Triangles - Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge/ Moxie Fab Trendy Triangles

Its been a while since I've posted!  Life has been taking over.

I love the Mama Elephant Trifecta stamp set.  I can't stop using it!  Here's what I came up with for the challenge.  (I missed the Moxie Fab Trendy Triangle Challenge when I posted this - I'm adding it there too :))

 Its really different for me and I think I love it!

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger - Pastel Pretties

Super cute pastel jordan almonds were featured in this week's Tuesday Trigger.  

Image Credit

I immediately thought of a lesson in the Online Card Classes Pattern Play class earlier in March.  Jennifer McGuire used Distress Stain in Picket Fence to alter a bright patterned paper.  

I bought an 8 x8 Heidi Grace Cartwheel paper pad at Joann (because it was cute).  I loved the patterns, but they were too bright for the pastel look.  A wash with the Picket Fence stain took care of that! 

I cut the bird with the Silhouette Cameo (free easter shapes from last week).  I'm still working on getting the right blade settings for some of the different media types, so the cuts aren't perfect.  

Stamps - Hero Arts - Hello Luscious, Sentiment - Hero Arts/Studio Calico

Ink - Hero Arts Shadow Ink Bubble Gum, Fresh Ink Melon

Cardstock - White & Aqua Mist - Papertrey Ink

My first publication!

Its here!  My first publication is in Paper Crafts Magazine's special issue Handmade Home Decor.  I'm so excited.  I even got a little mention on the blog!

Online Card Classes - Holiday Card Workshop - Day 6- Masking and Ghost Stamping

The Online Card Classes Holiday Card Workshop is wrapping up and I've only had a couple of chances to make cards this time around.  (Hopefully I get around to using the massive amount of information soon!)
I made the following cards using the Ghost Stamping method from Day 6. I used the Vintage Snowflakes and New Year's stamp sets from The Craft's Meow.  (Thanks to Lisa for replacing my set of wonky snowflakes super fast!)  The images were stamped on white cardstock with Frost White Colorbox pigment ink.  Once the images were dry, I used Distress Inks in Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass, Broken China &  Spun Sugar.

(The color is off in the full pics of the cards - I couldn't get outside in time to take them today!)

Out of this World Card - Make It Monday #89 - Creating Windows for Floating Images

This week's Make it Monday was a fun idea - floating an image over a window.

I thought the rocket seemed like a perfect fit for this technique.

Here it is opened.

And the inside.  It was pretty simple, just required a bit of precision with lining up the layers.

Supplies:
Cardstock - White, Enchanted Evening, Spring Rain - Papertrey Ink; Clear - Recollections
Stamps and Rocket Dies- Boy Basics: Out of the World - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper - On the Bright Side 6x6 pad - My Mind's Eye
Square & Scalloped square - Spellbinders
Ink - Versmark; Hero Arts Black; Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans  - Ranger Distress Inks
Embossing Powder - Detail White - Recollections
Markers (for rocket) - Ranger Distress Markers 
Paint (for flame) - Ginger Peach, Poppy Red - Twinkling H2Os

Fun Pinterest Inspiration - Chevron Wreaths

I found this super cute wreath on Pinterest a few weeks ago and loved the idea.

Once I found a pool noodle (not so easy in October!), it was a pretty quick project.  I made a cardboard template for cutting the chevron pieces.

I didn't care for the burlap flowers, so I made felt fringe flowers by folding a strip of felt in half lengthwise, making small cuts every 1/4 inch.  Then you roll it up, glue it and stick it on the wreath.

Kickstart Organize Your Supplies - Days 3&4

Today's Kickstart lesson was ideas for organizing supplies.  And, boy, do I need help with that!!

Apparently I had an organizational moment a couple of months ago because I found a "scrap bundle" in my box o' scraps!  All clipped together and everything.  I love the idea of bundling together scraps that look good together so you can use them later.

I've been inspired by Jennifer McGuire's paper strip cards from the class.  I thought it would be fun to try to use them on a birthday card for my niece.  

Supplies:

Cardstock - White - PTI

Paper - Bright Side paper pack - My Mind's Eye

Stamps - Birds - PTI, Sentiment - Simon Says Stamp

Other - Glossy Accents, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher