Greetings, friends. Wow, 2016 has been a doozie of a year, hasn't it? "Don't get me started. Don't even get me started!"
I have crafted a bit this fall. I thought I'd share those creations, though admittedly the photos I took are by and large just awful. Bad light, etc. But, in the spirit of getting things done and moving on, here we go.
In late September I invited some of my friends from my kids' school (daycare) to come over for an evening of crafting. I like to make cards for the teachers, kids, and other families. I wanted to show them how easy (and therapeutic!) paper crafting could be. I designed some simple cards for everyone to try. We had a lot of fun!
This first design was so super simple! I stamped the image, by Savvy Stamps, in Memento Tuxedo Black ink right onto the card base (from A Muse Artstamps). Then on a separate piece of paper I stamped just the hat in Memento Tangelo, cut it out, and glued it in place. I stamped the sentiment, a classic A Muse Artstamps design, in Tuxedo Black. I colored the elephant with a couple of Copic markers and tied some A Muse Artstamps ribbon around the side. Done!
Next up was this adorable design, using an image and a sentiment from Rubber Soul. Ribbon and papers are from A Muse Studio. I used a Copic BG10 marker to give the sheep a little dimension and then used a Quickie Glue Pen and white flock to make the sheep all fuzzy. I used a couple of old Marvy punches to cut out the scalloped ovals.
This next design was definitely a rehash of something I had done years ago, back when I was teaching classes. Papers and stamps (image and sentiment) are from A Muse Artstamps. Oval punches are Marvy; word window punch is Stampin' Up! I stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic markers. A couple of black brads and a length of orange hemp ribbon completed the design.
For this design I used images from Lawn Fawn's set, Winter Sparrows. I stamped with Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, and Bamboo Leaves. Papers are from A Muse Studio. Some Copic markers, and some carefully-applied Stickles, completed the design.
Separate from that girls' crafting night, I realized that I was very low on anniversary cards -- and I really like to send anniversary cards to our closest friends. With little time I came up with this design, which I almost loved... but did not quite. I think, honestly, that this design would have looked better on a smaller card. Well, maybe at some point I'll reboot it and play with the dimensions. These images are from the Avery Elle set, We Go Together. I stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and added some color with Copic markers. I also dotted on some Liquid Pearls to mimic chocolate chips in the cookie.
And finally, here is a card I designed for my work colleagues. White paper is Neenah; kraft is Paper Source. All images are from the Stampin' Up! set, Visions of Santa. I stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and then paper pieced the moose's long johns using vintage Christmas papers from Stampin' Up! It was a tedious labor of love but it paid off with some very cute cards.
Thanks for stopping by!
always love to see you blog, some really cute cards, love seeing the vintage a muse art stamps....good times back then!!
Posted by: tobey | December 26, 2016 at 10:58 PM
Adorable! Love that moose's long john's! Here's to more crafty time in 2017!
Posted by: Donna | December 27, 2016 at 08:49 AM
so nice to see your cards again, Liz!
I love how you make those vintage A Muse stamps look current.
Posted by: christi | January 04, 2017 at 02:23 PM