Anya Rocks!

And so does my niece. This is the card I made for one of my nieces for the end of the school year.
I used the Mojo Monday 94 sketch for this card - but flipped it to make a side fold card.



I wanted Anya to have some fun hair so her light brown hair has some rocker highlights in pink and purple. And can you see how her guitar sparkles? My gel pens don't get nearly as much love as they should but I pulled out silver and black for the guitar and dark purple for Anya's headband!

The background panel is a blingy bazzill cardstock that was cuttlebugged. I also realized that in previous posts I may have misnamed the ink I have been using on faces lately - it is Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tattered Rose. I actually read the label last night. YES - IMAGOOBER. Must find the incorrect posts and correct them when I have a chance.

This is the card recipe:
finished size: 4 x 5.5 inches
Purple cuttlebug panel: 4 x 5.5 inches
Paisley Patterned Paper: 2 x 3 inches
Purple Metallic Dot Paper: 1 x 4.75 inches
White image panel: 2 x 3.25 inches

Hot Pink Mats: 2.25 x 3.5 inches, 2.25 x 3.25inches

Prismacolor Pencil Colours used: 945, 994, 956, 993, 932
Inks: CTMH Black, Pansy Purple

Stamps: The Greeting Farm - Rock Star Anya, Inkadinkado - Rock Star

Embellishments: White Ribbon

Finally a card post

I made this card for a {younger} co-worker who celebrated his birthday Friday by taking the day off. So our at work cupcake celebration courtesy of yours truly was postponed until Monday.

The sketch is from the Verve Stamps April Release Challenges. I used sketch VSAPR2, turned on its side. The image is from Inkadinkado. I had to do something rude and funny for him and since I have not yet mounted my new Doodlefactory stamps on EZ-Mount (it just came today in one of those lovely bubble envelopes we all love to get), this one had to do. The papers -- not sure. I've used them before and think they are from an assorted box I got at Costco eons ago.

Hoping to get to more crafting in the next few days as I am once again chained with a pager. Have come to the sad realization that my next several weekends are already booked.

This weekend - stuck on call so don't really plan much of anything.

Next weekend - May 2nd is Jenn's big Crop for the Cure day. Which reminds me I have to get organized with photos for the album I plan to work on.

Following weekend - on call again. Grrrr.

Week after That - is the May TwoFour weekend (yes, it is only May 15th but what the hey, that's Canada for you). I'm redoing my motorcycle training course to extend my M2 another 5 years since it expires June 20 and there is NO way I am ready for an exit exam after only being on a bike as a driver maybe twice since I got the license. Broken toes kind of scared me off for a long time.

Week after That - back on call again.

By then....we're almost June and I suspect there will be planting still going on in the garden!

Phew....I'll be ready for a Vacation!

No peeking Doug!

I'm pretty sure my dearly beloved does not follow my paper-crafting blog, but just in case he does --- Doug....back away from this post.

No peeking!

Okay, you say you aren't Doug. Well, you can see the card I made for his birthday. I used this sketch from Sketch Saturday.

Doug recently commented that more cards need to use acetate. Plus, I love to use metal on cards I make for him. One way to making a card masculine I say! Metal...more metal! In this case, some copper sheets and copper mesh I have been ...saving...yes saving...for a special card. A co-worker's girlfriend RAKed it to me quite some time ago.

Anyhow....here is the card.




It was very difficult to photograph. Tried a black background ...that didn't work. So, then I tried it with a white background. Seems to have turned out better.

Elements of the card - acetate base, copper mesh attached with copper eyelets (love the crop-a-dile). Nestabilities labels for the image panel and sentiment panel. The hearts are copper mesh cut with my cuttlebug dies with the two-step heart also cut from black card stock layered on top. The cupcake is from inkadinkado and stamped with stazon on copper and then the frosting is layered paper-pieced from white card-stock. The I love you and happy birthday are stamped in copper and are Studio G images I believe.

There is also an inner panel (not visible in the photo), that is a nestabilities label cut from copper with a white card stock panel layered on top. Already signed and ready for giving.

I hope to find more time to make him another card before his birthday on Friday.

No Peeking Jenn! - Not until Sunday

Okay so first of all....If your name is Jenn McMillan.....back out of this post! Scroll no further! Come back AFTER February 28th! Tee hee hee!



So what was that warning all about? Jenn and Brooks are adopting a new kitty today and I will be visiting tomorrow with this card to welcome the newest member of the extended family. He's a marble bengal and I was thinking the image on this stamp might kind of look like him a little.

I used the sketch SASSC1 from Stamps and Smiles located right here http://stampsandsmiles.blogspot.com/2009/02/welcome-to-stamps-and-smiles-first.html for this card. I switched it up a little as my oval nesties are having a little sleepover at Jenn's right now. I thought about doing the panel with some of the other nesties but thought that this looked just fine.




the colours look a little more muted in the photo than in real life but the paper is rather muted in real life too.

Anyways, I like it and I hope Jenn and Brooks do to!