Make it Monday #44- Glitter Masking

Now I love me the glitter and bling, so don't get me wrong here...this was a messy "process" and don't think I will be trying this new-to-me technique anytime soon :(

I really like a lot of the entries for MIM this week and thought I would try this... I wasn't happy with the results and kept tweaking the card, which was taking the glitter off.... ohhhh noooo!

Jennifer's version makes this look easy~unfortunately, not in my Craft Room :o) And to add insult to injury, I had to take the photo in poor lighting cause it is not pitch black outside.

Check out the video and the other crafter's posts this week:
http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2011/12/make-it-monday-44-glitter-masking.html

My Card~ click on the image for more details - if you care to :^{
Cardstock: White base card by Georgia Pacific, Forest Green mat under the glitter mess from my stash
Stamps: tree is an old Martha Stewart , Sentiment "Blessings" from Fall Elegance by PTI
Die/Punch: The "skirt" under the tree is from Banner Borders by PTI; corner rounder from Ek Success
Glitter: Gold and Green from Studio G at Michael's; Pearls on the tree also from Michael's

No, not my best card, but had to give it a go anyway. Thanks for stopping by!

Make It Monday #42

This week on MIM, Betsy Veldman shows us how to make a card with Layered Background Sentiment stamps. It took me a while to come up with something, especially after checking out all of the beautiful cards posted this week...mine didn't quite come out the way it appeared in my head :0!




Check out the video here:http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2011/11/make-it-monday-42-layered-background-with-sentiment-stamps.html

My Card: Click on the photo for a more detailed look

Cardstock: Base card is Cream, Deep red panel is Recollections; gold foil and leafy border are from my junk mail collection
Stamps: Ornament "hangers are from PTI's Fancy Flourishes; Ornaments and sentiments are from Mark's Finest Papers.com
Ink: Black is from Ranger; Pink is from Tsukineko; Rose Red is SU; Silver glitter pen; Cotton Candy is the pink glitter from Stickles
Tools: Corner Rounder from EKSuccess
Embellies: Heart shaped bling in the center of each poinsettia is from A Muse

Hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving and long weekend~thank you for stopping by!

PTI Blog Hop - November

This month's PTI Blog Hop has a beautiful photo for oh-so-much inspiration.

You could probably make all your Christmas cards based on something in this gorgeous picture :o!



You can link up here:http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/

My Card~ click on my photo for a closer look

Cardstock: Lime green base is from Recollections; Red, White and Plaid are from scraps
Stamps: the "garland" down the side is from PTI's Fall Elegance set just repeated 3 times;
Sentiment is American Crafts "Wonderland"; the tree (kinda Charlie Brown, isn't it ;-?) is from the adorable "Winter Wonderland" set by Recollections which was Blog Candy I won from Jamia Bankhead last year
Ink: Lime green is Studio G; Forest Green is from Printworks; gold and red glitter pens: Red ornaments and Crystal snow glitter from Stickles.

Thanks for stopping by!

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger-Snowing Gingerbread

OK, it's November 27th and I am seriously making an effort to create Christmas cards to mail out ON TIME Seriously??? Well, I am going to give it a try :o)

I love this week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger and had a ton of ideas rolling around in my head .... why don't those transfer to paper in the same way, huh?
I was inspired by the pretty photo ~ the white icing on the (brown) gingerbread "snowflake"cookie, thus the snowflakes falling on the brown snow covered houses :o) You still have time to join in at http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2010/11/tuesday-trigger-its-snowing-gingerbread.html

My card (click on the photo for more details) ~
I used Kraft card stock for the base and for the strip under the houses; the aqua blue is a textured paper from Zoophabet 2; and the white is from Georgia Pacific.
Stamp: Hero Arts 'Row of Houses'
Punches: Marvey's 'Snowflake' and Martha Stewart's 'Cornice' border punch
Embellishments: Prisma 'White Glitter'; Stickles "Crystal; white foam stars, rhinestones and pop foam (under snowflakes) all from my stash

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ have a wonderful Sunday!

EBTKS-Challenge #4

OH mY gOSh!
You have got to check out the fabulous fun cards from the talented Designers over at http://ebtkschallenge.blogspot.comI thought about making a card all week long. Finally, I figured out what I wanted to do -- in the middle of the night - ha ha! Then I made the mistake of checking out everyone's entries and now I'm not so sure I want to post my card :o) There are some fabulous creative ladies out there in Blogland. Well, I did have fun with this and that's the point of these challenges, right?

My Card~ The trees are punched squares cut in half diagonally and taped onto the toothpick trunks
Stamp: "Merry Christmas" from Making Memories clear stamp set 'FaLaLa'
Ink: Library Green from Archival Inks
Card stock: White base card, navy blue, white glossy (snow) and greens (trees) is all from my SU stash (sorry, don't know the proper color names)
Cuttlebug Folders: Snowflakes (dark blue), Divine Swirl (trees) and Swiss Dot (snow)
Punch: 1 1/4" Square from EKSuccess
Embellishments: White pearls from Marth Stewart, green sheer ribbon form Michael's, Crystal glitter on snow from Stickles

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your evening!

Caardvarks - Winter Wonderland Challenge

Caardvarks has a challenge to create a Winter themed card. You can use a Holiday card, snowmen, snowflakes or whatever reminds you of the Winder season!
You have until August 15th at midnight PST to post your entry ~ and the prize is
A collection of *new* Hero Arts stamps!

This was a welcomed change in our hot hot hot weather to think WINTER for a short time ;O)

My Card: Snowman stamp from"Inkadinkado" is inked with Stampabilities "French Blue" on white cardstock from ACMoore and I distressed ink around the edges. All coloring is with Glitter Gel Pens and the snow is highlighted with Stickles "Icicle" glitter. The top half of the base "Aqua Blue" cardstock is embossed with Cuttlebug's "Swiss Dot", the bottom embossing is "Divine Swirl". The red and kraft twine is from Michael's and the glittery star embellishments are from "Dress It Up". Used my rounder punch from "Marvy" and the "let it snow..." was printed on my PC.

Thanks for stopping by ~ have a good night!