New Beginnings

It is time to join the Crazies team from Crazy 4 challenge for this weeks challenge.

For my card today I pulled out my one and only graduation stamp set. This set has some great sentiments but I found this designer paper in my stash that I really wanted to use so I put it on the inside as well using the Katherine Label Pop-up to add the sentiment on the inside.

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
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Amy Ottmers 
Kathleen Adams
Maryann Einam- You are here
May Guest Designer Janis Lewis


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All Aboard

Welcome to this weeks challenge with the Crazy 4 Challenges team.

Today is Train Day, add a Train to your card or project.

For my card I pulled out an old set, retired I think but still very cute, I teamed with paper piercing dies.


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
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
Amy Ottmers 
Kathleen Adams
Maryann Einam- You are here
May Guest Designer Janis Lewis


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Snow much fun

Hi Everyone,
It is Challenge day with friends on the CCEE stampers blog,  Lynn is our hostess this month.

Many of us are having icy or snowy weather (or are dreaming that we do) now that February has arrived. My challenge for you is to create a project which features some activity unique to the cold months of winter.

Here at home we are in the last month of summer and feeling it with some very hot days. But this week our daughter left to work in London. I am sure she will have so much fun and hopefully see some snow.

I have made a fun accordion card using Karen Burniston designed products from Elizabeth Craft designs.

                                          

Supplies:
Elizabeth craft designs:
Gift card accordion
Flourish gift frame
Outdoor edges
Paper Pretties stamps, designer paper

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

C4C318 - Bubbles

 Frances back with this week's challenge on Crazy 4 Challenges Blog

Yesterday was Bubble Bath Day. So for our challenge this week, include something that relates to bubbles on your card. You could of course include a bath with bubbles, or kids blowing bubbles, fish with bubbles, create a background using colored bubbles etc.


For my card I chose this image of a little boy in a bubble bath. I matched some designer paper with a embossed panel of card that was highlighted with ink and finished the card off with some circles and twine.

Supplies
Stamps: Paper Pretties
Dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs circles,
 Spellbinders circles
Cuttlebug Embossing folder tiny bubbles
Baker twine
copic pens
distressed ink

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

January Guest Designer Cas Counsell

                                                   

Cheers
Maryann

It's Yarr Birthday

Today I am sharing another requested birthday card. For this themed card I had to call a friend as I have a limited supply of  pirate themed stamps., luckily my friend has a few more. I also had a chance to play with her Misti, I always wondered how her images were dark and define and wondered if she had special ink. Now I know her secret, the Misti allows you to re-ink and stamp the image several times always in the place, to add several layers of ink. 

Here is a u-tube video on how to use a misti, it was so much fun so it is now on the top of my Christmas wish list.

Okay so now on to the card, on the front I have the parrot and sentiment die cut with spellbinders dies, sponged in the shadow while the dies was in place then I matted it in black.

Because I made a pop up card I had to cover up the holes left from die cut pop pieces, with red card I then used the Agatha edges for some shape.
I used the lots of pops die designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth craft design for the inside and added 5 separate stamped images to create a scene. And added the flourish from the Agatha edges set.

The lots of pops die is able to cut 5 different levels of pops, because I had a large image I wanted to pop I kept the large panel to pop and folded in the others into the background.

Another shot at a different angle.

Supplies
Elizabeth craft designs - Lots of pops, Agatha edges
spellbinders -  circles, speech bubble
Stamps - La la land Luka, Paper Pretties - parrot and various other stamps.
Copic pens, foam tape and glue.



Thanks Frances for the images, I hope you like how it turned out.
Cheers
Maryann

Dream to Dance

I made this card some time ago and thought it was about time that I shared. 

Inspiration is from CCEE1202 sketch 

I used paper Pretties ballerina Sophia, My Favorite things Die-namic die, crystal gems, copic pens,designer paper - First edition desert blooms

Hugs
Maryann

My Favourite Five Christmas cards for 2011

Choosing my top Favourite five Christmas cards this year wasn't a difficult task seeing as I only made 7 different designs. I had to keep it simple as I had busy last few months  and then had surgery two weeks ago, I have just managed to sit at the computer for a short time and have yet to be able to get any stamping done. Perhaps this week.

The oval gate fold I love this design and it only takes alittle more effort that a usual folded card for a stunning look.

This card was my first venture with sewing machine on my card.

My first use of the hero arts stamp and die sets works perfectly with Paper Pretties image

Gotta love those stampabilites bunnies

Certainly can't go pass Penny Black critters for a favoutie card.

I think cute cards were definitely the theme for 2011

I hope each and everyone of you had a wonderful Christmas

Hugs

Maryann

Gliding By

I made this card for my friends daughter who is having her first white Christmas overseas. The Paper Pretties image was cut out and matted using some nestabilities dies and the snowflakes surrounding the girl were made using the hero arts and sizzix stamp and die set. I also used the martha stewart border punch, snowflake stickers and gems for the centre of some snowflakes.

Card inspiration Paper Pretties PWC180 non traditional christmas colours

Maryann

Graduation Dreams

I created this card using Paper Pretties stamp set. It has a some really nice verses that you could use for any occasion. I stamped the boy and coloured him with copics, cut him out fee hand and sponged the edges for a softer effect. The panel to the left was punched with the ticket punch both were then layered onto black card. The medalion was created with a 5cm x 5cm square with punched corners the corners were then flipped out to show the edges, it was then topped with the the punched circle again I softened the edges with ink. The designer paper was a bit left over in my scrap pile, brads were then added to complete the card.

Inspiration for this card

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C102

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge SSSC130

Paper Pretties PWC167

CCEE Stampers CCEE1134

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Pretties

Paper: cream,brown,black card, Dp

Other: copics, brush gold brads,ink black & antique linen, stampin up ticket punch, EK Sucess corner & circle punches, sponge.
Hugs

Maryann

Bringing gifts

It is a cold and cloudy day today and feeling every inch a winters day. A perfect day to make a winter card. This is my first Christmas card for this year,( I usually make my cards at the last minute and very clean and simple), even though it is hot here at Christmas time snowflakes are still a great decoration to use. I have combined Mojo Monday mojo205 and Paper Pretties PPMC05 Challenges. I stamped my image with black brillance ink and coloured it with copics, I am getting the hang of colouring with these pens. I then used the nestabilites oval die and sponged the edges. I wanted to add some pleated ribbon but it wouldn't stay down with just tape so out came the sewing machine. I can tell I had to dust off the cobwebs as I have not used it for years, but it worked perfectly. I love chocolate and blue colour theme and would never have thought to use it in a Christmas card, I usually stick with more traditional colours.
Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Pretties
Paper: 3 bugs in a rug, white,brown and blue card
Other: Martha stewart punches, nestabilities, cuttlebug snowflake die, brad, sewing machine, copics, sponge, ribbon.

Hugs
Maryann

Two cute

Todays card was made with the neighbours Two year old in mind. I start with the Paper Pretties Wednesday challenge PWC156 however I was creating from memory and left the bottom layer out and then got carried away with embellishments. I die cut the stars from felt for texutre and added a layer of dimentional magic for the water.


Supplies
Stamps: Paper Pretties
Paper: DP - DCWV, blue, cream & green card
Other: copics, felt, thread, nestabilities, brads, dimentional magic

TFL
Maryann

All aboard

Still suffering allergies so I will keep this post short, Please excuse any typing errors.
I made this card for my great nephew who recently turned 4. He was more interested in the present than in the card, but then that is boys for you.
The card also covered several challenges from last month PWC151 - paper piercing and Boomerang Stampers List COTM - button and ribbon embellisments.

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Pretties - Engineer Cooper
Paper: Cream & blue card, DP - DCWV citrus stack
Other: Paper Piercing tool, buttons, brads, threads, watercolour pencils, nestabilities

TFL
Maryann

Is it Friday yet?

Have you ever had a week when all you can think of is it friday yet? I know I have and that was certainly last week. I wished I could have just stayed in my PJs all day. I stamped my paper pretties image, coloured it with copics and paper pierced the dressing gown. Cut it out using nestabilities label and sponged the edges for the layered effect. The circle love heart die is also from spellbinders and the scallop border die is from MFT. The stamps used for the background are from Hero Arts.

TFL

Maryann