CPS177 - Nahum 1:7

I love this stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  I think I've mentioned before that it was one of my dad's favorite verses.  

I stamped the butterflies, cut them out and embellished them with green pearls and then popped them up. I left their wings free to add dimension.

I also popped up the oval with the Bible verse.

Supplies:
Cardstock: SU & Bazzill
Papers:  Basic Grey
Ink: Colorbox Fluid Chalk, Memento
Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy (verse), Studio G (butterflies)
Embellishments: Offray Ribbon, Queen & Co pearls
Tools: Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinders nestabilities

Challenges: 
CPS177 - sketch
Paper, Talk, Scissors - use the color orange
Distress - ODBDSLC22
Polka Dots - CPC-FOF63

Time to Celebrate You

My husband had a birthday this week and he loves my handmade cards.  When I saw this clock paper in a new DCWV paper stack I bought last week, I knew it was meant for his card.  It has more glitter than can usually be found on his cards but it doesn't look feminine at all.

I tried a new (for me) technique of sanding my cardstock after I embossed it. I used my computer and thickers for the sentiment on the front.  The only traditional stamping is the "Happy Birthday" on the inside.  The design is a 6" x 6" easel card.

I used various circle punches to punch out the clock faces and added them to the inside & outside of the card with pop-dots to give it some additional dimension.

Since I took these pics after I'd already given it to him, I blurred my writing to spare you the mushy stuff.  :-)  Sorry for the glare off the glittery paper.  :(

Supplies:
Cardstock - DCWV
Papers: DCWV  (At Home); Misc (off-white)
Letters:  AC Thickers (Darling)
Ribbon: Paper Studio
Ink - SU (creamy caramel)
Computer font - Byington
Tools: Circle Punches (Marvy, EK Success, & Paper Studio), Spellbinders (Large Deckled Rectangles), Cuttlebug embossing folder (Iron Works)
Challenge:  CPC - FOF51

Using the same paper from the At Home stack, I made him a coordinating frame.  Since our grandson was born last Oct., we've remarked over & over again how quickly time has passed since our son, Ian, was just a little guy.  I used PSE to add a shot of my husband, our son and our grandson on the day our grandson was born to one of my husband's favorite pics of him with our son when Ian was a little boy (about 3).  I painted a frame I found at Michael's a dark brown and used Modge Podge to add the clock paper to the front.  Both the card & the frame now have places of honor on my husband's desk at work.  :)

{I'm sorry for the poor lighting.}

Supplies:
Frame:  Michael's
Paper:  DCWV (At Home)
Paint: Anita's acrylic (earth brown)
Tools:  PSE7

The Hat Lady's Purse

A request was made to see the purse that goes with my Hat Lady cards.  I didn't have a pic at the time I posted the cards but since the light was favorable when we got home from work tonight I was able to snap a couple.  I was also able to get better pics of the embossed envelope flaps too.

 

The purse and entire card set.

A better shot of the embossed envelop flap.

Supplies:
Papers:  SU (very vanilla), DCWV (At home)
Stamp: Class Act
Ink:  SU (creamy caramel), Inkadinkado (coffee bean)
Embossing Powder: Stampendous (clear detail)
Ribbon:  Offray
Tools:  Spellbinders petite ovals & petite scalloped ovals, Cuttlebug embossing folder - Victoria & Iron Works
Challenges:  CPS 176 & CPC - FOF51

Hat Lady - CPS 176 & CPC-FOF51

I used sketch CPS 176 for this set of cards & a matching tote bag.  I wish you could see the glitter & sparkle the background paper has.  It makes the set look so much more elegant.  I stamped the image on vanilla cardstock using coffee bean ink. I then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  After cutting it out with the spellbinders die, and before removing the die, I inked the edges with creamy caramel ink. I ran the ivory colored patterned paper thru my cuttlebug embossing folder for a little extra texture.  I also used an embossing folder on the envelope flap.  Since this was an economy card order, I left off the usual bling & ribbon that I was really wanting to add.  :)

This also qualifies for the Fun on Friday Challenge 51 over at CPC.  That challenge was to use wet or dry embossing on a card...I used both.  ;)

Supplies:
Papers:  SU (very vanilla), DCWV (At home)
Stamp: Class Act
Ink:  SU (creamy caramel), Inkadinkado (coffee bean)
Embossing Powder: Stampendous (clear detail)

Tools:  Spellbinders petite ovals & petite scalloped ovals, Cuttlebug embossing folder - Victoria & Iron Works

1 Peter 1:7

I love making easel cards because I think they look extra-special.  This card is intended for a good friend  whose father recently passed away.  The verse on the card is one we used to encourage each other back when we were teenagers. She definitely deserves something with a little extra touch.

Supplies:
Cardstock:  Recollections, Georgia Pacific
Patterned Paper:  SEI (Chocolat)
Embellishments:  ribbon - Michael's; Stickles (star dust)
Stamps:  Stampendous, Sweet 'n Sassy
Ink:  Ancient Page, Colorbox Fluid Chalk
Tools:  Fiskars border punch, Nestabilities

This card was published in the August 2010 edition of Scrapbook News & Review online magazine.

Corner Bookmark

I decided to make a bookmark to go with my Nahum 1:7 card.  You can see that card here.  

Here's what it looks like over the corner of the card:

You can see another version of a bookmark like this in my post here from last October.


Supplies: 
Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper:  BG Origins
Embellishments: BG Opaline Half Pearls, Hobby Lobby brads, Spellbinders Nestabilities
Ink:  Ancient Page Coal Black Stamp: Sweet 'n Sassy

Romans 8:38-39 -- SSIC Challenge #46

This card uses another one of the verses from the Jesus Cares set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  I used a sketch from the June 2010 CardMaps and this card qualifies for Challenge #46 at Stampin' Sisters in Christ.

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Recollections, Georgia Pacific

Patterned Paper:  BG Kioshi

Embellishments:  Offray ribbon, BG Opaline half pearls

Tools:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Spellbinders Label 3, Stampin Up punch, Fiskars border punch

Ink:  Ancient Page (coal black), Colorbox Fluid Chalk (ocean)

Stamps:  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps (Jesus Cares)

Sketch:  PageMaps June 2010 CardMap

Nahum 1:7 - SSS63

One of my favorite stamp companies is Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps because they have lots of KJV Scripture stamps. This is my preferred  Bible version so finding KJV stamps is a treat.  I used the Sweet Stop Sketch 63 to make the following card using the Nahum 1:7 stamp from the Jesus Cares clear stamp collection.  Nahum 1:7 was one of my dad's favorites.

I inked the edges of the paper and popped up the verse layers on pop dots.


Supplies: 
Card base:  Bazzill
Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper:  BG Origins
Embellishments: BG Opaline Half Pearls, Hobby Lobby brads, Spellbinders Nestabilities
Ink:  Ancient Page Coal Black
Stamp: Sweet 'n Sassy 

This card was published in the August 2010 edition of the Scrapbook News & Review online magazine.

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