Just Us Girls Tic-Tac-Toe-ing!

Another quickie... I'm under the gun for all kinds of cards: thank you's for the volunteers at the library, baby shower thank-yous (already did 25, need 25 more), baby cards (x2), retirement cards (x 5), a graduation card... it's crazy.  And we are buried with baseball and softball!  SIGH... hey, everyone in my family is healthy... I cannot complain.

I JUST WANT MORE TIME TO CRAFT!!!

Here's a card for one of the library volunteers:

(Head-on)

(At an angle to show the shine!)

I plan to share this at JUGS and Tic-Tac-Toe, and here are their graphics:

Supplies and notes:

• I used vellum and DP from my scrap bin... very pleased with the combination.  The coral houndstooth actually had the newsprint tape on it-- I had tried to organize my recipe box last year... nope.  My recipe cards remain disorganized.  I end up frantically looking for a recipe, and shove the cards back in the box.  I gave up.  
• The diecut flowers in the center are from Jolee's Boutique
• The veneer birds are from Studio Calico
• The sentiment was typed on an old library catalog card and cut out

Share the Joy...

I made this based on the current sketch at Share Joy Challenge:

Here's the challenge graphic-- I did the sketch, though 95% of the time I'd choose tic-tac-toe cuz I love tic-tac-toes!:

Supplies and notes:

• Red paper is DCWV; floral paper is from my stash... no label anymore
• I cut the DP with Tim's diamond texture fade die (days prior to using it)
• Edged the DP panel with ColorBox chalk in Creamy Brown (one of my fave supplies for years)
• The white acetate pieces are from a diecut pack by Jolee's Boutique
• The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store sentiment is stamped with SU! Chocolate Chip
• The rose is from a Mod Podge mold
• Red and white twine from Target

Happy crafting, people!  Get it done!  

Tim's tag of May

Dude, I still am so stoked my tag was selected last month for one of the April tags!  Freaking awesome.  Here's my creation for 12 Tags of 2016- May:

Here's Tim's Remix graphic:

Supplies and notes:

• I began with a library catalog card base.  FYI, the book attached was from 1960, and it was withdrawn from the collection in 1980.  So it's possible that this base is about 50 years old, maybe older.  That paperclip was on the card.  I just kept it in place as I went through the processes.
• I don't have any tissue tape from Tim, but I did receive my prize from last month's win, and it was wrapped in some of his tissue paper, and after I did a little inspection, I thought, "Yeah... this might have resistive properties..." It does!  So anyway, I pasted it onto my card with matte Mod Podge
• The stamps used are Invoke Arts and one from a Somerset gift (I think... no packaging...), inked in MementoLuxe in Tuxedo Black.  (I ordered one of Tim's mixed-media palettes prior to reading these instructions... I'm really stoked now!  My MementoLuxe has been a workhorse, so it will be great to have an alternative.  Next, I want Dyan Reaveley's!  Sh*t, maybe I'll go order it tonight...) 

  

  Look at this thing!  It's huge!  I feel like a tiny person holding it!
  I didn't get to use it on this project, but since I mentioned it...

• For the texture I used Teresa Collins modeling paste through a Martha Stewart stencil and dried it with a heat gun
• I then used the following sprays: Dylusions in Vibrant Turquoise and Cut Grass, and Distress Spray Stain in Pumice Stone.  Instead of spraying water, in the words of Bridget Jones, "I choose vodka."  Yes, one of my mini spritzers stays in my desk with vodka.  No, I don't use it like Binoca.  If you break into my shack, the flask for drinking is in the top drawer on the right.
  
• For the sparkly stuff, I used a more subtle Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in a thin black with gold flake.  
• After all of that, I edged the card with Shabby Shutters DI. Again I say: that's one of my fave DIs... nice and bright. A very pleasant green
• The flowers were made with the Tattered Florals die.  I punched them out of the tissue wrap from my prize from April's tag win... :) and inked them with Vibrant Turquoise Dylusions.  They also got some leftover ink from my ink tray... pretty much everything is in there...
• For embellishments, I used an old stamp from my stash, coated in Ranger Crackle accents then wiped with some Vintage Photo Distress Stain, an arrow Ideology sticker inked with Mermaid and Rust Adirondack Alcohol Inks, and a heart charm treated with alcohol inks, frantage EP, and Crackle Accents. The tape is also from my prize package! (You'd think I lived through the depression era, as resourceful as I am...)

(I'm posting from my phone... pardon any mistakes!)

Inkspirational...

Navy and mint!  A winning combination!

My card is rather simple, but I love the looks of it... so much that I made another similar card below all this business...

I made this for the Inkspiration Challenge #108: Mint and Navy.

Supplies and notes:

• I got new texture fades and couldn't wait to use them!  This was their maiden journey...
• I used some generic foil transfer paper over some Zig 2-way glue over parts here and there
• I inked the Recollections sentiment with Tim Holtz Distress Ink and heat-embossed it with Ranger in Princess Gold

Here's the bonus card... too cute to keep to myself:

MFT Sketch #279

Here's a quickie from this morning.  I had *bonus* craft time while we waited to see which of the girls'baseball/softball games were canceled.

Here's another one for the big girl, who will go away for 3 weeks of camp this summer.
(I've got a good stash, but I will still need to supplement with postcards... I slam her
with mail so she has to sing in front of the camp to get it!
Ahhh... terrorizing our kids from afar... the joys of parenthood...)

I made this card based on the current sketch over at My Favorite Things:

Supplies and notes:

• The card base was from Autumn at Sew-Paper-Paint... thank you!  
• Scotch washi became the strip at the right edge
• The panel in the center was cut from some play-time scraps.  It was made by monoprinting Tim's Dot Fade stencil with some Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise and Lemon Zest.  I popped the panel up on some black dimensional foam tape by Ranger
• The black sentiment and outline were made using a Zig Emboss Writer and some Recollections black EP
• The brad was from my stash... no package no more... (improper grammar on purpose)
• Typewriter stamp was a gift from Somerset, I think... been a long time since that thing lived in a package....

Mom of two

This is a Mother's Day card currently on it's way via mail (actually, hopefully it's arrived...) for one of my best friends.  

It's just obviously a simple card, but I was hesitant to go over-the-top.  She just lost her husband, and her kids lost their dad... I just wanted to recognize her commitment to her two kids.  You guys know what I mean?  I try not to over-think situations like this... I just thought if I kept it basic and beautiful, then it would be just that.  A simple recognition.

I'd like to share this at the current Crafting By Designs- May AG... though I'm not a digi user... I just like to share on AG's.  I love to look at AG challenges because you end up with such a variety of projects. It's like a little sample of the crafting population!

Supplies and notes:

• The circles were scribbled with a Zig Emboss Writer and heat-embossed with Ranger EP in Princess Gold 
• The gorgeous hearts were made by dripping Adirondack alcohol ink in Mermaid and Rust plus gold mixative onto a piece of photo paper, then splashing it with Ranger blending sol'n.  I then dabbed at it with a baby wipe.  OMG, it's too pretty.  I really wish the pix did it justice.  If not, try alcohol inks on photo paper yourselves... glorrrriousssss
• I used a Fiskars heart punch.  (I have more hearts left over-- you'll see them again... 
• Should I have rounded the corners???  Hmmm...

That's it!  I used a gold Sharpie inside and wrote a nice sentiment about how lucky her kids and dogs are to have her for their mom!  They are! :)

Little Monkey...

Here's my plaid creation:

Distress Inks: Victorian Velvet, Spiced Marmalade, Broken China, Crushed Olive.

I was inspired to make this project by the current challenge at Addicted To CAS: plaid.  I think it turned out cute!  A friend of mine found out that she's pregnant-- unexpected but welcome!  I saw this sentiment and thought it was just right to pair with this cute little monkey.

I'd also like to enter this into the color challenge at the current Colour Q Challenge #340... though my original interpretation of the poppy color was more California poppy than the Oriental poppy...

Supplies and notes:

• I made my plaid by using a Martha Stewart stencil with four Distress Inks, pictured above.  Thanks to the water-reactive properties of DI, I splattered the plaid with water and added a little interest, rather than just the soft lines, though those were nice,
• I edged this panel with ColorBox Chalk in Creamy Brown
• I also splattered some Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Vintage Photo across this panel
• The monkey stamp is from Prima, and the sentiment is from Inkadinkado, both stamped in SU! in Chocolate Chip
• I added Pebble Chalk, Inc. chalk on the cute little monkey
• The orange seam binding is vintage

Happy Saturday!