Craft Roulette #114 Card & Video

  

Hello crafty friends, 
     here's my 51st consecutive submission to Craft Roulette, Episode #114

Here's a link to the process video for this card.  

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Craft Roulette #113 Card & Video

Hello crafty friends, 
     here's my 50th consecutive submission to Craft Roulette, Episode #113:

Since it was Artist's choice on the card size, I went with a Slim card (8"x3.75"), which I inked the edges with purple (one of my two colors).  No stamping this time, just lots of die cutting.  I used a shiplap die to create woodgrain boards on my card front, where I inserted die cut flowers in pink and purple (my two colors).  

Here's a link to the process video for this card.  

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Craft Roulette #112 Card & Video

Hi crafty friends... here's my submission to Craft Roulette Challenge, Episode #112 (49th consecutive):

I went with fish bowl theme and used a pattern paper that had soft pinks, yellows, purples and greens to die cut my tiny school of fish and seaweed from.  The bowl is actually a stitched dome die from MFT that I trimmed off.  I made the bowl my second fold/flap on the card, by making it a stand alone mini card.  Basically, I folded a piece of card stock and placed the straight cutting edge of the dome die just over the fold of the folded card stock. I ran it though my Big Shot and was left with a stitched dome with a straight fold on the bottom, which for my "fish bowl" became my top.

I decorated my background card base and adhered the "fish bowl" to the far right.  Inside the "fish bowl" I stamped a "sending a Sea full of love" sentiment.  Inside the card I will be stamping Happy Birthday. 

Sorry, no process video for this card.    

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TOB - May Mid-Month Challenge

Hello crafty friends, welcome to this month's challenge reminder post.

Have you started working on a card/project?  If yes, GREAT!  If no, WHAT are you waiting for?  We want to see your Halloween creations.   Remember  the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!

Once again, I took my inspiration for both these cards from the gold spider webs on the white background in the bottom right photo the for mode board.

On this card, I dry embossed a slim spider web card panel and later used a gold marker to color the indented lines of the spider web.  I also splatter some of the gold onto the panel for more added interest.  I added some black glitter spiders and using a black marker colored the frame of the embossed spider web panel black, before adhering it to the card front. 

On this card, I used these SS web dies not has intended, because they are meant to die cut windows into your card stock, but I trim them out and used them as stand alone webs.  I layers some of them for a lacey look, alternating between gold glitter and gold foil card stock.  I mimic the look of the mode board photo, but fussy cut of white card stock and add a black matt. 

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card soon. 

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card/project soon. 

Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.

                 

Craft Roulette #111 Card & Video

   Hi crafty friends... here's my submission to Craft Roulette Challenge, Episode #111 (48th consecutive):

I LOVE scene card!  This one isn't a one layer scene card, since I used a few already stamped, color and fussy cut elements (the cat on books, the potted plants and the card in envelope). 

The elements I drew, are basically straight lines and easy to do with a rule.  The woodgrain on the shelf and/or desk are just squiggly lines.  I used the same technique to make the picture frame on the wall and stamped another kitty up there.    

Here's a link to the process video for this card.  

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TOB - May Challenge

Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to a new month at the Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, which runs from the 2nd to the 28th of the month and the theme is always Halloween... ANYTHING related to Halloween!

I took my inspiration from the gold spider webs on the white background in the bottom right photo the for mode board.  I used an A2 size border backgound stamp by Unity and gold embossed two panels.  One I die with a double stitched wacky A2 rectangle die and the other with a piecing rectangle die that's about 1/8 of an inch smaller than an A2 size, this one I backed with black card stock and added to top folding card stock.  The word dies "happy Halloween" is part of a 3 die set from Papertrey Ink and I die cut from black glitter paper.  The A2 die but panel got a die cut purple glitter bat from IO and another of the Papertrey Ink word dies. 

Here's a video for these cards.

Here's this month's mood board for additional inspiration... Hope to see your card soon. 

Challenge ends on the 28th, winner will be announced on the 1st on the month before the start on the new challenge.  For a full list of all the rules please visit Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge home page.  unit next time... take care.

#YellowInApril - HB Flower Stencil - WSD Quill

 Hello crafty friends, 

I have a process video for this card uploading to You Tube  as I write up this post.   

I'm really happy with how this card turned out. I'll have to check and see if I have any other Honey Bee stencils and compare them to this one, because this one was a little thicker than other stencils, but I was super easy to work with.  

I used two shades of Distress Oxide Inks for my yellow background stencil flowers.  A wonky stitched rectangle A2 die to die cut it and a wonky stitched square die to die cut the striped pattern  paper.  The "just a note" everyday sentiment, which is by Whipper Snapper Designs was stamped onto a partially die cut Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner by IO.  The striped Pattern paper one under it is  the real size of that banner die. 

The super cute porcupine is Quill by WSD.  I stamp him or her on white 110lb card stock from Paper Studio and colored using my Tri-blend markers. Die cut with a stitched dome die and mounted onto the striped paper.

 

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Craft Roulette #110 Card & Video

  Hi crafty friends... here's my submission to Craft Roulette Challenge, Episode #110 (47th consecutive):

I'm so happy that I finally used this set of products.  I'm keeping them on my desk, because I want to make a few other cards with them this week. 

On this card, I went simple and bold by placing the vivid greens and teals plant against a white washed wood panel pattern paper background that's the card front.  The plant is lifted on foam for dimension and so are the layered stamped and die cut balloon letters. 

Here's a link to the video showing how I assembled this card.  

Thanks for stopping bye.  Until next time, take care.