Feather Weather and Upcycled Packaging

     OOoooo, feathers! I hope this trend never goes away. As soon as I saw the latest Tuesday Trigger inspiration, I knew I had to use my marabou feathers on a card in some way.
     Here's the trigger:

    Gorgeous, no?
    Here's my take on the challenge and a note about upcycled packaging.

     First, I made the card base with white cardstock embossing it with Cuttlebug's Birds and Swirls folder. Then, I die cut the bird using Spellbinders' Bird Sanctuary dies.  
     I bought a new laptop a while back, and when I pulled the protective cover off the keyboard, I knew I had to upcycle the cover in some way. I used it here as a stencil to make my own patterned paper. After daubing on some color,  I trimmed the panel and matted it with matching cardstock. The stencil covers half a sheet of cardstock so I have more panels to play with. Wooohooo!


keyboard protector



 

     Does the Trigger photo spark some creativity in you? Come play with us. There's still plenty of time. You can check out all the details here: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2013/05/tuesday-trigger-feather-weather.html

DCWV May Stack-a-holic Template Challenge

    I have a card for you today that I created for DCWV's May Stack-a-holic Template Challenge.

    I'm loving the deep, vivid colors in The Solstice Stack from DCWV.  The flowers on the left panel and the bottom flag come pre-glittered. Gotta love that! 

    The sentiment is from a great collection (Card Crafting Hello 2011139) from TPC Studio. I use these stamps a lot. I wanted a more subtle look to the sentiment so as not to take away from the bright colors of the card, so I stamped with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Peeled Paint which matches the cardstock perfectly.

    There is still plenty of time left if you want to play along with us. Here's this month's sketch and the address with all the details. Thanks so much for stopping in today!

http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/05/may-stack-holic-template-challenge.html

DCWV April Card Sketch Challenge

UPDATE:  Just found out this card was selected for DCWV's TOP 10! Wooohoooo!

    Thanks for popping in for a little visit. Today, I have a card for DCWV's Card Sketch Challenge for April.

 

     Don't you just love these colors!?! I used The Solstice Stack from DCWV to make this birthday card. The colors and textures are fabulous in this stack! This is definitely one of my favorite stacks.

     Recently, I found a box full of papers and stickers at a garage sale, and this frog was in in the box. I just love him! The packaging was gone so I don't know who made him. Do you know? Please let me know if you do. I would like to have more of him.

     There's still plenty of time left if you want to play along with us. Here's the sketch we had to work with and the address to get all the details.

http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/04/aprils-stack-holic-template-challenge.html



     Thanks so much for stopping by. I love your visits and comments. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Paper Smooches- Be Our Guest

     Did you know that Paper Smooches has free digitals!?! They do and they are looking for their Guest Designer for May.

     I used the Flower Cluster digi and one of the Thanks digis. I printed several flower clusters onto purple cardstock, did a little fussy-cutting and a bit of arranging. I added a few gems that match the blue trim on the banner and rounded a corner.

    Do you want to play along? The deadline is April 17, so there's still plenty of time. You can find all the details here: http://papersmooches.blogspot.com/2013/04/be-our-guest.html

DCWV March Card Sketch Challenge

     Time for another Card Sketch Challenge at DCWV.

     I created this card using DCWV's The Pink Fabric Stack. I had never worked with their self-adhesive fabric sheets before and wasn't sure I would like it. But, I did and I learned few things about working with the fabric sheets.

         

           ~ Don't stretch the fabric when you pull the backing off. Work slowly and gently and it will work perfectly.

 

          ~ You can stamp on the fabric using simple stamps. I found if the stamp was too detailed it did not give a clear image.

 

          ~ Use dye ink - pigment and alcohol inks tend  to bleed and spread.

 

     What looks like pink lace across the middle of my card is really a sheer beige. When I put it on top of the solid, pink fabric strip it took on the color beneath. I really liked the affect, so I left it. The pink under the lace is the same pink as the birthday tag.

     For the flags, I adhered a bit of the fabric to white cardstock and stamped the flag outlines. Then, I cut them out and adhered the flags to the card with foam tape. I added a green ribbon to match the leaves and a few pearls.

     So happy to have given this Pink Fabric Stack a chance. I would certainly use it again and buy more fabric stacks. 

     Want to play along with us? There is still time. Check out all the details here:  http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-stack-holic-template-challenge.html

     And, here's a copy of the sketch we had to work with.