Happy Tassel Day!

A shaker graduation card made from stash on hand. The rectangle is the leftover from the Papertrey Ink Make It Market kit: Shakers and Sprinkle stitched rectangle die. The sequins are a little bit of the blue, pink and orange from the same kit. The frame is made with Sweet Blush cardstock, the patterned paper is from the Melon Berry assortment. The tag is from Maggie Holmes stamped with a jumping graduate from Club Scrap (2008 Graduate kit) as is the "Happy Tassel Day" stamp both stamped with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.

I used hot pink fun foam and Beacon's 3 in 1 Glue to make the shaker element. I should have "de-staticed" the clear cardstock, but there is no sticky residue around the sides of the frame. I used two sheets of the very thin fun foam beccause its what I had on hand, but thicker fun foam is available and I'll be stocking up on that now : ).  I think double-sided tape would work for this as well and so might Glossy Accents. Ranger Multi-Medium Matte did not work. I don't think any of these would work for iron filings, but I'll test that at a later point.

A brief comparison of fun foam and foam adhesive. Fun foam is available in a variety of colors, and if you don't "over" glue, the edges will be not be sticky. If you do over glue, it won't be sticky after it dries (just don't shake the card until it's dry). I believe the cost is less, something to verify later. On the down side it is a little more work (unless you count the time spent trying to keep foam adhesive off things you don't want it on).

Foam adhesive is very sticky and doesn't require anything else. It can be difficult to put only where it is wanted. The shaker elements are prone to stick to the edges of the foam adhesive.

Enjoy the Journey Shaker Card

Simon Says Simon Brand Products. The geotag is made with the Super Geotag die and the sentiment is from the coordinating stamp set, Life's Journey stamped with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. And the patterned paper  on the side is from a Goodie Bag I won during a Simon Says Blog Hop.

The manila tag is cut with Tim Holtz' Tag & Bookplates die. The geotag patterned paper is a scrap of Graphic 45 left over from another project made years ago.

I'm very excited about the shaker element. Instead of foam adhesive, I used regular black fun foam and Beacon's 3 in 1 Glue. The sequins don't stick to the edges at all. I'm not sure it would work for iron fillings, but it's working well for sequins.

A Different Sort of Birthday Card

Another Birthday card. This one made with My Favorite Things Life's Directions stamp set. The weather vane is stamped with Papertrey Ink Soft Stone and then painted with Scattered Straw Distress Ink. In real life the image is not this prominent (still working on accuracy with photographs). The cardstock is all Papertrey Ink: the background is Vintage Cream and the card base is Classic Kraft.

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I've been blending as the four blending holders and the sample show. I don't know why I put it off for so long lol. I've also been stamping to the left the grid block I use most frequently. To the right a great big one perfect for the Hero Arts Waves background stamp (such a beauty).

Just in front of the turning storage the brush and needle applicator of my new favorite adhesive Ranger Multi Medium Matte. But I just heard about Glue and Seal Matte which I asked Ranger about the difference, it seems Glue N Seal is for lighter adhesive needs, so I'll have to give that a try as well. I might have been using a hammer to swat flies.

This tag was supposed to be with kraft resist, only I didn't have any so I did a little experiment. Kraft cardstock stamped with archival, then Versamark with clear embossing powder, then just Versamark (in the middle). Not the same as kraft resist, but I'm liking both Versamark versions : )

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Sequin-tial Birthday Cards

It's a sequin fest of birthday cards. The first one is made using Simon Says Stamp's TV Shaker die. The background is stamped with Iron Orchid Designs Build-A-Frame II with Spun Sugar Distress Ink, Papertrey Ink's Ad Sense stamped with Pumice Stone and Black Soot. And an Inklings robot stamp. The sequins are Simon Says Stamps Pale Pink.

This is mostly a Papertrey Ink card. The background is embossed using the impression plate from Make It Market kit: Luxe Letterpress using Sweet Blush cardstock. The pocket is made with Melon Berry patterned paper cut with the Library Pocket die. The journal card made using the Monthly Moments Mini Journal Card die stamped with the Library Card Mini stamp with Berry Sorbet ink. The sentiment is from Everyday Happiness stamped in Chipped Sapphire and Salty Ocean Distress Inks.The sequins are Simon Says Stamp Pale Pink.

This card was made for the Papertrey Ink April 2015 Blog Hop. It was okay, but better now with the sentiment from the 2012 Happy Birthday Tags stamp set stamped in Paris Dusk Memento Ink and some large Darice Crystal sequins. I used Ranger Multi Medium Matte to adhere all the sequins. I love this stuff, no shiny glue spots.

Simon Says Simon Brand Products : ).

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue

Both of the stamps are from Club Scrap. The Dandelion stamp is from Nature's Wonder (May 2006) and the sentiment is from Farmer's Garden (October 2006). The dandelions are stamped with Papertrey Ink's Classic Kraft, and painted with Mustard Seed and Bundled Sage Distress Inks (smooshed on the craft mat and spritzed with water). The sentiment is stamped with Versafine. The cardstock is from Papertrey Ink (Stamper's Select White and Classic Kraft).

Simon Says Let's Get Sentimental : ).

Did you hear the Buzz?

I'm in love with Dina Wakley's bee from her Scribbled Insects stamp set. It's colored with Black Soot, Pumice Stone and Mustard Seed Distress Inks. The tag is die cut from Tim Holtz Sizzix Tag & Bookplates die and colored with Abandoned Coral and Ripe Persimmon Distress Paints. Then embossing paste was applied through the Tim Holtz Blossom Layering Stencil.

The bee was fussy cut and then vellum wings were glued over the cardstock wings with Ranger Multi Matte Medium (seriously loving this). The card base is Papertrey Ink's Enchanted Evening.

Simon Says Don't Abandon the Coral : ).