An Anniversary and Some Vitamin Sea

True confessions time…I really wanted to participate in this month’s Club Scrap Blog Hop and Linky Party.  But, I did not want to do anything with my Delft Lite kit.  Not because I don’t like it…it is gorgeous!  I have photos from our trip to the Netherlands (including Delft) that would be perfect on these pages and I not nearly ready to scrap that trip yet.  So, I came up with a couple of other projects.

First, my parents will be celebrating their 61st wedding anniversary soon, so I used a couple of the cut-a-parts to make them this card:

All the papers and the ribbon are from the Delft Lite kit.  The sentiment is from Club Scrap (Vogue kit), stamped with Distress Embossing ink and embossed with Denim Zing embossing powder.  I made the faux tile using part of a stencil from Club Scrap (Versailles kit), Sapphire Club Scrap ink, Distress Embossing ink, and Clear WOW embossing powder.    The edges of the tile were colored with Chipped Sapphire Distress marker.

My second project is kind of wild, and has little to do with anything Delft.  My daughter shared a picture with a quote that I wanted to use on a plaque.  All the paper and the ribbon are from my Delft Lite kit:

I started out using Color Burst (Orange, Yellow Ochre, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Turquoise, and Burnt Orange) to create the background scene.  Once that dried, I used the stencil from Delft with Transparent Gloss Texture Paste from Ranger.  After letting that layer dry, I sponged on Chipped Sapphire Distress ink to fill in the gaps.  An easy way to get a mosaic look.

The sentiment was printed onto the light blue card stock from Delft using the Agent C font from the kit.  I cut it out using a die from Spellbinders, stamped it with a Club Scrap stamp (Be Wonderful kit) to add a little texture, inked it with Lagoon Club Scrap ink and embossed it using Distress Embossing ink and the Clear WOW powder.

The "base" of the plaque is a board that had been some packing material in a shelf unit we bought.  I finished off the piece with a left over turtle that I made for a Club Scrap retreat swap a few years back, a couple of nail head stickers from my stash, and three shell pieces that I found the last time I was out getting a dose of vitamin sea.

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Layering

I’ll be taking a cruise to Alaska in a couple of month.  Coming from Hawaii, I know I will freeze…even if they have mild spring temperatures.  I plan to dress in layers to help combat the cold (insert scene from “Cool Runnings” when the bobsled team first arrives in Calgary).  Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge is to “layer it up”.   Since I’m pretty sure they were not giving me packing advice, I made this card:

The background is an art orphan made with various colors of sprays.  I used Pearlescent Embossing Paste colored with Mustard Seed Distress re-inker through a stencil from Club Scrap (Summer Camp 2009 kit) to create the daisy flower.  After it was dry, I put the stencil back on and sponged some Mustard Seed Distress ink on top to help punch up the color a little.

Here are the other supplies that I used:
**Paper from Club Scrap.

**ribbon is from Club Scrap (BandananaRama kit).  

**Sentiment stamp is from Taylored Expressions, inked with Distress Embossing ink and embossed with Ivory Stampendous embossing powder.

**The sentiment tag was cut out using a Tim Holtz “Tag Collection” die.  It was inked with Broken China Distress ink.

*The brads are from my stash, altered with Y21 Copic Marker.

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

I am participating (for the first time) in the Rubbernecker Stamps challenge to make a masculine card. This is always a good challenge for me, especially this time of year.  Father’s Day is just around the corner (I know it is still March, but this year is flying by!), and summer brings about a lot of male birthdays.

I combined that challenge with this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch #489 and came up with this card:

I used Club Scrap Metallic Re-inkers (no longer available) on black glossy cardstock to create the background.  The frog is a Club Scrap stamp (from the Artifacts kit).  It was stamped with Distress Embossing ink, embossed with Hyacinth Blue Jade ep from Lindy’s Stamp Gang, and colored in with Green Apple Smooch ink.  It is “roughly” fussy cut.

Here are the other supplies that I used:
**Paper from Club Scrap.

**Pinking Circle Stacklets dies from Taylored Expressions, and Standard Circles die from Spellbinders.

**ribbon is from Club Scrap (Vogue kit), altered with E09 Copic marker.  

**Sentiment stamp is from Club Scrap (Lotus Pond kit) stamped with Sapphire Club Scrap ink.  It is on a wooden “paddle” which was colored with Mowed Lawn Distress ink and edged with Chipped Sapphire Distress marker.  The “paddle” was also cut to make it a little shorter.

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The Waves of Change

The Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge this week is to use more than one die or punch.  I combined a couple of dies with a favorite quote stamp to make a card for a friend who will be moving away soon:

Here are the supplies that I used:
**Paper from Club Scrap.

**Dolphin die is from Die-Versions, border die is an old one from C.C Designs (neither seem to be available anymore).

**The background piece was an art orphan made with Color Burst (I believe it was Indigo, Alizarin Crimson and Violet).  Amethyst Club Scrap ink used on the edges.  

**Sentiment stamp is from Club Scrap (Transformations kit) stamped with Distress Embossing ink, embossed with Metallic Purple Zing EP.

**The dolphin die is colored with Distress Markers (Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Fossilized Amber, Candied Apple, Dusty Concord and Salty Ocean).  I put on a “top coat” of Clear Wink of Stella to add a little shimmer.

**Ribbon is upcycled.

**B0000 Copic Marker used to color ribbon color, B21 Copic Marker used to color silver glitter paper used for border die.

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Flowers and Dots

This week’s challenge on Stamp TV is flowers and dots.  Here is my card:

I could have used a lot of different things for my dots, but I die cut a border from some sparkley paper and it left me with a bunch of dot scraps…waste not, want not, right?  This proves that no scrap is too little to use.  They maybe too little to save, but not to use!  I colored the dots with V09 Copic Marker and glued them onto the card.

Here are the other supplies that I used:
**Paper from Club Scrap.

**Flower stamp is from Gina K., embossed with Venus Violet Blue embossing powder from Lindy’s Stamp Gang, colored in with Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Markers.  I fussy cut it out, edged it with Dusty Concord Distress Marker and gave it some shimmer with clear Wink Of Stella.

**Sentiment stamp is from Club Scrap (Blossom kit) stamped with Orchid and Amethyst Club Scrap ink.

**The purple piece is an art orphan I saved after using Daisy Patch dies from Heartfelt Creations to cut out the flowers.

**Ribbon is from Club Scrap (Delft kit).

**The border die (not used here) that gave me the dots to use is from C.C. Designs.

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Quotable Inspiration

This is one of the most interesting challenges I have come across. The weekly challenge on Stamp TV at Gina K Designs is to use a quote…any quote…as inspiration for a card. My favorite quote, and one that is so true in my life right now, is from Dr. Seuss - "How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?"

I had to do a little thinking to transform that into a card, but here is what I came up with:

I figured the sentiment stamp (which is also a quote, from John Lithgow) is saying the same thing as Dr. Seuss...time is hurrying by so fast!  If anyone knows how to slow it down, let me know.  

Here is what I used:

**Paper from Gina K. Club Scrap and velum from my stash.

**Tree stamps are from Gina K Designs "Autumn Wishes",., embossed with Ranger Ancient Gold ep, then over stamped with Ganache StazOn ink to add some dimension.

**Sentiment stamp is from Club Scrap stamped with Ganache StazOn.

**Background (behind the velum) is an art orphan done with various sprays.

**Ribbon is from Club Scrap, altered with Lagoon Club Scrap ink.

**square metal stickers are from my stash.

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Industrial Waves

So, this month’s Technique Challenge on the Club Scrap Blog/Forum is to make your own background. I pulled out a technique that I have always loved, but haven’t done in a while:

I started by putting a few drops each of the Green and the Blue Club Scrap Metallic re-inkers (which they don't carry anymore) onto a piece of glossy black cardstock. I used a brayer to smooth out the colors, then I took a wadded up piece of scrap paper and pounced all over the paper. I loved the results! I set it aside to dry and left to go run some errands. A few hours later, I came back expecting to move forward with my card only to find that my background was not even close to being dry! Oops…thought I used too much ink. So I got a second piece of glossy cardstock and “smooshed” them together, then pulled them apart. Ok, I liked these results even better! It was then that I remembered to these need to be heat set. Oh well, I got a totally unexpected look and an extra really cool panel out of my mistake.

I also used some of the “extra” ink on my brayer and on my craft sheet to “finger paint” a white piece of cardstock. I used a Taylored Expressions die to cut the “waves” out of that piece.

Since I posted this for the week 4 “Industrial Arts” challenge on my PSL team (Pro Scrapping League – Club Scrap’s version of a sports season. Teams “compete” through a series of weekly crafting challenges), I used some copper colored metal from Ten Seconds Studio to die cut the Sea Horse from Cheery Lynn Designs and to cut out a tag for the sentiment.

Here are the other supplies I used:

**Paper from Club Scrap.

**Sentiment stamp is from Club Scrap (Seaside kit).

**Sentiment stamped with Midnight Blue StazOn ink.

**Rusty Brown StazOn ink was used to distress the tag and the sea horse. Copic Marker E29 was used to help highlight the details of the sea horse.

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Industrial Chic

This card that I made qualifies for three different challenges. 1.) Club Scrap PSL (Pro Scrapping League – Club Scrap’s version of a sports season. Teams “compete” through a series of weekly crafting challenges) Week 4 Challenge - “Industrial Arts” (use metal or wood embellishments). 2.) Simon Says Stamp’s Monday Challenge – Make Your Own Background. 3.) the Mojo Monday Sketch #487 challenge. Here is how I pulled all of that together:

The background is part of a printed tag from my stash, covered with various colors of Glimmer Mist and other sprays. I used the tag to swipe up excess spray on other projects. Unfortunately, I didn’t record which colors I used.

Here are the other supplies I used:

**Paper from Club Scrap,

**Sentiment stamp is from Penny Black, stamped with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, embossed with Gina K Fine Detail Clear embossing powder.

**Focal image stamp is from Club Scrap (Henna kit), stamped with Distress Embossing Ink, embossed with Leaf Zing embossing powder.

**Focal image die is from Taylored Expressions, sentiment tag die is from a set I got free with my Genius Ultimate Plateform.

**Center strip is a scrap of silver crepe paper, altered with BG49 Copic Marker

**The center of the focal image is a Mark Richards “Crystal Stickers”. It is metal, altered with the BG49 Copic Marker.

**The wooden butterfly is from my stash, altered with Platinum Smooch Ink.

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Tag Card

I’ll admit that I am not a big user of tags on my cards and projects. However, when I saw this week’s Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamps I couldn’t resist. The “Tag You're It” challenge asks us to make a tag or use one on a project. I made a “tag card” by die cutting a tag from a folded piece of cardstock to create the card base. 

Here are the supplies I used:

**Paper from Club Scrap, including the wood veneer used for the trees.

**The tag die is from Tim Holtz Sizzix, the tree die is from Taylored Expressions.

**Sentiment stamp is from Club Scrap (Great Outdoors kit), stamped with Earth Club Scrap ink. Eagle stamp is from I Break For Stamps, stamped with both Earth and Mahogany Club Scrap ink.

**The background is inked with Rusty Hinge Wild Honey and Peeled Paint Distress Ink. The trees are colored with Brushed Corduroy and Ground Espresso Distress Ink, then sprayed with Antique Bronze Distress Mica Spray.

**Fiber is from Club Scrap (Nice to See You kit).

**Metal charm is from Club Scrap, but I don’t remember which kit, altered with YR27 Copic Marker.

This is not an A2 size card, so I had to make an envelope for it using my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board. Since I won’t be mailing this particular card, I had a little fun with the envelope:

The trees are cut out of wood veneer using the Birch Tree cutting plate from Taylored Expressions, colored the same way as the ones on the card. The sentiment is from Club Scrap (Tribal kit).

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A Sunny Thank You

I did this card for a “get messy” challenge at Club Scrap’s PSL (Pro Scrapping League – started as a crafting alternative for the NFL “widows”, but now a fun way to challenge creativity and productivity). I followed the Mojo Monday card sketch challenge #486 and came up with this:

The colored background piece is an art orphan made from a variety of sprays. I always have some cardstock on hand to “mop up” the extra spray, and often use that piece many times before calling it finished. Not sure which colors I used to create this final look.

The sunflower was inked through Club Scrap's "Sunflowers" stencil using Topaz Club Scrap ink. Then I put a layer of Dreamweaver Translucent Embossing Paste through the stencil and covered it with Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter.

Here are the other supplies I used:

**Paper from Club Scrap.

**Sentiment stamp is from Stampers Best (I only used part of it) stamped with Distress Embossing Ink, embossed with Mustard Zing embossing powder.

**The small sunflower stamp is from I Break For Stamps, inked with Mustard Seed and Aged Mahogany Distress Markers, then covered with clear Wink Of Stella.

**Circle die is from Spellbinders.

**Ribbon from Club Scraps (Blueprint and Sunflower kits).

**Moss Club Scrap Ink used to distress edges of sunflower panels.

You can check out the other fun projects of Club Scrap's PSL by clicking here.  There is a whole lot of creativity going on over there!

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