IO Nature Inspired Challenge

I've been having fun with easel cards, and decided to try something a little different. I added an extra fold so I could add more fussy cut sunflowers. This is done with another Gary Robertson stamp from Impression Obsession. I coloured it with Copics and cut two more layers of the flowers. The centres have flocking on them.

Not the best photo as I'm trying to sneak in under the wire for the Nature Challenge  found here at the impression Obsession blog.
http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2012/09/nature-inspired-challenge.html

The stamp is "Sunflower Barn" # H1157
Paper is Echo Park Country Drive

   Side View

 Folded Closed

JustRite Friday Challenge #081

I was doing a card for something completely different, when I suddenly realized that it would work for JustRite's challenge this week to add a charm. I was totally inspired by Joanne's entry this week, where she folded her ornnament to make it 3D. I was going to do a challenge for Crop Chocolate that involved multiple folds and circles so as soon as I saw Joanne's I knew what I wanted to make. It is another twisted easel card ( because they're fun), and I used Echo Park This & That papers, Webster's Pages ribbon, C'Bug Cherry Blossom embossing folder, my Slice and, of course, JustRite stamps. The stamps are from two older sets, Birthday Sentiments ( centers) set, and a border from the Hope set.
The charm is a little metal butterfly that I coloured with my Copics in red and green to match the layered paper butterflys. This card was really fun to make, and I owe Joanne a huge thank-you because the 3D flowers were  a new technique for me, and I think they're really cute.

The JustRite challenge can be found here on their awesome blog :

http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/2012/09/justrite-friday-challenge-081-charm-me.html

Joanne's card that so inspired me is found here :
http://castleparkdesigns.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/justrite-friday-challenge-081-charm-me/

 

 

 

A Wedding Card & JustRite Friday Challenge #081

I needed to make a wedding card, and I remembered reading on the " No Time to Stamp" blog ( which I love), that she uses a piece of the invitation in the wedding card. Although I don't go to many weddings, I thought that was such a neat idea that I actually remembered it when I did have to make a card. The only problem was that the invitation was so far from my style that I wasn't sure what I could do with it. It was black & white and lime green, and bold and graphic in design. I am so not a black & white kind of person, that high a contrast kind of freaks me out. I'm more navy blue and cream. But I decided to go with it anyway, because that's what the bride likes, and it is all about her after all.

I used the RSVP card included with the invite as the  background, that's the part with the lime edge. ( In case you're wondering, we did the online RSVP). I then layered B&W paper from Artsy Urban by Melody Ross on that. The frame is a JustRite stamp from Botanical Medallions & Banners, stamped and heat embossed on Webster's Pages paper. The sentiment is from the same JustRite set stamped on vellum. I cut a Spellbinders Fancy Tags 3, and used the ends at the top  and bottom of the frame. The seam binding and trim are Fancypants, and I dyed lace from my stash with TH Shabby Shutters ink. I made the " Love" charm with a TH fragment and the same WP paper in the frame, a Justrite stamp from Botanical medallions, and a MM garment pin. Prima pearls and WOC flowers are the final touch.
I included the envelope in the photo, as it is the RSVP envelope from the invitation, and shows the style I wanted to somewhat match.
I am entering this in the JustRite Friday challenge # 81, " Charm Me ", a challenge to include a charm ( I'm hoping homemade ones count), and to use some wonderful JustRite stamps.
Check out this challenge on the JustRite Inspirations blog and take the time to see the newest stamps, which are AMAZING !!
http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/2012/09/justrite-friday-challenge-081-charm-me.html

Impression Obsession Challenge

I thought since I've been really busy lately, I'd just do a quick card for the IO challenge to use a favorite Quote. I've loved this quote from William Blake since I was very young so that part was easy. My card looks very simple, but oh my, it wasn't quick or easy. It is the gorgeous Iris stamp # F1094 by Gary Robertson, masked and embossed many times. I had to block off the outline on the stamp too, in order to get the effect I wanted. I wanted the images to be a soft  background so the wording would stand out. I actually wanted to use vellum over the top instead of acetate, but it just wouldn't work out. Irises are my favorite flower so I'm happy with how it turned out.

The IO challenge can be found here : http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2012/09/favorite-quotesaying-challenge-a-new-dt-member.html

Twisted Easel Card

The challenge this week on JustRite's blog is to do a card with more than one fold. I had just  treated myself recently to a JustRite stamp set that I wanted  from the first moment I saw it, and my first two Cheery Lynn dies. These three things formed the idea for the card. Then the mail came and much to my surprise, there was a beautiful JustRite border set in a grab bag I had ordered. Now, all I needed was a type of folded card. I found the instructions for the twisted easel card online, and decided to try it.
Here's my card :

The card base is covered in a striped paper and the bottom piece is embossed with the C'Bug Textile folder. The Cheery Lynn French Pastry doilies are cut out of vellum. The sentiment is from JustRite's Botanical Medallions & Banners ( my B'Day present to myself). The border is stamped and embossed using the JustRite Lace Borders Two.
The top is a 5" square of striped paper with a mitered frame made with stamped and embossed CS and JR Lace Borders Two. The Cheery Lynn die Princess's Garden Window is layered above the patterned paper and the French Pastry doily is on that. The rest of the top is stamped and cut out from the JR Botanical Medallions & Banners. The irises are coloured with Copics and layered with foam tape.
The top folds down on to the base forming a 5" square card. This design is remarkably easy to make and a lot of fun.
Here is the link to the JustRite Friday Challenge #80 : http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/2012/08/justrite-friday-challenge-080-more-than-one-fold.html

Also since I used Cheery Lynn Dies I thought I'd enter the " Anything Goes" challenge on Cheery Lynn's blog here : http://cheerylynndesignschallenge.blogspot.ca/search/label/challenge
 Simon Says Stamp also has a fun challenge found here that I am also entering this card in : http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.ca/