Friends with Flair

Wow, Friday again? So soon?

I love the business of the holiday season, but would like to not have the fun days go by so quickly!

I've got a quick project tonight...using one of my SOTW, they are so easy to pick up and play with!

This one will be on its way soon to a friend who is having a tough time right now.

Just one layer, and some blending with distress inks...plus a bit of bling!

Supplies:

• cardstock: Wausau
• stamps: Unity
• ink: Tim Holtz distress ink
• gems: The Paper Studio

I'm linking this card up to Unity Friends with Flair.

Have a great night and thank you for stopping by!

Meredith

Snowball Scott

I've found another challenge blog to play along with...and they even give you an image for you to play with!

Have a peek at A Day for Daisies if they are new to you...or if you'd like to pick up this cute little guy!

He's an adorable little snowman...take a look!

I've been squeaking a bit of time to play with my markers...I know that it will take a lot of practice to get as good as I'd like to be, but I don't think that I'm starting out too poorly.

Although I did quickly learn the importance of using quality cardstock intended  for use with markers...I went ahead and placed an order for the Neenah cardstock through Amazon...I figured I'd go broke buying it a page at a time from the LSS at $1 each.

Anyway, here's a bit closer picture of the coloring...

The shading around the edges is distress ink, and I added some ink to the embossed snowflakes on the strip under the buttons, too. Simple and quick, it took longer for the glue to dry under the buttons than it did to make the rest of the card!

Supplies:

• cardstock: Neenah, Coredinations
• image: A Day for Daisies
• markers: Spectrum Noir
• ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink
• embossing folder: Cuttlebug
• die cut: Spellbinders
• buttons & twine: stash

Thanks for visiting,

Meredith

Friends with Flair

Its Friday, and that means time to show off your Unity projects!

I have a fun card to show off today...but first...I wanted to show you what I found on my table one evening...

Isn't he the funniest? Just about any box, basket or bag that has any space at all in it, he manages to stuff himself into! Whenever I see him scrunching and cramming I can't help but think of one of the first books that I read as a child...and read to my children...

I still love this funny, rhyming story.

Alright, on to the card! This one will be winging its way to my daughter as soon as I get the stamp on it! 

I stamped the penguin on cardstock and trimmed around him, same with the sentiment banner. After tearing some patterned paper to make the 'hills' for him to stand on I stamped the penguin again directly on the card. Layered the trimmed penguin with pop dots and added falling snowflakes punched from different patterned papers. The plain snowflakes were ok...but they look even better with bling in the middle!

Here's a little closer view of the dimension...and that cute penguin!

Supplies:

• cardstock: Neenah
• patterned paper: DCWV
• ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Memento
• stamp: Unity Stamp of the Week
• punch: EK Success
• gems: stash

Linking up to

• Friends with Flair
• Cute Cards Thursday ~ snowflakes

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Meredith

Friends With Flair

And a Happy Black Friday to You!

Did you brave the crowds and find some deals?

Not me!!! Although I did end up going out to Lowe's to find some hardware stuff for little fix-ups around the house.

Yup, that's me...spending Black Friday cleaning the upstairs!

Oh well, at least I got into the craft room for a bit too!

I'm itching to sit down and play for hours with my new markers...but #1, I don't have a chair in my new room yet...and #2, I haven't had a few spare hours! 

I'll have to take what I can get for now, right?

I stamped a line image from one of the Unity KOM's and a quick sentiment...who doesn't always need some 'thank you's' on hand, right?

Then broke out some of the new markers and started coloring...and promptly learned how to use the colorless blender to fix mistakes!

Here it is...

Supplies:

• cardstock: copic
• stamps: Unity KOM
• markers: Spectrum Noir
• ribbon: the Paper Studio
• button: stash

Linking up over at Friends with Flair, always so fun!

Thanks for looking in!

Meredith

Gift Tags

Sometimes its fun to just whip out something simple...and tags can fit the bill!

Here are some simple yet elegant gift tags that I made in a quick evening.

I cut the cardstock into a rectangle, used an angle corner punch to snip off the top corners and stamped two snowflakes in versamark ink. I then heat embossed the snowflakes in silver and added gems with my irock tool. A quick hole punched in the top and ribbon knotted through, and they were done!

Here is a bit closer look...this shows the color more accurately and the shine of the embossing powder and gems.

Supplies:

• cardstock: stash
• corner punch: Stampin' Up
• stamp: Craftsmart
• ink: Versamark
• embossing powder: Recollections
• gems: irock
• ribbon: JoAnn's

I'm linking up to:

• OLW challenge: gift tags
• Try it on Tuesday : Christmas Sparkle

Thanks for looking!

Meredith

Friends with Flair

Quick post tonight, just for Unity Friends with Flair. 

I've been carrying some stamped images and my pencils to places that I know I'll have some downtime...some of my favorite to color have been my stamps of the week, they are all so cute!

Here is a birthday card that I've made several of...this image is great!

Supplies:

• cardstock: Wausau
• patterned cardstock: Basic Grey
• stamp: Unity 
• pencils: Prismacolor
• ribbons: the Paper Studio

Thanks for stopping by!

Meredith

Snowflake Wreath

There is a lovely challenge this week over at the Cardmaker Cardswap Challenge board, to make a card with a wreath on it.

Inspired by this card, found on Susan's Pinterest board, I came up with this...

It was so easy and fun to make!

Just punch out a bunch of snowflakes (I used 4 different papers for 20 total) and adhere them to a base. I pop-dotted the base onto the card base for a little extra dimension.

I probably should have taken a picture, but I made my wreath base by punching a 1 3/8" circle from paper, then lining that negative up inside a 2" circle punch. Once the second larger circle is punched you have a 'wreath form' to adhere your snowflakes to!

Simon Says Stamp is hosting a challenge to 'Just add pearl'...my card qualifies three ways! I used pearlized cardstock, I sprayed the snowflake wreath with 'frost' shimmer spray, and there are five tiny blue pearls on the top layer of snowflakes!

There is also a challenge over at Whoopsi Daisy Designs to 'punch it out', I'm pretty sure that 22 punches on the card qualifies! ;-)

Supplies:

• cardstock: Wausau
• patterned papers: DCWV
• punches: Paper Shapers (1 3/8 circle), Marvy (2" circle), EK Success (snowflake)
• stamp: Inkadinado
• ink: Colorbox

Thanks for stopping by!

Meredith