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Friday, January 16, 2009

Homemade envelope for Hedgehog Valentine "Cherish"

8:46 AM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

I have made many boxolopes for my 3D cards but yesterday I wanted to make an envelope that would hold a 3D card with out crushing it. I used a template I had made from another envelope and glued it so it would not be flat but would hold a card with dimension. I used the punch from the Love you Much bundle (Stampin Up) to punch out the hearts to decorate it. I also made borders with a K&Co. Glitter paper. The envelope is made from a 12x12 piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. Here is the results.

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Hedgehog Valentine "Cherish" (Stampin Up)

8:14 AM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Good Morning!! It is very crisp here in NY. The temperature is below zero. I little too cold for me. I don't mind the snow but this bitter cold is not very comfortable. Since my car is in the shop anyway, I will be staying indoors all day.

Today I would like to share a Valentine card that I made. I am a little behind on making my Valentine's Day cards. I need to do a lot of catch up. I also want to do some challenges on Splitcoast.

This card is made using a retired set from Stampin Up known as Hedgehog Happiness. I colored the image on very vanilla paper with gamsol magic. and sponged the edges with burgundy ink. The tree branches were stamped with a stamp from another retired set from Stampin UP : Touch of Nature. I had wanted to emboss the image and make the background cracked glass but it made the paper look too yellow for the hedgehogs. Leaving the hedgehogs white made them stick out to much from the background so I ended up just glittering them. This card ended up being a lot of trial and error. I had fun but I took a lot of time on it. The image is paper toled in some places and layered in others. I love this layout using the Top Note Die from Stampin up and the hodgepodge hardware. There is a ton of sewing and layers on this card.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stampin up: Hedgehog Happiness, Warm Words, Touch of Nature (all retired) inside is stamped with Love You Much hearts

Paper: Parisian Summer pack (Stampin Up), Stampin up Textured CS

Accessories: prisma color pencils, mineral spirits, sponge, burgundy ink, burgundy thread, Martha Stewart Heart border punch, pink pirouette striped ribbon from Stampin Up, hodgepodge hardware.

Thanks so much for stopping by. It is time to get back to stamping!!! Have a great day!!

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Shimmery Easter using He Is Risen and Sing to the Lord (ODBD)

6:48 PM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Hi! I am back to share another card I made using two sets from Our Daily Bread Designs . The flowers were stamped using the Sing to the Lord. I stamped them in gold (Encore) and embossed them in gold, colored them with markers and painted them with an aqua brush to soften the color. The cross and sentiment is from the He Is Risen set. The cross was stamped in Close to Cocoa and painted with Angel Wings Shimmerz (Our Daily Bread Designs). The "He is Risen" is embossed in gold.

The Ivory design paper has holographic glitter on it which is very hard to see in the picture. It looks like grey but it is actually a glitter.

It is very shimmery. The pink paper has gold embossed dots on it. I hit the jackpot yesterday at Michaels. This paper is normally $1.99 a piece. I got it on sale for $.14 each. What a deal!!!!

The bottom panel where the He is Risen is adhered to is pink originally. I dry embossed it with swirls, inked it up in gold, and embossed it in gold embossing powder for a metallic look. After I punched the corners and sewed the back panel, I curled some lace and adhered it under the corners. The flowers are from a R.A.K. I got from a friend.

CARD RECIPE

Stamps: He is Risen-ODBD, Sing to the Lord- ODBD
Paper: Paper Company Pink Embossed Paper, Florence Glitter Paper from K&Co., pink Bazzill, SU Very vanilla, gold metallic paper from Paper Company
Accessories: pearls, off-white thin sheer ribbon, fiskars corner punch, gold metallic thread, gold embossing powder, Stampin up markers, Gold Encore ink, Close to cocoa ink

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope you enjoyed today's posts.

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Victorian Tender Toile

5:36 PM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Where does the time go. Wow! I was hoping life would slow down after the holidays but it hasn't yet. I still make sure to find time to do some stamping even if it is in the very early morning or wee hours of the night.

I had a request from a friend to make a purple card since purple is her absolute favorite color. She loves a lot of glitz. This is the card I made. The stamp set I used is a retired stamp set from Stampin called Tender Toile. I love this scene. It is so spring looking. I sponged around the edges of the image. The image is colored using gamsol magic. I love how it blends and you can make your colors subtle. The background paper is stamped with images from the same set. and embossed with a cuttlebug floral folder. The image is 3D and glittered. The flourishes are made of rhinestones. The lace is from JoAnn Fabrics. The leaves on the card, by the purple prima flower, are punched from 2 different Martha Stewart punches. I drew on the leaf veins and slightly watercolored them. The ribbon is from Back to Basics.

Card Recipe

Stamps: Tender Toile- Retired

Paper: SU Lovely Lilac CS, Elegant Eggplant CS, SU Very Vanilla, DCWV purple glitter paper

Ink: Elegant Eggplant, and Orchid Opulence

Accessories: Ivory ribbon, Martha Stewart Leaf and Fern punch, rhinestone flourishes, purple crystal, purple prima, Purple lace from JoAnn Fabrics

I hope to leave another post tonight for a card that I made using Our Daily Bread Stamps. If you haven't yet made a card for their sketch challenge, you have until the 23rd at 12 midnight EST. You don't want to miss out on the wonderful Shimmerz. Check out some of the design teams blogs or Splitcoast Stampers (search ODBDSC01) for others creations with the sketch. They are amazing!!!

Have a great evening and thanks for stopping by!!

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Monday, January 12, 2009

Lift Up Our Hands Challenge in Hues of Blue

5:26 PM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Earlier today I announced the challenge from Our Daily Bread Designs. I would like to share the card that I made for this sketch. This card was also made for the color challenge at Our Creative Corner. The challenge at Our Creative Corner was to use different hues of blue in your card. I chose to use the set Lift up our Hands set from Our Daily Bread Designs. This was newly released in January. I used Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy as my two blues. I used the flowers from Sing to the Lord(ODBD) and stamped them lightly in Baja Breeze. I then stamped the verse over top in Not Quite Navy. The embellished flowers were dyed with Stampin up ink and painted with Shimmerz. The dove is from the stamp set To You and Yours from Stampin Up. It is stamped in Baja Breeze, painted with Angel Gold Shimmerz, and layered for dimension.

CARD RECIPE

Stamps: Lift up our hands- Our Daily Bread Designs, Sing to the Lord-Our Daily Bread Designs, To You and Yours- SU

Paper- Baja Breeze Designer Paper -SU, Urban Garden DP- SU, Baja Breeze CS, Not Quite Navy CS

Accessories- Angel Gold Shimmerz, white ribbon, silver hodgepodge hardware, lace, swirled rhinestones, pearls, floral embossing template, nestabilities, white thread, sewing machine

Thanks for looking!!! Be sure to check out the other Our Daily Bread designs Designer team's blog's for their creations with this sketch. They are listed in my previous post. Come join the challenge!!

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