whispy prairie

I just started going to a monthly card-making class. We were left with a challenge to use kraft cardstock, white ink, and embossing. Here's what I came up with:

I embossed woodgrain on white paper and stamped this new Unity stamp I just got called Whispy Prairie. I love this stamp and the way it looks in white on kraft.

And layered it all together with coral patterned paper, twine, foam tape, and a kraft card base.

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I'm linking up to:

Unity's Friends with Flair

Virginia's View - Layers and Dimension

happy birthday

One of my favorite ways to use up the oodles of paper I have is making a layered card like this:

I watercolored a background panel and dropped some black ink.

I stamped, fussy cut and popped up a cupcake from this Simon Says Stamp birthday stamp set. I pulled some paper in the favorite colors of the recipient and layered everything on to my kraft card base. Yum. I just want to eat that little cupcake!

I'm linking up to:

Simon Says Stamp's Birthday Challenge

Virginia's View Layers and Dimension Challenge

Simon Says Stamp's Flickr Challenge #16 Watercoloring

Dragonfly birthday card

I have a friend who loves dragonflies so I ordered this cool Clearly Besotted dragonfly die just so I could make her a card! The die has 2 parts, a solid and an open intricate shape.

I cut the solid shape out of some paper I had put a watercolor wash on. The top layer was cut out of vellum. I layered the two pieces and connected them with 2 black brads.

The mat for the dragonfly was made using a piece of canvas, some stencils, and spray inks. Then I layered wax paper over it. Yep. Wax paper. From my kitchen. It was just more translucent than the vellum I had and I wanted to be able to see the stenciled work better.

My sentiment was stamped onto vellum and stapled on. And everything was layered with kraft woodgrain paper and aqua cardstock over a grey card base.

I'm linking up to:

 Simon Says Stamp's Things That Fly challenge

Virginia's View All Things Embossed Challenge

Jot Magazine March Mood Board

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Supplies:
Clearly Besotted Dragonfly die
Woodgrain embossing folder from Stampin' Up
Kaleidoscope and Moroccan Tiles, Ronda Palazzari stencils from The Crafter's Workshop

finally. some crafting.

I haven't crafted in so long it's driving me crazy. We were just on the road for 12 days traveling from Washington to Colorado for two family reunions and some vacation time. I packed a small craft bag with some supplies but still didn't get around to doing much. I'm hoping to spend the next several days crafting up a storm! Or at least sorting and printing the over 500 photos I took and getting some scrapbooking done. :)

My little niece is turning 7 so I needed a quick card to mail her and this is what I came up with:

I was browsing my Pinterest Card Ideas board for an idea and I saw this card from Miss Fabulous herself, Tenia and decided to CASE it.

(you know...now that I look at it I realize I didn't just use it for inspiration, I flat out stole the design. sorry girl )

 I love this "you" die from Simon Says Stamp. I cut it four times and layered it up.

 The butterfly is from Unity's Devoted stamp set. 

That is gold washi tape running under the butterfly but it's a little hard to tell inn the light.

I'm linking up to:

Moxie Fab World Challenge: Wonderful Words Challenge to use a word die

Unity Stamps {be Inspired} monthly color challenge

Virginia's View to use a die

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Birthday Bash photo inspiration

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a great day!