Steampunk Balloons

 

I don't know what my attraction for gears and all things steampunk...but I LOVE it!  Today's card features hot air balloons (I believe the paper is from Bo Bunny), some flowers (Petaloo) and some gears and a Hot Air Balloon pin (Petaloo) (I love that pin!)

 

This card is actually pretty simple to make.  I used a bright yellow card base and added the patterned paper to it.  I added a strip of patterned paper from Sweet Sentiments (Graphic 45, another fav of mine).

 

I layered the flowers and added my pin.  Usually when I add a pin, I stick it through some mounting tape from other things I'm adding to my card. In this card I wasn't using any mounting tape. All the flowers are glue dotted. 

 

 

So, I cut a square of mounting tape stuck he pin through it and then stuck the pin on my card.  it works quite well.  To keep anyone from getting stuck on the sharp end, I stuck the point through my mat piece of paper and then glued it all to my card.

I added a safety pin (one of those that doesn't have the double circle at the bottom) to my gear and put the pin around the hat pin.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed visiting today!  Thank you to everyone who visits my blog!  I always appreciate you!

 

Lis

 



Le Chat Noir

 

I love the art-poster type rubber stamps. Frantic Stamper has a really nice collection of them.  I have one called Chat Noir (black cat) that I wanted to use on a card.  Instead of stamping my image in black ink, I used VersaMark and white embossing powder on a dark purple card stock.  The white embossing powder was able to capture ev ery little detail of my stamp, even the tiny writing!  I colored the cat with Distress Stickles Glitter in Walnut Stain. 
I mounted my image on black suede paper and attached to my card base.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Moustache Birthday Card

 

I am seeing a lot of moustaches and top hats.  I found some thin dies by Sizzix that included these and purchased them 

 

I love how this card came out. the moustaches are so cute!  I attached the moustaches with glue dots just in the center. Then I curled the ends so they would stick out.  Of course I cut them out of black cardstock.

 

The vertical piece on the left is a piece of VERTIGO FILM cut and colored with alcohol inks.  Vertigo Film is this really cool film (kind of a thick plastic) with designs in it that cause it to look 3D.  The films come in different patterns.  The one I have above is called pebbles.  The photo doesn't really do it justice.  It's rather slick.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis

 



Thinking of You...a three Layer Card

 

  

I got the idea for this card from a webisode called Simply Ann.  I liked the idea so much that I copied a couple of parts from it (the acetate and the window).  This card takes a little time to do but it's worth it.

I wanted to make a card for my sister who lives in New York State.  I wanted to do a travel theme because we live so far apart.

To start I decided on a 6 1/2 x 5 card base out of white cardstock. I measured some acetate and cut it with about 1/4 inch so that I could bend it back and attach to the back of my card later.  I love working with acetate.  There is so much that I can do with it like making shaker boxes, stamped designs for overlays, tinting it with alcohol inks.

I started work with my main card by covering it with paper from Graphic 45's Come Away with Me collection.  It fits perfectly with the travel theme.

I covered my card and then used the photo card die to cut the center out.  Then I glued this cut out to the inside of my card using the cut out as a guide.

I decorated each layer so that there was a surprise when you turned the page.

Layer One (the cover):

 

Layer Two:

Layer three:

 

 

Close Up!

 

Aren't these little icon people fun?

I love the flower and leaf dies! One die and several sizes of flowers and leaves! Grand!

 

I can think of so many uses for the light bulb!

 

 

One last thing I did was to take a plain white ribbon and use Distress Stain (Salty Ocean) on it.  I dyed the ribbon, dried it and it came out beautifully.

 

I hope you enjoyed my three layer card!  Thanks for stopping by! Lis

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Because I used a number of dies, I thought it would be convenient to provide the links in case you wanted to look them over.

•  Frantic Stamper Precision Dies
• Petite Leaves   FRA-Die-09194
• Petite Layering Flowers   FRA-Die-09192
• Light bulb set of two dies    FRA-Die-09188
• Iconic People (set of six dies)   FRA-Die-09187
• Adore - 3x4 Photo Card (set of four dies)   FRA-Die-09147

 

The Old Bear of the Mountain

    

I love the country, hiking and outdoors in general.  I've done a lot of camping with my family when I was young so this panel die is really great for sending my dad a Fathers Day card.

Although the panel die is really great all by itself, I wanted t add some real dimension and "forest" feel to it.  Here's how I made my card.

I am actually using two different panel for this card.  The first and bottom part s the sun and rays.  I used a solid bright blue mat 3 3/4 x 5.  I cut out a sunburst panel out of gold gloss and then also cut out just the round sun out of bright yellow glitter card,  The yellow glitter "sun" was attached to the gold glossy panel with glue dots.  This was adhered with glue to the blue mat.  (This was adhered to a slightly larger rust colored mat. And all this went onto my card base.)

I cut my bear scene from dark brown cardstock.  I recut the small tree several times (just that section) using dark green suede paper.  I also cut the Oregon Fir Tree die using dark green suede paper.  I cut just the top of this die several more times.  What can I say, I like trees!  Last but not least I cut the "fence" (looks like a log to me) in rust and in dark brown.  I added more of the mountain trees in back and in front of the original, which I covered in green suede paper.  I added the large tree between the two "logs" and added yet more young trees by the logs. 

 

I used mounting tape for most of this section. After this top part was done, I mounted it using more mounting tape to the card base/sunburst panel.

I really love all the small trees and the logs.  It gives a mountain top feel (for me at least).

 

 

 

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* Materials for this project are available at www.franticstamper.com. Frantic Stamper Products Used:

•  Frantic Stamper Precision Dies
• Bear in the Woods    FRA-Die-09151
• Barbed Wire Fence (Set of two dies)   FRA-Die-09122
• Sunburst Panel   FRA-Die-09141
• Oregon Fir Tree   FRA-Die-09078

Handmade Beauty

Today's card uses a handmade piece of paper that was a gift from my older sister. I made two of the same card and sent one to her.  I love the large flowers and the overall mauve and blue colors outlined in gold.

I didn't want to add too much embellishments because I didn't want to cover up my handmade paper. So, I opted for a couple large paper flowers and some embossed ribbon I had lying around.

Below is a great picture of the embossed ribbon.  This is a metallic wrapping ribbon I bought.  It was nothing expensive or exotic.  In fact, this ribbon is over 15 years old!  Try embossing folders on your ribbons.  You will be surprised how well the ribbon takes embossing and how pretty the results are!  I am sure that you have a Christmas ribbons stash!

The two thin gold lines (one on either side of the ribbon) are actually washi tape.  It's new from Little B Decorative Tapes.  They are FOILED and quite beautiful.  If you buy the thin ones, you get two rolls. And that's a lot.  The one I used on my card is called Gold Grosgrain.

Have fun!
Lis
 

Happy Birthday America!

I am so thankful and proud to be an American.  My freedom is so precious to me.  Thanks to all previous and to come that have helped to make our country free.

 

Have a safe and happy 4th!
Lis

 

 

Kanji

 

 I have always loved oriental themed cards.  Perhaps it's the mystery of the Orient that draws me in, or maybe the colors.  Either way, this is what inspired me to make today's card. 

I haven't made many Oriental-inspired cards in a while but when I got Frantic Stamper's Fish Scales card Panel die, that's what I thought of.  The die cut was so beautiful, I didn't really want to do too much.  My card started with a black card base with beige star dream card on top.  Underneath the die cut (which was cut out of blue foil card) is a piece of Yuzen Washi paper in red with gold flying cranes.  I die cut a Kanji character and mounted it on some of the same card I used for the main card.  I used some mizuhiki cord in gold and blue behind it.  I also cut out a leafy vine in gold glossy.

 

A simple card but very bold.  I hope you enjoyed it!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Lis