Ooooh, look ... it's thick stickers!

My most recent article for Craft Critique is for American Crafts Thickers; those awesome thick stickers. What's not to love about these?

• easy to use
• great colors, textures and fonts
• no mess

I could go on ... this is such a wonderful product, oh, and the price. Very reasonable especially if you catch them on sale like I do. I usually buy a ton of them when Hobby Lobby has them at 50% off.

So I made a batch of cards to compliment my article. Love the simple-ness of this "Hi" card.

Thanks for looking ... here's what I used:
card base: Joann
patterned paper: Die Cuts With a View (DCWV)
bling: Darice
ribbon: Martha Stewart
oval die cut: KI Memories
letter stickers: American Crafts Cream Soda Foam Thickers

Did Someone Say "Holiday Cards"?

Yeah, I know that it's a bit soon to even think about the holidays. But no one told that to the folks over @ 2Peas. And I'm okay w/that. They've been presenting some holiday card making classes. Lots of goodies and tons of ideas. All in the name of getting you prepared well in advance. That theory could work too - you nip away at the card making week by week and the next thing you know, you are all done, your cards are in the mail and you are actually enjoying the holiday season ... it is indeed a theory.

Here are some of the other cards that I made.

Thanks for looking ... here's what I used:
cardstock: craft supply
felt tree: Hobby Lobby
stamp: Oogaloo/Michaels/$1
ink: VersaMark
embossing powder: Ranger
star: Darice

A Cutie Christmas Card

Not much to say about this one ... it speaks for itself. I almost added more bling, but sometimes simple is best.
But the good news here is that the tree is/was a Christmas ornament. It was in the $1 bin @ Michaels - there were some other shapes too like a star and I think a reindeer. I immediately thought that I could use some acrylic paint and go to town. Love that.

Thanks for looking ... here's what I used:
cardstock: craft supply
paint: Making Memories
stamp: oogaloo/$1 Michaels
ink: Tim Holtz/Ranger
bling/star: Darice

Oh, Look, It's Another Mini Book ... really

Here is my latest mini book. This time the Hero Arts Blog is the enabler. Lisa posted a super simple and short video w/the instructions to create the book using just an 8.5x11 piece of paper.

I have slots to include some info - some affirmations. Though I have not completed that section yet. Also, I used the computer to make all of the sayings:

• make smiles via snail mail
• wild abandon
• give more hugs
• happiness has no price tag
• wonder out loud
• love, love, love
  

I'm using the SIS TV widget for viewing ... nice.




Thanks for looking ... here's and abbreviated list of what I used:
cardstock: craft supply
patterned paper: Junkitz
rick rack: Creative Imaginations
expoxys: Making Memories
buttons: Dress It Up!
twine and star: Darice
letter stickers, chipboard and ribbon: American Crafts
floss: DMC
labels (digital): Little Dreamer Designs/Michelle Coleman
font: A Bite (love that grungy look)

This was fun!

The Making of a Mini Book

I got started on this mini book late last week. Well, actually, the week before. I'd been on Donna Downey's blog and she posted a video about making album pages using newspaper. So I got out the old newspapers and my glue stick and started on the pages. After tearing and gluing and inking up my fingers something awful, I had about six pages. I let them dry and then I used one layer of acrylic paint and I let that dry. That's when I took a break.

What to do w/these messy pages ... I finally jotted down some items that I could include in an "All About Me" album. I've been wanting to make more mini books ... why not now?

Well, I've made much progress, but it's an interesting process for me. The very reason why I like to make cards - I feel that I can do nothing else until this album is complete. Bummer for me especially since I had to order a wallet-sized picture of my Jeep; that would be a 'special' order ... maybe it will arrive in the mail tomorrow.

Meanwhile ... here's a look at the cover. Love this. Oh another thing, I decided that I would only use scraps and other embellishments that were laying around and/or had never been used before. I like the collage/eclectic look too.

Thanks for looking ... here's what I used:

base: cardboard
patterned paper: K&Co. Basic Grey, craft supply
chipboard elements: American Crafts
twine: Darice
flower: Prima
letter stickers: American Crafts and Paper Studio
button and bling: unknown
stamp: Inkadinkadoo
ink: Tim Holtz/Ranger
other: Fiskars Texture Plates

Mini Card Set #3

Back to my old stand by - Basic Grey. This time I pulled out Stella Ruby. And ooooh, what fun we had! These are 2 1/2 x 3 1/2. I am really working my Cuttlebug embossing folders!

card base: craft supply
cardstock: Basic Grey's Stella Ruby
ink: Tim Holtz/Ranger
ribbon: Creative Impressions and Offray
stamps: Hero Arts
Circle punch: EK Success
Embossing and chipboard tag: Cuttlebug
Twine: Darice
Decorative Pin: CK

How fun was this ...?

I designed this card for a submission to a publication. It was a lot of fun.

cardstock/patterned paper: Chatterbox

chipboard letters, symbols and shapes: Bazzill, Pressed Petals Chip Chatter, Joanns, American Crafts

rub-ons: Wordsworth

paint: Making Memories

other: Modge Podge, Diamond Glaze