Happy Monday! The weather is glorious here! 70’s and sunny! Makes me think of the boats on the water so I created a Maritime Masculine Clean and Simple Card for you today. 🙂
A simple embossing folder makes up the Whisper White background.
Maritime Designer Series Paper layered on coordinating card stocks are the focal point.
Simple embellishments finish your card and it’s ready to go! Thanks for stopping by today. Check back later for a fun blog hop with some Craft Metal!
I enjoy many different styles of Card Making – but none more than Vintage, Distress and Grunge! Thanks to my Craft Scrubby, I don’t mind getting my hands dirty. When I saw Tim’s August Tag for the 12 Tags of 2014, I was blown away! Every inch of it is just Distressed Yumminess! Here is my take on the August Tag. 
I applied Tissue Tape with Multi-Media Matte. 
I stamped Mona Lisa from the TH Mini Classics Stamp Set in Archival Black Ink. Additional stamps were randomly stamped around the Tag. 
I applied Texture Paste through the TH Gothic Stencil and, when that dried, I applied the Texture Paste through the Schoolhouse Stencil to get the numbers across the Tag. (Not shown here.) 
Distress Stains – Evergreen Bough, Iced Spruce and Rusty Hinge – were applied to the Craft Sheet. 
The Tag was spritzed with Water and swiped through the Inks. Additional Distress Inks were applied to the Tag and then it was spritzed with water to blend the inks. 
The Tag was Heat Set and then Walnut Ink was sponged through the Speckled Stencil. 
Remnant Rubs were attached to a Vial Label. The edges of the Label were Sanded and Inked with Walnut Stain Ink. 
Parts of the Tag were sponged with Distress Embossing Ink and then embossed with Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder. A piece of Filmstrip (LOVE it!) was attached to the Tag with the Tiny Attacher. Mini Gears were attached to the bottom of the Tag. 
The Idea-Ology Embellishments were aged using Rusty Hinge and Evergreen Bough Distress Paints. 
Here’s a close up of Mona Lisa, Word Band and Mini Gears. 
The Idea-Ology Key was aged using the Distress Paints and it was also inked in random places with Embossing Ink and then Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder was poured on and heated. 
The same Distress Stains were used to dye Crinkle Ribbon for the top of the Tag. 
The Key was attached to the Tag and a Swivel Clasp was attached to the Ribbon. 
The edges of the Tag were Distressed with a Distressing Tool and then inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. 
The Idea-Ology Word Band was attached to the Tag with Jute String. 
Before attaching the Ribbon, I backed the Tag with another Tag to give it a little more strength to support the Key. 
Challenges:
Tim Holtz’s 12 Tags of 2014 – August
Simon Says Stamps – Wednesday – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp – Monday – “J” (Enjoy the Journey)
A Vintage Journey – Just Stain It
Mixed Media Monthly – Stencils and Paste
Country View Challenges – Word Play
Dazzling Diva Challenge #36. Have you enjoyed the Christmas in July Edition of the Dazzling Diva Challenge? Have you been inspired by amazing Christmas Card ideas? How about if we take it up a notch and teach you how to make Christmas Ornaments? Join us today as the Dazzling Diva Design Team teaches you how to create beautiful keepsake ornaments using Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets. Get ready to be blown away by the beautiful Christmas ornaments.
Card Making comes easily to me – Creating 3D items…not so much! This week’s Challenge at Add A Little Dazzle was to create an Ornament using Dark Chocolate Craft Metal and Brushed Bronze Craft Metal. I LOVE both of those colors. In fact, they’re my faves! But…I couldn’t find my mojo! Finally, I found these photos from a family trip to Italy a few years ago and knew I needed to fit all of them on an Ornament. Hope you like it. 🙂
I used SU!’s Circle Collection Framelits to cut 12 Circles in 3 graduating sizes – 3 Dark Chocolate Craft Metal, 3 Brushed Bronze Metal, 3 Cardboard, and 6 from a Sticker Sheet.
I used 3 different Embossing Folders on the metal circles – SU! Stylish Stripes, Beautifully Baroque and Triangles.
I adhered the Sticker Sheets to one side of the cardboard circles and ran a ribbon down the center of them.
I then adhered the Craft Metal Circles on top of the Sticker Sheets alternating colors. To create the “loop” for the top, just fold down a piece of the ribbon and trapped it between the metal and cardboard. The bottom loop was created in the same way.
The photographs were cut with the Circle Collection Framelits using smaller circles than the ornament circles and then they were adhered to the metal using Sticky Strip or Score Tape.
Bows were adhered to the tops of both sides of the ornaments using Glue Dots. (The Ornament is double-sided.
Small leaves were cut from both Dark Chocolate Craft Metal and Brushed Bronze Craft Metal using Framelits. They were adhered randomly to all of the ornaments.
A small bauble was attached to the bottom of the ribbon loop.
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Challenges:
Dazzling Divas Design Challenge – #36 – Ornament or Anything Goes (Inspiration Photo Below)
Distress Stains are perfect for Art Journal Pages! Stencils work really well too – and Stamps and Tags and Charms too. Basically, anything can be used on your pages! Today’s pages use all of the above…and my favorite color scheme too.
I put several Distress Stains onto a Craft Sheet (Scattered Straw, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain), spritzed them with water and smushed the Art Journal Pages and a couple of pieces of Manila Cardstock for Tags into them.
They were heat set and the process was repeated until both pages were done.
I used several TH Stencils with the matching Distress Inks. I sponged Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the Clocks and Frayed Burlap Distress Ink over the Burlap Stencil.
Next, I sponged Antique Bronze Distress Paint through the Speckled Strencil. It’s funny…there was a day, not too long ago, where “messy” would have freaked me out a little. Now, I LOVE it! LOL!
I had a couple of pieces of Manila Cardstock “around the house” so I used them to create Tags for these pages. I stamped “Remember The Now” from the Random Quotes Stamp Set in SU! Chocolate Chip Ink and embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool. I used the top of a Tag Framelit to cut the Tag shape and embellished it with a TH Reinforcer. I used a couple of Random Stamps inked lightly with Black Archival Ink on the pages as a background.
I used the same color Distress Inks to dye 2 pieces of Crinkle Ribbon for both of the Tags. The smaller Tag uses a quote from TH Classics #16 Stamp Set, Chocolate Chip Ink and Clear Embossing Powder.
The edges of the Tags were sponged with Walnut Distress Ink. The Spritz and Flick Technique was used on both Tags. This Tag was embellished with 2 Idea-Ology Mini Corners and a Custom Fastener. Both tags were adhered to the pages with Foam Tape.
An Idea-Ology Time Piece with a Game Spinner was used on one of the pages.
The top and bottom edges of the pages were sticking up a little so I used Tissue Tape over them and then swiped Vintage Photo Distress Paint over the Tape.
AlphaTiles were used to spell out the word “Time.”
I love this quote from Meryl Streep so I wrote it onto the page using a Calligraphy Marker.
To finish off the pages, I added Label Letters to spell “Invent” and Alpha Parts Signmaker letters painted with Tarnished Brass Distress Ink to spell the word “Art.” After all, we are all “Inventors of Art!” 😉
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – Emboss It
A Vintage Journey – Just Stain It
Mixed Media Monthly Challenge – Around The House
Sandee & Amelie – Mid Month Inspiration – Inventions or Inventors
Wow Embossing Powder Challenge – Time & Embossing
Country View Challenges – Stencil It
Craft Hoarder’s Anonymous – Who’s The Boss – Embossing
The TH Sand and Sea Die inspired me to create several projects. Because I have the larger die, I used a large tag for my original 12 Tags of 2014 Entry (See it HERE). I was so amazed with the Sand Technique that I created an Art Journal Page HERE. For this Tag I used a standard size tag but I had to improvise and cut the dies down. You can see a full tutorial HERE. The Seahorse uses Distress Paints and Crackle Paint; The background was created using Distress Inks and the “wave” background was created using the TH Regal Flourishes Embossing Folder and a Window Sheet.
It was a little tricky to cut everything down. I just tried to follow the lines and I think it turned out pretty well.
When I added the faux sand to the tag, I mixed it and applied it and then added another light layer of the Embossing Powder to give it a more powdery look.
Challenges:
Tim’s 12 Tags of 2014 – July
Simon Says Stamp – Monday – Summer
Simon Says Stamp – Wednesday – Emboss It
Fashionable Stamping Challenges – Dreaming of Summer
Happy Wednesday my Stampin’ Peeps! It’s Christmas in July again at StampsAndScrapbooks.com and we’re creating an Ornament Card using Pucker Me Pink Craft Metal and Ornament Framelit Dies. It’s been at least a week since I put a Ribbon Medallion on my cards so I was overdue – LOL!
The Ribbon Medallion has amazing texture! You can see the ripples in the side view.
Challenges:
Dazzling Divas Design Challenge – Color: Pucker Me Pink & Precious Pearl Craft Metal Sheets
Before I get to today’s card, I just want to thank you for all of your wonderful comments. I always check them when I wake up and I’m having my coffee. It’s such a great way to start the day! You just don’t realize what a positive impact they have! So…thank you! 😀
Today’s card uses Patterned Paper and an Embossing Folder. Probably two of the best time-savers in Card Making! The only thing that is stamped on the whole card is the sentiment so you can put it together very quickly!
This is a perfect card to “mass produce.” You could pre-cut all of the strips from the 12″ x 12″ Flashback Designer Series Paper. There are lots of patterns to mix and match!
Challenges:
Mojo354
TTCRD – Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge – Anything Goes
Crafty Girls – Anything Goes
It seems so funny to be doing Christmas Cards in July! But that is exactly what’s happening at the Dazzling Divas Design Challenge. (See Inspirational Photo Below) The Card uses Scarlet Red Craft Metal, Garland Green Craft Metal and SU!’s Lovely As A Tree Stamp Set.
Add A Little Dazzle has a limited time Bonus Offer of a “Week 2 Craft Metal Sheet Package.” This package includes 6 sheets of Scarlet Red Craft Metal Sheets and 6 sheets of Garland Green Craft Metal Sheets!
In addition, you will also receive PDF Tutorials that will inspire you with more Christmas Ideas. As soon as you place your order, you will have Instant Access. Place your craft metal sheet order HERE to receive your card making tutorials.
Love metal? I’ll have a cool Video up on Monday so remember to check back! 😀
Challenges:
Shopping Your Stash – Christmas with 1 year old product (Lovely As A Tree – 10 yrs old!)
Jingle Belles Stash – Christmas with 1 year old product (Lovely As A Tree – 10 yrs old!)
Dazzling Divas Design Challenge – Christmas
I seem to be a little schizophrenic with my Card Making lately. Today’s card is a Clean and Simple Masculine Card with SU! Maritime Designer Series Paper. I’m just back from a fabulous family trip and there are still Maritime thoughts running through my head! LOL! I hope you enjoyed a blessed 4th of July Weekend!
Challenges:
Mojo353
It may be hot, hot, hot outside – but it’s Christmas in July around here! The them for today’s Dazzling Diva Design Challenge card is “Cards that Move or Anything Goes.” The Design Team will be showing Christmas Cards. Mine is a Snowflake Holiday Easel Card using Craft Metal Sheets from Add A Little Dazzle. If you’d like to play along, the Inspirational Photo is below.
Pearlescent Embossing Paste was applied through the Stencil to create the background. A tiny bit of Dazzling Diamonds Glitter was sprinkled on the Embossing Paste while it was still wet.
Polished Purple and Brushed Bronze Craft Metal Sheets were used with SU! Snowflake Framelits to create the Snowflake. The Snowflakes were adhered to each other and the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
When the card is closed, it looks like any ordinary card but, when it is opened, it rests on the sentiment piece which is popped up using Stampin’ Dimensionals, creating the Easel.
The base card is 5 1/2″ x 11″ of SU! Whisper White Cardstock scored at 4 1/4″ and 8 1/2″.
The Sentiment was stamped in SU! Rich Razzleberry Ink – which matches the Polished Purple Craft Metal nicely – and then embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool
Add A Little Dazzle has a limited time Bonus Offer of a “Week 1 Craft Metal Sheet Package.” This package includes 6 sheets of Polished Purple Craft Metal Sheets and 6 sheets of Brushed Bronze Craft Metal Sheets!
In addition, you will also receive PDF Tutorials that will inspire you with more Christmas Ideas. As soon as you place your order, you will have Instant Access. Place your craft metal sheet order HERE to receive your card making tutorials.
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp – Monday – Use White
Simon Says Stamp – Wednesday – Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create – # 78 Anything Goes
Papercrafting Challenges – #13 Anything Goes
Pink Elephant – Anything Goes
Dazzling Diva Design Challenge #32 Cards That Move or Anything Goes
