Sand Dollar Card

On a piece of decorative paper and vintage dictionary page, stamp the sand dollar image (Tim Holtz) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Cut out the sand dollar from the dictionary page and adhere to the decorative paper over the image using the Paper Piecing Technique.  Tear the die cut celebrate tag and adhere to the decorative paper.  Adhere the decorative paper to an additional vintage dictionary page and then adhere to a card base.

This card was entered into the challenge at  Addicted to Stamps  #151 - Beaches.

This card was entered into the Always Fun Challenge #12 - Fun at the Beach (collecting seashells).

This card was also entered into the City Crafters' Challenge #368 - Let's Go Outside (and collect seashells).

One Little Craft Tag Challenge #145 and Dragon's Lair Designs Challenge for May

Adhere one layer of polka dotted tissue to a mixed media tag and let dry.  On mixed media paper, Stamp hat and dress (Dylusions) with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Color with distress marker and blend with water.  Stamp belt and top of hat on green scrapbook paper and cut out.  Piece the green paper onto the dress and hat.  With a needle and thread gather the tulle into a skirt.  With Fabric Tac attach the tulle to dress.  Adhere the hat and the dress to the tag.  Adhere the buttons on the hat and the belt. Adhere light blue washi tape down one side of the tag.  

This tag was created as an entry into the Dragon's Lair Designs Challenge for May.  The theme was Fashion Action.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #291

Adhere vintage book text to a shipping tag and paint with acrylic paint and let dry.  Adhere strips of decorative paper using paper piercing technique let dry.  Stamp hearts(Dina Wakley) several times with Archival Ink Jet Black.  Die cut out heart die(Spellbinder) in black cardstock.  Adhere to tag.  

One Little Tag Craft Challenge #226

Paint a shipping tag with orange arcylic paint and let dry.  Apply rubber cement and let dry for 24 hours to ensure the rubber cement is completely dry.  Paint entire tag with white acrylic paint and let dry.  Rub the rubber cement to remove it.  Stamp the images on the tag and on decorative paper.  Ink used was Archival Ink Jet Black.  Cut out images on deocrative paper.  Cut within the lines.  Adhere the cutouts to the image on the tag.  Apply Scotch Decorative Tape. 

Craft Warehouse Card Swap June 2014

The Craft Warehouse card swap theme for June 2014 was monocratmatic. Easy peasy you would think but the twist was you could not use white. Boy am I more addicted to white paper than I thought. I also challenged myself not to use blue which is the monocratmatic scheme I have used several times in the past. 

After several attempts this is what I came up. 

Ingredients

Kraft Card Base

Old Dictionary Page 

Straight Edge

Decorative Paper in Kraft color - 3 designs (Tim Holtz)

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists (Coffee and Kraft)

Heidi Swapp Color Shine (Gold)

Brown Crown Washi Tape

Distress Stain (Walnut Ink)

Judikins Color Duster

Stamps. (Pears and Believe both unknown company)

Archival Ink (Jet Black)

Pitt Pen (Black)

Scissors 

Adhesives (ATG and glue stick.)

Steps

1. Spray each style of Kraft paper with a spray. Let dry. 

2. Using the straight edge to tear the dictionary page to size creating a deckled edge.  

3.  Stamp pears and sentiment on dictionary page using archival ink. 

4.  Using color duster add walnut ink color around the pears making sure edges are darker then the center. 

5. Stamp pears on each of the sprayed kraft paper. Cut out each pear seperately.

6. Using the glue stick, glue a different paper pear over the pear image on the dictionary page. Using the pitt pen fill in any area where the shapes don't match up perfectly. This is the paper piecing part.

7. Glue dictionary panel to card base. I used an ATG. 

8.  Apply washi tape to the bottom of the card. 

Here is a similar card but each pear is a different color and print and no mist was used. 

PS I liked the design so much I  sent this card to my parents for their anniversary.