Asian design - Strength

This card was created with three challenges in mind
1) Cuttlebug challenge to use white and an Asian design. I do not have the new folders but I did have a stamp set by Inkadinkado.
2) All Sorts - helped me by using their LO
3) At Frosted Designs we were to use Ink on a card. (Large background stamp cut into 4 pieces


I used the Cuttlebug Herringbone folder on the base card. Added some pearls and raised the image twice on foam squares.

Thinking of You - Sketchy Thursday 2nd chance

Hello - I am getting my cards done today - you see the kids (Kristen and her friends) have gone back to college, and I need a new stash of cards to send to them.

Here is one I did for Sketchy Thursday second change sketch

Background is embossed using a Cuttlebug folder.
I used my Coluzzle to cut the circle
The Sentiment is from a StudioG clear stamp set
The awesome swirl (sorry for the glare) is a sticker from EK Success that I picked up last week from Target. Oh the bling is from Michael's

Posh Design Sketch #5

Here is my entry from Posh Designs. Here is the LO I followed. Give it a go if you like at their blog.
I used a Martha Stewart Star border punch that my daughter got me for Christmas.
The pearls are from Michael's
The sentiment is from StudioG
The oval is a punch from Stampin' Up (raised on foam squares)

Michael's coupons

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ACM coupons for next week

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Sketchy Thursday - LO Our STAR Dancer

This was a great Lo challenge at Sketchy Thursdays 1*07 to help me get one page of a 2 page LO I needed to get done of our daughter.

Michael's coupons 20 % this weekend

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Hope

If you are a follower of my BLOG, you may remember I did a walk in Boston (October) for the ACS to help raise funds for Breast Cancer.
I got my pictures back and what quite pleased at my LO.


Here is another easy effect you can do. (click the pic for a close up)
See the ribbon at the top, I did a gentle folding to create the ruffle - in less than 5 mins I had this subtle accent. (no sewing!)
Add a layer of adhesive - I used Stampin' Up snail AKA Tombow - to the top of the page - where you want the ribbon to be stuck down. I chose the top.
Take your ribbon (mine is 1" satin) and fasten it in the back. come to the front and using a fingers width stick the ribbon to the adhesive. Then make a loop with the ribbon and then continue to stick a finger's width to the adhesive. Keep doing this for even ruffles. To keep the ruffle (loops) down tape a small clear dot and put it under the loop. Perfect ruffle - no sewing!

Let me know if you understand this - or else I can do a tutorial. Give it a try!

Nor'easter

Here we had 12+ inches of snow - I always take pictures of our storms as there is a silence or calm as the ground is covered in a white blanket. I just hate clearing the cars!!!!

You'll notice in the corners of my LO I punched Martha Stewart snowflakes and used my Crop-A-Dile to punch a center hole. I strung some wonderful fibers through the hole and fastened it in the back.
Give it a try for a great effect!

Paper Crafts Sentiments

I am a long time Paper Craft mag fan and wanted to share their web site for printables that coordinate with their mag.

http://www.papercraftsmag.com/sentiments/index.html

Happy New Years and hope to bring you more inspirations and ideas in 2010!