Emerald Note

Happy Wednesday, crafty friends!  I used to say this usually on Fridays but every day is special so instead of only Happy Friday, Happy-Whatever-Day-of-the-Week!  He, he.  

Today I am posting a card for Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger: Envy Becomes You.  After you see the picture you will understand:

That's a lovely image that brings the phrase "Green with Envy" to a whole new level!  I love the color combination, the green embroidery is gorgeous, and the shoes…Oh, the shoes!  Simple yet very elegant.  The bows make the shoe, in my opinion… So from the colors to the shoes, here is my take on the trigger:

Since I liked the embroidery so much I decided to ink up a Cuttlebug folder and do a letterpress background.  I usually incorporate stamping on my projects but for this one I thought 'less is more'.  Every now and then I like a plain note so I can use for any occasion so this card goes on the "anything" stash!  

Another main element from the trigger are the bows on the shoes so I added a bow on the card.  The ribbon I had was narrower than I wanted so to add volume and 'presence' to the bow, I made it double.  

Materials:

Card stock: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Turquoise Sea, Jellybean green

Ink: Memento Pear Tart

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers

Ribbon: Offrey (Green; sorry don't have the exact color name/code)

Thanks for stopping by! 

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Emerald Note

Happy Wednesday, crafty friends!  I used to say this usually on Fridays but every day is special so instead of only Happy Friday, Happy-Whatever-Day-of-the-Week!  He, he.  

Today I am posting a card for Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger: Envy Becomes You.  After you see the picture you will understand:

That's a lovely image that brings the phrase "Green with Envy" to a whole new level!  I love the color combination, the green embroidery is gorgeous, and the shoes…Oh, the shoes!  Simple yet very elegant.  The bows make the shoe, in my opinion… So from the colors to the shoes, here is my take on the trigger:

Since I liked the embroidery so much I decided to ink up a Cuttlebug folder and do a letterpress background.  I usually incorporate stamping on my projects but for this one I thought 'less is more'.  Every now and then I like a plain note so I can use for any occasion so this card goes on the "anything" stash!  

Another main element from the trigger are the bows on the shoes so I added a bow on the card.  The ribbon I had was narrower than I wanted so to add volume and 'presence' to the bow, I made it double.  

Materials:

Card stock: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Turquoise Sea, Jellybean green

Ink: Memento Pear Tart

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers

Ribbon: Offrey (Green; sorry don't have the exact color name/code)

Thanks for stopping by! 

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Owl Miss You

Hello, friends!  Today I'm posting a card for Stamp TV's Monday Challenge, hosted by the talented Melissa Cash.  This time it is a sketch challenge with a twist to use fall colors.  Here is the sketch:

Sometimes I have a hard time seeing beyond the sketch… So I decided I wanted to find a way, even if small, to change it up in some way. 

Instead of using the long vertical rectangle, I decided to use three narrow strips of scrap paper, placed closed together to make one rectangular shape.  To add interest I cut the bottom in chevron style and replicated the same idea for the flag on the front panel.  I also added texture by embossing the background panel.  Little secret: I actually had it embossed from another project I never used it for!  What doesn't work for one project will work for another so save everything! 

Materials List 

Paper:  Gina K Designs (GKD) Pure Luxury 120 lb Ivory, Tomato Soup, Honey Mustard, Dark 

            Chocolate, and printed paper from Sunkissed Autumn kit

Stamps: Owl and sentiment from GKD Sunkissed Autumn kit

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Morocco

Markers: Copic E31 & E35

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Floral Fantasy

Thank you so much for visiting!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Owl Miss You

Hello, friends!  Today I'm posting a card for Stamp TV's Monday Challenge, hosted by the talented Melissa Cash.  This time it is a sketch challenge with a twist to use fall colors.  Here is the sketch:

Sometimes I have a hard time seeing beyond the sketch… So I decided I wanted to find a way, even if small, to change it up in some way. 

Instead of using the long vertical rectangle, I decided to use three narrow strips of scrap paper, placed closed together to make one rectangular shape.  To add interest I cut the bottom in chevron style and replicated the same idea for the flag on the front panel.  I also added texture by embossing the background panel.  Little secret: I actually had it embossed from another project I never used it for!  What doesn't work for one project will work for another so save everything! 

Materials List 

Paper:  Gina K Designs (GKD) Pure Luxury 120 lb Ivory, Tomato Soup, Honey Mustard, Dark 

            Chocolate, and printed paper from Sunkissed Autumn kit

Stamps: Owl and sentiment from GKD Sunkissed Autumn kit

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Morocco

Markers: Copic E31 & E35

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Floral Fantasy

Thank you so much for visiting!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

The Focal Point Challenge

Happy Sunday, friends!  It's been a while since my last post so I'm glad to be back on Blogland!  Today I am posting a card for Moxie Fab's 'Focal Point Challenge'.  In case you have not seen it, Papercrafts just published an excellent magazine that I believe all card makers should have.  It is called 'Card Design Handbook' and it is full of card making concepts that will expand your knowledge of card  making vastly.  The card samples are fab as always!  Click here to take a look at this must-have issue! No, I don't get paid for promoting them!  LOL.  I just love this issue! 

So, based on The Card Design Handbook, Cath at Moxie Fab World has created a series of challenges incorporating some of the concepts on the magazine.  I just had to participate, so I have created a card for The Focal Point Challenge.  According to the Card Design Handbook, the focal point is defined as the main area where the embellishment or image stamp is placed. 

With that in mind, here is my card:

My focal point is the light bulb.  The idea of the beams of light behind the bulb came from a tutorial by Gina, at Stamp TV.  Click here to take a look at the technique.  It is fairly easy and I love the effect it creates. 

After creating the beams of light, I stamped the lightbulb on yellow cardstock and cut it out.  Then I paperpieced the heart with red cardstock.  Since my background got a little 'packed' with the little hearts (I couldn't resist), I decided the lightbulb needed a little something to stand out.  So…  I added some sparkle by coloring the heart with a clear Sakura pen.  I also colored the bottom of the bulb with a metallic silver gel pen.  Then I adhered the lightbulb to the card using dimensional foam squares, which makes the focal image pop-out (literally!) from the background.   

Materials

Cardstock: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury White (120 lbs and layering weight), Black Onyx, Wild 

                  Dandellion, and Red Hot

Stamps:  Gina K Designs 'Lighthearted Wishes' stamp set

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Dandellion, Lady Bug

Pens: Sakura clear,  Sakura Gelli Roll Metallic (XPGB-M #553)

Other: dimensional foam squares 

* Finished card size: 4.25" x 5.5" 

Hope you enjoyed the visit!  Thanks for stopping by! 

Have a bright day!

Aixa