Lesson Learned sneak peak

This is a great Old time looking School set. I had fun making my card for the Blog Hop but you will have to wait until next week to see it. Today I'm showing you another one.

Stamps - MFP a HC- Lesson Learned
Paper- MFP a HC - Snow Storm Smooth
Inks- Distressed - Vintage Photo
Misc. - Copic Markers

Sneak Peaks begin

Today I am showing you a sneak peak of a new MFP a HC stamp set being introduced next week called Tree Greetings. I used the Feeling Sketchy sketch #19 to make my card.

 Stamps- MFP a HC - Tree Greetings
 Paper- MFP a HC- Snow Storm Smooth
 Ink- Distressed- Salty ocean, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo- Memento-Sky Blue
 Misc.- Copic Markers, Ribbon from MFP a HC

The first pictures of my new niece from China

After a long wait the day finally arrived yesterday. Here are the pictures of my Sister and Brother in Law meeting their Emma Grace for the first time.

                    And nap time after weeks of not sleeping waiting for this day to come..

                    Welcome to the Family Miss Emma Grace. Can't wait to meet you.

Speedy Fox and Friends 119

This week at Speedy Fox and Friends Blog Challenge we are getting back to Nature. My background was made with a product called Goosebumps. You spray it and then when dry add your ink color. It leaves white embossed looking splotches. Go on over and add your card for a chance to win a stamp set.

Stamps-North American Woods-MFP a HC
Ink- Ditressed Pealed Paint and Brushed Courduroy
Misc. Goosebumps, ribbon from MFP a HC

Mommy daughter day

and what a day it was. I found a place where my daughter who wants to be a zoo keeper could play with a tiger. Was she ever surprised. A little incentive to keep going. The hard subjects are coming up.

SSSD Aug. Different Kind of Card/Dahlia Fold

This month I'm going to show you how to do the Dahlia Fold and I'm going to show you what I did with it. You do not need to do the same thing. Make whatever you want with your folded pieces.  You will need double sided designer paper or you can use a thin card stock and a circle punch. I used a 1 3/8" SU punch.

            I made a flower with my folds so I needed nine punched circles and green ones for leaves. .

                        For the base of the flower I took one of the circles and folded it in half.

         
                                           Then folded it in hlaf again. Open it up and set aside.

Now for the Dahlia fold. Take one of your circles and fold it in half but only crease the bottom half.  The top half is the top of the flower petal.

                                                                Fold it in half again

Open it up and fold the rounded part of the bottom half on both sides in a small amount between the crease marks.

Turn it over so folds are on the bottom. Fold the sides in one at a time matching the center crease. This one shows only one side folded in.

Here is a finished one.

                To make the flower arrange 2 petals in each quarter section of your base you made first.

                                                             Here is a finished flower.

      The green circles are punched with a 1" punch. Fold the same as you did with the petals.

                  You can make a flower bud with just one petal and one green circle.

                                              You can make a double bud with 2 petals.

Here is my finished card. I added a button to the center of my flower and waxed thread for my stems.

                                                      Can't wait to see what you make.

SSSD-August Technique-Faux Layers

For this technique you will need 3 pieces of acetate and repositional tape. The pieces should be #1- 4 x 2 3/4. #2- 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 with a center cut out of 2 3/4 x 1 1/2. #3- 2 1/2x 1 1/4. Take a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 white card stock base and score at 4 1/4 and fold. Take #1 and using the positional tape adhere it to the front of the card.

Start sponging your colors starting with the lightest color. Fill in with the other colors and then go back over all of it with the lightest color to blend.

                                  Leave #1 in place and stamp a design all around the sponged area.

                                           Remove the acetate and this is what you will have.

Now using the repositional tape place #2 over the top of your card. Add #3 to the center of the opening and sponge with the colors used earlier between your 2 pieces.

Remove both #2 and #3 and stamp your sentiment in the opening. You have now made a Clean & Simple card with no layers that looks like it has several.