I know it’s not Thursday, but you’ll enjoy this pretend game I promise.  As long as we are pretending, let’s look forward to Mother’s Day again.

“Mom, You Make My Days Better” card

Love that this week’s cards are focused on Moms. Now I have 2 cards ready to go for Mother’s Day. Yay! Using some favorite dies, I punched out some flowers and played with some borders.

Supplies: 
High Five Alphabets: Green; Baby Girl: Snuggly Safari, Miniatures; Sunshine & Happiness: Sunny Side Up, Borders

“Mom” card

I think I went die cutting crazy on this card. Just love the different shapes you get and how it alters the look of the paper. Just love this Lovey Dovey line, don’t you?

Supplies: 
Lovey Dovey: Alpha+Bits, Love is in the air, Cute Cuts, Borders, Circle of Love; Estate Sale: Hat Box; Designer Tape: Teal Stripe

Thanks for being so kind and for playing along.  I would love to give a surprise gift to the first 5 people who leave a comment.

Enjoy your Sunday and don’t forget it’s not Thursday and it’s not Mother’s Day…LOL

Ragamuffin was released during Winter CHA 2012.   The collection has  7 12×12 double sided papers, 12×12 letter sticker sheet,  6×6 mini pad, 2 flower sets , die cuts  and more.

Great for any paper craft project!

I didn’t have a sentiment for this card because I felt that it didn’t need one.  However you can always add one if you desire.  The colors and patterns in this collection is so versatile.  You can easily use this collection for any theme.

Here’s  a list of what I used:

Labels One SM (Scrap Mart has a special using their monthly 40% coupon)

Die-namics Rolled Rose Die

Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Plate

  Sizzix Leaf Steam die

Don’t know where you can get this die anymore since it’s a very old die.   If you can find it, please email me so I can add the link to my post.

Have a great Mother’s Day today!  It’s a perfect day to make cards.

Tagged: MFT, Scrap Mart, Spellbinder, Tim Holtz ]]> http://alicecarman.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/perfect-day-for-card-making/feed/ 16 alicecarman Blooms 2 6a00d83495455153ef0168e5d12ef4970c-400wi Blooms-detail S4308_LR.JPG MFT_DN_RolledRosel_Preview-300x300 medium_657846 images http://alicecarman.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/the-one-lovely-blog-award/ http://alicecarman.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/the-one-lovely-blog-award/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 23:26:30 +0000 alicecarman http://alicecarman.wordpress.com/?p=2777 Continue reading →]]> I woke up this morning to a wonderful surprise in my inbox.  A Lot on Your Plate http://alotonyourplate.wordpress.com/ had nominated me for the One Lovely Blog Award. Thank you so much, its extremely appreciated!

So, in accordance with accepting this award ~ these are the guidelines:

* Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them in your post

* Share 7 things about yourself

* Nominate 15 or so bloggers you admire

* Contact your chosen bloggers to let them know 

Seven Things About Me:

1. I have  a contagious laugh

2. I love animals

3. I like to try new things

4. I love all things owl theme

5. Love things in 3′s

6.  love making hand made cards

7.   happy and thankful

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3. http://canyouhearmenow-myblog.blogspot.com/

4.http://card-blanc.blogspot.com/

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6. http://cookingupthecure.wordpress.com/

7. http://chicenvelopements.wordpress.com/

8. http://scrappycanuck.wordpress.com/

9. http://acreativeneed.wordpress.com/

10. http://fynesdesigns.wordpress.com/

11. http://lolalovescraft.wordpress.com/

12. http://jazzydoodledesigns.com/

13. http://expressionswithheart.wordpress.com/

14. http://craftmesomeofthat.wordpress.com/

15. http://shelleyraedesigns.wordpress.com/

Again, HUGE thank you to A Lot On Your Plate  for nominating me for the One Lovely Blog Award!

Happy Friday!

 Perfect patterns for just about any occasion  for cards.

chipboard die cuts

6×6 paper pad

 I really enjoyed making this card!  This collection has beautiful neutral colors with a nature theme.   The die cuts are so life-like and the color is perfect if you need a  rustic nature touch.

Thanks for visiting!  Have a great day!

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It’s another awesome Blog Hop on the Petaloo Blog today!  Be sure to hop on over there and leave a comment to win win win.  Trust me you don’t want to miss these awesome prizes.

Mother’s Day is this weekend so I thought I make a couple of cards that will inspire you to create a few of your own.

On this card I die cut some honeycomb shapes to match my Petaloo flowers.  Then I folded the flowers over the die cut and add some Little Yellow Bicyclesticker leaves and rhinestone for texture.  Super cute and easy to put together!

This card was created using Little Yellow Bicycle Hello Spring collection and Petaloo’s Mulberry Paper Flowers.

New Mini Delphinium Mulberry Street Pastels

I die cut a few shapes using LYB Hello Springcollection papers and added the Birdy Dazzlers.  Simple and clean, perfect for a quick card and just in time for Mother’s Day!

Aren’t these little birdies adorable? They work so well with LYB Hello Spring collection. Almost like they were meant for each other.

This card was created using Little Yellow Bicycle Hello Spring collection and Petaloo’s Dazzlers

Little Birdie Dazzler

Don’t forget to go to Petaloo and leave comment to win prizes ! Thanks and have a wonderful week!

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“Sunny Days” card

I love this honeycomb shape so I thought I have a little fun and make this simple yet colorful card. I punch out using several Bella Blvd papers and added a few fun Bella Blvd embellishments.

Supplies: 
Sunshine & Happiness: Happy Clouds, Sunny Side Up, Petal Flower; Baby Girl: Sweet Dreams: High Five Alphabets: Yellow; We’re Expecting: Baby’s Firsts Miniatures Stickers; Button Market: Stars: Ciao Chip: Clouds

“Baby” card

Loving the Designer Tapes from Bella Blvd! I used a few strips of tape and then cut out a shape from it to create this look. I love how it turned out and it’s super easy to make or mix up with all of Bella Blvd’s Designer Tapes.

Supplies: 
Designer Tape: Teal Stripe; Baby Boy: Cute Cuts, Chipboard Icons; We’re Expecting: Baby Boy Bump; High Five Alphabets: Green

Thanks for visiting today!

“Spring” card

Hooray…it’s Spring!  I just adore the colors we get during Spring and today’s card clearly says that!  It’s a beautiful so get inspired and use some Bella Blvd product to make your next awesome card.

Supplies: 
Baby Boy, Miniatures, On The Go; Sunshine & Happiness: Happy Clouds, Sunny Side Up, Alpha+Bits; Spring Flings and Easter Things: Icons Ciao Chip; Designer Tape: Pink Flowers; Button Market: Feminine Mix, Masculine Mix, Fruit Punch

“Sweet Girl” card

I love to layer on my cards so making this window card really shows off all the Bella Blvd product I used.  Can you name all the products I used?  Well if you can’t, my supply list will have everything I used.

Supplies: 
Sunshine & Happiness: Cute Cuts, Juicy Good Time; Baby Boy: Heaven Sent; Designer Tape: Pink Flowers, Pink Stripe; Baby Girl: Miniatures; High Five Alphabets: Green, Pink-Red

Have a great day!

I couldn’t decide what flower I like best so I used a few to create today’s card.  Don’t you just love these flowers?

I started layering my largest Flora Doodles flower and used the smaller Flora Doodles flowers to fill in the empty spaces on my card.  I also tucked in die cut leaves where needed.  This is a great way to build clusters and to add more texture to your card.

Want another technique to use on your card?  Using the Mulberry Paper Flowers I like to fold them over and layer them on another.  I like this look because it reminds me of a Cone Flower Daisy(my favorite).

The only difference between a real flower and my card is my flower has a cute frog on it.  You can get these adorable frogs from the Dazzlers Water Animalscollection.

Supplies I used:

Jeweled Florettes - Blue/Pink/White/Yell – Baby’s Coming

Embossed Mulb.Paper Daisies - Chartreuse

Hope you enjoyed today’s techniques and come back tomorrow to see more creative projects by our talented Design Team.

On this card I dry embossed my wood paper.  Next, I colored in my embossed wood with paint and blended the background and stamped my card.

Don’t you just love the look of wood paper when it’s been painted on.  It’s has a really rich look to it and of course you can glitter.  I sprayed some Radiant Rain sprays on this, but I don’t think you can see the glimmer in this photo.

Supplies I used:

Silks Paint: Guatemalan Green, Sky Blue and Fern

Real Wood 6×12 Thin Birch

Thanks for visiting, have a great day!

Tagged: blending, card makers, card making, color, crafts, paints ]]> http://alicecarman.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/embossing-painting-and-wood-paper/feed/ 1 alicecarman U-Make-Me-Smile.2 U-Make-Me-Smile.3 http://alicecarman.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/how-to-dry-brush-with-paints/ http://alicecarman.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/how-to-dry-brush-with-paints/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:13 +0000 alicecarman http://alicecarman.wordpress.com/?p=2698 Continue reading →]]> Dry brushing is a painting technique in which a paint brush that is relatively dry can still holds paint. The resulting brush strokes have a characteristic scratchy look that lacks the smooth appearance that washes or blended paint commonly have.

On this card I blended a lot of color to get the right effect.  You can blend these paints by dry brushing the paints on to your project.  I used Creative Imagination’s Nature Stencil Kit

Supplies I used:

Silks:Ginger Peach, Coral Berry, Sky Blue, Guatemalan Green, Sunburst and Carmen

Nature Stencil Kit 

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

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