Wedding Cards for that Special Occasion with Blockhead Stamps

Hi Dreamers!
Today I have a pair of Wedding themed cards that I made using a pretty wedding cake stamp from Blockheads Stamps.  The stamp is available as a single or on the Love and Romance half sheet.


And, by the way:
Everything is 35% off on the Blockheads Paper Arts WebSite until June 30th!!!   Stock up on your favorite inks, supplies, and pick up a few new stamps!!



Take a look at my Wedding Cards:  Here is the pink version.

Materials List for both Cards

Stamps: Love and Romance half sheet from Blockheads Stamps

Inks:Tuxedo Black Memento;Shell Pink Adirondack

Copic Markers

CS: Solar White Neenah; White, Pink, Lavender, Gray

Tulle

Ribbon

Embossing Folder-Rosa (Anna Griffin) Cuttlebug

Tiny Pearls

Inside

Instructions:

• Stamp the Wedding Cake with Tuxedo Black ink and color with Copic Markers
• Stamp the Heart image with Shell Pink ink on the edge of the card base.  
• Layer with Pink CS
• Add some Tulle, ribbon, and tiny pearls

And, the Lavender card:

• Stamp and color with Copics
• Dry emboss a piece of Gray cardstock
• Add to a lavender card base

• Tie a bow in sheer gray ribbon and leave very long tails
• Add a line of glue to the card and pleat the ribbon tails--press into the glue as you pleat

Love the soft stylized drawing of this stamp!  The cake makes such a great card for Weddings or Anniversaries.  Now, I have two to file in my card box to be sent when the need arises.


**********Challenges:
abc Challenge: pretty in pink---card #1
Make my Monday: purples with one neutral---card #2
Through the Craftroom Door:anything goes
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Hope you day is happy and bright!  Love ya.
Karen

Cosmos Collage in Pink and Gray with Lost Coast Designs

Hi Dreamers!

Hope your weekend was good.   So, here we are on a Monday again.  I am sitting and waiting for a tree removal crew to come out and remove three large trees from my backyard.  One is dying and has to go.  The second tree is pushing the fence over and the third is just a poor innocent casualty that is in the way of the removal of the second tree.  That is the tree I will miss.  My yard will be a disaster area for  a bit.  But, then I will get to pick out a new tree--something dwarf that won't get very big.  Enough of my woes! 

 Let's have some fun card making!  I have a project to share today that I made with the Lost Coast Design stamp, Cosmos Collage.    

• Make a card base from gray CS (Bazzill); tear one end
• I stamped on pale pink CS with black ink and tore out the image
• Distress with Antique Linen and Pumice Stone Distress inks.

• Add fibers to the side.  I used burlap, burlap strands, and two ribbons

• I cut the lace from an old hanky and tucked it up under the main image

• I stamped the image again on blue CS; punched out the circles and added to card

I love this dreamy Leonardo sketched style stamp!!  What a great card it makes.  I just could not stop stamping and ended up with three completed projects.  I will share the others with you throughout this month.  I am just now getting a nice big cup of coffee.  Did not get a chance to have any this morning.  Yawn.  I will have  some extra zing (caffeine buzz) for the afternoon.  I have an order for three graduation cards.  I think I should be able to work on those today.

I hope you have a great day!!  Love ya.  

Karen

Emboss Resist Rabbit with Lost Coast Designs

Hi Dreamers,
My husband is still sick (pneumonia) and doesn't seem to be getting better.  He is at the doctor's office right now.  So, I thought I would take a few minutes and share this fun bunny card.  I used a stamp from Lost Coast Designs called Rabbit with Flowers.  

• I used an emboss resist technique: Stamp with blue pigment ink  and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
• Using an application tool, apply Peacock Feathers and Bundled Sage Distress inks
• Wipe the ink from the embossed image

• Make a teal card and layer with DP (Authentique)

• Wrap a sheer blue  and a blue satin ribbon around the corner 
• Add stamped piece to card base
• Tie ribbons in a bow and add pearls 

Inside

• Stamp this fun sentiment from the Party Words   set also from Lost Coast Designs.  I used Garden Green ink (Stampin' Up) to stamp the sentiment.
• Repeat the DP and distressing with the inks on white CS

And how about a few fun Challenges for my Emboss Resist Rabbit!!!

Totally Papercrafts: blue

Alphabet Challenge: I is for image

Paper Play time: anything goes

Love to Scrap: use a rubber stamp

I hope you are having a great day!   See you soon!

Karen

Early Summer in the Garden

Hi Dreamers!!
I thought you might enjoy a peek at my garden this week.  The peonies were in full bloom and the poppies are starting to make a show.  We have had several days of rain and that knocked all the peonies down.  So, I am so glad I snapped these pics when I did!!  Take a look at nature's splendor.

Pretty gorgeous, isn't it!!!  See you tomorrow for some crafty goodness.  Love ya.
Karen

Ancient Ornaments with Blockhead Stamps

Hi Dreamers!
I have been away for a few days.  My poor dear husband has pneumonia and has been pretty sick.   I snuck in a few hours here and there to make a few things and do a bit more organizing in my studio room.  I picked up a few more containers for markers.  On today's card, I used  stamps from Blockheads Paper Arts to make this dramatic vintage card.

Materials:

Stamp: Ancient Ornaments from Blockheads  (the other larger stamp is from a retired Blockheads sheet)

Ink: Mushroom Adirondack

Distress Inks: Bundled Sage and Vintage Photo

CS: dark green, black, kraft, and cream

Old potato bag--the netty kind

Instructions:

• Make a card from dark green CS
• Lay a netty potato bag on top of the card
• Apply Bundled Sage DI by pouncing an applicator tool over the netty bag.  (Wipe ink off bag with a rag)
• Distress edges of card with Vintage Photo DI

• Stamp the two images with Mushroom Adirondack ink on kraft and cream CS
• Layer each with black CS
• Add to card front

Inside

• Stamp the Ancient Ornament again on the inside on cream CS

I will stamp a sentiment on the inside later; when I use the card.  I will send it to someone who likes vintagey things.   

I will be back later with some photos of my garden.  And, some pretty cool cards made with Lost Coast Design stamps.  See you then!!  Love ya.

Karen

Ribbon Dragonfly Storage Jar

Hi Dreamers!
Today, I have a fun storage idea to share!   I found some gigantic glass jars (the kind used for canning) at my local  craft store last week.  I saw lots of scope in them.  LOL  I knew they would be perfect for storing loose items.  Here are the 9 1/2" tall jars:

Materials List:

Glass Jars with screw top lids (I found these at Michaels Craft Store)

Bordered Orange Sheer Ribbon from May Arts (356-15-28)

Peach Satin Ribbon

Scraps of CS

Dragonfly die cut from Sizzix

I decorated the jar with ribbon dragonflies!  I used a Sizzix die to cut out the dragonflies.  Let's get started making our decorated storage jar.

Instructions:

• Place ribbon on top of the die and cut.  I covered the die with a scrap piece of CS before running through my Cuttlebug just to hold the ribbon in place

• Cut about 12 dragonflies from the ribbons.  Cut the same amount from cardstock

• Cut off the heads from the ribbon dragonflies.  You can leave the body on some or cut it off
• Cut the wings off the CS dragonflies
• Glue the ribbon wings to the CS bodies

• Attach the dragonflies to the jar with dimensional adhesive all around the jar
• Tie ribbon around the neck of the jar

• Decorate the top of the jar with a circle cut from yellow CS, a big bow and another dragonfly---for this dragonfly I did not cut away the CS wings, but left them to make the dragonfly more stable

Now, I have a super pretty storage jar!  And, guess what I decided to store in my Dragonfly Jar!!  You guessed it!  My ribbon scraps!  How Fun!!

I think this jar would look great with spools of thread or buttons.  You could use any size jar as well.  Smaller ones would be great to store Markers and pens.

*******A Few Fun Challenges for my Dragonfly Storage Jar**
Make My Monday: ribbon or lace
Paper Playtime: 2 or more ribbons
DL. Art: anything goes
CRAFT challenge: anything but a card
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Well, I guess that is it for me today.  See you next time!  Love ya.
Karen

Use Those Ribbon Scraps to Embellish Cards

Hi Dreamers!
I am back again today with a fun idea for using some of those small bits of ribbon that we all have in abundance.  Don't throw those out!  Use them to embellish your projects.  I gathered up ribbon scraps in oranges, reds, browns, and cream to jazz up a card.  Take a look at the card!---Very Jazzy!!


Finished size: 4 1/2" x 6 3/4"

Materials List:

Willow colored Crinkle Silk ribbon from May Arts

Cream Bullion Trim from May Arts

Scrap Ribbons in orange, reds, brown, and cream

Stamp:Two Vine Scroll (CG174) Hero Arts

Ink: Jet Black Archival (Ranger)

Crafters Workshop Template - Cosmic Swirls

Spray inks

Fabri-Tac Glue

Cardstock: cream, orange, and  black

Instructions:

• Make a black card base and layer with orange CS
• Make the background of the stamped piece by placing the Cosmic Swirls template over cream CS and spraying with spray inks
• When the background is dry, stamp the Hero Arts stamp with Jet Black ink
• Add stamped piece to center of card with dimensional adhesive 

• Starting at the bottom on the card, begin gluing ribbon by folding  the small lengths of ribbon in half and placing a drop of glue on the ends of each piece
• Continue up the sides and finishing with the top of the card
• Trim the ends of the ribbons

I  used only scraps for the entire surface, except for the lacy trim and the bow at the top of the card.  I did have to cut these two pieces.  To cover the ends of the ribbons at the top of the card, I glued a piece of the lacy bullion trim.  Tie the wide willow colored silk May Arts ribbon in a bow and glue to the card.





































So, now I know you won't throw out those little bits and pieces of your beautiful ribbons!  This idea would also be great on scrapbook pages, altered items, and small wall hangings.  I am actually going to use this piece as a small wall hanging.  I can tuck it in a small space for a pop of color.  I bet you are saying to yourself, "But, Karen, how do I store all my ribbon scraps?"  Stayed tune for my next post!  I have a fun idea for storing your ribbon scraps coming up! And, you guessed, I did use ribbon!!  LOL


******How about a few fun Challenges for my Ribbon Scrap Art
Craft-room Challenge:use your scraps
Loves Rubber stamps: anything goes
Paper take Weekly: anything goes
Use It Tuesday: anything goes
Simon Says Stamp and show: use things beginning with "S"----I used scraps, swirls, stamping

Okay, I will see you next time for my ribbon scrap storage idea!!  Have a lovely day.
Love ya.
Karen