Hi hard core croppers,
This is my second card for Clare Buswell's challenge to create a Quick and Easy Christmas card.
I chose a dark green from the shattered collection for the background; ran it through an embossing folder and sanded. The deer and star are die cuts, one from shattered red and vintage yellow. Both sanded. Ribbon added and put onto base red card stock. Done and done! Quick and Easy Peasy.
Supplies Used:
Core'dinations shattered collection - dark green and red
Core'dinations vintage collection - yellow/gold
Bazzil - pomegranate card stock
Sizzix M/S Die - mini star
Sizzix Die - reindeer flight
DCWV - adhesive ribbon
Hi hard core croppers,
It's getting down to the wire so getting my last challenges posted. I am submitting this card for Gail Linder's challenge to create a patchwork background.
As soon as I read this challenge I thought of a hexigon punch that I haven't used in a while but one that creates some really cool designs. So, here is the card I made.
I had such a hard time deciding on the card stock to use for this project as every stack that I have has such amazing coordinating colors. Finally I just said to myself.."OK, that's enough, it's going to be these four". After the card was constructed I was very pleased with the combination.
The base was cut from shattered black (4 3/4" x 6 3/4"). The final card size is 5" x 7". I turned the black piece over, put on the scoreboard and scored all four sides at 1/8". I turned right side up and sanded to reveal the score lines. The colored card stock was put into 3 Sizzix and 1 Cuttlebug embossing folders, sanded and 4 chevrons punched from each color. I edged each chevron with black soot distress ink. I glued the chevrons onto the black base and then tied pewter metallic thread through the holes in tiny gray pearl buttons. Before adding the buttons to the panel I glued it to the base card stock.
The sentiment was stamped on a piece of the base card stock, trimmed and popped onto the front.
I will say this card took a good amount of time due to all the piecing of the chevrons but it was really a pleasure for me to do...kinda like putting a puzzle together :)
Supplies Used:
Core'dinations shattered black
Core'dinations TH kraft pack
Gina K pure luxury - moonlit fog
Emagination super giant chevron punch
TH Distress ink - black soot
Archival black ink
On The Surface -pewter metallic thread
Sizzix embossing folders
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Fraycheck - Dritz
Glass Garden Beads - tiny buttons
Core'dinations sanding block, dust cloth
Wow, just received notice that my banner WON for the challenge. Thank you Margie and Core'dinations.
Hi hard core croppers.
Well, today is the last day to post challenge projects and I have been hard at work. This project is for Margie Higushi's challenge to create a shaped holiday banner.
Sitting on the mantle you can see the first Christmas card we always get from the Salvation Army.
I had never made a banner before so this was a real challenge for me. I knew it was going to take me a good amount of time so I designed the letters the night before while watching TV. I used shattered core'dinations in red and green, put each letter through my cuttlebug to emboss, sanded all and rubbed edges with vintage photo. I wanted a base for the letters so picked whitewash core'dinations with a red and green core but actually used the backs. I cut the starburst from 4 red and 3 green. The letters were attached to the starburst. I used a brush and glossy accents to "paint" the areas of the starburst that showed and sprinkled on old fashioned glitter. Once dry the letters were taped to white seam binding.
Thanks for stopping by.
Supplies Used:
Core'dinations shattered and whitewash card stock
Core'dinations sanding block and dust cloth
My own letter design ~4 1/8" high
Sizzix starburst die
Sizzix embossing folder
Twinklets - old fashioned glitter
Glossy accents
Distress ink - vintage photo
Red line tape
White seam binding
Update: Just found out this card was picked as the winner for this challenge. There were such wonderful submissions I can't believe it...pinch me....Thank you Vivian and Core'dinations.
Hi hard core croppers. This is one of my Thanksgiving cards I'm sending out. I am submitting it to the Core'dinations crop/challenge from Vivian Keh who says: "feature core'dinations cardstock on your gratitude card/layout and use an autumn palette of colors". So, here is what I made and hope you like it.
I envisioned the feathers to represent a turkey and the colors, of course, are autumn. The chipboard house represents family who gather to share what they are thankful for.
I cut watercolor paper for my background base. A gold gelato was applied to all edges, spritzed with water and my favorite tool...my finger...was used to move the pigment around. After drying, I stamped the background text, rubbed distress ink on all edges and stamped the sentiment. I die cut the feathers and embossed the majority of them but left some plain. The embossed feathers were sanded and rubbed with distress ink. The plain feathers were creased down the center and distressed with ink. All feathers were glued down. The house embellishment was colored with distress ink, hemp threaded through the four holes, tied at the back and glued down. The entire piece was adhered to brown card stock.
Supplies used:
TH Kraft-core nostalgic collection colorcore cardstock
Watercolor paper
Chocolate brown cardstock
Faber-Castell Gelato- gold
TH Distress ink - vintage photo
Ranger - Archival black ink
Maya Road microchip button
Darice - 20lb hemp cord
Sizzix embossing folder
QuicKutz feather die
Art Impressions stamp
Sanding block, dust cloth - Core'dinations
Hi hard core croppers. I am submitting this card for the crop/challenge from Tracy Gruber. Her challenge ".... create a project using your stamps and Core!" This is my submission for this category....
The finished card is 5 x 7. I cut the card stock to size and then ran the card stock through the embossing folder and then sanded. I die cut the feather and inkwell. Packing tape was attached to the back of the die cut areas and then the piece turned right side up and glitter added to the sticky tape. I rubbed my finger over it a bit to make sure it was secure. The picture really doesn't give the sparkly look of the glitter. To give a bit more dimension I used pumice stone distress ink heavily on two opposite corners and lightly on the embossed images, sanded the image again and stamped the sentiment. The finished piece was then popped up onto a blue mat, mirri card and then gray card stock to complete.
Supplies Used:
Vintage Collection, Classic Sunshine - Core'dinations colorcore cardstock
Sizzix M/S die - mini inkwell/feather
Couture Creations - early songbird embossing folder
TH Distress ink - Pumice stone
Ranger - Archival black ink
Stampin' Up! - Thinking of You rubber stamp
Stampin' Up! - blue and gray cardstock
Mirricard - Paper Cut
Packing tape
Martha Stewart - mica flake
Art Institute Glitter - Cornflower opaque
Sanding block, dust cloth - Core'dinations
Hi hard core croppers. The tag I created is in response to Kerri's challenge "create a holiday tag using Core'dinations Cardstock". This is the tag I am submitting for this challenge and it SHOUTS holiday. Hope you like it.
I went for the vintage feel so picked a kraft tag for the base. I rubbed the embossing folder with distress ink on the smooth side and ran it through my Cuttlebug. The two ornaments were die cut with the mini star placed in the middle first. Then I switched the colored stars and adhered each behind the openings and sanded each ornament. I also cut two more ornament tops using the same die from mirri card and glued to the tops. I used distress ink on the edges of the tag. I cut a paper clip in half and bent it to resemble an ornament hook. The green ornament was attached first. I tied a lace bow and adhered to the red ornament, then popped up and brought one tail of the bow through the tag hole. I wrapped tiny red tinsel to the bottom and stapled. The staples were colored red with a Sharpie. The wood embellishment was colored with walnut distress ink and attached to the bottom corner.
Supplies Used:
TH Kraft-Core Shattered Collection Core'dinations cardstock in two colors
Cuttlebug embossing folder
TH Distress ink - fired brick, vintage photo
Ranger Inkssentials Kraft #8 tag
TH Alterations die - carved ornaments #2
TH mini M/S - star
TH mini red tinsel
TH tiny attacher and staples
Prima wood embellishment
Paper Cut - Mirricard, gold & silver
TH Distress ink - pumice stone
Lace from stash
Paper clip
Sharpie
Round nose pliers
Sandpaper & dust cloth - Core'dinations
Hi to all my hard core croppers out there. Here is a card I am submitting to the Core'dinations challenge for Clean and Simple. Tami Mayberry initiated this challenge. I will admit, I have a hard time with this topic...just ask my friend Julie. She laughs every time I say I'm going to make a simple card and then I just keep adding :) Hope you like it.
I picked the card stock and ran it through the embossing folder for the background. Then die cut the hexagons using the same card stock and die cut the letters. I then sanded all, even the letters to reveal the coordinating core color. I used distress ink on the edges of the hexagons and background piece. I started with the base card and stamped the sentiment using my stamp positioner, then matted each layer of card stock to the latter. I laid out the hexagons so they were pleasing to my eye and popped two of them up for some dimension. Lastly, I glued on the letters...clean and simple :)
Supplies used:
Vintage, Reminisce colorcore card stock
Black Magic, Hocus Pocus colorcore card stock
Sizzix swirly star embossing folder
TH Alterations Wanted alpha die strip
TH Distress ink - evergreen bough
Paper Cut - Mirri card, silver
Anchor Paper - Stardream card stock
Impression Obsession - sentiment
Sanding block, dust cloth - Core'dinations
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