CARD PATTERNS SKETCH WITH PPRS

My card for the CARD PATTERNS SKETCH

this week. Using PPRS.

I used the stamp and die set (pumpkin) to

cut out and stamp the leaves that I hung from

embroidery floss.

I cut the sentiment (PPRS)

out with a new nestabilities die.

PPRS Jack-o-lantern

Have you seen the

Stamp and die sets

from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps??

This jack-o-lantern set is just

ONE example. There are several

others including butterflies :)

this set comes with the leaf that I used on my

card two posts down. There are these 2 faces that

you can put on them and there is two "scene" stamps

you can use as well. You just cut out the pumpkin using

the die on your cuttlebug (or similar tool) then

STAMP IT!!

How easy is that. No tedious cutting with scissors

the time consuming part is done for you with the die.

Stamps: Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps

paper: The Paper Company

B&T: paper: Scrapbooking Supplies

die: Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps

Prickley Pear Stamps - Design Team Member

I'm happy to announce that I've

been chosen to be a

Design Team Member

for

Prickley Pear Stamps

They have tons and tons of stamps and much much more.

New to the store is stamps and die sets,

they also have beautiful transparencies.

There are so many things you can do with transparencies...

I had no idea. Stay posted for an idea list for them.

I'm so excited and honored to accept this position and

I look forward to making loads of things for them.

above card:

items used: cuttlebug folder, misc B&T paper

Prickley Pear sentiment stamp and leaf stamp

Autumn colored flower soft, tacky glue, brown

chalk

Tutorial Wednesday

A few weeks ago I had an idea.

I had bought some paper with a white "core" and when

embossed you could sand the raised areas with

sandpaper and the white core would come through.

So I decided to paint a piece of white paper with paint

emboss and see what happens.

Well, that's just what I did to this card.

step 1: paint (acrylic pain is what I used) your

white paper (textured works best). Allow to dry completely.

step 2: emboss paper with an embossing folder using

a cuttlebug or similar device.

step 3: sand the raised areas with sandpaper for

desired effect.

step 4: complete your card.

Think of the possibilities....experiment with different

colors of paper, grades of sandpaper, sand a little or a lot.

Happy paper crafting!

Squigglefly challenge

This is a card I made for the

Squigglefly challenge

this week.

Squigglefly has new releases every Saturday.

They have a HUGE selection

of images.

Be sure and check them out

and play along with the challenges too.

I used a new cuttlebug embossing folder for this card.

Personalized Wedding Card

Not sure why this came out so yellow, it's actually black and white.

That was the colors of the wedding. I made this for a cousin that got

married last weekend. The heart embellishment actually came on the

invitation. So easy and so personal. I used a cuttlebug embossing folder

and nestibilities for the oval which is on pop dots. Tied it together

with a silver ribbon.

BEST WISHES

I found this template at splitcoaststampers awhile back and finally got to use it. Is this not just ADORABLE. It was posted on splitcoast by Lori - check out her site here. It's difficult to see in the photo but the black paper is dry embossed with lines on it. I dry embossed the dress with a SU emboss folder. I used brads for the buttons and embellished the dress with pearls. Such a fun card to make.

Masculine

I needed a "farewell" card for one of the guys at work. I'd seen metal embossed before and wanted to give it a try. I used my cuttlebug. The brads on the four corners look like screws. I sanded the background paper with sandpaper for a rugged look.

Snow ride

This is a digital stamp from Pink Cat Studio. I used chunky glitter for around the hat. The snowflake was cut with cuttlebug from a die I got from Stampin Up. The patterned paper and ribbon is from Target $1 section. Snow will be here before we know it.

Forever.......

This was a technique challenge on splitcoast. Something different. I used the stampin up emboss folder for this one. Forever is cut out using my cricut. The butterflies are ..... again.....Martha Stewart punch. I know, I know, enough with the butterflies already. Sorry, I have some kind of obsession. Yes, I used the rhinestones on the center of the butterflies. Colored with prisma pencils and Gamsol.

I've always wanted to make a card like this with squares but had trouble getting my squares the same size. Well, thanks to the Cuttlebug and spellbinders nestabilities templates I can make them the same exact size. Bright and colorful card.

Slow but steady

This is another digital stamp purchased from Squigglefly.com. When I saw this cuttlebug folder the first thing that came to mind was "turtle" My son recently did a book report on "The tortoise and the hare" which gave me the sentiment idea. I think this turtle is soooooo stinkin' cute!!

Birthday wish

Another card with my cuttlebug. Embossing is on vellum on the bottom part of card. The wish is from the wild card cricut cartridge.

CUTTLEBUG THANK YOU

This was made with my new cuttlebug embossing folder. I ran it through the cuttlebug and rubbed the ink pad over the top of it to highlight the embossed part. I love this ribbon. It's wired ribbon and easy to form. So very simple and easy.

CUTTLEBUG ROCKS

I love how this turned out!! I picked up a Cuttlebug at Michaels last week when they were on sale. Primarily for the embossing. I love it!!! This card, I embossed the image (I call them dandilion weeds) on paper that is white inbetween meaning it's white paper that is coated with color on top and bottom. Then I used a piece of sandpaper rubbed on the raised embossed part to bring the white center through. It's much prettier in person. It's a Sympathy card "May you find comfort tomorrow in the love that surrounds you today". Can't wait to get Stampin Up's Manhatten flower embossing folder!!!!!!