Spellbinders Grand Calibur

My newest purchase is a Spellbinders Grand Calibur!  I had a hard time making an impression with the Impressabilities until I got this machine!   I use Co'ordinations Chocolate Box paper, ran it through my Grand Calibur with the Flourishes Impressabilities, sanded it and came up the background paper!  I love it!  I also used my new Fancy Tags Two and Stampin' Up Vintage Flowers adornments for the look!

I did it!

I have been wanting to use an image from The Graphics Fairy for a card for a very long time! I looked through her images for Easter and found this one. The card turned out how I had imagined it. That is nothing short of a miracle!

I cut the image out with my Spellbinders classic oval large. I used victorian lace ribbon (unknown maker) and the small brown bow with American Crafts velvet rickrack. The blue Stampin' Up paper was embossed with the Victoria Cuttlebug folder. The brown paper is Stampin' Up kraft paper. The kraft paper and the blue paper were distressed with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Phyllis

Special Friend Birthday card

This card is for a special friend and "adopted" daughter. She likes hearts and purple. I struggled with the right combo. But I really like how the Spellbinder's Nested Hearts turned out. I used Stampin' Up Concord Crush for the base and Elegant Eggplant ink on the pink DCWV paper. I sprayed the paper doily with Pearl Glimmer Mist.

Birthday cards, as usual!

These are two more guy birthday cards for work that I literally threw together last night! The paper with the deer on is is Kaisercraft Secret Bird Society Collection. I just cut out the part with deer, rounded the corners and put some twine on it!

The second card was a little more work! I had to decide what font I wanted to print out for it! I use the b/w paper that I think came free with an order and a Spellbinders scalloped circle die. The car is a sticker.

I might get something else done today. I don't feel very good but have been doing some random computer clean up and card part cutting.

Thank You!

My extra special friend Denise gave me some Tim Holtz's Distress Inks for my birthday and a the gear Cuttlebug folder I have been wanting! She even let me pick out the ink colors myself!

As usual, she challenged me to make something with my new stuff. I bought the new Tim Holtz die Heart Wings while we were shopping.

I cut out the background heart from the Heart Wings and embossed them with the Cuttlebug gear folder. I embossed the raised gears with clear embossing powder and then swiped the hearts with the Distress ink for embossed resist. I missed some spots but I still like how they turned out!

This card is not my usual style but I really like it! The inside of the card would make a great card on it's own!




I used lots of tools on this card!

Tim Holtz dies
Heart Wings
Elegant Flourishes

Martha Stewart border punch
Stampin' Up Bird punch
Spellbinders Lg. scalloped circles

Bazzil brown paper
Basic Grey Kioshi paper

Distress Inks
Victorian Velvet
Frayed Burlap
Stormy Sky
Peeled Paint

Special Birthday Card

This is a card I made for a very special person for her 60th birthday! I have been working on this card for a while. The flower is made from 30 or so layers of tissue paper sprayed with Viva Pink and Fully Purple Glimmer Mist. The tissue paper was cut with Spellbinders Peony dies in three different sizes. The background paper was embossed with Sizzix embossing folder Vines. The leaves are cut from wool felt and are Spellbinders Small Sunflower set. Of course, the white glitter paper is punched with Martha Stewart's Iron Gate punch! Oops, I forgot the swirls at the bottom are Spellbinders Doodle Parts in wool felt.

The paper is DCWV as usual but you can't see the glitter in the white. I glittered the big white brad in the center of the flower with the same type of glitter. Hope she loves it, she is such a wonderful person!

Hello! Part 2

I have 3 more Hello cards for the other 3 people I hung out with at school! The card above is for Kristy, the tree card is for Traci, and the orange flowers is for Julie. I tried to make cards that fit their personality! Now I just need to get them sent off! I had fun making these! Now I have to get birthday cards done for co-workers!

Supplies:

DCWV Summer Cardstock Stack

DCWV Fall Glitter Stack

DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies

DCWV Glitter Stack

Baxxil Just the Edge

Fiskars Border Punch 2 different ones

K & Co. Florence Glitter Paper

American Crafts Ribbon

Spellbinders Tag Trio

SU Inks - Wild Wasabi and Pink Passion

Hello!

This card took too much time to finish! I had to go to school for a week. It was the first part of a certification for my job. This card is for one of my new friends I met at school! Sara (from Sitka) was one of my roommates and such a sweetie. Sara loves bright cheery colors so I am hoping to brighten her day!



Supplies:

DCWV designer paper and cardstock
Spellbinders Tags Trio
SU Passion Pink ink
Studio g dollar stamp - hello
Martha Stewart Wedding Arch border punch
American Crafts ribbon

50th Anniversary

I finished this card moments ago. It is a 50th anniversary card for my husband's oldest brother. The celebration is in four hours! I made Becca Fecken's medallion from this card. I had to mess with the lighting to show the glitter cardstock I used from the DCWV La Creme stack. I also used five different Spellbinders dies and the Martha Stewart border punch, wedding arches.

I am off to get ready, it is a beautiful sunny day here in Oregon!