Single Layer Card

Here is a Single Layer card. My friend created this card for a swap at convention and since everyone is on their way, I can share what we made at her open house. Start with a folded 4.25x8.5 piece of cardstock. Stamp the BG on the upper 2/3 of the front of the card. Stamp the sentiment at the lower right corner. Place the sticky strip at the bottom edge of the stamped BG. Remove the red strip and cover with glitter, shaking the excess off (I use a powder pal to keep the glitter contained). Use a piercing tool to poke three holes for the brads - I use a guide to keep them aligned and evenly spaced. Tadaa! A single layer card. Try it and let me know how it goes!


CS: Whisper White
Ink: Pink Passion
Stamps: Bella Toile
Other: Brads, Gold Fine Glitter, Sticky Strip

Stazon - Have you Tried it??

I hope everyone has fun planned for this weekend - I unfortunately will be working both Friday and Saturday nights and am trying to figure how to squeeze in some stamping time.

This card was created by stamping the tree with white Stazon on glossy cardstock and brayering over the image, creating a subtle background - the Stazon resisted the brayered ink. The card base is Old Olive cardstock, with En Francais Versamarked as the background image. The tree image was layered on Elegant Eggplant before placing on the card base. I used the eyelet border to frame the cardstock base. I listed the supplies below:

Sets: En Francais BG and Branch Out
Ink: Versamark, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant
CS: Glossy White, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant
Other: Eyelet Border


I wanted to share this mini book I created for my daughter's youth group using the Bog Shot Top Note Die. I used the DSP and ribbon from 2009 Sale-a-bration and Stazon inked the journaling block on the pages. I removed the rings from metal tags from the office supply store and used them as the rings for the books, decorating them with the ribbons. I attached a tag on each book for the girls to write their names (to prevent mix-ups). We plan on creating a different book each year to record our memorials of our yearly state meetings - a small token to keep and look back on years later.

Technique - Modern Grid

Here are the step by step instructions for creating a card using the “Modern Grid Technique”

1) Stamp your image or images randomly over your cardstock. Feel free to use different colors of inks with your images. I masked a few to add some depth.

2) Now take a ruler and marker and draw lines spaced one inch apart both vertically and horizontally. Make sure you stop your line when you get to the stamped image and then start again on the other side of the image. Depending on the images, I will draw the grid diagonally.

3) Add dots or doodles to some of the squares. You can also color in a few of the squares or just add some shadows to the corners.

Email me or leave me a comment when you try this technique, I’d love to see your card/scrapbook page.

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I made these little notecard folders for our German exchange students. I was able to use scraps for the notecard designs and the folder only uses one 8.5 x 11 sheet of cardstock. I added some dazzling diamonds to the chipboard initial on the cover.

The notecards measure 4 x 5 1/4 and fit into A2 envelopes.

Sneak Peek #2

In today's sneak peek, my card uses the "Faux Silk" technique. Stamp your images on a piece of tissue paper, crumple it up and attach to cardstock with SU's fabulous glue stix. Add embellishments and a sentiment to your card and "poof" you'll have a beautiful card anyone would love to receive. I used the tutorial here, it was easy and looks great!!

I will be offering Blog Candy on the Royal Blog tour for Demonstrators and non-Demonstrators alike. Would you like to know what it is??? I'll have some pictures tomorrow, come back to see Sneak Peek #3 and check it out!!

Stickers sure have changed . . . .

I rarely use any products other than SU, but when I find something cool, I gotta try it! The main images on these cards are "STICKERS", can you believe it??? There are 4 different color combos at the little store near our local mall - I snagged 1 sheet of the cranberry and 1 sheet of the blues. Each sheet will create 5-7 cards!!

The total cost of the cards comes out to less than $.90 per card. It would be a great project to use those small scraps or odd-n-ends of embellishments!





















Have a great weekend!! We have two award banquets tonight for two of the boys - luckily they are on the same campus, just on different sides. We'll be cleaning house for the next week - my mother is coming for graduation and you know how it is when your mom comes to visit!!! I hope everyone has a three day weekend to enjoy!

"Miss" Swap

Totally Tuesday escaped me, I ran out of hours and Wacky Wednesday is beginning with a bang!! Last night was Senior awards at the high school and this morning is Sophomore awards!! Crazy week with a 2 week count down for school year's end.

This is the card I submitted for the May "Miss" swap. I showed a draft version a few days ago. I enjoy the 3.25 x 6.5 size for cards, it's different and opens new possibilities for designs.

Cardstock: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip

Punches: Oval, Scalloped Oval, Trio Flower

Other: Brad from Pretties Kit, Old Olive wide Grosgrain ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Techniques: Textures plate (Big Shot) and Paper Piercing

Yeah Tigers!!!!

Stony Point's Lacrosse team won their Semi-Final match last night and are advancing to the Finals on Wednesday!!!! Congratulations Tigers!!




It's Totally Tuesday - so let's get the good times rollin'

SPOTLIGHT TECHNIQUE

1) Stamp the main image on a piece of cardstock. (I stamped mine on a piece of Whisper White using Kiwi Kiss Classic Ink.)

2) Stamp the image again in another color on a smaller piece of cardstock. (I used Pacific Point Cardstock)

3) Punch out the part of the image that will be "highlighted" (I used the 1 1/4 inch circle punch)

4) Punch a circle out of cardstock using the same color the main image was stamped (I used the 1 3/8 inch circle punch and Kiwi Kiss)

5) Adhere the "highlighted" image to the circle you punched and then adhere onto your main image - remember to align with your main image

let me know how it works for you. i'd love to see what you come up with!!

A Technique for You to Try!!!

It's Totally Tuesday!! I finally was able to make a template for a new fold I saw and will try to stamp images and post later today. I do have something to share - today's technique is called Moonlighting. I love doing different techniques and this one was fast and easy.

Moonlighting Technique

Use the paper trimmer to cut one piece of light colored cardstock [I used Pink Pirouette]

Stamp image. [I used Pacific Point for the trees]

Use a circle punch and post-it note to make a moon "mask" [I used 1 1/4 circle]

Place the mask over some of the trees.

Ink your brayer and roll across the piece of cardstock once - do not go back and forth, you will get lines. [I used Baja Breeze]

Remove mask and you have a great looking image!

I mounted mine on Apricot Appeal and Riding Hood Red to finish it off. Try it and let me know how it came out!!

Wacky Wednesday

I am trying to make a set of cards with each DSP pack as a personal challenge. Here is another card from my first set using Tea Party DSP. It uses the same color combo as yesterday's cards.



CS: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Almost Amethyst
DSP: Tea Party
Ink: Basic Brown, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose
Ribbon: Rose Red Grosgrain





Today's Technique is Split Negative, one of my favorites! It's fast and easy, so requires little prep time or mess. I've included directions for those who are unfamiliar with the technique.

Split Negative:

Use the paper trimmer to cut one piece of neutral cardstock and one piece of dark colored cardstock the same size as the wood or acrylic block for the main image. [I used 2.25 x 4.25 of Chocolate Chip and Whisper White CS]

Stamp image in White Craft Ink onto the dark colored cardstock. Repeat the process using Dark Craft Ink on the neutral cardstock. [I used Chocolate Chip Classic and Whisper White Craft]

Determine the exact midpoint of the piece of cardstock and cut both images in half. There will be four half images at this point.

Adhere two opposite images to a coordinating or complimentary piece of cardstock. Use the image panels and embellishments of your choice to create two fabulous cards.

You can also emboss the images, it is stunning! Just use clear embossing powder over your stamped images (Craft ink).