For My Husband

My husband just had another birthday recently.  I always finding making masculine cards a challenge.  Recently, however, I purchased a package of Crumb Cake paper from my Stampin' Up friend, and I thought that would be perfect.  I had left over paper from a designer pack that I bought a couple of years ago which went really well with this paper.  I distressed the light blue paper in Distressed Black Soot from Ranger Ink.  I also used Distressed Ink Spiced Marmalade around the smaller Crumb Cake rectangle and then placed an April sticker from Tim Holtz idea-ology Salvage Stickers Lost & Found set.  I sponged a little color around that circle with distress ink and also used Perfect Pearls - Heirloom to make the 29 stand out in addition to framing the date using Ruby Red Liquid Pearls.  It looks more pinkish or orange than red.  I also used a small piece of the Crumb Cake  and Distressed it with different Ranger Ink Distressed Inks (spiced marmalade,  tea dye, and chipped sapphire).  I then went over it with Perfect Pearls - Copper so it gave it a metallic effect that I was looking for.  I used my decorative puncher from Stampin' Up and I went around the edge in Gum Metal Stickles.  I finally stamped Happy Birthday from an old Stampin' Up set that I picked up through someone on Etsy.  

Lion and Lamb

Peace I leave with you; my peace I Give You John 14:27.  This card was made with my new favorite stamp set that I purchased from Our Daily Bread.  I took black card stock (Stampin' Up) and then took regular white card stock and used Forest Moss and Story Sky Distressed Inks for the grass and sky.  I then cut a small rectangle out and stamped the lion and lamb image and sponged this piece again with Forest Moss and Blue Sky.  I took my refillable ink pens with clover and colored in the grassy areas with Clover alcohol ink.  The lion I colored in with Sand alcohol ink.  I also "painted" over brushing my paint brush in the Forest Moss to blend in with the clover color a little better.  I left the lamb alone so she would remain white.  The bird was colored in with Citrus alcohol ink, and the tag on the bottom was sponged with Old Paper Distressed Ink and the verse was stamped using Adirondack Earthtones Pitch Black Ink pad.  I went over the border with Golden Rod Stickles.

Two Challenges in One

Snow/Glitter from Created By Hand Challenge http://createdbyhandchallenge.wordpress.com/ and Sunday Stamper's Challenge Blue.  http://craftaddicts-tracyevans.blogspot.com/2010/07/sunday-stamper-challenge_11.html.

I started with Distress Ink Broken China (Blue) and sponged around.  I stamped snowflake stamps using Resistance Ink and then used snowflake glitter embossing powder.  For the scallop punch piece I stamped with both Craft White Ink and Blue Ink.  I then used Distressed Stickles Rocky Candy and Diamond Stickles and Icicle Stickles.

Christmas Masks

The Seasonal Mask package by Tim Holtz is the first time that I've played with masks and it has been a lot of fun.  I look forward to using these particular masks on very near future projects and projects down the road.  I sponged around the snowman using Tim Holtz Distressed Ink Chipped Saphire.  I also sprayed with the new Perfect Pearl Mists.  To add extra sparkle and texture and more of a snow affect, I used Distressed Stickle Rock Candy.

I then wanted to try another mask so I sponged and sprayed around using different distressed inks and Perfect Pearl Mists.  Now to find the time to make more and more cards and get them out in the mail before Christmas is actually here.

Compendium of Curiosity Challenge

Now listed at www.Lindascozycraftcorne.etsy.com is Tim Holtz' book A COMPENDIUM OF CURIOSITIES. 

There has been weekly challenges at the Ranger group that I belong.  It is a Yahoo Group;  it is All Things Tim.  I have been wanting to do a challenge  but needed the book.  The book is beautiful, and I love the layout. The pictures are vibrant and clear.  Instructions are awesome.  I worked on my first challenge yesterday.  The group is on Challenge #15 and so that is where I begin.  For more information and inspiration please check out Studio L3 http://studiol3.blogspot.com/. 

Now, if you have visited here before, you know that I usually give instructions on how I made my card, but I will have   to skip it on the flowers today as that was directly from A Compendium of Curiosities page 53.  The background was made using SU's French background stamp in SU Saffron Ink and then distressing with Ranger's Scattered Straw.  I wanted "follow your heart - it knows the way" to pop so I used SU Pumpkin Pie.