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Baby Cards

Monday, July 11, 2011

Ok there is something in the air/water whatever! Everyone around me seems to be preggo! I have 3 friends who just had babies and lots more who are preggo. And one very special one trying to get preggo so let's send some of whatever this is to her please! This summer I have made 3 baby cards and the last one is being induced today, the other two are already here! :)

This first one is for a boy obviously and uses Basic Grey Oliver Collection with Verve to the Moon stamp set and VLV sketch from june. I just love those little critters. I colored them with copics - think I am getting better! The die cut shape is from PTI and the pleated thing I made myself - maybe a tutorial on that is in order.

This next one uses Mamabella which I haven't pulled out my bellas forever so that was fun! Again colored with copics - bellas are HARD to color with copics! Oval nesties, Seam Binding, button and twine!

And this one is for a sweet baby girl who is being born today!!! I saw this idea on SCS and just had to try it myself! I think it is so cute! I used Close to Cocoa cs and inked the edges, used pink brads and made a hanger out of jewelry wire.

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Tessa

Labels:Basic Grey,Copic,Stampin Up,Stamping Bella,Verve | 2 Loves

Father's Day Cards

Sunday, June 19, 2011

My first card is for my husband. He loves Hawaii so I went with a fun tropical color theme and stamp set Happy Days from Verve. I was going to enter it into their June challenge but it didn't turn out quite as well as I had hoped. But oh well. It still works for the Viva la Verve Sketch Challenge, and SCS direct to paper technique and Play Date Cafe's Challenge this week. I stamped everything in versamark, then embossed it with white EP and applied the ink directly to the paper over it wiping it off the embossed part with a paper towel. I hand cut everything out and layered it up.

The second card for my father I like much better!!! I did some insane masking using 3 different stamps to create this fishing scene which I then colored with copics. I used Gina K's stamp TV Free For All Friday challenge which was a sketch AND to use TREES. So to continue that theme I embossed the two background panels with Tim Holtz wood grain embossing folder.

I hope you all have a wonderful day with the dad's in your life!

Hawaiian Fathers Day Card:

CS: Summer Sunrise, Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores

Ink: same plus versamark and Spring moss

Stamp: Happy Days by Verve

Other: White Embossing Powder, Dots Embossing Folder

Dad's Day Fishing Card

CS: Terracotta Tile, Smokey Shadow, Ripe Avacado

Ink: Pallet Noir and Smokey Shadow

Stamp: Gone Fishing by Theresa Momber for Gina K

Other: Nestabilities Lables, Copic Markers, Silver Brads, Wood Grain Embossing Folder

*Live*Laugh*Love*Create*
Tessa

Labels:Father's Day,Gina K,PDC,Verve | 5 Loves

3 in 1!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

I started this card for the Verve Friday Sketch challenge, then I found my colors using Color Throwdown #136 and when I saw Wee Memories challenge to use twine? I threw that on there too!

This set Great Friend by Verve is new to me. I fell in love with it when Jen Tapler used it to make the prettiest vellum flower on a blog hop - which I just happened to win a Verve GC on! So of course I HAD to order that set!!!! I stamped the three sizes of flowers in Terracotta Tile on vellum and heat embossed them with clear EP then cut them out and layered them. I colored in the petals with a pale blue copic marker which is barely noticeable but whatever! I layered with demensionals and added a Copic colored pearl to the center. The kraft background is embossed with the Leafy Branch folder from CB and for it to show better I used vellum for the square panels as well which I punched with my pink Marvy scallop punch. I stamped for you from the same set. Behind the flower I layered Terracotta Tile cs punched with SU scalloped border punch, with a Soft Sky circle behind the flower and soft sky on top of the scalloped piece. I added some twine ;) and some krinkle ribbon! Finished it off with some colored pearls!!!!

Color Throwdown was to use Orange, Soft Sky, and Kraft hope my Terracotta Tile works I am not a big fan of orange!

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Labels:Color Throwdown,Vellum,Verve,Wee Memories | 1 Loves

Just Ducky!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Isn't this little guy from Verve just ADORABLE!!!!!!!! I used old Jillibean Soup Egg Drop soup from last Spring it is the best Easter/Spring line! I colored Mr. Duck with Copic markers and added some highlights with a white sharpie paint pen. So bright and cheery and springy! I know it's alot of patterns and I actually had a pattern where the pink cs was and thought it was too much - yes me! that's for you Natalie~! I just love all the layers and details! I used the Viva la Verve sketch!!!! So fun! I was inspired by the Colors at Off the Wall Craftiness - they just scream spring and Easter!

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Labels:Copic,Jillibean Soup,Verve | 4 Loves

Quick Post

Thursday, February 3, 2011

I am so glad we are going back to school tomorrow! This 4 snowday week has really worn me out! HA!

Quick post for you today! Check back tomorrow for a layout!

This is Emery from Verve - Isn't he adorable!??!?! Though this card is rather girly! It was for the last January Viva La Verve Sketch. I paper pieced him and I left off a sentiment thinking I could use it for a birthday, christening, baptism, or baby card which ever I need first! Thanks for looking!

Krafted with:

CS: PTI Dark Chocolate

PP: Basic Grey Capella

Stamps: Emery by Verve

Tools: Lables 4 Nesties, Pinked Circles Neties, EK Sucess Punch

Other: Lace Trim, Vanilla Seam Binding, Pink Button, PTI Bakers Twine

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Labels:Basic Grey,Verve | 3 Loves

Bonus Post!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

I have a bonus post for you!!!! I actually have a backlog of goodies that I have made and haven't gotten to post yet! Some were submissions but I scrapped two layouts and 4 cards last night while skyping with my friends! How fun is that!?!?!? Here is a very special card that I made that will be headed to a very special lady soon. It is for the Viva la Verve Sketch and the Color Throwdown #124 - which is honoring Katie Renz who was diagnosed with Cancer - to read more and or participate please check out the Throwdown Blog HERE. So here is the color challenge

I don't actually have Melon Mambo or Early Espresso so I had to make do! (Side note I really need to buy the new SU colors or at least get swatches so I can match!)
The colors reminded me of my new Basic Grey Hopscotch paper so I went to that for inspiration.
I also decide I wanted to try out some rolled paper flowers since I keep seeing them everywhere! Being mildly lazy and unconfident in my cutting skills I went on a search for a cut file and found it! YAY! So here is what I came up with.

The embossed panel is CB Floral Fantasy which I hadn't used in a while and just seemed to fit with this! I cut the oval out with Nestabilities and inked it with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink. I cut 3 flowers of 2 different sizes out - rolled them up and added them! YAY! So quick and easy! They are spritzed with glimmer mist too. Here is a close up of the flowers.

I used Verve's Plain Jain of this scripture, I hope it's ok, appropriate for someone with cancer - I just don't know! I can't imagine what Katie and her family are going through!

Thanks for looking (again) today!

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Labels:Basic Grey,Cricut,Rolled Flowers,Verve | 3 Loves

Mojo Monday 172 - Dude Verve Rocks!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Have you seen Verve's new release?!?!?! It has the baby set I have been searching for! It is the BEST baby set I have ever seen - it's called To The Moon and it is adorable!!!!!! I am so hoping I win this Mojo Monday Madness so I can get it and not break my freeze! I did sell my clip it up though - so I do have that money that won't break my freeze. ANYWAY on to my card!

I used the Mojo Monday 172 Sketch and Verve Stamp set Dude. I went with a fun sunny card - which is what I need today when it's 5 degrees out and we are about to get a HUGE snowstorm!

All of the papers are from Little Yellow Bicycle's collection Boardwalk.

I flipped the sketch on it's side just to be different!

I distressed all the edges and inked them with Vintage Photo distress ink - it's my go to dark distress ink! I love it! I stamped the "You Rock" in it as well on a strip cut by PTI's banner dies. I stamped Dude In spiced Marmalade Distress ink - I like how the letters are grungy - goes perfect with all the distressing! Added some buttons and there you have it! Thanks for looking!

*Live*Laugh*Love*Create*

Tessa

Labels:Little Yellow Bicycle,Mojo Monday,Verve | 9 Loves