The Biggest show on earth!

 

 

 

This week's challenge here at The Royal Castle is to

"Make it a 6 x 6 Square"!

 

 

Stampendous Stamp used- "Circus"

 

Graphic 45 Papers

from the "Le Cirque"

collection.

More of their great papers are available here at

The Scrapbooking Queen's

store blog!

 

 

Todays tip:  Always lay out your layered cards before gluing anything down permanently!

It's easier to change things around rather than rip them up later!

 (Trust me on this one!)

 

Have a great week!

~Jan~

Patent Man bids farewell!

My three months term is nearly over with the

Blog Star DesignTeam

 at Stampendous.

 

It wasn't without some laughs and some sadness as I got to know the members of the team.  That is such a short time to be online, on FB, and in yahoo groups before there comes the moment to say goodbye.

 

Here is one of my first projects, but turns out I forgot about it,

so it's one of my last to post.

 

Patent Man

 

Another one where I inked or burned the paper edges,
and layered on lots of masculine goodies
(Sprockets, mesh, brads, Graphic 45 papers)!

 

Hope you enjoy!

 

(To all the team at Stampendous:

I will miss you, and good luck in your future endeavors!)



Special Delivery!

Hello, it's Jan again!

(Please scroll down to see my latest DCWV layout!)

Today, I made a tag-turned-card!

Sometimes, you start with a concept, and it just grows from there!

I used the recently released Stampendous,

"Special Delivery"

on kraft cardstock.

First, I stamped and heat-embossed the image onto the kraft tag.

The image was then colored using watercolor pencils.

The sentiment is from the set,  "Christmas Wishes",

and was stamped and also heat-embossed.

The edges of the tag were inked with Tim Holtz Christmas inks,

and the kraft card mat and the pattern paper edges inked in Momento, Cocoa Brown.

I love the vintage look of these colors!

What set the whole thing off was covering the entire tag with Versamark,

Champagne Dazzle Ink.

I then sprinkled the entire surface with Stampendous,
Detail Clear Embossing Powder.

The result was this shimmery, gorgeous tag giving those vintage colors

an extra pop!

I send more cards than I attach tags to gifts, so this was assembled and will be one more Christmas card off my list! 

The August Stampendous Challenge,

 "Focus on Sentiments",

is very close to coming to an end!

 

Just look at all of the wonderful projects by the

Design Team!

 

Asia King	Kristine Reynolds	Taylor Usry	Kristine Reynolds
Stephanie Lee	Janelle Stollfus	Jan Garber	Wendy Jordan
Wendy Price	Stephanie Lee	Pam Hornschu	Pam Hornschu
Melinda Gleissner	Kristine Reynolds	Janelle Stollfus

InLinkz.com

Stampendous is giving away three stamp sets in August!

Go here to see all of the details and rules, and make your own project and link it up here or on the Stampendous blog!

 

Check out my second post for today!
These new DCWV papers will knock your socks off!



DYSU Challenge...Circles!

 

  Crafty Sentiments - Winner's Choice of 4 Images

 

Folded Paper - Winner's Choice of 3 Digital Stamps 

This week I am posting a card I made a while back and didn't post. 

The papers are entirely Graphic 45 and the dies are Tim Holtz. 

After assembling and shaping, the layered flower was lightly spritzed with
Tsukineko, Goosebumps.

Thanks for looking!

Go check out the rest of the Design Team and enter to win!

This card is entered at the challenge at:
By the Cute and Girly (Spring is All Around)

Creative Craft Challenges2 (Anything Goes)

DYSU Challenge #60- Distress It!*

Winner's Choice of 7 Digital Images

£10 voucher

Winner's Choice of 5 Digital Images

Also, all participants will receive a Digi Darla code for a free stamp set just for participating in the challenge this week!

I was fortunate enough to recieve this wonderfully hilarious image from Bugaboo Stamps!

Aren't they adorable?

The big craze is interactive cards, so I made mine in an old-school interactive fashion...

But I couldn't bring myself to use the second phrase that comes with the image...

(and wives need mute buttons)

This card will go to a friend when they most need a pick-me-up. 

I just have to sit back and wait, and some hubby/boyfriend will mess up and I'll send this to make the wife/girlfriend feel much better!  :)

Inside of card:

See? Guaranteed to bring a smile to your face!

Another close-up of the front flap....

Have a good day, and check out the rest of the
Do You Stack Up
Design Team's projects!
Make your own card and win some great digi's!

This card is also entered in the challenges at:
The Sisterhood of Crafters (Digital image)
Creative Card Crew (Masculine)
Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps (No Embossing)

Say Happy Father's Day with Tim Holtz!

I just loved that the challenge this week at Simon Says Stamps was to make a "Masculine" card and if you have 'em, use Tim's products! Well, I have a few of those that have been needing some love for a while!  

So, it was a no-brainer to use Tim's  "Journey" stamp set, and pair it with this terrific paper bit I had left from a Graphic 45 pack!    And one of the products I'd had for a long time, but never used was the idea-ology Mask image, Time Works.  It worked SO well. I love the way they barely stick to your project, but manage to keep out all the spray mist.  I chose the clock face image to add a little dimension to my pattern paper.


  I also used a key and some hinges from Tim's Grungeboard, Elements. This stuff literally absorbs the ink so well, and in this case, the embossing ink. All I had to do was ink the pieces with Black pigment ink, apply the embossing ink, and clear powder. They now have the appearance of actual metal.  I love it!

Last, but not least, I stopped thinking that a card for a holiday had to be the typical one with the greeting clearly on the front.  This card IS for my Dad, and it IS for Father's Day, but I prefer to write my own personal message on the inside. I'm pretty sure he'll know what day it is!!!! LOL!

The tag on the card reads, CG 1. (The key chain salvaged from a kitchen drawer, managed to hang directly over the number 1 in every picture I took!)  Meant to replicate the letters and number on a license plate, these are my dad's initials and I DO feel that he's #1!

Inside of card:

Paper:  Graphic 45, Curtain Call
Embellies: Tim Holtz, idea-ology Grungeboard and Mask
Embossing Ink and powder: Stampendous
Adhesive: Helmar 450


Also, timing was perfect to enter this in the challenge at:
Easy Craft Projects (Father's day)
Woodware USA (Masculine and a GDT call!)
The Crazy Challenge (Father's Day)

Movie Magic

I couldn't wait to use my new Graphics45 papers I recently received from a dear friend, plus I have so many older papers that I have been wanting to start utilizing on my cards and layouts.
I started matching up old with new, this with that, and decided that of few pieces of my Basic Grey (Black Tie and Eskimo Kisses!) went perfectly with the new G45 Curtain Call! 
I love the pop of "wine" color with the black and white!

The little gal was "fussy cut" from DCWV's "Lady Couture",

and the "movie reels" are Tim Holtz.

I just love the vintage Hollywood feel of this card.

I stuck to my New Year's resolution, and finished off the inside with a simple bow and bling.

Supplies:
Graphics45; Curtain Call
Basic Grey; Black Tie, Eskimo Kisses
Basic Grey; Bling Diamonds and Copella Brads
Tim Holtz; Sprockets
DCWV; Lady Couture
Zva; Diamond swirl
Stash ribbon
Helmar 450 Adhesive
Momento inks

And in true Hollywood fashion, "Kiss- kiss, Darling".

Entered in challenge:
Basic Grey Challenge, Mix and Match

Serious, and a Bit of Whimsy!

 Please scroll down if you are here to see my second post for today ... Whimsy!

Now that this card has been delivered, I can post it! I had to be careful that the friend I made it for wouldn't see it on my blog before her actual birthday!
She has been instrumental in my cardmaking and encouraging me to expand my techniques! She is definately Someone Special!
I am trying to move in the direction of more layered, vintage cards. My absolute card "divas" are Sarah Martina and Ashley Newell Cannon. Yes, I'm not embarassed to say, I want to be just like them! 
Here is my Graphic 45 project. I love those papers!

I was able to dig out all my favorite embellishments... we have lace, a doily, a flower, stickpins, twine, pearls, and lots and lots of ink! This is the girly side of me and I love it! I'm not so much into the pinks and the dainty ribbons, but the vintage look is right up my alley!

This card will be proudly entered at Flourishes (Birthday) and the
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge (Someone Special)
The Whimsy Part....
I also made a card for a monkey-loving friend that has a little girl. I know it was my friends' birthday, but I wanted her daughter to get a kick out of the card, too!

I am a big sock monkey lover from back in the 60's (yes, I'm admitting to my age here) and these newer versions that are in the stores are adorable!  My husband even bought me one a few years ago just because I mentioned loving them as a child. My grandson slept with it during his visits for a long time.  The images are simply a strip cut from a pattern paper I found at Michael's last year. Manufacturer?  Who knows!  Don't you wish they would all mark their papers?
Entered in the:
 Delighful Challenges (Animal)
Digi Doodle Shops Best (Anything Goes)

Graphics Card

My mother's birthday is this weekend, and I wanted to make something she would cherish. I made this card using the Graphic 45 Domestic Goddess image and Rennaissance Faire in the background. The black rose and ribbon added the perfect balance with the metal embellie. And guess what that was?  A corner reinforement on an old office storage piece!  Just tore it off the cardboard!

So, here you go, Liz, the glue isn't even dry yet! LOL!  I plan on decorating a small birdcage and stand to match, and will post that later this week when I get it finished!

                    Graphic 45 rules!  Love all of the collections!