MIUCB - 3D Project

Hi friends - hope you are doing great! Thanks for popping over today; the Mix It Up team is showcasing 3D projects. I recently purchased The Greetery Stationery Box which I used to hold these 3 amped up Christmas cards (amped up = lots of dimension)! I always think 3D projects that you have to assemble can be a bit tricky...and this remained true. 😆 I didn't get the 2nd side adhered perfectly so I had to do a tiny bit of trimming. 

Once assembled - yes, after the fact - I remembered I wanted to lightly stencil the front. Sheesh! I also added some stenciling to the 'lid / flap'; hard to see, but it's there, it goes straight up and down, whereas the box is at a diagonal. After photographing, I went back and added more of the Moonshine sequins.

The cards all feature new products from The Greetery too. I mixed up colors for the flowers / berries, but kept the leaves the same. 

 

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WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: The Greetery Winterberry Bouquet and Opposites Attract Holiday

Inks: All inks (except for base card) from Taylored Expressions, Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon distress inks used on the card base

Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white, TE Granny Smith and Cupcake

Accessories: The Greetery Winterberry Bouquet die, Opposites Attract Holiday Script die, Abundant Joy die, BotaniCuts Pine Bough die, Stationery Box die,
Moonshine sequins, white gel pen

CHALLENGES:

LTSCB - Anything Goes

Only two more Love to Scrap challenges this year and this is one that everyone loves, ANYTHING GOES! We hope you will join us!

This is another card front that I worked on during a crafty retreat, this brings together all 3 flowers from the Sketchbook Flowers set. Again, I tried to mimic water coloring by using Copics. The background is a brick stencil, I sponged on TE Poppyseed ink in various spots. I didn't have any thin twine, this one is kind of bulky, but I made it work! Once home, I layered onto a card base.

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WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: TE Floral Sketch and Field Notes

Inks: Gina K Obsidian Black, TE Poppyseed

Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white, TE Jelly Donut

Accessories: Copics, TE brick stencil, misc. twine, The Greetery crimp frame die

CHALLENGES:

TE Floral Sketch + ctd644

Hi friends - hope this note finds you doing well! I recently pulled out Taylored Expressions Sketchbook Florals; I wanted the card to look watercolored...without watercoloring. 😁😁 I used Copics to color the florals and tried not to be exact; even  using dots for the shading. The awesome background is from The Greetery, Shiplap Builder Die. I cut the planks from regular white card stock - look at that awesome pattern. Once cut, I ink blended some Taylored Expressions Toffee onto the edges. The sentiment comes from Taylored Expressions Field Notes, shiplap pieces were adhered to PTI's kraft card stock. 

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WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: TE Floral Sketch and Field Notes

Inks: Gina K Obsidian Black, TE Toffee

Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white,PTI  Kraft

Accessories: Copics, PTI Moonshine sequins, The Greetery Shiplap Building

CHALLENGES: 

  ctd644

LTSCB - Anything but a Card

Hi - thanks for coming by today!

This month at Love to Scrap, we are focusing on Anything but a Card; I went to my favorite go-to project - TAGS, all the tags! I created 2 'jingle balls' (HA, so makes me laugh) tags and 3 of the adorable Christmas tags from Papertreyink. I also cut a back tag and blended on various Taylored Expression inks, added a 'to' and 'from' greeting from The Greetery Speed Tagging stamp set and pulled them together with some Papertreyink ribbon. I also used a polka dot stencil on the front tag along with some Taylored Expressions glitter. 

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WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: Whimsy Stamps Jingle Balls, The Greetery Speed Tagging

Inks: Taylored Expressions

Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white

Accessories: glossy accents, copics, polka dot stencil, Christmas tags, Taylored Expressions glitter, Hero Arts Tags

CHALLENGES: 

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MIUCB - Paper Piecing

Hi friends - how are you? I'm doing great!

This month at Mix It Up, we're focusing on paper piecing...a fave technique of mine and I'm so excited as the ENTIRE cupcake is paper pieced! I adore this Big and Bold Cupcake from Colorado Craft Company; I used various designer papers just hanging around in the studio. The frosting and cupcake are actually the exact same paper; I colored over the paper with brown copics for a chocolate cupcake. I added lots of shimmer to the frosting, black enamel for the strawberry seeds and coated it with glossy accents. 

And can I just say - I would love some cupcake wrappers with those bicycles, aren't they just the cutest!?!

Thanks for stopping by; hope you will join us at Mix It Up this month!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: CCC Big and Bold Sweet Friendship Cupcake

Inks: Versafine, TE Cupcake and Strawberry Milkshake

Papers: TE Cupcake, various designer papers (The Best Days by Pinkfresh)

Accessories: Pinkfresh Skinny Plaid Layering, Right at Home Summer Days sequins, glossy accents, black enamel, aqua shimmer pen, copics

CHALLENGES: 

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FUSION - Peach Birthday

I LOVE the inspiration photo this week; it's GORGEOUS, IMO. I'm not sure I love how this turned out, but I do think it's pretty. 😀

I used the Taylored Expressions Make a Rainbow; worked great. I then used Taylored Expressions Rough Draft Background and embossed with Liquid Platinum. I used this gorgeous die from Erin Lee, Oh Happy Day, I die cut it from the main panel and also from Kraft card stock 5 times and layered them up to create the dimension. I layered the main panel on Kraft card stock and Kraft designer paper, then adhered to a Pumpkin card base.

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WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: TE Rough Draft Background

Inks: Versamark, TE Peaches 'n Cream, Altenew Sunkissed

Papers: TE Pumpkin, Neenah 110 lb. white,PTI  Kraft, PTI Kraft DP

Accessories: Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder, TE Make a Rainbow stencil, Erin Lee Oh Happy Day

CHALLENGES: 

 

Fusion - Peach Birthday

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LTSCB - Anything Goes (Cup of Friendship)

A challenge that everyone loves over at Love to Scrap - ANYTHING GOES! I made this card quite some time ago - some quick/easy water coloring.

The image is from Reverse Confetti, Cup of Friendship. I embossed the image in white and simple water coloring, plenty of mistakes, but it's all about learning and enjoying the time - that's all that matters! The sentiment is from Verve Visual and no longer available, but it sure is adorable!

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WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: Reverse Confetti Cup of Friendship

Inks: VersaFine, VersaMark

Papers: Ranger Water Color, Neenah 110 lb. white

Accessories: TE white embossing powder, scallop die, watercolor set, white gel pen

CHALLENGES: 

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MIUCB - Monochromatic

Hi friends - hope this post finds you doing well! I work full-time outside the home, we all returned to the office June 1 (53 employees at our main headquarters, 70 employees overall), we were wearing masks when we returned, then we weren't wearing masks, and now we're back to wearing masks. Do you work outside the home? If so, what's it like for you?

OK, back to business! This month at Mix It Up, we're focusing on monochromatic - this is another technique I never think to do; but wouldn't this card be awesome in purples, pinks, yellows - so many possibilities! The image is from The Greetery, Flower Market Bouquet; all the inks are from Taylored Expressions - LOVE. THEIR. INKS. 

Once I stamped all the layers, I spritzed the entire panel with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer (say that 3 times fast, 😁), I wish I could capture the shimmer in a photo! I also dropped on some Mermaid Lagoon, then stamped the sentiment from Colorado Craft Company, Whimsy Fear Not.

Thanks for stopping by; I hope you will join us at Mix It Up, we love seeing your creations!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: The Greetery Flower Market Bouquet and Colorado Craft Company Whimsy Fear Not

Inks: Taylored Expressions Inks

Papers: Taylored Expressions Blue Raspberry, PTI Aqua Mist

Accessories: Sparkle Sheer Shimmer, Mermaid Lagoon, MFT Blueprints. Studio Katia Clear Confetti

CHALLENGES: 

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Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - Old Time

Hi friends; hope you are doing well! This month at Love to Scrap we are focusing on 'Old Time'; I'll be the first to admit, I'm not the best with old/vintage type projects - but I tried.  😉

I made a Christmas card using Aqua Mist and lots of antique linen & old paper distress ink to give it a more vintage vibe. I also stamped an adorable Santa on the December 25 in second generation mocha ink. I distressed all the edges, tied on some aqua mist seam binding and called it good! 

I hope you will join us with your creation this month!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: Stampington and Co December 25, Inkadinkado Santa

Inks: TE Mocha, Old Paper and Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Papers: PTI Aqua Mist, Brutus Monroe Not Your Mamas Cardstock, misc. dp

Accessories: Seam binding, distressing tool, copics

CHALLENGES: 

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Mix It Up Challenge - mixed media

 Hi there - I hope this note finds you doing well and staying safe!

This month for the Mix It Up Challenge, we are focusing on mixed media. There are so many ways to do mixed media - sometimes I take it big with tons of various elements, see HERE or HERE; but this one is a bit more subdued but has some things I really love!

I started with a base of Tim Holtz watercolor paper, using a stencil, I added some dark grey lines; then I took some Mixed Media texture paste and tinted it a super light pink and applied in random places through the Extra Large Dots stencil from SSS. While that was drying, I stamped 3 of the succulent images and since this is a card, I can choose any colors I like. 😄 I was also inspired by one of the sample cards for this image from The Greetery, Simple Things. I stamped the branches in TE Mocha, the main leaves in Cupcake and the final detail layer in both Earl Grey and Sea Salt. I then took the 'Sent with Love' sentiment circle from The Greetery Pretty Postmarks stamped in Sea Salt. I then curled the leaves, arranged on the base layer and adhered just the center of each bouquet so the edges would still curl up.

I then cut the word 'prayers' multiple times from TE Poppy Seed card stock. The top layer is coated with clear Wink of Stella multiple times, then a layer of glossy accents; the supplemental sentiment was stamped on white card stock with Strawberry Milkshake ink. Finished with a few sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

I hope you will join us with your creation; we appreciate you taking time to join our journey!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: The Greetery Pretty Postmarks, Simple Things, Hero Arts Prayers

Inks: TE Strawberry Milkshake, Sea Salt, Earl Grey, Cupcake

Papers: TE Cupcake and Poppy Seed, Tim Holtz watercolor paper

Accessories: Mixed Media texture paste, clear Wink of Stella, glossy accents, SSS Extra Large Dots stencil, PPP Starlight sequins

CHALLENGES: 

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