Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Valentine's for School

I know I'm late in sharing this with you but I still wanted to post it. 
Here are the Goodie bags I made for my daughter's 4th grade class and for her Teacher. She loves to help me out and pick out what colors and paper and stamps to use. 




Paper: Red, White and pink cardstock from Recollections & Licorice twist Bazzill cardstock
Close to My Heart "Love Is" stamp set & 
Lunch Box Notes stamp set from Simon Says Stamp
Inks: Versamark, Stampin' Up Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black & 
Crystal white pigment ink
Embossing Powders: Stampendous Detail Black & Detail White, Ranger Rich Red,
 & Zing Grapefruit powder
White gel pen 




Cartridges: TBBM2, Ribbons & Rosettes cartridge
Patterned paper is from Bo Bunny
Bazzill Marshmallow cardstock, red and pink paper from my stash
adhesive- Scotch Advanced Tape Glider & glue gun
Wink of Stella

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Monday, February 23, 2015

February Card Swap 2015

Our theme for February was to make feminine cards. I decided to make it more for Valentine's though. I made some little 3.25 x 3.25 note cards. I really liked how they turned out. I had fun making these because I used some new product for the first time and loved figuring things out. 





Paper: Red & White Cardstock from Recollections, &
Bazzill Licorice Twist Cardstock
Close to My Heart "Love Is" Stamp set
Versamark ink
Ranger- Rich Red embossing powder
Detail Black Stampendous embossing powder
Wendy Vecchi white embossing paste from Dreamweaver
Falling Hearts Stencil from Simon Says Stamp
Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh: Sparkling Clear & Raspberry
Star Dust Stickles
Mounting Foam
Heart brads

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Have a Heart Challenge at SSS

I just finished this little 3 x 3 note card for the Have a Heart Challenge over at Simon Says Stamp. I think it turned out pretty cute! 



Close to My Heart: Sweet Love stamp set
Memento Angel Pink, Rose Bud and Rich Cocoa inks
Sizzix tag die 
Paper and ribbon from my stash
Zig brown marker
SSS sequins
DCWV gems
Fruit Punch Stickles
Wink of Stella Clear glitter brush pen
Glossy Accents
Mounting Foam

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Basketball Goodie Bags 2015

I love being the coach's wife, that means I get to spoil the team on the last game of the season! I made these cute goodie bags for a sweet group of 3-4 grade girls. We won our final game of the season by 2 points this last weekend! 





Supplies:
Cartridges: Plantin Schoolbook and Sports Mania
Simon Says Stamp: Lunchbox Notes Stamp and Die Set  
Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots Folder
Versamark ink
Stampendous- Marcasite embossing Powder
Darice Heat Gun
Clear Wink of Stella
Tim Holtz: Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink & Blending Tool  
Mounting Foam
Bazzill: Licorice Twist & Tangerine Blast Cardstock
All other paper and ribbon is from my stash

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Birthday Thank You's

 I just had my Birthday on Monday and some friends of mine took me out to dinner on Tuesday night. To show my appreciation I made these little Thank You's and attached them to lip gloss. 







Simon Says Stamp: Lunch Box Notes Die Set
Simon Says Stamp: Thanks Stamp Set
Versamark ink
Stampendous Detail white embossing powder
Stampin' Up Pool Party embossing powder
Recollections small heart punch
Star Dust Stickles
Mounting tape
Kool tak clear foam
all the paper was scraps from my stash

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Friday, January 16, 2015

Card Swap cards for January 2015-also an entry into the SSS Monday Challenge blog

Happy January everyone. I have been terrible with my blog but I am going to do better this year! 
To start I am posting what I made for my card swap group. Our theme was birthday this month. I used a technique that I have learned from Kristina Werner (who is amazing)!  
I am also submitting this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge over at there blog. The challenge was an inky background. Because of the technique each card turned out a little different so I am sharing pics from each card, so there's a lot of pics on this post sorry. Here is what I created:



























Supplies:
Bazzill black licorice cardstock for the base
watercolor paper
Distress inks: peacock feathers, picked raspberry and mustard seed
Craft sheet
Stampin' Up "Bring on the Cake" stamp set
Versamark ink pad
Black embossing powder from Stampendous
Heat Gun by Darice
DCWV Gemstones 
Sequins 
Black Stickles
White gel pen
Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush pen

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Friday, December 5, 2014

Card Swap Cards for October and November!

Okay so I have some catching up to do! I really have been doing a lot of crafting and creating. I now have a facebook page just for my crafting. It is called Imagination Attic of course!  I have been posting on it more than my blog but I really want get better at posting on both sites.  

My last post was the card that I made for the September card swap group that I am a part of, well today I will share with you  the cards for October and November.  In my group we do Christmas cards in October and November and then we make tags for the month of December.  So here is what I came up with:


 
For this beautiful blue card I used the stamp set Perfect Fit-Holidays from Close to My Heart. 
Memento Tuxedo Black ink for the bird and EK Success colored pencils
VersaMark ink and blue & silver embossing powder for the other two stamps.
Embossing Buddy from Stampin' Up 
Blue ColorBox ink for edging
Patterned paper and cardstock 
Silver twine
I made my own glitter spritz with Perfect Pearls powder 
Mounting Foam Tape 



 Create a Critter Cartridge
Cuttlebug-Swiss dots folder
Stamp is from Close to my Heart-Christmas Greetings
I made my own glitter paper with VersaMark ink & Kaleidoscope embossing powder from Stampendous
Tim Holtz-Tea Dye distress ink and Memento Rich Cocoa were used for shading and antiqueing
Mounting Foam Tape


Doodlecharms Cartridge
Cuttlebug
Recollections Stamp set-Merry, Merry
K & Co. patterned paper
Memento rich cocoa ink and ColorBox green ink for edging
glitter spray using Perfect Pearls powder
Mounting Foam Tape


Stampin' Up stamp set-Holiday Spirit
VersaMark ink and Pirate Gold Embossing powder from Stampendous
Embossing Buddy from Stampin' Up
Mounting Foam Tape
Ribbon


Create a Critter Cartridge
Cuttlebug with Diagonal Stripes from Sizzix 
Close to My Heart stamp set-Christmas Greetings
ColorBox ink in Green and blue for shading
Stampin' Up ink in Real Red for stamping
Stickles- Stardust, Christmas Red, and Waterfall
Mounting Foam Tape



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