This One's For Mom

Good Morning!  The Challenge over at the House of Cards Challenge Blog for March is to "Add A Button." So this two weeks of the month is for Clean & Simple Cards (CAS) or Classic & Elegant cards with a button on them.  Hop on over and play along with us.  Here is my DT card for the challenge.

I got carried away with the button theme and went with a whole sewing theme on this one.  I have decided this will be my Mother's Day card to my Mom.  She loves to sew and quilt but with Macular Degeneration she can no longer do so.  I might have gone a little bit vintage on this card versus Classic & Elegant .

I love how I thought of having the scissors cut the edge of the paper.  Here's a close-up of that.

The DP is Authentique Original 6x6 pad.  The bodice stamp is Tim Holtz  Stamper's Anonymous Sew Exceptional.  Scissors, button and thread spool are from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Sewing Edge.  Scissors and button are cut from Ranger mirror foil.  I topped the scissors with dot of  silver Perfect Pearl  for the screw.  Sentiment stamp is from Great Impressions Stamps.  Inks used are Distressed Inks Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire and Vintage Photo.  Flower is made from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Tattered Floral Die.  Jute and lace are from my stash.    

Hope you come and play with us at the House of Cards Challenge Blog.

I am also entering this in the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #4 - Show Some Sparkle,Glitz, or Glam (what's more sparkly or shinier than that Ranger foil?)

Happy Crafting!
Donna

Inkspirational Challenge #12

The latest challenge on the Inkspirational blog is a CASE.  

I had a lot of fun with this one and that cute dress makers form!

The dress form and thread stamps are from a free set from Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine.  The sentiment is from Great Impression Stamps.  The edge die is Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Sewing Edge.

Ink is Tim Holtz Distressed Vintage Photo.  Cardstock is  Core'dinations Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress Collection.  The scissors and bobbin are covered with Ranger Inkssentials Foil Tape Sheets.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Two Dad's Day Cards

I wanted to post these two Dad's Day cards that I made for my husband but did not want to post them until after her received them. The heat here (over 100 degrees for the last 5 days with no end in sight) has made me disinclined to do anything but sit in front of my window air conditioner.  My crafting room in the basement has not stayed cool due to the extreme heat.  This is NOT normal for Colorado and the fires have smoked up the air really bad.

 But I digress, I made this card for my daughter to give to her Dad.

I used the Art Deco Cricut Cartridge.  I love the monogram designs you can make with that cartridge.  The DSP is Night and Day a retired DSP from Stampin' Up!

Here is the card from me that I made for my husband.

The background is made using Ranger foil tape sheets, a Tim Holtz embossing folder, Ranger Adironack Alcohol inks and then rubbing with steel wool.  There is a video you can watch on the technique on the May Flaum "Confessions of a Chocoholic" blog.  The Chevelle stamp and sentiment are stamped on Creative Memories White Shimmer Cardstock.  He loved both cards and was blown away by the Chevelle stamp from Stampers Best.  He raced a Chevelle on the quarter-mile track in his younger days, so this card was special to him.  I can make him many more with this great stamp.  (Also will be great for Operation Write Home masculine cards!)

Thanks for looking.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

You can view my Creative Memories website HERE.