Friday, June 22, 2012

Acrylic Paint Background

I love messing around with acrylic paints, and make a lot of my card backgrounds with them.


I usually thin the paint out a bit then smoosh it on the cardstock.  You can use an old credit card to move the paint around, as well as combs and other household items.  I usually just sponge mine on.

The stamp is from The Angel Company, and is stamped on glossy cardstock that has had alcohol ink applied.  I tore the edges.  I used the polka dot ribbon and the buckle to add a little interest.  This ended up being a birthday card for my brother-in-law.

Have a happy day.

Becky

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Herringbone Card

I love the background of this card.  It's called a herringbone background, and a great way to get rid of scraps.  It was fairly easy to make, and looks fabulous in person.


I put double sided tape (I used carpet tape) on cardstock, then cut my strips into uniform widths.  You just start laying them down in a herringbone pattern (you can get the idea from my card), and trim off the excess.

Then I stamped and colored Miss Kitty (available from My Paper Moon) and layered it on my card.

Hope you've enjoyed seeing it.

Becky

Monday, June 18, 2012

Sympathy Card

I recently had occasion to make a sympathy card.  I had my Hero Arts butterfly stamps on my desk, so I figured I'd give it a go.  Here is the result:


The blue background is textured. I colored the butterflies with Twinkling H2O's.  I also put some twinks on the centers of the flowers, then spritzed with water and let it bleed outward towards the petals.  

I was pleased with the result.  So much so that I decided to make a "thinking of you" card.  By changing the background paper to bright colors I think I was able to pull it off. This could also be used for a birthday or get well card.


I hope you have enjoyed my offerings today.

I hope you get to do something crafty.

Becky

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Another Birthday Card

Good afternoon!  Just wanted to pop in and share another birthday card I recently made...


The stamps are from The Angel Company.  This was a really nice company, and I'm sad that they are no longer in business.  I printed out the ticket and tucked it behind the band.  Quick and easy card for someone special.

Hope you are enjoying your summer.  We've been doing quite a bit of weekend camping, and it keeps me busy.

See you again soon!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Birthday Card for Hubby

Good afternoon!  May is our month for birthdays. My hubby, my stepson, and 2 of my granddaughters have May birthdays, along with myself. My daughter says May is almost as bad as Christmas.  Throw in Mother's Day and my anniversary, and well, it does get pretty expensive...

This is a card I made for my darling hubby for his birthday.


It uses a Cuttlebug embossing folder and a stamp from My Paper Moon. After running the white cardstock through the Cuttlebug and embossing it, I sponged some light green dye inks on the cardstock, then diluted some gold acrylic paint and put a little of that on it.  You can't see it from the scan, but there is a gold sheen to parts of the background.

I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of white cardstock, and again, sponged some dye inks on it to make it match the embossed background.  I used pop dots to raise it up on another piece of cardstock, which I cut a little larger.  I mounted that on some mulberry paper and glued it to the background.  Adhered the whole thing to a piece of yellow cardstock, and called it done.

Hope you've enjoyed my little piece of art.  Until next time, do something crafty...

Monday, April 30, 2012

Thank You

Good morning!  It's been awhile.  Lots of crazy stuff going on at work (more work for me), so I haven't been posting like I should. And this will also be a quick post.

Recently I started doing business with a new company (new to me anyway).  To show their appreciation for my business, they bought my lunch on Friday.

To show my appreciation to them, I made the following card:


All stamps are by My Paper Moon except for the shells, which are from Evo's Evolving Images. The sand, sky, baby, rocks and "thank you" were colored with copics.  The clouds and water were colored with Radiant Pearls.  I used a white gel pen to make waves, and you can't see it in the scan, but I used a glitter pen to make the sunlight reflecting on the water.

I think they will like it.  I know I had fun making it.

Hope you have a crafty day...

Friday, March 16, 2012

If the shoe fits...

...buy it in every color!

I have a customer (male), who buys cards to send to his wife.  How dear is that?  He works away from home a lot, and I supposed this is his way of showing her he's thinking about her.  She loves shoes and purses, so I've made some shoe and purse cards.  I have the shoe stamps, but no purses, so I've made my own designs up.  Here are some of the designs I've made.  Think she'll like them?


He's been out of town, so I haven't gotten to show him these yet, but I think he'll be happy with them.  I've made about 12 cards so far, so this is just a sample.

Have a great weekend (and a Happy St. Patty's Day).