It was a little on the cold side here yesterday and actually snowed all morning. Thankfully it didn’t amount to much, about an inch or so. I had a little FaceTime craft session with Andrea in the morning. Taylor and Keira stopped by and did an X-Files binge marathon on Hulu. I went over to my parent’s for a little lunch and to see Daniel who was in rather a bad mood but when I went to leave I still got a hug and a kiss! Heather came by and got me around 5:00 and we ran to Petco and Target. I want to get a Beta fish again, I miss having one around to look at, they are so pretty. Maybe next week. Around 6:30 Anthony and Bill came by and we went to SmashBurger for dinner. After that we stopped by A. C. Moore and I got one of those Elizabeth Ward bead storage containers for my sequins. It was only $20 with my 50% off coupon! There are 82 containers and they are almost all full! I have a serious sequin problem! LOL! Later on I helped Isabella get set up for her lecture that she is giving in Boston this weekend. Today I think I will focus on organizing the Stampin’ Galley!
I played around with Simon and Hero goodies and made my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge…
The card base is Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. I cut out a piece of Solar White 80lb with the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles and then stamped it with the Hero Arts with Basic Grey Tiny Star Background Stamp with Simon Says Stamp Stone Ink. It’s adhered to the card with Fun Foam and E-Z Runner. Across the upper half is a strip of Vellum. The feathers, leaves and greeting are from the Simon Says Stamp Oh, Happy Day Photopolymer Stamp Set. The Feathers are stamped in Slate, the leaves in Lake Shores and the greeting is heat embossed in Ranger Liquid Platinum on a piece of Vellum. They are all cut out with the Coordinating Dies. The feathers are adhered with E-Z Runner and the leaves with Foam Tape. I added two red rhinestones to the leaves and then adhered the greeting over the top with Kool Tak Clear Foam Tape. I love the monochromatic look of the card with little pops of blue and red! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge! Thank you for stopping by and I wish you a very happy Saturday! 🙂
Products used:
Stamp Sets: Oh, Happy Day Photopolymer (Simon Says Stamp) and Tiny Stars Background (Hero Arts with Basic Gray)
Ink: Slate and Lake Shores (Simon Says Stamp)
Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark
Embossing Powder: Liquid Platinum (Ranger)
Card Stock: Solar White 110lb and 80lb (Neenah)
Specialty: Vellum (Ellen Hutson)
Dies: Happy Day Wafer and Stitched Rectangles (Simon Says Stamp)
Embellishments: Classy Red Rhinestones (Queen & Co.)
Adhesives: E-Z Runner (Home & Hobby), 3M Foam Tape, Clear Foam Tape (Kool Tak)
Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool and Fun Foam
Oooh. I am curious about the Elizabth Ward bead organizer. Pics please? And when you are done sprucing up the Stamping Galley can you share how you organize there? We can all use organization help for our many stamping goodies!
I’m loving the organizer Rosemarie! Yes, I will post a pic tomorrow! The Stampin’ Galley has a way to go before it’s organized! I keep straightening up and looking things! LOL! 🙂
Hi Justin,
Cool card! Love the background.
Hey Gerri!
Thank you! Have a super Saturday! 🙂
A very elegant card, and I would love to see your sequin storage 🙂
Thank you Sandy! You will just have to stop by! 🙂
Great card, Justin. I, too, would love to see how you store all those sequins. I have wondered how you could keep so many colors organized and ever find what you have. Have a great day!
Thank you HJ! I have a picture up on the blog today! I hope that you are enjoying your weekend! 🙂
A very elegant card Justin, love your colour palette thanks for sharing how you made it .
Thank you so much Barb! Have a great day! 🙂
Very elegant creation, love the colors ypou chose. LOl It took forever but my sequins are organized along with my enamal dots.
Gray, cloudy here abnd iy snowed again last night. I’m so impatient for this to be over. Hubby took me to the rockford Stam show, LOL like I really need more stamps. Quick afternoon outing and of couse I did damage.
I spent yestyerday working on my Easter table decorations, LOL most folks worry about what they will be making for dinner.. Not me. I focus on my table decorations and take home gifts for my guests. Making Reeses Peanut Butter Treat holders, with SU For Peeps Sake, realy cute boxes with sweet treats inside. 7 down and 21 to go. LOL
Thank you Linda! Feels good to get everything organized!
It was sunny but quite cold here. We are to get more snow today supposedly. That was a nice little way to pend an afternoon! Listen, we all need more stamps! LOL!
You focus on the table decorations because you are a paper crafter! I’ll bet your treat holders are super!! 🙂
Fun card! Love those elements you’ve put together and the vellum strip is so cool. Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.
Thanks so much Karren! Enjoy your week! 🙂