Corrugated Coffee

     Another coffee card?  No problem. It's one of my favorite topics. 
     I started by using the shabby polka dot background, only with the coffee bean embossing folder. I made two and dragged Gina K's Kraft ink pad over one of them and lightly distressed the other with the same ink.
     I tore a large corner from the first background and distressed roughly with Tim Holtz distressing tool along the tear. I mounted this background over the other and centered on the card base. 

     The stamp set used is Claire Brennan's "Coffee". I stamped using Kraft and Tomato Soup. The red corrugated card stock is used as a mat and a thin line for the mugs to sit on. I found the Darice nesting die set (Wavy Squares) at Tuesday Morning last week. I couldn't wait to use it. 

 Same card - different sentiment

Challenges 

Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge - Use a Die Cut - #86 -*
Sisterhood of Crafters - Make Background - #23 -*

Stamp TV - Coffee, Tea, Sweets, Oh, My -*
TPD Card Challenge - Coffee, Tea, Cocoa - #9 - *

Dad's Goin' Golfin'

     Here's a Graphic 45 blast from the past. This paper has been discontinued for quite some time. I found it in the clearance bin at the scrapbooking store. It is from the Good 'Ol Sport Collection. The plaid just made me think of golfing.

     The image is from Lili of the Valley. The men in my family love to golf. My husband is always looking for the perfect club to improve his game.

      The color was added with Copics: 

          Skin: E000, 00, 33, R20

               Hat/Pants: E21, 23, 25

               Hair: E25

               Shoes: W0, 1. 3, E23

               Bag: YG91, 93, 95, 97

               Grip: YG91, 93

               Shirt: BG72, 75

               Clubs: Irons - C1, 3, 5

                         Wood - E23, 25

               Grass - YG03

     To make the sentiment I punch red buttons from the Martha Stewart button punch. I die cut the smallest circle from Our Daily Bread "Stitched Circles". The letters are also punched from the Martha Stewart Alphabet Punches. 

Inside of Card

Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge – H is for Hand Colored Image - #152 - *

Crafty Cardmakers - Special Man - #44 -*
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations - Father's Day - #85 - Top 3 - WooHoo!

****Inky Chicks  - Father's Day - #86 -*

The Male Room - Father's Day - #77 -*

Marker POP! - Father's Day - #16 -*

Horses with Shaker

     This card is inspired by a "How to Make a Sunrise Background" using masking video done by Theresa Momber. I had to use different ink colors since I didn't have any of the inks she used. My sunrise doesn't have as much red in it as Theresa's.

     I wanted to make a shaker card. I started with Melanie Muenchinger's "Branching Out" stamp set for the background. The horses and sentiment are from Theresa Momber's "Country Roads 2" stamp set. 
     I made the shaker part using two pieces of acetate. I used a fuse to make a 3 sided pocket, poured in brown PVC glitter from Michael's, then used the fuse to close the fourth side. This is the easiest shaker card I have ever made. It is flat and the shaker items to not get stuck in any adhesives or static cling to the window of the shaker.
     I made this card at a scrapping crop night. The whole time I was telling everyone that I was happy with the card, but the shaker was going to be dumb. The plan was that after I finished the card, I would immediately make another card just like it with no shaker in the window. Well, when I completed the card, I was totally happy with it and no longer felt the need to make another.

Challenges

Challenge Up Your Life - Frame - #24 - *

Creative Corner Challenges - Glittermania - #6 - Top 5 !!!

 

Inkspirational Challenge - Masking - #10 -*

Simon Says Stamp - Animal Magic - #241 - *

Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative - Loose glitter - #34 *

Stamp TV - Shaker Card - *

Golfing in Argyle

     Here's a Graphic 45 blast from the past. This paper has been discontinued for quite some time. I found it in the clearance bin at the scrapbooking store. It is from the Good 'Ol Sport Collection. The plaid just made me think of golfing.

     The image is from Lili of the Valley. The men in my family love to golf. My oldest will be 32 this year. Where does the time go? 

      The color was added with Copics: 

          Skin: E000, 00, 33, R20

               Hat/Pants: E21, 23, 25

               Hair: E25

               Shoes: W0, 1. 3, E23

               Bag: YG91, 93, 95, 97

               Grip: YG91, 93

               Shirt: BG72, 75

               Clubs: Irons - C1, 3, 5

                         Wood - E23, 25

               Grass - YG03

     To make the sentiment I punched red buttons from the Martha Stewart button punch. I die cut the smallest circle from Our Daily Bread "Stitched Circles". The letters are also punched from the Martha Stewart Alphabet Punches. 

Inside of Card

Challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenge - Tic Tac Toe - #70 -*

(Punch, Image, Birthday)

Crafty Gals Corner - Summer Fun - #18 -*
Double-Click - Man Card - #10 - *

Eureka Stamps - Masculine - #29 -Top 5 - WooHoo!

Love to Scrap - It's a Boy Thing - #75 - DT Favorite

Try it on Tuesdays - All About Him - #54 -*

Embroidery Hoop: Circle Easel

     The challenge at Scrappn' Savvy this month is to use a spool. Karrie, the owner also handed me a package of Tim Holtz "Textured Surfaces" and asked "What can you make out of this?" The package contains burlap, cork, and corrugated cardboard. 
     I decided on my colors based on the Stamp TV Fun Friday color challenge - white, kraft, bermuda lagoon, ocean mist. 
     I started with Eileen Hull's Embroidery Hoop die and the burlap. I painted the hoop, spool (cut in half), and chipboard pieces using white and Martha Stewarts "Bermuda Sky". 

     
     I die-cut the scallops using Spellbinders "Petite Scalloped Circles - Large". The bird is from Gina K's "Birthday Blessings" which includes a handy die. The flowers and sentiments are from Theresa Momber's "Birds & Blossoms I & II. 6-strand embroidery thread was used for the cross-stitch, around the spool, and through the button. 
     The envelope is stamped with paint using "Tiny Textures" an incentive stamp set from Gina K this month.

Challenges: 

Crafty Gals Corner - Pop of Color - #24 - *

Creative Corner Challenges - Shabby - #5 - *

Creative Moments – Stitching - #45 - *

Deep Ocean Challenge - Feathered Friend - #101 - *

Eureka Stamps - Things with Wings - #34 -Top 5 - WooHoo!

Morgan's Art World - Happy Birthday - #6 -CT Favorite - Woo Hoo!

 This is a wonderful mixed media shape card with lovely embellishments and an unusual color combination.(CT: Carla)
 

 

One Stitch at a Time - Real Stitching - #37 -Top 3 - Woo Hoo!

{PIN}spirational Challenges – Photo Inspired - #9 - *

 

Simply Create Too Challenge - Button - #10 -*

Stamp TV - White, Kraft, Ocean Mist, Blue Lagoon -*

It's Your PIG Day

     Today we are celebrating my daughter's 30th birthday. We are traveling to Ft. Worth for her party. I don't know if she still loves pigs as much as she did when she was a teenager, but I decided to make a pig card for her. 

     I decided to use the Faux Tile Technique and Stampin' Up - Bashful Blue ink since I was making a bathroom wall. The bathtub is Karen Burniston's die set "Bathtub Pop Stand". I stamped pig, sentiments and puddle from Beth Silaika's "Sophie, the Pig". I colored using Copics: RV32, 34, E41, 42, 44. The ducky on the inside of the card was part of the "Bathtub Pop Stand" set.

Inside of Card

Directions for Faux Tile Technique:

1. Place diagonal score plate onto score board.
2. Place card stock onto diagonal score board. Score at 1 inch intervals.
   
3. Rotate 90 degrees and repeat: score at 1 inch intervals.
   
4. Trim right angle from a piece of card stock to use as a mask.
   
5. Place the mask on the bottom a square tile. Ink your sponge and GENTLY distress (pushing ink upwards) into the bottom of the square. Try to keep the ink out of the grout (score) lines.
   
6. Repeat this on every square. 

Challenges

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards - Die Cut - #7 - *

Crafty Catz Challenge - Animal Magic - #5 -*

Deep Ocean Challenge - Furry Friend (Pigs are Mammals aren't they?) - #95 - *

Ellibelle"s Creative Moments - Critters/Creatures - #22 -*

Morgan's Art World Challenge - Happy Birthday - #1 -*

Stamp TV - Score Lines -*

Old Bean Wallpaper Pop Up

     I just got this new stamp set and couldn't wait to use it. It is "Coffee" from Claire Brennan. When it arrived I was astonished at the number of stamps that were in the package - 50! You do the math:

21 sentiments          

+ 29 coffee related pics

                                 50 stamps  

            

 
    

     Anyway, I decided that I wanted to put the coffee pot on a table so I pulled out Karen Burniston's "Lots of Pops" die and set the table using ECD "Stitched Squares and a Recollections edge punch. The embossing folder is Karen Burniston's "Coffee Bean". I used the shabby polka dot background only with coffee beans instead. I love embossing folders and tend to forget to use them. The cover looks a bit 
 

like a napkin. It is very simple. I tried to add more to it, but everything I placed took away from the simplicity of the napkin. Once the recipient of one of these pop up cards receives them they rarely display the outside anyway. BTW: Not one new sheet of paper was used in this creation - only scraps!
     I have developed a taste for coffee. My aunt who was a teacher told me that "I would be driven to it" by my students. She was correct. I have to have a cup in the morning and another after school. Now I've been retired for 4 years, but as soon as I hear the school bus at 2:50 I go turn on the Keurig. 

     

Challenges 

ABC Challenge - I is for Important - #51 - *
ARTastic Challenge - Black/White + 1 Color - #2 - DNQ
As You Like It Challenge - Fave Drink - #13 - *
Jo's Scrap Shack - Recycle - #4 - *
Moving Along with the Times - Age Sentiment - #13 -*
Stamp TV MIUM - Black/White + Splash of Color -*
Through the Purple Haze - Die and Punch - #42 -Winner Top 3!

Time Out Challenges - Home Sweet Home - #7 - *