Water Shaker card + video

Hi ya friends,
 I have a couple of cards to share today.
The first, is something I have been playing with since I opened my FUSE tool.
Here's my card:

 I water colored the tulips with Distress Inks. I took those same colors to create the wash that's on the bottom part of the card. Now those tulips will last for a while because they're in fresh WATER!
Yup! This is a water shaker card *Ü*

Here's a different peek:

 I die cut the word "Thanks" from fun foam left over from the shaker pieces. I have all the deets coming up...

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for my card:

Here's my second card:

I also water colored this hydrangea image with Distress Inks. I added little pearls to the centers with my Viva Decor pen. I die cut a heart from the jar to create a shaker element.

Here's another peek:

This one has pretty iridescent sequins that mimic the colors of the hydrangea *Ü*

Here's the video: It's broken up into two parts. Part 1 is the creation of the shaker and part 2 is the simple way I watercolored the image. You can watch it below or on YouTube HERE.


I'll play along in the following challenges:
Polkadoodles: Add Embossing
Sister Act: #114: Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday #381: Ladies Only
Loves Rubberstamps #159: Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #252: No patterned paper
Craft Your Passion #269: Anything Goes

That's it for now...Thanks so much for stopping by *Ü*
Until next time!

The 411
Card #1Water Shaker Tulips
Stamps: Friendship Jar, Frienship Jar: Spring Fillers- Papertrey Ink
Ink: Versamark ink. Distress Inks: Wild Honey, Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn
Paper: Pistachio Pudding cs, Bashful Blue cs, Vellum cs-SU. Neenah solar white cs. Ranger water color cs.
Tools: Friendship Jar Shaker dies, Friendship Jar Tulips die- PTI. "Thanks" die-Impression Obsession. Chevron embossing folder-Darice. Honeycomb embossing folder-Tim Holtz
Other: Sequins, ribbon, trading card pocket page

Card #2 Hydrangea
Stamps: Friendship Jar: Summer Fillers-PTI
Ink: Versamark ink. London Fog-Memento. Distress Inks: Milled Lavender, Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn
Paper: Pear Pizzazz-SU. Neenah Solar White cs. Ranger water color cs. acetate
Tools: Friendship Jar: Pint Jar-PTI. "Hello" die-Impression Obsession, Stitched Rectangle Dies-Lawn Fawn. Heart Nestabilities. Woodgrain embossing folder- The Paper Studio
Other: Twine-Maya Road, sequins, Viva Decor pen

No Bulk Shaker Card VIDEO!

Hi friends,
No, your eyes are not deceiving you! I have a video tute for you today *Ü*
It has been ages since I made a video tute, but I've had a few people ask me about creating a "not so bulky" shaker card like I did on this card:

So, today I'll be showing you how.
Here's the card we'll be making:

I used baseball card sleeves I had purchased for making a pocket letter for my friend. Well since I had so many left over, I asked myself what I could do with these sleeves---and the no bulk shaker card was born!

DISCLAIMER: The camera I normally use broke, so I used my old iphone 4. Plus, I'm totally rusty at making videos & totally forgot how to do it!...ugh. :(  Sooo...please be kind and well, I hope you enjoy! Lol *Ü*

You can watch it on YouTube HERE or below.
Action:



Here's one more pic of the projects featured: both cards are A2: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Thanks so much for peeking!
Tootles,
 
The 411 
Stamps: Carnival Cupcakes-Mama Elephant. Baby Onesie stamp set-MFT
Ink: memento Gray Flannel, Desert Sand
Paper: Bundle of Joy-Echo Park. Close to Cocoa cs, Pretty in Pink cs-SU. Neenah Solar white cs
Tools: Carnival Cupcakes dies-Mama Elephant. Labels 8 dies-Spellbinders. Wonky Stitches dies-Avery Elle. Baby die- Lil Inkers. Fuse tool-We R Memory Keepers. Copics. Wink of Stella clear
Other: Confetti. chunky glitter-Recollections. Trading card 9 pocket pages-Cardguard. sticker- Martha Stewart

Flamingo Friends

Hello there, friends!
 My bestie's birthday is around the corner, so I have her card to share with ya.
Here it is:

I have been waiting to get this flamingo set from My Favorite Things. It was sold out for the longest time! Finally, I was able to get my hands on it (and the matching stamp set) & decided to make my bestie's birthday card with it. I die cut the flamingos from pink cardstock and added some color with my Copics. I added some clear Wink of Stella to make them sparkle *Ü* The background was sponged with Distress Inks.

Here's another peek:

 When I had completed the card, I decided to add Enamel Accents to the eyes. I added the first dot, then when I went to add the second dot, the bottle squirted a big blob :(  I wanted to cry because my card was ALL DONE!!! but then I remembered a trick Jennifer McGuire shared about using your craft knife to scratch away ink & buff it with an eraser and it WORKED! You can see it a little bit but nowhere near as catastrophic as it was...What would I do without Jennifer McGuire...*Ü*

Here's a peek of the simple innies:

I used this week's MFT sketch:

 I will be playing along in the following challenges:
Ohh La La Creations: #183 Happy Birthday
Stamps + Fun = Creativity: #256 Wood (woodgrain panel behind the flamingos)
The Paper Girls: #82 Happy Birthday
The Pink Elephant: #305 Anything Goes

Thanks for hanging out in my little corner of the blog-o.
Ciao for now,


The 411
Stamps: Tickled Pink-MFT
Ink: Versamark w/ gold embossing powder. Rich Cocoa-Memento
Paper: Dots and Stripes-Echo Park. Damask Designs- PTI. Very Vanilla cs, Blushing Bride cs, Kraft cs-SU. Blush Pink cs-PTI. Gold cs. Black cs. White cs.
Tools: Stitched Circles dies, Flamingos dies-MFT. Stitched Rectangles dies-Lawn Fawn. Basic Set (banner)-Mama Elephant. Shaker Shapes: Balloon die, Woodgrain Impression Plate-PTI. Gift punch-Martha Stewart
Other: Enamel Accents-Ranger. sequins. Black gel pen-Sakura

Congrats Grad

Hi ya friends,
Today I have a card I made for a friend who has completed her Master's degree in Social Work.
Here's her card:

 I used the Star Garland die in the background. It's a curved die, but the gold cardstock was pliable enough that I was able to straighten it *Ü* The numbers, mortarboard, and congrats are all MFT dies and popped up with foam tape.

Here's a different peek:

 And a peek of the innies:

 I used this week's MFT sketch #234:

 I will admit, this one had me scratching my head, but in the end, I really like the way the card came together *Ü*

I'll be playing along with the following challenges:
Sister Act Card Challenge:  #112 Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts: Use your dies
7 Kids College Fund: #128 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp: Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

Thanks so much for peeking today! Hope you have a great start to the week*Ü*
Ciao,

The 411
Stamps: For the Graduate-PTI
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: True Black cs-PTI. Gold cs. Very Vanilla-SU.
Tools: By the Numbers Dienamics, Graduation Accents dies, Blueprints #1-MFT, Star Garland die-Reverse Confetti, Basic Set dies-Mama Elephant

Hello, Friend

Happy Sunday, friends!
I'm sharing a card today using a stamp I've had for ages & haven't inked up :(
Here it is:

 I used the no line Copic coloring technique and OMG!!! it was so hard to color her hair! This image is called Cheeky Beach from The Greeting Farm and it's super adorbs, but that hair is the stuff of coloring nightmares! Anyhoo, I'm still very much a newbie and it proves I have a loooong way to go...lol.

Here's a peek of the innies:

 I used this week's great sketch from Mojo Monday:

That's it for now.
Tootles,

The 411 
Stamps: Cheeky Beach- The Greeting Farm. Ring Me-MFT
Ink: Memento Desert Sand. Cajun Craze-SU. 
Paper: Neenah Desert Storm cs. Neenah Solar white cs. Tahiti Beach Stack-DCWV.
Tools: Stitched Circles, Stitched Rectangles, Fishtail Flags Dienamics-MFT. Stitched Rectangles Dies-Lawn Fawn. Wonky Stitches dies-Avery Elle. Copic markers

MFT Summer School: Lesson 5: Quiet Space/White Space

Hello again, crafty friends!

I did it! I completed all 5 days of summer school! (I wonder if this is how my students feel?! Hehehe!)
This is MFT Summer School: Lesson 5: Quiet Space/White Space

Def. n. “White space” stays in the background to make the focal point or the sentiment the unabashed star of the show. And it doesn’t necessarily have to be white!

Here's my card:

 Of course, they saved my Kryptonite for last! If you've been around the blog-o, you know white space gives me crafty anxiety! I feel the need to add embossing or some kind of texture even to CAS cards! I can't just leave it quiet...I need some noise!!! *Ü* But even though I wanted to add a paw print embossing folder to the card base...I took my paws off the card & walked away...

Here's another peek:

 I just adore this stamp set! The kitties are just adorable *Ü* I colored Mr. Meow with the no-line coloring technique with Copics. I fussy cut it because I don't have the coordinating dies...yet... ;)
I added some twine behind Mr. Meow so that it looked like he unwrapped the box *Ü*  & sprinkled 3 hearts (visual triangle ;) I created the sentiment by combining 2 stamp sets. "You Had Me At" from the At the Movies stamp set & "Meow" from this set.

Thank you so much for taking the time to peek at my summer assignments. I generally don't do summer school...but this session was crafty fun!!!

Class dismissed...until next time *Ü*

The 411
Stamps: I Knead You, At the Movies-MFT
Ink: Memento Desert Sand. Close to Cocoa-SU
Paper: Crumb Cake cs-SU. pink cs
Tools: Copics, Stitched Rectangle dies- Lawn Fawn, mini hearts-SSS
Other: Twine-May Arts, Wink of Stella pen-clear

MFT Summer School: Lesson 4: Line

Hey friends,

 I'm back with the 4th installment of MFT Summer School: Lesson 4: Line

Def. n. Lines are very important in graphic design and in card making. Lines can do many things to add visually interesting content to your design. Understanding how to use lines can help you communicate a certain feeling or idea in your work.

1. Lines draw the eye to the focal point.

2. Lines can divide  space and direct the viewers’ eyes.

3. Lines direct the flow of content.

4. Lines can help give emphasis to a specific area.

  

Here's my homework card:

 This lesson was really interesting for me because the idea of "Line" isn't something I generally think about when I'm creating my cards. I decided that I would show line by tilting the edges of my top layer of cardstock to bring the eye toward the mid-bottom right corner of the card (focal point.)

Here's another peek:

 I used one of my all-time favorite MFT stamps- At the Movies -for this card. *Ü* I embossed the top layer of cardstock with the Tickets embossing folder. I used my fave Star die to showcase the popcorn. Fun!

Four down one to go!
Thanks so much for popping in for card #4!
Have a goodie!

The 411
Stamps: At the Movies-MFT.
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black. Real Red, Daffodil Delight-SU. 
Paper: Neenah Solar White cs. Yellow cs. Gold cs-SU
Tools: At the Movies Dienamics, Accent It: Rock n Roll-MFT. Flower trio punch-SU. Stitched Rectangle dies-Lawn Fawn. Tickets embossing folder- The Paper Studio
Other: white gel pen