Faux Leather Technique

Hello Blogland!
How are we doing these days? I know I am enjoying the disappearance of the humidity :) I love summer temperatures but I have discovered that with age comes the inability to cope with high humidity levels. It seems that once we got into September, the humidity went away and temperatures started dropping in the evening. Very nice sleeping weather!
Anyway, I am here to share my second Technique Tuesday DT card with you and of course a new technique. After all, thats why the blog is called Technique Tuesday, lol. The first Tuesday of the month, Mynnette posts a new technique challenge, complete with detailed instructions and pictures. You then have until the end of the month to complete a new card featuring that month's technique and link it up to the challenge post. If you have any problems with the technique, be sure you contact her or any of us on the Design Team for help.

September's technique is:

Faux Leather Using Masking Tape

You will find all of the instructions for this technique HERE.

September's Top Winner will receive 3 digital sentiments made by Mynnette, and each stamper who's card is showcased will receive 1 digital sentiment made by Mynnette! ;) Here's the best part--THE WINNERS get to choose what they want their sentiment to say and what style! If this doesn't sound like something you'd like, you could choose from some sentiments that she already have made. :)

This is the card I created for this month:

Front of card

 

Inside left page

 

Inside right page

 

Close-up of image

 

This technique was so easy and it didn't take long at all to do. I know I will be using this again and am even wondering how it would look done in different colours. Be sure to have a look at all of the other Design Team member's cards and pop by their blogs too. Each of them is very creative and we all have different styles so you will get a ton of inspiration.

 

Card Recipe:

Inks - CTMH 'Desert Sand', 'Cocoa', 'New England Ivy' & 'Archival Black'

Embossing Powder - CTMH 'Detail Clear'

Patterned Paper - HOTP

Cardstock - 'Beige' is Recollections & 'Orange' is Stampin' Up

Medium - CTMH Watercolour Pencils & Blending Pen

Ribbon - Offray

Fibers - Stash

Stamps - CTMH 'Perfect Day' & 'Curly Sentiments'

Brads - We R Memory Keepers 'Pewter'

 

This card is being entered into the following challenges:

Forever Friends - Fortnightly Challenge No 44 - Embossing (Heat / Dry)

Dream Valley - Challenge 40 - Something Old, Something New (old - patterned paper, brads, watercolour pencils; new - orange cardstock & image stamp)

The ABC Challenge - W for Wishes

Simply Create Too - #21 - "SO OLD OR VINTAGE"

Make It Monday - #105 with Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Anything Goes

 

Well folks, it is very late and I am all tuckered out. Goodnight, sleep tight. I am off to dream land.

Hugs xo

Relax For Father's Day

I decided to try a 'step card' today and I am super pleased at how it turned out. I can hardly wait to make another one of these types of cards.

Here is the card I made for my sweet hubby for Father's Day:

 View of the card standing up and open

View of my card closed and laying down

Side view showing some of the dimension and folds

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - PWC210 Summer Inspiration
Craft A Scene - Beach Scene - A Bit of Sand and Water
Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge 34 - For that Special Guy
Delicious Doodles Challenges - Challenge #21 - For the Fellas
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge - Father's Day or something masculine
The Pretty Little Ribbon - June Challenge # 11- Lots of Layers
The Paper Shelter - Challenge #68 Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #159 Father's Day
Simply Create Too - CHALLENGE #15 - "HAPPY FATHER'S DAY [ OR FOR A MALE]"
The Poodles Parlour - RED WHITE BLUE
Card Makin' Mamas - Challenge #47 - Father's Day
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Challenge #168: Fabulous FOLDS!
ATC's and Cards With Attitude - CHALLENGE 16 ANYTHING GOES
I will be back tomorrow to list everything I used on this card.
Thanks so much for stopping by to visit.

Hugs xo

A Mother`s Day Card

I finally got another card made! Only 1 more left to make for a Mother and I will be ready for Sunday.

One of the challenges I chose to work with this week is Card Makin`Mamas Challenge 44 - Spring Photo Challenge. Their photo this week caught my attention immediately. Here it is:

This cake looks so yummy. The inspiration I took from this picture is the colours and flowers.

Sketchy Colours had a sketch challenge for us this week. Here is the sketch Marianne designed and gave us for inspiration:

Here is my card:

I just love my Sara Kay stamps and decided to use Zoe Gazing at the Butterfly as my image. I coloured her with the following Copics: B02, B06, B12, E31, E33, G02, R000, RV19, RV23, V12 and Y06. other than the copic paper for my image, all of the other paper is Hot Off the Press. The flowers are Prima and the ribbon is Offray. I used a doily again which is Wilton. I decided to try adding paper leaves with my flowers so I cut them out on my cricut using the Reminisce Accents cartridge and CTMH green cardstock. The gems in the centers of my flowers and up the right hand side of my card are from my stash as is the pink butterfly.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Card Makin Mamas - Challenge 44 - Spring Photo Challenge

Sketchy Colours - Sketchy Colors #116

Addicted To Stamps - mother's day (card for a woman)

Dream Valley -Challenge 31 - For a Special Lady

Paper Sundaes #119 - Mother's Day

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - May Challenge # 10 - Blossoms and Butterflies

Well folks, thats it for me tonight. Thank you so much for stopping by to have a peak at my newest card.

Hugs xo