Get Color!!

Today I have the honor of posting to the Scrapstreet Magazine blog. Below is the card I created. Find out how I came up with the color palette using a new free tool called Chip It! (No, I'm not getting kickbacks from Sherwin Williams. I just think this is a neat tool for artists and crafters.)

Frosted Designs Sketch 19

Hi everyone. It's Card Sketch Tuesday at Frosted Designs. Today I actually made a card with someone in mind. This is a graduation card for my nephew Ryan, who will be graduating from high school in a couple weeks. I'm  pretty sure he doesn't read my blog. (17-year-old boys don't really fit my demographic. LOL) His mother, my sister, may read this. Ellen, if you read this, don't show it to Ryan!

I created the stars and sentiment with my Silhouette Cameo. The image is from this week's sponsor, Floppy Lattes Digital Design. I imported it into my Silhouette, cut it out and colored it with my Copics.  Hop on over to Frosted Designs, enter the challenge and you could win some fun digis.

Here is the card:

Here is the sketch:

Here is my  nephew:

Thank You, Ginger

I love the crafting community. Not only are they talented and creative individuals, but most of them are honest, sincere, warm-hearted people. Almost every comment I read on blogs are positive and encouraging. On the rare ocassions when someone makes a negative comment, I read several more offering support and encouragement. You are all a special breed and I am honored to be a part of this great group.

However, something that happened to me recently has impressed me beyond measure. A couple months ago I was at a scrapbooking expo in Columbus. At the end of the show, I was checking out when I discovered the bag of goodies I had purchased earlier was gone. I looked all over the booth. I retraced my steps. I asked everyone at every booth I visited if they had seen my things, but to no avail.  I went to the lost and found. Nothing. I left my name and number with everyone in case it would show up later. I walked out  disappointed, mostly with myself for not keeping track of my goodies.

Then, nearly a month later, my husband answers the phone. It was Ginger, a woman at the show who found my bag. She wanted to return it. She got my number from one of two credit card receipts - not the new digital receipts, but the old fashioned kind that you swipe. Turns out the card number was on them, too.

Last week, I was pleasantly surprised (and relieved) to find a package with all the crafty goodness I bought at the show inside. The credit card receipts were in it too.  Ginger had taken it upon herself to see that my bag was returned to me safely. Thank you Ginger, for your honesty. The world needs more Gingers out there.

I made this card mostly with the items Ginger returned to me. I am sending it to her to let her know how much I appreciate her honesty. I'm also sending her money to cover the cost of shipping my package to me. I really love the result. I think it's because I made this from deep within my heart (no pun intended). Seriously, I poured all of my gratitude into this card. I hope it shows and I hope it blesses Ginger, who greatly blessed me.

Recipe:
Paper - Recollections
Patterned paper - Jillibean Soup
Washi tape - Love My Tapes
Wooden Thank You Tag - Jillibean Soup

My Favorite Kind

Howdy everyone.

I'm sharing a quick card today. I made this for the Frosted Designs Card Sketch challenge and the Pink by Design blog. Yup. I'm killing two birds with one stone.

The card is based on the sketch below. Feel free to use it as inspiration and play in the Frosted Designs challenge located here.

I cut the funky shapes with my Silhouette Cameo. The file, called Retro Shapes, can be found at the Silhouette store. The stamp is one of Pink by Design's new releases called My Favorite Kind. The set contains a lot of  kind, encouraging sentiments. You can find it here.

 

 One More Thing ...

Pink by Design is giving away a Silhouette Cameo!! There are many ways to enter and increase your chance of winning. No purchase necessary! Click here for you chance to win a new Cameo!!

National Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop!!

Hi friends and Happpy National Scrapbooking Day!! I have the honor of participating in a blog hop for A. Jillian Vance Design today, where the theme is to create a project using black, white and red. If you're participating in the hop, then you probably came from Rhonda's blog. If you came across my post in another way, then I invite you to join in on the hop. The lineup is listed below. 

If you've never heard of A. Jillian Vance Design, you should check them out. The company started in 2010 by Jillian Vance when she was - get this - 10! That's 10 years old!! I'm amazed at her creativity and drive. The stamps are really cute, too. She has some very unique designs. 

One of those sets is a personal favorite of mine because it celebrates my all time favorite sports team and alma mater, The Ohio State Buckeyes!! Woo hoo! Go Bucks!  Did I mention that Jillian is also an Ohio native and a fellow Buckeye fan? It's no coincidence that the blog hop color palette matches OSU's colors of Scarlet and Gray. 

Go Bucks!! 

Go Bucks by Annette Witherspoon

Buckeyes Medallion

O-H-I-O

To make this card, I stamped the silhouette of the people in O-H-I-O formation in gray. Then I stamped Ohio State in red on top of the silhouette. Both stamps came from this set. Then, I used some Buckeye twine, which is also from A. Jillian Vance Design. The medallion is hand-crafted from scratch by yours truly. I cut a strip of red paper and scored it 1/4" apart. Then I cut a smaller strip of specialty Ohio State paper from my local craft store, scored it at 1/4" again and adhered it to the red paper. Next, I folded each scored line in mountain valley style like an accordion, glued the two ends together and pressed the inside flat to create the medallion. I stuck a Buckeyes sticker (also from my local craft store) in the center and voila! I'm really happy with the outcome. I hope I am just as happy with the outcome of the upcoming fall football season! Hopefully Urban Meyer can get us back to national championship status!!

Here is the lineup:

ajillianvancedesign.blogspot.com/ A Jillian Vance Design 

www.princessandthepaper.com/ Jillian Vance  

 handcraftedsimplybyus.blogspot.com/ Ruby Aleman  

scrappingundertheinfluence.blogspot.com/ Jennifer Palmer

www.bunnyrunswithscissors.com/ Bunny Vance

craftyandgreen.blogspot.com Crafty and Green (Tina Keller)

 welltrainedpaper.blogspot.com Allie Gower

 margieh.blogspot.com/ MargieH (Margie Higuchi)

www.queenbeedesigns.blogspot.com/ Denise Speigle

shabbybeautiful.blogspot.com/ Misty Christensen

mynoteworthycards.blogspot.com Melinda Gleissner

snapwhiz.blogspot.com Rhonda Van Ginkel 

www.aspoonfullofsugarcrafts.blogspot.com Annette Witherspoon

ajillianvancedesign.blogspot.com/ A Jillian Vance Design   

Once you complete the Blog Bash list, please back over to the A Jillian Vance Design blog, become a follower and leave a comment on what you thought of the bash! {Make sure you leave some love on everyone's blog too!}

Two winners will receive a Gift Certificate for $5 off anything in the store!

Gnerd!

Cath has done it again with another fun challenge at Moxie Fab World. It's the Spectacular Spectacles challenge where the goal is to create a paper project using spectacles in an innovative way.

This challenge is right up my alley. I love nerds. After all, I married one! Isn't he a cute nerd? This is my hubby on his birthday. He's a total techie who loves science fiction, not to mention those glasses. They are my inspiration!!

So, you see, I had to play in this challenge and I had to take the nerd angle. As luck would have it, a few weeks ago I went to a scrapbooking expo where I picked up some eyeglass shaped brads from the Eyelet Outlet. They were my starting point. Then, I had to figure out how to use them. I started thinking about sentiments. I actually Googled phrases with the words glasses, sight, vision, see, etc. I found a couple quotes, but nothing jumped out.

Next I started looking in my stash for ideas. As luck would have, the adorable gnome from Lawn Fawn was the perfect size for the eyeglasses. Score!

Then something amazing happened. I had an original idea. (Insert light bulb here). As I sat at my craft table looking at the gnome with his nerd glasses, it hit me - gnome + nerd = gnerd!! Ha ha ha!

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn
Ink: Memento
Markers: Copic
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye, Imaginisce (books)
Brads: Eyelet Outlet

... and a reminder

Pink by Design is giving away a Silhouette Cameo!! There are many ways to enter and increase your chance of winning. No purchase necessary! Click here for you chance to win a new Cameo!!

Frosted Designs Card Sketch 17

Hiya everyone. Are you ready for the next Frosted Designs sketch? The new challenge starts today. Make a card using the sketch below for your chance to win some fun prizes.

Here is a card I made to help give you a little inspiration:

I did something for the first time. I sewed on a card! I have been wanting to do this for a long time, but quite frankly, I am too lazy! LOL! I have to get out my sewing machine, hook it up, prepare the thread, yadda, yadda, yadda ... I finally tried it and I love the results! I guess it's worth the effort.

 I was able to work in the Map Background stamp yet again. The more I use this stamp, the more I like it. The Map Background stamp is one of several new releases at Pink by Design. I stamped it in gold, brown and rust colored ink. The globe is a file I purchased from the Silhouette America store. I just love it. I cut four copies of the globe, stuck some glue down the middle of each piece, and then folded them inward to give it a three dimensional effect. Then I glued the bottom globe to the paper and added the stand.

The sentiment is also a Pink by Design stamp from their Birthday, Birthday set. I heat embossed it to make it stand out better against the kraft cardstock.  This would make a great card for a man.

Now it's your turn. Make a card using the sketch and link it to the Frosted Designs site here!

WIN A SILHOUETTE CAMEO
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY!

Also, Pink by Design is giving away a Silhouette Cameo!! There are many ways to enter and increase your chance of winning. No purchase necessary! Click here for you chance to win a new Cameo!!