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Monday, March 18, 2013

Easter Dogwood Cross for Tammy's Scrapin Corner #54

Eureka Stamps is our sponsor this week at

Tammy's Scrapin Corner where the

Challenge #54 is Easter

This beautiful image is The Dogwood Cross

I liked this image so much that I made a second card with it.

Lucky you, you get a two for one today!

I hope you enjoy them!!!

I layered a of

5 1/4 x 4" piece of pink cardstock and a

5 x 3 3/4" piece of turquoise cardstock over a

5 1/2" x 4 1/4" base of white

I printed out the Dogwood Cross digi on white stock

Another piece of white was cut

at 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"

cut with a

Spellbiders Shapeabilities Die D-Lite Medallion Four die

in the top center to give it somewhat of a

"stained glass" look behind the cross.

The Dogwood Cross was colored with

Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink using a

sponge makeup wedge from my local discount store.

The flowers were colored with water color pencils from

that I've had for almost 20 years.

All the layers were attached with my

ATC gun and the cross with foam tape

(bought at local Home Depot

- remember I live in the COUNTRY

- no crafts stores anywhere near me).

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope I've given you a little inspiration for a simple but beautiful Easter Card.

Go check out all the stamps Eureka has and show

Tammy and my fellow DT's some love for the inspiration cards!

Who knows, you might be our next winner!

Have a great week!

Blessings,

Trudy

Legend of the Dogwood - Tammy's Scrapin Corner #54

Eureka Stamps is our sponsor this week at

Tammy's Scrapin Corner where the

Challenge #54 is Easter

This beautiful image is The Dogwood Cross and the Sentiment is the Legend of the Dogwood

I layered a 3 pieces each (front, inside front and inside) of

5 1/4 x 4" piece of turquoise cardstock and a

5 x 3 3/4" piece of pink cardstock over a

5 1/2" x 4 1/4" base of white

I printed out 2 of the Legend digis and

cut them and one additional pieces of white stock

at 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"

All three of these pieces were embossed with a

Spellbiders Nestabilities A2 Matting Basics B Die,

sprayed with water and "stained" with

Tim Holtz Spun Sugar and Peacock Feathers

Distress Stain

The Dogwood Cross was colored with

Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink using a

sponge makeup wedge from my local discount store.

The flowers were colored with water color pencils from

that I've had for almost 20 years.

All the layers were attached with my

ATC gun and the cross with foam tape

(bought at local Home Depot

- remember I live in the COUNTRY

- no crafts stores anywhere near me).

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope I've given you a little inspiration for a simple but beautiful Easter Card.

Go check out all the stamps Eureka has and show

Tammy and my fellow DT's some love for the inspiration cards!

Who knows, you might be our next winner!

Have a great week!

Blessings,

Trudy

Challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle - #24 Easter/Spring
Hobby Cutz Challenge - #2 Easter/Gift Boxes/Baskets
Lacy Sunshine - Layer It Up
No Matter Which Challenges - #7 -- Anything Goes
A Gem of A Challenge - #71 Easter/Spring
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Easter Eggstravagansa
Digi Design Challenge - Easter /Spring
My Sheri Crafts - Easter 106
One Stop Craft Challenge 220 - Anything Goes
2 Sisters Challenge Blog 135 - Flowers for Spring
Paper Creators Crafts #6 - Spring Has Sprung
Craftin Desert Diva's - Easter Eggstravagansa - Linky Up 2
The Stamping Shack - Easter
The Paper Shelter - Easter
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Stampavie and More - Easter
DL Art Thankful Thursday - Easter
Sincerely Yours Creations - Easter
Digi Haven - Easter
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Broken Box Stock - Easter
Eureka - What's In Your Easter Basket
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes 71

Thursday, March 14, 2013

I Love To See You Bloom

I am a Design Team member for Tsunami Rose Designs.

This month we have been working with the

Life Abloom Printable Paper Journal Set.

I like these papers so much that I decided to make a few "extras".

I made a step card for my DT entry this week and it got me searching online for

other variations other than just the

Centre and Side Step Cards

. I found this Trifold Shutter Card Template on

Sandy Allnock's website -

it was SO easy to use and understand.

The "new" template give you plenty of room to write a personal note on your card.

(Thank you Sandy)

So here's my photo "recipe card":

This is the basic layout for the base of the card. I am not going to give you all the dimensions since it is clearly outlined in Sandy's blog post.

Top view of base to better understand the folds

All of the papers used were "aged" with this brand new little

Tim Holtz/Tonic Studios Paper Distresser tool

I just got today and a

Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink

(this is turning out to be one of my 'go to' inks - I've been using it so often).

I attached all of the designer paper with my ATC being careful to try to line them all up

While the card was laying flat I added some 1/8" scor tape around the two

1 3/4 x 1 1/4 panels

and added some clear glitter

(you know a girl can NEVER have enough glitter and
I've had this glitter for so many years that this is about the end of it
(time to look into some of the new and improved that it now available).

I recently got this Spellbinders Shapeabilities

Die D-Lites Flourish Trim

and this is the first card I've made with it.

I learned quickly that it is much easier to use if you put a layer of

waxed paper

between the die and your cardstock before embossing and cutting.

I attached some generic clear "bling" rhinestones from my stash, and some decorative "corner" flourishes in a matching color (from Recollections) and positioned my sentiment and mounted it.

The flowers were cut with my Cricut George and Basic Shapes cartridge at 1", using more paper from Daisy's collection.

I watered down some Flamingo and Buttercup Liquid Pearls from Ranger and "painted" the flowers to give them some shine and dimension.

I cut the leaves from scraps of green (leftover from all of the St. Patrick's projects from the last week).

Of course a little rhinestone was added to the center of each one after mounting.

I enjoyed showing my creative side to you.

Have a beautiful and blessed day!

Trudy

Materials used:
Cardstock: Best Occasions Starter pack Cardstock (off white)
Designer Paper: Tsunami Rose Designs Life Abloom Printable Journal Set
Flowers: Cricut George and Basic Shapes Cartridge cut to 1"
Leaves: Spellbinders Shapeabilities Foliage Die
Decorative Trim: Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die D-Lites Flourish Trim
Ink: Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink
Liquid Pearls (Flamingo and Buttercup)
1/8" scor-tape
clear glitter (in my stash forever)
Recollections adhesive rhinestones
Paper distresser

Challenges I wish to enter with this card are:

Fab 'n' Funky - #162 - Add Sentiment
Word Art Wednesday - #71 Anything Goes
Tsunami Rose Designs - #11 Step Card
Scrap Creations - Favorite Embellishment
Oldie But A Goodie - Feeling Floral
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Girl Power
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Forever Friends - Forever Flowers
Moving Along With The Times - Spring Is In The Air

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Tsunami Rose Challenge #11 - Step Card

It's Wednesday - and that means it's challenge time

Tsunami Rose Designs

Tsunami Rose Designs Links

"Life Abloom" Printable Journal
600 Blog Follower Giveaway
"Like" our Facebook Page
Facebook Group- Join us for daily inspiration!
Zibbet Shop
Etsy Shop

This week we made a Step Card with the

Life Abloom Printable Journal set.

This set is amazing - I love working with it.

You can purchase yours right here.

This is my interpretation of the challenge:

And here is my photo "recipe card" for your viewing pleasure :)

I want to thank Frances Byrne @ http://stampowl.blogspot.com

for posting the instructions for the

Centre Step Card.

If you follow the link you can

print out a copy to use for

reference in making these great cards.

Make sure you stop over to

Tsunami Rose's Challenge

this week for a chance to win this great set.

Thanks for stopping by.
Blessings!
Trudy

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Happy Birthday Card for MFP #37

This beautiful card is for MFP Speedy TV -

Sketch With A Twist Challenge #37

(Use Flowers and Birds - is the twist)

I just love the soft pastel colors on this card

and

the beautiful designer paper from

Graphics Fairy

Here is the sketch:

And my usual photo "recipe card":

This card is a perfect example of exactly how layouts don't always go right and you have to go to plan "B"

Anyone notice that I taped the "image" upside down...... LOL

Guess I should have coffee BEFORE I start working on cards at 5:30 in the morning!

This is the embossed background I ended up using (right over the top of the first one).

This was the first try and the first layer - just didn't work right.

And once everything got turned around and right side up - it is a very nice card.

It's your turn now - head on over to

MFP - Speedy TV for the Sketch With A Twist Challenge

for your chance to win
The Amish County Mini

stamp set

Challenges I'm entering with this card are:

The Crafty Bloggers Network - Spring or Pastel #9
Bunny Zoes - Girly
Craftin Desert Diva's - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Old, Borrowed, New or Blue
House of Gillis - Anything Goes Pastel 50
Make It Monday - Anything Goes 131
My Grafico - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes #5
The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop- Birthday - March #20
Victorine Originals - Anything Goes # 54

Monday, March 11, 2013

Heavenly Wishes from your St. Patrick's Angel

This little Angel Bear is from Bugaboo - he is turning out to be one of my "go to" digis that I use frequently.

I just added a Shamrock to him (instead of his normal heart).

I "greened" it up with my Spectrum Noir pens.

distressed all the white cardstock with Ranger's Shabby Shutters Distress Ink,

blinged it up a little with Lime Green Liquid Pearls

and some stars from a discount store,

green glitter to his halo and clear to the

cloud and his wings,
I had this green ribbon left over from some time ago and it was just enough to fit this card
and that,
my friends,
pretty much finished it.

I'm having to make some step cards for other Design Teams I am on and

wanted to practice with a few.

It's a little over sized, but works.

Sorry for the not including my usual photo "recipe card",

but the batteries in the camera were dead and I was only able to get one shot.

They are on the charger, though, for my next project!

Challenges I would like to enter with this card are: