Happy 4th of July, for those of you stateside! Happy Wednesday to everyone else! :)
So thanks to
Julia over at Stamping Ground here is a shot of my desk this week and its pretty tidy considering all I managed to get created and completed this week...probably because I forgot it was Wednesday last night and tidied up my desk! Oops! I know how much fun the messy pictures are so to make up I included plenty of shots of all my newly finished cards. :)
Honestly that seems fairly tidy to me. :) And some embellishments I've been working on, plus my new Mimi stamps! I think they will be really fun to practice my watercoloring techniques on.
Here is my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary card. The main paper is a gold shimmery...see through type stuff, that I've just totally forgotten the name of! I couldn't get a picture of its shimmer though. :(
Made this one for fun...I think the sock monkeys are so adorable!
I think this one could be a thank you card or a thinking of you thing. And I just realized it didn't photo very well at all! Oh well...
Finally got this card to where I am happy with it. I had to color in the stamped image, ink the edges of the card and the embossed swiss dots, then used a die cut and some Tim ink (Victorian Velvet-awesome pink!) to color it and just brown ink for the stamped sentiment.
Finally happy with this card too.
Butterfly is distressed with Tim ink and stamped over with script words then I used a bronze butterfly brad to secure it so the wings could still flutter freely. Sentiment strip was prepared similarly but I just used foam double sided sticky strips to apply it so it would stand out a little.
Here is an ATC I made at the start of all the other projects and it got me motivated and inspired...I love making ATC's now! I also made two that finally(!) got mailed out to Lilian and hopefully she will get them this weekend and then I can post the pictures of them...because I am really excited about them!
Anyways, this guy was fun...he got embossed and then I used 2 types of Tim inks, in the same color, and they came out slightly different colors, which was nice. Stamped it in archival black then created a clocky looking embellishment and attached 3 metalic steampunky accent pieces.
So I couldn't show you either of the anniversary cards for my sister, yet(they get them this weekend), and the other 2 ATC's but, I mean really, didn't I get a lot done this week? And I'm posting for WOYWW before 10:00 pm! Because I'll be out watching fireworks then. :) lol
Hope you all have a lovely day!
Can't wait to get mine. Happy 4th!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Honestly I can't wait either! :) I was really happy with how they turned out...almost kept them for myself! lol
DeleteMy goodness you have been a full on production machine, pumping all that stuff out, good on you. Is that stuff vellum by any chance? It looks lovely regardless. I do hope you enjoyed the fireworks and the festivities, happy 4th to you.
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Yes! Vellum! That's the word I couldn't remember! :) Thanks for reminding me and the compliment on the card! Gotta go check your desk out now...
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What a great collection of cards ...and all with different feels about them. xx#10
ReplyDeleteThank you Angie! :)
Deletewhat great cards - I think the sock monkey is fab! And really like the butterfly too, nice mix of bling and distress.
ReplyDeleteNot posted on WOYWW this week as I was so busy yesterday, but thanks for visiting and your lovely comments, and I will dig out my husband's tunnel card and post a pic on my blog
happy woyww
Debs x
Oooh, can't wait to see it! Thanks for stopping by Debs...isn't sock money too cute?! How could I mess that up, right? lol :)
DeleteOh my goodness, you have been so very busy. They are all great, but I love the butterfly card the best.
ReplyDeleteThe butterfly brad is so precious.
Thank you! I am really pleased with how the butterfly card turned out, especially since I've been working on it off and on for literally 6 months! It was one of those cards that just wouldn't get done, ya know? :)
DeleteAnd for your information and everyone who loves the butterfly brads, I got them at Hobby Lobby, only I don't even know how long ago that was...so they may not have them anymore. Well, its just an fyi anyways. :)
cute cards and tidy workspace! I get my aleens tack it over and over at Custom crops or joanns online:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lindsay! I knew I couldn't find that stuff locally...we only have Hobby Lobby for craft stuffs here. And I hate ordering stuff online, shipping charges and all! I just finally broke down and forced myself to order some snug-bug seam binding because I couldn't stand one more incomplete project...I say that because my "vision" for certain projects involves seam binding as the finishing touch and of course you can't buy any of that stuff anywhere locally. Though its made in the USA! Anyways, thanks for stopping by. I get your post updates in my email inbox and really appreciate all your tutorials and tips. Thanks, again!
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Hi, Deeyll! Yes, my table is often on the neat side, as it makes me crazy when I can't find things. I *like* posts with lots of pictures (and good pictures, too, with close-ups so I don't have to squint at the screen -- lol.) The Fiskars stamps you have out in the first pictures look very cute. I really like the card you made where you distressed the sentiment piece with Victorian Velvet -- very pretty. Happy WOYWW from Laura #112 (Thanks for already popping over to visit!!)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Laura and you're welcome, too! Drives me crazy, too, when I can't find things! I get so distracted when I start rummaging around looking that I usually forget what I was even looking for and the card I was working on gets put to the side to be finished later...you know, when I remember what I was supposed to be doing! lol
DeleteI love your projects, the friends and butterfly card are my favorite! Thanks for leaving such a nice comment...always nice to meet a fellow hoarder aka paper lover...lol...wishing you a wonderful week!
ReplyDeletePaper lover does sound so much saner than hoarder, huh? lol
DeleteHope you have a wonderful week, too! :)
Nice workdesk! cool stamps. Your cards are just beautiful! Thanks for visiting my workdesk! Valerie #142
ReplyDeleteThank you for the sweet words! And you're welcome Valerie! I enjoyed my visit at your blog. :)
DeleteOnce a WOYWW day always a WOYWW day! Sorry I'm soooo late, (I've been late for weeks now) Love those little yellow boxes on your shelving, like the ones hubby has in his garage and sooo useful, I'd nick them if they weren't so oily!! Have you noticed, little cute boxes for men are always sooo much cheaper than the crafty boxes we ladies have! He buys them with screws already in them and they are still cheaper! Great photos and I love your cards too! Happy WOYWW for this week, have a crafty one...oh, and thank you for your visit! Hope you have a go at a z card too. When I was told we were doing z cards (I'm on a design team)and there was a lot of measuring I thought ARRGH! How can I do this without measuring!! and that was it!
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