Crinkly wrinkly ribbon

You've probably seen it on cards. Wrinkly looking ribbon in muted colors that add the perfect vintage touch to a card. I first saw the ribbon used on Kiara's card here:

card by Kiara Lee (www.stampingcafe.blogspot.com)

Gorgeous, huh? I love how she uses the perfect color of ribbon to complement each of her cards.

After buying several bundles on Etsy, I wanted more colors and wondered if I could make some myself. I searched You Tube and there are several great video tutorials that show you step by step how to make your own wrinkled ribbon.  And it's not really a "ribbon" but rayon seam binding.

I found a great source for 100 yard spools of seam binding here. They come in tons of colors but if you want to custom dye your own, you have to get the white, cream or eggshell.

I made a card for an upcoming challenge and I can't share it yet--you'll see it on August 7th--but here's a peek at the ribbon tied around it. I used some Dusty Concord distress ink and for this, I just pressed the ink pad on my craft mat, spritzed some water and sopped it all up with the ribbon.

And if you do decide to try this, wear disposable gloves!

Thanks for visiting! Hope you all have a great weekend!

Aloha, Team Anya!

Today is my official last day (sniff!) as July's guest designer for Club Anya (sniff!) and it's been so much fun! Jessica and the rest of the crew have been so sweet and supportive that the days have just whizzed by.

Kristy Young has been chosen as the guest designer for August, and I know she'll have tons of fun working with Team Anya! I'm so looking forward to seeing her awesome creations!

Big hugs and thanks to fearless leader Jessica and the rest of the crew for an awesome experience that I'll always remember! ♥

Stamps: The Greeting Farm Fleur Anya, Hero Arts graph background, My Sentiments Exactly
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Bazzill, Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento, Colorbox
Other: Copic markers, Nestabilities, Tim Holtz embossing folder,
Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Sharpie poster paint pen, pop dots

Whoo loves you?

Welcome to Day 3 of Sweet November previews featuring the cutest trick-or-treaters by the uber talented Amy Young.  Today I chose Amy's little witch and her owl friend who's clutching on to her hat--too cute!

I decided to use purple instead of the usual black and paired it with orange and green for the witch's costume. I made my favorite scallop circle card and stamped the sentiment before I embossed the dots with the Cuttlebug.

Amy has six new Halloween kiddos so visit her blog and leave a comment on each day's post to win one!

I'd like to thank Amy for giving me the honor of featuring her Sweet November previews. And be sure to visit All That Scraps on August 2nd for their much anticipated release!

Stamps: Sweet November, Hero Arts sentiment

Cardstock: Neenah, Bazzill

Ink: Versafine

Other: Copics, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Sharpie poster paint pen,

sheer ribbon, star buttons, pop dots

A sweet little dragon...

Trick or treat!! Welcome to Day 2 of Amy's Sweet November previews for August! Did you know that Amy is having a giveaway of ALL her new releases plus "zero calorie" candy just by leaving a comment on each day's post? Check out all the details here and yes, she will ship internationally, too!

Here's my card using the cute little Dragon dude. When I first saw the image, I asked Amy, "What is he looking at?" and she said "Whatever you want!"

So I stamped up a bunch of yummy jellybeans in different colors and covered them with Glossy Accents. Doesn't the little dude look surprised at the size of those jellybeans?

I texturized his costume by using some Copic colorless blender like my friend Kelly shared with me and I like the "scaliness" of how a dragon's skin would be.

Don't forget to visit Amy's blog to try and win this stamp and the rest of her release. And come back tomorrow to see another Halloween cutie that's very "bewitching"!


Stamps: Sweet November, Hero Arts, Imagine That
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, 
Ink: Versamark, Distress ink, Memento, Versafine
Other: Copics, Nestabilities, clear embossing powder, Glossy Accents, pop dots, ribbon

Amy's Pumpkin Sweetie

Hello and Happy Friday! The very talented Amy Young has created some new images for her Sweet November line and I'm excited to share them with you.

I made two cards using the little pumpkin sweetie. Both images were colored with Copics and I used the Sharpie poster paint pen and added white dots to her costume.

Isn't she adorable? I feel as though it's her first Halloween and she's in awe of the little jack-o-lantern.

I love easel cards so I reduced the image and made a small 3.5" square easel card. I ran the cardstock between a Sizzix embossing folder to give the background some texture.

Stay tuned tomorrow when I share another one of Amy's delightful images and please visit her blog to see her wonderful cards, too!

Thanks for visiting today! Hope you all have a great weekend!

A very Happy Birthday, Jessica!

Today is Jessica's birthday and Club Anya and The Greeting Farm are hosting a BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP for our special friend! I am at the very end of the hop and you should have arrived here from Randi's blog. If not, go to Club Anya & Friends and follow the blog hop order.

Jessica, thanks for all that you do on behalf of the design team and for the customers, too. I was (and still am!) thrilled when you asked me to be a guest designer and now I'm excited and proud to be able to call you a friend! Here's hoping you have a wonderful birthday with your family and a relaxing weekend, too. You so deserve it!

I honestly made this card a while ago and I was waiting for the perfect person to give it to...and that's Jessica! Do you see the resemblance?

I love Cheeky Rockabilly's fun, free spirit and I know it's a trait that Jessica has as well.

In honor of Jessica's birthday, there's a great prize up for grabs! Creeper Monday AND Creeper Wednesday will be given to one lucky winner. How do you win?

At the end of the hop, all you have to do is leave a comment on the Club Anya & Friends blog on the birthday hop post, wishing Jessica a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and your name will be entered for a random draw. You have until Sunday, July 25th at 8:00pm CST to leave your birthday wishes.

Amy will announce the winner on the Monday Mania post at Club Anya & Friends. Good luck!

Tiddly Inks Second Blog Hop + a Sweeeet share

Tiddly Inks is having their second blog hop and the theme is Halloween is Hopping in July! Christy created so many fun images with a Halloween theme--some goth, some cute, and digital papers, too!

Here's my card using Cast Your Spell. Isn't she a gorgeous fairy? I wanted to have her as a redhead and chose periwinkle as her contrasting gown color. I love the "fairy dust" around her and paired her up with a sentiment from Nina Brackett's Heartily Yours Additions set.

Blog hop posts are going live at 12pm CST, and the hop will begin here at 6pm CST after Inlinkz is closed. Christy is trying something new for the hop order. Simply start at Tiddly Inks and click on the first card in the Inlinkz box and continue the hop from there. Easy peasy!

Christy is generously offering gift vouchers for random commenters and blog participants, too! Hope to see you hoppin'!


Stamps: Tiddly Inks digital image, Heartily Yours Additions by Nina Brackett
Cardstock: Neenah Solar White, Bazzill
Ink: Memento
Other: Copic markers, Nestabilities square, scallop square, oval dies; 
Sharpie poster paint pen, gemstones, Stickles, pop dots, sheer ribbon

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I also want to share that I'll be Amy's Sweet November gal and I'll be helping her preview her newest stamp release for August! I'm so honored that Amy asked me and all I can say is her newest line is super cute and a little spooky, too!

Here's a teeny sneaky peek teaser:

Tune in tomorrow through Sunday to see full sized cards of the newest designs that super creative Miss Amy has created, with the release on August 2nd at All That Scraps!

Wild Card Wednesday--My colors!

My days as a Guest designer for the fabulous Club Anya & Friends are slowly coming to an end. (Sniff!) Jessica asked me to throw in a color sketch for this week's Wild Card Wednesday challenge and here's my colors:

Pretty citrus-y, huh? It reminds me of a tropical fruit sherbet that we used to enjoy during the hot summer months. Here's my take on the colors using Sunshine Anya in her cute little bikini.

Please visit Club Anya and see the other team members' cards and hope you'll play along with my colors!

Stamps: The Greeting Farm, Purple Onion Designs noteblock
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Bazzill Basics, kraft
Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Memento
Other: Copics, pop dots, MFT sun die, Sizzix dots folder

CMC Challenge #1--Black and White

My friend Rach shared a great tutorial here on using Copics to color an image to look like a black and white photo. And Color Me Copic is having their first challenge which is to create a card using her technique.

I really wanted to challenge myself and here's my card using WS Dee Dee.

Coloring the image in black and white tones was pretty similar to coloring in sepia tones. I used five Copic colors from the Cool Grey family:  C00, C3, C5, C7 and a touch of C9.

I love the old fashioned look and it's a bit nostalgic for me. I can remember when photos were printed only in black and white.

Thanks for a great tutorial, Rach! I think I'll be trying this again...and I need to buy more C refills.



Stamps: The Greeting Farm, Gina K Designs
Cardstock: Neenah, Stampin Up
Ink: Memento
Other: Copic markers, Nestabilities Labels One and Labels Eight, Sizzix dots embossing folder, 
Martha Stewart 3-in-one butterfly punch, pop dots

Have you met Kenny K?

My Flickr friend Cheryl Valadez was recently chosen for the Kenny K design team! Yay, Cheryl! After seeing this card on her blog, I went to visit Kenny K's and discovered their unique, fun stamps.

I bought this one digi--Download Diva--and at first, I didn't know why she was called that because I didn't see any laptop.  Duh! She has an iPod!

Kenny K has their first challenge--pastels. I was sorta going in that direction, until I got to her capris. I don't think camouflage print qualifies as "pastel".

But she was a lot of fun to color and I'll be sending this card to a friend who just graduated from high school.


Thanks for visiting! Hope you have a great weekend...


Stamps: Kenny K digital stamp
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Stampin Up
Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket, Papertrey Ink 
Other: Copics, Nestabilities, Sizzix dots embossing folder, Papertrey Blooms die, 
Sizzlite leaf die, eLine pearls