MIM #181

MAKE IT MONDAY
PAPER CASTING CHALLENGE

You have time to check out Danielle's video on this paper casting technique HERE.  

On this card, I lightly inked the Rose and leaf onto the TP after I cast it because I still could not get as deep an impression with the stamps and they show up more. I had a bit of a mishap with my gold embossed sentiment, the leaf must have been inked too much and it picked up the embossing power in spots, the colors are more subtle in real life than they show in my photo and that bee die looks more like a spider to me :(  

... but thought I would post this card anyway.

MIM~#181

MAKE IT MONDAY
PAPER CASTING CHALLENGE

 

You can get a fabulous description of this fun (and funny) technique using toilet tissue on Danielle's video.   

She does a great job explaining it HERE.

 

I am bound and determined to get this right, so here is another card I created.

 

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*The aqua card panel is embossed with 'Butterflies' EF by Darice

*Tan panel with the round window is a Martha Stewart paint chip

*Wide width Brown sheer ribbon is Anna Griffin

*Base card stock is PTI Stamper's Select White

*Stamps are PTI  Spiral Bouquet and Gina K. Dogwood

*TP is Quilted Northern :-)

 

 

MIM #181

MAKE IT MONDAY
PAPER CASTING

Okay this is another attempt at paper casting on Quilted Northern Tissue.   You can get a better understanding of that last sentence and the technique on Danielle's video,  HERE.

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On this card I stamped a Dalia flower image onto the TT, let it dry and cut it to fit behind the framed window.  I stamped the Spiral Bouquet sentiment separately and fussy cut around the impression, adhered it to the top portion under the multicolored ribbon yarn.  This stamp came out a bit more impressed than the tag made prior... but I'm thinkin' there's a lot more room for improvement for me ;-)

PTI-Sep Blog Hop

PAPERTREY SEPTEMBER 2014 BLOG HOP CHALLENGE

One more card using versions of the colors, Autumn Rose, Ripe Avocado and  Smokey Shadow.

There is a lot of space (for me ;-) on the top panel but, every embellishment I added just looked like "too much", so I left it blank...for now.

 

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PTI-blog hop

PAPERTREY SEPTEMBER 2014 BLOG HOP CHALLENGE

I Love the pretty berry-like flowers in the metal pot of this inspiration photo.   My Grape Hyacinth flower stamp is about as close as I can come so, here is another card using the Autumn Rose, Smoky Shadow, Ripe Avocado color recipe. 

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PTI ~ BLOG HOP

PAPERTREY SEPTEMBER 2014 BLOG HOP CHALLENGE

 

I love everything about the inspiration photo this month...can you tell  ;-)    I am actually getting my October Birthday, Thinking of You and Anniversary cards completed ... so that's a really good thing!

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Picking up on the pretty Rose,  enchanting Blue and metallic Silver color scheme on this Thinking of You card.

PTI-Blog Hop

PAPERTREY SEPTEMBER 2014 BLOG HOP CHALLENGE

I picked up the silver metallic flower bucket and the scalloped edge on the sleeves for my next card.  

  

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This note card is going in the mail today to my friend Betty ~ wishing her the strength and courage going forth with her cancer treatments.

PTI- September Blog Hop

PAPERTREY SEPTEMBER 2014 BLOG HOP CHALLENGE

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I picked a different color combo for this entry, but still kept the flowers (highlighted with shimmer chalk and pink Cotton Candy Stickles)  in this design.

PTI BLog Hop

PAPERTREY SEPTEMBER 2014 BLOG HOP CHALLENGE

This is the inspiration photo for the September Blog Hop. 
It beautifully states "Fall in here!"
Nichole also provided us with color schemes and sketches.  

 

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  Sorry it's dark outside and pouring down rain ~ the colors are a little distorted this morning :-(

MIM #181

MAKE IT MONDAY

PAPER CASTING

Okay, another Monday, another learning experience (for me).

This week the talented and very sweet Miss Danielle  Flanders is up on MIM and she is showing us how to create beautiful embossed and debossed tags by using a paper casting technique with stamps and dies and TP.  

I must admit, I had to watch this video a couple of times before I attempted my paper casting project :-)  

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I tried a tag first, using a shaped die cut to cast my Spiral Bouquet stamps on.  It cut out okay, but the layers of TP seemed to be coming undone, so I stapled it to my DIY notched banner with NBUS blue staples :-)

Not crazy about how this came out, so I'll have to give the technique another try. Also,  thinking this tag will look better tied to the gift bag instead of hanging it on the wine bottle.

 

MIM #180

MAKE IT MONDAY CHALLENGE

PAPER WEAVING

I haven't had a chance to check out all of the posts on the MIM challenge, but definitely plan to do so and you can click on the link above to see for yourself :-) 

I was playing around with some pink and brown paper scraps and came up with one more card.  I used the negative die cuts from Beautiful Butterflies and placed the white cardstock over the paper weaving. Also cut one of the butterflies out of gold foil and adhered half of it to the top of one, curling up it's wing to show a bit of the patterned papers underneath.  The ribbon is brown seam binding crinkled up with water and the square "quilt" brad was placed in the center of the bow.

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 Sorry about the dark, shadowy picture, I will try to retake this in the daylight because it really is very pretty IRL.

MIM #180 and NBUS

MAKE IT MONDAY
PAPER WEAVE

I made another card from the leftover woven pieces for the MIM Challenge, which you can check out HERE.   Lord knows, I couldn't throw it away!  :-)

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It's raining outside right now, so this photo was taken on the windowsill of my craft room window.  My garden loves rainy days, my lawn loves rainy day and I love rainy days cause I get to stay in and enjoy a bit of crafty time ;-)

Oh, and seeing as I am using my Spellbinders 'Spiral Blossom One' die, Spellbinders 'Lacey Squares' and this tan embroidery (found at the Thrift Store), for the very first time,  I am also entering this card in Darnell's NBUS Challenge #2.  
There are more than 240 entries, you have to check out some of the most wonderful cards posted...go take a look...so much inspiration!

 

MIM #180

MAKE IT MONDAY CHALLENGE

PAPER WEAVING

HA! Just when I thought it was safe to throw out my ever-growing pile of paper scraps into, MIM has a challenge using strips of paper woven into a card design. Check out the video by Ashley HERE.

She created a beautiful layout with the sweetest photo of her baby girl, Lauren.

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NBUS-Challenge #2 and HB2U, Bev

First off, I need to apologize for being MIA the last several weeks out there in Blog Land!  I have been working on several projects around my house and have had no "Craft time" ;-( ... not even  to comment on my blog friends posts, cards and projects.  I promise by next week  "I'll be back" around to visit with you all 
(that was in my best Arnold Schwarzenegger voice!)

Now onto  some crafty fun Schtuff.

The incredibly funny, generous and so darn sweet Darnell has hit another milestone of 600 (!) followers on her awesome blog.  In honor of this not-so-much-of-a-surprise-to-me accomplishment, she is hosting another NBUS~Challenge.  Check it out  HERE ~  or click on her NBUS moniker on my sidebar and you will go directly to her home page. I'm tellin' you, you won't want to leave :-)

Here is my card for her challenge

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The NBUS from my hoarded stash is:
*   the base card is an embossed 5 1/2 X 5 1/2" white note card 6-pak w/envies from Michael's (from when their $1.50 bins were $1.00)
*   the pretty turquoise patterned paper panel from a BoBunny  Paper Pad that I won from Miss Moxie Fab World, Cath (:-)
*   the birdcage die from Spellbinder's Shapeabilities
*   yellow butterfly brad from Special Moments 

Also, going to add this card to the Surprise Birthday celebration for  Bev of Happy Dance.  

 Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday Dear Be-evvvvv

Happy Birthday to you!

Darnell and  Ardyth are having a party for  sweet Bev and we are all invited to join in.  You can post your greeting card on Ardyth's Awesome Maskerade blog.