Catching Up With January

I have only had time to post my entries to the Craft Barn challenge over the past year so it's time to do a bit of catching up with my other makes. I don't intend trawling back through the things I made last year but to start at January 2014. I like to use my blog to record for my own reference what supplies I've used to create a project. Although in the case of these three cards the information is not complete as I've had to rely on memory because the notes I made at the time of making have disappeared..

My first card was for our train-crazy youngest grandson's fifth birthday. To make the background clouds I made a stencil from a piece of card, and then dusted Distress Ink with a brush around the edge. The picture of Thomas was found on the web. I cut an additional face which I adhered with foam pads for a 3d effect. 

Card Recipe
Card
White card
Inks
Distress Ink
Archival Jet Black
Stamp
Sentiment - Crafter's Companion Popcorn the Bear set. (PST-SML) 
Other
Thomas image - downloaded from http://www.dltk-kids.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/transportation/images/cposterthomas.jpg

The second January card was made for my brother and sister-in-law for their wedding anniversary. The embossed background card was attached to the base card with foam pads and the heart was left free to swing.

Card Recipe
Card
White card
Ink
Versafine Satin Red
stamp
Freebie with Craft stamper
Other
Red Satin ribbon
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

Finally a first birthday card for our great niece. The number template came from Sara Sandberg's Cardmaking Paradise site.

Card Recipe

Card/Paper

White card

Paper - free download from Crafter's Companion

Pink Card

Ink

Distress Ink

Other

Letters - Prova Craft "Hippie Chick" die

Bear - Spellbinders die

Flowers - Carl punch

Flat back pearls