Simon Says Stamp Challenge "Anything Goes"

Hi,
Today I wanted to finally find time to make a card for one of the Simon Says Stamp Challenges.  The bonus was to use Tim Holtz products.  YAY!  I have several of his products that I use regularly.  Here is a link to the challenge: 

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/02/simon-says-anything-goes.html   

And here is my card:

With St. Patty's Day coming I wanted to make something using my new Memory Box Shamrock die.  I just love it!  I also used the Paper Smooches Alphawhimsy alphabet die set to make the word "lucky".   The embossing folder, Tea Dye Distress ink, and Bingo stamp are all Tim Holtz products.  I whipped it up in about 30 minutes.  I am really trying to do my CAS style cards lately since my time is limited.  Thanks for stopping by. 

                                                                                        Janet

 

10 Minute Craft Dash #11: Hearts

Hi all,
I finally found some time to get a "quick" card done.  LOL   I literally made this in 4 minutes flat!!!  Here is the link to the contest: 

 http://prettypinkposh.com/2013/02/10-minute-craft-dash-11.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fprettypinkposh+%28Pretty+Pink+Posh%29


And here is my card. 

It is hard to see in the picture but I added an embossed paper below the hearts.  Just click on the image to see it a little better.  I used the "love" embossing folder from The Paper Company.  The hearts are from a pack of cheap hearts from Michael's.  That's it.  I used a card and white cardstock from CTMH.  I attached the embossed panel and the hearts with foam adhesive to pop them up.  Thanks for stopping by. 

                                                                                        Janet

                                                                                        

Clean & Simple Card Making 2: Day 8 card

Hello again,

I am so happy to have another card made for class.  This time I tried the "salt" technique that Kristina showed us.  What a fun technique!  My salting is not as apparent as hers, but I think it is because I only had simple table salt instead of sea salt.  I think the finer grains are definitely more subtle.  It is still fun to see the results.



Here is my card:

 

For some reason this technique just spoke "sympathy card" to me.   I decided to use Dusty Concord Distress ink for the watercolor effect.  I did this on a piece of watercolor paper(Pro Art) using my Tim Holtz water brush.  I just used plain old table salt after watercoloring the paper - just sprinkled it on.   My greetin is from Clearly Wordsworth "Comfort" stamp set.  I stamped it with Versa Mark and then heat embossed it with Stampendous Detail White embossing powder.  I punched the dove(Martha Stewart) out of white cardstock(CTMH) and put through my Xyron sticker maker.  I then poured glitter(CTMH) over it and mounted it on the purple piece with foam dot.   I used a white card(CTMH) base and embossed it with an embossing folder(Sizzix).  I attached the purple piece with foam adhesive to the card base.  And there you have it. Thanks for stopping by.


                                                                                            Janet

Clean & Simple Card Making 2: Day 9

Hi there,

I got another card made today for the Clean & Simple Card Making 2 class.  This time I decided to try my hand at the dry embossing with brayered paint.  I really like how Lisa Spangler did her card with this technique.  I decided to try it in a reverse way.  I used Ruby cardstock from CTMH and embossed it with a "love" embossing folder from The Paper Studio.  I then brayered Snow Cap Adirondack Lights acrylic paint over it.  I really like the effect.  I then stamped the greeting "i heart you" from The Alley Way stamp company in black(CTMH) onto a piece of white cardstock(CTMH).  I then cut notches in the ends as seen on several of the videos during the classes to create a banner.  I mounted it to the card with just a little bit of height on it in the middle to create depth.  I attached a glitter heart that I purchased in a pack from Michael's and a small crystal heart(Creative Living) to the card.  I then attached little red gems(Mark Richards) sporatically to the background of the card.  I attached the whole red piece to a top folded white card(CTMH).  I am going to give this card to my daughter for Valentine's Day.  :D   Thanks for stopping by.

                                                                                           Janet

Clean & Simple Card Making 2: Bonus Day 1

Hi,
Yes, it's me again!  Twice in the same day.  I guess I am on a roll right now.  My mojo is flowing so I am going with it.  LOL  This time I made a card for Bonus Day 1.  We were to make a clean and simple card using die cutting.  Here is the link to the classes if you are interested in taking them: 

http://onlinecardclasses.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a894bae25cb515c9da0b56e48&id=f51111ce1c&e=66ff040d39






Here is my card:

I used a chevron embossing folder from Lifestyle Crafts for the background.  Next, I die cut the "absolutely" die from Simon Says Stamp out of Ruby cardstock from CTMH.  I then cut a black cardstock piece to mat the ruby piece on and attached both pieces to the white card.  I then trimmed a small piece of a color-ready border from CTMH and colored it black with a marker.  It is adhesive so I just peeled of the back and stuck above the greeting which is also from Simon Says Stamp.  And that is it.  Clean and Simple.  Thanks for stopping by.

                                             Janet

Clean & Simple Card Making 2: Day 7

Hi,
I am happy to say that I finally got another card done for my on-line stamping class entitled "Clean & Simple Card Making 2".  I skipped a few days and went ahead with Day 7's card today.  Here is the link to the card classes:

http://onlinecardclasses.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a894bae25cb515c9da0b56e48&id=f51111ce1c&e=66ff040d39



Today's lesson was on using BIG stamps and/or little stamps on a single layer card.  I got my mind going and found this cute little car.  My hubby drag races for a hobby and I thought it would be a perfect image for making his Valentine card for this year.  Here is my card:

All the stamps used are from Pink By Design.  The inks are from CTMH.  I just used a black marker to add the little lines behind the red car.  Fun!   Definitely a clean & simple card.  Thanks for stopping by.
                            
                                                                                      Janet

Clean and Simple Card Making 2: Day 4

Hello again,
I am so happy to get another card done for the online class I am taking called "Clean and Simple Card Making 2".




 This time I used the technique called "Blue Print" only I used the white ink on burgundy cardstock.  It is truly a clean and simple card.  I used Vineyard Berry cardstock from CTMH for my card base.  I stamped my rose image also from CTMH with white daisy ink from CTMH.  My greeting "Congratulations" is also from CTMH and is stamped with the same white ink.  I then allowed the ink to dry since it is a pigment-based ink.  After it was dry, I went over the greeting with my clear star gelly roll pen from Sakura to give it a light shimmer.   I then used some silver metallic floss from Sew Easy We R Memory Keepers.  I tied it along the fold into a bow and knotted the ends to keep fraying at a minimum.  Here is my card:

I highly recommend these classes to anyone who is just starting with card making or has been doing it for years as I have.  I have really learned so much already and it is definitely stretching my creativity.  Thanks for stopping by. 
  

                                                                                            Janet