Clean and Simple Tone on Tone Birthday

The Clean and Simple card class lesson today identified Tone on Tone as a method of creating cards.  When I see a tone on tone card, I'm always drawn to the beauty of the textures and layers people use.  Today, I chose to work with "white".  I used Cherry Lynn, Spellbinder, and Memory Box Dies, Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots embossing folder and Just Rite's rubber stamp for the sentiment.  The sentiment is stamped in Dessert Sand Memento Ink.  

Clean and Simple Flat Card Hello

A variety of Memento Ink Pad colors, Anita's Hello Rubber Stamp, Flower stamp (unknown cling), Comotion Metallic Blueberry Ice Embossing powder, and an imaginative vine drawn with a Copic Marker YG25 are what I used to create this Clean and Simple Card. 

Clean and Simple Card Flat Misting Hugs and Kisses

The second day of Clean and Simple Cards and my goal continues to make one simple card for each class.  Today was creating a "flat" card.  Oh my...no layers?  So following one of the examples I brought out the Tattered Angels Mist: Tattered Rose and Burnt Red.  I haven't caught the knack of misting, so this was a good way to practice!  Die Cuts (Cricut Wild Card) were used to create the masks for the border hearts and Hugs and Kisses.  A Spellbinder Heart die was used to cut the heart from the front of the card.  Inside I used a Hampton Arts "with love" stamp to provide the peek-a-boo interest through the cut out heart.  Clean and Simple with pizazz.

Clean and Simple Card With Love Hearts sketch

Oh my goodness...today is the first day of an OnlineCard Class -Clean and Simple that I signed up to take.  Today was the first class offering and the instruction for a simple sketch design was offered.  Even thought the sketch was for a square card, I prefer rectangular ones so "simply" modified it lol!
The background stamp is a favorite of mine (especially for this time of year).called Raindrops and Swirls by Hero Arts.  Amazingly I had a hand punch that matched the hearts in the swirls; and I also used a Spellbinders scalloped hearts die.  Following the instructions, I masked the center of my pinkish card stock and stamped the background with Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid.  I also used the Pearlescent Orchid to stamp the sentiment (With Love by PSX) which I then embossed with Clear embossing powder.  Spellbinder hearts were cut from a peice of the cardstock that I colored using the Pearlescent Orchid Ink Pad...such a wonderful tip from the class. Lastly, I punched 4 hearts using scraps leftover from the Spellbinder cuts and applied them to each corner of the masked area.  A Spica pen was used to outline both the hearts and the rectangular masked area. 

andmore Loom Hat

It has been a weekend of yarnworks.  I have become a fan of Mikeyssmail on youtube..  He gives wonderfly clear directions for creating stitches and patterns using crochet.  This time however, he showed step by step how to create a baby hat using a 30 pin circle loom.  With just a few missteps, I completed my first attempt even though it took a little longer than the 45 minutes he identifies.  The yarn on this had is Bernat Pipsqueek - a wonderfully soft fuzzy yarn.  Our winter has been fairly mild thus far, but when it finally gets cold some little head will stay warm!

Owl Candy Bar Wrapper

Caging an idea found (http://smallfryandco.blogspot.com/), and having some leftover (Christmas) giant size candy bars, I made these candy bar wrappers to sell at the local craft mall. At least if they are up there, I'm not tempted to take a few nibbles...lol!  The Valentine stamp is from Stampassions and once stamped on a red punched heart, I used Sakura Crystal Effects to make it glosssy.  Stickles glitter glue outlines the red heart.  The rest is pretty much as you see...folded paper, circle punches, and heart punches.  The tufted ears are simply scissor cuts at the corners.  Stomach feathers are a Cuttlebug folder with sponged Memento ink. I have no idea what the name is and can't find it on the web...anyone know?
 Okay...well, I think they are cute!  do you?

Tagged

I still don't know the ending for this card.  A sentiment to be added to the blank tag.  I just couldn't decide.  At some point I will need a card and "finish" it for the occassion.  Anyway..I stamped one tag lightly, added a crochet flower that I used a Copic Marker to edge,  I sponged ink around the edges of both  tags and used several papers and layers to complete  the layout of this card.  A couple of ribbon pieces and  a brad provided the  finishing touches.  The card front was then mounted on a white card base (and photographed against a black backdrop.  Stamp:  Penny Black's  Letters and Flowers