Happy Wedding Day

Posted in Cards, Wedding/Anniversary by lisababitz

Happy Wedding Day

Inspiration for this card came from two places – this stamp by Rubber Hedgehog

and this card I made earlier.

I loved the champagne glass bride and groom stamp, but it was too small for my 5×7 card layout. I modified the “clothes” from the heart shapes to fit the glasses cut from a Die-namics die set called “Layered Champagne Glass” by My Favorite Things.

The arch is from a file called “My Big Day SVG Collection” by svgcuts. I used Recollections white and black card stock along with Gina K Metallic Silver. The patterned paper is called “Blue Floral” by Recollections. White tulle and ribbon finished it off.

Click on the photo below to see the shine from the metallic card stock a little better. (The white looks more gray in this light. Sigh…)

The very first challenge over at Do-Al (1) Creatives is “Something New” which includes new car, new apartment, new year, baby, etc. My wedding card celebrates a new life together. Paired with the challenge topic is a blog hop so we can get to know the design team. Pop on over and check out the inspiration by the design team and in the gallery.

Over at Die Cut Divas, the challenge this month is to make your project sentiment free. Dies and/or embossing folders must also be used.

Over at the Mod Squad Challenge, “Show Your Love” is the theme this week. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

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26Jan2017

Quilled Flowers and Swirls

Quilled Flowers and Swirls

(inside: May your birthday be filled with sunshine, smiles, laughter, love and cheer! Happy Birthday)

I’ve tried some basic quilling in the past and thought I’d give it another try here.

I used a few new (to me) quilling tools and techniques for this project. The purple petals (marquise/eye shape) and round accents (tight coils) were made with the Quill Ease motorized quilling tool (which I talked about HERE). The swirly “stems” were too thick for my slotted quilling tool so I held the ends with tweezers and hand coiled them. I tried out a quilling comb for the leaf.

This is the first time I attempted the large swirls, and I found it challenging to glue them down exactly as I wanted them (the basic shape and to get the strips evenly spaced). The problem is that once the piece (with glue) touches the paper, you can’t really move it or you have blobs of glue everywhere. I have a whole new appreciation for the amazing, intricate designs I see on Pinterest! I definitely need more practice!!

The pre-cut paper strips were from a pack by Quilled Creations. The card stock used for the card base and panels was Gina K Pure Ivory and Wild Lilac. The sentiment on the inside was from the Birthday Duo stamp set by Gina K Designs.

The challenge over at The Paper Players is “Clean and Simple: flowers” where we are to use a flower on a CAS design.

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26Jan2017

Bingham Heart Wedding Card

Posted in Cards, Wedding/Anniversary by lisababitz

Bingham Heart Wedding Card

This 5×7 “Clean and Simple” wedding card features the beautiful Bingham Heart die (style # 98499) from Memory Box.

I originally envisioned this card being white on white as I see and admire so many cards like that on Pinterest, but whenever I try to make one, I feel like it is so bland. I’m not sure what I am doing wrong (I tried embossing folders and thicker layers for my die cut and panels), but I always bail and add an additional color. For this card, I ended up using Gina K Designs Metallic Silver card stock along with the white.

I hit the card with lots of light to try to show some of the sparkle and shine below. Not a great photo, but hopefully you get the idea…

The greeting is a stamp from the “Pleasant Plurals” set by Gina K Designs which I heat embossed using versamark ink and Gina K white embossing powder. I added some Recollections silver rhinestone adhesive gems to some of the flowers on the wreath to finish it off.

I’m really happy with the way this card came out, but I do intend to keep working on an all white version! We’ll see…..

The challenge over at The Paper Players is “Clean and Simple: flowers” where we are to use a flower on a CAS design.

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25Jan2017

Pool Table Gift Box

Posted in Paper Crafting Projects (other) by lisababitz

Pool Table Gift Box

I haven’t had access to my photography studio (-ok, my son was home for winter break, and I couldn’t use his room/desk!), so it’s been a little while since I’ve been able to share projects. He’s now back at school, and I moved back in to his room until he come’s home again.

Here’s a fun gift box I made from an svg file from SVGCuts. It is part of a kit called “The Green Room” which includes projects for anyone who loves throwing darts, shooting pool, playing poker or bowling. I cut the pieces with my Silhouette electronic die cutting machine and some card stock. A video tutorial is available to help with the assembly.

The card stock I used is Core’dinations French Roast and Gina K Christmas Pine. I used an adhesive pearl for the cue ball, although I would prefer it to be whiter so I may keep looking for something different. The svg file contains circles for the balls, but they do not have detail on them so I found a google image for the rest of the balls and created a “print and cut” file. Then I used a thin strip of the brown card stock to create height for the rack (as you would when quilling).

The cue stick had visible score lines when it was folded, so I inked the edges with some Gina K Dark Chocolate ink.

The box is a pretty nice size for small gifts and treats. (It is 4″ x 6″ on the bottom and 2″ deep, and it gets slightly wider toward the top).

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25Jan2017

A “2016 RubberHedgehog Ornament Challenge” Winner!

Posted in I'm Honored by lisababitz

A “2016 RubberHedgehog Ornament Challenge” Winner!

(January 2017)

I am so honored and excited to have been chosen as the grand prize winner for the “2016 RubberHedgehog Ornament Challenge” this year! The folks over at RubberHedgehog generously offered a $100 store credit as the prize. Thank you RubberHedgehog!!

Click HERE for winning announcement.

Click HERE for challenge description.

Click HERE for gallery of submissions with winner labels.

Click HERE for original blog post.

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