Smartphone Shaker Card

I made this smartphone shaker birthday card for my niece. I pulled a selfie of her from her Facebook page and sized it in Photoshop to fit the inside of the phone die (smart phone die set is from My Favorite Things). It took me awhile to make the shaker portion due to the sides of the smartphone die being thin, but it worked out in the end.  What you can't see in the photo is that the Cool speech bubble is glittery--I used my clear wink of stella pen on it. 

I stamped the inside with a sentiment from Hero Arts. It's a bright, fun, personalized card for a teen.

Thank you for stopping by!

Bag Tag

It's challenge time at ABC Toys and Crafts!  The design team took the summer off and now we're back with 2 new designers and a fitting challenge for this time of year.  It's Back to School time!

I made this cute bag tag for my youngest daughter using the super cute set called Sending Smiles by Hero Arts.  I have a stash of those little plastic holders people use for name tags-- you can use them with a lanyard or you can pin them on.  I like to use these for bag tags for my girls. 

 I opened a document sized 2.5 x 3.5 and added my text.  After I printed it out, I stamped my girl image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics.  I then added some bling to the flowers in her hair, added some ribbon and it's done.

Check out the ABC Toys and Crafts blog for all the details on how you could win a prize from the ABC store.

  All items in the store are 10% off everyday and clear stamps ship free in the US!  

This is a judged challenge, so show us what you've got!

Have a good one!

CFC #6

I've been super busy lately and my google reader is overflowing, but I will sit down soon with a latte and visit all my neglected friends. 

I managed to make a card this afternoon for the CAS-ual Friday challenge and chose to use the bottom row of buttons, flowers & twine on the tic tac toe board.

Stamps: Delicate Blossoms (Hero Arts), Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)

Pattern Paper: Playground collection (Echo Park)

Ink: SU! Apricot Appeal, Memento Tuxedo Black

Acccessories: Yellow twine (?), buttons from Papertrey Ink

Time to celebrate

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Supplies: Cuckoo stamp set by Hero Arts, pattern paper is Echo Park, cardstock is Papertrey Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copic markers. 

You inspire me

It could be a Mother's Day card.  Mothers are inspirational.

Link up your floral creations on the ABC DT Challenge blog and you could win some stamp money!  ABC Toys and Crafts sells all kinds of stamps at a discount and shipping is FREE on clear stamps in the USA.  Check it out:

Supply List:  White cardstock and pattern paper (Papertrey Ink), EK Success zig zag border punch, Delicate Blossoms stamp set (Hero Arts), Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic markers.

April showers bring May Flowers

It’s time for a challenge on the ABC DT challenge blog and this month it’s all about flowers. 

I stamped the flower image from Layered Flowers (Hero Arts) in a soft grey ink on some Echo Park pattern paper for my background.  I then flipped the pattern paper over and stamped on the pink gingham side in Memento Tuxedo Black ink to make my bold focal point.

Link up your floral creations for a chance to win up to $25 to spend in the ABC Toys and Crafts store.  You can find all the details on the ABC DT Challenge blog.

Other supplies: White cardstock & Ocean Tides ribbon (Papertrey Ink).  The green cardstock is ?- –I made this card a month ago and can’t remember. Memento Bamboo Leaves ink.

Spring Smiles

I've got a spring card for you today using a Hero Arts set called Sending Smiles.  I used lots of Memento Ink on this card: Tuxedo Black, Rose Bud and Bamboo Leaves. 

The card base is some new Hero Hues pattern paper that I won from Hero Arts (still excited about that!) and it's actually 8.5 x 11 cardstock.  I expected thin paper but it's sturdy cardstock that is fabulous for a card base and it's white on the inside.  I also have 3 new Hero Arts stamp sets that haven't seen ink yet.  I really want to play with them but I've been too busy.

Oh, and I am super excited about this:

Have a great day!

Happy Spring

I made this spring card using a set called Sending Smiles by Hero Arts.  I stamped the image in Memento Rose Bud ink and computer generated the sentiment. The ribbon is from Michael's and the pattern paper is American Crafts.

The ABC DT Easter Card challenge is still going on so link up your Easter card for a chance to win!

 

In my thoughts

I made this card for the Paper Crafts Color Inspiration challenge #3.  I used stamp sets from Hero Arts called Delicate Blossoms and Friends and, with the exception of the Memento Tuxedo Black ink, everything else is from Papertrey Ink.

Fabulous Birthday

This card uses a Hero Arts set called Yummy Treats and I used some of that American Crafts pattern paper I scored at Marshall's--I'm gonna be real sad when that paper pad is gone.

Thanks for dropping by!

Annie

Supplies: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Nestabilities, Fiskars Star Punch, Copic Markers, Cardstock is from Papertrey Ink.

Floral Birthday

I made this card using Yummy Treats and Layered Flowers from Hero Arts along with some lovely Springtime paper from Echo Park.  I used a classic layout and kept the front generic and decorated the inside a bit.

There are a few days left to enter the Happy Birthday challenge for a chance to win up to $25 to spend in the ABC Toys and Crafts store!  ABC carries some awesome stuff at a discount and clear stamps ship FREE in the USA!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Wednesday!

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Other Supplies:  Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic Markers.  From Papertrey Ink: Lavender Moon ribbon, white cardstock, Plum Pudding Ink, Plum Pudding cardstock.

Simple Birthday Bag

Enabler alert: ABC Toys and Crafts has Martha Stewart punches on sale through midnight on 3/18/11.  24% off retail and the selection is great too!

I made this simple gift bag with some new Hero Arts stamps  I got recently.  I wanted to keep it simple and elegant and quick to put together.  I love having bags like this on hand when an unexpected birthday pops up. By unexpected, I mean that I forgot. :)

I almost always have a stash of white or kraft bags hanging around and I get mine at JoAnn's. I used my Simple Scallop edge punch (Martha Stewart) and used it on the tag too--i just covered up the little holes to give it a different look.

The Happy Birthday challenge is still moving right along, so link up your birthday entries for a chance to win up to $25 credit in the ABC Toys and Crafts store!  

Have a good one!

Annie

Supplies: Sweet Blush, Dark Chocolate cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Pink ribbon by Offray; Layered Flowers and Yummy Treats stamp sets (Hero Arts) ; Chocolate Chip ink (SU!), Versamark ink, twine (May Arts).

Clean, simple hello

This card was made for the current Paper Crafts color inspiration challenge #2.  I used a Hero Arts stamp set called Happy Hello and this sketch was the inspiration for the layout.  I used some lovely Lemonade twine from The Twinery too.

I also want to mention that I made the ABC Toys and Crafts design team! Yipee! I was so excited to discover this store and am even happier to have the pleasure of designing for it. Check it out because Julie has free shipping on clear stamps in the US and they are discounted 10% off the regular retail price.

Have a great day!

Other Supplies: Kraft, White, Chartreuse cardstock (Papertrey Ink), Apricot Appeal cardstock (SU!), Inkadinkadoo Linen White embossing Powder, Versamark ink, Old Olive ink (SU!)corner rounder.