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I was very inspired by the Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World recently. I took this photo…
 Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World and turned it into this card…
What I found most interesting about the trigger was the gold dots on the fabric. I turned that idea into sparkles in the sky for this shiny star card.
Recipe
cardstock: Stampin’ Up (blue), Staples (white)
ink: Ranger
stamp: Stampin’ Up
gems: Imaginisce
pearl paint: Ranger
I arranged the gems in straight lines to represent a meteor shower and made the one big star the focal. I used the tip of the paint bottle to create lots of swirly texture. And here is a tip for you. When I stamped my sentiment it was crooked, so I fixed it by mounting my layer slightly crooked on the card base. That made the sentiment straight and added a bit of visual change to the card. So fun!
Today’s post is brought to you by the matching card and envelope challenge over at The Paper Variety. The inspiration for the focal on this card I CASEd from a Moxie Fab World post. I also used pieces of technique for the background base on Tim Holtz’s Creative Chemistry 101 class.
 Celebration Cake Art by Carey Hanes 
So, with those three things in my brain I came up with this card and envelope set.
Recipe
carstock: Stampin’ Up (green, black), Staples (white)
stamps, embossing powder: Stampin’ Up
die cuts: Cricut
inks: Ranger
bakers twine: Boxer Scrapbooks
markers: Copic
gems: Want2Scrap
modeling paste: Grumbacher
First I cut the cake + stand image on my Cricut. I then emossed the stand with copper embossing powder to give it a metal quality. I dabbed a scoop of modeling past on my craft sheet and colored it with a drop of brown dye ink. Using my Cricut spatula, I spread the modeling paste across the cake to give it a frosted texture. While it was drying I inked my background, created my candles and built up the card. Even then the cake was not dry. In the process of working with the modeling medium I learned a few things about it.
- Don’t heat it with a heat gun. It will bubble. Allow it to dry overnight for this kind of application.
- If it is applied to a single layer of cardstock, it will warp and roll up as it drys. Then it will crack when you unroll the paper. Try adhering it to something more solid to allow a good flat drying.
- It was fairly solid once dry. I thought I might have to mail the card in a padded envelope to prevent it from crushing and flaking. But once I felt the texture I decided to send it straight in the matching envelope (external embellishment removed for the sake of the Postal workers!).
- I think I would add a second layer to the cake but I didn’t have time to wait another day for drying.
- Most of all, it was fun to add this kind of texture to a project. I am going to experiment with different textural backgrounds.
In this Moxie Fab World challenge we are encouraged to take pieces (non-paper) that we might otherwise throw in the garbage. Off my craft table I grabbed a few pieces of satin ribbon that were trimmed off the ends after wrapping a package. I also have a few small lengths of bakers twine and floss. When I fist grabbed the ribbon ends I thought I would turn them into little banners and stitch them down with the floss. However, after trimming the ends into points I thought it looked like butterfly wings. From there I trimmed both ends of the ribbon and used the twine and floss to tie the middle for the butterfly body and antennae.
Recipe
cardstock, ink: Stampin’ Up
stamp set: Close to my Heart
other: ribbon and twine scraps
Another Moxie Fab World challenge this week is to use a handmade embellishment as a focal point. I decided to go big and bold with this one. I needed an anniversary card for some friends and was stumped as to what I wanted to do for the focal. A heart makes a lot of since so I cut a large heart from my Cricut and gave it some real oomph. I painted it with Distress Crackle paint, added another layer of paint to create a sentiment backdrop and covered the whole thing with embossing powder for thick depth and shine. Plus when I stamped my sentiment into the warm embossing powder, it gives a bit of a debossed impression.
Recipe
cardstock: Stampin’ Up, other
paints: Ranger
inks: Ranger, Tsukineko (Staz On)
embossing ink: Versa Mark
embossing powder, punch: Stampin’ Up
fibers: We R Memory Keepers
The next Moxie Fab World challenge is to use your paper scraps to create a project. I had a pile of paper scraps leftover from cutting out my computer printed cards from the last challenge. Since I printed a card that is 5.5 x 8.5 on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper there were plenty of leftover pieces.
I decided to use the scraps as a mask and create a pattern to ink over them. Once done I decided to use the positive mask pieces on a project as well as the negative masked and inked piece. I got two simple yet pretty cards out of one pile of scrap pieces.
Recipe
cardstock: Staples (white), Stampin’ Up
inks: Ranger
stamps: Stampin’ Up
punch: Fiskars
The next Moxie Fab World challenge I have for you is using household items. I came up with a collection of cards. I used a penny, a bandage and a cotton ball plus a template I made in Photoshop Elements to print out and embellish some simple cards.
Recipe
digital: Photoshop Elements
font: Edwardian Script
other: penny, bandage, cotton ball
I have a string of Moxie Fab World challenges for you for the next few posts. I was able to just pull out paper and make project after project and play with all my supplies. I did not have any occasions in mind. I was working just from the challenges. So today I have for you the Fascination with Feathers challenge.
I’m not a feathery kind of person so I found this one tricky. I don’t know how I thought of it, but the idea of a top hat with a feather in it popped into my head and this card was born. It would be a fun card for a prom or a wedding!
Recipe
cardstock, stamp: Stampin’ Up
die cut: Cricut (paper doll dress up)
glitter flock: Hampton Art
embossing ink: Versa Mark
other: feather, embossing powder
When I saw this photo posted for the Moxie Fab World challenge I was immediately drawn to the pink blanket’s fringe. Looking about the picture I picked up several other pieces of inspiration… the pattern on the carpet, the color & texture of the armchairs & blanket and the bold frame of the mirror over the mantel. I used all these elements when I came up with this card.
Recipe
cardstock, sentiment stamp, chalk, twill, punches: Stampin’ Up
background stamp: Hero Arts
embossing ink: Versa Mark
dye inks: Ranger
floss: DMC
• I stamped the background with embossing ink and rubbed chalk over it for pop to the image. It also gives it a velvety appearance in real life.
• I inked the twill for richer texture.
• To get the fringe spacing just right, I used a ruler and marked the back of the twill at 1/2 cm intervals using a permanent pen. Just use a wide, loopy “whip stitch” with the floss, then cut all the loops to create the fringe. Add a dot of liquid adhesive to the back of each stitch to help hold the floss in place.
• For the frame, I punched a 1 1/4 in circle into the dark cardstock then punched a scallop circle out around the empty circle. I punched a slightly larger circle out of the vanilla cardstock for my sentiment and layered the scallop frame over the top with foam adhesive.
My friend has been spending a lot of her time (happily, I’m glad to report) driving my son around to different events. I have been very thankful for the extra set of wheels to get him where he needs to go. I made a quick and simple bouquet out of one of our early spring flowering shrubs and wrapped it up with some ribbon and a tag. Easy, easy.
Recipe
stamps, cardstock, punch: Stampin’ Up
ink: Tsukineko
markers: Copic
die cut machine: Cricut
other: ribbon, jump rings
I keep a supply of various size tags that I cut out on my Circut. This allows me to grab a tag, stamp and go when I need a really quick accent for something.
My daughter and I went to CKC this past weekend and we had a really good time. We haven’t really done too many mother-daughter specific activities, so this was special. Ignore my goofy smile. This photo was taken on my cell phone which has an abysmal lag so we never know when it will really take the photo. Any hints on improving the Android system phone would be much appreciated (and I did try downloading some different photo software with no luck)
While at the show I got a few things done. Not as much as I would have on my own, but it was more fun to have company there this year. I don’t have any scrappy friends so every year I go alone. So again, this year really was special! Check out the layouts I go finished for my kids’ October layouts.
For this first one I chose a bunch of girlie products and went with The Paper Variety’s current challenge prompt of Tic-Tac-Toe
I used the bottom row with stitching and a die cuts (flowers) on a layout.
And here are my next two pages. Just simple pages that captures the photos and stories.
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Quick About  Hi! I'm Misty. I've been crafty since I was a kid. I've learned to sew, make cards and scrapbook. I wonder what I will learn next. See my full profile in the About tab up above. |
