Snowflake Easel Card

Another easel card, this time with a wintery theme!  Whoever thought this fold up is a genius! The 3-D look is so much fun and there are so many stamps and dies that can be used.  They are my new favorite (I know, I'm fickle...everything is my favorite!).  Here is one that I used for Christmas cards this year!  The snowflake is a die from The Cat's Pajamas.  You can see it here.  I cut 4 of them out of typing paper, folded them in half and glued them together.  Then I added a string using fishing line and a crimp bead.  It's very easy because the snowflake is symmetrical and lines up perfectly when you glue it together.

Here is a close-up of the snowflake, it is so pretty!

My card needed a little sparkle so I made an embellishment using white and blue card stock, vellum and Stampin' Up glitter paper punched out using a bunch of different punches.  Here's a close-up.  

It's such a busy time of year and I was in such a hurry to get my cards out that I cleaned up without writing down any of the supplies I used.  I remember that I used a My Favorite Things clear stamp to do the dotted background, the Cat's Pajamas snowflake and a Spellbinder Labels die to make the easel cut out.  If you need specifics on the punches I used or have any other questions, please contact me.

Hope you are having a fun and festive holiday season!  Thanks for stopping by!!

Janet 

Blue Dog!!

I liked this card and the dog so much that I had to make another one!  I decided to go outside my box and color the dog a weird color and I love it so I thought I'd share!

Weird, but cute...right??!!
Thanks for stopping by :)

Birthday Pup

Happy weekend!  I had to make a card for the Tuskawilla Tuesdays Challenge.  Here is the card sketch that we had to use...

After looking at it for a while I decided to make a part that slides.  My friend, Susan, showed me a slider card that gave me the inspiration.  I think it came out pretty cute!  When I was finished, I realized that I wanted to use it for a birthday card and there was no place to put a check or a gift card, so I made a little pocket that is hidden on the sliding panel...the paper pack I was using had little circles with all different of numbers (ages) which was perfect for this card!!   Since I like cards that stand up...I added an easel stand on the back!  I used a Stampin' Up punch to make little tabs at the bottom so the inside doesn't slide right through!  Unfortunately, I went to find the name for this punch and realized it isn't in the new catalog, so it's been discontinued.  I better take good care of mine...I love this punch.  I wonder if anyone else is making one.

Here is  how the card looks when it is open...

I took a picture of the two pieces separated so you can see them better!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Inky Antics - Delightful Dogs

Cardstock: My Mind's Eye - Lime Twist 6 x 6 Designer Paper Pad

                    Stampin' Up - Taken with Teal

Inks:  Momento - Tuxedo Black

Copics:  Fur:  YR20, YR21, YR24 & YR31

                Tongue: R22 & R24

                 Nose: W2 & W4

Dies:  The Cat's Pajamas Cut Ups - Inside Pinking Die

Miscellaneous: Tim Holtz - Easel Die, Stampin' Up rounded notch punch, 

                            Assorted circle punches for pull tab and

                            Close to my Heart- Waxy Flax

Whippersnapper - Birdie Bath

Here is the second in the series of bleach and watercolor cards.  This time I used a stamp called Birdie Bath from Whippersnapper.  I decided to paper piece the image to give it a 3D look so I colored and cut the bird bath a 2nd time and layered it over the base image with foam tape. I also wanted to make his splashing more fun so I added streaks coming out from the little bird with watered down Bashful Blue ink and dash lines with a Sakura sparkly jelly roll pen.  Subtle but super cute!

 





































Here is a close-up of the splashing.  Such a happy little bird!

Thanks for visiting, come back tomorrow for a Bleaching and watercoloring tutorial!

Love,
Janet

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Whippersnapper - Birdie Bath
Cardstock: Stampin Up Baja Blue, white & American Crafts - City Park
Inks:  Momento - Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up - Bashful Blue 
Dies:  My Favorite Things - Picket Fence & Happy Hellos, Spellbinder - Petite Ovals 
           SM, The Cat's Pajamas - Cloud Border
Markers:  Stampin' Up Going Gray, Basic Gray, Real Red, Only Orange, Green Galore,
                  Garden Green, Summer Sun, Bashful Blue
Miscellaneous: Sakura Jelly Roll Sparkle Pen, tiny gold rhinestones, small flower punch