Altered Clipboard

Years ago a friend altered a clipboard for me as a gift and it is still one of my favorite things so I thought I’d try my hand at altering one. I found these cute little clipboards at Walmart so thought I’d try a little one first.

I really sat down without a plan and just let the creative process flow. I started with my designer papers- Bazzill Timeless. I happen to have an extra package of this fab paper so I will pick one commenter on this post to send it to!

I just cut the paper into strips/sections and then used mod podge to adhere it. Next I sanded the edges just a touch and waited for it to dry. I then brushed on Luminarte Silks in Honey Amber and Solar Gold. Once that was dried I stamped Unique from the Authentic Words Set from Susana Loves Stamps in Archival Jet Black ink several times.

I wanted an image on this so I decided that Steampunk Eyes from Susana Loves Stamps would be perfect. I inked her up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored her with copics and cut her out. I added touches of sparkle with a stardust pen. After I cut her out I noticed she just sort of disappeared into the design of the paper so I took some more Luminarte Silks in Vavoom Red and painted an area for her to be placed on so she’d stand out.

  

I adhered her with The Best Glue Ever and then added some diamond glaze to her goggles. To finish the clipboard I added some ribbons and fibers to the top.

I made this for a very special friend so I hope she likes it.
Thanks for stopping by today and have a great one!

Behind the door…

With the newest Dies by SCACD, I wanted to try and do something a bit different with the Ornate Doorplate with Knob.

I started with my white cardstock which I cut on my trimmer to create a “door”. Next I used an embossing folder to give it some texture. Then I cut out the Ornate Doorplate with Knob out of white cardstock and then painted it with Luminarte Solar Gold Silk Glaze. Once it was dry I added it to my door. The knob is on several glue dots so it’s elevated a tad bit.

 

For the inside I inked up The Regency by Carmen Medlin for SCACD as I thought she was so elegant to go with my newly created door. I colored her with my copics. I added some sparkle with my stardust pen and copic glitter pens.

 

To finish I just added my image behind my door and attached to my card. I think it turned out so pretty--what do you think?

copic colors- E000, E00, E21, R20, R30, B04, E53, E50, Y23, G40, G43, G46, RV32, E07, E08, E09, B24, B26, B28,E41, E43, W3, BG10

Have a fabulous day!

Lovin’ this new die!

Oh my! I knew I would love the new Dies by SCACD but I really, really am LOVING them! Today I decided to play with the new Sun and Moon Statement Corner. I love that it’s bigger than the normal corner die and such fun details in it!
I started by cutting out one of the corners in an orange-ish color cardstock. Next I painted some Luminarte Honey Amber Silk onto it and let it dry. Once it was dry I added touches of Luminarte Solar Gold Silk to create some interest.

For the background of the card I used a Crafter’s Workshop Template- Mini Star Shower, and used the same Luminarte Silk colors as I used on the Sun and Moon Statement Corner.

I thought these were the perfect elements for Sunny Eyes from Susana Loves Stamps to go with so I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with copics and then cut her out.
To finish the card I added some stickles and a few touches of Smooch Illuminate.

This card was so much fun to create! I can’t wait to play with more of the new Dies by SCACD!!

copic colors- E000, E00, E21, R30, R20, E35, YR20, Y20, B05, B02, YR04, YR07, YR09, YR18, R05, R08, Y17,

Marry Me

A friend asked if I could make a couple cards for a bridal shower for her. I usually don’t do special requests because I worry too much about what to create but thought I’d give this one a go because I rarely get to do bridal cards and thought it would be fun.

For this one I used a Saturated Canary digi, Marry Me and colored it with copics. I wanted this to be simple but elegant so I went with lots of embossed white, some sparkle and shimmer from stickles, liquid pearls, Smooch Illuminate, and Luminarte Ice Silk!  A few Kaisercraft pearls and flowers finish off the card.

You can see the shimmer in this photo.

I like how it turned out, now to cross my fingers and toes that my friend likes it!

A big Happy Birthday to my mom today too!! Love you Mom!!

Little Lily

I’ll admit it. I squealed with delight when I saw this week’s challenge at Dutch Dare Card Challenges-- Flutterby Butterfly!! I have been missing Flutter By Wednesday’s so I knew I had to play along!
I stamped one of the new Susana Loves Stamps- Little Sassy Crew, Little Lily in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with my copics and ShinHan Art Touch Twin markers. I cut her out and paired her with My Mind’s Eye-Miss Caroline-Dolled Up papers.

I cut the oval out using my nestabilities and then embossed it with my Cuttlebug Argyle embossing folder.  I used several dies including Memory Box Moonlight Butterfly and Kaleidoscope Butterfly and Dies by SCACD- Garden Corners.

As I was finishing the card I noticed that the oval with the embossing sort of blended into everything so I added a bit of sparkle to it using Luminarte Silk Glaze in Ice. The final touches were some Kaisercraft pearls, stardust pen touches and finishing the inside.

For my layout I used this week’s sketch from The Sweet Stop~

Hope that all my friends in the USA have a safe and happy 4th of July!

Time to hop with SCACD!!

It’s that time again, release day at SCACD!! One of my most favorite days!!
Today SCACD releases fun and fresh stamps from the Susana Loves Stamps Collections!!! We start off with the Oddly Sweet Curiosities Set which harbors the cutest little Curiosities with matching sentiments. These are Fab and definitely year around fun!!! The second Set are four wonderful little ladies that make up The Little Sassy Crew. Check 'em out- they are the gals that have a sweetness and attitude factor that are off the charts!!! We are also introducing a fun little set of Mixed Media houses called M’s Place that makes them a must have for those that love cute in their Mixed Media.
So grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the ride!!! I’m the first stop on the blog hop but if you encounter a hiccup along the way, you can find the complete blog hop list on the store blog, Follow Your Heart!
My first card is featuring one of the FUN new stamps from the Oddly Sweet Curiousities Set #2, Monster Flirts.

Miss Monster Flirts seemed pretty girly to me so I paired her up with my Bo Bunny Little Miss Muffet Collection of papers. I paper pieced her and just colored a few details with my copics. I cut her out using a nestabilities and then masked the image and stamped a background using VersaMark and the Prima stamp sets--Fairy Flora and Butterfly Wishes. Then I dusted over the stamped images with Apple Blossom and Yellow Rose Luminarte Primary Elements Mica Powder.

I added Dies by SCACD- Garden Corners for some added interest. I stamped the sentiment that comes with Monster Flirts on a separate cardstock layer and then used a border punch to allow just the sentiment to be seen. If you can’t read it, it says~ How do I get everything I want? Slow but constant whining.

On the inside I just added a strip of the patterned paper and then I added some of the “punch outs” from the corner dies. To finish the card I added some Kaisercraft pearls and stickles.

The next card features one of the new Little Sassy Crew girls- Little Skullie! How fun is she! Love her attitude!

I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with my copics and ShinHan Art Touch Twin markers and cut her out. For her buckles and belt I used my stardust pen. I paired her with Basic Grey PB&J papers. For finishing touches I added a Dies By SCACD- Classic Corner Die, Kaisercraft rhinestones and stickles.

Here’s a little peek at a work in progress using the new M’s Place! Check back soon to see the finished creation!

Now you should hop on to Elaine’s amazing blog!! and don’t forget to head to SCACD to get your new stamps and other goodies you might find there! For our International friends, Quixotic Paperie has these stamps available too!!

Be…Original

Things are starting to come together for me as far as finding a balance between everything. Next week will be a bit challenging as one of the girls at work will be gone on vacation so I’ll be working several days in a row but after that we should settle nicely into a good routine.

I’m feeling less overwhelmed too so that is always a good sign. I truly do love working at Curves though and am happy I made the choice to try/get the job.

With that being said, I feel like some of my creativity mojo is coming back as it left for a little bit. So I had to grab it while I can and sat down to play with the last SCACD release, The Blank Canvas Collection. I know many of you say the “mixed media” isn’t for you but I think you’d be surprised how fun these stamps and this style is--there are no rules, you just create and have fun. I am truly embracing it and loving it! Dare ya to try it!!

I started by stamping Blank Canvas Woman with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto my cardstock and then also onto an old book page.  I colored the skin and hair with copics and ShinHan Art Touch Twin markers and then cut her out.

Next I cut out the dress part from the book page and made a watercolor out of Yellow Rose Luminarte Primary Elements Mica Powder and Gum Arabic and painted over the book page. I had some extra of the watercolor mixture so I painted a scrap piece of cardstock, just in case I wanted to use it for a die cut or something. Once the dress was dry I touched up the black lines with an old fine tip marker I had--I sort of had a blob on one side but decided to leave it as I thought it added character and then I glued it to the woman using ScrapPerfect Best Glue Ever--I like this glue so much when working with things that make paper curl as it really holds them down.

Next I stamped the word Original from the Authentic Words Set onto my card front in Archival Jet Black ink. I handwrote “be” in front of Original. I stamped the Rays in VersaMark ink and then dusted more of the Yellow Rose Luminarte Primary Elements Mica Powder over it. I also wanted the edges to have some sparkle to them so I repeated this process by inking up the edges with VersaMark and then dusting on the mica powder.

To finish the card I just used the scrap cardstock that I watercolored and die cut a corner using one of the new Dies by SCACD- Garden Corner. A pretty clean and simple mixed media card..hehe!!

Did you know that SCACD has lots of the popular decorated stick pins? Check them out HERE!!!

Hopping into SCACD Release Day!

I am so excited for today! It’s been very hard to keep quiet about this amazing release! Lots to show so let’s get to it!

I’m the beginning of the hop but if you get lost along the way or if there is a hiccup, you can find a complete list of hoppers on the store blog, Follow Your Heart.

Here’s a little bit about today’s release~

Here at SCACD we've been "die"ing to mix things up!  So, this month we have the launch of two awesome new Collections.

First is a fantastic new line of dies.  Susana has collaborated on a collection of dies with a timeless, classic feel.  Delicate and beautiful, the diecuts from these high quality wafer thin metal dies will be featuring on your projects for years to come!

Second is a wonderful new direction for SCACD.  Susana is following her heart with a new line of Mixed Media stamps.  For those of you who are new to the concept, Mixed Media is a style that embraces creativity and experimentation. Let SCACD take you on a new creative adventure with the Blank Canvas Collection.  From the beginner to the mixed media enthusiast, these stamps will have the creative juices well and truly flowing! 

Each set in the collection comprises looks, perfect for mixing it up with different techniques.  Use the elements set to enhance the blank canvas silhouettes, or use them on their own for gorgeous effects.

In addition there is a fabulous set of word outlines, ready to be customized however you like!  Color them in, doodle, zentangle, paper piece - go wherever your creativity takes you.

Mix it up and most importantly - HAVE FUN!

I am showing one of the new Susana Loves Stamps-Resilient Woman today and several of the new Elements that are being released. I love that everything mixes and goes together however YOU decide to make it! 

I stamped Resilient Woman in Jet Black Archival ink and then stamped the word Authentic from the Authentic Set also in Jet Black Archival ink. On a sheet of vellum I stamped Blank Canvas Wings also in Jet Black Archival ink and then cut them out.

Next I sprayed Dylusions Ink Spray in Lemon Zest and Bubblegum Pink onto the sheet with the words and Resilient Woman. I must say I really, really liked the Dylusions Ink Sprays and will be getting more and using them more often!! I doodled in one of the Authentic words with my copic multi-liner .03 so it would stand out.

I attached the wings and finished the card and I must say that I really LOVE how it turned out! So fun! 

 

We all know Susana loves dies so it’s so exciting to announce that we are releasing the first Dies by SCACD!!! How totally awesome is that!! And I just know you’ll love them all!

I am presenting the Uncaged Bird Die, which I think is just so beautiful! So many details and the design is just gorgeous!

For this card I used the Uncaged Bird Die and cut it out 4 times, 1 for each color and then I just cut the shapes I wanted out~ green for the vines/leaves, yellow for the bird and pink for the butterflies and brown for the base/birdcage. It was very easy to do and I think the end result is so pretty!!

I also wanted a bit of texture so I used some embossing folders with some of the elements~ these are the ones I used~ Craft Concepts Brocade on the birdcage and bird and Craft Concepts Secret Garden on the leaves/vines. The butterflies needed to sparkle so they have stickles on them! I also thought that the leaves needed a little something so I added a touch of Luminarte Primary Elements Mica powder in Kiwi mixed with multi-medium gloss. The bird has touches of Luminarte Silks in Honey Amber on it as well.

You’ll also notice the corner die, you guessed it, another Dies By SCACD!! I am just so thrilled, excited and jumping off the roof for these dies! This corner die is from the Classic Corners set. I added a touch of sparkle with Smooch Glitz in Frost to the corner dies.

I used the pretty Glitz Pretty In Pink papers and some Kaisercraft pearls  to tie the whole card together.

Now you should hop on over to Elaine’s amazing blog! and don’t forget to head to SCACD when you’re done hopping to do some shopping for these must have stamps and dies! For our International friends, Quixotic Paperie also has these amazing stamps and dies available now!!

The Keys to Her Caged Heart

I’ve been saving my “negative spaces” lately with the intention of playing around with them, some Luminarte products and who knows what else. Well, figured today was as good as day as any to just sit and play and see what happens.

Pretty rare when I don’t have a plan when I sit down to create, so this was a new experience for me. But a fun experience I must say!

I started with a circle negative space and brushed Harvest Sol Silk over it. I waited for it to dry and then used another negative space that fit inside the circle and brushed some Indian Copper mica powder mixed with multi-medium gloss over that (next time I’ll use more contrasting colors). Next I took my Jet Black Archival ink and stamped with the Prima Keys stamp to create a pattern.

Next I cut out my shiny fun circle with nestabilities and then finished my card using Her Caged Heart from Carmen Medlin for SCACD. After I finished my card I thought of a million other things I should’ve/could’ve done--anyone else do that? I have lots of other ideas rolling around for my negative spaces so stay tuned..hehe!

 

The little details~ negative spaces from nestabilities-punches-cricut cuts, Luminarte Silks, Luminarte Primary Elements Mica Powder, Jet Black Archival ink, Prima Keys stamp, Her Caged Heart, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, ShinHan Art Touch Twin Markers, Bo Bunny Timepiece paper, Zig Wink of Stella gold pen, Bo Bunny Trinkets-Timepiece, CTMH retired ribbon, corner rounder, Cuttlebug Script embossing folder, Kaisercraft pearls,

FBW #198

Is it really Wednesday already? Wow! How did that happen! LOL! Since it’s Wednesday that means it’s time for another Flutter By Wednesday Challenge! Be sure to check out the blog to see how you can play along! and don’t forget to visit my Flutter By Team for lots of inspiration--links on my sidebar!
This week our challenge is to create a birthday card with our butterfly, fairy or angel.
I can’t get enough of these Susana Loves Stamps Eyes of Beauty and Dreams stamps! Today I used Rockstar Eyes “Alex”. So fun that she’s named after my DT Sister, Alex!
I played around with my Luminarte products again! I used the negative space of a few punched out butterflies to create my background behind Rockstar Eyes “Alex”. Then I stamped over them with an old TAC set, Well Defined Backgrounds with Archival ink. To finish the background I went over it all with DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter paint in Ice Crystal and distressed the edges.

 
The little details~ Rockstar Eyes “Alex”, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Luminarte Teal Zircon Primary Elements Mica Powder, Multi-medium gloss, Luminarte Pink Grapefruit Silk Glaze, Jet Black Archival ink, DecoArt Glamour Dust Ultrafine Glitter Paint, Diamond stickles, TAC Well Defined Backgrounds,

I love my embossing folders!

(scroll down for my April calendar page)
Did you see the wonderful tutorial that my DT Sister, Alex did? No? Well head on over to the SCACD store blog and check it out HERE!
I was so happy to see her do this tutorial as I must admit, I’ve been very boring in my use of my embossing folders….never tried anything outside of…well, embossing. LOL! But this has started the ideas rolling and I can’t wait to play!
SCACD has an awesome selection of embossing folders- HERE!
Figured I’d show my stack of folders…umm, yeah, you could say I like ‘em!

The first thing I tried was taking my Luminarte Watermelon Mist silk glaze and painted it onto my Craft Concepts Brocade embossing folder then put some dark purple cardstock in it and ran it through my Big Shot and voila’ here’s the results~

Gorgeous although hard to capture it in a photograph!! I LOVE how this turned out and it just shows that you shouldn’t be afraid to play and get messy.
On that whole messy note, this cleaned up so easy with water and then for the stubborn spots I used ScraPerfect The Best Cleaner Ever.
And here’s my finished card using Sea Cliff Eyes from the latest Susana Loves Stamps release.

I know I’ll be playing with these embossing folders a lot more now and trying new things--you should too!!
Also entering this into the following challenges:

• CCEE Stampers- Use an Embossing Folder
• Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenge- Emboss It

The little details~ Craft Concepts Brocade embossing folder,Luminarte Watermelon Mist silk glaze, ScraPerfect The Best Cleaner Ever, Sea Cliff Eyes, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Petaloo Flowers, Viva Decor Glitter liner, stickles, Smooch Illuminate,

Susana Loves Stamps Release Day Hop!!!

Yippie!! It’s release day! You know I love release days!

Susana is launching some new branding for SCACD Exclusive Stamps in general and will now be calling ANY of them Susana Loves Stamps. To be clear it does not mean she personally designed what you are seeing but she did have a part in bringing it forward. Look out for more Susana Loves projects in the works.

Susana Loves Stamps presents Eyes of Dreams Collection and Eyes of Beauty Collection! I {heart} these stamps! So fun and fabulous!

I’m the first stop on the blog hop today but if you get lost along the way, you can find a complete blog hop list on the store blog, Follow Your Heart.

Today I’m showing two of the new stamps, Sunny Eyes and Classic Eyes. Both are such beauties and so full of elegance and class!

I also had fun using Crafter’s Workshop Templates and Luminarte Products on this Sunny Eyes card! So fun! Seriously, if you haven’t tried the silks and primary elements micas--do it!!

  

Classic Eyes is just so elegant! I had fun paper piecing her dress but can imagine it done so many classy ways!

  

Now you should hop on to Elaine’s blog! and then get shopping as these stamps are available NOW to purchase at SCACD and also for our International Friends at Quixotic Paperie!

The little details~ Sunny Eyes, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Basic Grey Picadilly, nestabilities, copic multi-liner .08, Flames Crafter’s Workshop Template, Solar Gold and Honey Amber Luminarte silks, CTMH retired ribbon, pearls, stickles, Classic Eyes, Prima Fairy Flora, copic multi-liner .03, Tattered Rose Distress Ink, SU Lavender Lace, Certainly Celery and Pale Plum ink, Petaloo flower, Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork die, Kaisercraft pearls,