creating art with marilyn

Welcome Stampers to our October Canada Inks Up Blog Hop. I am so happy to be able to participate in the Blog Hop. The theme for this Hop is Creating a Card Using Punches. I saw Ruth from Artful Stamping with Ruth and Melva Peters do a technique using punches and I wanted to try it. These were the cards I came up with.

I used the Tailored Tag Punch with the Hand Penned Designer Series Paper and the Gold Foiling for my first card and then the Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper and Gold Foiling to create my second card. Sit back and watch the video for instructions on how I made these cards.

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Adhesive Sheets
Tailored Tag Punch	Gilded Leafing Embellishment

Now check out the other Demonstrators and their great cards

I am so please to be able to participate In Kylie and Bruno’s Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop. The theme for October is a Thank you card. I decided to use the Nature’s Harvest Suite. I love this stamp set and can’t stop playing with it.

Instructions for the card:

1. Cut a card base of Very Vanilla 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ and score at 4 1/4″
2. Cut another layer of Very Vanilla at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and emboss it using the Timeworn Type embossing folder
3. Attach this layer to the card with liquid glue
4. On a scrap of Basic White card stock stamp the flower image from the Nature’s Harvest Stamp set in Memento Black
5. Color the flower with the Stampin Blends in Light So Saffron, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light and Dark Old Olive. and Bronze
6. Die cut the flower out using the Harvest Die
7. With So Saffron card stock die cut the wheat design and attach it to the card with liquid glue
8. Pop the flower image up with dimensionals and place it on the card over the wheat image a little
9. Cut two different pieces of the Harvest Meadow DSP that are 3/4″ x 3″ and cut the ends on an angle
10. Pop these pieces with dimensionals on the bottom of the flower stems over lapping each other a little
11. Make several loops using the Crumb Cake Bakers Twine on top of the pieces of DSP
12. Stamp the Thank You from the Nature’s Harvest stamp set on Very Vanilla card stock with Early Espresso and die cut it out using the Harvest die
13. Attach the sentiment to the card with dimensionals
14. Place three of the Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots on the card

Thank you for checking out my card. Now grab a beverage and hop over and check all the other great Demonstrations and their cards.

On World Card Making day we had to do a picture challenge where we had to look at a photograph and design a card with what we saw in the photograph whether if was colors or elements. I decided on the colors. I used Old Olive, So Saffron, Cajun Crazy Crumb Cake and Early Espresso. To see how I made this continue reading

I made this card for the World Card Making Day Challenge. The Challenge was a Tic Tac Toe Card. I choice a Fun Fold, DSP and Ribbon. I made a Bay Window fun fold card. For instructions on how to make is card continue reading.

I made this card for World Card Making Day Challenge. This challenge it was a Color Challenge using Night of Navy, Petal Pink and Soft Succulent inks. If you would like the card instructions continue reading

I made this card for the World Card Making Day challenge. The Challenge was to CASE a card from a current catalogue. I choose the Nuts about Squirrels stamp set from the July to December Mini catalogue. For the instructions to make this card continue reading

I am happy to be joining in the Festive Friday Challenges. This Friday’s challenge was Apple Day. We had to pick at least 3 items and make a card. I managed to do 4. My card consists of: red, green, gingham, and circle.