Encouraging Words Magnets

I joined a magnet swap on Gingersnap Creations - Encouraging Words Magnets. It's been awhile since I created art for a swap. I forgot how much fun it is!

There were just a few rules:
They needed to be between 2x2 and 4x4 - that means ATC in my book (2.5 x 3.5).
They needed to be a magnet.
They needed an inspiring sentiment.

Here are my 4 girls. They all had a cardboard ribbing background. A piece of patterned paper and clipart girl (Paper Whimsy). I added some gilded lace and a flower. And the sentiment and magnets of course!

Close up of my golden girls.

And a close-up of my blue girls.

Carolyn turns 50!

Hey! Yes, we're back from a FANTASTIC trip to The Netherlands. I think we saw everything you'd want to see there except tulips (too early). I had a lot of fun posting from my iPhone, but I noticed what I wrote didn't post. Oh well...

My nephew did great swimming! We so rarely get to participate in those childhood activities so many people take for granted. Just one of the many drawbacks to my sister living in Italy.
So, my friend, Carolyn, turned 50 at the end of December. Carolyn, her husband, Scott, and I are all the same age (give or take a few months). Scott is 1st with a July birthday, I'm next with a Sept birthday, and Carolyn squeaks in on Dec 29th. So you're saying to yourself...what took her so long to post this card? Well, we don't live in the same town and I wanted her to have it before I posted it!! :D

I did a very simple card with clipart (Paper Whimsy). There is no stamping here. I just enhanced the images with a glitter pen and glass glitter. The ribbon was tea-dyed at the same time I did the Gingersnap tutorial ribbon. It started out white.

I'm not sure why she was dreading this birthday...she looks great!

Here's a close up of the card detail. I had a 2nd flaming image that I cut out and poped up on foam tape. And I just love that glass glitter!! And in this picture you can see the gold "glitter" pen I used to highlight the palm tree fronds.

Michelle Zindorf class

Today my friend, Joanna, and I took a class with Michelle Zindorf. Michelle is well known for her beautifully brayered and sponged cards. I've always been pretty good with sponging (it's a grunge thing). But brayering hasn't always gone well for me. I may not be an expert after today's class but I feel like I'm MUCH improved. You can even see the improvement in my class cards!!

(Joanna Moore, Michelle Zindorf, me)

My first attempt is on the left. You can see the large spot of BLUE in the center of the card. The card on the right was the last card. You can see that I got a smoother result with the brayer by the end.

This is the second class card. I like this one but you can tell I forgot the cardinal rule of starting to brayer off the cardstock and then move in. There is a line in the middle where I started brayering in the middle. OOPS! The rest was sponged. I also see I didn't mount the image evenly. (ugh)

All the stamps are Stampin Up! - but I'm sorry I can't tell you the names of the sets right now! The "artwork" is mine - the designs are all Michelle's!!

Finally, I wanted to share the card I posted earlier in the week. I reworked parts of the card and I like this result much better. The butterfly was flipped around and I added the bling. Bling is like glitter - it's always better with than without! (grin)

GC47: Copper, Ginger, or Rust

For the Gingersnap Creations Color challenge (GC47)- using the colors Copper, Ginger, or Rust.

This is very CAS card from the standpoint that not much is going on. I can't even call it collage because it's one Paper Whimsy ATC image and a Graphic 45 butterfly. I feel like it needs bling but when I lay the bling on the card - it's too much. SIGH...

Stamps: none
Paper: copper metallic card stock, Basic Grey
Ink: none
Accessories: Paper Whimsy clipart, Rock Candy Stitckles, black rhinestones

OH...and I want to add that while I'm a fan of Tim Holtz, if I don't like a product I'll tell you. The Rock Candy Stickles is a BLAH product. I'm *NOT* impressed! (grin)

WT256, Tuesday Tag Challenge #37 - A TOUCH OF RED

Combining a couple of challenges on this tag. This week's SCS WAY TO USE IT challenge was COLLAGE; and Tuesday Tag Challenge - A TOUCH OF RED. My touch of red is the row of red rhinestone hearts.

The large white leaf was stamped in acrylic paint before being covered with Glimmer Mist (S.W.A.K. & Chocolate Covered Cherries). I outlined the image with a glue pen and glitter.

Stamps: Hero Art FERN, cork swirl
Paper: tag,
Ink: Distress Ink
Accessories: chipboard butterfly, pearls, rhinestones, Glimmer Mist, paper roses, leaf punch, heart punch, oval punch, Image by Paper Whimsy, ribbon, and glitter.

Tag Tuesday Challenge #36 -- TIME: ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

Kard Krazy's Tuesday Tag challenge was TIME. This is my take on TIME - ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

The only thing I stamped was the moon image and the sentiment. The tag background and fairy girl are collage sheets from Paper Whimsy. The stars are stickers.