3x3 cards - Use That Stash - Part II (Blog Candy time)

Remember those 3 x 3 cards I quickly created a couple of days ago? Well, I took the idea further. I created envelopes to fit the cards, stamped the saying on the envelope and created a 3.5 x 3.5 box to fit the cards! Perfect for a quick gift to someone.

Now for the candy:

I'm giving away the complete set of stamps I used for the 3 x 3 cards along with several sheets of the TLC frames + 2 sample cards. To be eligible for the drawing, post a comment to this post. Names will be randomly picked in two days. Hurry, I want to hear from you!

Class Time: Scrapbook 101

Live on Oahu? Have always wanted to learn how to scrapbook but don't know where to start? Well, my next class will get you off on a good start!

What: Scrapbook 101, $25

Where: A Place in Time, Kailua, Hawaii

When: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 6:30p to 8:30p

We'll also create this quick and easy little album by Little Yellow Bicycle. Call APT to reserve your space today!

Swap card

This is a card that I made for a swap last month in on my PAWS online yahoogroup. I used the DCW Green Stack, CTMH stamps, ink and cardstock, DCWV chipboard tree (which matched my CTMH stamp almost perfectly!) and hemp and cotton string to tie it with.

Karen

Ringing in the new year with layouts!

I was fortunate to be selected to be on a design team this quarter over at http://sketchesbytamara/blogspot.com/. Each month the design team will be doing a LO sketch challenge, a card sketch challenge, a recipe challege and a journaling challenge. All the artwork from the design team will be posted weekly. In January, the first week is the sketch challenge and here is my layout:

I used CTMH "Grace" level 2 paper pack and chocolate CTMH cardstock. The chipboard letters are CTMH, inked with Honey ink. The hinge is Making Memories (I think). The yellow Prima flower is from my Secret Santa (Karen I) and the brown flower is Spare Parts. The antique brad is CTMH. And I used my sewing machine!!

To see my second layout that I did with this sketch, go to my personal blog at http://my-crazy-never-still-life.blogspot.com/. To see the sketch and the artwork by the other design team members, go check out http://sketchesbytamara/blogspot.com/.

3x3 cards - Use that Stash!

This year I have decided to use my stash. I'm spring cleaning this week, getting things ready for a garage sale. Today I'm using the frames by TLC. Leftovers from my day as a TLC Consultant. I know I gave several of these away but some made their way back home . . . in my hands. So here's what I'm going to do with them.


Let's pick up a set of stamps I purchased a couple of years ago, intending to use them for tags. To date, I have used them only a handful of times. After this project, it's time to retire them into someone's stash! I think they are a SU stamp set.

After cutting out the inside frame of the TLC diecut, I cut out the nobbies. Stamp onto a 1" white square, with matching ink. 1st mat is made from the inside square of the TLC diecut. 2nd time with a 1-3/4" white square and matted them again on the TLC outside frame.

3x3 cards out of white scraps was then cut. Check out the inside sentiment of each card using the bottom words on the stamp:



A little watercoloring here and there and now I have 9-3x3 cards using up my stash! Wow, all done in an hour and the kiddies are still asleep ;o)

Have a wonderful day creating!

xoxo

Bi

This is another Basic Grey card -- I love the huge HS flower and chipboard heart. CTMH sentiment stamp. Enjoy! ~~Karen

Card share

I made this card for a friend at work who loves butterflies. She has a December birthday close to Christmas so I wanted to make something special for her. Paper is Basic Grey, ribbon is CTMH, chipboard butterfly is from HL.