SOME SILHOUETTE SATISFACTION

Ever since I bought my Silhouette Cameo, I have wanted to draw a zentangle, then make a cutting file with it. So, last week, I did that- go me! I cut a small card-sized one in black, and a larger one in green.  The green one is for using with my gelli plate, which I've done, and it's no longer green. It's more multi-coloured now  :) That will be a post another day.

 

Today, while working on a tutorial for Saturday, I decided to use the black one.

It's a large piece to glue down, and I knew my glue pen would take 'forever' so I decided to sponge the glue onto the piece.

 

It worked perfectly. A nice even coat of glue, but not so thick it seeps under the edges.

The key is, after picking up glue with the sponge, dab it onto the acrylic block a few times to spread and smooth it out, then dab onto the cardstock.

 

I stamped and matted 'My friend', another great Quietfire Design stamp, glued it down, and DONE!

 

Loads of satisfaction with this project.

 

Have a wonderful day- get in a creative work-out- and thank you for stopping by!

 

THIRTY GRAFFITI

 

Hi! Just a quick post today, sharing a card I made for my youngest son. It's going postal today.

I drew the THIRTY GRAFFITI with a black Sharpie onto white cardstock, getting the best contrast I could. Then, I sent it to my Silhouette Cameo and cut it out.

I layered it over a piece of paper that was gelli printed on. Love that gelli plate!

I partially embossed the green mat, then glued it all together.

 

My biggest problem in all this, is figuring out how my youngest child is now a 30 year old man. How the heck did that happen?! In my mind, I'M 30   :)

 

Have a wonderful day, and thanks for looking!

CLEAN & SIMPLE VALENTINE

Hi!

This CAS card went together very quickly, as in, under 15 minutes.

First, I cut out a heart mask- remember from school? Folding the paper in half, cutting the half heart shape, opening the paper to reveal the whole heart.

I laid this over the card base, then sponged Spun Sugar Distress Ink all over, but more heavily around the edges. Then, I stamped the hearts and Love You Forever with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, \purposely leaving space at the bottom of the heart. I removed the heart mask.

Using black archival ink, I stamped HVD, off-centre but overlapping the edge of the heart.

Followed up with one rhinestone, and called it done!

 

These beautiful stamps are from Quietfire Design

 

 

I am sharing this card at KEEP IT SIMPLE

 

 

 

I hope you like this CAS card, and I appreciate you stopping by!

ERASER CARVINGS & LINKED POST

Hi everyone! I have a quick little share today.

I needed a masculine card, and decided to use my carved eraser stamps. I just took a variety of them and stamped all over, for a background. I added some paper cord behind the sentiment, and added some walnut ink spray. One little pump, and I almost drowned this card.

 

I have a post today at Quietfire Creations.

I hope you like it.

 

Have an awesome weekend, and thanks for looking!

 

SANTA x2- SCRAPBOOK PAGE

 

Hi Everyone!

Here's a fun sketch from Canadian Scrapbooker for January 2014.

I decided to give it a try. I turned it on it's side and went from there.

 

DH put this great photo in my stocking at Christmas, and I knew it needed a page all to itself.

Instead of three small photos next to the main photo, I put three mats and laid the hohoho over them. The hohoho is another great cut file from Quietfire Design.

A little trim, some hearts, and snowflakes finish up the design.

 

For more designs using this sketch, click HERE.

 

The sun is shining, the snow is melting, and I hope you have a wonderful day.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

BEADS & BUTTONS

Happy Friday! I hope you have a great weekend coming up, filled with fun and lots of creative time.

I've been playing in the bead box a bit and wanted to share some results.

 

This blue necklace is several crocheted strands of assorted blue glass beads, with little gold beads randomly added.

 

The button necklace is just a colourful mix with white beads between each button. 

 

Both are gifts, and will be in the mail soon. I think I need to make them again, for me!

 

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend!

WELCOME- SPLIT NEGATIVE

Hi Everyone! I had some fun with my Silhouette Cameo electronic cutter, today. I chose "welcome" from Quietfire Design, and cut it out in white cardstock, and black cardstock.

Split Negative is a stamping technique, carried over into paper-piecing, but takes much longer to do. It's a little bit like doing a jig-saw puzzle, and re-positionable tape is a big help.

After removing all the pieces from the cutting mat, I placed the black outside/frame piece right side up, and fit the white lettering into it. Then the black pieces were put in to fill the spaces. Then, I took the white outside/frame piece and laid over the black, carefully matching all the edges. I applied the re-positional tape to keep it aligned. I filled the frame with the remaining pieces, then laid my ruler across it, and cut it from side to side. Another piece of the tape across the piece, before I cut it would have been a good idea too. However, I didn't think of it then, and had to put a lot of pieces back in after I attached the white frame section to the mat, that I'd already edged with my Spellbinders dies.

My ball point glue pen fastened down all the pieces as I continued to build up the rows to complete the design. I left the centers out of both 'e's, just for a little contrast.

The flowers were punched from vellum, stamped with Quietfire Design stamps.

I also ran the panel through an embossing folder, avoiding the decorative edge, making this and an inlaid embossing technique as well.

 

Thank you for stopping by!

 

 

DOUBLE-WRAPPED PEARLS

I recently made a double-wrapped pearl bracelet for one of  my sisters. During a visit, she had admired a double-wrapped bracelet I was wearing, so I told her I'd make her one.

This is it.

I didn't have a heavier white cord for the base, but I did have a very shiny, satiny heavy thread, which worked perfectly with the pearls. The pearls and gold beads were first crocheted into a long chain, then the chain was doubled up and crocheted together. A loop was crocheted onto one end and the fabulous button was sewn onto the other.

I really like how it turned out and plan to make more using this same method.

The bracelet is perched on fingerless gloves that she knit for me.

I hope she likes her bracelet as much as I love these gloves.

 

Thanks for looking today!

 

FIRST CHALLENGES OF 2014

Look at the gorgeous colour choices at COLOUR Q 

Very 'old castle' looking to me.

 

Here is a great sketch from DECONSTRUCTING JEN 

 I think they'll work well together.

 

Especially, with this fabulous design from QUIETFIRE DESIGN 

I love this quote! It was all over Pinterest last year, and sometimes with very interesting spelling  :)

 

How about trying a challenge yourself? Great way to get the mojo going!

Click on the links below the images to see lots more.

 

Thanks for looking and I hope your 2014 year is off to a great creative start!

 

 

HAPPY 2014!

Hi Everyone. I hope you are enjoying a fabulous first day of the new year.

I have a post at Quietfire Creations today, with a super easy technique for you.

I encourage you to go have a look.

 

Thank you for stopping by!