Belle Papier {pretty paper}

Thursday again and time for another challenge. Once again I wanted a challenge that would challenge me to use something I haven’t used in a while. This time it’s a color. When I first started card making 6 years ago…I was in love with purple, Lovely Lilac to be precise. That faded fast and I’ve had a bit of an aversion to the color since. As purple is still hot in the fashion industry we’ve seeing a lot of it in paper crafting as well, I thought it would be a good way to make myself give it a whirl again. I’d love to have you play along…check out the challenge here.

The gorgeous Basic Grey Wisteria paper was a great way to create with purple. The beautiful prints and different tones of purple made it easy for me to get a good dose of purple.

Ever After

Keeping it short and sweet today…here’s a few of the design details…

• Strips of patterned paper pieced and stitched together to form the background
• main image is a combo of paper piecing and coloring with Copic markers
• sentiment is stamped and punched and then adhered with dimensional foam tape

Supply List:
Stamps: Botanical Bliss set from All Things Considered line by CHF
Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento Ink
Paper: simply smooth white cardstock by CHF, Wisteria 6×6 paper pad by Basic Grey, kraft cardstock by Prism
Other: sewing machine, May Arts ribbon, flower by Prima, pearl sticker by Basic Grey

Have a great day!
Julia

Yes I am still alive. I don’t usually miss so many days posting but we’re still dealing with strep and that never-ending headache here. I think we’re making progress but it’s slow! I have a cozy little card to share with you today and also, a challenge. I’m hoping you’ll find time to play along at SCS and get patching up a project. Check out the challenge here…

 Love Will Keep Us Warm

To really cozy up this card, I thought it would be fun to use felt squares to create a patchwork background. Felt does move a bit as you stitch it but don’t worry if it’s a little skewed…it just adds to the charm. My color palette was dictated by the colors of the felt I had on hand. Actually…it’s not something I would have thought of but I kind of like it!

Quick Tip: Make a super easy scarf embellishment with a strip of felt by snipping the ends.

Stamps: Heart Warmers (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Stazon by Tsukineko
Paper: Kraft, Suede Brown Dark cardstock by Prism, patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket
Other: felt from Michael’s, Cosmo Cricket chipboard, pin by Fancy Pants Designs, Pink Sherbet Paint Dabber by Ranger, sewing machine, Clear Card Sheet by Cornish Heritage Farms

Have a warm fuzzy day!

Julia

Wow! It’s cold out this morning! I had to send the kids to school in winter coats for the first time this season. I’m determined to eek out a little more fall before the long winter arrives which got me thinking about a challenge for today’s Ways to Use it Challenge. Today’s challenge is more of a theme than a product. I’d love to see how you find Ways to Use Beautiful Leaves. Recently I purchased some lovely velvet Prima leaves and this is my first whirl at using them. Feel free to use images of leaves, die cuts, leaf embellishments, create a leaf shaped card, even take some real leaves and ink them to make your own leaf prints. However you decide to incorporate leaves, have fun with the challenge! Here’s the link…

A Sheltering Tree

I’ve had a migraine for the past two days so this card was a quick-make-something-off-the-desk sort of deal. I’m glad that I’m at least semi-functioning today. I’m tired of not getting anything accomplished! This card mixes some stamping up with some fun papers and embellishments. I’m loving the brown, teal and green color combo.   It’s kind of cozy for this time of year. It was way too cold at the bus stop this morning!

 Supply List: Vintage Text Scrapblock by CHF, Friend Centers (MLM Line) by CHF, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko, sandpaper, sewing machine, chipboard & Leaves by Prima, paper by Webster’s Pages, ribbon by Michael’s

Now I’m off to warm up with my French Vanilla!

Have a great day!
Julia

Thanksgiving is just around the corner if you live in Canada. It’s always a great time to count your blessings. I do try to live each day with an attitude of gratitude but some days, I must admit, I do need a little reminder. Whether you’re counting blessings or enjoying getting the kids back to school, I thought it would be a fun challenge today to focus on numbers. Use them on an anniversary card, a birthday card or whatever you can thing of. Just count on having fun with this challenge. Check it out here.

Counting Blessings Card

To create the stamped background, I arranged the numbers onto a large clear acrylic block. It was easy to repeat stamp the large blocks of numbers without having to individually stamp each one. The Scrapblock stamped over top helps pull the layer together. I let the journaling block create the sentiment for me and added on a few of the things I am thankful for with a dymo label maker.

Supply List:

Stamps: Number Fun (Kim Hughes line) & Distressed Grid Scrapblock by CHF

Ink: Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink by Ranger, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko

Paper: Coredinations Cardstock, Kraft and Black Cardstock by Prism Papers

Other: Office Sheer by Maya Road, flower by Prima, brad by Imaginesce, ribbon, dymo label maker

Happy creating!

We’re now well into July. Doesn’t quite feel like it here yet but I’m sure it will soon. Seriously…this has to be the coolest and wettest June/July in my neck of the woods. Sandwiched between the Great Lakes, we usually get a summer full of heat and humidity. I’m enjoying working in this much better but I’d love a little warm weather in time for vacation.

Today we’re going to think cold though and have a little fun for the WT challenge…Christmas in July.  I hope you’ll have fun with the challenge, pull out some holiday stamps and get a little head-start on those creations. Check out the challenge here.

My design for today’s challenge features a new All Things Considered set designed by Becky Olsen. I love the evergreen theme of this set and the classic vintage look.

Compliments of the Season

Quick Tip: For a tiny and controlled touch of sparkle, I love adding “glitter” with a Sakura Stardust Glitter pen in clear. So easy to add with out the mess.

Supply List:

Stamps: Evergreen Holiday (ATC line) by CHF
Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko, Shabby Shutters Distress ink by Ranger
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, kraft cardstock by Bazzill, flocked Snowy paper by We R Memory Keepers
Other: sewing machine, edge distresser, ribbon by May Arts, copic markers

Happy stamping!