Side-Step dimensional card

This is another card for the application process.  I got the idea for the actual card base from splitcoaststampers.com.

The roses, both the blue and the red polka dot, are handmade.  They are each stamped with individual petals from a Stampin' Up! set.  After I stamped each petal, I cut each one out, I shaped it, and then assembled the roses.  So, yeah, they were a lot of work, but aren't they pretty!?!

Here's a close up of the blue roses.  After I had assembled and realized that the roses were white on the back side or outside, I took my distress ink and my water brush and added color, so no white showed.  This was fun to do and it allowed me to do some shading.

Close up of the stair-step side...  The vine and leaves are stamped and embossed.  I added dots of Glossy Accents as dew.  The sentiment is a Hero Arts clear stamp.  I also distressed the edges and used a border punch on the bottom panel.

I love how this card turned out...  I loved it so much, I made a duplicate of the card for James for our anniversary.  I changed the sentiment, and he loved it...  (He knows better than to criticize too much--I cry--hee hee)

Creative Box--what goodies will it hold?

So, I have several items I have made as part of an effort for an application.  I will have several posts of the different items.  This first one is of a dimensional item.  This is a box that I altered.  I really enjoy the tag and the flowers.

I stamped on the yellow shade of paper with a Stampin' Up! stamp and VersaMark.  It's hard to see in the picture.  After adhering it to the box, I began to embellish...  I used a scalloped decorative edge punch on the Doodlebug paper (the one with the strawberries) and the blue paper has a decorative edge punch as well, from EK Success.  After wrapping those around the box, I made flowers for the front of the box.



These flowers are made by stamping the flower (stamp from Stampin' Up!).  Brilliance Inks were used for these flowers.  Flower was stamped twice in each of the following colors, pink, blue, and green.  I then cut out each of the flowers and used tools to shape the petals and flowers.  I stacked two flowers together, and slightly offset them.  A pearl brad was used to hold the flowers together.  I cut apart the green flower to make the leaves.  They are simply adhered to the backs of the flowers, also slightly offset, to appear fuller.


Finally the tag is a 2" by 4" piece of card stock scored and folded in half to make a 2" by 2" mini card tag.  It is stamped with a background of dots with Distress Ink.  Stamp is by Stampin' Up!  The scallop was stamped in black ink on green paper, and cut out out by hand, it has a polka dot sheer ribbon ruffle adhered to the back.  It is tied to the box with a neutral colored string with additional pink sheer polka dot ribbon tied in a bow near the stem and leaf.





I had a lot of fun making this box, I plan on filling it with some goodies, to encourage additional bribery... hee hee

OWH Bloghop

Trying for blog candy again...  This time from the Operation Write Home Memorial Day Blog Hop!!

Here is one stop on the hop offering blog candy Bella Scrapbook Designs Go there, or start at the beginning of the hop and check out the neat cards the participants have made for OWH.

Blog Candy

My friend from SSSD is coming to America from Brazil and she is 

über excited and sharing blog candy...

Visit her blog by clicking on the photo for all the instructions and such!!!

Navy Letter for James

I made these a long time ago for James.  They hang on the wall and are representative of all things Navy.  I used Jolee's dimensional stickers for the letters, and just cut and tore the papers to fit, inked the edges and glued everything on.  I have other letters to alter, I just haven't done it yet...

Paint Chip Embellishment Card SSSD swap

This card was a challenge for a swap, the challenge to use paint chips as part of the card to embellish the card.

I actually used five different paint chips on this card.  The ones that are leaf-shaped are my favorite.  The purple piece is a paint chip and then the bottom layers are two pant chips trimmed and layered, alternately...  Flowers are Prima flowers and have glitter brad centers.  I used a white pen to write "Friend" and do the doodle scroll and the white faux stitching.  This was a fun card to make.

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Thank You Cards made for Grandma Donna

So I told mom I would make Thank You cards for Grandma Donna to send after Grandpa Bob passed away.  I made grandma 40 cards, these photos show the various cards I made.

Nine cards with different flowers on them.

Same nine cards another photo

Cute thank you card

card front says "so grateful..."

close up of card

frame cards with popped up hearts

this is the only one of this one

card frames with different heart style

this style is called Joy fold, these were my favorite and I also made some of these for a card swap

inside of joy fold card

cute card

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one of a kind

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