Cool Cats

I gleaned this idea from a card displayed in the Craft Barn shop during their fabulous Extravaganza weekend.

The wall is stencilled directly onto the card. I found the best way to apply the ink is using a foam finger dabber because it effectively gives the appearance of the stone work texture. The cats were stamped onto plain card and then cut out.

Card Recipe
Card
Craftworkscards Digital Ultra Smooth Premium Cardstock
Inks
Versafine Onyx Black
Distress Ink Black Soot
Stamps
Katzelkraft
Other
Creative Expressions "Stone Wall" mask
Sentiment - computer generated Book worm font

Thank you

I based this clean and simple thank you card on Joanne Wardle's "One Layer Wonders" project in July 2011's Craft Stamper magazine. As i didn't have any re-positionable adhesive, keeping the mask in place wasn't easy so I just used one frame.

Card Recipe
Card
Craftwork Cards
Die
Spellbinders Labels One
Inks
Distress Inks - Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge
Memento - Tuxedo Black
Stamps
Script - Paper Artsy
Flower - Crafty Individuals CI206
Thank you - Crafty Individuals

First Birthday

Our youngest Grand Daughter was one last week - where did that year go? I have my new Houghie Board to thank for my first ever hand made rosette. I was really pleased with it! The board really makes easy work of scoring the paper.

Card Recipe
Card
White card
Pink Bazzill card
Papers
Bella Press - Watermelon Polka Dots and Decorative Dots
Image
Digi Stamp Boutique
Ink
Barn Door Distress Ink
Embellishments
Card Candi by Craftworks Cards
Number 1 from Craft Too embossing folder
Die
Nellie Snellen Square MFD006
Other
Copic Markers
Glitter

Butterfly Kaliedescope

I wanted a special card for my Aunt's ninetieth birthday and this Pop Up Spring card project from Cardmaking Paradise fitted the bill. The background paper was not quite the vibrant blue the photo suggests.

Card Recipe
Paper/Card:
Bazzill card
Background paper Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby Paper Stash
Craft Creations Hi-5 Pearl Cryogen White Card
White Vellum (coloured and stamped with Brilliance ink)
Inks:
Distress Inks - Tumbling Glass, Broken China,
Versamark
Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue
Embossing powder:
Judikins Lapis Lazuli
Stamps
Happy Birthday - Anita's
Flowers - Fourth Dimension
Other
Organza ribbon
Flat white pearls