Sea Inspired Birthday card using ECD dies and Graphic 45

Hello All!

Today is my day to post as a Guest Designer at Elizabeth Craft Designs- Woo Whooo!  I am sharing a sea inspired Happy Birthday card using ECD's beautiful die designed by Suzanne Cannon:

It also used some other Elizabeth Craft Designs dies including the very cool Lighthouse die:

The patterned paper is from Graphic 45's By The Sea collection.

Feel free to hop on over to the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog to see more details and instructions to make this card.

Thank you for stopping by!  Thank you to Elizabeth Craft Designs for the Guest Design spot!

Have a happy, crafty day!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG

"Be Yourself" Graphic 45 and Quietfire corrugated card

Hello Crafty Friends!

On Friday night I planned on cleaning my craft room.  It was such a mess and I have so many projects on the go that I have zero work surfaces available.  For example, my Grand Calibur was sitting on the floor- as was I- and that was how I made my last project.  (But let's face it, wouldn't you rather craft than clean?)  Well, it ended up that I cleaned off my desk surface and was quickly distracted.  That "distraction" was this card. :)

The corrugated base was something I had started a while ago.  I had made a corrugated card with Ranger Ink's white Distress Crackle a couple of months ago.  I decided since I was crackling one base, I may as well do two. Next Graphic 45's paper from By The Sea was cut to size and distressed with my Zutter.  Ivory paper was die cut using Spellbinders Floral Doily Motifs.  Brown twine was woven as shown below:

On the smallest die, Quietfire stamp "Be Yourself" was stamped using Graphic 45 ink.  The Quietfire stamp is from a larger set called "The Woods would be very silent":

Starfish were fussy cut from By the Sea and adhered.  Stickles was applied to each star.  Silver pearls were added for accent and the card was complete.  

Admittedly, this was the most fun I think I have ever had "cleaning my craft room".  

Well, I guess I actually have to go and clean my craft room now...or at least a small area of it to get "distracted" again.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a good day!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Loves Rubber Stamps, AG
613 Avenue Create, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG
Sister Act, AG
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper, AG with patterned paper

MOJO Monday- Graphic 45 Friend card

How is your Saturday going?  Were you able to squeeze in some crafty time?  I was able to finish a friend card using Graphic 45's By The Sea and Quietfire's "Friends are those rare people" stamp.  

The card layout is as per this week's MOJO Monday sketch.  I don't really make tall and skinny cards so this was a challenge!  

Isn't the sentiment true?  I am very lucky to say that I have friends that do that very thing...wait to hear the answer.

I have been better lately with using my Graphic 45 paper.  Usually, I buy an 8x8 pad and avoid cutting it because I don't want to "ruin" it.  However, I have slowly come to realize that although their paper is always beautiful, I bought it to use and have been slowly...cautiously...ever so gently cutting away at it.  I should own stock in the company as I cannot be the only person that has pristine pieces of G45 paper lovingly stored in an iris box!  LOL

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you all have a good night!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
MOJO Monday, Sketch
Word Art Wednesday, AG
QKR, AG
613 Avenue Create, AG
Crafting by Design, October AG
TTCRD, AG
The Sisterhood of Crafters, Lots of Layers

By The Sea birthday card, Scrapping4fun Challenge entry...Can I have your vote? :)

Hello again!

In April I was lucky enough to win Challenge #14 at the Scrapping 4 Fun challenge blog.  The next step in the challenge is as follows: the challenge winners from Challenges 8-15 submit a project following the same challenge theme.  Rachelle at Scrapping 4 Fun gave all of us this sketch: 

Each challenger made a project and is posted now at the Scrapping 4 Fun blog.  Blog visitors get to vote for the favorite project and the winner wins the grand prize of  three packs of Pion Design Paper!  Awesome prize!

For my project I went with a card using Graphic 45's By the Sea paper and Quietfire Design's Happy Birthday Plain & Simple stamp.  

Also used was a cute as a button die from Quickutz to make this sweet crab:

I wove twine along the top and bottom edges for a fun, by the sea feel.  

Inside the Pier 45 pocket is a tag and a seashell was added to the top.  I applied Stickles and glaze to the shell:

The flags were made using DCWV fiber paper, cut irregular (for a worn look) and Tim Holtz' Scattered Straw ink was applied along the edges (a little tricky in this photo...sorry!):

Thanks so much for stopping by to see the card!  I would so appreciate your vote, if you have time!  To vote, you have to state in the comment section "I vote for #14, Kathy Jo".  :)
Have a great week!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is also entered into the following challenges:
Little Scrap Pieces, Show it off Saturday
613 Avenue Create, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG
Sister Act, AG
TTCRD, AG
DL Art, May Linky
Crafty Hazelnuts May Patterned Paper Linky