Camera aperture card

I had a request this morning for a tutorial on this card I did And so here it is! My first video tutorial I hope it helps someone out!! if you prefer to watch this video on you tube you can find the link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJJZUCVHbmQ So in case you want it written out to refer to that is a 8.5" X 11" sheet which you will cut the length in half at 5.5" so now you take one of the 8.5" X 5.5" pieces and on the long side you will score at 2 1/8" and 6 3/8" (or you can spin the card 180 degrees and score again at 2 1/8"...your choice, same diff) That is your gate fold base. To cover with Patterned paper you will need 1 7/8" X 5.25" panels for the Front door panels inside and out. if you should want to cover the back of the card that will be 4"X 5.25" For the apertures you will take the second half of the cardstock you cut and you will cut the the 5.5" down to 4" and then cut two pieces from that that are 3.5" in other words you need (2) 4" X 3 1/2" You will also need a piece of another piece of CS and cut a panel that is 3" X 5.5" To cover that you will need a piece of PP that is 2 3/4" X 5 1/4" After adhering the patterned paper you will center a 2 1/2" circle on that middle panel and cut that out (see video for easy to do tips) you will also need to cut a 2 3/4" circle to stamp your message on if you want it stamped in white and not the color of the card. (Your circle has to fit in the aperature window and be smaller than the 3" wide center panel) and that is the dimensions of Cardstock and patterned papers you will require for this card. I hope you have fun making yours!

Tim Holtz Flower Garden again!

Yes Again! This time it's a Watercolor version. I am using distress inks as my Watercolor medium but with brush and water this time. I will be entering this in the Inspiration Emporium's spring blooms challenge over on their blog. I am also entering this over at Simon Says Stamp for their anything goes challenge  

 

would I surprise you if I told you I have another Flower Garden card?

Well Surprise then! 

 

I am entering this one also in the inspiration emporium spring blooms challenge!

Tim Holtz Flower Garden card

Again! 

A dear friend of mine gifted me this Tim set and I can't thank her enough! I also can't stop playing with it! So here is my latest in the Flower Garden series of cards lol

I will be entering this card over at the Inspiration Emporium's Spring Blooms Challenge also.And that is that for now...but I'm off to get inky again!

TFL

 

Today's class projects

First I am going to start with this card because I used my coloring project for yesterday for the daily marker in it.

And the card closed

Next up I have another card that uses Jenn's technique.

And open

And this last one incorporates the first two tecniques.

And open so hopefully you can see the second technique better.

The last two I colored today and I'm having so much fun, I may not be done...but we'll see about that after dinner. Thanks for looking in on me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another card from class

I am trying something out on my blog so I thought I would share this card I got done today with you.

 I always have such fun in Jennifer and Kristina's classes!

Thanks for popping in for a peek!

Some new cards

I'm still playing along with Kathy's color challenge and I share those as quick as I can on Instagram and then I will bring them here so here's an update to those ...as well, I am now taking the Online Card Class Stretch your dies so I am sharing those as well. Okay first upThis one was for online card classes-the class is stretching your dies and if you have ever taken one of their classes then you KNOW they do not disappoint! I thought I would try a colored background but I ended up wishing I had used white and a little less stamping none the less I have the technique down.And another  from class.  And then this one above was using the leftover die cut.And that brings me to this one i did for the 30 day color challenge! So happy to have kept up from the start!

This one I would like to enter in these two (above and below) into the Inspiration Emporium Spring Blooms challenge

And this one was from the weekend>Also this onethe paper got wrecked because of me trying to fix a black ink smudge that occurred at the end (why is it it always happens AFTER you get all the coloring done?) so this will be a tag and not a card as intended...it's all good.This one I did for the new PS Challenge, and the PS Sparks Challenge I love that doing the coloring daily is getting me to participate in other challenges as wellSo that I believe is me caught up for now. Thanks for popping in to peek!Well....aren't you going to go get inky too? :D 

More Tim Holtz Flower Garden

Something was nagging me yesterday....it was saying I just had to create pink Flower Garden flowers on a cracked pistachio background for pop! And I think it did that for sure what do you think? LOVE the pinks with this green! I am entering this card into the Inspiration Emporium Spring Blooms challenge

I've been playing along with Kathy at the Daily Marker

She has a 30 day color challenge on her blog. Well yesterday I tried several different things with Lawn Fawn's Eggstra Special Easter stamps and I posted the colouring on Instagram and now I am sharing the results and the finished cards here. 

And this card is using the dove blender and distress markers.and this last card is me colouring with only pencil crayons. I use only one pencil for each color.The jelly beans are the only thing done differently..they are the Dove Blender and distress markers.. 

 

I was trying to figure out why the the results were different then the previous day's worth of play, I finally figured it out, I was using a different paper.So there you have my card, love this Lawn Fawn set!

Catching up,finishing cards up and posting a Layout too!

So I have been playing along with the Daily Marker's Kathy Racoosin and her 30 day coloring challenge read more about it HERE. So today I am pulling all that coloring into some cards and here they are. First up is a card with Tim's shadow press and simple sayings and My Favorite Things rose with overlay, and Mama Elephants Femme frames. Next up is a card using Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Flower Garden and it's coloured in with Ranger Tim Holtz Distress inks, and Tim's Stampers Anonymous Simple Sayings stamp set. My last card isPersian Motif stamps fromAltenew, Sentiment is from simple sayings and it's coloured with Tim/rangers Distress Inks And then....for my final project I have a Layout to share which features Say Cheese papers from Simple Stories and stamping using Winnie and Walter stamps. Whew! Feels good to catch up! okay...I have to fly I  have coloring to do! Thanks for popping in for a peek! I will be entering the floral cards into the Spring Blooms Challenge at Inspiration Emporium

Having fun with the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Flower Garden stamps

Today I got to have a great play session! I played with Tim's Flower Garden and the Dove blender pen today, WHAT FUN I had! Here is the results

I'm thinking I will enter these in the Inspiration Emporium's Spring Blooms and Simon Says Stamp Lady/Girly Challenge!

AND also Kathy R.'s Challenge over at her The Daily Marker blog, since her challenge is what really pushed me to get going on using my new dove blender or I may have just sat and looked at it for another day or two or three LOL #thedailymarker30day Thanks for popping in for a peek! Now go get some ink on those fingers! :D