Walking Home Paper Art Card

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I wanted to create a holiday design that had the feel of paper art.  I used mounting tape behind all the clouds and little girl. I glued the stones to create a path and used the tiny bow for the scarf on the dog and girl then coated then with Sakura Crystal Lacquer so they had a shine.  My snow drifts don't show up very well.   The clouds are glued in layers and I used the reverse die cut method with a blue cards stock backing.

PS.  Back from a lovey trip to Germany and Italy.  Gosh it was a once in a life time vacation.

Materials:
Memory Box - Puffy Clouds & Tiny Bow
Poppy Stamps - Patient Pup
Impression Obsession - Farm Girl & Mountain Landscape Layers
Elizabeth Craft - Pebbles
Mounting Tape
Sakura Crystal Lacquer

Pastel Blossoms

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I will be away from my blog for a while on a well earned vacation but I hope you enjoy this design.

The glazed bird is really much prettier than the picture shows it.  I used glitter paper for the different colors on the bird and then coated it with Sakura - 3 D Crystal Lacquer.  

Materials:

Spellbinders - Grand Ovals (pink card stock)

Spellbinders - 5 x 7 Matting Basics B (ivory card stock)

Dee's Distinctively - Chickadee

Memory Box - Fancy Blossoms, Tall Bamboo & Woodland Branch
Sakura - 3 D Crystal Lacquer (bird only
Viva Decor - Gold ( inside flowers)

Dancing In The Moonlight

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I have always liked the Lady Dancing Die and find I can use it to create many different designs.  I used the Lady Dancing body and then added the Witch Brewing head and the Flying Witch cap to create the design.  

Materials:

Memory Box - Lady Dancing

Impression Obsession - Witch Brewing & Flying Witch

Elizabeth Craft Designs - CountryScapes Flora 4

Halloween Platform Card Design

Card Design From Front 

Card Design view from the top

This is how to looks once you fold it down to mail it off.

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This new cottage platform die from Poppy Stamps has all sorts of fun uses.  I watched a video by Olga  Direktorenko for her Wishing Well card design to get the idea of how to use the die.

This die is really easy to use and you can glue different pieces along the side, back and front and still be able to close the design down for mailing.   After die cutting the pieces just glue each Cottage Side Gates on each side of the platform and then decorate.

Materials:
Poppy Stamps - Cottage Platform, Cottage Side Gates, Gourds and Pumpkins & Jumbled Boo

Memory Box - Small Alder Tree, Old Haunted House, Corner Cobwebs, Ghost Trio, Witch Kit, Tiny Bubbles, Grim Cauldron, Scary Spiders & Ghostly Ghosts.

Strolling For Pumpkins

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Materials:
Mounting Tape
Memory Box - Grand Willow Tree
Poppy Stamps - Patient Pup
Lawn Cuts Stitched Hillside Borders
Impression Obsession - Girl with Easter Basket, Oak Leaves & Rake & Witch

Brewing Up A Batch Of Tricks

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The background is something I water colored a while back and was waiting to finally use it on one of my cards.

Materials:
Watercolors for background
Impression Obsession - Witch Brewing
Taylored Expressions - Wolf
Memory Box - Witch Kit & Tiny Bubbles
Poppy Stamps - Gourds & Pumpkins

Scarecrow

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Just a fun Fall card design.  This is the first time I have used the Scarecrow die.

Materials
Impression Obsession  - Fence, Jack O Lantern Halloween & Pumpkin Die
Elizabeth Craft - Countryscapes Build A scarecrow
Memory Box - Busy Squirrels

Up Up & Away Paper Art

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Just wanted to create a little paper art using mounting tape for dimension. I glued the clouds in layers and added mounting tape behind the umbrella, Gentleman Leaping, waves and bird.

Materials:
Mounting Tape
Memory Box - Seaside Treasures, Puffy Clouds, Gold Finch, Oceana Border & Gentleman Leaping
Poppy Stamps - Stitched Umbrellas

Hollyhocks in bloom

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Materials:
Lawn Fawn - Large stitched rectangle stackable frame
Impression Obsession - Hollyhocks
Sizzix - Brick embossing folder
Poppy stamps - Viola Leaves
Wink of Stella - clear
Viva decor - peridot, sapphire & sunny yellow

Trailing Vines

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Materials:
Impression Obsession - Tiny Flowers
Poppy Stamps - Climbing Vine
Memory Box - Tiny Tendril & Peace Doves
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Bunch of Flowers 2 (729)

Ducks on Parade

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Every since our weather has gotten warmer I find myself outside most of the day.  I really have a hard time getting any cards made.

Materials:
My Favorite Things Die-namics - Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frame
Impression Obsession - Bouquet &  Farm Girl (just used the ducks)

Flower Power

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Materials:
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Bunch of Flowers 728 & 729
Impression Obsession - Tiny Flowers
Poppy Stamps - Dianna Border & Leafy Sprig
Memory Box - Brand New Bicycle

Fabulous Birdhouses

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Materials:
Memory Box - Birdhouse Village
Impression Obsession - Tiny Flowers & Cardinals
Martha Stewart - Grass Punch

Dogwoods

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Materials:
Poppy Stamps - Viola Leaves
Memory Box - Perched Reed Bird & Woodland Branch
Spellbinders - Grand Squares

Water Color Bluebird of Happiness

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Materials:
Watercolors (background and bird)
Memory Box - Woodland Branch & Perched Reed Bird
Strathmore Watercolor paper
Watercolor set

Spring Blooms

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Materials:
Memory Box - Fabulous Phlox & Perched Reed Bird
Poppy Stamps - Viola Leaves & Climbing Vine
Martha Stewart - Small butterfly punch 
Watercolors (bird)

Lovely Posies

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Recently Elizabeth Craft designs had a sale and I took advantage of their great prices and purchased some flower dies.

I punched the frame using the Cherish Punch Around The Page, then embossed the background, added the vine, leaves and flowers. To complete I attached the pearls and rhinestones.

Materials:
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Bunch of Flowers 728
Cuttlebug - Kassie's Brocade  embossing folder
Poppy Stamps - Viola Leaves & Climbing Vine
White half pearls
Red Rhinestones
Martha Stewart - Cherish Punch Around The Page

Beautiful Hydrangea

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Less than ten minutes to create, mostly punching the flowers, attaching them to the stem and adding the center dot.

Materials:
Die-namics stitched rectangle scallop frame
Martha Stewart - Hydrangea punch
Poppy Stamps - Climbing Vine
Via Decor - Glitter Liner Peridot 

Paper Cone Bouquet

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Materials: For Tussie Mussie Bouquet
Impression Obsession - Paper Cone
Cuttlebug - Textile embossing folder (to emboss cone)
Die-Namics -Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frame
Elizabeth Crafts - Bunch Of Flowers 728
Memory Box - Madera Corner
Dee's Distinctively - Border No 3
Sizzix Accessory Tool Kit Inspired by Susan Tierney-Cockburn (to give flowers a little dimension)

Glitter Flowers

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There are lots of tutorials on using glitter, double sided adhesive and copics.  Here is one 
from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Super fun to do, using the double sided adhesive is a little challenging but just place the peeled off paper over part of the sticky paper when applying the flower stickers.

I cut a piece of the double sided adhesive tape, placed it on card stock the same size and the carefully applied the flower stickers.  Next I covered the entire area with silk micro fine glitter (you really need micro glitter to be able to color) and then colored the stickers using the copics.  It really makes a pretty glittery design when finished.

Materials:
Elizabeth Crafts Flower Stickers
Elizabeth Craft 2 1/2" double sided adhesive tape
Elizabeth Craft Cool Diamond Silk Micro fine glitter
Copics
Die-Namics Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frame

Oval Framed Phlox

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Materials:
Memory Box  - Fabulous Phlox  Palace Oval Frame
Poppy Stamps - Lorelai Leaf
Spellbinders - Grand Nestabilities Oval
Via Decor - Glass Effect Gel Pink
Wink of Stella - Clear 
Mounting Tape

Looking Glass Bouquet

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Really quick and easy probably less than ten minutes to make.  I used a left over scallop frame and added a little mounting tape behind it. Then added the black Palace Oval Frame and inserted the Leafy Sprig and Posies.  For a little bling I added the four pink rhinestones.

Materials:
Die-namics Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frame
Memory Box - Palace Oval Frame & Adorable Posies
Poppy Stamps - Leafy Sprig
Pink Rhinestones
Mounting Tape

Yard Art Designs

Ceramic plates glued together
White with blue dots & solid blue flower shape plate

Green & Clear glass upright Totem

Clear vase, clear dish, green vase, clear dish, crystal ball

Clear relish dish, two clear punch cups, two clear votives, two flat marbles,, two folks & one spoon.

Glass Owl, I used green glass paint on the votive candle holders for the eyes and then added flat marbles.  A used an old spoon for nose and two forks for the feet.

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As you can see I have been at the local thrift store again, really it is like a treasure hunt for me.  You never know what fun ideas you will find.  

Dap Auto Marine Sealant it is waterproof (purchased at Home Depot)

Garden Bird House

No card today but I just wanted to post this fun picture of a bird nest.  I purchased three of these wooden birdhouses years ago and never has a bird used them. I finally give up on even checking them when I walked by the area.  Last weekend I noticed a bunch of nesting materials in one of the the boxes.  The birds are long gone so I slid open the latch and look at all the nesting materials those birds stuffed inside that box.  It is even coming out of the bottom of the box.  Not sure what type of birds made the nest.  

Rhinestone Birthday

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Gosh I just could not get a good picture of this card design.  The shiny gold card stock is really pretty but the picture makes it look like there is a shadow.

Materials:

Poppy Stamps - Vintage Happy Birthday

Impression Obsession - Grass

My Favorite Things Die-namics - Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frame

Rhinestones