{Easter Joy} Diva Inspirations

Hi guys,

I'm back with another Diva Inspiration card for you. I tried something a little bit different this time: I had come across a Tim Holtz demo video on Distress Inks and decided to give that a try. I posted the tutorial here for you and I used the techniques shown in that video to get that red/peach/yellow tie dye patterned paper you see on my card.

Here's the video: 

Fun right? 

I took some vanilla cardstock, crinkled it up and stamped melon mambo across the raised creases. Then I took my crushed curry and mountain rose stamp pads and padded them onto my non-stick craft sheet. I sprayed some water on the ink and padded my cardstock on the ink, then applied some heat to dry the cardstock. As finishing touches I darkened the edges and used stamps from Accent Notes and Bountiful Background to make my patterned paper.

Now to the rest of the card: the sentiment and the easter eggs are both from the set Easter Joy. I also used Verve's Classy Label Die and Embossed Oval die...looove them!!! Oh and then I had lots of fun embellishing with Liquid Pearls...they save me from having to pull out my sewing machine ;).

The yellow patterned paper is from the Fine and Dandy collection by My Mind's Eye and the brown polka dotted paper is from the Fly a Kite collection by October Afternoon.

thanks so much for stopping by...

have a wonderful week and have a happy and blessed Easter!!!

Sony

Stamps: Easter Joy (Verve), Bountiful Background (Verve), Accent Notes (Verve), 
Paper: Fine and Dandy (My Mind's Eye), Fly a Kite (October Afternoon), Kraft, Vanilla
Ink: Melon Mambo (SU), Crushed Curry (SU), Mountain Rose (Adirondack), Frayed Burlap (Distress Ink), Soft Suede (SU)
Accessories: Classy Label Die (Verve), Embossed Oval Die (Verve), Nesties, Gold Liquid Pearls, Non-stick Craft Sheet (Ranger Ink), Sponges, Mini Mister (Ranger Ink), Morrocco Lace Border Punch (EK Success), Pop-Up Dots, Nail file (for distressing), Heat Gun

{a Pinwheel for You} TCP Tuesday 151

Hi guys,

and welcome back to another Sneak Peek at our upcoming release at the Cat's Pajamas. The release party is...TONIGHT!!! Are you ready?! Alma has a ton of cuties up for grabs, plus there'll be games and prizes to win so you don't want to miss out on this!!

I actually have 2 posts for you today...yup you heard right: one last minute TCP Tuesday 151 card, which is this one here and then I have another Sneak Peek card for you today. The sets we're peeking today are perhaps not the usual swanky style you have come to expect from Miss Meowy but a little more elegant. I don't know about you but I just love that Alma is never afraid to switch things up. She can do just about anything I swear.

So this week's TCP Tuesday challenge was an inspiration challenge brought to you by none other than the fabulous Jen del Muro. Here's the inspiration pictures she presented us with:

and then this is what I used on my little card:

Alma also made some fabulous videos explaining how to use some of our brandnew CutUps dies.

Here's the one she made for our cute little pinwheels:

allright... that's all for now!!!

Hope to see you at the Release Party tonight!!!

Sony

Stamps: Simply Said (TCP)

Paper: Cherry Hill (OA), Itty Bitty Boxes (PTI), Oh La La La (MME), Kraft

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Grass CutUps (TCP), Pinwheel CutUps (TCP), Divine Twine (TCP), Big Scallop CutUps (TCP), Felt (TCP), Kraft Thread and Sewing Machine, Seeing Spots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

{Better} TCP Sneak Peek

Hi guys,

well it's official: Sneak Peeks have started over at the Cat's Pajamas!!! You may have already spotted some cuties here and there on my fellow Cat Pack-ers Blogs. I'll have a new Sneak Peek for you every day until Release Day which is next Tuesday March 29th!!! Yay!!!

Okay now aren't you as excited as I am to get another one of these cute little bunnies? This one here is from the the new set A Girl and Her Cake. I loove love love the sentiment: Not just a year older but a year better. YES!!! That's a tune I like to sing every year on my birthday. lol

I also used our brandnew Rosette CutUps dies...which are amazing!!!

Alma even made a little video to show how to use them. Here it is:

why don't you stop by the rest of the Cat Pack-ers for some more Sneak Peeks of this cutie pie set?!

It'll be so worth your time. :) Oh and don't forget: our release party is next Monday March 28th from 8-10pm EST at our SCS Forum.

thanks so much for stopping by!!

See you back tomorrow for a new Sneak Peek :)

Sony

Stamps: A Girl and Her Cake (TCP)

Paper: Fine and Dandy (MME), Chocolate Chip (SU), Summer Sunrise (PTI)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Suede (SU)

Accessories: Rosette CutUps die (TCP), Divine Twine (TCP), Nesties, Morroccan Edge Border Punch, Copics, Stardust Stickles Glitter, Crystal Effects, Platinum Liquid Pearls, Ribbon, Sponges, Button, Kraft Thread and Sewing Machine

Gift Card Holder - a Tutorial

Hi there! Some of you have asked me for a tutorial on my little gift card holder so here it is. I hope it all makes sense. Please don't hesitate to ask if something is not quite clear.

This gift card holder is inspired by a gift card holder tutorial I found at SCS and a gift box tutorial at the Cat's Pajamas.

You need:

1 - 9.5" x 3.25" card stock (gift card holder)

1 - 7.5" x 3.75" card stock (little envelope inside the gift card holder)

1 - 3.25" x 2.5" card stock (insert to little envelope that holds the gift card)

1 - circle with 3.25 diameter (I used 2nd largest of Nesties Standard Circles Large)

3 - smaller circles

Red Sticky Tape

Score Board

Velcro Dots

Circle Punches or Nesties

Step 1:

take your 9.5" x 3.25" card stock and score it at 4.25", 4.5", 8.75" and 9".

Step 2:

take your 7.5" x 3.75" card stock and score it at 3.75" (as shown here).

Step 3:

Flip your 7.5" x 3.75" card stock over and score it at 0.5" and 3.25" as shown.

Step 4:

Trim your 7.5" x 3.75" card stock as shown in the picture here, leaving two

flaps. Use a small circle punch to punch out a half circle to the card stock side that does not have any flaps. Add red sticky tape to the flaps and put it all together.

Step 5:

This is what it should look like.

Step 6:

The 3.25" x 2.5" card stock is the little insert to the small envelope we just made and will hold the actual gift card.

You need 3 larger circles. Fold two of them over and attach 2 red sticky tape strips as shown in the photo and only 1 red sticky tape strip to the bottom half of the 3rd circle.
Peel off the sticky tape of the 2 circles and fold them over the insert card stock as you can see below.

Attach the 3rd circle to the back of the insert card stock - it will be the tab with which you can pull your gift card out of the little en

velope.

You should end up with something that looks like this:

Step 7:

Put the insert into the little envelope. Attach red sticky tape to the back of the little envelope and stick it inside your gift card holder (9.5" x 3.25" card stock piece). I recommend attaching your little envelope to the panel that is next to the small 0.5" flap on your gift card holder.

Step 8:

take your 3.25" diameter circle and score it at 1.75" x 2". Apply red sticky tape to the bottom half of the circle and attach it to the back and 0.5" part of your gift card holder as shown.

Step 9:

Embellish your gift card holder as you'd like. The finished size of your gift card holder is 3.25" x 4.25".

For this gift card holder I used Digi Papers from the Oh So Lucky Collection from Sweet Shoppe. The stamps are both from The Cat's Pajamas and I used foam board stickers from Michaels as embellishments.

Thank you so much for stopping by and should you use my little tutorial please send me a link of your finished gift card holder. I'd loved to see what you come up with!!!