CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Punch Art

Hello everyone! It's time for another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! This week we are featuring ideas that use punch art! I am your stop right after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! 

I had pinned this idea of a punch art wrench a while ago. When I looked to see how to make this wrench, I realized that a few of the punches used were now retired. That meant that I had to do a few revisions and this is what I came up with!

I was really happy with how fast and easy this all came together!

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Run a piece of Basic Black card stock through the Big Shot using the Zig Zag embossing folder and adhere to card base
• To make the wrench you need these punches: Word Window and 1 3/4" circle punches (makes the top part of the wrench) and 7/8" scallop circle punch and 1 3/8" circle punches (makes the bottom part of the wrench) and a strip to make the middle part of the wrench
• All pieces of the wrench were punched from Smoky Slate card stock and then sponged with Smoky Slate ink then adhere the pieces together to make the wrench and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Guy Greetings onto a piece of Whisper White using Tuxedo black Momento ink and the tools image using Smoky Slate ink then flag the end and adhere to card

I meant to add a few silver mini brads but got so excited about how the card was coming together that I totally forgot! Lol!! Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Guy Greetings; Paper- Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Smoky Slate; Accessories- 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 7/8" scallop circle punch, Word Window punch, sponge, Zig Zag embossing folder, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Watercolor Wash

Hello everyone! It's another Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we are featuring cards made using the Watercolor Wash technique! I am your stop right after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! 

I love the watercolor look but I don't do it very often. So this was a little out of my comfort zone. But here is what I came up with!

• Card base is Lost Lagoon
• On a piece of watercolor paper use an aqua painter to coat the stamped area with water
• From the lid of the Lost Lagoon and Pear Pizzazz stamp pads, pick up ink with the aqua painter and randomly add the ink to the wet paper and let it bleed into each other
• After the ink has dried, stamp the coral image from By the Tide using black StazOn ink and stamp the greeting from Guy Greetings using the same ink (I used a black journaling pen to color in the letters)
• Adhere the stamped panel to a piece of Basic Black card stock then adhere to the card using dimensionals
• Stamp the fish image onto a piece of Very Vanilla using Lost Lagoon ink and cut out
• Adhere a piece of linen thread that has been looped several times to the back of the fish and then adhere to card with dimensionals

I hope you are inspired to give this great technique a try! So many beautiful color combinations and fun ways to make a beautiful card! Now it's time to send you on to Connie Babbert's blog to see her beautiful creation! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- By the Tide, Guy Greetings; Paper- Lost Lagoon, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Watercolor paper; Ink- black StazOn, Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz; Accessories- aqua painter, black journaling pen, linen thread, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Bokeh Technique

Hello everyone! It's time for another fun and fabulous blog hop from the Create with Connie and Mary team! Today we are featuring cards that use the Bokeh technique. I am your stop after the fantabulous Debbie Henderson! She is always such an inspiration! 

I have always enjoyed and admired cards that use the Bokeh technique but have never given it a try. So this blog hop was good for me to get myself hooked on this technique! Love it! And it really is super easy! I wanted to do more of a masculine look so here is what I came up with.

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• On a piece of Very Vanilla, sponge Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand all over in a random pattern
• Take a piece of scrap card stock and use various sizes of circle punches and punch the scrap paper to use as a template
• Using the template and a Whisper White craft pad and sponge dauber, sponge Whisper White ink in a random pattern using various sizes of circles
• Let it dry
• Adhere panel to card base
• Stamp the car image from Guy Greetings onto a piece of Crumb Cake using Tuxedo black Momento ink and punch out using the 2 1/2" circle punch then sponge edges using Soft Suede ink then adhere to card using dimensionals
• Stamp the first part of the greeting onto a strip of Crumb Cake using Tuxedo black Momento ink and flag both ends then adhere to circle
• Stamp the second part of the greeting using Tuxedo black Momento ink onto the card

Now it's time to send you on to see what the super talented Connie Babbert has created! I'm sure you will be inspired! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Guy Greetings; Paper- Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Whisper White craft ink, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand; Accessories- circle punches, 2 1/2" circle punch, sponges, dimensionals

Argyle Greetings

Hello everyone! It's finally Friday! After I get out of school today, we will be headed to Denver for soccer games. I think Nick is healed! Yea!! Nick is very bummed that he has to miss Fat Tire Festival here but it is supposed to rain all weekend. Of course, I don't think that would have slowed him down anyway - lol!

Today's card is another easy one! I was going to make it for a swap but then came up with another idea. So I thought I would show you all this one!

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Run another piece of Very Vanilla though the Big Shot using the Argyle embossing folder (note: I wanted the argyle going up and down so only part of the piece of card stock was embossed)
• Adhere the embossed panel to the card base
• Adhere a strip of Basic Black to the card where the embossing ends
• Punch a circle from Basic Black using the 2 1/2" circle punch and pierce around the inside edge using the Essential paper piercing pack
• Stamp the shoes image and the greeting from Guy Greetings onto a piece of Very Vanilla using Tuxedo black Momento ink and punch out using the 2 1/4" circle punch
• Adhere stamped circle to the black circle with dimensionals
• Adhere circles to card with dimensionals
• Add two Basic Black candy dots to card

Super simple!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Guy Greetings; Paper- Very Vanilla, Basic Black; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- 2 1/2" circle punch, 2 1/4" circle punch, Essentials paper piercing pack, Neutrals candy dots, Argyle embossing folder, dimensionals

Guy Birthday Greeting

Hello everyone! SO glad it's Thursday but I will be even happier when it's finally FRIDAY! Lol!! It has been a really long week for some reason! But time is counting down and I am trying to take it one day at a time! Are you all ready for the weekend, too? I had to dig out my heavy winter coat yesterday. Ugh! It was so windy and so cold! Yuck! It's not much warmer right now but at least the wind isn't blowing! 

Today's card is another we did at stamp club this month. It was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made.

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• On another piece of Crumb Cake stamp the Dictionary background stamp using Crumb Cake ink and then sponge the edges using Crumb Cake ink
• Stamp the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge using Tuxedo black Momento ink and the greeting from Guy Greetings using the same ink
• Adhere the panel to the card base
• Punch a strip of Basic Black using the Spiral border punch
• Adhere a strip of Stacked with Love washi tape to the strip
• Wrap a piece of linen thread around the strip three times and tie a knot then adhere to card
• Stamp the car from Guy Greetings onto a piece of Crumb Cake using Tuxedo black Momento ink and punch out using the 2 1/2" circle punch then sponge the edges of the circle using Crumb Cake ink
• Adhere to card with dimensionals

I really like the way this one turned out! And it was the first time that I had used this fabulous set! I just want to remind you all about the Create with Connie and Mary Cards "Create"tions Celebration edition going on right now! We are well into week 2 and it is so much fun! You can find more information on their website! I hope to see you there! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Guy Greetings, Gorgeous Grunge, Dictionary background stamp; Paper- Crumb Cake, Basic Black; Ink- Crumb Cake, Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Spiral border punch, Stacked with Love washi tape, 2 1/2" circle punch, line thread, sponge, dimensionals