Challenge card for next week~~~

You can see a video on how to  make this at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZA3O6kp9Js

 

 

Shutter Card

 

 

I have a 5 stamping friends visiting this week, and this is one of the project we learned to do.

A shutter Card.  When you open it appears like a camera shutter.  It closes as you close the gate.

I will write more about this a later as we are getting ready to leave to have lunch at an Amish home.

 

You can make 3 cards this week!

 

Below is what you need to do for this week's challenge

• Use Polka Dots
• Make a Gate Fold Card
• Use a fancy "belly Band" around the card
• Use a product that can be purchased at Joan's Gardens (www.atjoansgardens.com)

 

You will have until Friday October 17th  6:00 AM EST to link your project.

 

A winner will be chosen from a random drawing for week #24 and the winner of the challenge will be announced October 18th
 

 

 

 

Fall Challenge Card

When I was cleaning and organizing my supply cabinet, I found lots of workshop kits that were left over and also die cuts in packages that I had cut.  My goal this year is to use them and see what new design I can come up with using these kits/diecuts.

 

On the bottom picture is what I started with.  This card has nothing new, just things already cut.

I changed the color of everything, from pink to orange, white to green, bright sun flowers to dark sunflowers, lime green to olive and used only what I had already cut or embossed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the colors I started with.

 

Product used on this card:

Tim Holtz - Tattered Florals - 656640

Tiffany Frame - 98401 - Memory Box

 Floral Frenzy Embossing Folder - 401787- Crafters Companion  

Moss Green Distressed Stain 

Spellbinder square die has been discontinued    

All above items can be purchased at Joan's Gardens 

       

You can make 3 cards this week!

 

Below is what you need to do for this week's challenge

• Do a fall theme
• Alter things you already have cut or used
• Use an embossed background
• Use a product that can be purchased at Joan's Gardens (www.atjoansgardens.com)

 

You will have until Friday October 3rd  6:00 AM EST to link your project.

 

A winner will be chosen from a random drawing for week #23 and the winner of the challenge will be announced October 4th

 

 

 

My card for a new challenge

I have been getting requests for a new challenge, so today (and yesterday) I worked on this card.

I have lots of hours creating this card as it just didn't come together.  I can't tell you how many times I changed the color of the heart.  Then when it dried the color changed and was totally different from what I had planned.  Have you ever had that happen?

 

I first cut out a country looking heart, covered it with gesso, then covered it with gauze.  After it dried, I fan folded it to get it a pleated look.  The paper is an older collection from Heartfelt Creations.  It is actually more olive green than it shows here.  I distressed all the edges to give it a vintage look,  sewed some on the sewing machine, added 1/2 of a dolly.  Oh. I also used a new embossing folder to make the lines.   I hope you like it.  Please let me know what you think.

 

 

 

You can make as many cards this week as you have time to get done.

 

Below is what you need to do for this week's challenge

• Do a vintage theme
• Distress the edges
• Add several layers

 

You will have until Monday September 22 morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.

 

A winner will be chosen from a random drawing for week #22 and the winner of the challenge will be announced September 23.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I am also entering this card in the http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2014/09/from-heart.html

Challenge Vacation Card

Everyone seems to be so busy right now, including me.  We have not had very many entries for the last few challenges, so I am going do things a little different the next few weeks.
I am going to leave this link open and you can find it at the top of the page under Challenges.  When you make a card you can post it and anything goes.  Just  feel free to post your cards or projects (even gardening or recipes) anytime you have something you would like for everyone to see.
I will do the same and hopefully everyone can enjoy each other's projects.  Terri will not be sending any gifts during this time.  So gals, lets have fun and post away.  Enjoy your summer!!!!

I used my Dream Weavers stencil again and colored it with their the acrylic paints. I have fallen in love with stenciling!!! The rectangle spellbinder Gold Rectangle One S411 was cut out and but this time I debossed instead of emboss it..  My friend Judy gave me this adorable Red Poppy Faerie stamp by JustRite and I thought it went great with my flower.  My only negative is I wish she was turned the other way.  I feel she needs to be looking at the flower instead of away from it.  Maybe that is because of my years as an interior decorator that it bothers me.  But. I already had the flower and the rectangle done when I decided to use her.  She was colored with Distressed Inks and I wanted to keep the same color theme, so a select few colors were chosen.  The Love Sentiment by Cheery Lynn and the curved borders by Spellbinders finished off the card

I was about done and I smeared Tattered Rose Ink on the card.  Have you ever done that?  Made me so mad, but I wasn't about to start over.  So, I took a terry cloth towel, lightly inked it with Tattered Rose and sorta stippled all over the card.  I loved it when I finished, so that is I how made lemonade out of a lemon!!   What do you think?
 

Card for #20 Challenge

 

I am in the process of organizing my dies.  As I was doing so,

I found a Spellbinder Gold Round One Die that I had not ever opened.

Not sure how to use it, I went to YouTube and searched for a video.  The video showed using the  Gold Round One and a Standard Round die together.  Notice the

embossing around the cut out.  I loved how this turned out.

 

 The Fancy Lattice die was die cut and placed  on the inside of the card for interest.  Another favorite die of mine.

 

Next after cutting out my circle I wanted something different on the side,  I played with several things, but then remembered I had this Shasta Flower stencil from Dream Weaver.   Using White Embossing Paste I stenciled the flower and let it dry, inked it with Tim Holtz Spun Sugar and Moss Green.

 

Jerri Jimenez of a Touch of Grace did several tutorials on making flowers.  So, I tried her technique and even though I certainly haven't mastered it yet, I was pleased with the way they turned out.

 

I added this gorgeous butterfly, Magnolia leaves, Magnolia swirl dies and the Exquisite Circle which had been stamped with Best Wishes.

 

Products used on this card can be purchased by emailing Terri at Joan's Gardens by clicking here!

 

Shasta Flower Trio - LL3031 - Dream Weaver Stencil

Gold Round One - S4-412 - Spellbinders

Standard Round Die - S4-114 - Spellbinder

Fancy Lattice - S5-152 - Spellbinder

6002/0159 - Flower Dies - Joy

Spun Sugar and Moss Green Distressed Inks - Tim Holtz

Best Wishes - C6105 - Impression Obsession

Exquisite Circle - S4-384 - Impression Obsession

Rose Leaf - YS11 - Magnolia

Summer Foliage - SM12 - Magnolia

Swirl - SM 12 - Magnolia

Small lace Fairie Butterfly - DL161 - Cheery Lynn

Dream Weaver Embossing Paste

Ultimate Glue

Glue Glider Adhesive

E-bosser

 

A badge will be sent to the winner and Terri at Joan's Gardens will be sending a prize to the winner.

You can make as many cards this week as you have time to get done.

Below is what you need to do for this week's challenge

• Use White-Pink-Green Colors
• Use a Circle
• Flowers - handmade or purchased
• You must use a product sold at Joan's Gardens.  Also, mention that you are doing the card/project for Joan's Touch Challenge. It would be nice if you would add this link to your post: www.joanstouch.com

 

You will have until next Monday, July 7 morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.

 

A winner will be chosen from a random drawing for week #20 and the winner of the challenge will be announced July 8.

 

 

 

 

Challenge 19 CARD

 

 

 

 

This card is my favorite kind of card to make.  Lots of layers of ink, different textures using more than one layer, stencils. distressing, curling, inking, more inking.  I love the raised look of Embossing Paste.  Isn't this stencil gorgeous?   I wanted to use some cheese cloth, but after searching everywhere I gave up.  I will have Terri order some for me....then I will find my other package as I know I purchased some....know what I mean?

 

I first started out using the Dream Weaver Hydrangea Stencil, and several Tim Holtz Stencils.

I applied several different colors of ink to get the interesting effect.  I also added half of a Cheery

Lynn doily, some Dry Wall Mesh, colored a charm and wooden leaves.  Everything was inked with Tim Holtz Distressed Ink and Acrylic Paint by Dream Weaver.

If you want any more details, please comment or email me at jfricker@fourway.net

 

One thing I want to tell you...I LOVE Dream Weaver Stencils.  These stencils are metal and they don't tear or bend easily.  Terri is considering carrying them, so take a look at the Dream Weaver web site and see all the gorgeous stencils (and now some dies).  Then drop Terri an email and let her know that you are interested in them.   http://www.dreamweaverstencils.com/  There are lots of pages, but the page numbers are listed at the top of the page rather than at the bottom, so be sure don't miss them.

 

The Products used on this card can be purchased by emailing Terri by clicking here!

Hydrangea Stencil - LJ858 - Dream Weaver

Dot Fade Stencil - THS 006 - Tim Holtz

Shatter Stencil - THS014 - Tim Holtz

Bubble Stencil THS002 - Tim Holtz

Vintage Photo, Iced Spruce, Wild Honey, Peacock Feathers, Shabby Shutters, Dusty Concord, Distressed Ink by Tim Holtz

Flowers Lattice - 656979 - Sizzix

Exotic Butterfly - DL113 - Cheery Lynn

Script SB1 - Stamp - Indigo Blue

Aged Aqua Embossing Enamel - Stampendous

Thanks Stamp - A833 - Memory Box

Embossing Paste - Dream Weaver or Wendy Vecchi -

Violet  Acrylic Paint - Jack Richesons - Dream Weaver

 

A badge will be sent to the winner and Terri at Joan's Gardens will be sending a prize to the winner.

Here is what you need to do for this week's challenge!

 

Below is what you need to do for this week's challenge

• Use lots of colors of ink - your choice
• Use Different Textures
• Stencil. ..  either with paste or ink.  You can use a die if you don't have a stencil.
• You must use a product sold at Joan's Gardens.  Also, mention that you are doing the card/project for Joan's Touch Challenge. It would be nice if you would add this link to your post: www.joanstouch.com

 

You will have until next Monday, June 30 morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.

 

A winner will be chosen from a random drawing for week #19 and the winner of the challenge will be announced July 1

 

 

 

 

Challenge Card #18

 

 

Travis's (future grand-son- in-law) birthday was this week, so I made him this card.  I learned this technique at the Dream Weaver Class I took in Chicago a few weeks ago.  I loved it then and even more so after creating this card. About any scenery stamp will work.  I didn't add many embellishments or layers as I wanted it to be the main focal point.

Directions for Layering Nested Frames

1. Lay a piece of removable Tape, sticky side up on the table
2. Carefully place the three smallest Nesting Frames (Dream Weavers DD001) cutting side up on the tape so I t comes across the middle  of the frames, press them in place lightly so they don't move.
3. Carefully turn the tape and frames over the front of your image cutting side down and place where you want the frames on the image, gently press the tape to the paper.
4. Place the dies and paper on the plate of your die cutting machine, cutting side up. Place acrylic plate on top and run this through the machine.
5. Remove the cut layers from the dies
6. Place one layer of dimensional foam on the largest frame, then put 2 layers of dimensional foam on the 2nd largest and 3 layers on the smallest.
7. Add to your cardstock and you have a beautiful focal point for your card.

Products Used for this Card that can be purchased at Joan's Gardens
Nesting Dies - DD001 - Dream Weavers
Versafine Ink
Stash for my Paper
Dimensional Tape
Glue Glider
Happy Die - Cheery Lynn  B226
Birthday Die - Cheery Lynn B211
Buttons - Tim Holtz
Anja Vintage 2 Ornament - LR0270 - Marianne
A badge will be sent to the winner and Terri at Joan's Gardens will be sending a prize to the winner.

Here is what you need to do for this week's challenge!

You can make 3 cards this week

Below is what you need to do for this week's challenge

• Use scenery stamp, picture or digital image
• Make a layer as I did above
• any color
• You must use a product sold at Joan's Gardens.  Also, mention that you are doing the card/project for Joan's Touch Challenge. It would be nice if you would add this link to your post: www.joanstouch.com

You will have until next Monday, June 23 morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.

A winner will be chosen from a random drawing for week #18 and the winner of the challenge will be announced June 24

 

 

 

 

Challenge Card #17

We attended a beautiful wedding last night of our best friends son which was held at the Culver Military Chapel. Of course I needed to make a wedding card.  I wanted something elegant and I think a black and white always card fills that requirement.

 

This  Marianne embossing folder was a great background for this card.  On top of that I popped up the Anja Oval die using both the solid and the cut out for this card.  I scalloped the bottom of the Embossing folder with Spellbinders Curved Borders 2 and added Spellbinders solid and scalloped hearts which were also popped up.  The Love was cut from Cheery Lynn Love die and pasted onto the top of the heart.  Black was used for the back base card.  this is a 6x5 3/4 card.

 

Products Used.

Marianne Oval Dies- LR0236

Cheery Lynn - Love - B227

Spellbinders - Curved Borders 2 - S5201

Spellbinders - Scalloped Hearts - S4137

Spellbinders - Classic Hearts - S4136

Marianne Embossing Folder  has been discontinued

 

A badge will be sent to the winner and Terri at Joan's Gardens will be sending a prize to the winner.

Here is what you need to do for this week's challenge!

You can make 3 cards this week

Below is what you need to do for this week's challenge

• Black & White
• Dimenson
• scallops
• You must use a product sold at Joan's Gardens.  Also, mention that you are doing the card/project for Joan's Touch Challenge. It would be nice if you would add this link to your post: www.joanstouch.com

You will have until next Monday, June 16 morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.

A winner will be chosen from a random drawing for week #17 and the winner of the challenge will be announced June 23

 

 

 

 

 

 

#16 Challenbge

Todays Challenge is making a Twisted Easel Card.  Have you ever made one?

I had not until my crafting friends got together and Gretchen showed us how to make them.

They are fun and quick.  There are several videos and lots of examples on Pinterest.  Just search for Twisted Easel Cards.

 

Twisted Easel

 

Cut Cardstock 5x10 and score in half
Score the left half diagonally
Fold both score lines
Decorate

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• A badge will be sent to the winner and Terri at Joan's Gardens will be sending a prize to the winner.
  Here is what you need to do for this week's challenge!
  You can make 3 cards this week
  Below is what you need to do for this week's challenge

  • Make a Twisted Easel card
  • Any Color 
  • Use some Patterned paper
  • You must use a product sold at Joan's Gardens.  Also, mention that you are doing the card/project for Joan's Touch Challenge. It would be nice if you would add this link to your post: www.joanstouch.com
  
  
  You will have until next Monday, June 9 morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.
  A winner will be chosen from a random drawing for week #16 and the winner of the challenge will be announced June 10

 

Challenge #15

 

This is the way the card is folded which allows it to stand up and then fold flat to mail.  it fits in an A2 envelope.

 

This is the back of the card to show you it is cut out and stands above the card.  I hope this makes sense.

 

I am sorry this is so late getting posted, but I have not had a minute to do so.

I will post last weeks winner tomorrow and hopefully will have time to comment on each of the gorgeous entries today.  Spring time is always such a busy time, but with our unseasonable cold weather I am really behind.  How about you???

I fell in love with these Beeline stamps when I was in Florida. (I think Terri is going to order them for her shop)  Each time I saw them, I would look at them again and on my last visit I decide I had to have them.  The owner of the store (The Owl and the Pussy Cat) made me a small template and Judy Studer helped me figure it out.  She is so good at those kind of things.  I can think of so many times I would love to just stick one of these in the mail to someone that I have thought of that day.  Darlene is teaching me to use a swivel knife to cut things out and it is so much faster.  I still need practice, but I am really loving it.  It is so great to have good friends!!

Here is how we did it:

• Start with a paper 7 1/2 inches long x 4 1/4 inches wide
• Stamp sentiment at bottom of cardstock (about 1/8 inch from bottom)
• Stamp image right above sentiment
• Measure 2 1/2 inches from bottom of cardstock 
• Score from Each Side in to as far as the image and stop
• Cut out image above score lines
• Score at 5 inches, 5 3/4 inches and 6 1/2 inches
• Fold 5 inch as a mountain, 5 3/4 as a valley and 6 1/2 inches as a mountain
• Glue bottom of tab on inside of bottom front.

A badge will be sent to the winner and Terri at Joan's Gardens will be sending a prize to the winner.

Here is what you need to do for this week's challenge!

You can make 3 cards this week

Below is what you need to do for this week's challenge

• Cut out part of an image so it is standing above card.  Does not have to be a person or a stand up card.  Use your imagination.
• Use card stock for color
• add a sentiment
• You must use a product sold at Joan's Gardens.  Also, mention that you are doing the card/project for Joan's Touch Challenge. It would be nice if you would add this link to your post: www.joanstouch.com

You will have until next Monday, June 2 morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.

A winner will be chosen from a random drawing for week #15 and the winner of the challenge will be announced June 3
 

 

Challenge #14

This past week, starting on Wednesday my group of friends from Illinois , Michigan, Ohio and Indiana got together to "play".  On Friday we went to Diane's beautiful home on a creek and then on Saturday we got together at our home.  Left to right is Linda (Diane's sister who joined us on Friday), Gretchen (IN) Darlene (Ohio...I had to insert her as she took the picture), Judy (IN), Diane (MI), Bette (IL) and myself.  We had the best time and I will be sharing projects with you that we made.  We each took turns doing a project and below is the project that I shared.  I took this wonderful class in Florida at the Owl and the Pussy Cat and I do believe this is my all time favorite card. Judy was a huge help in figuring out how to do this.   It fits in a A2 envelope and folds flat when mailed.  I am showing 2 different styles of it.

A badge will be sent to the winner and Terri at Joan's Gardens will be sending a prize to the winner.

Here is what you need to do for this week's challenge!

You can make 3 cards this week

Below is what you need to do for this week's challenge

• Use a die ..as an outline would be great but not required
• Use black on the card
• add embellishments
• You must use a product sold at Joan's Gardens.  Also, mention that you are doing the card/project for Joan's Touch Challenge. It would be nice if you would add this link to your post: www.joanstouch.com

You will have until next Monday, May 26 morning 6:00 AM EST to link your project.

A winner will be chosen from a random drawing for week #14 and the winner of the challenge will be announced May 27