A Crop, Some Cards and Trying to Fit in Crafting

Hello everyone!! I hope you are all doing well. It has been kind of quiet here this week. I have been SO BUSY running around with Charlotte, as well as fitting in the gym FOR ME, (though I would rather spend the time crafting) that I have had no time to blog. I actually hate when my weeks are like they have been. I am not one of those people who loves to be out and about, busy all the time. I am a homebody so being home is happy place.

I spent an overnight at a crop this past weekend. It was not far from my house and a bit pricy BUT it was so much fun. The food they served was FABULOUS too. Just look at the dessert table!

I had met the ladies I cropped with online at Scrapjazz.com years ago. We used to have a bigger group and go to a store to crop but many no longer paper craft and the store has closed. The ladies came from miles around and Connecticut was in the middle so it was ideal for everyone.

Though only three of us attended the event this time, it was fun to catch up. I got a lot done for me. I created four cards and four layouts. Since I am so slow, that is a lot for me!!

Thank goodness we had a corner. Look at all my junk spread out!! I found it so hard to pack as I have a whole room to myself for my crafting. I don't like to pick and choose stuff. As it was, I left a shoebox of 6" by 6" patterned paper pads at home by mistake. The good thing was that the shop they set up was not that good so I bought NOTHING extra. I love when that happens!!

Today I am going to share two cards I created there. Both I used blending techniques for the front and the designs were very simple.

I used My Favorite Things "Fall Florals" for this card. I used Distress Inks for the blended background.

The circle was a bit of a fudge in placement for me. However, I used glue, something I rarely do-and I did not notice how off it was until it was dry. I think it was originally where I wanted it but when I added the die cut flowers over it, it slipped.

I used yellow and purples on the background for my second card. Again, the blending was done with Distress Ink. I also spritzed a little water onto the ink for a different look. This I made into a sympathy card.

I used a clear Wink of Stella on the flowers when I came home as I forgot to bring it to the crop!! Again, the whole design is simple. I cannot do complicated at a crop. I talk too much!!

That is all for today. I thank you for stopping by. Have a fabulous night!!

Supplies:

Pink Card

InLinkz.com



Purple Card

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Paperie Ink-Christmas Caroling with the Hedgehogs

Happy Friday!! It is exactly one week before Christmas! My blog has been echoing with all the nonexistent posts. I am so disappointed in myself!! I have been busy with Christmas preparations and my crafting has gone by the wayside. I have a week off starting on Christmas eve and I am hoping to get A LOT of creating done so I can post a bit more.

It is my turn over at the Paperie Ink blog.  I am sharing a card I created with the versatile Christmas Carolers stamp and die set from Paperie Ink. This set is SO CUTE and I have had fun creating all kinds of cards with it. I decided to create a holiday theme for this card.

I created the little scene by first blending Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire and Blueprint Sketch Distress inks, then stamping and heat embossing the snowflakes. I then added the adorable hedgehogs that I had stamped, die cut and colored in with Copic markers and adhered over some die cut hills. I dressed them in some festive headpieces, using foam adhesive to give each a little dimension. 

The music stand is adhered with foam adhesive too, and positioned in front of the little critters. 

I then adhered the entire scene over a red A2 card base that I covered with a stamped die cut.  

The last step was to stamp the white banner with the sentiment in red. I adhered it using foam adhesive so that it straddled both the scene and the red card base. 

This card was so fun to make with these little guys. I also LOVE how the background with the Distress inks came out!! 

Thank you for stopping by. For more adorable cuteness, please visit the Paperie Ink blog. 

Supplies:

InLinkz.com