Tag: Make it Crafty

Grumpy Georgia

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You are in the middle of the best blog hop ever previewing the new Make it Crafty images from The Secret Garden Collection!! This is my second card in the hop so you should have arrived from my FIRST card or if you haven’t already you can start with Zoe at the beginning to get all the fabulous prize details!

This card features Ornate Floral Frame and I paired it up with Grumpy Georgia from Sweet November Stamps. I kept the majority of the card white to feature this elegant frame but also experimented with a new shadow box design.


This was my first attempt at making this type of shadow box and the sides are actually designed to be folded in so it will fit into an envelop. I made a few mistakes along the way but finally came up with the right measurements. Below you can see how it collapses and you can also see the pop-up details on the flowers.


Your next stop is on to BECCY for a fabulous card! However, before you go, don’t forget to collect your hidden puzzle piece from my FIRST card!

DT Blog Hop: Make it Crafty – The Secrete Garden Collection
Challenge: Tuesday Taggers – Best of 2010
Challenge: Mad for Markers – December (Anything Goes)
Main Stamp: Ornate Flower Frame (MiC) and Grumpy Georgia (CC)
Patterned Paper: Nana’s Kitchen (DCWV)
Dry Embossing: Stampin’ Up! Embossing Folders Manhattan Folder
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, R21, B91, B95, B97
-hair: R81, R83, R85, R87
-clothes: G21, G21, G24, G28, B91, B95, B97, W4, W6, W8
-frame: R81, R83, R85, R87G21, G21, G24, G28, B91, B95, B97, E44, E47

Did you know? Decoupage (or découpage) is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf and so on. Commonly an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers. Each layer is sealed with varnishes (often multiple coats) until the “stuck on” appearance disappears and the result looks like painting or inlay work. The traditional technique used 30-40 layers of varnish which were then sanded to a polished finish. This was known in 18th century England as The Art of Japanning after its presumed origins.
[Decoupage, Wikipedia.org]

Steampunk Treehouse

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It’s time for the Simply Betty Stamps 6th Day of Christmas Challenge! This time the challenge was to create a card or project with a steampunk theme and I found two images that worked perfectly together. The background house is the Steampunk Treehouse from Make it Crafty and I paired it with Steampunk Gang Grace from Simply Betty Stamps.


Here’s a close up of both images on the card. Click on the picture of a larger and clearer view. I colored the house with mixed metals where the hammered lead is used for supporting areas and weight loads and the copper is used for larger areas and the broiler.


Here’s the background before it was die cut. I wanted most of the metal to be a copper color and spent a long time researching the color… it was difficult to translate it into the Copic colors but I think it turned out okay. Next time I might add a little more green.


Challenge: Simply Betty Stamps – 12 Days of Christmas
Main Stamp: Steampunk Treehouse (MiC) and Steampunk Gang Grace (SBS)
Patterned Paper: TC Blossomwood (K&C)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Ten
Copic Colors:
-grace: E00, E11, E13, R21, R24, B14, W2, W4, W6, W8
-clothes: R22, R24, R27, R29, R89, C3, C5, E55, E57, E59, E43, E44, E47
-leaf/basket: YG93, YG95, YG97, E43, E44, E47
-tree: E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, YG91, YG93, YG97, YG99
-house: R22, R24, R29, R89, W4, W6, W8, E43
-grass: BG93, BG96, BG99, G94, G99
-copper: E15, E17, E95, E97, T4, BG93
-clouds/metal: C1, C3, C5, C7
-other: 0, B000, E55, E57, Y32, Y38, YR16, R24, G24

I had so much fun coloring the tree house and it would rock to go visit! There are so many other images that I’ll be using from Make it Crafty so stay tuned. Plus, don’t miss out on the first blog hop happening on December 18th!

I entered a whole bunch of other challenges – not necessary to win prizes but I hoped to get top picks from a few. ;D Plus the comments are always the best part!

Did you know? Wolffia arrhiza is a species of flowering plant known by the common names spotless watermeal and rootless duckweed and is the smallest vascular plant on Earth. It iis an aquatic plant which grows in quiet water bodies such as ponds. The green part of the plant, the frond, is a sphere measuring approximately one millimeter wide but with a flat top that floats at the water’s surface. This tiny plant is a nutritious food. Its green part is about 40% protein by dry weight and its turion is about 40% starch.
[Wolffia Arrhiza, Wikipedia.org]

On the 6th Day of Christmas my Ghoul Love gave to me… cogs and gears.

Update: I was the winner at Little Paper Shop for this challenge!

Update: I was the winner at Creative Cowgirls for this challenge!

Cat & Mouse

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The challenge this week at Lollipop Crafts is to create a card or project Welcoming Winter. Winter always reminds me of cold nights and a cozy place to snuggle up. I made this card using Cat & Mouse from Meljen’s Designs and placed them next to the Fireplace Make it Crafty.


DT Challenge: Lollipop Crafts – Challenge #19
Main Stamp: Cat & Mouse (MD) and Fireplace (MiC)
Patterned Paper: The Christmas Combo (DCWV)
Copic Colors:
-cat & mouse: E04, R83, W4, W6, W8, E97, E99
-fire: Y32, Y35, Y38, YR16, YR18, R27, R29, R39, W6, W8
-fireplace: R35, R37, R39, E08, E15, C00, C1, C3, C5
-floor: E40, E42, E25, E29

Did you know? Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield (named after Davis’s grandfather); his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle’s dog, Odie. As of 2007, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals, and held the Guinness World Record for being the world’s most widely syndicated comic strip.
[Garfield, Wikipedia.org]

Tristan

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I made this card using Tristan from Simply Betty Stamps for the 2nd Day of Christmas Challenge. The challenge is to create a card or project inspirational by Grinch. If Grinch can still Christmas from his neighbors… then I thought Tristan could still it too. Besides, the neighbor’s yard is just too festive for November!


Here’s the details of the Christmas Elves House by Make it Crafty before it was covered. Just ignore the red splotch in the corner… it started out as a drip that I tried to disguise and finally cover it. And for the Thomas Kinkade fans… every light has been turned on!


Challenge: Simply Betty Stamps – 12 Days of Christmas
Main Stamp: Punky Teens Christmas Tristan (SBS) and Christmas Elves House (MiC)
Patterned Paper: The Christmas Mix (DCWV)
Metal Die: My Favorite Things Die-namics Notebook Edge
Copic Colors:
E00, E11, E31, E35, E39, E57, E59, W1, W3, W5, W6, W8, B91, B93, B95, R222, R24, R28, R89, G12, G14, YG93, YG95, YG99, Y32, Y35, Y38, T0, T2, B000, B0000, 0

Did you know? The Grinch is a fictional character created by Dr. Seuss and first appeared in the 1957 children’s book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The devious, anti-holiday spirit of the character has led to the name “Grinch” becoming a term used to describe a person opposed to Christmastime celebrations or to someone with a coarse, greedy attitude.
[Grinch, Wikipedia.org]

On the 2nd Day of Christmas my Ghoul Love gave to me… Tristan stealing trees.

Wishing Well

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The challenge this week at Make it Crafty is to create Anything But A Card. I put together the Wishing Well kit available from Make it Crafty and decorated it with butterflies and dragonflies. Drop in a coin and make a wish!


The instructions are written very well and it wasn’t that hard to put together. I forgot to count the number of pieces but they’re all labeled clearly. The hardest part was figuring out how to decorate it. I finally decided to use some new earth tone decorative papers and sanded the edges for a worn look.


The inside of the well is lined with blue paper and the bucket as has paper to make it look full of water. The best part, turning the handle will actually lift the bucket up and down too!


DT Challenge: Make it Crafty – Anything But A Card
3D Kit: Wishing Well (MiC)
Patterned Paper: TC Blossomwood (K&C)

Did you know? The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Along with its major tributary, the Missouri River, the river drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Canada–US border on the north, including most of the Great Plains, and is the fourth longest river in the world and the tenth most powerful river in the world.
[Mississippi River, Wikipedia.org]

Knight Charlie

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In an effort to make more boy cards, I used Knight Charlie from Whiff of Joy and backdropped him with a mighty fortress, the Sandstone Citadel from Make it Crafty. However, by adding the stitching and ribbon I think it was disqualified in the true-boy card division. None the less, it was another fun card to make!


This castle is so much fun to color and I can see it done in the colors of Disney’s castle or the one from Beauty & The Beast movie – both great for a princess! Again I used the shimmering paper to give it an added sparkle!

The challenge themes entered were an Anything Goes and Feeling Blue (use the color blue).

Challenge: Digi Doodle Shops Best – Challenge #34
Challenge: Pollycraft Challenge #71
Main Stamp: Knight Charlie (WoJ) Sandstone Citadel (MiC)
Patterned Paper: scraps
Dry Embossing: Sizzix Tim Holtz Embossing Folders Checkerboard
Copic Colors:
-walls: W1, W3, W5, W7
-roofs: E08, E19, B91, B95
-foliage/wood: E43, E44, E47, YG13, YG17, YG63, YG67, YG91, YG95
-water/sky: 0, B0000, B91, B95
-knight: W0, W, W3, W5, YR20, E55, E57, E59, E00, E11, B91, B95, B97, B99

Did you know? A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a fortress, which was not a home, and from a fortified town, which was a public defense, though there are many similarities between these types of construction. The term has been popularly applied to structures as diverse as hill forts and country houses.
[Castle, Wikipedia.org]