Birthday Card Entry

INSIDE OF CARD

This is a card I created as an entry to a "subbie giveaway" for Maddie, her YouTube channel is mkturner214.  Maddie is celebrating 100+ subscribers!  

Here is the video response I created:

The adorable image you see of all those puppies, is from Whipper Snapper Designs.  I have been wanting to use this stamp for some time now, and this was the perfect opportunity!  I stamped the image using Memento Tuxedo black ink onto X-press it blending card paper, then colored it using Copics.  I cut around my image and placed it onto the card using dimensionals.  The designer paper I used is from Basic Grey Shine On Collection (both 6"x 6" and 12" x 12") paper pads.  I used several die cuts from several different companies.  The sun was cut using a die cut from Lil' Inkers Designs, the picket fence is a die from My Favorite Things, the grass die is from Taylored Expressions and last but not least, the small hills are cut using a Papertrey Ink die - In the Meadow.

The larger of the speech bubbles were cut out of the 12" x 12" Basic Grey Shine On paper pad, and the small red square speech bubble was cut from the 6" x 6" Basic Grey paper pad.  The sentiments I used came from several stamp sets.  I added dimensionals to a few of the speech bubbles, so that they would stand out.

For the inside of the card, I used the Sizzix Pop 'n Cuts Base and Insert (card, Horizontal A2 w/circle label 3D) (Pop-up).  The posts were using the Sizzix Sizzlets Flagpole w/Lantern & sign die (decorative strip), and for the banners I used Papertrey Ink - Banner builder die collection.  The stamped image I used is from Whimsy Stamps - Cupcake Bliss, which I also stamped on X-press it blending card using Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, then colored with Copics.  I added some of my favorite colored glitter, Art Glitter in Aquamarine from the Art Institute Glitter.  The image was attached to the pop-up using an action wobble, which I have to admit, is my first time using one of these, and I love the effect!  The sentiment inside is from a Hero Art Stamp set called Card Messages that was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black and matted using a piece Pure Poppy cardstock from Papertrey Ink that I die cut using Spellbinder Nestabilities - Long scalloped rectangles large.

I had a lot of fun creating this card, and I really hope Maddie likes it!  

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies/Tools used:

Stamps:  Whipper Snapper -  Puppy Chow; Whimsy Stamps - Cupcake Bliss; Hero Arts - Card Messages, Happiness messages; Stampendous - Poppy bottles

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink - Pure Poppy, Lemon Tart & White; Stampin' Up! - Whisper White

Designer Paper:  Basic Grey - Shine on (12" x 12 & 6" x 6"); Authentic - Delightful; Authentic Loyal

Dies:  Papertrey Ink - In the Meadows, Banner builder die collection

          My Favorite Things - Picket Fence

          Taylored Expressions - Grass

          Lil' Inkers Designs - Large Sun

          Sizzix sizzlets - Flagpole w/Lantern & Sign (decorative border)

          Sizzix Pop 'n Cuts Base  & Inserts - Card, Horizontal A2 w/circle label 3D (pop-up)

Ho! Ho! Ho!

I thought I'd try out a different card size then the usual, or more like, than what I am comfortable doing, which is either an A2 size or a 5" x 5".  This card measures 7 1/4" x 6 1/2.  I really wanted to use the MFT Die-namics Peek-a-boo trio, so in order to do that, the card size had to be tweaked just a bit.....

For a detail description of how I made this card, you may watch the video below:

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Silvia

Materials/Supplies used:

Stamps:  X-mas Hat by Penny Black; Hero Arts (sentiment)

Cardstock:  White/Pure Poppy - Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper:  Me & My Big Ideas (12" x 12" paper stack from Micheals)

Dies:  My Favorite Things Die-namics - Peek-a-boo trio & Let it Snowflake

Punch:  EK Success - Snowflakes; Martha Stewart - Pine Border

Misc:  Copics, Red Rhinestones (Micheals), Embossing Powder by Stampendous - Kaleidoscope, Stampin' Up - Dazzling diamonds glitter, Zig 2-way glue, Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black, X-press it Copic paper

Christmas Wishes

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I feel like I just skipped over Fall and went straight to Christmas.....although I'm hoping on gettting a couple of Fall cards made, I thought it would be a good idea to get started on some Holiday cards....

One of my Youtube subscriber brought to my attention that I should update my blog and list what materials I used to create this card that I posted a video of on my Youtube channel (see video below)....Thanks Barbara, I really appreciate you doing that.   I really needed someone to call me out on that, so that I may get my bootie in gear and get this blog current.....

I started off by stamping this adorable image by Crafters Companion from the Mulberry Wood collection, called Christmas Wishes using Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, then coloring it with copic markers.  I used my Zig 2-way glue and spread it all over the bottom portion of the stamp, then covered the area with Stampin' Up - Dazzling Diamonds (my favorite glitter to use for snow).  I also applied a little bit of Liquid Applique by Marvy Urchida on the branch and the white spots (this product you have to apply to the area desired, then add heat with your heat gun, in order for it to create the puffy look of snow).  The sentiment I used came from the stamp set.

For my card base, I used Kraft cardstock by Papertrey ink, and layered all my pattern paper with Pure Poppy, also from Papertrey ink.  The stripped paper as well as the blue with white snowflakes pattern paper is from a 6"x 6" paper pad by My Minds Eye - Winter Wonderland. The green polka-dot paper is from 6"x 6" paper pad by Pebbles called Seen & Noted.  I used the Spellbinder Nestabilities Circles Large and the Petite Scalloped circles large to cut out both the small and large circle as well as the red layered scallop circles.  For my scalloped border, I used the Stampin' Up scalloped punch and to finish it off, the snowflakes were cut using the My Favorite Things - Let it Snowflake die-namic set, with glitter paper.  I stacked the smallest of the snowflake to the medium size snowflake using a small pop-dot, then applied red rhinestone to the middle of the snowflake.

I hope you liked this card.....and thanks for stopping by!

~Silvia

Materials/Supplies used:

Cardstock - Papertrey Ink - Kraft & Pure Poppy

Pattern Paper:  My Minds Eye - Winter Wonderland; Pebbles - Seen & Noted

Stamps:  Crafters Companion Mulberry Wood Collection - Winter Wishes

Inside Sentiment stamp:  Hero Arts - Holiday Sayings

Glitter:  Stampin' Up - Dazzling Diamonds

Dies:  My Favorite Things- Let it Snowflake Die-namics set; Spellbinders Nestabilities Petite Scalloped Circles Large and Standard Circles Large

Punch:  Stampin' Up - Scalloped border punch

Misc:  Liquid Applique - Marvy Urchida, Rhinestone - stash

Update and future blog posts...

Hello my fellow followers....I realize it's been such a loooong time since my last post, and I apologize for that!  I really, really want to be more responsible with my blog posts and would LOVE to post something every other day.....for some reason, I can't seem to do it!  I am going to make that a point to stay current and I might add a little here and there from time to time about something random that I want to share thay may not be crafty related, maybe that will fill in the gap for the days I don't have anything crafty to share.....now, I'm not saying that I'm going to be posting daily, don't get me wrong, baby steps....

I recently started to update my Youtube channel (sil2289) with more haul videos, card making videos and hopefully branch out to something other than just cards....I'll work on that.....

For now, I'll share some cards that I created for Halloween....

"HAPPY HALLOWEEN"

Want to see how I made this card?  Click on this video...

Materials/Supplies Used Above:

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink - Orange Zest

Pattern Paper: Night & Fall by Recollections 12" x 12" paper pad 

Character Stamps:  Darcie's - Ghoulish 

Polaroid stamps: Maya Road - You've been framed

Ink:  Memento Ink- Tuxedo Black, Memento Ink - Grape Jelly & Cantaloupe

Banner stamps: Studio G 

Punches:  Martha Stewart Punch - Rat border

Dies: Memory Box - Swooping Bats

Misc stash:  Black glitter paper

Copic Markers

Click HERE to watch me create the above card on my Youtube Channel

"GHOSTLY GREETING"

Materials/supplies Used Above:

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up - Going grey & Bazzil - Black

Spider stamp:  Studio G

Sentiment stamp:  Hero Arts - CL353 Happy Halloween set

Dies:  Memory Box - Swooping Bats, Small Madison Window, Small Madison

Window Shutter, Ghost Trio

Embossing Folder:  Bricks by the Paper Studio

Ink:  Memento Black Ink- Tuxedo Black, Staz-on Ink - White

Ranger Distress Inks by Tim Holtz:  Black Soot

Glitter:  Stampin' Up - Dazzling Diamonds

Glue: Zig 2-way glue

"BOO! FROM THE CREW"

Want to see how I made this card?  Click on this video....

Materials/Supplies Used Above:

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink - Orange Zest & Black

Dies:  Impression Obsession - Halloween Hill

Fence Die:  Taylored Expressions - spooky fence

Character Stamps:  Unity Stamps - The Boo Crew

Copic Markers

Click HERE to watch me create the above card on my YouTube Channel

"WITCHING YOU A SPOOKY HALLOWEEN"

Want to see how I made this card?  Click on this video....

Materials/Supplies Used Above:

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink - Black & Harvest Gold

Dies:  My Favorite Things Die-namics - Skyline Border & Solid Skyline, 

Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Witches' Brew

Ink:  Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Ink by Tim Holtz - Black Soot,

Tumbled Glass & Stormy Sky

Sentiment Stamp:  Penny Black Set - Spooky

Star Rhinestones:  Martha Stewart 

Click HERE to watch me create this card on my YouTube Channel....

Thank you all for sticking with me.......blog candy coming soon!! Woo-hoo!!

~Silvia

My Heart Owls Stamp from Steph

I was so excited to get started on making a card with the stamp that Steph sent me.

Her Youtube user ID is sweetcraftychick, you may also view her beautiful work on her blog at:

http://www.sweetcraf-teachick.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much Steph, I love my stamps.... I've loved owls (cute owls) for some time now, I've just recently started on a bird/birdcage kick too. I'm loving birds and birdcages whether it be stamps, home decorations, stickers etc., If it has owls/birds I'm loving it!

The size of my card is 4" x 4" and the supplies I used were the following:

Stamp: Heart Owls by Hero Arts

Paper: SEI paper collection "Bissette", watercolor paper from Stampin' Up!, the flower paper I don't know who it's from, it came in a variety pack I purchased from Etsy.

Flowers: Prima

Misc: Pearls (came from Michaels brand), scallop square (Nestabilities), Fern (Martha Stewart Punch), Ribbon (American Crafts), colored my image using Stampin' Up! watercolor wonder crayons (earth elements & bold brights)

I hope you are all having a great weekend and a Happy Easter as well.