Artist Trading Card weekend II

For this card I used:
Graphic 45 Steam punk debunk paper
House mouse let your dreams take flight stamp
Tim Holtz ATC and corners die
Kaisercraft rhinestones

I created a set of four. Here are my two favourites.
I used the following materials to make my cards:

• Graphic 45 Circus paper
• Glimmer mist in Marigold, Tiger lily, Sapphire, Mels diner, and English Ivy
• Stampers anonymous Paris letter, and music notes
• Tim Holtz ATC and corner die
• Crafter's workshop Mini number collage template
• Blue Brad

Artist Trading Card weekend

Its been a while but with my school musical underway there is very little time or energy left to create. I managed to squeeze some time in this weekend to play with some Artist Trading Card Ideas that I have wanted to do for a while now. I like the fact that I can make them into cards later if I want or just display them in my craft room. I also like the fact that they are small so I can get more done and practice those techniques without wasting a lot of materials.

Here is my first one ever:

I used the following:

• an inkadinkado stamp 8490M
• Graphic 45 Steampunk Debunk paper
• Gaget and Gears die cut (Tim Holtz)
• Glossy accents
• Black distress embossing powder
• Pine Needles, Rusty Hinge distress ink

For my second one I used the following materials:

• Sewing room Die (Tim Holtz)
• Graphic 45 Steampunk debunk paper
• Fantasy fibre and film
• Ribbon
• I-rock tool
• My minds eye pretty stamp

Crazy for challenges heart challenge C4C74

This card qualifies for the Crazy for Challenges heart challenge C4C74.

I created this card using Penny Blacks Mimi's Heart Stamp. I coloured both my image and the flowers with my copic markers. I used liquid pearls to add some dimension on her hair band and heart.  I used Spellbinders Lacey squares and an old My Minds Eye paper. I can't wait to give it to my friend for Valentine's Day.

Scrapping weekend

I found some time to play around with a stamp "Women collage/passport"from Hampton Art Jill Meyer, that I picked up from Michaels a few weeks back. I love the collage vintage feel and really wanted to capture it in my project.

Steps:
1. Stamp using versafine black ink
2. Make perfect pearls mists using Broken china distress ink and Copper perfect pearls, and Frayed Burlap and a turquoise perfect pearl.
3. Mask Stamped image leaving a 1/4" frame around it with plastic from supplies
4. Using a brick template I misted the white cardstock to create the brick pattern behind my image.
5. Colour in select parts of image with colour pencils and blend
6. Made flowers from some 7 gypsy paper and Olivia from Basic grey, three different size flower punches, mini mister, and stickles. Added some prima flowers behind them.
7. Ink and adhere tissue tape from Tim Holtz line
8. Place flowers on frame
9. Distress frame using imaginesce distressor tool

Wedding update

I have been away the last few weeks and thus not able to post. The reason I was away was for my wedding. After 1.5 years of planning the day arrived and went. It was a wonderful time and I was thankful to share it with family and friends. The photos are not out yet but I did manage to snag one off of one of my friends. Here it is...

Time saving scrapbook class

This past week I taught my second class at Scrapbookers paradise. It was a lot of fun, the ladies were great. This class was designed for the busy scrapper in mind and used photo album pages to create one double page layout. These pages could be altered or made as simple or elaborate as you have time to make them. It could simply be using pattern paper and photos or you could do a variety of techniques.

 Material used:
We are memory keepers pages
Basic Grey Olivia paper and buttons
Martha Stewart Micro lustre beads
Glitter ritz microfine glitter
Basic Bazzill embroidery
Tattered angels glimmer mist in cherry blossom and moonlight
Butterfly 3D dazzles
Spellbinders labels one die
Divine swirls cuttlebug folder

Holiday Head Start class info.

This post if for the 6 ladies who gave me the priviledge of teaching them a Basic Grey scrapbook kit class entitiled Holiday Head Start at Scrapbooker's Paradise this past weekend. Ladies I have not forgotten to post pictures and those cards for you. I should have them up by mid-week. However, if you are keen on completing your scrapbook pages the photos of the pages are on the Scrapbooker's Paradise website under North Store. If you click on the images they will enlarge for you to get a better look.

I wanted to thank you all for your kind words and having patience with me as I went through my first class teaching. It was a pleasure and I hope to teach you again sometime in the future.


Cheers,
Crystal