New Challenge. This challenge is to use stick pins to help decorate your cards/tags.
See how the pros add embellished stick pins to their projects, as well as stamped and actual stitching. You’ll be on pins and needles to try these fun techniques!
Here is my card:
Supplies Used: PTI Enclosed: Leaf die, Bazzill cardstock, cinnamon and rust, Bazzill 40# Velum, homemade seam tape ribbon, Neenah card stock 40# and 110#, Avery Elle Argyle background stamp, Simon Says Stamp Ink.
Her is me after a long day of card making:
Runway! Here are my models!
Here is just a few of the stamps we had out ready to start our day out!
Challenge one, done! It only took 4 hours! I guess I better step up my game. Our challenge was to create a Wedding card with white only
Supplies used: Anna Griffin Medallion die, Neenah White Solar Cardstock #80 and #110, Bazzill Velum, Ranger Gold Embossing Powder, Queen and Co pearls.
This challenge part was to use colors together that you don’t normally use. My color is yellow. Not my favorite color.
This is my card. The supplies I used was Color Mates Cardstock color honey, Spellbinders Labels Twenty Eight die, Clean Color Real brush colors: Lemon Yellow, Red, Pale Green, Mid Brown, Carmine Red, Tim Holtz Flower Garden stamp set, PTI Wonderful Words Friends Stamp and Hero Arts Pale Tomato ink for the words inside the card (Friend)
The Mix and Match Challenge was two parts. This one was to take patterned paper and use them together on a card. This is so much of a challenge for me since I am a very clean card person. Here is the challenge:
You’ve asked questions about these very subjects dozens of times in our forum, now you will hear the answers straight from the designers you admire most!
Here is my project:
Second part of the challenge was the accessory of bracelets. This bracelets were made out of popsicle sticks. We soaked them in boiling hot water and then forming them into a bracelet shape. After they dried I set forward to figure out how to decorate them.
Here is the challenge:
These designers will be showing you how to use your favorite paper crafting supplies to create your very own wearable accessories. Not only can you customize these to suit your personal style and taste, they also make wonderful inexpensive gifts!
Here is how I decided to decorate them:
I decided to paint one, tried to paint it off white, however after at least 5 coats figured it wasn’t going to cover. I found some turquoise paint and painted the bracelet. I used PaperTreyInk Southwestern Style Stamp set to decorate it with black ink. The other bracelet I covered with paper and then edged the edge with gold Perfect Pearls.
Accessories Challenge. Had some fun with this challenge. First was the necklace made with felt, beads and buttons. Here is my challenge:
These designers will be showing you how to use your favorite paper crafting supplies to create your very own wearable accessories. Not only can you customize these to suit your personal style and taste, they also make wonderful inexpensive gifts!
Supplies used: PaperTreyInk Beautiful Blooms Die, MFT Royal Leaves die, Gerber Daisy Dies, DMC embroidery floss, Basic Grey eclectic embellishments and assorted felt
Challenge #5- Twine Techniques. My Boss is having a Birthday on Monday and I was making a card. Decided that I would make my very first Shaker Card. Found the large balloon die and make a shaker card from it. Love the way it turned out.
Here is my card
Supplies: Neenah Solar White #80 and #110,