When I'm not feeling particularly creative, I take the time to make up a bunch of die cuts to use on future projects. That made this card a cinch to make - I probably spent all of 10 minutes on it. I stamped the bird cage onto the Spellbinders Beaded Oval with Rosebud Memento ink (the birdcage is from Tweety Jill). The sentiment (Papertrey Ink) was stamped over it with Cocoa Memento ink. The paper is from a 6x6 Prima paper pack I picked up at Hobby Lobby and the other two die cuts are also by Spellbinders.

So, if you find yourself with some extra time but no extra mojo, try making up a batch of die cuts. You'll thank yourself later ;)
Thanks for taking a peek!

Heat Embossing

 While I like to color in stamped images, one of my favorite things to do is heat emboss. Lately, I've been embossing with opaque colored powders from American Crafts and they are so much fun. On this card, I heat embossed the sentiment and cake. I went over the cake with Perfect Pearls after it was embossed.

This bodice was heat embossed onto the white paper after I had machine embossed the oval with my Grand Calibur. To do this, you simply use the sandwich for embossing rather than cutting - you still use the Spellbinders dies, but it won't cut through the paper.

If you would like to know more about the different types of inks and which inks are OK for heat embossing, check out this handy dandy resource. Thanks for taking a peek!

I'm done I'm done I'm done!

Finals week is officially over and I'm free until the fall semester.
ahhhhhhhhhh

Oh, and today happens to be National Scrapbooking Day, so I have a few projects to share. I created these for challenges on www.scrapbook.com today and I actually won one of their awesome prize packs!

I made this for my mom. I found the vintage seed packet online HERE along with a ton of others - you have to check these out! Did I mention they're free? ;)  I printed them out on cardstock using my printer's "best" setting.

This is a layout for the 2nd challenge - it had to be about your home in some way. I chose our dining room table because we love to have people over!

This is the 3rd project I made, it was for a journaling challenge. 

Well, I feel rather productive today! Thanks for taking a peek :)

Catching Up

This is my last week of classes for the semester and then I have finals! I can see the end.
Until then, I won't have much time for posting, so here is a last hurrah until May.

I've been doing some spring themed/colored cards lately. The first one has Papertrey Ink stamps - Button Boutique. The butterfly is die cut with a Spellbinders Butterflies 1 die and American Craft glitter cardstock. The background is from a Sizzix embossing folder and I detailed it with gold Liquid Pearls. The center die cut is made from Spellbinders Eyelet Squares and the sentiment rub-on is from Melissa Frances.
This card was made for a friend and neighbor's birthday. The flower was made by layering Spellbinders Nested Peony die cuts, spraying them with Tattered Angels mist and roughing up the edges.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Friends

OK, so I didn't get any extra spring break posts...

I did get some stuff done though! Here is a card I made for the store. I checked today and it's already gone - might have to make another similar one! I used the new May Arts Frayed Flowers trim - this stuff is GORGEOUS. I just cut one of the flowers out, but the whole trim is lovely as well.

Here is a card that shows off a piece of the trim itself - isn't it pretty? It also comes in white and cream. Thanks for taking a peek!

Spring Break

As you can see, classes have kept me busy this past month! I have hardly had time to make anything, but as of yesterday, I'm on break for a week! To kick it off, I've got a card to share. It's pretty simple, but I love the embossing! I picked up a pack of Sizzix folders at HL yesterday with my 40% off coupon - these were new to my HL and I fell in love with them. This one is my favorite.

I accented it with gems and added a little birthday banner. So easy! These would be fun to do in a variety of colors.

Well, I hate to post and run, but the weather outside is delightful! I don't think it's planning on sticking around, so I'd better go out and do yard work. Hopefully I'll have more posts this week. Thanks for taking a peek!

And More Colored Embossing Powder

I couldn't stop at just brown, so I had to try out my new blue powder on some pretty pale yellow. I used Papertrey Ink's "Lily of the Valley" stamp set with the American Crafts "Frost" opaque embossing powder and Versamark ink. Love the results!
Using a Q-tip, I applied PTI "Fresh Snow" ink to the individual flowers. I accented with flat-backed pearls and a Martha Stewart Crafts punch.

I used American Crafts "Weave" textured cardstock in White (71081), Powder (71064) and Butter (71040).

I used Beacon Adhesives "Zip Dry" and Glue Arts "Mini Adhesive Squares" as well. Thanks for taking a peek!