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

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

Grateful

Hello!  Hope you're enjoying the weekend!  It's been kind of wet around here but I am enjoying the weekend nevertheless.  Today I am posting for Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger, Autumn Awaits.  Here is the trigger:

First impression when I saw this picture had nothing to do with card making…  It was:  'Wow, she's really skinny!'  LOL   I kept looking to see if it was some kind of optical illusion because her waist seems sooo tiny!  Oh, well…  Back to card making -  focus!

I really liked the vibrant colors.  I never would have thought of that combination but then again, that is what I like about these triggers:  they open your eyes to new things.  With the color palette in mind, I created this autumn card:

It is very clean and simple and to give it some dimension I mounted the leaf squares on dimensional foams.  To balance the sentiment with the rest of the elements, I kind of followed the pattern of the leaf squares so I placed it at the bottom, off to the left, to balance with the square to right.  

And that is my card for today!  Thanks for stopping by.  

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Grateful

Hello!  Hope you're enjoying the weekend!  It's been kind of wet around here but I am enjoying the weekend nevertheless.  Today I am posting for Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger, Autumn Awaits.  Here is the trigger:

First impression when I saw this picture had nothing to do with card making…  It was:  'Wow, she's really skinny!'  LOL   I kept looking to see if it was some kind of optical illusion because her waist seems sooo tiny!  Oh, well…  Back to card making -  focus!

I really liked the vibrant colors.  I never would have thought of that combination but then again, that is what I like about these triggers:  they open your eyes to new things.  With the color palette in mind, I created this autumn card:

It is very clean and simple and to give it some dimension I mounted the leaf squares on dimensional foams.  To balance the sentiment with the rest of the elements, I kind of followed the pattern of the leaf squares so I placed it at the bottom, off to the left, to balance with the square to right.  

And that is my card for today!  Thanks for stopping by.  

Have a bright day!

Aixa

I'm being Featured on the CardMaker Blog!!!

Hello, crafty friends!  I have some exciting news to share with all of you: I am delighted to be featured on Card-Making Connections, the editor's blog from CardMaker Magazine!!!  I would like to invite you to check out the feature on their blog and also browse it for some great posts on card making.

A big thank you to the Card-Making Connections team for the inspiration they provide through the blog and to the CardMaker editing team for featuring me on the Reader Spotlight.  It truly is an honor…

In my gratitude for this opportunity I have made this card:

Materials List:

Cardstock: Gina K Designs (GKD) 120 lb Pure Luxury Ivory, GKD Pure Luxury Dark Chocolate, 

                  GKD Pure Luxury Tomato Soup

Design Paper: GKD Sun Kissed Autumn paper pack

Stamps: Leaves (GKD Sun Kissed Autumn stamp set), Thank You (GKD Assorted Greetings stamp 

              set)

Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa, Peanut Brittle, Tangelo

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a bright day!

Aixa