Freestyle Fridays - Valentine's Day is around the corner

Like music, paper crafting has its Rock Stars.  My top 3 are Julie Ebersole, Tammy Tutterow and last but certainly not least Regina Andari. 

 

This card is a CASE from Julie Ebersole that she did in a post for The Classroom on Ellen Huston's blog.  This is my interpretation.

The base is Whisper White.  I then took a layer of Whisper White and ran it through the Big Shot with the Harlequin Texturz Plate. Using the direct to paper technique I applied Tim Holtz's Spun Sugar distress ink.  In the Big Shot once again with a Rectangular Nestibility. I poked two holes and then strung some Silver Cord between two silver brads.

 

That piece was attached with two way sticky foam strip to give it some dimension.  The love was cut out from the decorative strip Join In The Cheer with pink glitter as the heart was with a Scalloped Nestibility using a mini clothespin to attach it to the silver cord. 

********REGINA'S MISSION********

The Mission this week is to find a card to CASE putting your own spin on it.  You might find this extra challenging Regina since you are outstanding at coming up with your own designs and thousands have CASEd you.

You have to come back and see what she comes up with.  And don't be shy if you want to join in. You are always welcome.  Let us know and we will link your card.

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays - Regina's Hue Choice

It's Regina's week here at Freestyle Fridays. She did mention to me early this week that she found this week's mission particularly challenging.  From the look of her sneak below I would say that she was very successful in the end.  

 

As an added treat she used plenty of new products from this year's SAB catalog and the Stampin' Up recent mini release.  So please head on over to her post here and let her know how much her sharing her creativity with us is appreciated.

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays - Masculine Birthday

It was my boss's birthday earlier this week which called for a masculine card.

He wears quite a bit of blue so I went with that.  Started with a Baja Breeze base, stamped that with a really old background stamp, Happy Birthday Greetings, in Midnight Muse.  I'm still not sure if I like these "new and improved" ink pads.  Did the pinwheel with Baja Breeze DSP.  The die is from My Favorite Things and must be ran twice through the Big Shot to get the necessary "wheels" .  Go here for a really great tutorial on how to put it together.  A glue gun, a lollipop stick and a brad was all I used for this one.  Now to figure out how to make them so that they twirl would be awesome. 

 

******REGINA'S MISSION********

 

Regina, this week your mission is to use one color of various hues.  For example if you were to use green it could be Wild Wasabi, Old Olive, Lucky Limeade.... You can throw in one neutral color for effect.   Regina has a fabulous Valentine project posted on her blog so make sure you drop by for a look.

See You Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays - Regina's Black and White

Hello and welcome to the first Freestyle Fridays of the year! The very talented and creative Regina is up this week and what card she has come up to start off in the new year.

  

 

Click here to get to her blog post and find out all the details on how she came up with this glittery idea and interesting take on what happens to an idea from the time you think of it and acquire the supplies to complete it.  AND, there's a draw.  Gotta a love that!

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays - Black and White

WOW this week has gone by fast!  It was only this morning that I realized it was Friday.  Having a lot of time off can make you lose track of time. I hope that you all have had a safe and Happy Holiday.

 

A friend of mine is celebrating her birthday on Sunday so I thought I would surprise her with a set of all occasion cards since she is a fan of my work.  This is going to be the actual Birthday card.  I haven't decided if I'm going to add a sentiment to the front.  I just might leave that for the inside.

 

 

It's been a long time since I've done anything with Black and White which is why I chose these two neutrals. And, I've had the Silver Glass Glitter since it came out and decided it was about time to use it. Although I used it a little too much I still think it was a good first attempt.

 

The flower is from Field Flowers which was stamped with Memento Black 4 times on a piece of scrap, then cut into squares and added to each corner on a piece of Whisper White Cardstock.  This was all ran through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  In the center, a strip of Basic Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon was added.

 

The center flower and stem was all put together, including the black layer and sticky strip, prior to adding the glass glitter.  I put a blob of Glossy Accents in the center of the flower and then sprinkled the Glitter all over it and let it dry overnight.   Next time I try this I'll be a little less heavy handed with the Glossy Accents but still happy with the end result.  

 

********REGINA'S MISSION********

 

Regina, this is your last mission of the year.  Can you believe it?!?!  Your mission this week is to use only black and white to create a project.  You can embellish with silver or glass glitter if you like. 

 

Be sure to come next week and see what fabulous creation Regina has come up with.

 

Happy New Year!

 

See Ya Next Year!

Freestyle Fridays - One Background

Regina is up this week and what an extraordinary job she has done.   

Her mission was to follow the layout from last week and apart from a sentiment she was to only use one background stamp. You'll learn from her post here how she came about to complete yet again another successful mission. 

 

Happy Holidays!  Stay safe out there.

 

See Ya Next Week!  

Freestyle Fridays - Welcome to the Office

At my full time job I am the official welcome committee.  The is one of the cards that I've made for that occasion. 

 

 

I started with Old Olive and added a layer of Perfect Plum first stamped with Basic Gray. I believe the background stamp to be Floral. I then stamped it again on Very Vanilla, again using Basic Gray Classic Ink. Did little panels with Old Olive and "squared" the Very Vanilla to fit onto them.  Needed to add a little bling of course.   Unfortunately the photo does not do it justice.

 

********REGINA'S MISSION********

 

Regina, your mission this week is a sketch one.  So follow the layout and let your creativity guide you.   The tricky part, you can only use one background stamp for your image.  You can do it!

 

See Ya Next Week!