Another Wedding Card using Basic Grey

Hello My Friends... I have chosen to put up this ornate wedding invitation. I have stepped out of the box today making this wedding invitation collection larger than life. I've chosen the 5.5"x8.5" size and everything on the cards were layered and ornate and with a victorian feel to them. I used a significant amount of gold bazzill to showcase the details. The pattern paper that I selected for this collection is Basic Grey's Cappella collection which is very special wedding pattern. Several complimentary embellishments go with this collection and I have used several. As I show other projects using this collection and if you like what you see, go ahead and email Deb and ask her to order some for you. There are the 12"x12" collection pads for layouts and cards which has all the paper selections as well as the 6"x6" pads for cardmaking enthusiasts. Each separate pattern compliments others within the collection beautifully. I used three separte paper patterns for this card front. I used the Cappella Stitched Brads as an accent on the bottom of the card and the Capella self-adhesive ribbon doilies as ribbon across the front. I then added KaiserKraft Pearls, Latte to accent on top of the ribbon for a old world "feel" to the card. There are 3 separate Spellbinder Dies used on this card - the first one is what I used to make the frame for the sentiment Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 2 and I matted the frame with Bazzill Gold Foil Cardstock. I used Spellbinders Fancy Tags to fashion end flourishes onto the Frame. Then for the sentiment, I used Spellbinders Classic Circles and Spellbinders Classic Scallop Circles to frame with the Bazzill Gold Foil. I used Just Rite stamps for the sentiment, in the middle of the frame; Romantic Sentiments Centers 1 5/8" circles and then used a selection of the 2" round Decorative Borders. If there is a product that you want that you don't see on the site, email Deb over at OC Scrapbookers and she can bring it in for you... On the inside of the card I used the Martha Stewart Daisy Fan Deep Edge punch to make a border accent at the top. This is one of my more detailed designs and part of a Wedding Invitation collection that I made for a couple's small intimate wedding. It was an honor to create their cards... Thanks for visiting everyone and all your comments are appreciated. Thank You...

An Elegant Wedding Card

Hello Everyone
Todays post is a wedding card that could be used to celebrate the marriage of that special couple in your life. This project illustrates how a card can be put together, not only with a concentration on the outside presentation but also with a close look at what can be done with the inside of a card as well. The 3-Dimensional elements added to this card brings a richness, not to mention the shimmer and sheen of the paper used to bring home the celebration factor that weddings offer us... For this card I used a specialty glazed cardstock and matted the front panel with an ivory petallic cardstock layering with the glazed swirl paper again. The leaf and vine accent across the front is a Spellbinder Grand Borderability and it was embossed using Bazzil's gold foil paper. In the inside I used Spellbinders Classic Lace Border Grand. The butterflies are from Provocraft's Cuttlebug Cut and Emboss Butterflies and is currently available at Scrapaholics.ca Click on any of the links you see and you will be brought directly to the page at the store offering these wonderful and versatile products.
The stamp is one I picked up on my travels (not sure of brand but it is a wood mounted stamp) and it is matted nicely using the gold foil and Spellbinders Long Classic Rectangles and then with the Spellbinders Long Classic Scalloped Rectangles. Thank You for visiting again. Your comments and questions are welcomed and appreciated. See you tomorrow!!

Back with another Adorable Mouse...

Greetings Everyone... I am back today with another one of our cute little House Mouse 'n Friends stamps. Here we have a perfect fall image of an apple with our cute little buddy teetering on it. With the season being apple time, I thought it would be a great time to show this one off. On this card, in addition to the stamp and sentiment from House Mouse I have used two different Spellbinder labels. For the stamped image, I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 11 and for the sentiment I used Spellbinders Nestibilities Labels 1, matting them in a contrasting color. I used Copic markers to color them and the Copic air brush system to put color into the background of the colored image and sentiment. The pattern paper I used is a 6"x6" pad from Basic Grey called Green at Heart! Again, as in yesterday's card, I took out my sewing machine, matched up the threads and sewed some embellishment onto the face of the card. I love to use all of these techniques layered upon one another for a delicious dimensional look to the card. Have a great day and stay tuned for another post tomorrow...

House Mouse Here I Come....

Our furry little friends...so stankin' cute!!! Deb, over at OC Scrapbookers has these oh so cute little mouse and friends stamps at the store and she is now offering them for all those House Mouse fans out there! There is every theme known to mankind in the House Mouse line of stamps. I love to color them up with my Copic Markers and I will definately begin to take notes on what colors I use on the various mice and other furry friends. This line of stamps and the Copic Coloring products are fairly new to the store so stay updated for announcements on these products and more... I used Spellbinders Labels 5 on the main image and trimmed it on both sides with part of the Fleur Di Lis Pendant (the smaller of the two squares). I also used the Spellbinders Tags 5 for the sentiment. I used the Copic Air Brush system to float color in behind the colored sections of the stamped image and you can find it at the store by clicking on the link above. If you click directly onto the image of the card, it will enlarge it so that you may see better the sewing that I did around the card. I have now taken to sewing on my cards and layouts and I love to explore that option with all the sewing stitches that I have on my embroidery machine. Stay tuned for more of these exciting House Mouse and friends stamps.

A Great Heritage Layout

Happy November 1st everyone...

This heritage layout was a fun project using a couple of great products that link up nicely with the card I posted yesterday. You know, I just love, love, love my spellbinders dies and I like to use them as much on layouts as I do on cards. This project features another sample of the Core'dinations Core Amour Sable collection. If you click on the link, you will see that this collection comes in a package of 12 separate embossed cardstock pieces with a colored inner core that can be ripped and sanded for very cool effects. I used Spellbinders Labels 10 - the largest die to mat the picture. I covered the picture mat with a Basic Grey Capella Take Note Journalling Transparency that just seemed to go very nicely with the heritage feel that I was trying to accomplish. For the title and sentiments I used a stamp from Just Rite Cherish the Memories Nested Sentiments and Verse family. If you click this link, you can check out the other Nested Sentiments and Frames . This collection of Just Rite stamps comes in the new rectangle shape. See the horizontal acrylic stamper that is designed just for this collection and is clear for ease in placing your sentiment just where you want it.

Enjoy the post and see you again tomorrow night for another new and colorful project!!! later....

I now design for OC Scrapbookers' n More Design Team!!

Hello All My Scrappin' Good Friends!! I am back in earnest now and ready to post on a regular basis... I have been working hard in various areas of my life lately but I have been mixing it up with a little bit of pleasure too! I have been designing some great projects for my new assignment as a designer for OC Scrapbookers out of Elliot Lake, Ontario Canada. OC Scrapbookers is a fantastic company building an excellent online presence with all kinds of sales and promotions coming up. They are gearing up to be the best online store you can ever visit and your shopping experience promises to get better and better as momentum builds! The OC Scrapbookers' n More team has been around for a few years you could say... They are certainly not new to the scrapbook scene in the local area, however, they are now gearing up for the next stage of their plans and we all are invited to come along for some exciting fun and good deals. Visit the online store at http://www.scrapaholics.ca/

Deb, Alison and the team are also a travelling team as they visit town to town coordinating fundraising crops and long weekend crops in various small towns in and around Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. They are always busy with great new projects and techniques, bringing their scrapbook store to a hall or school near you! Follow my blog to see what new and exciting projects I crank out with the great products that OC Scrapbookers carry. To celebrate the announcement of my new design team assignment, I will be posting every day for a week to start off with a bang...

This little card is one of many cards and layouts that I have had the pleasure of creating for Deb and the Team. Click on the following links to find the following exciting products on OC Scrapbooker's online store website. This card features Core'dinations Core Amour Sable cardstock with a Spellbinders Contempory Hearts Pendant in the Center. The pendant was cut from petallics metallic cardstock in Charlie (deep chocolate brown). The stamped image in the center of the pendant is JustRite's Applique Decorative Border and Centers. The stamped sentiment comes from JustRite's Baroque Nested Frames, Borders and Centers. The ink is Momento Dewdrop in Rich Cocoa

Visit the store and join the yahoo group to be kept up to date on the newest sales and promotions coming up like Tuesday Teaser and Wacky Wednesday --two promos coming very soon.

Don't delay, join the yahoo group so you can be alerted to the latest action coming up~~ Joining the Yahoo group is the easiest thing to do - don't be left out! www.yahoogroups.com/groups/scrapaholics-ca

Stay tuned for another post tomorrow night....

Heart 2 Heart Challenge

Wow, so much time is going by. I just entered a challenge (and won the prize for that challenge by the way) and now its time for me to sponsor. I had put my name on the list to sponsor this challenge a while back and its time already.

This week, Heart 2 Heart is doing a sketch challenge. Go ahead to the Heart to Heart Challenge Blog to view all the instructions if you want to join along. I have been very busy this weekend at a crop designing with all kinds of different product and I just didn't have time to whip up a card for this particular challenge. I plan to make one sometime this week to get one done seeing as it is my week to sponsor. I love the sketch that the team put into play... check it out and please enter the contest. It is so much fun and a great experience.
I challenge You!! Here are the basic rules:
This challenge runs from Monday September 20th until Sunday September 26th at 10 o'clock pm. Players who join in the challenge must have their project linked to to the Challenge Blog by 10:00 pm Sunday night. Link your blog post to Mr. Linky on the Challenge blog - you can see where to do this on the Challenge blog itself. Projects must have Close to my Heart products on it but not necessarily exclusively CTMH products. The projects you create can be cards, layouts or whatever you can design as long as it fits the challenge sketch for this week. The winner of the challenge will be selected by random.org.
So, good luck! Go to the Heart 2 Heart Challenge blog and check it out. They are a great team of professionals who like to play with CTMH product and create with style!!