Hello, Kraftie Friends!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's a card with embossed background and handmade flowers...

Even the center of one was handmade with ribbon and die cut heart sealed in clear glaze.

Challenges:

1. Simon Says Wed: Love is In the Air

2. Simon Says Mon: Tie it Up

3. The Flower Challenge #88: Add a Heart

4. {Pin}spirational #310: Feb - Ribbons

5. Double D: Heartfelt

6. Can You Handle the Pressure? Feb AGoes with a twist of Reds and/or Pinks

 Hello, Kraftie Friends!

I've been painting some model horses lately...

I use metallic acrylic paints sometimes and here's what I do with the left over paint...

I just add a little bit of water, brush on watercolor paper and use them on mixed media cards. 

For this card, I brushed 2 colors on dry embossed white cardstock (I’m using a new embossing folder I bought not too long ago) and even colored a few embossed hearts (badly)...but if I had to do it again, I'd only emboss the panel after watercoloring...lol! You could barely see the hearts after getting the paper wet...so, I had to emboss a second time.

I adde some embellishments I made with punches, colored with alcohol-based markers and/or metallic pens. They have a coat or 2 of glossy medium.

Challenges:

1. BSC #7: Garnet & Amethyst + optional New Beginnings

2. Can You Handle the Pressure?: AGoes Embossing with a twist of Birthdays

 Hello, Kraftie Friends!

Thought I'd do something fun today...make a card using supplies that start with letters D (die cuts) and E (embossing folder)...

Back panel was die cut and dry embossed. Then I just layered die cut flowers on...simple and easy! I didn't add a sentiment, so it could be used for any occasion...

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's an ornament I made with my ScanNCut + SU! die cut...

And here's another idea...add a handmade flower (mix of die cut flowers from my stash + Daisy Meadows - Scrapbooking Stamp - with coordinating Thin Cuts available - colored with alcohol-based markers)

And I also made an Easel Card, using ScanNCut shapes + Botanical Embossing Folder + Happiness Never Grows Old stamp:

Challenges:

Ornament

1. Art Impressions #320: We "heart" Hearts

2. #btchallenge109: With Heart

Card 

1. Inkspirational #258: Photo Challenge

2. Creative Creases #25: AGoes with a Fun Fold

3. Simon Says Wed: Emboss It

4. Beyond the Blue #54: Fun Fold

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

I've mentioned in a previous post that my goal this year is to use ALL my crafty supplies that I haven't used...ever! So, what a better way than to combine them in one project...for today's card, I'm using an embossing folder + stamps on this card...

Challenges:

1. Time Out #206: Friend Quote

2. Use Your Stuff #440: Embossing

3. Simon Says Mon: Use an Embossing Folder

4. Word Art Wed #529-#530: AGoes

5. Critter Crazy #59: AGoes with a Featured Critter

6. Die Cut Divas - Feb - Hero Arts: Angle It!

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

I saw this challenge at Just Us Girls and thought I would try out my newest CTMH Botanical Embossing Folder and my old Glitter embossing powder.

I made 3 cards with different techniques...

Card #1 

Card #3

Other Supplies: CTMH Slimline Sentiments, Wild Berry stamp pad, foam tape.

Challenges:

Card #1 

1. Just Us Girls #605: Trend Week - Heat Embossed Embossing Folders

2. A Place to Start Oct #10 - Purely Handmade

3. Word Art Wed #513-#514: AGoes

Card #2

1. The Sisterhood of Crafters: Happy Birthday

2. Watercooler Wed Challenge #326: Helen's Challenge - All About Occasions

3. Let's Squash It! #13: Double Emboss

4. STAMPlorations October Theme and Photo Prompt Challenge: Stamps & Shine

Card #3

1. The House that Stamps Built Theme Challenge #0621: Think Pink (in honor of Breast Cancer)

2. Cupcake Inspirations #529: AGoes

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

A few CAS cards to share today... 

I used Sweet Safari- Scrapbooking Stamp Set (Thin Cuts are also available), clouds embossing folder, alcohol-based markers and metallic paint for the "rain". 

Additional supplies for Card #3...sneak peek of CTMH May Stamp of the Month + metallic paint.

Challenges:

Card #1 

1. Double D: AGoes with a Rainbow/Unicorn/Mermaid

2. Craft Rocket #80: Baby/Kids

3. Stamps & Fun = Creativity #387: Baby

4. Try it on Tuesday: Make a Rainbow

5. Fab'n'Funky #519: Embossing - Wet or Dry

Card #2

1. Color Throwdown #638

2. Simon Says Wed: Clean And Simple

3. CASology #388: Hello

1. Just Us Girls #580 - Color Week

2. CAS on Friday #203: Home

3. The House that Stamps Built Theme Challenge A1421: Signs of Spring

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

I made a few cards using watercolor paints...the first 2 are for a technique challenge - CAS Mix Up: Printmaking with Die Cuts - where you basically watercolor your die cuts on watercolor paper and/or press the die cuts on the paper after colored, and incorporate the die cuts + stenciled/printed paper into your card design. 

Card #1 was done wet-on-wet and Card #2 panel shows the printed die cuts...dies are Spellbinders and Sizzix, stamp is CTMH.