Holiday Party Bombshell

I haven't been posting for a few weeks as I went out for carpal tunnel surgery.  I'm still heeling, but still functioning with my right hand while coddling my left hand.   So I made a clean and simple card to keep things easier.   I really like CAS cards and often aspire to make CAS cards, but don't always achieve that aspiration.  Hopefully I did this time.    So here she is.... my Holiday Bombshell.

 

This Bombshell Angel is stamped with Rich Cocoa Memento ink and colored with Copics.   The dress is cut using my e-cutter with MTC software using the Bombshell Clothing digital die cut file. 

 

The Bombshell's Santa hat is from the Bombshell Stamps Holiday Accessory set.  It's stamped, the red is colored with Copics and the fuzzy white stuff is this great medium called Liquid Applique that puffs up when heated with a heat gun. 

 

The designer printed papers are from My Mind's Eye and Recollections.   The silver layer is Canson and the white cardstock is Neenah with a Hammermill white cardstock card base.   Some dimensional foam tape is used to pop up this gorgeous gal from the card base.   Lastly, the embossing is created using an embossing folder by Darice.   

Delicate Garden Butterfly

Here's that Martha Stewart mold again.  I dusted the mold with some sparkly white glitter before filling it with white clay.   It gave it a nice white shimmer.  Perfect for a wedding, anniversary, or christening card. 

Supplies: 

Tools: mold and clay (Martha Stewart), embossing folders (Quikutz)

Cardstock: Hammermill, Stampin' Up

Accessories: fine white glitter; dimensional adhesive. 

Butterfly Red

I'm really quite late posting this.  At the beginning of the Summer I saw these moulds and white clay from Martha Stewart hit the shelves.  I just had to try it out.  I mixed the clay with some red ink and made this gorgeous butterfly.   I then colored the clay with my Copics and some sparkly markers.   Gorgeous!

And a bit of an angle for a better view.

Supplies: 

Cardstock:  white cover stock (Hammermill); Real Red (Stampin' Up)

Tools: embossing tin (Spellbinders); mold & clay (Martha Stewart)

Coloring: dye ink, markers (Copic), sparkle pen (Sakura)

Accessories: dimensional adhesive. 

Fashionable Butterflies

This is my card for Bombshell Stamp's September sketch challenge.

Here's an angled shot to show off some of the layers and dimension.

and the inside of the card. I made this card at a retreat and my friend sitting next to me had this perfectly matching Washi tape so I bummed a few strips for the inside. 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Butterfly Queen (Bombshell Stamps)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Coloring: markers (Copic)

Printed Paper: Carolina breeze (Theresa Collins)

Cardstock: So Saffron, Basic Grey (Stampin' Up), white (Hammermill)

Tools: dies (Spellbinders), corner rounder

Accessories: nail head stickers (JoAnn's); Washi tape (unknown), foam adhesvie

Rev Up Mojo 304

This is for the Mojo Monday 304 sketch challenge.   I've been wanting to use some of these die cuts I've had sitting around at my desk that I cut using a 12 inch Sizzlet die.   They make the perfect chevrons that are so hot right now.  I combined those strips with one of the cars from  Bombshell's Speed Shop stamp set.

A bit of an angle.

Inside of the card.

Mojo Monday sketch (mojo304)

Supplies:

Stamps: Speed Shop (Bombshell Stamps)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Coloring: alcohol markers (Copics)

Printed Paper: Amy Tangerine (American Crafts)

Cardstock: white (Neenah); yellow, pink, teal, black, and lavendar (Creative Memories); black card base (Stampin' Up); white bases (Hammermill)

Accessories: ribbon (Stampin' Up)

Mermaid Splashes

This card is also published on the Bombshell Stamps blog.  The Muse Monday set for this month is Mermaid Anchor.  Isn't she just gorgeous.

Here's a close up.   The mermaid is fussy cut after coloring and mounted using dimensional adhesive.   She colored using Copics and has some shimmer added to her fin and legs using a Sakura Gelly Roll pen.  

and the inside of the card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Mermaid Anchor (Bombshell Stamps)

Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento)

Coloring: markers (Copic); silver Gelly Roll pen (Sakura)

Printed Paper: Splash (Little Yellow Bicycle)

Cardstock: Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade (Stampin' Up); white (Hammermill)

Accents: Pearls; dimensional adhesive.

Easy Butterfly Thank You

After my daughter's birthday party with some 20 friends attending, I needed a quick and easy thank you card.   This did just the trick.

What made it even easier is that I used this Fiskars stamping tool. 

I put the butterfly and a thank you greeting on the stamping plate and inked up using liquid chalk.  I knew the liquid chalk would give me an easy application. 

Turn the stamping tool and align it with the card base.   I like to stamp on a foam pad. that's what that burgundy rectangle is at the bottom. 

The stamping tool lets me gently lower the stamps onto the card base for a crisp impression. 

Fold the card base and voila - the easiest thank you card I ever made.   And oh so pretty.   

Supplies: 

Stamps: Swallowtail, Curly Cute (Stampin' Up)

Ink: liquid chalk (Colorbox)

Paper: white (Hammermill)

Tools: stamping jig (Fiskars)

Live to Ride

Welcome to the May Bombshell Hump Day Blog Hop.   The theme is banners, so I had to pull out my seam binding and make my favorite little banner.   

It's also Motorcycle Safety Month.  This card is a call out to all drivers to look twice and don't just look for cars.  Keep an eye out for motorcycles too. Share the road and help us all ride safe.

BLOG ROLL

Bombshell Blog: http://bombshellstamps.blogspot.com/

Alison: http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/

Jodi: http://www.elamdesign33.blogspot.com/
Marnie: http://www.papertivity.blogspot.com
Glittery Katie: http://ferrishyn-frontier.blogspot.com
Kim: http://www.craftypinkanchor.blogspot.com
Michelle: http://twisted-chick.blogspot.com/
Alaine: http://missalaineousmosaics.blogspot.com/
Monika: http://paperchrome.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE)
Teresa: http://www.thetamarisk.blogspot.com
Sharon: http://sharonshowcase.blogspot.com/
Kelli: http://www.cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com
Kathi: http://kathstales.blogspot.com

Supplies: 

Stamps: Live to Ride (Bombshell Stamps)

Ink: Basic Black craft ink/pigment ink (Stampin' Up)

Coloring: pencils (Prismacolor)

Printed Paper: Gypsy (Basic Grey); Miss Caroline (My Mind's Eye)

Cardstock: Basic Black (Stampin' Up); white (Hammermill)

Accessories: black embossing powder; baker's twine; seam binding (Stampin' Up)

Party Animal Invites

My little girl is turning 9.  It's amazing how time flies.   We made these party invites to send to her friends.   After about 25 of these, I'm done with little funky monsters for now... though I admit, they were fun to do.

Supplies: 

Stamps: CTMH (Party Animal)

Ink: Memento

Coloring: Copic

Paper: Hammermill Coverstock for the card base, DCWV textured cardstock

Tools: Spellbinders (scalloped squares)

Penguin Play

This is a simple but fun card using Recollections brand Washi tape, Jolee's stickers and Stampin' up cardstock with some Hammermill cover stock for the base.

Christmas Snow Birds

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Earlier this year, I made this Christmas card and it's certainly worth reposting.  In fact, I made several of these to send out to friends and family this year.   It's a great one for duplication. 

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I stumbled across SplitcoastStampers Featured Stamper challenge this week (FS290).  The challenge is to case one of the featured stamper's cards.  This week Mary (screen name jandjccc) was featured.  She has a lot of beautiful work in her gallery.  I chose to case this card CLICKY.  I did change it up a bit.   I added another mat, used a different embossing folder, used a different stamp and rounded all of the corners.

Here's a close up to show off the texture and dimension.  I just loved the white on white texture look.  it's so clean, simple, and rich at the same time.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up (Contempo Christmas)
Paper: White Hammermill cardstock, Stampin' Up cardstock (Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade)
Tools: Stampin Up (bird punch and embossing folder), Martha Stewart (sprig punch)
Accessories: Close To My Heart (charcoal colored pearl stickers), Ranger (Liquid Pearls - Ruby Red)

Golfer's Christmas Gift

I changed job's this year and my new boss is a golfer.  The idea of these ornaments stared out as a joke idea, but then.... what the heck.  He can think of us year over year as he puts golf balls into a tree.   After all, I understand that golfers often put golf balls into trees.  Right? 

P.S. He also got a gift card to a golfer's pro shop.   

Supplies For Card:  

Stamps:  Stampin' Up (Lovely as a Tree), Hero Arts (Greeting - backgroudn stamp cut apart)

Ink: Stampin' Up

Cardstock:  Hammermill Coverstock, Misc Red and Green cardstock from Hobby Lobby, Creative Memories Silver Shimmer paper

Toos: Cuttlebug embossing folder, EK Success circle punch, Creative Memories circle punch, Stampin' Up tag corner punch

Accessories: Paper Studio gold brads, Misc. red ribbon

Supplies for Box: 

Cardstock: Bazzil (red), Hammermill (white coverstock)

Tools: Paper trimmer, Score Pal, Martha Stewart border punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Accessories: Ribbon

Golf Ornament: 

Golf ball, gold hooks with screw in, ribbon