A Sunday Fun Fold Technique

Hi, it's time for a new feature over at the Blue Moon Creation Crafting station (here) and today I am showing you how to make a simple Gatefold card that can have stunning results all depending on how you go about decorating  it.  Have fun.

Gatefold card

                                                                                               

From a piece of 6” x 12” card stock  measure in 3 inches from the left and 3 inches from the right and make a vertical score mark.  Fold each side in.

I hope that you find this fold simple to do and that it gives you some inspiration to make some fancy folds of your own.
Thanks for stopping by.

Easter Spring Blog Hop

Hand crafted Easter and/or Spring decorations, treat boxes, and cards can be simple and fun! Make them with kids or on your own! Hop along with the Blue Moon Creation Crafting Station Get Inky Design Team this weekend and see some wonderful creations to inspire YOU to get your craft on this Spring!

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Welcome! If you arrived here from Amanda's http://mandeesdandees.blogspot.com you are in the right place. If you are just joining us, please make sure to start at the challenge blog for some great fun!

I created this bunny card for you:

I used a pre made draft paper card from "Recollections", ink from "Ranger" (Archival in Sepia); and stamps from Blue Moon Creations available here.  Finally I coloured the images with Faber Castell pastel pencils.

Thanks for hopping!  Your next stop along the bunny trail takes you to  Beth  http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com

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Thanks for joining for us today.  Here's the line-up if you get lost along the way!

Line-up:

1. Starting Spot- http://getinkychallenge.blogspot.com
2. Amanda- http://mandeesdandees.blogspot.com
3. Ann - http://annmakes.blogspot.com
4. Beth ~ http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com
5. Judy - http://insearchofmycreativeside.blogspot.ca
6. Kathy - http://upinthenightwithkat.blogspot.com
7. Susan B. -http://susanascorner.blogspot.com
8. Susan R - http://susanrenshaw0404.blogspot.com
9. Theresa -www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
10. Thia- http://bluemooncreation.blogspot.com

A Challenge to "Die" for...

Hi, I like this play on words!  I am referring to the current "Use Die cuts" challenge over at the Get Inky! from Blue Moon Creations Crafting Station blog where I am one of the Designers.  I was fortunate to be able to combine some new stamps with some old tools of mine to make this card for you:

I apologize for the glare in this picture, however my camera's batteries just gave out and I was pressed to meet another deadline.  The glare is due to the fact that I used a very glossy picture quality pre made card base.  I wanted to experiment with some alcohol inks for the background.  In person it really looks like outer space.

I used Alcohol inks from Tim Holtz and Ranger:  Adirondack in : stream, Pool, and Pitch Black.  I sprayed some Tattered Angels Pearl Glimmer mist over the dried base.  I used the Whimsical Moon and Stars stamps from Get Inky! (Shine on Me Trio of stars?).  The dies were made from my old Creative Memories Star Maker, and my Fiskars star shaped punch..

When it comes to using dies in card making the possibilities are endless.  I hope that you enjoyed my sample and that you also enjoy making some of your own creations with dies.  Now go Get Inky!

Thanks for stopping by.

Spring is here

Well it looks like Spring is finally coming to this neck of the woods.  After such a long and snowy winter we are very much looking forward to storing our winter woolies and boots away.  To brighten up our moods I made this little bit of Spring time inspiration for the Get Inky! stamps by Blue Moon Creations blog:

This was a fun card to make using the new stamps from Get Inky! that are available here.  

The other supplies I used for this project are:  white card by Recollections, scraps of green and white card stock by staples, toothpick by Touch, ribbons by Dollarama, and Offray, Ink from Ranger Black Adirondack Archival.  To cut out the oval shape I used Creative Memories shape makers.

Now hop on over to the Blue Moon Creation Crafting Station and Get Inky!.

Thanks for stopping by.

A Circle Challenge

Hello, thanks for stopping by.  I was asked to create a card for the Blue Moon Crafting Station (Get Inky!) blog using their stamps and circles made from punches.  This was such fun.  Here is what I came up with.

To make this guy I used my old but trusty Creative Memories circle punch (Shape Makers) and scraps of card stock from my stash (most likely originally from Staples).  I used some of the new stamps that are available here.  The ink is Ranger Archival Black and I used colouring pencils in cream, white, peach and light yellow from Prismacolour.  To make the grass I used my Martha Stewart Scissors that cut fringes.  The beach ball in the centre was coloured with some Bic permanent markers and I used a brad from Making Memories.  I also used a Fine tip black Sharpie for the drawn parts.  

Don't forget to check out the present "Circle" challenge over at the Blue Moon/Get Inky challenge blog.

Thanks again.

Wednesday and what am I doing?

Hi, today one of the many things on my to do list is to complete some cards for the Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking magazine 2014 Stamping royalty Contest.  I am entering this contest as I see it benefits others win or lose.  You see, all the entrants that are not selected will have their cards donated to a worth while project called:  Operation Write Home.  So in a way we all win!

The idea was presented to me and the other Designers on the Get Inky! blog by Thia, owner of Blue Moon Creations as a way to motivate our team and mostly to contribute to a worthwhile cause.  You can see the beautiful work my team mates do over at the blog here.

I am also sharing this with the rest of my friends over at What's on your work desk Wednesday.  Hi Julia!

Here is a shot of some of the stamped images(Blue Moon Creations) I am colouring with Prismacolour pencils.  That is all I am showing here as this is a competition.  Plus, I am not done!.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

It's fun to be Irish

Hi there, I know I am not Irish but it is still fun to wear green and partake of all the fun on Saint Patrick's day which is coming up.  I made this card  for the Bluemoon Creations Carfting station over at the Get Inky! blog and the current St. Patty's day challenge.  I used papers from my stash and stamps by Blue Moon "Circle of Love", and "Hugs, Love, and Misses Ovals" (Available here).

In addition to the scrapbook papers I used a pre scored white card from Recollections (Michaels), black Archival Ranger Ink from Ranger's, and green foam clover leaf stickers from Dollarama.

Have fun this Saint Patrick's day.  Thank you for stopping by.