Trellis Card

I'm back!   I'll do a recap on my Sunday Share with all that has gone on in the past 3 weeks, along with pictures, but for now I can tell you I was in...

Rochester, WA
Olympia, WA
Redding, CA
Lacey, WA
Oakville, WA
Astoria, OR
Seaside, OR
Cannon Beach, OR
Chehalis, WA
Centralia, WA
Portland, OR
Sacramento, CA
Corning, CA
Chico, CA
Biggs, CA
Yuba City, CA


Yep, 3 states in less than 3 weeks.  Actually I was in each state at least twice!  Wow!!!  No wonder I'm tired.  Here is one of only 2 cards I managed to make in that time period.  It was for a SN challenge.

Basically I used the diagonal plate on my scoring board to make a trellis background for my flowers.  Then I sponged over the paper using Wild Wasabi ink to make the score lines show up a bit better.

The flowers are from the Mixed Bunch stamp set.  When I made the card I was wishing for Spring to arrive so I made a bright fun card.   The sentiment was stamped onto Whisper White then punched out using my ticket duo punch.

I'm getting back in the groove.  Today I made my first card in 12 days.  I'm a bit rusty and it took me forever, but I'm pleased with the end result.  I'll show you that card tomorrow.  :)  Hopefully I'll be able to get back into the swing of posting daily for you.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

Card Recipe:
Paper: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Wild Wasabi
Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Bloomin' Marvelous (SAB)
Misc.: Blossom Punch, Ticket Duo Punch, Brads, Circle Punch, Bojo Blossoms Punch, Scoring Board, Diagonal Scoring Plate



Mixed Bunch



Blossom Punch



Diagonal Scoring Plate



Miracles Happen

Yesterday I took a break from "chores" and had some fun in my craft room.  :)  I  needed a masculine card and wanted to participate in a challenge or two.  Here's what I came up with.

The sketch from Mojo Monday  was my jumping off point.  I thought it would look great with the bicycle from Feeling Sentimental (SAB). 

Next was the color choice.  Color challenges are often difficult for me to do.  When I saw this week's colors at the ColourQ I was pretty sure they would work for my masculine card, so I decided to give them a try.  They fit well together, and as I was working on it, I almost made a Christmas card too.  Perhaps I will try that another day.  This would make such a nice vintage feeling Christmas card.

Since the card is going to my uncle I wanted to use the sentiment "Miracles Happen" from the Bloomin' Marvelous (SAB) stamp set.  I stamped it before embossing with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  If I had to do it over again I would stamp in Black Staz-On or perhaps Early Espresso Embossing powder instead of Always Artichoke.  The sentiment gets a little bit lost. 

The "ribbon" I used is so fun to play with on masculine cards.  I've even used it in my scrapbooks.  It was pretty easy to fray the edges.  It's adhered to my cardstock with Sticky Strip.

My main image is matted with Always Artichoke cardstock that I cut out using a die I got for Christmas (non-SU) and then popped up using dimensionals.  I like the way the bicycle piece isn't embossed, while the other 2 circles are.  The cherry cobbler strip under the Natural ribbon is distressed using the new distressing tool.  Everything got a little sponging with Crumb Cake and/or Always Artichocke.

It sure was fun getting to spend a little time in my craft room.  Hopefully I will get some more time in there this weekend.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

P.S.  Sale-A-Bration (SAB) is going on right now!  For  every $50 you spend in my Stampin' UP! store you can choose 1 FREE SAB item!!!!  It's the best time of year to go shopping with SU.  Plus you can still get hostess benefits if your order reaches $150 or more. 





Feeling Sentimental



Miracles Happen




Natural Trim Ribbon



Square Lattice Embossing Folder



2 1/2" Circle Punch



Bloomin' Butterfly

It's finally here!  Stampin' UP!'s biggest bonus of the year, Sale-A-Bration.  For every $50 you spend before tax/shipping, you can choose an item from the 2013 SAB catalog.  (Jan. 22- Mar. 22, 2013)    There is no limit.  Once your reach $150 you can get hostess credit (stampin' rewards) in ADDITION to your free SAB items.  So, do you know what you want yet?  

Over the next week I will be showing you some of my SAB cards.  Each card will have at least one item from the SAB catalog on it.  Hopefully this will help you decide on what you want.  Me, I want almost all of it.  :D

The sentiment is from the new Bloomin' Marvelous stamp set (SAB),  I cut it out using the Hearts A Flutter Framelits.  After taking this picture I noticed that my butterflies were missing their pearls.

That's better.  My butterflies were inspired by a card my upline's upline, Dawn Griffith, showed on her blog yesterday.  She punched out the larger butterfly in DSP and the smaller one in cardstock.  Mine were done the same way using Sycamore Street DSP (SAB), but I needed a bit more sparkle for my little ones. 



I stamped first with the butterfly from Bloomin' Marvelous using Versamark, then sprinkled Iridescent Ice over that and heat set them before punching the little butterflies out with my new Bitty Butterfly Punch.


For sketch inspiration I turned to this week's Retro Sketches. 



Creative Blessings,
Heather North

Stamp: Bloomin' Marvelous (SAB)
Paper: Sycamore Street DSP (SAB), Cardstock: Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Illuminate Glimmer, Pool Party
Misc.: Basic Pearls, Iridescent Ice, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Hearts A Flutter Framelits, Adorning Accents Framelits, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch

Glittery Snowflake Card

Have you ever seen the way sunlight hits snow and ice?  It's a beautiful sparkly, glittery thing.   Lately we have had a lot of ice around here.  I love to see how it makes everything sparkle like it's been sprinkled with dazzling diamonds.  (I'm not so fond of driving in it though.)

This snowy card reminds me of the way my balcony looks on a frosty morning.  I just love it!  It's a good thing I do, because I am covered in glitter after making this card.  :) 

Can you spot the sneak peek at a Sale-A-Bration item?  Oh Happy Day!  It's almost SAB time!!!

It's hard to capture the sparkle in a picture.  You can see it bit better in the video below.  I made the card weeks ago, but I filmed the video late last night.  Sorry if I sound a bit sleepy...  I am.  :)

***Note- if you are not on my blog right now, you may need to go to my blog to watch the video.

Let me know if you try this technique.  It really gives a nice result.  You can use it for smaller punches of paper too.  That's what I have done in the past.  This is my first time covering the entire backdrop.  It won't be my last though.   Thank you, Kristie for reminding me of this technique and for letting me know how to do it using SU products.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North




Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets



 



Northern Flurries Embossing Folder



Dazzling Diamonds