Criss Cross Card Challenge

Hey everyone,
    I mentioned in an earlier post that Mema of memascrafts is having a card challenge.  The theme is fall (colours) and the technique or type of card is a criss-cross card.  I have made many technical cards before but this card was a bugga-bear for me.  I think I'm just tired at least I hope so.   I cut up at least 2-12x12 sheets of red paper and printed paper trying to get the triangles right (urrrrrrr).  Finally (as I was nearing my last piece of red cs) I got it right.  After all that I really do love the card now.  I used a K& Co.  (Tim Coffey-Tuscan Sunflowers) paper pack, it sooooo beautiful! I am posting now but I may need to re-post this picture in the morning.  Again as with my Native American Tilda, could not get the picture colouring right secondary to the artificial lighting (aka horrible lighting).  But at least you can get a good idea of what the card looks like.  Well it's late and I gotta get up early and start on the rest of the challenges for this week.  Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop over at Memas Craft and take the challenge!!!!

Native American Tilda-Happy Fall Y'All

Happy TGIF my precious Blog Buddies,

     I am so thrilled it's Friday!  I am beat! However, never too beat to do a Maggie (lol).  I finally finished Native American Tilda.  I think the Teepee was the easiest of everything else I had to do on the card, mahn this one was a lil' time consuming.   It was fun but I'm glad I'm done.  I'm ready to move on to challenges and Christmas! Don't you just love this time of the year?  It really gets your creative imagination going.  There are so  many cards I want to do, not sure I'll have time though.  Some how I've got to work my family in there (he-he-he).    Well on to Tilda...Gosh y'all,  I forgot to write down most of the supplies I used but I'll tell you what I can remember.  I worked on this for about week (off and on).  The leaves and tree branches-Tim Holtz die, colouring-Copics (who else? lol), the plain card stock is Bazzill and Tim Holtz (T.H. cardstock matches his distress inks can be found at JoAnns for anyone who didn't know that). Okay, what else did I use (tapping my chin)???  hmmmm... the log is a Magnolia accessory. The Teepee is a soft leather (goofy me, I thought it is was suede).  It worked great for the hide skin look of a Teepee.  You can find 8 x10 pieces at JoAnn's and Michaels ( use a coupon for sure, otherwise you'll be paying $6 or so). The beads are from Michaels (I think I found those in the junk bin).  Jute or Hemp is from JoAnn's.  The Teepee post are swizzle sticks from JoAnn's. Lawdy, I had to think outside the box on this part.  My original plan was to go outside and clip some twigs, clean them up, put some SU Crystal Effects on them, etc, etc.  I decided that that would be a NO!  So I soaked swizzle sticks in a little bit of warm water (briefly, just so the wood would soften but not expand), dabbed off the excess water, used a textured embossing folder, ran them through my Big Shot, brushed them with Walnut Stain distress ink-Viola! rough and rugged Teepee post (dancing around in my chair-go Joycee, go Joycee).  I cut the soft leather in the shape of (what I thought would look like) a Teepee, used one of my cutterpee wheels to make the slit in the front, I stitched the design on the front, scraped the soft leather with wired scraper thing (I'm thinking this is not the real name) to make it look worn and rough, and ink distressed the edges with Walnut Stain.  All the leaf edges are distress with Walnut Stain as well. I popped NA-Tilly (isn't that cute-get it Natilly-Natalie, okay yeah-moving on) up to give her a little dept.  I got the greeting from a local craft store in Plano, TX-Stamp Asylum stampasylum.blogspot.com/ .   The tag on the front is from SU.  I used a couple of the large deckled rectangled nesties for the mats inside and the sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo (#98549, Autumn Foilage).  Gheeeeez, I think that's it.  If you find that I have forgotten something, just drop me a line and I'll see if I can remember but I really think that's it. Oops for got the printed paper is BoBunny-Forever Fall Collection 6x6 paper pack. Okay, now I'm really done.   

I had the hardest time trying to get a decent picture of this card.  I think it was because of all the bright colours in the photo.  This was these were best I could get of the outside and inside of the casd, my apologies.  
I plan to enter this one in the Simon Says Stamp challenge- simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/
Hop on over and check it out.

Thanks for stopping by, Joyce (SS)

My first challenge win!

Hey y'all, awesome news... I won my very first challenge from the Outlawz for the "Asian theme".  I used Japanese Tilda.  I am pumped now!!!!  What a great confidence builder.  It has inspired me to reach for the stars (the challenge stars that is-hee-hee-hee).   I am currently working on some Christmas cards and a fall card.    Just wanted to give everyone a lookout for my next projects as Mema calls them.   Speaking of Mema, y'all need to check out her blog-she has a challenge going on with some pretty good blog candy to give away.  http://www.memascrafts.blogspot.com/.    


Have a great night everyone, be back soon, Joyce (SS)

Jardin de Fleurs

I call this my well traveled card.  I gave the card a French title even though it makes me think of one of King Henry VIII English Gardens, made by lil' ole American me (lol).   Seriously though, this is my entry for the  Outlawz Wednesday's sketch challenge.    CS from my stash, printed paper-Prima Floral Fairy (6x6) paper pack, Labels 15 and square nesties, flowers from Michaels, Prima, and WOC, sentiment  Alfred Lord Tennison.  

 Joyce (SS)



Tag Your It

Happy Saturday everybody,
     Wow, another week gone by.  Time is really moving fast, before you know it, it will be Christmas!! (Sorry, didn't mean to scare ya but yes, you are running out of Christmas shopping time-lol).  However, for now we are living in today, which brings me to the latest challenge I'm entering over at the Outlawz  the theme is "Tag Your It".  As usual the ladies have been bringing the heat, so I gotta keep up.   Here is my entry for the challenge.  When I first started cardmaking and scrapbooking, I use to make tags a lot.  They are great for trying new techniques. They are just small enough, so if you mess up (although, there are no mess ups in scrapbooking or stamping) you don't feel like you've wasted your supplies.  As I progressed in the craft, I've sort of gotten away from tag making, so this was an excellent opportunity to revisit tagging and applying some new tricks of the trade.  My design for the "Tag Your It challenge" was inspired by my favorite scrapbook artist Gabrielle P.    The CS is from my stash of Clampitt Paper Co. paper, the printed paper is Pink Paisley (6x6) paper pack Butterfly Garden Collection.  This paper pack is so beautiful, if you have it you know what I mean.   I was trying to go for a soft antiquish look.  I really love that era.  Well, enough of my day dreaming, I'll let you take a look.  Don't forget to check out the Outlawz!

Thanks so much for stopping by, Joyce (SS)