Old Scraps work!

This card uses a little scrap I just couldn't to throw away. It was made YEARS ago. Probably close to 18 years. That's BAD!

The scrap is on Night of Navy paper from SU and uses a SU stamp set Autumn Floral (long retired). I used some kind of pigment ink to stamp the leaves. Back then I think the only kind I had was the petal shaped inks from Color box.

This little piece resurfaced again last week, so I pulled it out and vowed not to put it away again. It would become a card or trash! 

Then I started playing with the gel press and my Distress Oxides. I peeled this background off the press and tossed it on the table to dry... right next to that little navy strip. It was meant to be. A trip through the cutting machine with a Stitched Rectangle STAX die from MFT , a piece of Night of Navy card stock and the card was nearly done.

The sentiment circle was cut with a Stitched Circle STAX die (MFT) and stamped with a stamp from Mega Mixed Messages- PTI.

Sequins from Studio Katia and a little navy organdy ribbon and it is done. Finally that pretty little piece has a home.

Bee Positive

Hello. Welcome to Creative Juice.

Today's card is my attempt at making a Tim Holtz inspired card using ONLY the limited Holtz supplies I own. I can't share cards on the Tim Holtz Addicts FB page if I use other products. Well I guess I won't as I always find something else to use that just "makes" the card. I can't afford all the Tim Holtz stuff I want on a retirement budget. Heaven knows I have plenty of other supplies.

This is a really simple card. The Tiny Text stamp set was the inspiration for this and the bright tag from my background stash just seemed to go with it. The tag is Bristol Smooth paper tapped onto Distress Inks spritzed with water on a glass media mat. The tag was cut with Die-namics Tag Builder Blue Print 7 from MFT Stamps.

Using a Honeycomb stencil from Scrapbook.com, I sponged Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber Distress Ink on Stampin' UP Barely Banana paper. I added a little depth with Spiced Marmalade.

The flower silhouette is a Sizzix Thinlit. All of the text is from Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text.

I kind of like it. Bee happy,

Susan

Gone in a Flash

    Energy and time have a way of vanishing when chasing after a 6 and 3 1/2 year old. I’m running out of steam!
There has been NO time to stamp, but I did make a few things for the magazine call that didn’t get picked up, or in other cases didn’t have time to fuss with trying to make a photo collage for submission. Getting old stinks! I can’t remember how to do things once I’ve done it. I need to do it over and over. I still haven’t learned how to use PSE! No time during school year, the technology requirements for that is staggering! Blah..blah..blah..... as my daughter would say!

This is a real simple number for me, but I reall like the resuts. All PTI products except for the Pacific Point  paper from SU. I used Vintage Picnic and Postmarks. I hand cut the basket.  I have yet to order the die. There is nothing special about the tag, simply cut on the cutter to fit the basket. The word "love" was hand written with a white Signo pen. A dash of glitter and a pop up here and there and , ta-da!

Now to put two little elves to bed and try to stay awake until 10!

Clean and Simple Birthday

This little number id really simple. I ran some scraps through the Cuttlebug with a flourish folder. Stamped the middle piece and attached them to the front of a card. I stamped this little flower at Kate’s this weekend and colored it with Copic markers. I think she told me this set was from Verve. I used SU oval punches. The paper is Raspberry Fizz from Papertrey Inc.

Hi tweetie!

THINK SPRING!! I woke up this morning to ANOTHER  5 inches of snow. We weren’t expecting anything until Monday morning. Now we will wait to see what that will be. There is some mention of an icy mix so-o-o . . there may be another snow day on the horizon. Good grief!  I’ll never get the curriculum delivered at this rate!

Anyway . . . I love this little stamp from Sampendous. My daughter and I went looking for some current stamps to do magazine call work with and I found him. The green paper  is Memory Box, the blue is SU’s Brilliant Blue (retired). The image is colored with Copic markers as is the ribbon. The button is from PTI.      Hope someone gets sun tomorrow!

Through the Trees

This is a very simple card to make.

Cut center oval with a Nestabilities Oval and emboss it.

Cut the next sized oval in white for the inside image.

Use Eclipse paper or a Post It to mask the moon area. Use 3 colors of blue and sponge around the moon. Begin with the lightest; blend out to the darkest. Stamp image over the sponged sky.

Line up the stamped oval with the front cut out. Attach the oval to the back panel.

Stamp the branch and sentiment on the front. Tie ribbon through the oval  around the front. 

Cardstock: Fine Linen, Stampers Select White

Stamp: Through the Trees, Out on a Limb

Ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Enchanted Evening, Chamomile) PTI, (Bashful Blue, Night of Navy) SU

The WINNER

                                                                                                                                                               Here is the winning card that earned me the honor of

  Paper Crafts Magazine Stamping Royalty. Many other great cards and winners can be seen in the November/December issue.

 

  One of my favorite things to do is to create my own backgrounds. I have tons of patterned paper! Have you seen much of it on this blog? I struggle with it often, usually putting it away only to make my own as I did here. I love to layer colors onto paper giving and otherwise flat color some depth. Sponging is my method of choice. Then I choose a simple stamp to give it a little motion. (Leaves are from Beautiful Blooms, Papertrey Ink) The focal image (Mum) is a digital image by KLM Designs, colored in Copics. That gorgeous ribbon is recycled from a Harry and David’s package.

 

                                                   For all of you out there that have never submit a card for publication, try it! This was my first attempt,look what happened!       

Pieces and parts

Here is another from the scrap bin. I have no idea what stamps were used on the green. I know it was made at my daughter's so I would guess and say it is probably from Hero Arts. We were making tons of background pieces one summer. I'm still using them! The fan is Hero Arts from a Clear set, Arigato. Ovals are SU punches; sentiment is PTI Mixed Messages.

I am still trying to use a huge backlog of scraps and patterned paper. I had no idea I had enmassed such a collection while a demo. Now I have a lot of lovely paper that is no longer available. HRUMPH! I remember the same issue with quilting fabrics years ago when I actually quilted . . . with fabric!

This is a favorite set from SU called A Flower For All Seasons. The paper is all retired now but I'm sure they have something just a lovely now. The scallops are made with PTI's large scallop die. Ribbon is some old satin from Offray. I found spools of it in my sewing stash! Need to raid that more often now that there is such a trend in overlapping sewing notions and other supplies and techniques. Makes perfect sense to me!

Series Card 7

I need to use this stamp more!

Parisian Breeze Series
Card 7– Paper: ( Parisian Breeze DSP, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White) Stampin’UP!;
Ink: ( Baja Breeze , Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip ) SU;
Stamps: ( Fifth Avenue, Sincere Salutations) Stampin’UP!
Color Medium: ( markers)Copic
Punches: ( Ovals) SU; (corner rounder)
Fibers: (ribbon) Offray
Accents: (Buttons)

Series Card 6

As simple as can be!

Parisian Breeze Series
Card 6– Paper: ( Parisian Breeze DSP, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Whisper White) Stampin’UP!;
Ink: ( Baja Breeze, Creamy Caramel ) SU;
Stamps: ( Pocket Silhouettes ) Stampin’UP!
Fibers: (ribbon) Offray

Series Card 5

Love the look of this ribbon technique!

Parisian Breeze Series
Card 5– Paper: ( Parisian Breeze DSP, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Whisper White) Stampin’UP!;
Ink: ( Baja Breeze ) SU;
Stamps: ( Thoughts and Prayers ) Stampin’UP!
Color Medium: ( markers) SU
Dies: (Medium scallop) Papertrey Ink
Fibers: (ribbon) Offray
Other: (Score Tape)

Series Card 4

A better place . . .

Parisian Breeze Series
Card 4– Paper: ( Parisian Breeze DSP, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Whisper White) Stampin’UP!;
Ink: ( Baja Breeze ) SU;
Stamps: ( Thoughts and Prayers ) Stampin’UP! (Mailbox Greetings) PTI
Color Medium: ( markers) SU
Dies: ( Medium scallop) Papertrey Ink
Fibers: (ribbon) Offray
Accents: (Pearls) Michaels

Series Card 3

Good for a lot of situations.

Parisian Breeze Series
Card3– Paper: ( Parisian Breeze DSP, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White) Stampin’UP!;
Ink: ( Baja Breeze ) SU;
Stamps: ( Thoughts and Prayers ) Stampin’UP!
Color Medium: ( markers) SU
Punches: (Ovals ) Stampin’UP

Scraps Only Series

I will be taking a computer class all this week so I have scheduled a few of my scrap only projects. Usually I start the summer with a marathon session and do not allow myself to use anything but scraps or things I previously started and stopped. I also have a ton of card cuts that were not used in workshhops when I was a demo. I NEED to use this stuff. It takes tons of space, so here is a weeks worth of cards made with one set of pre-cuts and scraps! Enjoy.

This is the project that started all the scraps! Sorry about the tipped photo. Still learning Photoshop Elements!

Parisian Breeze Series:
Card 1 - Paper: (Parisian Breeze DSP, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Whisper White) SU
Stamps: (Nature Silhouettes) SU ; (Mixed Messages) PTI

Limited Supplies 5 and last

This is the last of the cards. There still were a few scraps left for another day. Now I need to find a home for all these little cards!

Flight of the Butterfly, Little Hellos, Itty Bitty Buds, Short and sweet:SU

Flower Frenzy, PTI

Eyelet and scallop border punches, piercing tool, corner rounder, square punches

Limited Supplies 4

Sorry the first shot is so blah! Still using the same Soft Sky/ Blue Bayou / DSP scraps.

Flight of the Butterfly, Priceless, Itty Bitty Buds, Short and Sweet from SU

Flower Frenzy, PTI
Scallop square, border punch, piercing tool

Limited Supplies 3

Flight of the Butterfly, Priceless, Itty Bitty Buds, Watercolor Minis

Short and Sweet , SU

Just Because, Little Note: Studio G

Square punches and scallop square, Scallop Circle, scallop edge, Paper piercer, Designer Series paper

Limited 2

Here are another few from the Soft Sky/ Blue Bayou scrap cards.

Little Hellos, Blooming with Love, Warmest Regards
Scallop edge punch, corner rounder, oval punches, 1/4 circle punch
sponging, faux brad technique
Ribbon - Michale's sales bin, Hero Arts crystals

Limited Supplies

I know everyone with this hobby has a boat load of scraps. I also have a pile of those images that are stamped, colored and ready to go that didn't work on the first try. Actually, a box full. I decided to pull open one drawer of the scrap file, pull out 2 pieces of paper and not touch another piece until I used every drop, every scrap of those colors. I love the 3x3 cards. The next few posts will be installments in the 3x3 notes made with white, SU's Soft Sky and Blue Bayou, and many old and older images!

Stampin'UP Designer series paper - Soft Sky

Blooming with Love, Priceless, Flight of the Butterfly, Sincere Salutations, Warmest Regards, Short and Sweet

Scallop punch, Scallop Square, Square punches, Oval Punches , small circle, all SU

Fern and flower punches, MS