Top Tip Tuesday Christmas Tag

Hello and welcome here. Today is another Top Tip Tuesday post, the challenge this week is Tags - Use a tag on your project or make a tag as your project. I went with making a tag as my project.

Challenge - Tags
Tipper Week - each DT member shares a tip
Tag size: 3" x 6.25"

I cut my tag out of Colonial White CS and stamped it randomly with CTMH Universal Backgrounds using Bamboo Ink. I then heat dried it because I wanted to emboss my image. I stamped the angel with Versamark and used Gold embossing powder. I used Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia, and embossed the edges with Gold embossing powder. I distress the edges with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.

The Sponsor's for this week:

Pink Cat Studio - 5 digis of your choice

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For the Top Tipper:
Glitterbabe Greetings - 2 images of your choice

Here are some close-up photos of elements on my tag.

I used Gold Flower Soft for the center of the Poinsettia.

Recipe: Inspired Stamps-Vintage Christmas, CTMH SS-Universal Backgrounds, Inkadinkado-Christmas Silhouettes, CTMH CS-Colonial White, Vineyard Berry & Garden Green, CTMH Ink-Bamboo, Distress Ink-Brushed Corduroy, Versamark, Gold EP, Nestabilities-Layered Poinsettia, Burgundy Satin, Grosgrain & Velvet Riboon, Cream Lace, Foam Squares, Gold Flower Soft.

Tip: Add labels, and sponge daub the ink on a small square so that you know what the colours of Distress Ink really look like.

Be sure to stop by Top Tip Tuesday to check out what the rest of the DT made, and their TIPS. Don't forget to add your link there as well, and for an extra chance at a prize leave TIP after your name...just make sure your Tip can be found within your post.

Enjoy,
Deneen

JustRite Card and Flower Tutorial

Hello and welcome here! I have a card made with JustRite stamps that I wanted to share with you today. The idea for this card came from Stamp It Techniques Winter 2011, pg. 12 by Vanessa Menhorn. I wanted to use my scrolly JustRite stamps and when I saw Vanessa's card I was inspired. (I tried to find an online photo of her card, but had no luck...the issue was out this past spring.)

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I love that this card is sort of like a chameleon...it's elegant enough to be used as a Wedding Card, or soft enough to be used as a Sympathy Card...even a Birthday Card.

I changed up the colours from the original card (cream and green), and used burgundy and white. I clear embossed the center scrollwork stamp and sponged Distress Inks-Pumice Stone to bring out the embossing. Using the same stamp, I used Pumice Stone and 2nd generation stamping around the edges. I coloured white pearls with Copics RV99 to match my ribbon.

I didn't have the right flower colour for the card, so I ended up making one from scratch. I have a tutorial below to show you the steps of how I did that.

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Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy, Textured CS-Burgundy, Distress Inks-Pumice Stone, Black Soot & Victorian Velvet, CTMH SS-Universal Backgrounds, My Mind's Eye Stamps-Lost & Found Two, JustRite Stamps-Heart to Heart Set & Kindness, Inkadinkado Stamps-Expressions, VersaMark, Clear Embossing Powder, Paper Leaves, Burgundy Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Copic RV99.

Here's the flower I had on hand but it was not the right colour. When looking at it, I thought I could come up with something similar.

Here's the card again to show you the flower. I ended up using my stipple brush to ink some colour onto it because it was a little too white. It would have been best to ink my flower before making it:)

Challenges Entered:

JustRite Friday Challenge 057 - Shabby Chic!

Ooh La La Creations #87 - No Backing Paper
Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Celebrate
Charisma Cardz Challenges - Anything Goes
Paper Play Challenges - Make Your Own Flowers
Top Tip Tuesday - Shabby Chic

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy,

Deneen

Birthday Cards

Welcome here! These cards are a little over-exposed, but you can still see the details. I had them ready to post quite a while ago, but never got around to filling in the details. So I told myself to sit down and do it already, lol

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Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

This is a super simple card to make, just 2 pieces of B&T Paper, some lace, a tag and some flowers.

Recipe: CTMH PP-Sweetheart, CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, Blush, Vineyard Berry, Olive & New England Ivy, CTMH SS-Happy Birthday & Happy Forever.

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This card was difficult to photograph because I made my own homemade shimmer mist (in a spritzer add some rubbing alcohol, a drop of CTMH Create-A-Shade Paint & a few drops of CTMH Re-Inker). I stamped the doily image (new CTMH SS-Simple Memories) with Versamark and clear embossed it. I then sprayed the cardstock with my homemade shimmer mist and wiped the image off...just in case any ink stayed on it. I really is shimmery, but it's difficult to photograph.

Recipe: CTMH CS-Lagoon, Black & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black & Breeze, CTMH SS-Simple Memories, Happy Birthday & Curly Sentiments, Versamark, Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch, Pearls, Mist-Rubbing Alcohol, Create-A-Shade Paint & Ocean Reinker.

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Enjoy!

Deneen

2 Masculine Birthday Cards

Good chilly morning:) Thought it was about time I posted again. My daughter had a birthday this past weekend, {sniff} and she turned {sniff} TEEEEENNNNNN {wahhhhhhhhhh}. Double digits, where does the time go?

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On to what ya came for....CARDS!!! Today I have some guy cards to share. I totally lifted this from the lovely Lorrinda Holman over on Isn't That Sweet?! Her blog is packed full of ideas, and she's currently on the Design Team over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges. You can see her card HERE. I wasn't kidding when I said I lifted it, lol:)

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Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

I masked an area first, then sponged the top with Creme Brulee and Bamboo, toward the bottom I sponged Grey Flannel. The trees are stamped with Grey Flannel, Olive, and then New England Ivy. I removed the mask and stamped the big tree with New England Ivy. I then clear embossed the tree to make it stand out a little more. (see photo below). I tied hemp in the corners.

Recipe: CTMH CS-New England Ivy, Black & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Bamboo, Creme Brulee, Grey Flannel, Olive, New England Ivy & Black, CTMH SS-Beautiful Things & Happy Birthday, Versamark, Clear Embossing Powder, Hemp.

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The second masculine card is stamped with a new image available in the new CTMH Catalogue. I stamped it with Black ink and coloured it with chalk.

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Recipe: CTMH PP-Miracle, CTMH CS-Colonial White & Twilight, CTMH Ink-Black, Chocolate & Twilight, CTMH SS-Summer Breeze & For Every Occasion, Nestabilities-Labels 15 & Labels 16, Twill Ribbon, Foam Squares, Chalk, Antique Brads.

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Hope you have a great day!

Deneen

H2H Challenges, A Card and My Desk

Hellllloooooo {said like Mrs. Doubtfire} For those of you who have seen that {ahem} older movie. Sorry I haven't posted sooner, I have a ton to share with you too. I'll probably post each day, just to catch up. We got a new computer, and not all the programs made it onto the new tower. Grrrr, especially my photo imaging program. It seems to be somewhere in the depths of the computer, but I don't know how to get to it. So, while we wait for our friend to drop by and fix that, I couldn't hold off any longer, and had to learn a new photo imaging program. The photos seem almost over exposed now. You can barely see my watermark. Maybe my photos were too dark before, and I just didn't notice, because it seemed normal to me. Anyways here they are.

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Anyhow, please, please, let me know if this editing is really awful on the eyes, or if it's just fine.

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The first photo is for the Heart 2 Heart Colour Challenge. They've changed things up a bit over there, and you have until the end of the month to get your entries in. And look at that, the end of the month is THIS week. The colours to use are: Sky, Pear, Colonial White &/or Sorbet. You can click on the link just above, to see the colours if you need.

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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I used Damask Tiles for the background, because it is a busy pattern, kept the other items fairly simple. The butterfly is embossed with Clear EP, and the wings are raised with Foam Squares. I was in a hurry, and didn't think about getting a close-up.

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Recipe: CTMH CS-Colonial White, Sky & Pear, CTMH Ink-Sky, Pear, Black & Outdoor Denim, CTMH SS-Damask Tiles & Find Your Style, Foam Squares, Nestabilities-Squares & Lacey Squares, Versamark, Clear EP, Pearls, Satin Edge Organdy Ribbon.

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The 2nd H2H Challenge is sharing how you organize your schtuff. Well, that was easy to get in almost 1 shot for me, lol. {with a Vanna White pose} Tadah, here it is. Okay, once you pick yourself up off the floor from laughter, you'll see that I'm actually quite organized, really, or maybe you can call it an organized mess:)? Maybe you'll see something that you can incorporate in organizing your space. Ppffffft, yeah, nice try Deneen:) If you dare, read on.

First off are the drawers (which I bought at different times, hence the different colours, yes, it bugs me that they're not all the same colour) that I store finished cards, flowers, ribbon, and excess product that I wouldn't use everyday in (the little container is scraps that my girls love to pick through. All my CTMH B&T paper sits vertically, within reach of my desk. My stamps are stored in a 3-drawer container (that I wished I had picked up 2 of, when I had the chance, because now I can't find them that size), you can see the top of it in the bottom right hand corner. My Spellbinders are sitting in front of it at the moment. On top of my stamps sits a container for my blocks, sponges, sponge daubers, embossing powder, chalk, yup it all fits in there:) And on top of that is one 12x12 container that holds non-CTMH paper:) P.S. The quilt made by my Gramma (a good 40 yrs ago which she used to cover her hope chest), covers my hope chest made by my dad:)

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In the 2nd photo you can see my itty-bitty desk space (only because I have no where to keep a file of all the ideas I want to try, and so I share the front right corner with it). My Copics, CTMH Markers & Inks, and Stickles, sit nicely above my desk space. My CS is stored in the 12x12's on the right hand side of the photo, yup, it goes from almost the floor to just out of camera range. I fit 1/2 a season in each drawer, starting with Spring-Harmony, then Spring-Blossom etc. My brads, pearls, rhinestones, white CS scraps, and eyelets sit in the white container on my desk. And just at the edge of the photo on the right side, I store adhesive, 2 1/2 drawers of punches, 2 drawers of more stamps, and a drawer for my double scrubber and other misc. items. I almost forgot to say that my Cuttlebug, and folders sit on a stool in the space just to the right of my desk. I'm actually sitting on our bed to take the picture, lol.

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Phew, if you read all that, way to go! Thanks for taking the time to check out my crafting space.

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I'll see ya tomorrow,

Deneen

My Second Tilda

Hi everyone, welcome here. I finished my second Tilda:) I was almost finished colouring her, and saw that the challenge over on Double Dutch is White Wishes - Make a card or creation all in white, the only colour should be your stamped image. And I knew that my pinkish Prom Queen Tilda would be great on white.

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Card Size 4.25" x 5.5"

This was my second go colouring pleats, and thought they came out great! Zoe from Make It Crafty just put up a video on how to colour pleats/folds with Copics. I just gleaned some more tips from her video, and my next image I colour with pleats should be even better! And I watched another of Zoe's video's on flicking...I seem to have a heavy hand, but I hope to improve with practice...I can't wait to try out colouring hair with the flicking method.

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Here's a close-up of Prom Queen Tilda (I just noticed she's a little crooked, oops).

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I added red glitter to her shoes.

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I embossed her crown with gold, and added pearls to finish the look.

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Here's the inside of the card.

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Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, Memento Black Ink, CTMH SS-Be Yourself, Versamark, Gold EP, Cuttlebug-Grace's Frame, Nestabilities-Oval, Floral Accents & Circle, Impressabilities-Flourish, Martha Stewart Pinking Scallop Border Punch, Pearls Foam Squares, Red Glitter.

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Copics used:

Dress: RV10, 13, 14, 29

Hair: E29, 31, 33, 37
Other: C1, C3, Colourless Blender

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Enjoy,

Deneen

Sweet Simple Birthday Cards

Welcome here. Hope you've had a great week, and are now sitting back and enjoying your weekend. I have a couple of Birthday cards to share with you. The first card was inspired by one I saw in Stamp It '07. I keep my old issues and pull them out once in a while, I find it interesting that what catches my eye now, didn't back when I first looked at it. It's like having a whole new magazine to enjoy.

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Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

I used the border stamp from CTMH's Happy Journey stamp set to stamp the background. I stamped the flowers with Versamark and Clear Embossed it. I then sponged ink over top, and wiped off the excess. Did you notice anything out of the ordinary for me?...I didn't use a single Spellbinder or Embossing Folder, lol. Going back to the basics was fun.

Recipe: CTMH CS-Pansy Purple, Cocoa & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Pansy Purple, Garden Green, Black & Chocolate, CTMH SS-Sweet Flowers, Happy Journey, Live Inspired & Gracious Greeting, Dark Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, Versamark, Clear EP, Foam Squares.

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This card started out being inspired by a card in Stamp It '07 as well, but the only thing left that resembles the original card is the light green cardstock:) In the photo below, you can see I added some sparkle...on the flower petals I used the Clear Spica Pen, and on the wisps I used Stickles.

Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy & Sweet Leaf, CTMH Ink-Black, Blush, Hollyhock, Sweet Leaf, Petal & Buttercup, CTMH SS-Smiles, Light Purple Textured CS, Purple Grosgrain Ribbon, Pearls, Foam Squares, Stickles, Impressabilities-Flower Silhouette.

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Hope you enjoyed the cards, have a great weekend!

Deneen

A Card with Leaves - H2H Challenge

Happy Thanksgiving Day (for us Canadians).

Hope my fellow Canadians are enjoying family time, and thinking of all we have to be thankful for!

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Here I thought I'd have more time to work on cards after last weekend, {sigh} time seems to have a way of getting away from me, I can't believe another week has gone by and I haven't posted anything. I've been busy trying to get cards done for a November Craft Fair, I'll eventually get around to taking pictures, and posting for you to enjoy.

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This week on Heart 2 Heart Challenges the challenge is Trees and Leaves - create a project that incorporates trees and/or leaves.
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Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"
Here is the card I created to inspire you.

I clear embossed the leaves. For the orange leaves I sponge daubed Sunset onto the leaf, and then rolled the stamp edges on the Sunset stamp pad, then stamped my image onto the CS. I then covered the leaf image with clear embossing powder. The image stays moist enough to hold the embossing powder and when heated, leaves a nice bumpy look.

Recipe: CTMH PP-Olivia, CTMH CS-Garnet, Cocoa, Colonial White & Sunset, CTMH Ink-Chocolate, Garnet, Cocoa, Honey, Sunset & Black, CTMH SS-Timeless & The Present, Clear Embossing Powder, Foam Squares, Pearls, Martha Stewart Rain Drop Corner & Border Punch, CTMH Satin Edge Colonial White Organdy Ribbon, Nestabilities-Fancy Tags.

It's a 4 for 40 week on H2H, that means if we reach 40 players, one lucky winner will receive 4 handmade cards by Jessica. So why don't you join us this week, we sure would love to reach 40 players! If you're needing more inspiration, be sure to check out the fabulous creations by the other DT members, their links are in my sidebar, or click on over to the Heart 2 Heart blog.

Enjoy your pumpkin pie,

Deneen