CardMaker and the Greeting Farm Blog Hop

 
    Welcome to the CardMaker and The Greeting Farm blog hop and giveaway! The Greeting Farm is giving away a great prize for one of you hoppers so keep reading.
     I chose to create my cards using the birthday cake stamps from The Greeting Farm. There are lots of possibilities for this collection. There are several size and design cake layers to mix and match.

     Since I needed a birthday card, I decided to start there. I created the trim on the left side by turning a bow meant for the cake top on it's end.
     On a separate sheet of white cardstock, I stamped my chosen layers, cake stand and candles. I fussy-cut the whole cake and adhered it with foam tape.
     Then, I stamped and trimmed the sentiment tag.
     I used a chalk ink pad for the cake and trim, silver pigment for the stand and candles.

     For my second card, I heat-embossed the bow to use as a vase. I added a tiny punched link to the vase to give some dimension. Then, I heat-embossed the flowers. Like the bow-vase, the flowers were meant to be used as decorations on a cake. With a small paint brush, I picked up pigment from an ink pad and drew in the stems.  Finally, I heat-embossed the sentiment and adhered the white panel to the blue card base.

     Be sure and stop by my fellow CardMaker magazine blog team member's blogs and see all the inspiration they have to share with you today. We all love hearing from you and reading your comments.

     Your next stop is at Carisa's.

    Below is a full list of participating blogs just in case you started here or get lost along the way.

     Thanks so much for hopping along with us today! The Greeting Farm is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky hopper!

Hope you have a great day. Good luck on winning the gift certificate, Pamela

CardMaker

Lisa Silver

Dawn Lusk

Pamela Haskin (you are here)

Carisa Zglobicki

Kim Klinkovsky

Linda Beeson

The Greeting Farm

Materials used:

    

     cardstock- heavy duty white (the Paper Studio 227041)

                          blue (the Paper Studio pack 449769)

     stamps-      The Greeting Farm

     punch-        double link trim (Martha Stewart 42-40086)

     chalk-          Arctic Deep (ColorBox 12052)

     pigment-    Orchid (ColorBox 15327)

                          Moss Green (ColorBox 15062)

                          Cyan (ColorBox 15019)

                          Citrus Splash (ColorBox 17022)

                           Silver (ColorBox)

     powder-      clear (JoAnn Essentials)

     adhesive-    double-stick and foam (Scotch 3M)

Published in CardMaker Magazine, Summer 2016

Window Card
CardMaker Magazine
Summer 2016

       So excited to share my news with my faithful followers. CardMaker magazine published another of my cards!
     Want to make a card like mine? You can find all the details in the Summer 2016 issue which is on newsstands now. Or if you prefer, here's a link to CardMaker magazine's website where you can get a digital and/or print copy.
     Thanks for letting me share with you, Pamela
http://www.cardmakermagazine.com/inthisissue.php

O-D-B-D Recipe Challenge (Card 2) ODBDSLC273

     Come on in and look around!

     I have a second card for this month's challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs. I think it's amazing how differently two cards can turn out when you use the same design. Take a look at my post for April 19th, 2016. That's my first card for the challenge. I loved the design I came up with for that card. I needed another card quickly, so I used the same design. This one goes to Mom. She loves sparkles so I had to use a bunch. I can see her now opening the card and rubbing her fingers across the glitter. Then, she'll hold the card close to her face to read since she can't see very well these days. Oh, I'm making me sad ~~~

     Back to business! As a reminder, the point of this challenge was to take the letters O-D-B-D and use that for our design elements. Here's what I used:

          O-  ODBD stamps (details below)

          D-  designer papers

          B-   bling! bright, sparkly, glittery bling

          D-   dies, ODBD

      I heat-embossed the sentiment onto regular cardstock since the crinkle paper does not take stamping very well. Trust me, ink will bleed everywhere on it.

     TIP: I have found out through much trial and error and more error that glue dots are the best adhesive to adhere things to solid glitter sheets.

     There is still plenty of time to play along with us. Check out the rules here:

http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/odbdslc273-o-d-b-d-recipe-challenge_19.html

   

  Hope you have a great day,  Pamela

Materials used:

     cardstock-  heavy duty cream (the Paper Studio 667998)

                           crinkle turquoise (the Paper Studio 210633)

                           solid glitter (the Paper Studio, champagne 616755)

                           solid glitter (the Paper Studio, turquoise 879593)

                           glitter paper ( purple Core'dinations)

                           plain purple (Core'dinations, Brights GX-3000-04)

     stamps-       sentiment (ODBD, Friendship B52)

     dies-             heart (ODBD, Ornate hearts CSBD53)

                           flourish (Spellbinders, Parisian Accents S5-034)

      ink-             pigment (dragonfly black, ColorBox 13165)

      powder-     embossing powder (clear JoAnn Essentials)

                       



DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge, April 2016

UPDATE: So excited to hear that my card is on the winners list!

     Time for another challenge over at Die Cuts With a View!

     I used the Good Wood Stack for my card today. All the cardstock I used to create my card, including the sentiment tag that I cut from one sheet, was in this stack. I colored the poppies with alcohol markers, fussy cut them and adhered them with foam tape. The small bud on the left side is layered with foam tape on top of the other flowers to give my card even more depth and dimension.

    Here's a copy of the sketch we had to work with this month and a link to all the rules. There's still plenty of time to join in all the fun.

http://www.dcwv.com/blog/post/april-stack-a-holic-challenge

     Hope you have a wonderful day, Pamela

Materials used:

     cardstock-  the Good Wood Stack, DCWV, PS-005-00359

      markers-    Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

                               JG1

                               CT1

                               PP3

                               PP5

                               blender pen

     adhesive-        double stick tape

                              foam tape



O-D-B-D Recipe Challenge ODBDSLC273

     Thanks so much for stopping in. Today, I have a card for the O-D-B-D Recipe Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs' Blog. The point of this challenge is to use the four letters to design the elements of your card. Here's what I used:

          O- ODBD stamp (details below)

          D- designer papers from ODBD

          B- button (cameo)

          D- dies from ODBD

     I love mixing prints. I know all my choices go together today because someone else has already figured that out. All the prints come from the same 6x6 pad.

     I die cut several layers of flowers to add dimension and a little elegance to my card. I heat-embossed the sentiment and used hot glue to adhere the cameo button.

     Here's a link to all the rules if you want to play along with us: http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/odbdslc273-o-d-b-d-recipe-challenge_19.html

     Hope you are having a great day, Pamela

    

Materials used:

     cardstock-         prints (ODBD Christian Faith Collection)

                                 heavy duty white (the Paper Studio 227041)

     stamps-             sentiment (ODBD Friendship B52)

     dies-                   flowers (ODBD Asters & Leaves CSBD57)

     button-              cameo (Dress It Up, Nostalgic Treasures 597930)

     ink-                    pigment (dragonfly black ColorBox 13165)

     powder-            embossing powder (clear JoAnn Essentials)

CardMaker & Ranger Industries Blog Hop

     Welcome to the CardMaker and Ranger Industries Blog Hop!

     This week we, the members of the CardMaker Blog Team, have been playing with the new Tim Holtz water-reactive Distress Crayons. To be quite honest, I was really nervous about today's blog hop. I am more of a stamper than a painter-with-pigment kind of card maker. But, I surprised myself! I had so much fun with these Distress Crayons!

     To get the hang of working with these new crayons, I experimented on some scraps of cardstock first. After just a few tries, I found what worked best for me - work in small areas and smudge with a wet finger. I am really pleased with how my card turned out.

     To begin, I created a 4.25"x5.5" card base with heavy-duty cream cardstock. I heat-embossed a clear background onto another panel of heavy-duty cream cardstock.

     Then, I began coloring. I applied some of the crayon to my cardstock in a small area and with a wet finger smeared it out and over my background. With a wet paper towel, I gently wiped across the embossed areas to allow the embossing to show. I kept coloring little by little with different colors until my panel was all covered. I adhered it to my card with foam tape.

     I stamped over one of my practice-panels and trimmed it to use as the first piece of a freestyle-collage embellishment. I adhered the collage to my card with foam tape.

     I had so much fun learning to use these Distress Crayons! The colors are so vibrant. But, they can also be very soft depending upon how much water you use with them. It's all up to you. With a wet paintbrush, they also make an ombre look very easy to achieve.

     Thanks so much for hopping along with us today! Give these Tim Holtz Distress Crayons a try. I know I will be using my set often!

     Be sure and stop by my fellow Blog Team member's blogs and see all the inspiration they have to share with you today.

     Your next stop is at Carisa's blog.

    Below is a full list of participating blogs just in case you started here or get lost along the way.

   Have a wonderful day, Pamela

CardMaker

Linda Beeson

Lisa Silver

Kim Klinkovsky

Pamela Haskin -- you are here

Carisa Zglobicki

Dawn Lusk

Ranger Industries 

 

 

     Materials used:

          Distress Crayons-   (Ranger, Tim Holtz pack TDBK47919

                                               seedless preserves TDB49630

                                               chipped sapphire TDB49609

                                               festive berries TDB49586)

                                             

          cardstock-                heavy-duty cream (the Paper Studio 667998)

                                              navy, pink, purple (the Paper Studio 449769)

 

          stamps-                     background (Hero Arts, Line Dots CG316)

                                              butterfly (Unity Stamp Co, Butterfly Endearment UK-777A)

                                              sentiment (Hero Arts, CL342)

                                              dots (Fiskars, All Year Cheer 03-013370)

 

          ink-                            black dye (Memories BLACK-020MEMB)

                                              watermark pigment (VersaMark VM-001)

 

         embossing powder- clear (JoAnn Craft Essentials)

 

          dies-                           circles (Spellbinders GLD-005)

                                              confetti (Our Daily Bread Designs, CSBD15)

 

          brad-                         black (Recollections 356862)

 

          gems-                        purple (Studio G WM0161)

 

          paperclip-                mini (Tim Holtz, ideaology TH92791)

          adhesive-                  foam tape (Scotch 3M)

Flower Girls & Ring Bearer

     My niece Ashley asked me to create three cards asking two flower girls and one ring bearer to join her wedding party. Her wedding colors are real burlap & gold.      Ashley attached magic wands to the girls cards and a real sheriff's badge to the boy's card which he will wear in the wedding as he guards the rings. 

     I used DCWV's Chic Chat stack to make the cards. Real burlap with a smooth back for easy gluing was the perfect place to start my cards. I created the 'Will you . . . " sentiment on my computer, trimmed it and adhered it with glue dots. I printed the rest of the question, "Will you be my ring bearer / flower girl?" onto cream copy paper and used it to line the inside of the cards. I lined the envelopes with coordinating patterned papers.

     They all said yes!

     Thanks for stopping in today. May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands,

Pamela    

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge, March 2016

Update: I am excited to learn that my card was one of the winners this month! Thanks so much DCWV for another fun challenge!

      Today, I have a card for the Stack-a-holic challenge at Die Cuts With a View. This was such a fun card to create! Diamonds and mirrors and texture! Fun!

     I started with a premade and textured card from DCWV. I used a second card to cut my squares.

     I love it when I get to use holiday-specific stacks in other ways like I did on this card. I used a dark pink sheet from a Halloween stack!

     There's still plenty of time to join the fun. Here's a link to the rules and a copy of the sketch we have to work with this month. http://www.dcwv.com/blog/post/march-stack-a-holic-challenge

     I used the following DCWV products on my card:

          -- white, textured, premade card base- A2 Cards CM-002-00008

          -- dark pink cardstock-  The Halloween Cardstock Stack CP-002-00805

          -- adhesive jeweled sheet- EM-035-00043

          -- mirrored feather- EM-035-00004

          -- silver foil- Foiled Cardstock Stack- MS-019-00050



 

         Other products used:

          silver flourish die- Spellbinders Shining Star S2-181

               1/4" and 1/2" circle punches

               corner rounder punch

CardMaker and American Crafts Blog Hop

     Welcome to the CardMaker and American Crafts Blog Hop! I've had so much fun this week playing with the Amy Tangerine "better together" collection from American Crafts! 

     Just look at all the beautiful colors on this patterned cardstock! So full of spring flowers.

     I started by making a 5x7 white cardstock base. Then, I began adding layers. You know I love lots of layers! My rectangle pieces are 1.25" wide including the navy blue matting. They are, from left to right, 5.75", 4.5" and 5.25" high.

     The triangle accents are from a mistake. I made the rectangles too tall to begin with. I trimmed them and ended up with these triangle shapes that I cut from those leftovers. I really like the look of them! I think I will do this on more cards.

     The die cut flower and acetate sentiment are also part of the "better together" collection. To adhere the "thanks" tag, I adhered the flower with foam tape partially over the tag.

    My second card makes me feel a little naughty. I love mixing prints together even if Mom always told me that was a big no-no.

     I started again with a white card base. I cut tags from different sheets in the collection. As in my first card, the die cut sentiment tag and the acetate flower spray are part of the collection.

     So that the flower spray would show up better on my card, I ran it through my Xyron sticker maker and adhered it to a scrap of white cardstock. Then, I trimmed along the edge of the acetate and attached it with foam tape.

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     TIP:  A great way to mix prints when you're not sure what goes together is to go with prints from a collection like this one. Someone else has already picked colors and patterns that go with each other.

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     Thanks a million for hopping along with us today! I hope we have inspired you to create your own cards or other projects using the American Crafts, Amy Tangerine "better together" collection.

     Make sure you stop by my fellow CardMaker Blog Team member's blogs for more great inspiration! Leave them a little love if you have time.

     May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands, Pamela

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     In case you came here first, or if you get lost, here is a complete list of the blog writers that are joining in the fun today.

     Your next stop is:  Linda Beeson

     CardMaker

     Lisa Silver

     Pamela Haskin (you are here)

     Linda Beeson

     Dawn Lusk

     Kim Klinkovsky

     Carisa Zglobicki

     American Crafts

Materials used:

     cardstock-     from Amy Tangerine better together collection

                              blogs + coffee #373980

                              cloud + sunshine #373974

                              sweet + sour #373964

                              jack + jill #373972

                              bow + arrow #373982

                              fact + fiction #373979

                              push + pull #373966

                              knot + bow #373977

                              back + forth #373969

                              soap + water #373971

                              cut + paste #373965

                              heavy-duty white (the Paper Studio 227041)

     die cuts-         cardstock and acetate (Amy Tangerine better together collection 373993)

     adhesive-       double-stick tape, foam tape (Scotch 3M)

10 - Minute Cards

     

     I'm sharing a "10-Minutes or Less" card on the CardMaker Blog today.


     That was a real challenge for me, but I did it! I actually made two cards in the ten minutes. Check them out on the CardMaker Blog today. Then, give it a go yourself. I surprised myself at what I could do in ten minutes. I think you might surprise yourself too!
     Thanks so much for stopping in.
     May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands, Pamela

CardMaker & Faber-Castell Blog Hop

     Welcome to the CardMaker and Faber-Castell blog hop and giveaway! I've had so much fun this weekend creating flowers with the Paper Flowers kit from Faber-Castell.  

     Is this not the most vivid yellow you've ever seen!?! I really love the watercolor gelatos that come in the kit. You just shave some of the pigment off and mix with water or rubbing alcohol and brush it on. I chose to use alcohol so that my flowers would dry faster.

     All the paper layers I used came with the kit including cardstock, vellum and crepe. To protect my desktop from the pigment, I painted my 'lemon' flower layers on top of a large scrap of white cardstock. I never imagined I would use that scrap, but I loved the look of the accidental background. I trimmed it and adhered it with foam tape. I'm so happy about how it turned out.
     The kit also comes with a bottle of 'texture gems' gel to make dew drops and/or designs on the flower petals. Instead, as my rebel side insisted, I made clear drops around my card where I might normally adhere gems or sequins.

     I have a great basket stamp that I thought would be perfect to use with a few flowers from the kit. I painted the centers first with 'metallic melon'. Then, I painted on 'metallic grape' by lightly dragging a stiff brush from the centers out. Once the flowers were dry, I gently scored between each petal of the top layer to get more dimension. I curled the petals and stacked the layers with foam tape that also comes in the kit. I'm telling you, this kit has everything in it you need! But, I digress- I used a Faber-Castell India ink 'light skin #114' marker to add shading to my basket. I finished the card with a heat-embossed sentiment tag and a few white pearls.

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     Thanks a million for hopping along with us today! I hope we have inspired you to create your own cards or other projects using this Faber-Castell Paper Flowers kit. I would love to see what you create!

     Be sure to stop in and see the amazing creations of my fellow CardMaker blog-team members. Leave a little love for each if you can while you are there. And, make sure you stop at Faber-Castell. They are hosting a giveaway for a lucky hopper.

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    Your next stop is Faber-Castell.

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   In case you came here first, or if you get lost, here's a complete list of the blogs that are joining in the fun today.
     CardMaker
      Carisa Zglobicki    
     Dawn Lusk  
     Kim Klinkovsky 
     Linda Beeson
     Lisa Silver
     Pamela Haskin (you are here)
     Faber-Castell

Products Used:
     paper flowers, texture gems gel, gelatos, foam tape- (Faber-Castell 770803T)
     marker- India ink light skin #114 (Faber-Castell 770080)
     cardstock- heavy duty white (the Paper Studio 227041), heavy duty cream (the Paper
                            Studio 667998), purple, yellow, orange (the Paper Studio pack 449769),
                            pre-embossed white (DCWV CM-002-00008)
     stamps- hello sentiment (Hero Arts CL342), blessings sentiment and basket (Our
                       Daily Bread Designs - Basket of Blessings H618)
     pigment- dragonfly black (ColorBox 13165), black dye (Memories BLACK-002-MEMB)
     embossing powder- clear (Ranger Super Fine Detail SFJ06954)
     gems- pearls, white (Michaels 377558), yellow (Prima 530891)
   




CardMaker & Faber-Castell Blog Hop Tomorrow

Sneak peek
from one of my
projects.

     Get ready for a really fun CardMaker & Faber-Castell blog hop tomorrow (Monday 2/29/16 - 8 a.m. EST)!
     Start here at CardMaker's blog- http://www.cardmakermagazine.com/blog/
     All links will also be available on my blog- http://www.cottagebelow.com/

CardMaker Stamp Storage Tip

     Do you have trouble keeping your stamps organized so that you can find them easily? Do you want a quicker cleanup? Check out my feature post on the CardMaker Magazine blog to see how I keep them at my fingertips.

http://www.cardmakermagazine.com/blog/?p=13131

     I would love to see how you keep your stamps organized. I'm always on the lookout for good ideas!
     Thanks for stopping in today, Pamela

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge - Feb, 2016

 

     Today, I have a card for the Stack-a-holic challenge over at DCWV. I used the Happy Day Stack to create my card. I love the soft colors with the grey in this collection. Grey is a trend I'm seeing everywhere these days. That, and little bits of gold here and there on projects like I have on this card.

     My sentiment is from the Card Crafting Hello collection (2011139) from the Paper Studio. This is one of my very favorite stamps.  I used the Picot Edge Circles (S4-345) dies from Spellbinders to add some dimension to my medallion. I attached the medallion with foam tape. It made so much difference to pop it up rather than adhering it flat against the card.

     You still have oodles of time if you want to create something for this challenge. Here's a link to the rules and a copy of the sketch we have to work with this month.

     http://www.dcwv.com/blog/post/stack-a-holic-challenge-for-februarya-week-in-advance

     Thanks so much for stopping in. Hope you have a wonderful day. May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands, Pamela

New Life for Your Stamps and Dies

      Sharing a little sneak peak from my card-making-tip post on CardMaker magazine's blog today.
     You won't believe what this was to begin with. Any guesses? You can see the whole thing here: http://www.cardmakermagazine.com/blog/?p=13086
     Thanks for stopping in today,
Pamela
 

Writing Today on CardMaker Magazine's Blog

     If you've ever wanted to make window-cards, you should check out my tutorial on CardMaker Magazine's blog today!

     I'm excited for you to see the card I created for them. Just click on this link and you will go right to it. 
http://www.cardmakermagazine.com/blog/?p=13033
     Thanks so much for stopping by.
     May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands, Pamela

Swirling Red

 

     I created this illustration for a recent SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators) contest. I did not win, but I had so much fun creating Red that I had to share her with you.

    SCBWI provided an excerpt from Little Red Riding Hood. We could pick any part of the excerpt to illustrate. I picked this:

     Once upon a time there was a little girl who was so sweet and kind that everyone loved her. Her grandmother, who loved her more than anyone else, gave her a little cape made of red velvet, which suited her so well that she wanted to wear it all the time. Because of that everyone took to calling her Little Red Riding Hood.

     My grannie used to make dresses for me all the time when I was a little girl. The first thing I did in those pretty dresses and their layers of crinoline was twirl around and around. Just like Red Riding Hood!

      I used a light watercolor wash for the background. Everything else is paper! I attached each and every strand of paper-hair and every little stone in the path by hand. I am especially proud of Red's patent leather shoes that I created by brushing a heavy glaze over part of her paper-shoes.

      And, if you look very closely, you will see the wolf.

     Thanks so much for allowing me to have a little of your time today. Hope your day is sunny and bright.

     May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands, Pamela