The Wedding Card & More Origami

This is the wedding card created for bonus daughter Allison and SIL, Chris for their wedding last weekend.

 The front is a Color Me Ebony Card Toppers from Paper Wishes, colored with Dusty Concord Distress Ink, a blending tool and water.  It  really made a rich color!  The sentiments and inside paper are from Paper Wishes Personal Shopper monthly card kits 0611.

Core'dinations pearlized paper in Black Pearl was used to mat the sentiment.  Both sentiments were colored with Smooch inks in Grape Soda, Green Apple & Gold Lame'.

The triple loop ribbon was made with Becca's Peg Bowmaker and Michael's sheer ribbon, topped off with some Jenni Bowlin & Maya Road pins

And now, for the origami...










A little bride and groom-shaped cash!  The tutorials for this came from Homemade Gifts Made Easy.  Click on the link to see how easy this tutorial was!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be Inspired!  Jules

BoBunny Apple Cider Layouts

Hello Bloggers!  Happy Tuesday!

Up on the blog today is the final design team project for September from The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington.  BoBunny Apple Cider papers, stickers, chipboard and trinkets were used on these projects, along with some burlap from my stash!  Something I really liked about this line was how it helped me take non-fall photos and turn them into fall layouts!  What?  Really!  It's true!

Each member of  the design team was also given paint to work with this month.  I received a Butterscotch Acrylic Paint Dabber from Adirondack.

A brick stencil and the butterscotch paint was used over the photo background.  Additional paint was used on the edges of everything, including a few swipes on the background paper.  I was a little hesitant, as I had never tried this directly onto a photo ~ glad it wasn't a disaster!   

A little trinket from the Apple Cider line anchored the right side of the layout.

A closer look at the title, made from the sticker sheet letters, border sticker, patterned papers and chipboard pieces, foam taped onto the layout.

The corner flourish on the mat for the main photo was cut so that the photo would slip under it...and a little detail on the "brick-work."

  

This layout is the same kid in the first layout, only 24 years older!  This is actually a spring photo, but the orange shirt he wore that day just popped when the papers were layered behind it!

The title for the second layout uses a little more burlap, this time it was painted over Tim Holtz alpha masks.

 To mimic the flourish pattern on the chipboard journaling piece, the burlap"ribbons" were painted and then very lightly stamped with a Tim Holtz Elegant Flourish stamp.  The photo did not pick it up - it is very faint.  All the burlap pieces were then  inked with Walnut Stain Distress ink.

The chipboard pieces, as well as the leaf die cuts (photo at right ) were "glammed" with Tattered Angels Golden Goddess Glam.  

In the photo, right, the scallop dotted piece was cut with a Sizzix Giant Scallops die and two sets of leaves were cut with a die from Extended Cuts - Fall Leaves and Acorns.  Before the leaf die cuts were "glammed," all the embossed texture was drawn in with a brush marker and the edges were inked with Rusty Hinge.

 Stop by The Scrapbooking Studio today to get your BoBunny supplies before they are all gone!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Be Inspired!

Jules

Quick Quotes and Spellbinders Dies...

...make some great looking cards!  Just look at this beauty up today!

One of my dear friends retired this past week, so this is what I came up with to send her off into the wonderful world of retirement (I am only guessing that it is wonderful, as I wouldn't know from personal experience!).  The base is Quick Quotes' Julie je t'aime JT100.  On top of that is a layer of lavendar card stock and an old card front cut from the two largest Spellbinders Nestabilities Label Eight.

After the pieces were cut and embossed with the die, they were left in the die and Milled Lavendar Distress Ink was blended onto the edges.  A triple-loop bow using that great peg bow maker was made from Sugar & Spice ribbon (purchased at Michael's) and wrapped around the top layer.

The top layer and the sentiment were foam taped onto the lavendar layer.

Butterflies were punched with a three-layer butterfly punch from EK Success (see it at Jo-ann).  The centers were adorned with purple bling and the wings of the single-layer butterflies were accented with aqua nailhead stickers from Mark Richards (Hobby Lobby).  The three-layer butterfly on the top right of the card was embossed with an embossing folder (all three layers together).

 A closer look at the details...The embossed butterfly below.

This is the inside of the card.

An envelo-box was made from more JT100.  A belly-band was made from a strip of Quick Quotes Andrew Avenue AA200 - loved that paper line - good thing I still have a great stash of it!  :), along with a strip of JT100 and a layer of ribbon.  A tag was punched from the reverse side of the JT100 and attached to the triple-loop bow with purple scrapper's floss.

A special personal note to my friend was written on a couple of journaling notes and attached to the inside left of the card, in case she wanted to remove them.

To all my blogger friends out there, have a safe, happy and labor-free Labor Day!

Until next time...Be Inspired!  Jules

The last of the 7gypsies cards...

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!  I have more 7gypsies cards to share. Are you getting tired of them, yet?  I promise, this is the last post!


 As with the previous cards, kraft card stock was run through the Big Shot with the Sizzix Card Fronts, A2 Eyelet & Ornate die.   For these, one of each style was cut.

A piece of patterned 7gypsies paper was cut to fit just above the ornate edge, then edge-punched with an EK Success Edger punch, Elegant Flourish Scroll.  The sentiment (an old SEI stamp) was stamped with Distress Embossing Ink and heat embossed with black embossing powder.  All the card edges were inked with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink and a blending tool.

For this card, another piece of patterned paper was cut to fit the top 2/3 of the card base.  To that, two edger punches from EK Success were used to keep the circle theme going ~  Donut Chain and Bubbles.  The little frame was fussy-cut from another piece of the 7gypsies patterned paper and letter stickers were used to spell "thank you."  Foam tape was used to give the sentiment some dimension.

A little ribbon from my stash tied into a triple bow with Becca's  Peg Bow Maker, topped off each card.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be Inspired!  Jules

7gypsies Embossed Eyelet Cards

Hello fab bloggers - Back today with some more 7gypsies "Trousseau Collection" from The Scrapbooking Studio.  

For these cards, A2 cards and 7g background papers were run through the Big Shot with the Sizzix Card Fronts, A2 Eyelet & Ornate die.  This is a great way to mass produce cards.  There are two card styles on the die, so 2 cards or 6-8 card fronts can be cut all at once!

For the Thank You focal, an SEI stamp set (Windsor?) was stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia, then the scrollwork was added around the edges with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.  The ovals were punched with Marvy Uchida ovals in 2.5 & 3 " sizes, then tapped on the edges with Victorian Velvet.

The background papers were run through the Big Shot with A2 embossing folders from Cuttlebug (Birds & Swirls) and Sizzix (Regal Flourishes).  Victorian Velvet ink was tapped over the top of the embossed images to add dimension.

A little ribbon from my stash (dotted ribbon below is from Quick Quotes), tied into a double bow with Becca's  Peg Bow Maker, topped off each card in this set of four.  A little more info on this bow maker.  I am really picky about my bows and this little jewel takes all the muss and fuss away, and the bows come out beautifully!  Check out Becca's blog here to see her beautiful creations!

Thanks for peeking in on the blog today!  Be Inspired!   Jules

Baby Boy Card with Quick Quotes and Paper Wishes

Hello to everyone out there on the blog today!  This is a baby card I made a while back, but I guess I neglected to share...so here it is...

The left side with the knotted ribbon is on the envelope.  The card background and the envelope matte were stamped with a patterned stamp, embossed with baby blue embossing powder and then colored in with Quick Quotes Chalk Inks in Green Tea, Amaretto and Mocha Mama.  The patterned paper with stars is from Quick Quotes, heavily inked with Mocha Mama Chalk Ink from Quick Quotes.  The sentiment and baby picture are also from Quick Quotes - It's a Boy vellum strip.  Smooch inks were used on the back of the vellum to color in the picture of the baby in the cradle.  For the main focal, a frame stamp from Paper Wishes Labels & Frames set was stamped onto blue card stock.  The vellum piece was cut to fit the center shape and adhered with vellum Glue Dots.  Corner punches and little blue pearls finished off the focal.

On the inside, corner punches hold the vellum in place and an extra Congrats stamp(from Paper Wishes Labels & Frames stamp set) was added to the bottom of the quote.

Everything was inked with Mocha Mama Chalk Ink from Quick Quotes.  Click on the links to see the products used for this project.

Thanks for peeking in on the blog today!  Be Inspired!  Jules

Antique shoe clip tag

Hello there!  Thanks for stopping by for some inspiration today! Up on the blog today is a tag made for a friend.  She wanted an antique shoe clip made into a display piece and this is the result...

There is alot going on here.  First, Tim Holtz Distress Stains (Barn Door, Snow Cap & Tattered Rose were 'scribbled' onto a craft mat.  The tag was dragged through and dried with a heat gun several times until the color was just right.  (Hint:  there is no right!).  Tim Holtz' Urban Tapestry and Artful Flight stamps were used randomly over the tag in Ranger Coffee Archival Ink.  A piece of Prima patterned paper was die-cut with Tim Holtz Plaque & Postage die, then embossed with a Cuttlebug  embossing folder (Birds & Swirls).  One of the birds was colored with Cape Cod Smooch Ink and the vines were tapped with  Green-with-Envy-PowderPuff-Chalking-Inks .  All the edges were then distressed with Tim Holtz' Tonic distress tool and inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and attached to the tag top.

Now comes the fun...The shoe clip was attached to a Prima paper flower by cutting a slit into one of the petals.  The flower was attached to the card with foam dots.  Creme small rose ribbon from Paper Wishes was stained with Spun Sugar Distress Stain and placed at the seam of the die-cut piece.  Three single roses were also stained and red pearls attached to centers.

For the bottom of the tag, a vellum quote from Quick Quotes was torn and inked, then wrapped around the bottom.  Vellum glue dots held it to the tag until the large focal and the three little roses were attached.

Two holes were punched at the top of the tag.  Basic Grey fibers and a Tim Holtz bauble were tied on to finish things off.

To make the tag extra sturdy, a piece of patterned Prima paper was added to the back.  Three easels were cut with Tim Holtz' Small Easel die, one out of chipboard and two out of patterned paper.  The patterned paper was glued to each side of the easel and attached to the back of the tag.  

My friend loved the tag and is giving it to her mother for a birthday gift.

Hope you all were inspired today. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Be Inspired!

Jules 

Technique Treasury with Shari Carroll

Hello there!  Glad you stopped by today! It sure is nice to get a little break from the 100+ temperatures we have been having lately!

This is just a quick post today to tell you about the great class I took at The Scrapbooking Studio from Shari Carroll at Hero Arts.  She is one talented lady ~ and a real sweetheart, too!

Here are the awesome cards we created with Shari:

 The inside was my addition to her already wonderful project!

Doesn't this one remind you of Monet's Starry Night?

 Cool embossing technique on this one!

These were all wonderful stamping, embossing and inking techniques I am sure to use again!  Thanks to Shari!

See you next time!  Be Inspired!  Jules

Congratulations Postcard Style

Hello to everyone!  Thanks for stopping by the blog today!  A very special lady retired  from our workplace at the end of June, so this card was made especially for her.

The postcard artwork was was cut from a Personal Shopper Cardmaker kit from Paper Wishes.  There were flowers printed on the paper, but I had to texturize it up with some silk, paper and lace flowers...and the "bling!"  The congratulations sentiment was stamped with Coffee Archival ink from Ranger and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  The stamp set is from Paper Wishes, here.  A similar shape was punched with an EK Success punch and the greeting was mounted with foam tape.

Here are some close-ups of the flower detail:

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!  Be Inspired!  Jules

Coming up next...the gift...

CKC SEI Stationery Box Class

Today's post is another CKC St. Louis class by SEI Scrapbooking.  This is a great gift idea for anyone!  That college-bound girl or boy, Mom, Grandma, Sisters ~ you get the picture.  Anyone would love this!



Here is what is inside!  Sorry, it was really bright outside when I took the photos.  There are four gift cards, five greeting cards and a greeting gift card holder.  The stationery box contains three pockets in the back, an address book, pen holder and stamp pocket in the front.

All the cards are contained inside the pockets!

 The gift cards...

The gift card holder...

The greeting cards...

Many of the papers had foil or pearl treatments on them.  Foil crepe paper was used on some of the cards, also.  The box was the only item made in the class.  The card ideas and papers were provided by SEI - some of which were altered (of course!)  Oh yeah ~ there is still leftover paper and embellishments to make more cards!  This was a great class!

Until the next post...Be Inspired!  Jules