Fanfold Album

This week's tutorial is to create a Fanfold Album. The tutorial can be found here.  For my project, I used 2 new stamp sets from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. My stamp sets are Brrrr and Snowflakes. I decided to create a Christmas theme album. It is perfect to add little notes and gift cards to the album.
   My supplies are: Brrrr and Snowflakes stamp sets from Mark's Finest Papers, Crafter's Companion Centura Pearl cardstock, Gina K cardstock, The Paper Stack "Santa and Friends" patterned paper, Spellbinder's Labels 17 dies, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Fun Stampers Journey Cocoa Powder, Kiwi Slice, Sweet Berry, and Beach Breeze inkpads, and gems from my stash.

  Come and check out the tutorial here. Check out what the Design Team has created and try your hand at the tutorial. This is the stamp set that you could win:

Happy Kreating!!!

Barb

Friends of SpeedyTV Eyelet Challenge

This week's challenge at mfpSpeedyTV is to create a card using eyelets. For my card I used the stamp set "Scarecrow" from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.  My eyelets work well with my card. I love eyelets but always forget about them. This challenge made me dig out my stash and I found the perfect ones. I am always collecting stash for when I need the perfect accent and today is the day! It's good to have stash but don't save it, use it.

My supplies are: Scarecrow stamp set from Mark's Finest papers, Gina K cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, crop a dile, corner rounder, " Fall Leaves" eyelets from The Happy Hammer, Cuttlebug "Fall" embossing folder, Spellbinder's Pearl effects die, Spectrum Noir colored pencils,and popdots.

Come and check out what the Design Team created here. Join the challenge for a chance to win this stamp set:


                     Happy Kreating!!
                        Barb

My Turn!!

 

It is my turn to create the tutorial this week at mfpSpeedyTV . My tutorial can be found here.  I love how each time you do this technique it looks different. This technique gives you another use for embossing folders.  It is always nice to have dual purposes for your crafting supplies.

This card is great for the summer. It is light and airy.

I stamped the dragonfly from the Dragonflies Stampset by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co on Distressed watercolor paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then colored the dragonfly with  my Distressed stain and a waterbrush. My Distressed Stain colors are Salty Ocean, Moweed Lawn, and Seedless Preserves. I used the same colors for my technique.

 

My supplies are Dragonflies Stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers, Memento Tuxedo black and Bahama Blue ink, Gina K cardstock and Tim Holtz' Distressed Watercolor paper, Distressed Stains in the colors above, and Sheena "Petite Petals"embossing folder.

 

Come check out what the design team has created with this tutorial here. Join the challenge for a chance to win this stamp set:

 

Happy Kreating!!

Barb

 

 

 

Joy Fold

Today's challenge for Friends of SpeedyTV is to create a Joyfold card. My creation is a Thank You card. I left the inner card blank for personalization. I used the Hydrangea stamp set from Mark's finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.. Of course I used my go to color "purple". I used metallic purple cardstock from Curious Co. for the small card. I stamped the smaller flowers on the outside instead of patterned paper. I stamped some in full ink and stamped off a few for a little card. I took the full size Hydrangea and colored it with Spectrum Noir colored pencils. I then trimmed the flower out and popdotted on the outside of the card.
  My other supplies are: Gin K cardstock, Deja Views " Fresh Print Apple" patterned paper, Memento inks in : Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, Sweet Plum, Lulu Lavender, and Elderberry.
   Come and join the Design Team here for a chance to win this stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers:
      

Happy Kreating!!!

Barb

Twisted Easel

 This week's tutorial can be found here. The tutorial is to create a twisted easel card. This tutorial is easy to follow and the results are endless. I love cards the are out of the ordinary but easy to create.
This one fits that bill.
  My supplies are: Cracked Hello stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co., Gina K cardstock, Crafter's Companion cardstock, DCWV "Mariposa" designer paper, Spellbinder's Captivating Squares dies, Fun Stampers Journey Black Licorice and Blue Lagoon inkpads, Copics markers, and Bo Bunny jewels.


 Join the Design Team here for a chance to win this stamp set:

  Happy Kreating !!!
     Barb

Color Challenge

This week's challenge was a color challenge. The challenge was to use yellow and gray. I used the brand new stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. The set is called "Keys". This card is a perfect card for me right now. My hubby's birthday is next week and I am using this card. SHHH!! don't tell. The sentiment is perfect for this occasion. I have never thought of using these colors together. My card is simple but elegant.The card came out perfect.

My supplies: Keys stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers, Gina K cardstock, Cuttlebug "Camilla Lace" embossing folder, Memento Gray Flannel and Dandelion inkpads, Spectrum Noir colored pencils, Spellbinder's Decorative Labels 28 die, and ribbon from Reasonable Ribbon.

 

Come check out more ideas from the Design Team here and join the challenge.

You could win this stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers:

Happy Kreating!!

 Barb

SHHH!! I have a secret!!

 

The week's tutorial took my by surprise. The tutorial can be found here. When I started this technique, I just followed the directions. I didn't get how the secret door worked and couldn't figure it out. I continued working on my card. I looked again at the instructions and tried it. WOW!!! It worked. This technique is really cool. I love it!!

 

Here are some other pictures of my project:

Opened view

 

 

Secret Door

 

Without the band

 

My supplies for this project are: Snowflake stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co., Gina k cardstock, Core'dinations cardstock, Graphic 45 "12 days of Christmas" designer paper, Fun Stampers Journey Black Licorice ink, Extreme Peacock embossing powder, and Embossalcious embossing folder.

 

 Come and try this technique here, you could win this stamp set:

 

Happy Kreating!!!

Barb

Masculine theme

 

 

  The challenge for today's FOSTV is to create a masculine card. The challenge can be found here. For this card, I used Tree Frogs and Kiss Me Stamp sets from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. Both of these sets are great for masculine cards. I continue the theme by using browns and greens. My brown layer is Core'dinations and I embossed with Sizzix Woodgrain folder and then sanded down. This gives it the distressed look. I love the way the card came together. This card is for my son's friend. The perfect card for a teenager.
     My supplies: Tree Frogs and Kiss Me stamp sets from Mark's Finest Papers, Gina K cardstock, Core'dinations Distressed cardstock, sanding block, Spellbinder's Labels 18 dies, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Spectrum Noir colored pencils, Sizzix Woodgrain embossing folder, and popdots.
      Join the team here for the challenge. You can win this stamp set:   

 

Happy Kreating!!

  Barb

 

Got milk??

 

 

 

This week's tutorial is stamping with evaporated milk. The tutorial can be found here. This was a interesting technique to do. I tried it the first time and had too much milk and when I heated the cardstock, it bubbled too much. Make sure that you stamp off first and then stamp on cardstock. Actually my cardstock has a cinnamon scent to it after the heat embossing. The more you heat it, the darker the image. This was a fun way to play with my food :)

My supplies: Great Flowers stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co., mfp Ultra Smooth White cardstock, Stampin' Up! cardstock, Copic markers, Fun Stampers Journey Black Licorice ink, and opaques from CTMH

 

 

Come and try this technique. The tutorial is here to follow. This is the stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers that you can win for your submission:

 

Happy Kreating!!

Barb