More Steam Punk and a Sale

Hey, Crafty Friends! Quick post today - I made these cards with the leftovers from a card I made last week. You can see it HERE. They were lots of fun to make and it made me happy to use up my scraps instead of just adding them to the mountain that rests in the middle of my craft room. ;) Also - Lindsay is having a sale at Mygrafico - click the sale banner and check it out! Click HERE to go to Lindsay's blog for links to her fabulously talented design team's blogs for more inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!!
Supplies:
Gears: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff
Stamps: Invoke
Ink: Distress Inks (Black Soot, Stormy Sky & Vintage Photo), Ranger Alcohol Inks (Copper & Silver)
Embossing Folders: Tim Holtz
Paper: Bazzill
Glue: Helmar (Liquid Scrap Dots & Acid Free)
Eyelets:

STEAMPUNK DREAMS

Happy Thursday, Everyone! It has been raining here all week, so that makes it perfect paper crafting weather ;) And since I have been thinking about the new school year (ds is a Senior this year) and dreaming of all the possibilities that lie ahead for him, I created this card.
I started with BAZZILL card stock for the base of this 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card. The pattered paper is from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff's Vintage Sheet Music FREEBIE! (click the link for a FREE download) I love the way this paper looks old and smudged. Of course, I had to give it some extra smudges with my TH Distress inks...but I digress...What I think is the COOLEST part of this card is the gears! Did you think they were metal? Guess again. They are just plain ol' Staples cream card stock, colored with copper and gold alcohol inks, then sanded and distressed with-you guessed it-more TH Distress inks. These cool gears are also part of a LINDSAY'S STAMP STUFF svg set (STEAMPUNK). I used my cricut and SCAL to cut them out and Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots to adhere them with dimension.
That's it for today. Be sure to stop by Thefrugalcrafter's Weblog for a cool video she made demonstrating different airbrushing techniques and a peek at the rest of her talented design team's projects this week. Thanks for stopping by!

Dreamy Journal

Hi Everyone! Are you all having a great summer? It is hard to believe that we are almost through our first week in August already. YIKES! Since summer is a time for dreaming and being creative, I decorated this small journal for recording ideas, memories and dreams. What would you put into such a journal? Maybe lists of places you would like to visit, a diary of what you do on any particular day, a drawing or two? Maybe some photographs or movie ticket stubs to remind you of a special date? Perhaps you might record a poem, or a song that is special to you - the possibilities are endless!
Here are the quick details of this easy to do journal:
First, I printed and colored and image from this digi stamp set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff . I used my scalloped nesties to die cut the image and the border. I layered the scalloped pieces and patterned paper onto the cover. Next, I added a Prima flower and a couple of leaves along with a piece of printed ribbon. A punched corner for the top and done! As I am sitting here looking at it, I am thinking I could have tied some ribbons to the spiral binding for a little added texture and color. Hmmmm...maybe I will take it back to the craft room and do that...
This was a quick, simple project that would make a cute gift or something nice to keep for yourself and you can buy this or any other stamp set this weekend at Mygrafico for 40% off!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend Everyone!!!!

Listen to Your Heart

Happy Thursday, Everyone! Since were were having a snow storm Wednesday, I thought I would craft up a storm here in my cozy basement. I decided to make a couple of Valentines with my rubber stamps (INVOKE), patterned papers and the Fun Fair Ticket SVG file (LINDSAY'S STAMP STUFF). I just sized the ticket to work with the stamp set using SCAL with my Cricut and started cutting and stamping! What fun! I cut a 12x12 sheet of tickets, so I now have a bunch of blank tickets on hand to be used for any occasion! I think I even have a few Christmas stamps that would work well too... I really like the idea of an SVG, rather than a die for this design, because I can resize the file to suit my needs. I can go small for the stamps I used, or go larger for some others-more to come :) and even larger for journaling! Be sure to check out Lindsay's Blog for a fun Valentine Freebie she has posted, and see what the rest of her design team has created this week. Sadly, today we are saying goodbye to Design Team Member Laurel Seabrook. Best of luck to you, Laurel, and Happy Stamping Everyone!
SUPPLIES:
Card Stock: STAPLES
Red, Kraft Paper: THE PAPER COMPANY
Patterned Papers: LINDSAY'S STAMP Sweet Stitches
Ticket SVG: LINDSAY'S STAMP STUFF Fun Fair SVG Set
Heart Die: TIM HOLTZ
Distress Stickles, Embossing Folder: TIM HOLTZ
Rubber Stamp: INVOKE
Markers: BIC

Happy 2011!!

Happy New Year!!!! It is so good to be back after taking a break over the holidays. My family and I had a wonderful time during Christmas and New Year's Eve. My house has been very quiet this week with everyone back at school and work so I took some extra time to do some card making and shopping!
Two of the cards I made this week are using ATCs that I made and posted previously. I always make a couple of extras when I am in a swap so I decided to use these extras on cards. The third card is made using some patterned papers and my new Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers Die.
Each of the cards are made using stamps and/or papers from LINDSAY'S STAMP STUFF - and the best part of that is, these sets are all on sale Thursday through Saturday for just one dollar! They are being retired in the Mygrafico Store, but will still be available in Lindsay's Shop Handmade Store.

I used the following (retiring) sets:

Teariffic (Stamps)
Pretty Princess (Stamps)
Sweet Stitches (Papers)

Check out Lindsay's Blog, THE FRUGALCRAFTER'S WEBLOG and see what she and the rest of the design team have created this week...and as always, I'm sure there will be a freebie involved...Happy New Year!!!!

Jan 6-9

All retirement items $1.00

Don't miss out! Once the sale is over, retirement
items will be gone from mygrafico for good.

Quick and Easy Christmas Card

Happy Thursday, Everyone! Have you all finished your Thanksgiving leftovers yet? Sadly, I didn't have any to finish (we went to hubby's parent's house) but we certainly haven't starved, by any means. ;)

Today I have a quick and easy card to make for Christmas. This would be a great one to make in batches. I started with the Harlequin Paper from Lindsay's Black and White Papers set. I printed out a small sheet (scaled to size) and then printed the stamp. You could actually print a few of each on one sheet and save time and money. I cut out the paper and attached 3 red brads in the lower right hand corner and glued it down on a black card base. I ran a strip of tombow adhesive on the edge and across the front and covered it with red ribbon. I cut out the stamp with my nesties, glued it down and done!

You can find the stamp set on Lindsay's Blog - and here's the best part - it's FREE! You can find the paper along with several others in this set in Lindsay's Mygrafico shop for only $2.99!!
Check to see what the rest of the Design Team has whipped up for you today! And I think Lindsay will have a new freebie for you, so you can start with her! Have a great day!!

Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer)

Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator

Shannon Neparko

Margie Visnick

Leanne Garner

Tamara Bennett

Cindi Hooks

Micki Harper

Karin Martin

Jennifer Bliss

Rhonda Walker

Diane Bove

Laurel Seabrook

A Light Snowfall and Christmas Ornament

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. We did! We spent the day with my husband's family. We ate a delicious meal and ended the day by going to see the new Disney movie, TANGLED. This morning we woke to find a quiet, beautiful snow falling and it immediately put me in the Christmas Spirit. Since I am not much of a shopper, I decided to make an ornament for a swap I am in.
I started with some sparkly Coredinations papers in red and green. I used my Nesties Label One and cut out and embossed two red pieces and used my Scalloped Ovals and cut out and embossed two green pieces and one cream piece. I added two Prima Leaves to one of the green scallops and two red "dew drops" that I made from hot glue and alcohol inks. Click HERE to see a video tutorial on how to make these yourself! They are very easy and fun to make. I stamped the sentiment on cream card stock and outlined the edges with a black bic mark it pen. I created the "tails" by just free hand cutting the shapes and outlining with the same marker. I pop dotted the sentiment for dimension and added the K&Company button brad for a splash of color.

I decided to decorate the back as well, since it would be hanging on a tree and might be seen. Before I layered the scallops, I stenciled the cream scallop with Broken China Distress Ink and wrote my message. I added another button brad (so it wouldn't hang crooked) and glued the front and back together. Lastly, I punched two holes in the corners and tied a silk cord for a hanger. Let me know what you think- and what ideas you have for making ornaments this year. Have a great weekend, and Happy Crafting!


Also - Don't forget, Lindsay's Black Friday Sale is still going on through Sunday! Click on the sale banner to get to her Mygrafico store and save 50% off on your purchases!!!

This Bird is Busy!

I was just reading on a friend's blog how the month of May seems to be as busy or busier than December - and I totally agree! We have birthdays, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, school coming to a close (banquets, end of year stuff, parties...), baseball season begins, graduations...Yup, it's busier than December! But the bright side of that is that May is warmer and sunnier than December!
Since I was in a bright and cheery mood, I decided to use this cute bird from the Birds and Branches set at Lindsay's stamp Stuff on my card today. I printed it out on cream colored card stock. Sometimes I prefer the way my Prisma Markers look on cream card stock (instead of white). I used a cream card base and bazzill for the front. The patterned paper is a double sided piece called Blueberry Groove from Sassafras . I made the distress flower with a scrap and used a big brad for the center. Lately, I have been making cards without sentiments. That way I can pick a card out of my stash and stamp the sentiment on the inside to fit the occasion. I think this could be used for a Thinking of You, Happy Spring, Happy Birthday, Thank You, Congratulations...
Hop on over the the rest of the design team's blogs and see what they have created this week. I think Lindsay might even have a new tutorial for you on her blog...

One Cute Chick!

Hello, Everyone! It's a very happy Thursday here in Maine. After a day of pouring rain yesterday, today is sunny and heading for the 80's! My cards today are full of pretty spring flowers, starting with the patterned paper from Basic Grey. I just fell in love with it, and had to use it. I had this cute chick image from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff already printed, colored (with my Prismas) and die cut. It was just waiting for the right card to come along, and I think it did! I made the flowers by using a flower punch and bazzill papers. You first punch the flowers, then scrunch and mash them up, then peel the two layers apart. I layered each flower to give it more depth and added brads from elements. I also made a small card with a the scraps from my first card a piece of ribbon and some purple stickles. Click HERE to go to the Mygrafico shop to buy the Cute Easter set.
You can check out the rest of the design team's blogs and see what they did this week - I'm sure it will be fabulous! The links are in my side bar, or you can go to Lindsay's Blog and find the list there. I know she will have a fun freebie for you and some extra special crafty inspiration! I'm off to enjoy the sunshine - Happy Digi Stamping!

My cards qualify for the following challenges:

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - Anything Goes
Drunken Stampers - Scraps
Ann's Creative Nook - Round and Round We Go!
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Blooming Charming

Congratulations!

Happy Thursday! Are the weeks getting shorter, or is it just me? :) This week, I made a quick Congratulations card for a friend who recently graduated from college. This card was made with digi papers and stamps from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff. I used this week's freebie background paper, the All Around Phrases stamp, and a piece of the striped paper from the Black and White Elegant card kit. I kept this card all black and white so I could enter a challenge at Drunken Stampers this week. It also qualifies for the House Mouse Monday challenge (distress) and the ABC challenge (unused stash - brads).
I wish you all a fabulous Thursday, and I hope you will take a few minutes to check out the rest of the design team's creations for this week. I have posted a current list of DT members on my side bar, or you can see the list on Lindsay's Blog. Stop by and check out this week's freebie and have fun!

Hi Everyone! Happy Thursday!!! Well, it will be a happy Thursday as soon as I get my computer back. I got that nasty facebook virus last week, and my computer is finally ready. YAY!!!! Could you hear me shouting for joy? Fortunately, I have a netbook, so I am able to do a post for you this morning.
This Alice in Wonderland card is a white card stock gate fold base. I adhered two pieces of DCWV paper on the front as well as 6 sticky rhinestones in the corners. I cut out the blue (DCWV) flower shape with my nesties and then cut the Alice stamp out with a smaller flower. I blended Tea Rose Distress Ink around the stamp, colored it in and added Stickles to the edges so it would blend with the sparkly papers. You can get this stamp and many more at Lindsay's Mygrafico shop. Check out her blog - Thefrugalcrafter's Weblog for her freebie this week, see what fabulous projects she has created for you to drool over and a list of links to her fabulous design team member's blogs. Wow! It's good to be back! Have a great week, and Happy Digi Stamping!!!

Well, Howdy There!

Just a quick post today - my step daughter and 7 month old grandson are visiting and as you can imagine, I've been very busy! I made this card using a stamp from the All Around Phrases set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff. I was in the mood to do something for a little boy (wonder why?) and came up with this. I opened the stamp in my Print Shop program and changed the color to brown to match the papers and cut it out with my new nestibilities. Very simple and easy, but I really like how it turned out. Go to Lindsay's blog to see what she has done this week and find the links to the rest of the Design Team blogs. Have a great week and Happy Digi Stamping!!!

Printer Problems and Birthday Wishes...

Ok, so I was having MAJOR printer problems yesterday. Ggggrrrr...so, I was not able to print a Christmas image to make a Christmas card. But, I did have one of the pretty Cosmos images Lindsay designed already printed and die cut with Cindi's Nesties, so I had to make do and use that. I colored it with my bic mark its and added some Stickles to the flower center for a little sparkle. I stamped the sentiment with a studio g stamp and added a ribbon. I had to do a quickie since I had already spent so much time trying to print the Christmas images! (More of that ggggrrrr.) But, YOU can get Lindsay's Christmas images or any of her other original designs by clicking HERE to get to her Shop Handmade site. You can get a FREE set for every 2 sets you buy! What a great gift idea for a crafty friend!


I'm sure the rest of the Design Team has some great Christmas Creations for you this week! Hop on over to their blogs and leave them some love. We all really appreciate your comments- they mean so much. Start with Lindsay's Blog HERE and find the others there! Happy Digi Thursday!!!

Tiny Gift Cards

Happy Monday, Everyone! Just a quick post to give you a few ideas for using up your scraps. I am a terrible pack rat and keep EVERYTHING.
These tiny cards are perfect to tuck into a gift, leave on a friend's desk at work (perhaps with a piece of candy), or if you are like me, you might join lots of swaps - ATCs, cards, kits. I like to enclose a little note of thanks for the hostess and thought these would be fun.
Each card in this post is 3 1/2 inches or smaller! I made the bases with card stock scraps and decorated them with small die cut pieces, paper punched flowers, leftover brads and sticker with a rubber stamp or two, just for fun! Anything goes, really. Hope this gives you some ideas today...now go have some fun!

P.S. I'm not sure why this posted so "funky" but I've tried everything to fix it and can't!

Crazy for Coffee!!!

Happy Thursday! It's Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Day! I made these cards using Lindsay's Coffee Talk stamp set. It is getting chilly here in Maine and there's nothing like a hot cup of coffee to warm you up while you are stamping. So...I made these fun cards while I drank some hot coffee. I printed out the coffee cup images on cream card stock and die cut them (thank you, Cindi) with the scallop nestibilities. The images were colored with Bic Mark Its and sprinkled with Distress Stickles and Distress Ink. I layered the card bases with a panel of patterned paper, more die cuts, and distress inks. They were embellished with prima flowers, brads and eyelets. The sentiment is from Stampabilities. The third card was made with a bazzill card base and a scrap of bo bunny patterned paper. I embossed a piece of rust paper with the swirls cuttlebug embossing folder and finished with a couple of prima flowers and a brad. Lindsay has created some wonderful new stamps this week, especially for the fall season. And you can get one FREE with the purchase of a stamp set!! That's right, with every stamp set you purchase, you receive a free single stamp of your choice. Hop by her blog, Thefrugalcrafter's Weblog to see her freebie of the week, and link to her online stamp store for a peek at her whole line of original digital stamps. While you are there, check to see what the rest of Lindsay's Design Team has created for you this week. Stay warm, and Happy Stamping!!!!

A Couple Cuppas and Fabulous Freebies!

I am still just LOVIN' Lindsay's Coffee Talk stamp set and these papers from bo bunny! I made two cards this week - one for a dear cousin who just had shoulder surgery, and one for a favorite friend who shares my love of coffee! I used this week's Inspirational Card Sketch #36 for my cards. Lindsay's Stamp Stuff is sponsoring this week, so be sure to join the challenge and get a chance to win some fabulous free stamps! Speaking of free, hop on over to Lindsay's blog to see what she has for freebies today, and be sure to check out her special this week - 50% of the Babies and Bows stamp set in celebration of the birth of her nephew, Mason. She has also added some cute BINGO Cards to this set. (Scroll back through her blog to see the bingo cards and super cute pics of Mason. He's a doll!)
My cards were quite simple this week. I printed the images, cut them out with my coluzzle oval template and colored them with my bic mark its. I used a cuttlebug die for the "hello friend" sentiment. I blended antique linen distress ink on one card to give it an aged look, and used picket fence distress stickles to give the second card just a touch of bling. The card bases are made with bazill cardstock. Lindsay has posted links to everyone's blogs so you will see the most current, up-to-date creations by her fabulous design team members. Just go to Thefrugalcrafter's Weblog to check out what's new this week! Until next time, happy stamping!

Creepy Crows ATCs

ATCs are one of my favorite things to create. I just love trading/collecting them - I have a whole notebook full of them. The theme for this swap was "crows". I didn't really have an outstanding crow stamp, so I asked Lindsay at Lindsay's Stamp Stuff to create one for me and I chose to use one of the flourished crow stamps in her "Creepy Crows" stamp set. I started by cutting my cream card stock base to 3 1/4 x 2 1/4. I used antique linen, faded jeans, and spiced marmalade Distress Inks to create the background. Next I ran each piece through my cuttlebug using the swirls embossing folder. I painted the backgrounds with blue and orange pearl paints so the card would sparkle. I printed the crows, colored them with my bic mark its and cut them out. I die cut the branches using a sizzix die and punched the moons from an old Edgar Alan Poe book. I gave the moons a quick gloss of gold pearl paint and adhered all the pieces onto the background. I attached that to a 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 piece of blue bazzill cardstock and stamped the sentiment (Wood Cellar Graphics) on the back. I really like how these turned out!














The "Creepy Crows" and the new "Cute Halloween" sets are both available for just $5.00 each. Check out her blog Thefrugalcrafter's Weblog to see what awesome project she's created today and to find her new freebie! You can also check out the Design Team's blogs for some fabulous inspiration. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Stamping!!!!!

Prim Bird Gift Bag and Card Set

My very best friend, Cindi needed some cheering up today, so I made her this gift bag and card set to hold a little magnetic beaded bracelet.

I made the card first, using some scraps of paper from a previous card (you can see it HERE), a studio g stamp and my cuttlebug. I die cut the daisy from a page from an old dictionary and painted it with my new pearl paints. They are so much fun!


The bag was also fun to make. I found a small brown bag in my recycle bin and started by wrapping different fibers around the handles. I secured the ends with knots and left some to hang. I used another piece of the friends paper as my bag front. I printed out the Primative Bird on a Sunflower stamp from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff and painted it with my pearl paints. Once it dried, I used brown Stickles for the sunflower seeds and black Stickles for the bird's eye and wing. I cut out the stamp and adhered it to the bag front with double stick tape. I punched three holes along the left side with my crop-a-dile for three blue brads. I glued two of my new Prima leaves and a prima flower in the upper left hand corner. That's it. Pretty simple, but I think it's adorable. Cindi liked it too! I hope you are feeling better soon, friend!!!!

Remember that Lindsay is offering a free card kit with every $10 purchase this month, and she may have a freebie tomorrow on her blog besides!

Don't forget that Lindsay is designing a special stamp for each of us on the design team. On Thursdays, one lucky DT member will have her special stamp available to download free for a whole week. Click on the links below to check out the cool Design Team Blogs and see who has the free stamp this week! Last week Row had a freebie Tree Stamp, which is now available in the shop. Who will be the lucky girl this week?

Melissa

Janet

Mitzi

Kim

Lisa

Margie

Katt

Tamara

Michelle

Row

Olena

Lindsay

Thursday is Digi Stamp Day!!!

I've been sick for a whole week, and I'm so tired of it! I haven't done much card making. Actually, I haven't done much of anything. Anyway, I am feeling a little better this morning and whipped up this cute "Miss You" card, since I've missed posting and missed hearing from all of you. This week, I've used the Ellie stamp from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff. I printed her out on white cardstock, then colored her with my Bic Mark-its. I cut her out and adhered her to a mustard scallop, and then to a rust scallop. I covered my card base with a striped patterned paper from bo bunny and did 4 stripes with the mustard and rust. I zig zag punched (Martha Stewart) the bottom and adhered that to the card. I added the scalloped elephant and stamped "miss you" (studio g), and I'm done!

If you haven't tried digi stamps, you should! They are a really fun addition to my ever growing supply of paper crafts. Lindsay has a great selection of digi stamps in her shop and now through the end of the month of May, she is offering a special deal : For every $5 you spend you can pick a stamp for free, spend $10 get 2 free stamps, spend $15, get 3 free. Just click on the link to the left of this post. That will take you directly to Lindsay's online store. Click HERE to link to her great blog. She always has wonderful ideas and usually a freebie or two! Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Crafting!

Birthday Cards!

These are a couple of birthday cards I made last week. I made the background paper by inking up my Happy Birthday cuttlebug embossing folder with several colors of FiberScraps e-z walnut ink Tintz. I put a piece of white cardstock in the folder and ran it through the cuttlebug. I just used a baby wipe to clean up the folder when I was done. Once the paper was dry, I cut it to size and adhered it to a white card. My best friend, Cindi, was kind enough to let me borrow her Nesties and I cut the ovals and scalloped ovals with those, also using my cuttlebug. The stamps are by studio g, and the ribbon is by offray.