Vintage Car Birthday

This is for my hubby's birthday.  He has a 1937 Ford Cabriolet -- which is his hobby. 

I got this stamp from a vendor at a car show.  It is his car!   He loves it, when I use his car on his cards. I stamped the car on clear plastic, then on blue glitter paper from DCWV.  And then cut that out, and pieced it on top of the plastic.  His car is this great dark blue color.
The balloon is a die from Penny Black.

I used the sketch from  CAS(E) This Sketch and the colors from   Colour Q .  The papers are from a mix of companies - the colors are from My Mind's Eye, and the "road-like" blue may be from DCWV, with some more stamping on top, and Goosebumps texture spray.

Over at Seize the Birthday - add texture.  I used "Goosebumps" spray, for the first time.  And it won't be the last!  Like its name implies, it leaves raised bumps, with a hint of sparkle.  The paper almost feels like leather after it dries.  Really cool -- I will definitely be using this again. 

Thanks for looking. 

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Retro Sketch x2

 

I love this sketch by Retro Sketches !!  It is just so very versatile!!  I hope to get to use this for some other cards this week.  It is so very easy!!  I made a template for the top piece, as it is not a right angle, but an obtuse angle (for all you math geeks, it is about 120 degrees)

 

I am putting the sympathy in a new to me challenge: Hobby Cutz which is to use lace and pearls. 

 

sympathy card:

pattern paper -- Provo craft (very old)

sentiment: PTI

lace - from a garage sale

pearls from Michaels

 

anniversary card:

pattern paper: DCWV - you can't tell from the pix, but the hearts are raised with a glossy finish

sentiment: ??

"enamel dots" are made with Viva Décor pen

 

As always, thanks for looking.  I enjoy your comments.

Stamping Friends & LOTS of NBUS

I decided I just wanted to "play" with some things this weekend. The idea of this card has been rattling around in my head for a while. . .  but I never really committed to creating it - until now.

 

 

 I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketch

and the colors from Pals Paper Arts . 

 

 

I used lots of NBUS (Never Been Used Stuff) as per Darnell for this card.

The image is from Inky Antics.  The outside sentiment is from There She Goes stamps, and the inside sentiment is from Whipper Snapper.  (all three are NBUS)

 

I sprayed the white cardstock with Glimmer Mist, and used a Tim Holtz splatter mask with some watercolor paint (which added the coffee ring stains).  Again, all NBUS. 

The pattern paper and ribbon are Stampin Up.  The cardstock is from PTI.

 

Here is a shot of the inside - the image in the bottom left is the bottom of the stamp from the front.

As always, thanks for looking, and your comments.  And welcome to all my stamping friends!!

WOYWW - seriously!!!

As some of you know hubby and I are puppy-sitting our 9 month old cocker-poo while our son and daughter-in-law are on their honeymoon. 
So -- I had just finished my OLW card -- I wanted to add a bit of ribbon to finish it off -- and I had been working at my dining room table, watching TV, (and drinking a glass of wine).
side note: I don't have a TV in my craft room (yet), and hubby wasn't home - so the dining room it is.   
I went to my craft room to try to find the perfect ribbon -- I guess it took a bit longer to find than I thought . . . I should have known he was too quiet  . . .

After getting him away from the wine, I needed to see if anything else had "suffered"  . . .

Here is my OLW card:

 

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this -- but it was cute -- after I cleaned up!
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Where Bloggers Create

 

 

I don't know how many of you have seen this site-- but it is AWESOME!!  Karen at My Desert Cottage is hosting peeks into crafters' work areas.  She has links to many other blogs (posts) that show various craft rooms, storage ideas, etc.  It is wonderful!! Scroll down her right-side-bar to find the logo.  Then begin clicking and looking!  Karen's blog itself, has many beautiful crafting / organizing ideas.

If you are coming here from Karen's website, here is the direct link to my scrap room tour - or you can just click on the tab above.

 

Have fun.  

Paper Trey Ink July Blog Hop #1

 

For my niece's 19th birthday - which is tomorrow  . . . better late than never ? ?

 

Paper Trey - Fruits of Summer challenge offers all these yummy color palettes -- one more delicious than the next! 

 

I choose this color palette:

 

At Sunday Sketch and Stamp the challenge was open to choose any previous sketch.  I picked this one from the week previous - Carole's sketch:

 



Over at Seize the Birthday - "anything goes" as long as it's a birthday card.

 

 

Products:

cardstock: PTI

diecuts and birthday stamp: PTI

pattern paper: Echo Park

baker's twine

 

Up next -- same sketch, different color palette

 

Thanks for looking, more thanks for your comments, and following.

PS - my scrap room is done -- have you looked?

Have great day