Tags for the September tag swap

This is my tag for the September tag swap hosted by Carlene, (pinkscrapper99 on YouTube).  The theme for this month's swap was "music to my ears" and the optional challenge was to use black and white only.  I must say it was a real challenge to only use black and white and no color.  I think they turned out pretty well tho.  I hope the ladies who receive my tags in the swap enjoy them.  That is all that really matters to me.  The ladies who I have been swapping with are such a talented group and do beautiful work. 

To make this tag I first used a crackle medium on the back ground with white paint. I then used tuxedo black ink from Memento to color a sizzix die cut that I then stamped with a sheet music stamp from Stampabilities with versa mark ink and heat embossed in white embossing powder from stampendous.  For sentiment piece I first sprayed a piece of white card stock with silver glimmer mist and then stamped the sentiment with a stamp from Inkadinkado and heat embossed it with Hematite embossing powder from stampendous.  I attached it with dimensional foam tape. The stamp of the lady's face is from Hampton art stamped in tuxedo black ink.  For the flower centers I punched a piece of sheet music paper with a circle punch then used glossy accents to glue it to the back of the glass pebbles.  The black velvet flower is from Bazzill basics and I layered it with a white silk flower, source unknown. The beaded charms are made by me.  I just set an eyelet in the sentiment piece and attached the charms with a jump ring.  I added some black bling pieces to the top right and that's about all for this tag.  I hope you enjoyed it.  Don't forget to leave me a comment and let me know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by.  Have you done something crafty today?

Birthday card for Sara - 2010

I made this card for my dear friend, Sara.  She is my oldest friend.  She and I met years ago when I lived in Calhoun, Ga and we have kept in touch all these years.  I was late with her birthday card, just like I have been with just about all my cards this year, but I hope she still enjoys it. 

I made this card using the Life's Journey paper from K and co.  It's one of my favorite all time paper lines.  I used the Cindy Loo cartridge for the Cricut to cut out the frame and the green vines.  I used bazzill card stock for the brown base, and the sentiment stamp is from Hampton Art.  I stamped it with Versa mark and then covered it with Pearl Ex in supper russet.  One thing  you should remember when working with Pearl Ex is that it doesn't have a binder in it.  One of the ways I solve this problem is to simply spray my project with a coat of hair spray.  That's what I've done here and you cant notice it on your project, not other than it smelling nice=>  The flowers on the top right are prima's in white that I've glimmer misted with Burnt Red and Sunflower.  I attached a pearl button to the center. I also added one of the stick pins I've been embellishing with beads lately to the flower.  The flower on the bottom left is from Recollections.  I used pearl paint for the little pearl drops along the frame corner and the vine is finished off with some self adhesive half pearls, no source, the pearl swirl up in the left corner is some Prima bling. I also distressed the edges of the paper and used some walnut stain distress ink from Tim Holtz and Ranger.  I was really happy with this card once I was finished with it.  I hope Sara enjoys it and that you do too.  Thanks for stopping by. Now go do something crafty today=>

Birthday card for Naomi - 2010

I made this card for my dear aunt, Naomi.  She's such a sweet and beautiful lady and I wanted her card to reflect that.  I thought that this stamp set from Hot off the press with the tea pot was so perfect for her.  The stamp set is called Fancy a Cuppa and they are just so cute.  It not only includes tea but coffee cups and beans and a spoon and also a clock face.  Too cute.  I love them.  I also used the Life's Journey paper line from K & co.  I made the frame die cut and swirls with the Cindy Loo cartridge for the cricut. The die cut the sentiment is stamped on is also from cricut off the Sweethearts cart.  I used Close to my Heart stamps for the sentiment with chalk ink in warm red from clearsnap.  I colored the stamped tea pot with my Copic markers, distressed the edges a bit and used some vintage lace.  The red ribbon is from Martha Stewart.  Just a little bling on the tips of the swirls and I was done.  Hope you enjoy this little card.

Vintage Birthday card for Dad, AKA- Pops

This is the card I came up with for my Dad's birthday this year.  I love the way it turned out.  I know that some people have a plan when they start out to create something like a card or a layout, but not me.  I usually start a project with a product that I want to use and I just build on it.  I have no idea what the finished product will look like when I begin so when it's finished its as much of a surprise to me how it looks as it is to anyone. lol. I am really happy with this card.  I just love the way it looks.  I started out with a card shape from the Sentimental cricut cartridge.  I cut it out then I used one of the vintage bags that my friend, Robin sent to me for the background layer.  I just put it into the cricut as well and cut the card shape out again and then cut it in two.  I put the front layer on the card base then I used some heavy fabric for the next layer.  I frayed the edges by pulling the strings till it looked the way I liked. The sentiment is a Close to my heart stamp and heat embossed with gold embossing powder, the shape is a cricut cut from the Home Accents cart.  I used some ribbon and some lace from my stash and the clock face and spinner is from Tim Holtz.  Finally, I used the little flowers that I've been making,  Two mini rosettes in black and the red one that has been glimmer misted in candy apple red and the leaves are a Martha Stewart punch.  That's all for the card. 

This is the envelope front for that card.  I use a lot of the Tim Holtz stamps from the Life's Possibilities set from Stampers Anonymous.  I used chalk ink from Clear snap in dark brown and and warm red and the ruler is a photocopy of a vintage paper ruler I had.  I also used distress inks in various colors for the background.  That's about it I think,  I sure hope you enjoy this card.  I am just venturing into the world of shabby chic design and I am really loving it.  I made clean and cute cards for so long that sometimes its a challenge to just be messy and go with the flow but I am really loving the results.  I hope it inspires you too.  Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card.=> Have a great day!!!

More stick pins done today

Here are just a few more stick pins that I made today.  I wanted to go ahead and get them up for you to see instead on waiting a week between post like I usually do. lol. I hope you enjoy these.  I enjoy making them because its so relaxing and as a bonus, they are always ready when I need them. tfsb. have a great day! hugs. amy k

stick pins I've been working on

Here's just a peak at what kind of crafty projects I've been working on lately.  I've just been making these stick pins recently and I've also been working on making some charms that are beaded as well.  I just wanted to share them with you. tfsb. hugs amyk

Birthday card for Chris 2010

This card was made for Brian's cousin, Chris.  I don't get to make very many masculine cards so I am a little out of practice.  I wanted this one to look grunged up and tough.  I got the effect by using my Tim Holtz distress inks by Ranger and I used stamps that were by Tim Holtz as well.  I used a bit of chalk ink by Clear snap to stamp and embossing is done with versa mark ink and embossing powders by Stampendous in pearlustere sapphire.  the ribbon is from an unknown source and the pin is another Tim Holtz product. It was done on water color paper using a technique with water to blend the inks on the background. I hope you enjoy! tfsb, hugs amy k

vintage Hello card and mini album to England

This card was made for a lovely lady in England named Layne and her hubby.  They are a couple that Brian met online.  They play an online game with him.  I've spoken to her a couple of times and she's just the nicest person you could meet.  When she and I were talking and she asked about my interest, I told her scrapbooking, of course, and she said that she didn't know what that was.  She said they had card making where she was from but she had no idea what all went into the books. So I made her this mini album to show her.

It's just a basic board book that I used the Whimsy line by Making Memories on.  I also used a few Prima that i had layered to make them look like that and then glimmer misted them.  the paisley die cut is a cricut cut.  I used Bazzill card stock. I also included a little accordion fold album with some embellishments for her to give scrap booking a try. 

Little Sweet Heart congratulations card for Penelope's birth

I made this card to give to Brother and Mel as a congrats on the birth of their baby, Penelope.  I was happy to have the chance to use my Copic markers on a card for a change.  I think it turned out pretty good.  The paper is from the Berry sweet collection from K & co., the little sweet heart stamp and the bird are from Inkadinkado and the monkeys, clouds and  flowers are from Mindy's Zoo stamp set from Autumn Leaves.  I used various Copic markers to color the stamped images.  I don't have the numbers for the colors used right now but if anyone needs them feel free to message me and I will get that information for you. I also used Bazzill Bling card stock for the little green strip and I used my border punch from fiskars on it.  the ribbon and buttons are from unknown source.  I really hope you enjoy this card just as much as I enjoyed making it.  Thanks for stopping by. hugs. amy k

Tags for August tag swap.MPG

These are the tags that I made for the August tag swap hosted by Carlene, pinkscrapper99 on you tube. Thanks to Mom for agreeing to let me use her image for my tags. I think they turned out lovely. I did forget to mention in the video, that all the pics, after being printed on cardstock in black and white, were then covered with a couple layers of modge podge. That's what gives it the glossy look. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. hugs. amy k