Family Card Challenge 20 - Turquoise

I used a new Tilda stamp I just got. I love this stamp and I had ordered it months ago and forgot it would be in my package which I got yesterday. I coloured her in with Copics and Stickles and sewed some heart and flower cotton lace around the border. I added a doily and Prima flowers with a gem brad and a dragonfly and a few sticky pearls to finish it off. The words are a Magnolia stamp.

 

 

Family Card Challenge 19 - Autumn/Rock/Harvest

I chose the harvest / thanksgiving theme for this card.

My stamp is from Pretty Little Stamps coloured in with Copics and Stickles. The heart is cut out from a K&Co paper pad. I used 3 stamps from a Thanksgiving stamp pack for the words. The copper leaf is from a pack of leaves by Decorative Accents and I added some Prima mini roses, and sticky pearls to embellish the edges and used a Fiskars corner punch on the stamped image. I inked the edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink.

 

 

Family Card Challenge 18 - Sibling

I had chosen my stamp days ago but changed my selection of papers a few times before I liked the combination. I coloured the Tilda stamp in with Copics and used Stickles on the trim of their dresses. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the lacy border in the centre. I found a Sister charm in my collection of metal charms and added some Prima flowers and roses. The words are from a card I saw in a store today.

Front of the card

Inside of the card

 

Family Card Challenge 17 - Brand New Stamp

I used a Gurlee Girl "Cammy in the Wind" stamp. I coloured her in with Copics and added some Frosted Lace Stickles. The buttlerfly is one I bought on Etsy years ago and the Butterfly Kisses sticker is from K &Co. I sewed some lace behind the stamped image and added some Prima flowers with little rose centres and some "Say it with Crystals" swirls.

The inside I used more of the Bo Bunny paper and sewed some lace around the edges. I used a ribbon slider heart on the tag. The Believe sticker is from same K&Co. sticker pack.
 

 Front of the card

Inside of the card

 

 

Family Card Challenge 16 - Martha Mania

I enjoyed this challenge once I finally got started. I punched a bunch of papers I wanted to use (Bo Bunny Love Shack) and eventually liked the brown with pink dots and coloured the stamped image to match the papers, opposite to what I usually do. The stamp is one of my sister's which we stamped on my last visit. I used two Martha Stewart punches on the front of the card, Floral Vine and Monarch Butterfly. I stickled the butterflies. I used a Fiskars punch on the corners of the word paper and added some sticky gems.

On the inside I used a the Eyelet Lace around the page punch.

Front of the card

Inside of the card

 

 

 

Family Card Challenge 15 - Distress Mania

Since stamp collecting is an age-old hobby, and I pictured a distressed look to my card rather than colouring in a stamp with distress ink, I decided to use a sheet of stamp paper that I found last week at the craft store. I tore the edges and inked them with Tea Dye distress ink and Burnt Copper ColorBox Queue ink. All the edges of every paper has either torn or cut and has been inked with these colours. The striped paper and the paisley is a reversible sheet of paper I found to colour co-ordinate with the stamp paper. I used a pinking shears which resembles the edge of a stamp for the borders of the small cut outs. The inside left of the card has a removable tag around which I tied some raffia. The right side of the inside I use my Cuttlebug to emboss the Happy Birthday paper and ran my ink pads over it and stickled parts of it.

Front of the card

Inside left of the card with removable tag

Inside right of the card

 

Decoupage and crackled finish

At our monthly craft day I first painted the wooden tray, coasters, coaster holder and eyeliner holder. I added crackle glaze and then added a top coat of white paint. I decoupaged the pieces with one of the "Fat Lady" papers. A bit risque but perfect for use in the bedroom!