Graphic 45 Birdsong card

Happy Sunday, Crafters!

Yesterday was Scrapbooking Day and many sites online celebrated the happy event.  Nova Scotia Scrappers (an online Facebook group for Nova Scotian paper crafters) celebrated with a day long event of hourly challenges.  One of the challenges was to make a card using scrap paper.  My card used scrap paper from my first purchased Graphic 45 paper pad, Birdsong.  Love the Birdsong papers...I am on my third pad!

The base was a tent fold ivory card.  Two layers of Birdsong were Zuttered along the edges and applied.  A scrap piece of black paper was die cut using Cheery Lynn's French Pastry.  The bird image was die cut with Spellbinders' circles die. Next, Birdsong paper was cut using Amazing Paper Grace's Flourish Two die.  Wink of Stella in gold was applied to both die cuts.

Flowers were adhered to the right of the image and Stickles was applied to the petal edges.  A double seam bow was added.  Wink of Stella was applied to the bird wings.  I haven't added sentiment to the inside yet- will keep it in my stash and save it for a birthday or thank you card. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great Sunday!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo 

This card is entered into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create, AG
Craftyhazelnut's May Patterned paper challenge, AG with patterned paper
Word Art Wednesday, AG
Sister Act, AG
Craft Your Passion, AG
Crafting by Design, AG
Simon Says Stamp Monday, AG
Crafty Ribbons, AG with Ribbon
Crafting Musketeers, AG with Die Cut

Butterfly Wall Art using Graphic 45 and Quietfire Design

Hello All.

On Sunday I stopped in at our local Winners (TJ Maxx or Marshalls for my American Peeps) and saw a beat up photo frame marked 'AS IS' for $2.  I don't know what it was about the frame but I knew I wanted it.  Sunday night I went into my craft room and created this framed art.  I plan on keeping it in my room for inspiration.

First, I cleaned up the frame a little and applied white Distress Crackle Paint sporadically.  As that was drying I die cut the dress frame (Sizzix' die "Sewing Room") from hardboard and applied Crackle Paint.  Using the same die, I cut the pretty pink gingham paper from Graphic 45's Secret Garden.  

Feathers were adhered to the dress form.  Gold antique looking lace was layered on top and a rose antique button was adhered to the center of the lace.  I stamped Quiefire Design's Love Lives Here .  The dress form was mounted on gold butterfly wings (Sizzix' Layered Butterfly set).  The background paper is the first patterned paper I purchased from Graphic 45- Birdsong- and is still my favorite paper from them.

Next, I cut strips from more Graphic 45 Birdsong paper and adhered to the frame edge:

Quietfire Design has a great Art quote and it had to be used on the frame.  It was die cut using Spellbinders' Fancy Tags Two.  Gold embossing powder was applied on the edges:

The framed art was completed:

I am very happy with how my $2 frame inspired this project.  :)

Hope you liked seeing the project.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This project is entered into the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday, AG
613 Avenue Create, AG
Craft Hoarders Anonymous, Love
Die Cut Divas, Words, Sentiments

Walnut Hollow and Quietfire Design Blog Hop!

Hello and Happy Tuesday!

Today is such an exciting day...it is day two of the blog hop with Walnut Hollow and Quietfire Design!  Woo-who!

This is a snap shot of my project for the blog hop:

And here is the amazing prize pack up for grabs:

To see more details on the project and to enter in the blog hop draw then hop over to Quietfire Design!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This box is entered into the following challenges:
Craftin Desert Divas- Anything but a card
Cuttlebugmania, Thanks (Spellbinders dies, three sets)
Simon Says Stamp, AG
613 Avenue Create, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG
Die Cutting Divas, AG (Spellbinders dies- three different sets)
Crafty Sentiments, Bingo, Designer Paper, Die cut, Sentiment

Quietfire and Graphic 45 card...and a GIVEAWAY! :)

 

Hello Crafteteers!

Today a blizzard is busting through Nova Scotia.   Perfect day to stay in and craft!  Hopefully this bright card will bring some sunshine and thoughts of warmer days to the crafters still dealing with winter.

The card made today is for the current challenge at Craft Hoarders Anonymous: Show some sparkle, glitz or glam.  There are several hoarded items on this card.  First, the Graphic 45 Birdsong paper is from my "backup" 8x8 pad that I had not opened until last night.  I never wanted to open it because Birdsong is my favorite line of theirs and I wanted this to stay pristine.  (Weird how crafters think sometimes!)  I cut the papers as shown and applied Tim Holtz ink Vintage Photo along all of the edges.  The die cuts were made from Spellbinders sets Majestic Labels Twenty Five and Labels Twenty Five.  The flowers have been in my stash for a while...finally used!  The bling on the bow was purchased in 2012 as were the bling swirls in the opposite corner.

The beautiful sentiment is from Quietfire Designs- Life is a Pure Flame.  Here is a closeup of the middle front of the card.  Not sure if you can tell, but I spritzed glimmer mist on the sentiment and flowers.

Don't you just love that sentiment?  It makes you pause and think about life.  I really like this stamp...and I hope you like it, too!  I have two of the stamps and I am giving one away!  All you have to do is be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post by 11pm ET Tuesday, April 1.  I will announce the winner on Wednesday. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and good luck on the draw!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Craft Hoarders Anonymous, Show some sparkle , glitz or glam
Simon Says Stamp, Work it Wednesday
Sweet Stamps, Swirls
Creative Moments, AG
613 Avenue, AG
TTCRD, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG
Party Time Tuesdays, AG
DL ART, March Linky AG

Totally Gorjuss Challenge Card, AG with Wings

Don't you just love the weekend?  There are so many great things about weekends: sleeping in a bit, no rushing to get out the door, to get home, to get stuff done.  Another thing I like about weekends is that a new challenge is introduced at Totally Gorjuss.  This week's new challenge is Wings and Things.  

For the challenge card I used a LaBlanche stamp that I have owned for over a year now and never used.  (That is one of many things about challenges that I enjoy: excuses to use my crafty items.)  I wanted the card to look like an old print from the 50s/60s so I chose colors accordingly.  The image I colored to look like the simple one color printing style from that time.  (I am not sure of the name of this style but I love seeing old cookbooks that use it!  If you know the name, feel free to tell me.)  The paper is from Graphic 45 collections French Country and Bird Song.  The paper matched the image perfectly.  The black ornate border on the bottom of the image is die cut from Spellbinders Ironworks.  Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics die cut the image.

The inside is a continuation from the front.  More G45 paper and a die cut doily (Sizzix 657996).

I did not add sentiment to the card.  I plan on using this card as a just because or an emergency card for an unknown or last minute occasion.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Enjoy your weekend and I hope to see your wing project at Totally Gorjuss!

Hugs,

Kathy Jo