Shabby Chic Baby for Whimsical Wednesdays

Have you seen the article in Paper Crafts magazine about shabby chic? The article by Melissa Phillips identifies the key elements that make the shabby chic style what it is. I highly recommend reading the article. I love this style but it doesn’t come naturally…  yet! I will be sure to keep this magazine handy for the future.

Nothing special about this card you can’t figure out from just looking at it. Pretty simple. I hope you will all try this sketch by Jack for Whimsical Wednesdays! Thanks Jack, I had fun with it! I had lots of ideas for what to use for the two tabs on the edge of the focal panel. What will you use? I’d love to see! Be sure upload to PCP or SCS with keyword DDSC4 or to your blog. Link up to Whimsical Wednesdays so all of the team can find your projects. I can’t wait to see! Need some inspiration? Visit all of the DareDevils! Links on the sidebar! We are all playing except Sandra and Debbie. **** HAVE FUN!!! ****

Oooooh, I almost forgot!! Be sure to come back next week… we will be having a PRIZE!!! WoooooooooooooooHoooooooooo!!!!!!! Mark it on your calendar, write in on your hand, permanent marker on your forehead (just don’t exfoliate for a week, hee hee!!! oh and don’t let anyone take your picture!!!)

I’d also love it if you would come by my blog and visit for World Card Making Day, Saturday October 3rd. No doubt most, if not all, of the team will also be posting something special that day. I can’t wait, I missed it last year because I hadn’t really worked on my blog in so long so I am WAY EXCITED to participate this year. HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY EVERYONE!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE

Stamps: daisy wheel-SU!
Ink: antique linen and worn lipstick Distress Ink, VersaMagic cloud white
Paper: Melissa Frances, Making Memories-DP, Kraft, white, celery CS-SU!
Accessories: Basic Grey chipboard heart, Maya Road chipboard swirls, vintage lace-stash, rubon-Melissa Frances, hydrangea punch-MS, silk ribbon-May Arts, Tiny Twinkles rhinestones-Taylored Expressions, Copic R32, glitter-Art Institute,  white crackle paint, shell pink paint dauber-Ranger, corner punch-SU!

Gift for Wyatt – Giant Paper Clip Photo Holder

I so enjoyed my time as a Guest Designer at Clear Dollar Stamps that I wanted to thank the Design Team Leader Laurie Wilson. She had a baby just a week or two after my term ended at the end of June so I thought a personalized gift might be nice, especially with a name like Wyatt, she won’t find too many things with his name on them. This was pretty easy to make, I used an unfinished clothes pin and used a three-step crackle on it.  You start with the colour you want to see in the cracks, then apply the crackle medium. Then apply the top colour. TIP: Be sure to apply the top coat smoothly and quickly. No matter how bad you think it looks, don’t try to smooth it out after about 30 seconds or you will make a HUGE mess. Ask me how I know and why there is patterned paper over the front of the pin! GRRR!!

The letters are chipboard by Karen Foster and I applied them with Mod Podge Matte Decoupage Medium. The ‘Y’ and the ‘T’ have flocking on them, you can still tell it is raised but not how fuzzy and nice it used to be but I figure if I don’t seal it, it might end up catching dust and then it wouldn’t be nice anymore. I was glad the letters were the right colours; if the first three had all been red, it wouldn’t have looked that good would it?

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Paper: SU! DSP
Ink: Antique Linen Distress Ink
Accessories: clothes pin-Oriental Trading Company, Mod Podge, Letters-Karen Foster

Congrats Card for Hubby

My hubby has been working at Toronto Ambulance Headquarters doing a wide variety of computer work for the last year. He and two others worked on a program for computerized patient care records rather than paper versions. Besides the obvious advantages, it allows records to be analyzed and can be coordinated with inventory to prevent the thousands of dollars lost due to expired medications. His program was entered in a contest for a Merit Award. When they won that, they were entered to receive a Platinum Award at a special dinner and guess what? They won!! I used ESS52 again, the $52 GC prize will be awarded tomorrow.

I used my new star Sizzix die to cut chipboard and DP or CS to cover the stars. They are so much sturdier to popped up  when made from chipboard. The tag was cut with a Cuttlebug die. I really like this sketch; I think I’ll come back to it over and over. Inside the card I added a ‘Celebration Record’; it is a small stamp with places to insert the type of celebration, location, date and who was there. His writing sucks so I wrote it in for him. Nice to have a small record of the day.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamp: Clear Dollar Stamps
Ink: riding hood red, baha breeze, Memento black
Paper: Bazzil CS, DP-Fancy Pants Summer Soiree
Accessories: brad-Making Memories, star die-Sizzix, tag die-Cuttlebug

You Make My Heart Go Whirrrr for Whimsical Wednesdays

This week’s challenge was three colours: blue, green and orange. Now anyone who reads this blog (and cares to remember what I write! hee hee) knows I hate orange! Especially bright, primary, crayon orange like in the colour challenge photo. So I was very tempted to take the easy route and switch the orange for pink, especially since Joan of Joan’s Garden was super sweet and sent with my order some gorgeous ribbon I’d been admiring on one of her cards. It was ombre with pink and green overprinted with a green vine and pink flowers with blue middles. (She also sent some with purple and green-YEAH!) She is the sweetest lady, you really should check out her store. It isn’t fancy, you just email her with what you want and she sends you an invoice but her customer service is awesome. I can’t believe I didn’t have her link up sooner. I have added it to my sidebar under ‘My Go-To sites’. JustRite Stampers fonts are on sale until the 24th so visit her. In the end, you can see I actually was brave enough to use orange and a pretty bright one at that!

I used Cogsmo paper from Cosmo Cricket for this fun card. The layout is from I {heart} 2 Stamp this week. I tweaked it as usual but you should still be able to see the original in it! I had to make the circle pretty big to be seen under the die cut ‘heart go whir’ paper so I simply allowed the circle to spill out over the edges of the card. I really like the result. And notice how I managed to use those paper shaper scissors we all bought (HAD to have ‘em!) but rarely use anymore.

I was tempted to use actual stars where the stars are in the sketch especially because I just got a new Sizzix star die and I am anxious to try it out. But the gears are more original and fit the card better. You can see a bit better how they are popped up in this photo. Click to enlarge if need be.

As usual, please join us in our challenge. Upload your creation to PCP or SCS with keyword DDSC3 or your blog and be sure to visit Whimsical Wednesdays blog to add your link. We all want to be able to see what you make. For some inspiration, check out all of the team, the DareDevils’ work at all of their blogs, use the links on the sidebar (Cassie and Sandra aren’t able to play this time). I love visiting them all to see their creations; I missed last week so this week I will get double the fun! Please welcome Lisa Hjulberg to the group! I can’t wait to see her work!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamps: SU!
Ink: baha breeze-SU!
Paper: baha breeze CS-SU!, Cogsmo-Cosmo Cricket DP and die cuts
Accessories: foam dots-Jody Morrow, Cut n Dry nib-Ranger, Fiskars shaper scissors

My Card for Kate

You’ve seen my cards for Kate’s siblings, here is my card for Kate! Isn’t this bear sweet? I have been waiting for the budget to allow me to order this adorable set and its Accessory set from Taylored Expressions. I had to get more paper anyways so it was the perfect excuse to order these sets. I am just shooting myself for ordering them 4 days too late, just past 3 months in which all sales sent money to Sick Kid’s hospital in Toronto. Living so close, I’ve been there a few times. When Jameson was still in my tummy, there was a concern that my lupus may have affected his heart so we went down to get his heart ultrasounded through my belly. Cool huh? Fortunately he was and is fine. I’ve also spent time down there with special needs kids I worked with who needed surgery; gave their parents a break and all. It sure is an AWESOME place. I can’t believe I didn’t order in time so they could benefit. **GRRRR**

Such a sweet face! I can’t help but picture a little girl going into a hospital carrying this bag. I paper pieced the bag, popping up the whole thing except the straps and up another level, the bear and the backpack flap. All the layers, the backpack and the lace were sponged with tea rose Distress ink. A punched flower and pearl finishes the card.

Please support the Cards for Kate drive by sending cards or even donating a prize. For details go to Jennifer McGuire and click on the logo on her sidebar. Right at the top, you can’t miss it!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamps: Taylored Expressions
Ink: Memento brown, antique linen, tea rose Distress inks
Paper: Wild Asparagus Designer CS, kraft, chocolate CS-SU!, Taylored expressions cream CS
Accessories: foam dots-Jody Morrow, pearl-Kaisercraft, punch-EK Success, curved rectangles Nestabilites, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Cuttlebug tag die