Citrus Stack Card

Good morning crafty friends,

Today I am sharing a project I created for today’s Die Cuttin’ Divas Challenge blog. They offer a new challenge each Tuesday.

Today’s challenge is a color challenge: Orange and White

 

Here’s my card. I used the Card Deco 8113 Cut File from PCW. It is a sneak peek and will be available this Saturday.  I used the DCWV Citrus Stack for the paper. It is pre-glittered and very pretty. I got the 6x6 stack. That is something different for me as I only get the 12x12 stacks. I am a scrapbooker at heart. BUT, I couldn't pass it up as it was on clearance at my local Michaels and they didn't have it in 12x12...so there you have it. My first ever 6x6 stack. Money is really tight these days so anything on clearance is a fabulous find :-)

Here is a view of the card slightly opened. Both edges of the cut file have the pretty scalloped edging.

Here is a closer view of the pretty roses and the gorgeous decorative element. I added some White Opal Liquid Pearls and some flat back pearls and done. It was a really easy card to complete...and easy is good!!!!

I Used The Following Products

PCW Card Deco 8113-cf	DCWV The Citrus Stack	Crystal Stickles
White Opal Liquid Pearls		Pazzles Inspiration Cutter

PaperCraftingWorld.com is this week's sponsor over at Die Cuttin' Divas, so be sure to join in the challenge and you could win!

Thank you for sharing your crafty time with me, be sure to stop back by tomorrow for another crafty creation!

Shabby Roses Card

Good morning crafty friends,

Hope your weekend was a fabulous one and you were able to get some crafting done! I have a card I want to share with you today. It was inspired by a photo challenge at the Shabby Tea Room blog.

Here’s the picture. I have personally always loved the shabby tea room and that “style”, but I spend a lot of time creating fun and cutesy type projects. I really am trying my hand more at all that “shabby goodness” out there

Anyway, here is the card I created that was inspired by the photo.

Here’s a look at my card. I used the Card Square Frame-624 cut file from PCW as well as the Frame Segments file (coming soon). All of the paper is from DCWV The Luxury Stack! The DCWV Luxury stack paper has a really pretty, pearlized sheen to it. It also cut like butter on my Pazzles Inspiration.

Here is a close up of one of the roses I created. I simply cut the petals out of the DCWV paper and then inked the edges with my Chestnut Roan Cat's Eye Chalk Ink. I then staggered the layers and shaped the petals. I then used some of my White Opal Liquid Pearls for the center. I also hit the edges of the petals with my Crystal Stickles. Just to give it some soft and subtle bling.

Here is a close up of the 3 roses cluster on the bottom. You can see here that I used the Petal Pink Liquid Pearls for the centers of the "sprigs"  These are the same paper. I just flipped it and used the back side of the paper. It is actually a very light cream or vintage white and not a bright white back, so I thought it was perfect.

Here is another look at the card. You can see that the back of the card is framed like the front. It is very delicate looking. I finished off the card by adding some White Liquid pearls around the card to mimic tiny pearls. I have not added a sentiment to the center of this card yet as I am not sure if it will be for a birthday, anniversary or just because. So I will wait to add that in.

I Used The Following Products

Card Square Frame-624 CF from PCW	DCWV The Luxury Stack	Petal Pink Liquid Pearls
White Opal Liquid Pearls	Crystal Stickles	Chestnut Roan Cat’s Eye Chalk Ink
	Pazzles Inspiration Cutter

Well that about covers it for today. Thank you for sharing your crafty time with me.  Be sure to come back tomorrow.  I have another crafty work of heART to inspire you with!

Birthday Card Inspiration

Good morning crafty friends,

Thank you for taking some of your crafty time to stop on by today! Designers Madison and Melin have a few birthday inspiration cards to share with you!

Madison created this card for this month’s IFTL recipients. 
Please consider taking the time to join in this month!
CLICK HERE for all the details!

Cartridge Used: Birthday Bash

PCW File: This month’s IFTL FREE Birthday Bear Digi

You can get the details on Madison’s Blog.

Don't forget to head over and grab your free IFTL digi 
and create a card for this wonderful cause!
FREE during the month of August!

I created this card using papers from the DCWV Celebration Stack. The little cupcakes were even cut out of one of the pieces of paper! They made the perfect embellie!

Products Used

PCW File: Clown w Balloons Digi *SNEAK PEEK* Available this Saturday

DCWV Celebration Stack

Purple, Red and White Cardstock

Twine from The Twinery

Stickles

I also followed along the sketch for this month’s
EK Success Border Punch
Cupcakes Fussy cut from a piece of the DCWV Celebration Stack paper.

  DCWV Stackaholic Template Challenge

DCWV Stackaholic August Template challenge. Courtesy of Page Maps.

Products Used

PCW File: Girl Bear w Cake DS

DCWV Celebration Stack

Purple, Red and White Cardstock

Misc. Yellow Ribbon

Stickles

I also followed along the sketch for this week’s 
Mojo Monday Blog Sketch 305 Challenge

Products Used

DCWV Celebration Stack

Purple and White Cardstock

Prussian Blue Chalk Ink

EK Success Photo Corner Punch

Misc. White Ribbon

NOTE: That gorgeous cake is from one of the pieces of paper in the DCWV Celebration Stack. I just cut it out and used it as the focal point of this card.

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your crafty time with us! Be sure to come back tomorrow as designer Sandy shares some fabulous creations!

Cricut Artiste Hippo Die Cut Coloring How-To

Good morning crafty friends,

Today I am sharing another Cricutlicious Cricut Artiste Paper Piecing creation with you. It also includes a quick little “how to” on using Close To My Heart  Water Color Pencils and Blending Pen to decorate your die cuts.

First: Here’s my Finished layout. It includes patterned papers from the DCWV Summer Stack and The Glitter Summer Stack as well as the Baby Girl Stack.  All images and die cuts were created from the Cricut Artiste cartridge. If you haven’t purchased your set yet, you can gladly do so through my link: HERE. So let’s get started with the quick “how to”

First, I inked the edges of my die cut “palm tree fronds” with New England Ivy Ink from CTMH Enchantment Mini Ink Pad Set.

I took my Olive colored pencil from my CTMH Water Color Pencil set and drew a line down the center of my die cut.

Next I took my blending pen and “colored over” the pencil line. Getting the pencil line “wet”

When the pencil medium started “mixing” with the blending solution, I was able to begin to “pull” the color out and that is how I created the “veins”

In this shot you can see the finished one…lower right. I decided it was kind of light so I made the next ones a bit darker. Once the original one dried, I was able to “repeat” the process to get it even darker.

Here is a closer look at the finished “fronds” I used my white Chalk Marker to create the white marks. The New England Ivy Ink came from my mini ink pad set. These sets are perfect for decorating your die cuts in addition to a little stamp use. The “sponge” on these is softer making inking the edges of your die cuts more effective. I used my Saddle Ink Pad for inking the coconuts and the Autumn Terracotta Mini Ink Pad From The Enchantment Mini Ink Assortment.

Closer look at the title letters. I used my Copic Marker to outline the letters. They were cut from the DCWV Baby Girl Stack. The flowers were cut from plain white cardstock and then inked with the Autumn Terracotta Ink from the above ink set.

Here’s a closer look at the pretty paper. I was trying to show that it was pre-glittered and has a wonderful gradient. Sorry the picture just doesn’t capture how pretty it is.

Here’s a closer look at my little Hippo Paper Piecing. I had actually created a little shovel and bucket for him, when I was creating his pattern, but ran out of time to add it in….Maybe next time

Finally, one last look at the entire layout.

Here are the products used to create this layout

CTMH Enchantment Mini Ink Pad Set New England Ivy and Autumn Terracotta	CTMH White Chalk Marker	CTMH Blending Pen
CTMH Water Colored Pencils	CTMH Saddle Ink Pad	CTMH Baker’s Twine-Paradise
DCWV Summer Glitter Stack	DCWV Summer Stack	DCWV Baby Girl Stack
Pebbles Basic Brights Chalks	Fine Tip Pens

Additionally, I used:
Blue, White, Gray, Golden Rod and Green Cardstock

Robin’s Nest Plumeria Dew Drops

Miscellaneous Ribbon and Button.

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Well, I think that about covers it! I hope you will give the water colored pencils and blending pen a try! You can really add some wonderful touches to all your die cuts! Thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me! Be sure to come back tomorrow for another great project!