Ok....Another one complete....

It feels SO good to be creative again!!!! Four cards in three days!! Yahoooooo, I'm on a roll and loving it!!!! This completes my last "behind" cards I had to complete......I do have one that is just now due I will be working on next.....but these cards as well as the past three I'm ashamed to admit I've owned since May 5th......So anyway...Here's my creation for the "Sketch Swap" I was signed up for in one of the groups I belong to......I certainly hope the recipient likes it.....


I created the background paper....I printed the image off in black and white onto watercolor paper and colored with my watercolor pencils.....really like how it turned out.....Then I created the friendship phrase in Inkscape and cutout then used some Tim Holtz Distress Embossing powder in Vintage Photo......Love the rusty look it gives to the word......and to think it's actually cardstock!! :)

Ok, then the frame I printed off, then created a cut file in Inkscape and cut the frame then sprayed with hairspray so the colors would not bleed when I covered with versamark ink then embossed with clear embossing powder........lined the back with acetate and used raised foam on the back to make it seem as if the watercolor image I did was really framed........Then I used some pretty ribbon and wrapped and tied in a bow and added the charms....


I then printed off the background paper on to 12x12 paper and created an envelope template to work with this card........and cut it out.....folded and then whola!!! All done!!!!! Oh yeah...I also kissed the edges of the background layer with Tim Holtz distress inks......

As always I'm attaching all the files I created to create this card if anyone is interested in them, please feel free to help yourself!!! I hope you find something that may work for you!!!!!

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Ok, guess that does it for this card!!! I as always want to THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me....it means more than you know!!! All the comments that are left are truly treasured by me!!! I do hope you will come by again.....Have a very blessed day everyone....until next time....

Happy New Year....

I hope you all had a Wonderful New Year to start off 2009!! WOW can't believe it's here already......I made it til 1:00 a.m. though hubby didn't!!! LOL, he was out at 11:00 p.m.......but I was in my ART Room anyway so that's ok...... :) All I accomplished last night was tweeking areas of my ART Room....but today once I got rid of a migrane (YUCKO!!) I finally got myself in gear to work on some swaps!!

Thought I would share with you a card I worked on for a swap I'm in with craftycardcreators@yahoogroups.com ...the theme for this swap is "Sketch Card Swap"......so it's more the layout you go by rather than a theme..........I thought and thought quite a bit then I saw this image of the rose and I just loved the soft colors of it...the rest went from there!!! The lacy sides on the border around the rose image is some lacy design I cut with my Cricut Expression ...have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE my cricut!!! :) I cut it out in white cardstock and then colored with my Tim Holtz Distress Inks......the layer they are attached to is a writing image I printed off...stippled the edges of it with the Tim Holtz Distress Inks then ran through a Cuttlebug embossing sleeve and then hit the raised surface with another color of the TH Distress Ink pad......and coated the rose image with Versamark ink then coated with clear embossing powder and heat embossed to give it a glossy sheen.....I raised this image up off the page with double stick foam....

I wrapped brown silky ribbon around the bottom portion took a scrap of white cardstock and stamped the Forever Friends words on the paper in my Stazon Black ink pad....stippled the piece with TH Distress Ink and the layered behind the metal oval and attached with brads.....




The image I printed for the background I also used as the paper I printed to then use my Cricut to cut out the envelope...That completes the card......I love the warm elegant look of the card...perfect for that special friend don't you think!!!!

I really had alot of fun doing this Sketch Card and it really is a great tool to get your creative juices flowing!!! I would like to, as always, THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me....please come again soon!! Until then...

More and MORE Fun...

Playing with my new toy and creating til my hearts content!!! I finished the last 2 swaps for the www.craftycardcreators@yahoogroups.com I belong to......Have I mentioned what a WONDERFUL group of people we have in this group!!!!

Anyway, thought I would share with you what else I created today....
This card is for the "Monogram/Heart Swap"......I wanted to make it something unique......so here's what I came up with.....I LOVE IT!! I used my CE ALOT in this card/envelope creation....It has so much going on in this card....Let's see...we have glitter, cutting, rubberstamping, ribbon....copper kryon pen.......chipboard.....decorative paper I printed and specialtly word collage I made......




Is this card set rockin' or what!!!

The next and last swap for this group this month was for "Christmas Ornament Swap"...the goal was to create an ornament for the person......Soooooooo, wonder what I decided to use AGAIN......yep, you guessed it...my CE! I had alot of fun creating this ornament....I cut all the layers...then ran the 2 top layers on either side of the ornament through my xyron sticker machine and then coated with a white glitter......the under layers I used my versamark stamp pad with a stamp then used some of my pearlized chalks....then coated the entire piece with resist pad and covered in clear embossing power and embossed.....I then layered the levels together...remembering when I put the front and backs together to put a ribbon in the middle to be used to hang the ornament on the tree......Very simple but affective look don't you think!!!


I could see making a bunch of these for a small tree...they are super easy and fun to do!!!

So, I'm sure I'll be playing more tonight but I just was so excited to have all my swaps done I just wanted to share with everyone........Man oh man do I love my Christmas present!!!!! Again I want to THANK YOU for stopping by and visiting again......I hope to see you again soon!!! Until then....