Eyeglass Case and a Couple of Cards...

Here's some Tattered Angels goodness. I altered this little wooden eyeglass case I got at the craft store.

Products: Wood Case: Michael's; Twig, Leaves: Michael's; String: Stampin' Up; Chipboard Owl: Tattered Angels; Ledger Patterned Paper: My Little Shoebox; Gems: Prima, MAMBI; Glimmer Mist (Key Lime Pie, Coffee Shop): Tattered Angels; Glimmer Glaze (Cowboy): Tattered Angels.

The flap part of the case absorbed glimmer mist very well, but the rest of the case was a different type of wood and wasn't absorbing the mist very well and I wasn't getting the dark brown color I wanted. This situation ended being a perfect example to showcase the difference between Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Glaze. I remembered I had a dark brown Glimmer Glaze (Cowboy), so I applied one coat of the Glaze with a paintbrush to the case. The thicker consistency of the Glaze compared to the Mist worked perfectly and I got the lovely dark brown shimmer I was looking for. Then I just added a few embellishments including the adorable chipboard owl from the Nature Glimmer Chip set.

The next project I want to show you is a Happy Birthday card.

Products: Blank Card: PaperSource; Patterned Paper: My Little Shoebox; Flower: Prima; Chipboard Letters: Tattered Angels; Letter Stickers: Pink Paislee; Chipboard Butterfly: Tattered Angels; Chalk Ink: Clearsnap; Buttons: Autumn Leaves; Glimmer Mist (Key Lime Pie, Viva Pink, Suede): Tattered Angels.

I used a stencil and Key Lime Pie Glimmer Mist to create the pattern on top of the notebook paper (from My Little Shoebox). The chipboard letter H and butterfly (Tattered Angels Butterfly Framed Fonts Set) were sprayed with Key Lime Pie and Suede Glimmer Mist and inked around the edges with a brown chalk ink. The original color of the pink letter stickers was not quite dark enough for the card, so I placed the stickers on a sheet of cardstock and then sprayed them with Viva Pink Glimmer Mist. The stickers have a coating on them that prevented the mist from adhering to the face of the stickers but the mist did absorb into the letters in from the back and sides. I think this gave them a nice inked edge look.

Here's a cute little Thinking of You card.

Products: Blank Card: PaperSource; Patterned Paper: My Little Shoebox; Tag and Bird Diecut: Tattered Angels; Chipboard Frame: Tattered Angels; Ribbon: Offray; Rub-on: Breezy Design; Glimmer Mist (Key Lime Pie, Meadow Green, Sweet Clover, Sand, Water Slide): Tattered Angels.

I layered some patterned paper and scalloped diecut (both are from My Little Shoebox). The large tag (Tattered Tags - Frames and Flourishes) was sprayed with Sand Glimmer Mist. The bird diecut (VaVa Victorian Irresistible Chips) was sprayed with Suede and Water Slide Glimmer Mists. The chipboard frame behind is from the Regal Framed Fonts Collection, it was sprayed with Key Lime Pie and Sweet Clover Glimmer Mists.

Take care and thanks for stopping by today. - Patty

Time Flies...

Marks Paper Company just released a new digital kit  - Time Flies (available at Two Peas in a Bucket). I love the bright colors in this kit and it has a nice mix of very detailed and very bold elements. Here are a few cards I made with the kit.

Here's something I love about hybrid. The butterfly in the center is the original butterfly from the kit, because it's digital, I was able to easily recolor it to create the others for this card.

Products -- Blank card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Letter Stickers: October Afternoon; Ribbon: Sundance Catalog; Acrylic Drops: The Robin's Nest.        Digital Paper and Elements -- Time Flies Kit from Marks Paper Company (Stacy Marks).

One this card, I extracted the little flower graphic from a sheet of the petterned paper that comes in the kit.

Products -- Blank card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Letter Stickers: Basic Grey; Ribbon: Offray; Acrylic Drops: The Robin's Nest.      Digital Paper and Elements -- Time Flies Kit from Marks Paper Company (Stacy Marks).

I like adding liquid applique to cards. It adds a nice texture and I think it's fun to use -- love watching it puff up when you heat it. On the card below I added some yellow liquid applique to the ornate fame.

Products -- Blank card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Letter Stickers: Webster's Pages; Ribbon: Offray; Frosted Acrylic Drops: Martha Stewart; Liquid Applique: Marvy Uchida.        Digital Paper and Elements -- Time Flies Kit from Marks Paper Company (Stacy Marks).

More liquid applique here, this time a traced the swirls with white liquid applique.

Products -- Blank card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Letter Stickers: October Afternoon, Pink Paislee; Liquid Applique: Marvy Uchida.     Digital Paper and Elements -- Time Flies Kit from Marks Paper Company (Stacy Marks).

Hope you all are having a nice weekend!  Patty

Some quick hybrid card techniques...

Today I have a few hybrid cards and techniques to share with you. For all of the cards, I did the layout in Photoshop, printed the graphics on white cardstock and then added the additional embellishments. These cards were originally posted last week in my Mix It Up hybrid post over at Scrapbook Graphics. 

On this first card, I used a layering technique on the flower. For this technique, you print multiple copies of the flower and then trim out concentric rows of petals. You layer the trimmed pieces on top of one another, placing foam adhesive pop dots between each layer. This technique is a good way to add a lot of dimension to a flower.

Products -- Blank card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Pearl: Mark Richards; Ribbon: Offray; Chalk Ink: Clearsnap.     Digital Products -- Patterned Paper: My Favourite Season by Natali; Flower: Spinny Mini Kit by Rosey Posey; Wordart: Playing With WordArt Vol.9 (Birthday) by Natali. (All of the digital products used are available at scrapbookgraphics.com)

On the next card, I used a paper curling technique on the butterfly. For this technique you print the butterfly separately from the card background, trim it out and then curl each of the wings by rolling them with your fingers. When you attach the butterfly to the card, you only add adhesive to the body part, allowing the wings to float above the card.

Other Products -- Blank card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Pearls: Mark Richards; Flower Stamen for Butterfly Antennae: Michaels; Chalk Ink: Clearsnap.     Digital Products -- Patterned Paper: My Favourite Season by Natali; Butterfly and Wordart: Spinny Mini Kit by Rosey Posey. (All of the digital products used are available at scrapbookgraphics.com)

On this card I used dimensional paint to add texture. There are a number of different types of dimensional paint available. I like the pearlescent kind that comes in little squeeze bottles and have a very small tip that dispenses the paint. The small tip gives you a lot of control when applying the paint. I added a little dot of white pearlescent paint at every intersection point of the graphic on the background paper and a green row of dots above the sentiment. This is a really simple way to add interest to a card without doing a lot of fancy cutting and layering.

Products -- Blank card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Liquid Pearls Dimensional Paint Ranger.     Digital Products -- Patterned Paper, Frame and Butterflies: All You Need Is Love by Natali; Wordart: Playing With Word Art Vol.7 (About Love) by Natali. (All of the digital products used are available at scrapbookgraphics.com)

On this last card I used glitter glue to add some sparkle. Just as I mentioned with the dimensional paint, there are a number of different types available – and just like with the dimensional paint, I like the kind that comes in little squeeze bottles with very small dispensing tips. With the small tip you have good application control – you can apply it in small dots or fill in a large area by spreading it around with the tip as you are applying it. On the card below, the butterflies completely covered with a diamond colored glitter glue, the heart graphic was traced over with red glitter glue and small dots of silver glitter glue were placed in a row above the sentiment.

Products -- Blank card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Gems: MAMBI; Stickles Glitter Glue: Ranger.      Digital Products -- Patterned Paper, Frame, Butterflies and Heart: All You Need Is Love by Natali; Wordart: Playing With Word Art Vol.2 by Natali. (All of the digital products used are available at scrapbookgraphics.com)

Next month (July) I'm going to start hosting a monthly hybrid challenge in the Scrapbook Graphics forum, I hope you all can come over and join in!      Thanks for stopping by today!  Patty

Some friendly cards....

Here are a few more cards made with the re-released version of the Marks Paper Company's August digital kit. On the last two cards I also mixed in some elements (flower and pineapple) from the MPCo Birds, Blooms and Bikes Kit. 

Products: Blank Card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Crochet Flower: Creative Imaginations; Gem Flower Center: Prima; Printed Leaves: Prima.      Digital Products: August Kit by Marks Paper Company (Stacy Marks); Font: French Script and Swis721 BlkEx.

Products -- Blank Card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Beaded Flower: K&Company; Pearl Brad: American Crafts; Ribbon: Offray.        Digital Products -- August Kit by Marks Paper Company (Stacy Marks); Birds, Blooms and Bikes Kit by Marks Paper Company (Stacy Marks). Font: French Script and Swis721 BlkEx.

Products -- Blank Card: PaperSource; Cardstock: Bazzill; Gems: Prima, MAMBI; Ribbon: May Arts.      Digital Products -- August Kit by Marks Paper Company (Stacy Marks); Birds, Blooms and Bikes Kit by Marks Paper Company (Stacy Marks).

MPCo latest release, Time Flies, is a brightly colored kit (shown below) that has 7 lightly textured papers and over 25 coordinating embellishments. This kit was a lot of fun to work with. Next week, I'll be able to show you the cards I made with this kit.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Patty