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Showing posts with label Paper and More. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paper and More. Show all posts

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Have you ever been Ghosted?


I am getting ready to "Ghost" some of my neighbors; put a bag of treats together with a photocopy of a ghost and a note telling them to make a copy, put the ghost in their window, and "ghost" someone who hasn't been ghosted yet.  These clear acetate cards will go well, no one will know who they are from because I sneak up, ring the doorbell and run!   I made these with the Creepy Crow set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.  I printed one of them onto a sheet of orange vellum the other onto a sheet of white card stock.  I cut around  everything, leaving the crow, moon and tree intact.  I added googly eyes, a little white opaque ink to one crow,  and some Tim Holtz Distress Ink scattered straw to the one with the white moon.  I glued the cut outs to the acetate cards which are 5 x 7.  
Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog today, she always has a special Thursday freebie for you.  Stop by the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff store to take advantage of the 30% off sale too.  I hope you stop by my DT sisters blogs to see what awesome inspiration they have to share with you also.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
*  Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer) *  Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator  *  Shannon Neparko  *  Margie Visnick  *Lisa Jurecek  *  Tracey Allen  *  Melissa Craig  *    Leanne Garner  *   Cindi Hooks  *  Micki Harper  *  Karin Martin  *   Rhonda Walker  *  Tracy Vinson   *  Laurel Seabrook  *
I am entering this into the following challenges: 
Creative Craft - White, Black plus one color
Scrapperkammeret - Anything goes                                              Sew Many Cards -  Halloween
Tellens Place - Anything Goes 

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Clearly Scary Recipe!


I really enjoyed making this card, I love to play with vellum and acetate.  I wish you could see this up close, I cut 2 circles of magnifying plastic, doubled them up and put them in the witches crystal ball.  This was so easy to make, I made a 5 x 7 card out of acetate, I printed Lindsay's Stamp Stuff  Witches Brew from the Vintage Halloween Labels  set onto the orange vellum and cut the circle out of the ball.  I ran my lace through the Zyron to make it stick, added blue pearls and a witchy bouquet of roses and feathers.  And I just had to add that pretty little blue jewel.  
Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog The Frugal Crafter to pick up your free stamp today and see what other crafty goodness she has to share.  My DT sisters always amaze me with their awesome talent, be sure to stop by and see for yourself.
*  Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer) *  Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator  *  Shannon Neparko  *  Margie Visnick  *  Tracey Allen  *  Melissa Craig  *    Leanne Garner  *  Tamara Bennett  *  Cindi Hooks  *  Micki Harper  *  Karin Martin  *  Jennifer Bliss  *   Rhonda Walker  *  Tracy Vinson   *  Laurel Seabrook  *
Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering this into the following challenges:
Bee Crafty - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Vintage
Cowgirls Sunday Stamp'en - Anything goes 
Craft Your Passion - Lace & at least 1 flower
Fairy Fun Friday - Pearls and lace
Gingerloft - Anything goes
I Did It Creations - Beige, blue & 1 color (orange)
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Pile on the flowers

Thursday, June 3, 2010

It's a Girl Thing!


This is my first official Thursday post with the amazing design team at Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.  What a fun digital stamp set this is to work with!  I used It's a Girl Thing  from Lindsays Stamp Stuff MyGrafico to make this fun and a little bit outrageous card.  I know a few friends (and a daughter) that will love this.  I used Stampin Up card stock and dp and printed the image on to pink vellum from Paper and More,   I used my Spellbinders Labels 8 Nestabilities to cut the window and glued on my flat backed pearls - 4mm - white  that I bought from Quixiotic Paperie with the gift certificate I won from Terry at Tellens Place.  Thank you Terry!  I also used some feathers and I did emboss it with the Stampin Up large polka dots but it didn't show up enough so I placed the pearls inside the embossed dots.
I am entering this into the following challenges:
Digital Tuesday,  Challenge 61 Lets get trendy.
Practical Scrappers  Acrilic, transparencies and vellum (3 of my favorite things!)
Aimee's Challenge Blog Something for a girl Thank you Aimee for choosing this card as a winner in this challenge!  I can't wait to see what you send!
Friends Having Fun Pop Culture Challenge, Sex in the City. 
Hand Full of Stamps Ruffle Some Feathers 
Lucy's Cards Something Digital 
Quirky Crafts Girly Girl 
Wee Memories Paper Piecing  Thank you Jenny for choosing this card as a winner in your challenge, I won a digital stamp set from MyGraphico.

Please stop by to see what the rest of the LSS DT has to offer this week and look for the freebie sentiment that Lindsay is offering, it goes perfectly with this set!    As always, thanks for looking, ~Diane

 Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cheryl Gorka (DT Coordinator)







Monday, April 26, 2010

More of my Passion for Pop Ups


In case you haven't noticed, I love pop up cards, this one is based on what is called the simple box.  I made this for a sweet friend to give to her Mum for Mothers Day.  I am entering it into the following challenges.
  Our Creative Corner is challenging us to use blossoms on our cards.
Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Challenge 36 is Flowers.
Digital Tuesday Challenge April flowers or April Showers.
Allsorts Challenge has the photo below as an inspiration. 
Here's what I used to make this card.  Card Front - Mum cut with  Cricut Plantin Schoolbook, Pink Passion card stock, Wonderful Wings, Baroque Motifs Stampin Up, Krylon 18 kt gold leafing pen,  Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls embossing folder.  
Inside - If you look closely you will see 5 tiny butterflies punched with Marvy Standard & Jumbo butterfly punch.  My flowers are a combination, the majority are from Sarah Paris Butterfly Garden Digi Stamps.   I purchased from My Grafico, 1 flower is from Inkadoo Doodle Flowers and 1 other from Stampin Up Polka Dots and Petals.  Vellum insert and butterflies from Paper and MoreMartha Stewart lace punch and Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink worn lipstick.  Floral paper and glitter from JoAnns.   Whew!  I used a lot of products on this little card, which by the way is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.    If you are interested, I do have instructions on how to make a Pop Up card in an older post.  You will find it under Pop Ups and again in Tutorials in my sidebar. Thanks for looking, ~Diane 

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Thank You

I love to make cards when my heart inspires them.  Yes, you guessed it, I did make this card to send to my friend Jan at Papercraft Pleasures.  I used some of the Crafty Secrets items she sent me.  I used the lay out from Just Us Girls on the outside and I was inspired by the Accucut shadow boxes  to make this into my own  fancy shadow box.  I was also inspired by Jerri Jiminez at  A touch of Grace who has demonstrated  Parchment Craft on her site.  This is not Parchment Craft, I used vellum paper and embossed it by hand.  Card stock is Bazzill and Paper and More  Blush Pink Vellum.  Inside of card is Graphics 45, brides to babies.   I used Crafty Secrets French Labels on the front and Fond Recollections inside the card. I used Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Pendant Shapeabilities to make my cut out.  I used Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink worn lipstick and over that I applied Distress Ink Tea Dye. And I embossed with Stampin Up Big Shot Texturz Plate Perfect Details. The antique lace is from my garage sale stash. 
This is the Just Us Girls Saturday Challenge sketch I used, they are a fun group and offer  a different challenge every week.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Card Club Swaps

Notice the similarity?  Sorry for boring you but these came out so much nicer than the one I did the other day, I just had to post them.  These are for the Polycraft Challenge 35 distressing.  These are 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in size and I added a butterfly I punched out of vellum and added glitter to.  I also like the antique embroidered lace, green twill, and beads I added to these.  I punched the side of the card stock and the dp on 1 side only.  I also wanted to mention I found that instead of regular clear embossing powder you can use the thicker glassy glaze.  I also found that after I used the Versamark to adhere the 1st layer of embossing, as long as I moved quickly I could just dump it into the embossing again without re inking.  I used tweezers and kept the surface hot so it would stick to itself.  Product lineup for these cards, Graphics 45 dp, Papertrey Spring Moss twill tape, KLM digi image, Spellbinders Lotus Pendant, Paper and More pink blush vellum, yellow and pink cs from DCWV and Stampin Up Sale-a-brate scallop punch and glassy glaze.  I also used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye both before I embossed and again after to fill in the cracks.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Tea Anyone?

I made this card for 3 different challenges.  The sketch idea is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and I used this cute KLM digi stamp which I love!  I also used the Cuttlebug Challenge to Create Glass or Crackled Glass embossed embellishments for your project, this was so much fun to do.  Instructions are at the Cuttlebug site, you have to give this a try!  .  And I thought I would try Embellish Magazine's color combination of green, yellow, pink, peach and 2 borders.
Recipe for this 5 x 5 card is Graphics 45 dp, Papertrey Spring Moss ribbon and bias tape, KLM digi image, Spellbinders Lotus Pendant, Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder,
 Paper and More pink blush vellum, yellow and pink cs from DCWV and Stampin Up Sale-a-brate scallop punch.  Oops, sorry, I neglected to mention I also used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Pink and Red Valentine

This is my entry for the Tellens Place Red and Pink challenge # 3.  The fab digi gal image is a freebie from her site, although you don't have to use her images to enter, they are just too cute to pass up!  The wonderful red foiled card stock is a find from my local Dollar Treasure store.  I also used a piece of pink vellum from  Paper and More to fill in where I cut the heart out with the Cricut.  This is the first time I used the center point function.  It took me some time to figure out which direction to place the card stock to get the hearts to both print out in the same place with the hearts going in the same directions on both pieces, but I finally got it right.  I ran the heart cut outs through the Wizard with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dot folder.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Monday, October 26, 2009

Challenge Card for Just Us Girls


I made this card for a new challenge blog I recently found through Mona at Cupcake Creations. I even like the name of it "Just Us Girls" challenge. This weeks challenge is to add a 3D flower to your project. This is a card my friend Michelle asked me to make for her (multitasking) ha ha. I made my flower out of vellum on my Cricut. I get these amazing vellum colors from PaperandMore. I put seed beads in the center. I used Apricot Appeal, and the patterned paper is from Memory Boutique. I used the Martha Stewart lace punch on the bottom, and this is a
5 x 7 card. And I found the velvet ribbon on sale at JoAnns. I hope you like it
and thanks for looking. ~Diane

Thursday, October 15, 2009

From Complicated and time consuming to simple and easy.

This is made with the DCWV THE SWEET STACK and vellum from Paper and More center flower cut with Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge,Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Pendant Shapeabilities, Spellbinders Deckled Mega Rectangles Nestabilities, small flower punched with Stampin Up punch, thank you from Stampin Up and satin ribbon.
More of the DCWV THE SWEET STACK card stock, vellum Happy Birthday printed on the computer, Princess does not show up well, but the word is made of rhinestones. Balloons made with Cricut Walk in my Garden, the crowns were made with the Sizzix embossing plate on Core'dinations card stock that I cut and sanded, then added glitter to the centers.
This cupcake was made by using my Cricut Walk in my Garden, the flower pot, I used a corner rounder on the bottom edges. The circles were punched with an EK Success punch, I used the Souffle pens to add the sprinkles. The card stock is from DCWV The Sweet Stack .
More DCWV Sweet Stack card stock and a ribbon.
So I went from complicated and time consuming to very simple and easy in these cards. I hope you enjoy, thanks for looking. ~Diane

Monday, September 14, 2009

FUSSY FUSSY CARDS


I've been busy all day working on these cards. They are so fussy and they do take quite a bit of time to cut, emboss, stamp and layer together. I don't know if you can see from the picture, but I made them with clear Mylar. Actually the Mylar has quite a bit more visual clarity to it than the acetate I usually use. I also used the brightly colored vellum from Paper and More. I used the Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Pendant and the Petite Ovals Nestabilities . The ribbon trim took forever to get in place, but it is worth it, because it really lends a rich look to the cards. I have found that the Fleur de Lis Pendant die can be a little fussy at times, but the Spellbinders site recommends that you add a piece of wax paper between the die and your card stock or vellum. That helps the problem of trying to remove the cut outs from the die, but I still have a problem getting the die to cut in the inside square. I have found 2 tricks that work for me that I will share. I take a thin piece of computer paper, cut it to the small size square, and place it behind the inner square only. I also have a magnet that is cut to the width of the plate. So I can run it through once in one direction and to run it in the other direction I only have to turn the magnet 1/4 turn. I'm making these as challenge gifts, I thought it would be cute to send them my $100 card! Lol. So girls if you see the color you want put your dibs on it quick! I have the hot pink I used for the Spellbinders contest already cut out, but not assembled as yet. And I have 1 more to make tomorrow, not sure what color that will be. I'm leaning towards the orange, I have another one of those pretty orange vellum flowers from the Cricut left over. I hope you are all enjoying your day. Thanks for looking ~Diane

Monday, August 17, 2009

Spellbinders is thrilled to announce the Top 5 Winners in the Pendant Project Contest!

And I am thrilled to be one of them!







Here it is this is it! I have kept quiet since Thursday last week when I was told my card was chosen among the top 5! You have no idea how hard that has been! I just checked with Beth at Spellbinders and I can show you my card on my blog too! I have already won $100.00 in Spellbinders Dies and I have a shot at the Grand Prize of $500.00 plus goodies from Scrapbook Adhesives, My Minds Eye, Clearsnap, core'dinations and JustRite Stampers! Woo Hoo!
It was a difficult decision, there were so many entries, and so much creativity! Take a look at the Pendant Project Gallery!
Congratulations to all the top winners I share this honor with, and the 3 honorable mentions too!
Diane of Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA! Diane’s creative card using acetate and S4-204 Fleur de Lis Pendant with vellum caught our attention. That's me!
Margarita, of Grand Junction, Colorado, USA! Her entry was an elegant mini heritage album using S4-207 Kaleidoscope Pendant and S4-216 Kaleidoscope Borderabilities.
Marion of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia! Marion’s adorable Baby card incorporated S4-208 In Spades Pendant, and S4-217 In Spades Borderabilities (both pieces!).
Monica of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada! Monica wowed us with her Queen’s Necklace. Monica used S4-204 Fleur de Lis Pendant, shrink plastic and a copper leafing pen to achieve these results!
Nicole of Wateford, Pennsylvania, USA! Nicole’s Framed Butterfly Quilt is just stunning. She used the S4-204 Fleur de Lis Pendant on this 12 x 12″ framed home decor piece.
And the honorable mentions were Baby Card by Kathy of New Plymouth, New Zealand.
Foil Pendant Card by Sandy of Canfield, Ohio, USA.
Purse by Jan of Garrison, Iowa, USA., (Jan is a blogger friend of mine!)

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Paper and More Vellum

I am proud to say this card was out for Publication in Scrapbook News and Review.



These are the 3 finished cards

Punch vellum and glue together, add glue to top of the vellum flower,
then press the glue into the beads, it will pick them up for you.

Cut tracing paper to size, attach to card with glue dots.

Print sentiment on computer, cut into a strip and add behind tracing paper,
use glue dots here also.

Use glue dots to attach the ribbon to the tracing paper.

I really like the look of vellum, and I love to work with it. It gives you so many more creative opportunities. I found a fabulous source for vellum also, Paper And More has a beautiful selection of vellum and other card stock quite reasonably priced. I ordered the sample packs in both the light and dark colors, and I had a terrible time deciding which ones I wanted to buy! I used my birthday money to buy 2 - 100 sheet packages. I was able to split my 100 sheets into 4 colors for a few extra dollars, so I have 200 sheets, in 8 beautiful colors that I will be showing you from time to time. The flowers on the cards I am showing here were made with the Blush Pink Vellum. I used the StampinUp punch to punch out the delicate flowers, I then glued them together with Scotch quick dry adhesive. I used tracing paper on top of the card stock and it gave it a very delicate look. I cut the leaves with my Cricut expression. I posted pictures of the process with notes above. I hope you like these, I am pleased with how they turned out.~Diane