CAS37 With Sympathy

Hello there! This weeks CAS Challenge is to create a Sympathy Card. Since this is a skinny card it works perfectly for the Caardvarks A Tall Order challenge too. Here is what I came up with... I've had this bloom assembled for a few weeks now, just sitting on my desk patiently waiting for me to use it. The bloom image is from PTI In Bloom stamp set. It was stamped onto Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides & Spring Moss cardstock in Versamark, then heat embossed with black embossing powder. Cut out and then layered together. The bottom of the card was samped with Background Basics: Text Style in black.

Thanks for your kind comments on my French Knot tutorial I posted yesterday, I am very glad that some of you found it helpful. Just remember if you ever give it a try leave me a link, I would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Maile

With sympathy: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: In Bloom, Background Basics: Text Style & Beyond Basic Borders (Sentiment)
• Ink: True Black & Versamark
• Cardstock: Kraft, Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist & Spring Moss
• Accessories: JoAnn's Craft Essentials Black Embossing Powder, KaiserCraft Black Rhinestones & Corner Rounder

Card Measures: 7" X 3 1/2"

French Knot Tutorial

Hello! A few of you had been asking for a tutorial on how to create the "French Knots" I have been using on my cards lately. Here and here are a few cards for example. Here is how I do it...

1. Supplies needed are: paper piercing tool, mat, cardstock with stamped image, needle, embroidery floss, scissors & a pin cushion (because with out it, I would loose my needles and step on them later).

2. Pierce all holes before starting.

3. String needle and tie a knot at the end of the embroidery floss.

4. Pull the floss through the hole from the bottom up. (The first knot is already tied as a reference)

5. Hold the needle close to the hole.

6. Wrap the embroidery floss around the needle three or four times, while holding the floss firmly in place with your finger.


7. Insert the needle back through the hole you came up through, making sure to hold the floss in place.

8. Pull the needle and floss all the way through and pull tight.

9. Repeat. And there you have it!

Sorry for the format, since this was my first attempt at a tutorial I had no idea how it would turn out.

I do hope you find this tutorial helpful. This is really an easy process and I hope you too will give it a try. If you do give it a try I would love to see what you create, so leave me a comment linking me to your project!

Let me know if you have any questions at all, or if I need to clarify anything. Thanks for spending a little time with me today, hope you enjoyed.

Maile

Not Your Regular Ruffles

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

It's time now for another Moxie Fab Challenge! This time the challenge is to incorporate ruffles into your project. Here is what I came up with... I went with a circle card again and the same ruffle technique used on this card. This is only the second circle card I have ever created, they are really quite fun! Here is a link on how to create one, done by Ashley Newell, that I found very helpful.

I randomly stamped the shoe images onto the white circle. Cut one out, mounted it with dimensional adhesive and embellished it with a rhinestone.

This Hero Arts wood mounted stamp set, Fancy High Heels (I can't find the actual set that I bought but here is a link to the closest set I could find), was another item that made it home with me the other day when I stopped at the craft store with a friend. I had always wanted to get a cute shoe image to go along with this sentiment from my PTI Green Thumb set.

You may have noticed a little bit of a change around here. Thanks to my super sweet and very good blogging friend, Jessica, I have a wonderful new Blog Banner! Thanks Jessica, you did a wonderful job! I have truly been blessed in many ways with her friendship!

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a great start to your week.

Maile

You Can Deal With Anything With The Right Shoes: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Green Thumb & Hero Arts Fancy High Heels
• Ink: True Black
• Cardstock: Raspberry Fizz, Black & White
• Accessories: Coluzzle Circle Cutter, Raspberry Fizz Saddle Stitch Ribbon, KaiserCraft Black Rhinestone

M's First Sketch Challenge

Happy Friday to you! Just playing around with M's First Sketch Challenge today (Hi Emma, thanks for such a fun challenge!)... I went to Michael's craft store with a friend yesterday, to help her pick up supplies for some b-day invites I will be making for her son's first birthday. While I was there I just had to browse the stamp aisle, I couldn't help but pick up a few too :). This adorable wreath was one that came home with me! I think it really looks great with the snowflake embossing folder.

This sure isn't your usual Christmas color combo, but I love it! So bright and cheery!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend. We are headed to an Air Show tomorrow. My little man is all into air planes right now. It will make for a long day but it will be fun for sure! Thanks for stopping by and spending a little time with me today!

Maile

Joy: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Vintage Labels, Signature Christmas,Wreath (Inkadinkado)
• Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise & SU Mellow Moss
• Cardstock: White
• Accessories: Raspberry Fizz Twill Ribbon, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Rhinestones

Holiday Greetings

Happy Wednesday! I just can't believe Christmas is just under 2 1/2 months away! So with that in mind, yesterday I was in the mood to make a Christmas card... I stamped the flourish Christmas Tree, from Tree Trimming Trio, onto a piece of PTI rustic cream cardstock. Matted it with spring moss cardstock punched with the upper crest border punch. Wrapped with brown floss and then attach three ornaments in scarlet jewel.

The sentiment, from Signature Christmas, was stamped onto a hand cut label from Vintage Labels. The sentiment label was a little lonely in the corner by it self, so I attach a couple strips of scarlet jewel twill ribbon.

Have a wonderful day!

Maile

Holiday Greetings: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Tree Trimming Trio, Signature Christmas & Vintage Labels
• Ink: Spring Moss, Scarlet Jewel & Dark Chocolate
• Cardstock: Scarlet Jewel, Spring Moss & Rustic Cream
• Accessories: Scarlet Jewel Twill Ribbon, DMC Floss & Upper Crest Border Punch

Frolic

Hello all! Today's card was made using the Twitterpated Collection again. Isn't that little fox just the cutest thing, I just had to use him. The cloud pattern paper is a lot of fun to work with too. I found out that one of my new PTI colors, Melon Berry, was a perfect match to the fox and some of the coordinating pattern papers. I think I am becoming addicted to this color, it took me a while to actually break down and buy it, but I am glad I did. One of my new favorite color combos is Melon Berry, Aqua Mist and Dark Chocolate.

Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Maile

Frolic:

• Pattern Paper: Twitterpated Collection from Imaginisce
• Cardstock: PTI White (for base), PTI Melon Berry & Core'dinations Brown
• Accessories: Die Cuts & Brad from Twitterpated Collection, DMC Floss, Melon Berry and Dark Chocolate PTI Vintage Buttons & Fiskers Upper Crest Border Punch

Circle Card Color Challenge

Hello there friends and happy Monday! The latest challenge over at Embellish is to create a circle card using these colors... Here is what I came up with...

I first cut the circle for the image panel and stamped one of the trees from Tree Trimming Trio in green. Then stamped the sentiment, from Signature Christmas, in brown over the tree. Embellished with buttons.

For the ribbon, I cut another circle (same size as the image circle), placed adhesive around the edges and ruffled the ribbon along the adhesive. For extra staying power, I stapled each ruffle into place. With dimensional adhesive I attached the ribbon circle onto a brown circle base then the image circle over the ribbon.

I have to admit... I have never made a circle card before! Don't know what took me so long to try it, I really like the way it turned out. Going to have to do it again soon.

Thanks for spending some time with me today, hope you enjoyed. Hope you have a great start to your week.

Maile

Holiday Greetings: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Tree Trimming Trio & Signature Christmas
• Ink: Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate
• Cardstock: Dark Chocolate & White
• Accessories: Aqua Mist Swiss Dot Ribbon, Aqua Mist Vintage Buttons, DMC & Coluzzle Cutting System