Take Time

     This is the second military retirement card. (Check out the previous posting to see the first). For this one I stamped the ship on kraft card stock and colored the masts with white prisma colored pencil. The water is colored with indigo blue, then highlighted with white to form capped waves. The embossing folder is from Carta Bella. I dragged a white pigment ink pad over the embossing, allowing the compasses to pick up the ink.

Card and Envelope

     The outside and inside sentiments are actually all one stamp, but I used the MISTI to stamp "Take time" on the front - ultimately separating it from the rest of the stamp.
     I feel that the compasses and the ship give this card the naval feel.

Inside of Card

Materials List:

    Solid Paper: Gina K: Kraft

                                       Blue Denim

                                       Cherry Red

    Stamps: Graphic 45 - By the Sea #2

                  Impression Obsession - On Your Birthday

                  Gina K: Ship to Shore     

    Ink: Brilliance: White Pigment     

    Embossing Folder: Carta Bella - Compasses                               

    Colored Pencils: Prisma - White, Indigo Blue

    Embellies: Red/Ivory Twine 

                     

Challenges

The Best is Yet - Military Retirement

     My mother-in-law called yesterday to ask if I was making homemade cards for my husband's brother's retirement. He is retiring after 33 years in the Navy. For this card I created a rectangle swing card using an Elizabeth Craft die. This button is one that I salvaged from an old article of clothing. Sometimes when the buttons are super fun, I remove them and place them in the button jar.

Card and Envelope                           

     I love this Carta Bella "Old World Travel" paper. I have quite a bit of it in my stash. The old world map patterned paper and anchor stamp are perfect for a Naval retirement.
     The gems were BRIGHT gold, so I used a Copic marker to give them a dull, antique look.

Inside of Card

     Check my next entry. I made another retirement card, which I will be blogging about tomorrow.

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Carta Bella - Old World Travel

     Solid Paper: Gina K - Blue Denim

                                         Moonlit Fog

                                         Black and Ivory

     Dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs - Rectangle Pull Card

                                                        Lighthouse

     Stamps: Gina K: Ship to Shore

                                 My Anchor                             

     Embellies: Gray Twine 

                       Gold Button

Challenges

Watercooler Wednesday - Masculine - #3 - *

Product #6: Howdy Bluebonnets

     This is a continuation of my last five blog posts using Die-namics Blueprint 18 and Graphic 45 Nature's Sketchbook paper pad. It works like an multiplication problem only there are many solutions to this. Here is the sixth and final solution:

 X  =

     The barbed wire border, the collage of bluebonnets and a rusty star give this card a true Texas feel. I used the small trapezoid to die cut the top of the card base front so the top of the inside of the card is visible when the card is closed.

Inside of Card

Materials List:

      Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 - Nature's Sketchbook

     Card Stock: Ivory and Black   

     Stamps: Elizabeth Craft Designs - Homegrown Greetings

                  Texana - "Sending You a Texas Smile"  

     Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black  

            White Pigment Ink

     Dies: My Favorite Things - Blueprint #18

              Deadbeat - Bluebonnets

              Elizabeth Craft Designs - Western Edges

     Embellies: Rusty Star from Christmas Garland

A Touch of Gold

     I hope you are joining us at Sketch~N~Scrap's End of Summer Crop on the Facebook page. There are 4 different sketches that you may choose to use as the framework for your creations. You do not have to have a blog to enter. 
     This card sketch is the second for this crop and it is a good one. 

Card and Envelope

Card Sketch #58

       My goal for this card was to use a very small amount of gold. I added a 1/4 inch strip with 3 gold gems.

     The most important thing I want to talk about for this card is the new stamp set I am using. Actually it is 2 stamp sets with coordinating dies. Melanie Muenchinger of Stamp TV just released the die set for these stamps: A Year of Flowers 2 and Pressed Flowers 2. The Year of Flowers stamps a whimsical - loosely drawn outline of the flower, while the Pressed Flowers stamps fill it in with a rich layer of ink. When I opened my MISTI to reveal the Turquoise Sea in on this flower, I was thrilled with the results - money well spent. 
     I then heat embossed the center of the flower with gold powder. I also used my Versa Marker to draw a vein down the center of each leaf and embossed them as well. 
     The best part is that I didn't have to fussy cut it when I was through stamping. There are a total of 8 flowers in this set: daisy, tulip, rose, poinsettia, lily, and 3 more I'm not sure about. 

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Gina K Designs: Petite Patterns

     Card Stock: Black & White    

     Ink: Gina K Designs - Turquoise Sea

                           Jelly Bean Green

     Stamps: Gina K Designs - A Year of Flowers 2

                                                Pressed Flowers 2 

                   Stampendous - 15 Candles

     Die: Gina K Designs - Coordinating Dies 

             My Favorite Things - Blueprint #18

             Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders

     Embellies: Gold Embossing Powder

                       3 Gold Gems

Product #5: Woodland Animals Tri-Fold

     This is a continuation of my last four blog posts using Die-namics Blueprint 18 and Graphic 45 Nature's Sketchbook paper pad. It works like an multiplication problem only there are many solutions to this. Here is the fifth solution:

 X  =

Closed Card

          The trapezoids from the Die-namics Blueprint die were used to make the flaps for this tri-fold. The "Hello" circle acts as a flap to hold the card closed. I had a lot of fun using Karen Burniston's May release to make this card. 

Second Fold

Inside of Card

Materials List:

      Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 - Nature's Sketchbook

     Card Stock: Ivory    

     Dies: My Favorite Things - Blueprint #18

              Karen Burniston - Woodland Animals

                                        Tree Top Pop Up

                                        Katherine Label Pop Up

                                        Nature Edges

     Embellies: Ivory Twine

                     16 Gems

Challenges

Pixie's Crafty Workshop Challenge #293-4 - Snippets - #48 - *