Black Tie Affair

My post today is for The Robin’s Nest design team call that was posted on their blog site Chattering Robins back in May. I am so excited about trying out with them because I love using dew drops; however, when I visited their website, discovered they have other things as well.  I purchased the dew drops I have from our local scrapbook store and had never been on their store site before and know that I will be visiting there often.

The card I am showing you is for a friend’s upcoming wedding and their color scheme is cream, black and hot pink – I love those colors. Terri said to think outside the box when designing our project for the DT submission and let me tell you, I did that with this card. If you know me and my style, I am one that doesn’t use a lot of bling, but I must say, that is surely going to change after doing this card because it was so much fun to create. I also did something different with the ribbon and I was so excited when I was finished – I really do like how this card turned out.

As part of the DT submission, I am to provide you with directions on how I made this card, so here you go:

1)   cut black card stock to make an A6 card base;
2)   cut the dot designer paper to measure 6 x 5/34 and place on top of
     the card;
3)   take 3 pieces of ribbon (2 sheer and 1 black satin) and braid them (you
      will cut off the excess when you start the assembly process);
4)   cut the damask patterned designer paper to measure 5 1/2 x 4;
5)   cut the black card stock to measure 4 1/4 x 3 1/4;
6)   cut the cream card stock to measure 4 x 3;
7)   layer the paper as follows: damask patterned paper, black card stock
     and cream card stock;
8)   after layering, take your ribbon and adhere one end to the back portion
     of the stacked paper and run it around the front;
9)   adhere the end of your ribbon with a glue dot or other type of adhesive
     to the edge of the damask patterned designer paper;
10)  take the created paper stack and place it on the dot designer paper;
11)  place the crystal bling and center it to your liking;
12)  cut a black mat using Nestabilities classic scalloped ovals LG;
13)  place a Robin's Nest dew drop on both sides of the oval adhering it with
     glue dots mini adhesive;
14)  stamp your sentiment and cut out using another Nestabilities classic
     scalloped oval LG one size smaller than the mat cut out earlier;
15)  sponge the outside of the sentiment oval with the same color you
     stamped your sentiment with (I used PTI Raspberry Fizz);
16)  take your completed sentiment and place on top of the card layers using
     dimensional; and
17)  enjoy

supplies used:
  GinaK cardstock
  K&Company designer paper pack
  Inkadinkado wedding stamp set
  Prima crystal bling
  Offray black satin and cream sheer ribbon
  Nestabilities classic scalloped oval LG
  Robin's Nest red dew drops
  SU dimensionals

I appreciate you coming by today and I hope you all have a great Monday

Janet

Bright and colorful

Hey everyone:

Wow, what a week it has been, but tomorrow is a good day because it is the beginning of the weekend - woo-hoo !!

 

Here is a card I made using The Paper Players color challenge and when I saw the colors, thought at first it was going to be a difficult one to do; but after getting an idea in my head of what I wanted to do, went to town.  Aren't they bright and colorful - perfect for this time of year.

I hope you are all ready for the weekend and looking forward to some relaxation - I have some packing to do for Patrick - he is going to camp with his big brother this week and they are looking forward to it - what fun they will have white water rafting, ziplining and watching a big screen tv on a lake - the life of being a 12 year old boy :)  Jim and I are gearing up for our motorcycle trip and it will be here before we know it - woo-hoo.

Well, it is late here, so I'm going to say goodnight and hope you have a great Friday.

Janet

supplies:  cardstock - SU melon mambo, wild wasabi and daffodil delight

             designer paper - BasicGrey lemonade

             accessories:  Nestabilities circle and scalopped circles (small); 

                                 SU building blossoms punch for leaves

             ink - SU melon mambo

          

Hey, it's Monday

I was asked to make several thank you cards a while back, but realized that I hadn't posted them, so thought I would do this today since I didn't do any more creating after the father's day cards I did last night.  I believe I may take a break tonight to get started on my checklist for our motorcycle trip coming up next week, but then you never know, I may wind up doing one or two more :) 

Have a great one

Janet

More Father's Day cards

Hey:

 

It's me again - as stated in my previous post, I have been working on some Father's Day cards for a friend from work, but needed to get some help with a sketch, so I headed over to Card Patterns and saw this great sketch. 

The next one I did was from inspiration off the JustRite Inspiration blog - I just love using their stamps and need to do more of it.  I thought about coloring the image, but like the simplicity of no color.

I think is going to be it for me tonight guys - I have some thank you cards and challenges to work on, so I'm going to work on those.  I'll be back tomorrow.

Janet

Supplies:

Card #1:
     paper - GinaK white cardstock; K&Company earth designer paper
     ink - CTMH chocolate
     accessories - circle nestabilities

Card #2:
    paper - GinaK brown, tan and navy cardstock
    stamps - JustRite Stampers By the Sea set   
    ink - CTMH chocolate
    accessories - deckled edge classic oval; twill from a local sewing store
   

Happy Father's Day

Happy Sunday everyone:

I was asked by a friend from work to make her some father's day cards, so I have been working the past few days on her request.  I was looking at blogs yesterday and came across my great friend Deb's blog.  I saw a card she made using Tiffany Doodles' digital stamps and knew I had found what I was looking for - Paula's father loves to fish and wanted to find something with that theme.  This is my first attempt at using digital stamps and after figuring out how to re-size them, can see myself using them more often.  I absolutely loved Deb's card and CASEd it;  if you get a chance, head over to her blog With a Stamp and a Song to take a look at her wonderful creations - she is amazing.

I hope you all have a great Sunday afternoon.

Janet

supplies:  paper - GinaK white cardstock; Paperdoodle Parts designer paper
             stamps - Tiffany Doodles Fishing Set digital stamps
             ink - CTMH Chocolate
             accessories - oval nestabilities, CTMH twine and SU dimensionals
                

It's steamy here in the state of South Carolina ...

... so that's a perfect day to stay in and craft :)  I have only created a few things today because I have been trying to clean up my blog a little and make it a little more interesting, but there are so many designs to pick from, I'm having a hard time to choose, but have narrowed it down to 3 or 4, so keep an eye out :)

I am going to post the dog sympathy cards I had promised a few weeks back but haven't had a chance to.  I have had several people at the office tell me that they had never thought of sympathy cards for animals, but I had a great friend loose her dog a few years back and thought it would be a special way to tell her that I was thinking of her.

 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Janet

Scrapbooking Supply Drive

My friend Nikki Sivils has asked that we join together and help the scrapbookers/card makers of Joplin affected by the recent tornado regain their hobby.  Nikki has provided me with the attached flyer, which provides a list of some basic supplies they are looking for along with the address to forward.

If you would like to donate, please fill a box and forward to Nikki as shown on the flyer.  Let's pay it forward...

Thank you all so much !!!!

Janet

PS - I have my computer up and running now, so I'll be posting more creations tomorrow !!

Good morning

Hey everyone:

I just wanted to let you know that I am having major computer problems (doing this while on break at work) and won't be on until it has been fixed.  We had a few major storms come through and it has knocked out my wireless.  I hope to be back up soon.  I have been creating though, so be prepared :)

Have a great week.

Janet