Monday, July 11, 2011

A Havenly Day ....

As many of you know, I call my crafting space "The Haven." Just in case you've wondered why ...

ha·ven/ˈhāvən/Noun

1. A place of safety or refuge.


I thoroughly enjoy my Haven. :) It's a place to go when I'm stressed, when I want to have fun, when I just need some time to myself ... yeah, just the place for me to go. :) Today, I spent quite a bit of time in there and managed to create 2 cards. I know, that's not a lot, but I enjoyed what I did! Does that count!? :)



I think this one might be my daughter's birthday card. Her birthday isn't until September, but I had her in mind the entire time I did the card. She's' changed so much in her 6 years of life ... like a caterpillar to a butterfly. I want to celebrate those changes. She's an amazing little girl.

This may be one of my most favorite cards ever. It was so much fun (and complicated) to create, but I love how it turned out.


The sketch from Create 4 Fun was so fun to play with, and it worked so well with the other challenges I found. I love, love, love to use stamps and lace ... the lace ribbon I used is a particular favorite.

I had a stash of hatpins, and I've never used them. I couldn't figure out a good use and I didn't want to use up the ones I have ... yeah, I'm a hoarder. The challenge on 365 Cards gave me a reason and an idea on how to use them. I used a little '6' to celebrate my daughter's 6th birthday.


This view shows the glitter (Sheer Shimmer) on the image layer and the fabulous heart buttons I found in my stash.

Card Recipe :
Stamps - Elegant Accents, A Time for Tags
Paper - Pretty Porcelain, brown, white, dp
Ink - white, blush, versamark
Copics - None
Accessories - Cuttlebug, Jim Holtz (burlap) folder, lace, lace circle, corner rounder, sewing machine, buttons, hat pin, pop dots, sheer shimmer



I'm submitting this one to the following challenges -

Stampin' Sisters In Christ - use what works for you (I used the lace ribbon, stamps, and a sketch)
Challenge 172 on Cute Card Thursday - Lace
365 Cards - Collage Card ... Lace, Pins, Glitter
Create 4 Fun - Sketch



This next challenge was was on SCS. Each Monday holds a new Technique Lovers' Challenge, and today was reverse masking (TLC333). For whatever reason, this card was quite a challenge for me. The technique isn't very difficult, but I just couldn't get it together.

Here's what I ended up with, though ....


I actually used masking AND reverse masking on this card. The inside part with the leaves is the reverse masking. I used Copics to color the leaves and a sponge with inks to do the color around the leaves.


This is a look at the dimension I added to make the image layer stand out. The extra dimension adds so much to cards. The Jim Holtz swirls folder was a great addition, too. It's not as even as the Cuttlebug folder that is similar.

This is an up-close picture of the masking and reverse masking. It also shows a bit of the glitter on the leaves.

Card Recipe:
Stamps - Leaf Hellos (released July 2011)
Paper - white, moss, saffron, dp

Ink - black, blue, yellow, rust, caramel
Copics - E31, E33, E37, E43, C3, Y26, Y28, G94, G99

Accessories - Scor Pal, Cuttlebug, Jim Holtz (swirls) folder, leaf brads, lace ribbon, pop dots, straight edge, glitter pen

4 comments:

  1. Oh wow! These are both fabulous! I especially love the top one! So soft and pretty! Love the "feel" of it with the tones you used, the lace, the pretty embellishments.... everything is gorgeous! Thanks for joining us at SSIC!

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  2. Just lovely! Thank you for joining us at Cute Card Thursday!

    Julie

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  3. Hi, Shell! I found your blog through 365 Cards. Your cards are sooo lovely most especially the one with the lace! Very romantic..

    I'm trying to put up a card-making website for beginners and I have this page where other crafties can share their handmade cards and maybe give a short tutorial to help newbies out. If you have the time, I'd like to invite you to guest post by sharing a card.. It has to be something that a beginner can do though.. You can visit my site at www.lets-make-greeting-cards.com.

    I'd be honored to have you on board. Thanks for all the inspiration! :)

    Hugs,
    Rochelle

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  4. Anonymous8:02 AM

    Gorgeous card Shell... I love your card for your girl. Beautiful colours, laces, crocheted doily, no. 6 pin, a little and those brads. Just lovely!

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