YOUR DAY TO CELEBRATE

This card was another "reject" from my submissions to Paper Crafts magazine. 

Again, this was a very easy card, but I loved the way it turned out. Here's how I did it:

I smeared various colors of Distress Ink over the "debossed" side of my embossing folder and lightly spritzed it with water. Then, I placed a piece of white cardstock into the folder and ran it through my Cuttlebug. I love how it just colors the flat surfaces and keeps the raised embossed area white.

I adhered the embossed paper onto a slightly larger piece of kraft paper, and then adhered that onto a slightly larger piece of a slightly darker kraft paper. These layers were then adhered to my white card base.

I then stamped the sentiment - with black ink - onto a banner strip and adhered it to the card. 

Finally, I added pewter adhesive-backed metal embellishments on the sentiment and in random areas on the embossed image.

Here's my supplies:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Tim Holtz "Retro" Embossing Folder	Peacock Feathers Distress Ink	Broken China Distress Ink	Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Distress Ink "Frayed Burlap"	Cuttlebug Machine	Scotch ATG (tape glider)	Hero Arts Kraft cardstock	Hero Arts "MANY BIRTHDAY MESSAGES"
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink	Glossy Accents	Hero Arts "Pewter" Metallic Decor

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"LOVE" INCHIES

This card is similar to a card I made a while ago, but I wanted to change it up slightly. I actually made this card to submit to PaperCraft magazine on World Card Making Day. This was the first time that I submitted anything to a magazine for publication. It was "rejected", but I'm okay with that. There were THOUSANDS of amazing cards submitted. Here's mine:

This was actually a very easy card to make. I inked the "Flower Dot Pattern" stamp with Versamark ink, stamped onto white cardstock, and heat embossed with black embossing powder. I did the same with the sentiment stamp. Then I colored in random spots with a red Copic marker.

Once colored, I used by 7/8" square punch to punch out random squares. 1" squares were cut out of black cardstock to make "frames". I used a heart punch for the heart and colored it red, then glued it onto a 1" square piece of black cardstock.

I wrapped red twine around the front of the card. The squares and the sentiment stamp were then adhered to the card base with dimensional foam.

Here's the supplies:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Flower Dot Pattern	Versamark	Marvy Uchida Heat Gun	Copic Sketch Markers
Double-sided foam tape	Scotch ATG (tape glider)

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STARBURST LACE

Recently, a challenge was posted on the Flickr Hero Arts Group site, where we were to select one of our "favorites" and use it as an inspiration to create something new. The item I chose as an inspiration was this gorgeous ATC created by Martha. 

Here's my card:

Here's how I did it:
First, I inked the Starburst Lace stamp with Versamark, stamped it on white cardstock and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then I swiped various colors of distress ink over it to create the background. I wanted a "mottled" affect as opposed to smooth blending and was pleased with the way the background turned out.

Then, I inked the script stamp with Walnut Stain Distress Ink, wiped the ink of a few random spots, then stamped directly over the background. All the Distress Inks wipe off the embossed areas very easily.

I then added the ribbon and the button embellishment.

Finally, I adhered it all to a 5x7 white cardstock base.

Here's the supplies:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock	Starburst Lace	Versamark	Ranger Super-fine Clear Embossing Powder	Marvy Uchida Heat Gun
Ink Blending Tool	Evergreen Bough Distress Ink	Peacock Feathers Distress Ink	Broken China Distress Ink	Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink
Vintage Photo Distress Ink	Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink	Walnut Stain Distress Ink	Stampin' Up French Script	Scotch ATG (tape glider)
Bo Bunny Timepiece Buttons	Glossy Accents

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"STAINED GLASS" MANGER

Happy World Card Making Day!! Today is a day when stampers/papercrafters all over the world celebrate by using their skills to make cards. I can't even imagine the thousands of cards being made today!!

For my card, I chose to use a Christmas theme. This is the time of year when I need to begin crafting for Christmas. Usually it comes upon me way too quickly. But this year, I feel a little more organized! Christmas is also a time of year when any card I make MUST reflect the true meaning behind the celebration - and that is the birth of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The forgiveness of my sins and the promise of eternity in heaven is the most precious gift I could ever want or ever receive. All that I am is only because of Jesus Christ!

Here's my card:

Here's how I made it:
I didn't have the right colored cardstock that I wanted, so I decided to color my own. So I swiped 4 sheets of 8.5X11 white cardstock with Distress stain and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists. (See my supply list below.) After the paper dried, I stamped each color sheet with my Hero Arts cling stamp - which was inked with Versamark. I then heat embossed each stamped image with black emobssing powder. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out all the images (the outline and colored inserts) as well as the sentiment. All was then mounted on a white cardstock base.

Here's my supply list:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock	*Tim Holtz DISTRESS Ink STAIN MUSTARD SEED Ranger	*Tattered Angels Spray GLIMMER MIST FOREST GREEN 10117 Glitter	*Tattered Angels Spray GLIMMER MIST BRICK 12937	*Tattered Angels Spray GLIMMER MIST JUNIPER
Flower Dot Pattern	Versamark	*Ranger EMBOSSING POWDER SUPER FINE BLACK Detail Rubber Stamp Ink	Marvy Uchida Heat Gun	Silhouette Cameo Digital Cutting Machine

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I made this card for the Ellen Hutson WCMD Challenge 1 as well as the Hero Arts Blog October Contest.  Yes, it's only October, but I do wish everyone a very special and blessed Christmas!!