Scrap-a-Doodles Design Team 2014 Audition

This is my submission for the first round of the 2014 Scrap-a-Doodles Design Team Challenge.

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Project 1:

This is one of my favorite cards and I feel it really shows my style of paper-crafting quite well. The card is a gatefold card with a inside flap that covers the message area from the top.

I used pattern paper from the 6×6 Joy Crafts Vintage Paper Bloc 2, Tim Holtz paper and  tag and created the flowers using Nellies Multi Frame Die MFD063 “Flower-2” which I also used to cut the window in the front.

Inside of card, with area for your message

Project 2:

I created this card as I was testing the Spiral Flowers die from Impression Obsession for an upcoming class that I will be presenting. I fell in love with these tiny flowers and ended up making 25 in one evening (while catching up on some TV series). In the end I only used 11 for this card and another 12 on a second, similar card.

Project 3:

My final project for the audition is a series of ‘Tag-cards’ that I created all in one week. I was playing around with the idea of using a simple layout for a number of cards but using different inks and techniques to make each one unique. This is also a great way to show (and teach) a number of techniques in a short space of time.

Tag 1 – Ghost stamping, white stazon resist and clear embossing on postmarks

Tag 2 – Clear embossing resist, watermark stamping with versamark

Tag 3 – Playing with layering, embossing, stencils and sanding embossed core’dinations card stock (my favorite!)

Tag 4 – Something manly with inked background and double stamping

Tag 5 – Emboss resist, pattern paper background and embellishment

Here’s looking forward to Round 2 – tutorials!

Tag You’re It! Challenge #2

I’ve found so much inspiration from Challenge blogs in the last while, it is definitely time for me to join in the fun.

The current challenge on the Tag You’re It challenge blog (a relatively new CAS challenge blog) is by guest designer Laura Bassen from Doublestick Heaven. I have been following her blog for a while and this is actually where I first heard of the TYICB.

Here is her tag:

This is my take on the tag:

I also used Laura’s technique of embossing my background image on watercolor paper but instead of using an acrylic block to ‘smoosh’ the Distress ink,  I used my craft sheet. I also substituted her glossy accent dots for some rhinestones.

As this tag was going on a birthday gift for a friend, I made a matching card as well:

Matching card and the gift bag as presented with card and tag

Hold thumbs for me in the challenge!