Shabby Chic Christmas Card II

Hello everyone,

Here is the second card I made today:

I added a piece of cheesecloth as my first layer, then a piece of cardstock embellished with textured paste stencil...

I stamped the sentiment on a piece of vellum cut out in shape of a banner. The stamp in from MFT designed by wonderful Mona Pendleton.

Shabby bow, glittery flowers and snowy pine branches are laying ontop of another piece of cheesecloth....

I made a keepsake box for the card, added a few blue rhinestones and that is pretty much it!

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:

Scrap and Craft challenge #15 Shabby Chic or Vintage

Scrap Magic Challenge Beige and Blue

The Sisterhood of Crafters "It's Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas"

That Craft Place Challenge for All Crafts

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Christmas

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Shabby Chic Christmas Card I

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Just a quick post of the fist of two cards I made today:

I made some glittery flowers and had enough to make two cards... I was not able to capture the shimmer of the glitter on flowers and feathers in the pictures, but believe me they are very glittery!

The background is created with texture paste and flourish stencil, edges were distressed and the sentiment was stamped on a piece of vellum...it is from MFT designed by wonderful Mona Pendleton.

I added a shabby bow and couple of cut out feathers sprinkled with glitter...a few crystals here and there just to add some bling...and a keepsake box to complement the card's design...

I am entering this card into following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge T is for Tis the Season

Craft For The Craic Something Glittery for November

Deep Ocean Challenge #117 White and one other color (mine is beige)

Scrap Magic Challenge Blog Contrast #10 Textured/Smooth with this gorgeous inspiration photo

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Christmas

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UPDATE 12/06/2015

My card made the Top 3 at Craft for the Craic!!! Thank you!!!

Scrapy Land Challenge #30 Monochromatic

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It is time for a brand new challenge at Scrapy Land and this time the theme is Monochromatic. I can't wait to see what you created for this challenge using dies that Scrapy Land sells.

Here is my creation:

I used Spellbinders Shapeabilities Lonely Hearts die to create that encased border, I learned that from Becca. It turned out pretty good for the first try I must say!

To create my layered design I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Squares Small, I actually used two squares to create a rectangle, but to make things easier you can certainly use Nestabilities Matting Basics B. I mounted Nestabilities Labels 43 and then interlocked two Shapeabilities Fancy Tags Two dies.

I added a shabby bow, some pearls and inked all the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

...and of course a keepsake box....my friend was very happy when she received this card :)

Now it is your turn to join in on the fun!!! Please stop by Scrapy Land and check out all the wonderful work my team mates have created for this challenge and get inspired even more!

I would like to enter this project into following challenges:

DL Art November Linky Challenge Anything Goes

Through The Crraft Room Door Challenge



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Anything But Cute Challenge #7 "It's Ornamental"

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it is time for a new challenge at Anything But Cute and this month's host is Cec who would like to see mixed media Holiday ornament or Holiday decor for your house or table...

This is what I created:

The pictures will lead you through the process:

Paper mache start ornement...

Covered with Inka Gold Old Silver Metal Gloss Paint...

I used that...

...to create this...

I covered the round metal filigree with Art Deco Gold Rush Metallic Paste...

I added large corner metal filigrees underneath the metal flower arrangement...

I truly hope you will get inspired by my project and create something for our challenge at Anything But Cute....
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

Scrapy Land Challenge # 29

Hello everyone,

it is time for a brand new challenge at Scrapy Land :) Challenge #29 is anything goes using dies that Scrapy Land sells.

Here is what I made for this challenge:

I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Fleur de Lis Squares in different sizes to create this fancy snowflake.

The sentiment is stamped onto a Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tag Two. I added a shabby bow and crystal embellishments to add some sparkle to the creation.

I created a keepsake box for the card and embellished it with a Spellbinders Victorian Medallion die.
The background paper is from Bildmalarna Soft Collection 6" x 6" paper stack which I won in my dear blog friend Dunja's giveaway!! Her giveaway package was filled with so many crafting goodies!!! Thank you Dunja!

I truly hope you'll join this fabulous challenge! Stop by Scrapy Land Blog to check out what my talented team mates have created as well...

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:
Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge #53 Non Traditional Christmas Colors
Shabby Chic Challenge Snowflake
Make My Monday Shabby Chic

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11/18/15 UPDATE: I am thrilled to announce that my card was selected as on of the Feature Artists at Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge #53 Non Traditional Christmas Colors.

Scrapy Land Challenge #28

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It is time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land! This time the theme is Embossing (heat or dry). I chose dry embossing for this inspiration project. A very dear blog friend of mine had a birthday recently, so I created this card in honor of her birthday and inspiration for this challenge:

I used Spellbinders Shady Allure embossing folder to create the background.

Then I used Spellbinders Victorian Medallion 2 to die cut my sentiment.

I wanted to keep it simple and elegant, so I only added some seam binding crinkled ribbon and vintage medallion to embellish the bow...I created a box that card would be place in, instead of an envelope, that is kinda "my thing" majority of my cards come in a keepsake box, seems that recipients find that even more special...

I hope you stop by the Scrapy Land Challenge Blog for more inspiration from my team mates and decide to join our challenge :)

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

Dia De Los Muertos Themed Wedding Card

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Recently I made this card for a couple that had a Dia De Los Muertos themed wedding:

I wanted to capture elegance of the event and theme of their wedding with rich dark colors.

Flowers are handmade and placed to cascade around the sentiment...

One more look at the card.

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:

Scrap Kafe International Handmade Flowers

Creative Card Crew #98 Ribbon

The Sisterhood of Crafters Die-lirious and Punchy (Spellbinders rose creation and label 43)

Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog Challenge #195 Use Ribbon

Allsorts Challenge #332 No Design Paper


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Scrapy Land Challenge #27

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I am thrilled to announce my Guest Designer assignment with Scrapy Land that will go on next three months! This week's challenge theme is Anything goes using dies that Scrapy Land carries.
Here is what I created:

I used Spellbinders Rose Creation Die to make my flowers and foliage.

The shabby bow was made with hand died seam binding ribbon. I used Peacock Feather DI to die it...

The flowers were all shaped and layered to give this card extra dimension...

I used Memory Box Catalina Wreath die to create this triple flower wreath. I added chitchat stickers as my sentiment.

I hope you will join this fabulous challenge...Stop by Scrapy Land to see what my talented team mates have made for this challenge, then link up your project created using dies that Scrapy Land carries.

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Anything But Cute Mixed Media Challenge 31 Days of Halloween

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It is time for a new challenge over at Anything But Cute Mixed Media Challenge Blog and Sara Emily is our host this month with 31 Days of Halloween theme.

If you love Halloween like I do, it’s more than just one day out of the year, it’s a season! For this challenge I would like you to make a mixed media card or project for Halloween. It can be spooky or not, but you MUST include the number “31” somewhere in your project. We can’t wait to see the creative ways you’ll be incorporating this number in your mixed media piece!

Here is my elegant Gothic style Halloween card:

I took a few pictures of the process at the beginning and then got carried away and forgot to take pictures of the rest of the process :(

To create that black antique frame I cut out 8 frames out of a 110 lb heavy card stock using my Cricut machine and Happy Hauntings cartridge. I did the same with #31. I glued everything together to create this dimensional frame and my focal point "31".

I used liquid pearls to create this ornate look to the frame. Once that was dry I covered the frame with black paint, when that was dry I covered everything with Deco Art One Step Crackle and then with red paint.

This is what the background panel looked at the beginning of the process. I treated it with gesso, Deco Art One Step Crackle and various distress inks to get this warn out rustic look.

After I glued all the pieces to create #31 I painted it with red acrylic paint and then covered it with UTEE. The background is supposed to symbolize broken old mirror. The technique for this process can be found on Pamellia's blog.

And of course I had to add a fancy bow to my card...

I hope you will visit Anything But Cute and check out the rest of the projects that our DT created for this challenge and decide to join in on fun!