Classic Friendship - Originally Posted 1/28/12

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"Happy Saturday!  The weekend is here!  Normally I'd be cleaning, but I'm the mood for some card-making.  You could say my mojo is on!  LOL.  The card I'm posting today is for Stamp TV's Friday Challenge.  It calls for a stamped flower image and at least two different shapes (die cuts).

Yesterday I was looking at a great magazine (House of Fifty), and the inspiration I got from it is amazing!  By the way, thanks my friend from work for "hooking me up" with this magazine!  (I don't want to name her without her consent; my job depends on it!  LOL! ) Anyway, if you're looking to give your home a boost, take a look at this magazine.  It's overflowing with great ideas! And of course the card-maker in me could not stand to look at those pictures and not be inspired to make a card!  No specific image I can relate to, but just the feel of a vintage and classic look inspired this card:

I was also inspired by friendship itself.  I was thinking of those 'old' friendships that have lasted the test of time and how much beauty an value there is in those friendships.  Just as we come to appreciate the dent on an old dresser, or the 'personality' of an old piece, we come to appreciate our friends for all they are and treasure their friendship even more... So here's to 'old friendships', or better yet: vintage friendships that only get better with time!  

So back to the card, here's the list of materials:

Paper:

Gina K Designs Pure Luxury White Cardstock

Printed Paper from K&E Company - Best of Brenda Walton Stack

Textured Turquoise Paper form DCWV Brights Cardstock Stack

Stamps:

Flower Stamp form 'Garden Silhouettes' Gina K. Designs Stamp Set 

Sentiment from "Springtime Silhouettes' Gina K. Designs Stamp Set

Ink:

Memento 'Rich Cocoa'

Tim Holts 'Tea Dye' Distress Ink

American Crafts Stamp Markers: (62604 Aqua, 62605 Powder, 62608 Leaf, 62609 Cricket) - I used those to color the flower stamp

Accessories:

Offray 3/8" Ribbon (1017SFS OCNBLU 1H)

2 Recollections Adhesive Pearls

Tools:

Spellbinders Standard Circles (Large)

Spellbinders Lacey Circles

Sponge applicator

Thanks for stopping by! "

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Classic Friendship - Originally Posted 1/28/12

This post was transferred from my previous blog.  I had technical difficulties so I could not transfer any comments.  Feel free to post one!

"Happy Saturday!  The weekend is here!  Normally I'd be cleaning, but I'm the mood for some card-making.  You could say my mojo is on!  LOL.  The card I'm posting today is for Stamp TV's Friday Challenge.  It calls for a stamped flower image and at least two different shapes (die cuts).

Yesterday I was looking at a great magazine (House of Fifty), and the inspiration I got from it is amazing!  By the way, thanks my friend from work for "hooking me up" with this magazine!  (I don't want to name her without her consent; my job depends on it!  LOL! ) Anyway, if you're looking to give your home a boost, take a look at this magazine.  It's overflowing with great ideas! And of course the card-maker in me could not stand to look at those pictures and not be inspired to make a card!  No specific image I can relate to, but just the feel of a vintage and classic look inspired this card:

I was also inspired by friendship itself.  I was thinking of those 'old' friendships that have lasted the test of time and how much beauty an value there is in those friendships.  Just as we come to appreciate the dent on an old dresser, or the 'personality' of an old piece, we come to appreciate our friends for all they are and treasure their friendship even more... So here's to 'old friendships', or better yet: vintage friendships that only get better with time!  

So back to the card, here's the list of materials:

Paper:

Gina K Designs Pure Luxury White Cardstock

Printed Paper from K&E Company - Best of Brenda Walton Stack

Textured Turquoise Paper form DCWV Brights Cardstock Stack

Stamps:

Flower Stamp form 'Garden Silhouettes' Gina K. Designs Stamp Set 

Sentiment from "Springtime Silhouettes' Gina K. Designs Stamp Set

Ink:

Memento 'Rich Cocoa'

Tim Holts 'Tea Dye' Distress Ink

American Crafts Stamp Markers: (62604 Aqua, 62605 Powder, 62608 Leaf, 62609 Cricket) - I used those to color the flower stamp

Accessories:

Offray 3/8" Ribbon (1017SFS OCNBLU 1H)

2 Recollections Adhesive Pearls

Tools:

Spellbinders Standard Circles (Large)

Spellbinders Lacey Circles

Sponge applicator

Thanks for stopping by! "

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Crafty Friend - Originally Published on 9/5/11

This post was transferred from my previous blog.  I had technical difficulties so I could not transfer any comments.  Feel free to post one! 

"Hello!  I made this card for the Stamp TV Free for all Friday Challenge: Sew Sentimentally Embossed.  The challenge was to make a card with the sentiment as focal point, and include some kind of sewing and embossing.

I liked the idea of having different size squares of different patterned paper, and putting it together with stitching so this is what I came up with:

Since one of the pieces of paper I chose had buttons on it, I thought it would be a nice touch to add buttons to the card.  I ended up using only one, but it is strategically placed! LOL!  I did not want to over-crowd the card. 

The embossing part of the challenge I almost forgot.  I had thought of embossing the sentiment but I had technical difficulties!  I did not have one of those anti-static pouches and I tried the fabric softener sheet as a substitute (I read that somewhere) but it did not work.  So it's plan B for the embossing!  I decided to emboss the oval with little dots, which actually complement the dots on one of the paper patterns I used. 

To make the sentiment stand out I mounted the oval on foam squares.

Thanks for stopping by! "

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Crafty Friend - Originally Published on 9/5/11

This post was transferred from my previous blog.  I had technical difficulties so I could not transfer any comments.  Feel free to post one! 

"Hello!  I made this card for the Stamp TV Free for all Friday Challenge: Sew Sentimentally Embossed.  The challenge was to make a card with the sentiment as focal point, and include some kind of sewing and embossing.

I liked the idea of having different size squares of different patterned paper, and putting it together with stitching so this is what I came up with:

Since one of the pieces of paper I chose had buttons on it, I thought it would be a nice touch to add buttons to the card.  I ended up using only one, but it is strategically placed! LOL!  I did not want to over-crowd the card. 

The embossing part of the challenge I almost forgot.  I had thought of embossing the sentiment but I had technical difficulties!  I did not have one of those anti-static pouches and I tried the fabric softener sheet as a substitute (I read that somewhere) but it did not work.  So it's plan B for the embossing!  I decided to emboss the oval with little dots, which actually complement the dots on one of the paper patterns I used. 

To make the sentiment stand out I mounted the oval on foam squares.

Thanks for stopping by! "

Have a bright day!

Aixa