy CS (CTMH) Black CS
Stamps - B1332 - Good Times, CC1020 - It's Your Day, C1257 - Happy Birthday, C1549 - Buzz & Bumble WOTG, D1258 - Friendship Word Puzzle, , D1352 - It's Your Day, D1506 - Family Love, D1530 - Cricut Artiste (CTMH)
Ink - Versa Mark, White Embossing powder, White Daisy (CTMH), White pencil
Accessories - Black Hemp, buttons, Buttercup ribbon, Sweet Leaf ribbon, Autumn Lane Assortment (CTMH)

Chalkboard Technique - Word Art Valentine

It has been some time since I have posted here. My father passed away earlier this month after a 3 month battle with cancer, so I haven't spent much time in my craft room. Things are slowly getting back to normal, so hopefully I will have more time to create.
Today, I wanted to share this card with you. I love the look of the chalkboard technique, so this weekend tried my hand at it. You can find great instructions here by Betsy Veldman . I also love the typeset style or word art type stamp sets, however I don't own any, so I decided to make my own. I pulled out all of the stamps that I thought might have a word or expression that would work and proceeded to place them on my largest block. After trying the stamp out with regular ink first and a number of tweeks and adjustments I was ready for the versamark and heat embossing.

Supplies - A2 Size
Paper - DP- For Always, Ruby CS, Grey Wool CS (CTMH), Black CS -?
Stamps - A1094 - Make My Day, B1315 - Code It, C1422 - Unity, C1494 - Card Word Puzzle, D1222 - Tiny Typewriter Alpha, D1254 - Soul Mates, D1300 - Circle Around, D1348 - Priceless Love Word Puzzle, D1460 - Love Ya, D1506 - Family Love, S1112 - Mad About You (CTMH), Vintage Labels 4 (Waltzing Mouse)
Ink - White Daisy (CTMH), Memento Tuxedo Black, Versa Mark, White Embossing powder, White coloured pencil
Accessories - Black Hemp, studs (CTMH), button - ?

Page Maps Sketch Challenge

As a farewell to working with Flourishes, Becky Fleck is offering up a chance to win some of her favourite Flourishes stamps with this sketch challenge. I am also participating in Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #199 which you can find here.

Here is my take on this fabulous sketch:

Supplies:

Paper - Wonderland, White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Stamps - Pointsettia & Pine (Flourishes)
Ink - Chocolate (CTMH), Memento Tuxedot Black
Accessories - Ribbon (May Arts), bells and twine (from stash), sparkles (CTMH)
Other - A2 Matting Basics A & B, Labels 8, Decorative Labels 8 (Spellbinders), sD foam

Let's Hop Challenge

To kick off their December release, Flourishes Stamps is hosting a 'Let's Hop Challenge' which you can check out here. At each site on the hop a new clue is revealed for this progressive challenge. Here is the card that I created for this challenge using my new Poinsettia and Pine stamp set, love this set.

Ingredients:
1. Not an A2 size - my card is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"
2. Use a floral - I used Poinsettia & Pine
3. Use lace or ribbon - I used purple ribbon
4. Use the inspiration photo - I took my colours from the the photo
5. Add a tag - I added a Classic tag die from Flourishes
6. Add a rounded corner or die with curvy edges - I used the Classic Circle die
7. Add distressing or sponging - I sponged around the circle die
8. Use a die cut or punch - I used Decorative Labels One die

Here is the inspiration photo:

Supplies:

Paper - DP - Wonderland, White Daisy CS, Spring Iris CS (CTMH), Neena Solar White (for image)
Stamps - Pointsettia & Pine (Flourishes), State of Mind (CTMH)
Ink - Heavenly Blue (CTMH), Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics - R81, R83, R85, BV00, BV02, BV04, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG67, BG10, BG13, BG15, BG09, BG75, G12, G21, G28, White Jellyroll pen
Accessories - Sparkles (Want2scrap), silver cord, purple ribbon (fabric store), glue pen, glitter
Other - Classic Circles (Lg), Decorative Labels One (Spellbinders), Classic Tags (Flourishes by Spellbinders), boweasy

Progressive Challenge at Flourishes

As part of Flourishes release week they are offering a number of opportunities to win their new stamp sets. Life has been more than a little crazy the past couple of weeks for me but I did have an opportunity to create a card that I am entering into Flourishes Progressive Challenge, which you can check out here.

Supplies:
Paper - DP - Basic Grey (old), Brown & three shades of Gold CS (Bazzill), Neena Solar White CS for image
Stamps - With Gratitude, Medallion Motif sentiment(Flourishes)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate (CTMH), Copics - E08, E29, E43, E50, Y21, Y35, YG93, YG95, YG97
Accessories - Brown & Tan Sparkles, Hemp (CTMH)
Other - Classic Circles Lg & Small, Lacey Circles (Spellbinders)

Another Bleached Out Image Card

When I created my first Bleached Out Image Technique card I stamped a few images on other colours of cardstock. Here is one I did on light blue. For this card, I heat embossed the image with black embossing powder instead of clear, which gives you a more defined outline for your image.

I created this birthday card for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #192 challenge. I used the October sketch at Crafts Meow.

Supplies-
Paper - Pemberly (CTMH), Black CS (SU), Purple and blue CS (Bazzill)
Stamps - Hydrangea, Tag Lines (Flourishes)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Gypsy (CTMH), Versa Mark, black embossing powder (CTMH), Copics - E41, E44, V04, V12, V15, V17, BV02, YG93, YG95, YG97
Accessories - cream lace (fabric store), 1/4" ribbon (Offray), pearls (CTMH), brad (SU), pins (?)
Other - Labels 18, Floral Ovals, Fancy Framed Tags One (Spellbinders), bleach, paint brush

Timeless Tuesday #190

This week's Timeless Tuesday challenge at Flourishes is to create a card or project with a yummy treat as the focal point. I don't have a Flourishes stamp depicting a treat so I thought I would create a Wedding Favour Box that could hold a treat and decorated it using Flourishes stamps. The box was cut using the new Cricut cartridge called Artiste from CTMH. I don't often make 3D items, but this was fun and easy to make.

After cutting out the box I randomly stamped it with 'Mr & Mrs' from the stamp set 'Happily Ever After'. I inked the two halves of the flower with Desert Sand. I traced the two flower halves onto printed paper to create the full flower which I adhered to the top, adding tulle, a brad and a tag.

Supplies -
Paper - Roxy, White Daisy CS (CTMH), Black CS (Bazzill)
Stamps - Happily Ever After, Botanical Bookplates Vol 2 (Flourishes)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Desert Sand (CTMH)
Accessories - Rhinestone Designer Brad, black tulle (CTMH)
Other - Fancy Framed Tags Two (Spellbinders), Cricut Artiste (CTMH)

Inside and Out Challenge - Bleach Technique

It's release week at Flourishes and time for noon time challenges. Wednesday brought the 'Inside and Out' challenge - deck out the inside as well as the outside of your card.

For this card I decided to try the Bleached Out Image technique found at Split Coast Stampers.

I started out by testing scraps of cardstock to see what the bleach would do. Different colours and different brands will give you different results. I liked the effect with this grey Bazzill cardstock. I stamped my image with Vesrsa Mark embossing ink and heat embossed with clear detail embossing powder. Place a small amount of regular household bleach in a glass container. With a fine paintbrush apply bleach to the image - be careful not to soak the paper with too much bleach as it will bleed beyond the edge of your image. After the bleach has dried colour as desired with markers.

For the tag I lightly applied bleach to the center of it with an almost dry paint brush to get a soft fading in the center.

Supplies - Standard A2 size
Paper - DP - Avonlea, White Daisy CS (CTMH), Light & Dk grey CS (Bazzill)
Stamps - Magnolias, Calla Lilies (Flourishes), Tender Tags (CTMH)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Versa Mark (Tsukineko), Grey Wool (CTMH), Copics - R81, R83, Y11, G21, G94, YG93
Accessories - Rhinestone bling (Want2Scrap), button, pink waxy flax, bitty pearls (CTMH), ribbon (May Arts), clear embossing powder
Other - Labels 4 Sm, Decorative Labels 8, Classic Tag (Spellbinders), bleach, sewing machine, paint brush

Think Pink Challenge

Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all my fellow Canadians, hope you are enjoying your long weekend. My mother-in-law has been in the hospital since the end of August, so my free time has been taken up with visiting her every day and I haven't spent much time in my craft room. I wanted to take part in Flourishes 'Think Pink' challenge so I put together this card yesterday. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch #261 and got my colour inspiration from Color Q challenge #157.

For my background I used the Faux Letterpress technique. I brayered ink onto one side of an embossing folder before embossing my cardstock. I believe you can also apply the ink directly to the folder with your ink pad.

Supplies - Standard A2 size
Paper - Pink CS (SU), Black CS (Bazzill), White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Stamp - Magnolias (Flourishes)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Cotton Candy (CTMH)
Accessories - Striped ribbon, Grey Rosettes, Bitty Sparkles (CTMH), 1/2" black seam binding (May Arts), Pink rose, Rhinestone flourish (Prima)
Other - Exquisite Circles, Std. Circles Sm (Spellbinders), Embossing folder (Provocraft), Brayer, 3D foam