Make a Wish Card

   This card I created was actually for no challenge but for an upcoming birthday of my grandpa. I felt I needed to make him a card instead of picking one out of my two boxes of card stash. I think I just really wanted to play with pretty paper. Plus, I know my grandparents love their handmade cards a lot, they may or may not have my cards displayed in their home that were sent to them in May, June and August. 

Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), pattern paper (Photo Play Paper and Fancy Pants Designs), filler card (Simple Stories), stamp (Stampabilities), manual dies (Spellbinders), die cutter (Spellbinders), punches (EK Success and We R Memory Keepers) and stamping tool (MISTI)

   I love the crisp image I get with the misti. I even stamped happy birthday inside of the card. I came out perfect.  The two perfect male collections every once needs to have is This Guy by Photo Play Paper and Good Fellows by Fancy Pants Designs. 

  Here is a picture of just the card.

It's Your Day Card - Die Cut Embossing

Over the weekend, I got to play along with the My Favorite Things "Camp Create". This post is for the Divine dry embossing

   Here is my take on the challenge. 

 Supplies: cardstock (Bazzill Basics), pattern paper (Fancy Pants Designs), stamp (My Favorite Things), ink: (Tsukineko), die (Spellbinders), die cut (Sn@p), chipboard (Crate Paper), sequins (SpiegleMom Scraps), manual die cuter (Spellbinders), punch (EK Success), mist (Tattered Angels) and washi tape (We R Memory Keepers)

   This was my first attempt to emboss with a manual di and I have to say I am hooked.

Here is a closer look at the layers.

Man Card Birthday Card - SBC SS 08

   Here is the last sketch reveal for this week at Scrapbook Challenges. It is a fun one and super easy to change to fit your needs. 

   I ended up making another masculine birthday card with this sketch. I told you it was easy to change. 

Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), pattern paper (Photo Play), sequins (SpiegleMom Scraps, use coupon code mandi15), ink (Tsukineko), stamp (The Paper Company), glue (Ranger) and punches (EK Success)

I kept this card very flat but all the details still add a wow. 

Here is the completed card with the matching envelope seal.

   Don't forget to link up your creations on the Mr. Linky at Scrapbook Challenges to have a chance at winning this month's prize.

Masculine Birthday Card - SBC SS 07

   Today's Sizzlin Summer  sketch #07 from Scrapbook Challenges is a good one. However, I was having a hard time finding photos for this layout design so instead of skipping this sketch I did something different. 

   I ended up created a great masculine birthday card. 

supplies: cardstock Canvas Home Basics), pattern paper (Fancy Pants Designs), embossing folder (Studio Calico), ink (Tsukineko), die (Heidi Swapp) cork die cut (SpiegelMom Scraps), stamps (Peachy Keen and Stampabilities), sequins (SpiegelMom Scraps)and chipboard (Simple Stories)

   I even did the matching envelope seal with it. I am all about the details. 

   I love how this card came out. I think this Good Fellow collection from Fancy Pants is my favorite collection from them since Trendsetter.

   Don't forget to link up your creations on the Mr. Linky at Scrapbook Challenges to have a chance at winning this month's prize.

Coffee, Anyone ? - SBC SS 03

   Sizzling Summer is in full blast now. Today's #03 sketch reveal at Scrapbook Challenges is one I created back in May when I was waiting for comcast to install internet at the storage business. 

Here is my take on it.

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (American Crafts and Simple Stories), stickers (Jillibean Soup, My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, Studio calico and Elle's Studio). washi tape (We R Memory Keepers and Studio Calico) and pen (Project Life). 

   Here is a closer look. I left the journaling spots blank since I need to still find the back story of this photo. I just love those glitter thickers. 

   I outlined the tags to make them stand out more and make them grounded since before they just looked like they were just floating.

   Don't forget to link up your creations on the Mr. Linky at Scrapbook Challenges to have a chance at winning this month's prize.

Thank You Cards

   Since my last eye appointment, I really wanted to give the ladies at the contact lens department and eye doctor a card to say thanks. I will hand deliver them later this week when I pick up my new contact lens for my left eye. The doctor said it was a perfect fit over a week ago but my eye decided to cone a little more so the lens kept lifting. 

  

  For the card for the ladies I decided to use sketch #114 from CAS(E). I love that their sketches are so clean and simple which was what I was looking for in this card.

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio and American Crafts), pattern paper (Crate Paper and Studio Calico), diecuts (American Crafts), stamp (My Sentiment Exactly), ink (Memento), sequins (Tree House Studio) and punches (EK Success) 

   This card I created for my optimist. Even though I am suppose to wear contacts I had to use the eyeglasses chipboard piece.

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (Echo Park) journaling card (Project Life), tag (Elle's Studio), chipboard (My Mind's Eye), stamp (Studio Calico), ink (Memento), and sequins (Studio Calico)

   What do you think of these cards? Do yo give cards to doctors and staff? I decided to because after nine trips there within two months I wanted to show my appreciation to them for helping me deal and correct my vision in my keratoconus eye.  

The Double Five - Scrapbook Challenges Reveal

I posted this last week that my dad had a birthday the Sunday before  Thanksgiving. This means this is the fastest I ever scraped his birthday, usually it would be almost a year before I attempted his birthday pics. When I say the sketch 422 from Scrapbook Challenges I knew I wanted to scrap a layout about my dad. 

Sketch 422

Supplies" cardstock (Core'dinations), pattern paper (Studio Calico, Webster's Pages and Crate Paper), tags ( Chic Tags, Studio Calico and Elle's Studio), die cut (Studio Calico), chipboard (Um Wow Studio), stickers (Basic Grey, American Crafts and My Mind's Eye), journaling cards (Project Life), punch (Fiskars), sequins (Studio Calico) stamps (Peachy Keen Stamps), ink (Stampabilities) wood veneer  (Maya Road) and pen (Project Life)

Close up on the title work.

Close up on the journaling.

Fifteen Minutes

Hope every one had a great Thanksgiving week. We sure did and this was our first one with no turkey. That is right, we skipped the big bird and opted for two organic chickens. The reason is for this is because of this article. So now my family only eats organic chicken. Plus, this year we didn't do can pumpkin. I processed eight organic pie pumpkins last month and froze it. The pie and cheesecake came out great and I think it has a better taste than the can.
Anyways, before Thanksgiving we had a birthday party for my dad on Sunday. I ended up creating a great guy card in just 15 minutes for him.

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (Studio Calico), color mediums (Tattered Angels), stamp (Deep Red Rubber and Peachy Keen Stamps), ink (Stampabilities), journaling card (Project Life), chipboard (Um Wow Studio and My Mind's Eye) and enamel dot (My Mind's Eye)

I am linking this up to Crafty Steals monthly challenge.
Thanks for stopping by.

Kaisercraft Design Team 2014 Entry

   This post is about my latest creations I made with the Attitude 6 1/2" paper pad  by Kaisercraft. I love this /collection because it is the perfect guy collection. Which everyone knows that guy collections are hard to find. 

   I created three projects for the application, card, bag and a layout. 

Supplies: pattern paper (Kaisercraft), die cuts (Kaisercraft), gems (Kaisercraft and Prima), mask (Studio Calico), twine (Timeless Twine) , stitch template (American Crafts)and modeling paste

 I didn't want to use plain alphas on this card so I took out my needle and twine to stitch "DAD". It adds a little more texture to this card.

 Up next, is a Father's Day bag. I took a plain kraft bag I got at Target to create this great gift bag.

Supplies: pattern paper (Kaisercraft), die cuts (Kaisercraft), gems (Kaisercraft), mask (Studio Calico), stamp (TPC) , ink (Stampabilities and Quick Quotes), washi tape (Fiskars) and modeling paste

 My last project is a layout of my brother's birthday this month.

Supplies: pattern paper (Kaisercraft), die cuts (Kaisercraft), mask (Crafter's Workshop), twine (Timeless Twine and My Mind's Eye), stamp (Deep Red Rubber) ink (Stampabilities and Quick Quotes), wood veneers (Studio Calico),sequins (Studio Calico), glatos (Faber Castell), stapler and modeling paste

Here are some close-ups. 

 I love how the stamp image can still be seen under the modeling paste.

Thanks for stopping by to see my application projects. Thanks.

NSD & Sketch Reveal

If you are a scrapper chances are you know today is National Scrapbook Day. Over at Scrapbook Challenges we thought it would be a good time to do another sketch reveal.

 Here is what I did with this sketch #391

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (Studio Calico), twine (Timeless Twine), sewing machine, black thread,, modeling paste, stitching templates (American Crafts) sticker (My Mind's Eye), diy enamel dots, mask (Crafter's Workshop), washi tape (?) and mist (Heidi Swapp)

 I just bought some more of these fabulous stencils by Amy Tan at Scrapbook Steals. I bought two sets and I am loving them both as you can tell since both are in use on this page.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope after this weekend I will be back into my scrappy mood. I am aiming to get 40 projects down this weekend. Wish me luck

Double, Singles and a Card

A couple of weeks age I created this page of my mom's birthday from last year.
For this page I used Pamela Young's #237 sketch. I am entering this in About A Girl  bold challenge.

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio) pattern paper (Die Cuts With a View, The Paper Studio and Crate Paper), mist (Heidi Swapp), mask (The Crafter's Workshop), washi tape (7 Gypsies and Echo Park), grommets (We R Memory Keepers) , brad (Crate Paper), stickers (American Crafts and ?) stamp (K & Company) ink (Stampabilities), journal card (Webster's Pages) border punch (EK Success) and modeling paste.  

This page is of a photo of me when I was a baby. I am entering this page in About a Girl doily challenge

 This is the last page I created that I can share at this moment.  This page was a tough one for me because I ran out of creative juices and the patterns and colors were not helping it at all. To make this page cohesive I added little embellishments which complemented everything.

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (Die Cuts With a View, Studio Calico, and Echo Park), twine (Timeless Twine), flair (Fancy Pants), rub-ons: (Doddle Bug Designs), gears (The Paper Studio), journal spot (The Robin's Nest), stickers (American Crafts and Simple Stories), and embossing powder.  

 Here is a card. I had the base of this done for a month but never finished it until this week. Thanks to a friend of mine who sent me the love tag I was able to complete this card in a matter of minutes.

Supplies: cardstock (Bazzill),  pattern paper (Crate Paper and Webster's Pages), electronic die cutter and cartridge (Provo Craft), mist (Heidi Swapp), stamp (Deep Red Stamps), dew drops (The Robin's Nest), ink (Close To My Heart), doily and tag. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope these projects inspired you to do a creative project today.