Floating Paper strips and die cuts

 I created the background for the card using various strips of card stock strips, gluing them onto a acetate die cut circle. Then attaching the circle to the card with foam tape, making to circle to look like it is floating. I then added a die cut leaf in green and black for a shadow look.

Oriental Sunshade

 

Taking a step back in time to create this card. Many years ago, Oriental stamp were all the rage in cardmaking. This image is one of the first clear stamp image that I had purchased. I teamed it with the oriental sunshade embossing folder from Couture Creations. After embossing the card, I rubbed a gold ink pad over the raised areas, to keep them in place I then set it with clear heat embossing powder.

Nautical Honors

It it time for another challenge with the team on the CCEE Stampers blog, Lynn is back with this challenge.

In the United States of America , October 13 is the day that the U.S. Navy celebrates as their birthday. To honor the men and women who have stepped up to serve our nation as members of the Navy since its inception, create a  card with a nautical theme.

I had this 6 x 6 paper pack in my stash of papers, it is double sided but I just couldn't bring myself to cut up this page, I glad I didn't have to as it works great as a card front for this theme.

I also found another pack with the anchor paper with worked well with the other pack.

 

I have used the twist panel die set to add some interactive fun inside. I added a spot to write your sentiment and added the die cut anchor charm.

Couture Creations  Sea Breeze paper pack

Kaisercraft  Summer Splash paper pack

Karen Burniston - 1109 Twist Panel pop-up

                          1119 Cruise Charms

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Frances Byrne

Kelly Santi

Maryann Einam- You are here

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Just a note with foil

My card today is for the challenge on CCEE Stampers blog, where hostess Frances asks us to try a technique.

 A few months ago, Jennifer McGuire shared a technique using embossing folders. Let’s give it a try. You can find Jennifer's tutorial here. 

I have used copper foil card stock for the base card and Couture creations - Drifting Endless embossing folder. I added distress inks to highlight the areas after sanding. I then used the same inks to colour a piece of card before die cutting the sentiment. I die cut a circle panel using Sunny Studios - fancy frames and the inlaid them together to create the background for the sentiment. I the added an extra sentiment from Mama Elephant - cherry blossom branch stamp set.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Frances Byrne

Kelly Santi

Maryann Einam- You are here

Thanks for stopping by....

Buffalo Plaid

On the CCEE Stampers blog today hostess Kelly has challenged us to make a buffalo plaid card.

 I absolutely adore black and white buffalo plaid (also known as buffalo check)

so please create a card with buffalo plaid as your focal point.

I made the background with the stencil and distress oxide inks. I made the die cut flower added the string and the die cut Merry Christmas before layering it onto the card base.

Supplies: 

Stencil 

Distress inks Hickory smoke, black soot

Couture creations Layered Poinsettia stamps and die set

Karen Burntiston - 1177 - Merry Christmas shadow and 1065 - Merry Christmas

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Frances Byrne

Kelly Santi

Maryann Einam- You are here

Thanks for stopping by....

Alcohol ink dreams

My card for today is made for a challenge that I do with a couple of friends. Each month we have a challenge to create a card with our supplies.

This month our challenge is to use Alcohol inks.

I created several background pieces on yupo paper, the first time I have used this paper, because when I had used the inks in the past we just had gloss card. 

Inspired by the recent views of the Aurora Australis, I used my background behind  the memory box Evergreen window. The sentiment was also cut from the background paper and popped up onto the white card.

For this card I die cut top panel with gold foil card, boy it is just so hard to photograph. I tilted the card for a different angle which shows a bit more of the marbled alcohol ink background.

Supplies:
Ranger Alcohol inks - Limeade, Terracotta, Raspberry, Wild Plum, mixative gold.
Dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs: stitched rectangle, away with words - dream, Couture Creations - wild & free Ekene Tree, Memory box - Everygreen Window. Yupo paper, gold foil card.

African Silhoutte

My card today was made especially for a work colleague's  special birthday. Her home town is in South Africa, can you guess her favourite animal?

The front of the card was made with Couture creations African Silhouette die with some designer paper, I placed some foam dots under  the tree and giraffes to give them a 3D look.

I have just added the twist panel pop-up die designed by Karen Burniston to my collection of Karen designed products. Previously to create this type of card you had to adapt another die.
The panel twists up when you open it but folds flat for postage.

Here is a closer look at the twist panel, to decorate my pages I used the dies that came in the set, 2 different sentiments, partial piece of the African die and some giraffes from designer paper.

The Twist panel pop up set has 15 pieces, that includes the border die plus the tag die on the bottom of the card.

Have a great day.
Thanks for stopping by......

Set Sail

For this weeks Challenge card on the CCEE Stampers Blog, we are asked to create a masculine themed card.

This week is for the guys……make a masculine card of any type….does not have to be a birthday
card.

Today's card was made using a free set found in a magazine.

Seeds of friendship

Welcome to today's fun challenge with the CCEE stampers team.

Did you know that today is "Old Farmers Day" - let's show our appreciation to our farmers by creating something farm related today.

An hours drive from home is the farming district where they grow fields of sunflowers, so that is the inspiration for today's card.
I recently purchased a magazine with a free stamp set that contained these sunflowers and the sentiments that I have used for my card. They worked so well with the Art Impressions His and Hers gardeners set. I have used the Cherry Lynn step die for the base of my card.

I decorated the inside of this card, to showcase the lovely sentiment and added the picket fence and another sunflower.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Frances Byrne
Vicky Gould
Kelly Santi

Thanks for stopping by....

Top Catch

Challenge day with my friends on CCEE Stampers. Liz is back again with this weeks challenge.

The month of August is National Catfish Month. Fishing is a year round sport and hobby around where I live, especially saltwater fishing. So, for the challenge this week, find a fish, or someone fishing and it might make a perfect masculine card for your stash!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampavie - Pen06 Fishing Bear, Penny Black sentiment.
Dies: Couture creations seabreeze collection figure & knott, Pelican at the boast ramp & banner
Elizabeth Craft Designs Fitted frames 4 Curvy ovals

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Frances Byrne
Vicky Gould

Cheers
Maryann

C4C343 lighthouse

Welcome to another challenge day with my friends on Crazy 4 Challenges. 

This month Hostess Joanne welcomes her guest designer Alexis Crossland-Smith.

Joanne says "I have just returned from my annual trip to Maine. One of my favorite places on Earth is Nubble Light, a beautiful lighthouse in York, Maine. I could sit there for hours looking at and listening to the ocean. This week, let’s honor lighthouses on our cards. If for some reason you do not have a lighthouse image, then create an ocean scene."

For my base card I chose to use the Oval Pull Card designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. The designer paper and stamp sets are from Couture Creations sea breeze collection.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Vicki Burdick
Peggy McCurry
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Jen Benner
July Guest Designer Alexis Crossland-Smith

Cheers
Maryann

Let your dreams set sail

This week I got together with a couple of friends, when we meet each month we shop at our favourite craft store and challenge ourselves to use our new purchases, this month we had to use anything from the Couture Creations Sea Breeze Collection.
There are some beautiful 12 x 12 papers in this collection that  I really wanted to show case and my favourite way to highlight them is using the Lorna Label pop up die by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs.

The papers also come in a 6 x 6 pack, which I have used on the front along with a few of their stamp range.

Cheers

Maryann

C4C324 - February Sketch

Thins week on Crazy 4 Challenges it is sketch week, make a card using the sketch provided.

I have used Couture Creations intricutz dies- Father & Son fishing for the front of this card.

I made the inside a pop up card using the Lorna Label die designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft designs. 

A Side view showing the pop up.

Here is a view looking from the top.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Vicki Burdick
Peggy McCurry
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Jen Benner

February Guest Designer Vicki Dutcher- All I do is Stamp.

Cheers
Maryann