Best in the West

I hope everyone is staying healthy during these very interesting times!

Here's a two page digital layout I created with the Western Hybrid Collection. The release of this digital collection had perfect timing with my nephew's horseback riding adventures. 

Club Scrap digital papers, fibers and charms. Simply Tiffany Studios template. Lara's Digi World floral clusters. 

Hoppy Easter

The latest Paper Smooches challenge is "Animals".  Since Easter is approaching I thought this would be a perfect time to mass produce some cards.  Nothing says Easter like a chocolate bunny :)

Stamp and fussy cut the bunny.  Die cut the honeycomb and use it as a stencil with blending brushes. Add Nuvo drops for dimension on the nose and tail. 

The inside of the card reads: "All you need in life is a friend who has chocolate." 

Paper Smooches sentiment and honeycomb die. Club Scrap paper and bunny stamp. American Crafts fiber. Tonic Nuvo drops.

Paper Smooches Critter Card Puns

Paper Smooches Honeycomb Die

Kick Up Your Heels

After finishing up some projects, I had a few left over embellishments from the Club Scrap Western Page Collection and an empty card folio from the Western Card Collection.  What to do? Make more cards of course! I know I'm going to regret saying this...but I'm caught up on scrapping photos.  

This fabulous card folio holds four 3.5x5 cards plus 4 envelopes.  It makes a great gift (when we can actually visit people again). 

Card A

Randomly stamp the card base with the Western paisley image and ink the edges. Emboss the mat with wood pattern embossing folder and lightly rub ink over the raised surface. Randomly stamp a manila tag with the decorate medallion image and ink the edges. Stamp the sentiment. Fussy cut the boot and horseshoe from the Western page kit cut aparts. Tie ribbon on tag and add Dazzle metallic sticker to boot. 

Card B

Emboss mat with star embossing folder and lightly rub ink over raised surface. Stamp badge and add sentiment. Fussy cut badge. Add Dazzle stickers to points.  Stamp manila tag in brown ink with ticking stamp.  Rotate stamp 90 degrees and stamp in blue ink. Adhere charms with bookbinding glue. 

Card C

Stamp card base with script stamp and ink edges. Stamp mat with grunge stamp. Stamp script image on scrap paper and then apply the second stamping to the manila tag for a lighter color.  Do the same with the stagecoach stamp. Stamp sentiment repeatedly for deeper color. Tie ribbon on tag. Fussy cut sentiment flag from the page kit cut aparts. 

Card D

Stamp blue mat with wood plank image.  Apply ink using blending brushes to the manila tag with the paisley stencil and ink edges. Stamp sentiment and add ribbon and charms.   

Card Folio. 

This adorable card folio is one of two made with the Western Card Collection. Instructions are included with the collection. 

Quarantini

I'm using my "shelter in place" time to craft. Taking my mind of the events of the world by singing to the radio and creating some fun cards.  

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is hosting a "Booze" Challenge.  I was inspired by my fellow West Coast crafter Maria O. to create a Quarantini card.  

"It's a regular Martini 

but you drink it alone

in your house."

Paper Smooches stamps and dies. Club Scrap papers and stencil. Pretty Pink Posh sequins. We Are Memory Keepers letter punch board. Copic markers. 

Wine Time Raven's Foot Journal

Happy Sunday my fellow crafters!

I save wine labels from bottles that I've shared with friends and family.  I've kept them in a journal that we made at Club Scrap Retreat back in 2007.  I'm currently about to fill up a second journal that I received from a club member. So I decided to make one from scratch this time using the Wine Time collection. I must have blocked out the difficulty of making the binding because it all came back with a few swear words :)  You really need four hands for this project. 

To make this album I used the Wine Time page collection from Club Scrap plus some extra papers from my stash.. I am just thrilled at how it finally turned out. 

Welcome Little One

Fusion Card is hosting a fun Décor sketch challenge.  We are able to choose the sketch, the photo or a combination of both.  I'm really trying to use my embellishments that I've had for awhile.  Mostly to justify buying more :) How adorable is this stork delivering his bundle!?

Club Scrap papers, stencil and ribbon. Cuttlebug embossing folder. Jolee's stork. Taylored Expressions sentiment strip and die.