Monday, July 31, 2017

Snowglobe Christmas


Today is the last day for the Christmas in July challenge over at the Die Cut Diva's blog! I used some Tim Holtz designed items that I have, some sadly hadn't been used yet. 


 I started by distressing some watercolor paper in brown tones for the snowglobe stand and blues for the globe itself, then I die cut them. Thinking it would be nice to have a little more dimension for the base ( since the houses would be layered up) I cut out 3 more layers.


I added some snowflakes in the back ground and used white satin pearl embossing powder for a subtle look. 


I was thinking of adding color to the houses, but liked the look of the white houses and trees against the blue sky.


Thanks as always for stopping by and have a great day!
Monica


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Saturday, July 29, 2017

Party balloons

Poppin' in real quick with a card I made for the CASology 5 year anniversary. 



The theme is balloons and they have a blog hop going on to celebrate! It was perfect timing since I needed a birthday card for next week so the theme is perfect! I created this for the blog hop.


I was originally thinking of just coloring the balloons in the back ground in shades of grey so the party balloons popped more, but changed my mind. It is for a little boy and I thought it needed more color. So to help the party balloons stand out more I put some vellum over the colored back ground panel.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:
  • Admit One- Lawn Fawn
  • Celebration balloons- Mama Elephant
  • Copics and Micron pen
  • cardstock and Vellum


Thursday, July 27, 2017

A2Z- You're truly...


Here's my card using just one layer of the layering Peacock stamp from Hero Arts. Please see the full how to at A2Z Scrapbooking! Join the team in anything goes challenge, we love to see what you make!




I'm linking this to the Freshly Made Sketches blog



If you are in need of any items from the a2z Scrapbooking store you can use code Monica15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. (before tax and shipping)  And don’t forget that we are on TwitterInstagram and Facebook.  Follow us on these different social media outlets so you won’t miss out on any fun promotions!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Supplies:

  • CM126 Color layering Peacock


  • PW118 White satin embossing powder
  • Distress Oxide ink- Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron
  • Nuvo Drops- Caribbean Ocean
  • Wink of Stella

  • Friday, July 21, 2017

    DCD- Peace and Joy


    Here is my second card for our Christmas in July challenge over at the Die Cut Diva'sToday's card was pretty quick to put together and could be a good one to mass produce if needed for Christmas cards.


    • Stamped sentiment and die cut panel
    • Stamped and die cut branches
    • Die cut patterned layer
    • Adhered stamped panel with foam adhesive to the paper layer before adding to card base
    • Placed branches to top panel and added a twine bow

    Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
    Monica


    Supplies:



    Wednesday, July 12, 2017

    a2z- anything goes

    Hero Arts Anything Goes Challenge

    Here is a quick peek at my card for the Anything Goes challenge over at A2Z Scrapbooking. Head on over and check it out and don't forget to play along!


    If you are in need of any items from the a2z Scrapbooking store you can use code Monica15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. (before tax and shipping)  And don’t forget that we are on TwitterInstagram and Facebook.  Follow us on these different social media outlets so you won’t miss out on any fun promotions!

    Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
    Supplies: (Hero Arts unless specified differently)



    Sunday, July 9, 2017

    DCD- Christmas chandelier



    Hello all, here is my first card for the Christmas in July challenge over at the Die Cut Diva's blog. Our sponsor this month is the Frantic stamper, who is generously donating the die below!



    I used a mix of Hero Arts (linked below) for my first card this month.

    I started by taping the sides of my card to mask them. Then stamped the script background, the distressed strip for the ground and the sentiment. The tree then is stamped and embossed with pearl finish embossing powder. The chair and chandelier were both stamped and then die cut on a scratch piece of paper, before being added with foam tape. To finish the card I added some bling to the elements.

    Below is a closer look at the bling and the embossing powder.

    Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!
    Monica

    Supplies:
                      Soft Granite
                      K5849 (Tree)
                      Red Royal
                      Chandeliers stamp and die
                      VersaMark
    Misc-         Cardstock
                      Embossing powder
                      Gems