NSD - My Pink Stamper Challenge #1

Hey Everyone!

Yesterday was National Scrapbooking Day! I hope you had some time in your craft room! I had a little bit as today was Mother's Day and although I'm only a mom to a couple of puppies I had to do work around the house and get ready for my mother and mother-in-law to come over today!

So without any filler, here's what I did for Challenge #1 from My Pink Stamper

I kept the card basic ... A2 sized, in black with a white overlay

I used some Diamond Glaze and Alcohol Ink to make the flame ... it shines in the light although the picture doesn't show it well. I used the Fabulous Phrases set from My Pink Stamper for the sentiment and used a piece of paper to break it up and stamp it on top of itself instead of in a line like it is.

I also used a Sizzix embossing folder which Sue-Ann and I found at a Michaels on clearance for like 3$!

So there you have it entry 1! I didn't have time to do them all but what I did do was lots of fun!

Happy Crafting!

~Meg



Alcohol Ink Birthday

WOO HOO! Today's my Friday!

Ok, I know I promised that I wouldn't rub it in, but it's been a LONG week!

Here's a card that I made for my Uncle who had a birthday last week!

I have a hard time with "Manly" cards, so I'm in the mindset that "Less is more" I used some glossy paper and my alcohol Inks for the background of this card. A simple brown ribbon down the side and a sentiment from My Pink Stamper

I used a swirly (is that a word?!) motion when I was applying the ink and you can see it after it dried which I thought was neat! The cut is from a Creative Memories Cricut Cart that I got a while back (and yes it's the only cartridge that I paid more then 20$ for!) I did some stitching around the top cut to make it stand out a bit more!

Here's some of what I used for this project!

Hope you enjoyed my card, and the rest of your day!

Happy Crafting!

~Meg



An Inked Thanks ...

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Does anyone else feel like it takes forever for the weekend to get here? Because I sure do!

Today I'm spending time at Survivors' Day with Sue-Ann and my mom as Sue-Ann does TONS of work for the Rays of Hope and mom and I are helping out at today's event! So in my absence I figured I'd post a little project for you!

I've been playing a little more with my alcohol inks lately and looking up new techniques to use them! I recently ordered packages of glossy paper to use with them but of course got impatient and tried out a project anyways! It would have looked different had it been done on the glossy paper as suggested, but I'm still excited about the outcome!

I used 3 different colors of Alcohol Ink and the blending solution.  Alcohol Ink dries in seconds, literally which is why the glossy paper helps in the crafting process, but did I mention I'm impatient and couldn't wait?! So I tried it with regular cardstock and it didn't come out half bad! The Thanks stamp is from Stampin' Up and was actually in a free set that I got during their March    
Sale-a-bration!

I didn't want to take away from the inked area and stamp so I just used a simple black ribbon to give the card a more finished look.

This stamp is from a Martha Stewart set that I bought a while back super cheap and FINALLY used for the first time! (I love when I use things for the first time, makes me feel better about the money I spent! ha ha) I used Stayz On for the stamp because it's VERY black and I knew it would be able to show up over colors in the back.

So there you have it, a quick and easy card! One piece of advice, this ink stains! So make sure you protect your crafting surface! I used an old Cricut mat that didn't have enough stick for the machine anymore but will still hold the paper for something like this! A great way to get a little more out of your mats, and your money! Stay tuned for more Alcohol Ink projects once I get my package in from Joann Fabrics.com!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Happy Crafting!

~Meg