IO Blue Challenge

This card was made for my sister's birthday as she loves blue.  I will also be submitting it at Impression Obsession blog for their "blue" challenge.

The blue cardstock was stamped with rose lace cover-a-card stamp using perfect medium and then heat embossed using gold pearl e/p.  Using border die 2, I die cut blue cardstock and layered it with some ribbon and pearls.  The sentiment is from the hydrangea set.  I only own 2 IO stamp sets and luckily this one works nicely.

Impression Obsession Stamps

Cover-a-card rose lace

Hydrangea stamp set (sentiment)

Impression Obsession Dies

Border duo 2

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Party CASology 76

Happy New Year!

The Casology blog challenge is extended for 2 weeks due to the holidays....that gives me some extra time to maybe create a couple of submissions :)

The cue card for CASology 76 challenge is:

I immediately thought of using this stamp "It's A Parade" by Hero Arts.  I love this group of children (and their doggie) all walking single line down the street.  I can just see them now - how cute would that be.

Here's my submission:

The main image was stamped with versfine onyx black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  The clouds were sponged with broken china and the grass sponged with mowed lawn distress ink.  I cut the image out with spellbinders circle die and I added piercing around it.  The sentiment is from the dollar bin at Michaels :)

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IO Quick and Simple Card Challenge

This little thank you card was super fast and easy.  I am submitting it for the Impression Obsession Quick and Simple Card challenge.

Very simple 4" x 4" thank you card for those very generous christmas gifts we received this holiday.  Here's my submission.

I used the following supplies:

• IO Pine Branch Die
• IO Cover a Card Nordic Stripes
• IO Hydrangea Cling Stamp (sentiment)
• Versamark 
• White embossing powder
• Versafine Crimson Red Ink
• Ribbon
• Bling

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Knit CASology 75

Welcome friends:

I was MIA last week as I had some out of town guests.  All caught up now - just a couple of last minute Christmas preparations.

Okay so back to blogging and challenges - this weeks' CASology challenge is:

I was so impressed and inspired by the knitting done on Meghan's card so I thought I'd give it a try.  Knit a mini sweater NOT GONNA HAPPEN but a few stitches - I CAN DO THAT ...ha ha.  Honestly, I've been wanting to give mini knitting for cards a try and this was my window of opportunity :)

So here's my submission - I just love it  :)

The background stamp is cover-a-card by impression obsession called Nordic Stripes. Using ranger perfect medium, white card base was heat embossed using rich red e/p.  The mini knitting needles are tooth picks with crafting beads.  I casted on some stitches using crochet yarn and "ever so carefully" knitted a few rows.  To give my card a vintage feel I tied a couple of bows using cheesecloth and hemp cord.  Walnut stain was used to give my card an aged look.  The sentiment is from CTMH Captured Moments.  I am hooked, love the tiny knitting :)

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Christmas Tag Exchange

Tags, tags and more tags....my 12 tags are done and ready to go....almost a week early.

Here are a few close ups.  The poinsettias were cut from Spellbinders, the branch is IO and the deer is from Tim Holtz.  The deer is cut out of wood veneer and inked using tea die distress ink.  I love how these turned out.

Christmas Ribbon Tree

I had a couple of requests for directions for the ribbon tree that I made for CASology ribbon challenge.

This is what I followed - although I didn't measure my ribbon :)
I don't know who to give credit too as these same pictures and directions seem to be on a few websites.

1, Cut six pieces of 3/8″ (9.5mm) grosgrain ribbon: Two pieces that are 2.75″ (7cm), two pieces that are 2.5″ (6.35cm), and two pieces that are 2″ (5cm).

2, Fold and glue ribbons as shown

3, Glue longest loops on brown ribbon 

4, Glue 2.5″ loops as shown

5, Glue 2″ loops as shown.

6, Make a bow

7, Glue bow top to the tree

Ribbon CASology 73

Hello Friends;

Phew made it just under the wire this week to play along with CASology weekly challenge.  Cue card this week is:

Yahoo this is one of my favourite card elements and I rarely make any cards without a ribbon or bow, even if it's for a guy...ha!.  For me ribbon is one of those "go to” elements that add that extra touch to any project and because there are so many varieties and so many beautiful patterns a small piece of ribbon can make a very bold statement.

So here is my submission.

Have you seen these little ribbon trees before?  There are tons of directions on pinterest for making them - easy peasy and especially cute clips in the hair of little girls or pinned on a sweater.  Keeping it CAS - my card base was embossed using provocraft "Flurries" embossing folder.  Sentiment is from CTMH "Say It With Style" stamped with versamark fine olympia green ink.  The ribbon tree is made using green and brown ribbon which was recycled from a previous gift package :). Yes I save scraps of ribbon....lol.  Gold ribbon is from recollections.

I am heading back to my craft room now to finish my 12 tags for a tag exchange.  This is the first year I've participated - it's okay to call me chicken...lol.  I will post a couple of pics later today..notice the amount of ribbon I used...lol.

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Trish