What The Cowgirls Do - A Country Tag - Double D Gingham Challenge

Hello, Crafty Peeps

Yesterday, I created a card for the Double D Gingham Challenge.  Since one of my goals in 2019 is to use up as much of my scrap stash as I possibly can, I decided to do some paper piecing and create this little tag using the scraps from "Country Gingham" card.

Gingham Cowgirl

I really had forgotten how much I like paper piecing!  I haven't used my Copics in so long they were mostly dry and I did not have the refills for these colors so my girl is a little spotty.  I like her though because my disease has caused some crazy pigmentation on my face and I am a little spotty these days...maybe I was projecting!😄

Give Gingham Paper a Try!

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Thanks so much, Double D Challenge!  

Stuff I used:

Dies: Unbranded - Heart Frame 

Papers: Kraft Cardstock 

Patterned Papers:  American Crafts "Marine"

Stamp:  Prima Dolls

Dies: Strip Alphabet Die - Tim Holtz™ Alterations "Alphabetical"

Twine, Wink of Stella™, Brad

Other Challenges Entered:

Imagine that Digi Stamp - Always Anything Goes

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A Place To Start - Use An Inspirational Stamp or Die - Mid-Month DT Make

Hello, Crafty Makers!

The creative challenge this month at 

A Place To Start

is to use an inspirational stamp or die.  Mostly, I have inspirational sentiments that I try to pair with images that communicate things like, Hope, Joy, Peace, etc. 

 Hope 

 It is so funny how creative endeavors always seem to take on a personality all their own.  I started out creating the project using one of my watercolored tissue paper panels.  I wanted to put patterned paper behind it but when I found this lovely paper and my entire project changed. 

  The paper worked so well with the dragonfly that I cut the dragonfly away to use as a stand alone embellishment.

For this little fella, I used three different embossing powders. After each color was embossed, I applied a fresh layer of Versamark, added the EP and heated one again.  The final EP was a Clear Iridescent Powder that added amazing sparkle to the die cut.  The surprise benefit here was that the Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder that I used as my base layer, resisted the other EPs in some areas.  

I have always used black cs with my shadow dies, but in this instance, I thought to pull in the background paper might create more tension and I was right.  To give added dimension, I used the shadow die to cut a piece of craft foam and attached to the back of the shadow shape.  The effect of elevated sentiment is way cool.

I had a bunch of stitched panels in my stash, so I used Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink to distress the edges and added 3 crystals to finish off the design.

I hope you will join us at A Place To Start Challenge.  

Here is a chance to use all those inspirational sentiments that you have been hoarding!

HUGZ,

Challenges Entered:

Crafting With An Attitude:  Always ATG

Cute Card Thursday:  Wings

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes w/Optional Valentine

Through The Craft Room Door

Supplies & Stuff

Butterfly Lace Edge Die

Hope Word Die

Gina Marie™Wonky Stitched Die
Hampton Art Hunter Green Embossing Powder (no longer available)
Basic Grey® Life of The Party Paper Stack (retired)

A Ghost of Christmas Past

Hello, Crafty Makers!

Christmas is not a holiday that I celebrate and, in the past, I would not create projects with Christmas related themes.  This year, I decided that I would send Christmas cards to my friends who do celebrate this holiday.  Sadly, half of the cards had been mailed before I decided to create this blog post!

Cards for the Ghost of Christmas Present
Because of my limited supply of Christmas dies and stamps, I had to keep my designs simple.  I was able to create cards quickly and reduce my stash!

The tree was cut from kraft card (I cut three and glued them together to add dimension).  I applied glue using a glue stick and then sprinkled it with glitter.

Happy Holidays!

Materials Used: 

Watercolor Paper - cut to 5-0" x 3-3/4" (cut as many panels as needed)

Kraft cardstock

Gold cardstock

Silver cardstock

3-Watercolor Brush Pens

3-Small containers

Re-inkers: Any re-inker will do.  I used:  

   (Iced Spruce, Stormy Sky, and Faded Jeans)

Gold Shimmer Ink

Shimmer mist or brush (I used Wink of Stella-Clear)

Dies: Poppy (small Deer), Memory Box (X-mas Tree), Unbranded Dies (sentiments, snowflakes, and large Deer), Tim Holtz Thinlits Seasons Greetings