Friday, October 28, 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS TAG CARD

 Welcome to this week's Festive Friday Blog Hop. You should have come from The Robin’s nest  , and if you get lost I have included a complete Blog Hop list at the bottom of this post.  SO,
'Tis Almost the Season...really almost, and I have been in a Tag Making mode, so far 30 tags made.  I decided to make a card using one of the tags to show just how easy it is to recycle this year's tags into next year's cards.

I used:
  Green Glitter Paper for my base,
  Creating Keepsakes Holly Paper,
  Dark Green Cardstock for Tag Base,
  Red Cardstock,
  "Merry Christmas" stamp with Black ink,
  Transparent Peal Pen, Holly Green Stickles
  and Flower attached with a silver Brad.
Have fun creating your Tags this year and don't forget to save them for your next year's Cards.
Happy creating and keep smiling :)),  Carol ...and now, off you go to Michelle Cummings  to complete your Hop.

Festive Friday Blog Hop

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Monday, October 10, 2011

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL BLOG HOP


     Hello and welcome to the "FIGHT LIKE A GIRL" Blog Hop for October.  This is my first time participating in a digital hop and I'm not sure if I did it correctly, but I wanted to give it try.  I used chalk pastels as my medium.  So, now HOP ON OVER to :    to continue the Blog Hop (I going too because I want to see if I did this right :)).  Enjoy the event :))
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Friday, September 23, 2011

CHRISTMAS CHEER

Christmas Cheer

     So excited to be able to be part of this FESTIVE FRIDAY BLOG HOP, almost didn't make it.  It's amazing how dependent we have become on the cyber-life.  Here is my entry and it is made with, you guessed it, Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium line of paper and this was very simple, and I decided to keep it that way.  All I did is attach the graphic to red cardstock and add the sentiment with two brads.
    So off you go to Michelle Cummings    , enjoy the rest of the Hop,
keep smiling and keep those creative juices flowing, Carol


Festive Friday Blog Hop


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Friday, September 9, 2011

It's the Gift from the Heart

If you are viewing this card then you have come from The Robin’s nest  .  Thank you for participating in the FESTIVE FRIDAY BLOG HOP,  have you enjoyed it thus far?  ...I thought so and I thought you might like to know something about my card so here we go:


SUPPLIES:  For this one I went a little wild with supplies. I figured I had them and wanted to see just how many I could combine, so I  used the new Graphic 45 Christmas paper, Green Rayon Ribbon, Fancy Pants Stamps, Tim Holtz Christmas Stamp Set, Tim Holtz Flower and Flourish Die Cuts, Red and Clear Pearl Pens, Black Bling Flourish and 1 Doille, Red Ink and Stardust Stickles, and finally, Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer for Flower Centers.


INSTRUCTIONS:  
1.  Stamp all your components and cut Paper to highlight Flourish on left side.
2.  Die Cut all your flowers and Flourishes.
3.  Use Pearl Pens to embellish Red Stamped Flourish.  Use Clear Pearl Pen on Green Die Cut Flourish.
4.  Ink edges of Doile and adhere then place Stamped and Cout-out Gift.  Add Ribbon and Tag.
5.  Cut out Sentiment (I used Christmas Carol) and Double Mount on two different Papers and Stickle Edges of one.
6.  Add Flowers...and you're done.


Now it's time to visit the remaining artists on this Blog Hop so continue over to Michelle Cummings and enjoy.  If you did not get the opportunity to see everyone's post I have supplied the complete list.  Feel free to visit and re-visit everyone...and please post a comment, we love to hear from you.  
Happy Hopping, keep those creative juices flowing and keep smiling, Carol

Festive Friday Blog Hop




1. Terri Sproul  
2. Chris Hurley  
3. Cheryl Lindsay  
4. Amanda Marks  
5. Brenda Lee Burfeind  
6. Angela Bodas  
7. Becky Conley  
8. Leslie-Rahye  
9. Laura Fisher  
10. The Robin’s nest  
11. Carol Berns  
12. Michelle Cummings  
13. Diane W. Tuggle  
14. Debra Buckland  
15. Yolanda Anthony  



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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

To the BEACH double-page Layout


Last night's class was a blast. We made this double-page layout using Sakura 3-D Lacquer for the Surfboard and and on the Flowers and Sandy Shore to adhere the Fairydustglitter that really brought sparkle to a whole new lever: Glittery and Glossy.  We even added Fairydustglitter to the Burlap center mat.  Some of the gals loved it so much they cannot wait to display it on their walls.  For other great and exciting classes be sure to check them out at Treasured Memories .  See you there and remember, to keep creative, keep exploring and keep smiling :))
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Friday, August 26, 2011

FESTIVE FRIDAY BLOG HOP AUGUST 26, 2011

HAPPY FESTIVE FRIDAY  and welcome to the Blog Hop.  This card's inspiration comes from the wonderful stamps I found on the Southern California Shop Hop.  


Three different stamps were used to create this card. The background 'Snowfake' stamp has been stamped with Versamark then embossed with Rangers Hologram.  The Snowman stamp was stamped with Black Soot Distress Ink, I then used pastels by Pebbles to add color and finally, Stickles and Pearl Pen to accent key areas.  Tim Holtz' stamp was used for 'Merry Christmas in Black Soot Distress Ink then accented with Stickles.  I then mounted it on white cardstock then light blue cardstock. All edges have been inked with Distress Ink's Old Paper.  Now its your turn to let your creativity loose, but before you do, continue this Blog Hop by visiting Michelle Cummings .  In case you want to revisit a specific artist I have included the entire list below.  Happy Blog Hopping and keep smiling, Carol

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

MILK CAN PENCIL HOLDER

Inspired by all the Back-To-School commercials, ads and scrapbook paper, I had no choice but to create something in that theme.  So, I came up with a Pencil Holder with, of course, Graphic-45 new School line of paper, and I love it all.
I just love the way Sakura 3-D Crystal Lacquer allows me to 'pop' selected areas to give it a well polished look.  On the Bottle Cap, Sakura 3-D Crystal Lacquer brightens the graphics and protects it giving it a glassy look.  I also used it on the clocks and the ruler to make them stand out.

Let's get started:
Supplies Needed:
   Sakura 3-D Crystal Lacquer
   Paper, your choice
   Bottle Cap, (this one is from Once Upon A Page in Burbank)
   Ribbon,
   Stick Pin.
1.)  For the Bottle Cap, I circle-punched a piece of  green cardstock and gave it a good coat of 3-D Lacquer, and let it dry. Then put a pin in it and again coated the inside of bottle cap with lacquer, let it dry and added ribbon and stick pin.
2.)  Cut Background Paper to fit around Milk Can.  Using Sakura 3-D Crystal Lacquer I adhered it to the can.
3.)  I cut the ruler and clocks from one of the papers, used Crystal Lacquer on entire ruler to give it a lacquered look, and only applied Crystal Lacquer to Clock Faces, let them dry and applied along with the abc graphic.  Add Pencils and Pens, place on your desk, and know it is there to greet you whenever you need it.
Happy creating and keep smiling, Carol
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