Sugar Coated Sweetness Z-Fold

I love z-fold cards. The scor-pal makes them so easy and there are a myriad of looks and variations that you can do with this simple folded card. In my class this month, we used Sugar Coated Sweetness and Kaleidacolor Girlz paper to make this fun, cheery z-fold. And, the images were colored with copics and outlined with the shimmer gel pen - makes the candy wrapper look like a candy wrapper, I think!

Here's the front:

and here's when it's folded out.

What do you think? I think it would be a definite day-brightener if you sent it to a friend.

Thanks for stopping by my blog! I really do appreciate it!

Paperwings Angel Art Blog Hop - Saying a Fond Farewell to Retiring Stamps

Thanks for hopping by the Paperwings Angel Art Blog Hop. We're saying a fond goodbye to some of our favorites from The Angel Company stamp sets that are retiring. There are many "dear friends" in the collection but I'll just feature two that you should get before they disappear for good!

Bold Hello and Circles and Sentiments - I hardly knew ya but what I knew I loved. What great stamp sets with lots of options for a variety of occasions.

Bold Hello has a fondness for shimmer. :) Doesn't the heart look great embossed in silver? It makes a great wedding card! It's a sweet little stamp set that packs a big punch. :)

And, if you need a gift for the wedding shower, how about making some thank you cards for the bride-to-be? The Circles and Sentiments stamp set is perfect for some quick and easy "thank yous". All you need is a super jumbo scalloped circle punch, some versamark ink, some versamagic ink and a bit of black ink and a scor-pal (hard to see but there are a couple of scored lines above the swirly border design). Pop up your sentiment with a pop dot and bam - done! Easy, peasy. :)  I used aloe vera versamagic ink that coordinated perfectly with Bazzill Lily Pond Cardstock. And, the versamark border (from Wonderful News) shows up beautifully on the cardstock, don't you think?

Thanks for hopping by my blog! I hope you'll continue hopping as these ladies will have some FABULOUS designs for you to enjoy!
Rita W - http://ritascreativenest.com
Laura Nehring - http://www.thecraftysister.com
Trudy O - http://www.trudystreasures.blogspot.com/
Carol N - http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
Angela K - http://www.angelakelley.blogspot.com
Shirley H - http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com
Teresa J - http://www.mamapickle.blogspot.com

Have a wonderful day!

ViewMaster Card - Fun with Spellbinders!

Hello!! Here's a card that we made in my May class. It is such a fun card that has a lot of steps but really isn't as hard as it appears. It's a ViewMaster Card and I used this YouTube Tutorial called ViewMaster Tutorial with Dawn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbhO_hRD_9o for my inspiration.

So, here's the first view:

 after a turn of the wheel:

 after a turn of the wheel:

 and, the final turn of the wheel:

Isn't that fun?!!! I loved ViewMasters as a kid!!

So, I made some slight changes from the tutorial. One change was to use spellbinder circle dies for the card base (the largest circle overlapping the fold) and the interior circles. That worked great. I paired Bazzill Indigo cardstock with Kaleidascope Boyz paper and isn't that a fun combo?!!! Another change was to put "four" messages/photos inside. Since I had a smaller card to start with, I used a smaller circle punch for the "window" and it all worked together well. And, it fits perfectly in an A2 envelope!

I added some tag tidbits and a flower from Happily Grateful, a floral punch and voilà!

Have fun making your own ViewMaster cards!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Sew Thankful - Vintage look

Here's a quick vintage card with the TAC Sew Thankful and Vintage Backgrounds sets. A spellbinders circle and oval sets, a paper doily and some pop dots are all that are needed...ok - you need brown ink and pink cardstocks too - that's helpful! LOL! :) don't you love the button stamp? I love buttons and this is a way to add them without adding bulk to your card for the mail. awesome! :)

Quick and easy and sure to make someone smile:

What do you think?

And, I'm still running behind but am almost done with the annual report at work, finished one secret project, have a second secret project that I'm trying to get done and have graduation presents to pull together. Is it just me or is May really busy?!!!  But, that's what makes life fun, right? :) Have a great day!

Thinking Of You

I'm still alive!!!  I promise! :) I've been super busy and keep thinking I'll catch up. Instead, I just keep adding things and slipping further behind. But, I will get caught up...eventually...probably...maybe...hopefully... LOL!

This is a card I made with my card class in March. I was inspired by a Papercrafts Magazine card and love, love, love how it turned out. What do you think?

How to make it: Layer four pieces of coordinating bazzill paper on a strip of lighter weight cardstock. Stamp the leaves from TAC's Happily Grateful stamp set with versamark on the layered strip and then heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Tie a piece of organza ribbon around the embossed strip and adhere to the card base. Stamp Thinking of You from the TAC Swooping Sentiment stamp set (being discontinued...bummer but you can get it at a bargain right now) and layer on a piece of bazzill. Pop it up over the ribbon and repeat the sentiment inside the card.

Thanks for popping by and have a fabulously creative day!