Happy Anniversary my love!

My inside sentiment reads in part - "And they said it would happen when pigs fly... but look at us now - married 37 years!  The rest is mushy.

My hubby loved it and insisted I get a shot that reflected the holographic quality of the bow, arrows and his hooves.  He took this photo that lets you see the great effect you can get with Duo glue and Holographic Silver Foil.

And finally, this last shot gives you a better sense of the elevation of the two panels over the base card and of the pig himself.  Fun card to make - it amused me!

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Papertake Weekly – ATG

Inspiration Destination #65 – ATG

ABC Challenge L:10 – X is for Xtreme Bold Colors

That Craft Place – ATG

Crafting from the Heart #92 – ATG Always Tuesday Throwdown #274 – ATG Shopping our Stash L:13 – SOS #232 (used my precious heart brads FOUR of them!)  Top Three Art by MiRan Challenge #48 – ATG Simon Says Wed – Make it Sparkle

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

OMD Wrapping Paper

 A couple of posts ago I talked about making projects OMD (Off MY Desk) referring to recycling the left over papers left from previous projects that were stacking up on the corner of my desk.   My brother took my post to heart and on Christmas Day proudly shared his OMD gift wrapping with all the left over ends.

LOL!  I love that the concept is spreading - 

may the world re-use and recycle!

Ginny's Prrrroud o' ya brother!

~ginny

Framed Cupcakes...

613 Ave C's current challenge is Anything Goes - the sponsor is Stamplorations who will be providing the winner's prize!  You can submit up to three projects and you have till Saturday, 12/26  
- so go for it!  
The best part is there is some amazing inspiration available by the 613 DT!

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES:

• "Framed Cupcakes' was provided by Stamplorations.
• Sentiment is a 2009 Penny Black Rubber Stamp. 

PAPER:  

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.
• Base card and elevated layer is 'Recollections' 110 weight.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• Family Treasures punch used for the square window in the top layer.  
• Ribbon is from stash.
• Gold "sprinkles" were created with Duo Glue and Gold Foil.

INKS:

• Images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• Hand colored with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Crafting from the Heart #90 – ATG Always

Papertake Weekly – Winter Birthdays

Inspiration Destination #64 – ATG

The East Wind #45 – CAS  Designer's Favorites

MarkerPOP #84 L:10– ATG

Paper Shelter – #231 – ATG

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Christmas Tag Gifts...

You know how good it feels when you can recycle things from your
hoarded stash?  SCORE!! After a flurry of card making, I always have a pile of leftovers I refer to as my OMD [Off My Desk] stash.  Love to challenge myself to make things only from OMD!

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• Image on the front red band is a rubber stamp that I used in a Christmas card design several years ago.  First stamped with black ink and heat embossed with clear EP - I then used a bleach technique to strategically remove the red where I would want another color inside the embossed lines.  Using colored pens I then added back in the colors of green, brown & pink.  I had maybe 6 or 7 of these red bands tucked away for "someday".  Amazingly, they perfectly covered the See's Candy logo - see source of the envelopes below under paper.
• Inside I tucked in 6 tags that were made with four different punches. [A circle, snowflake, star and a fern leaf that I made into a tree.]  Each punch is backed up with glitter paper to make them all shiny.
• Sentiment is a rubber stamp from ???

PAPER:  

• The shiny gold envelopes are from a stack of about 50 gift certificate envelopes from See's Candy that were being discarded - {WHAT?? Throw those out?  Surely I can find a use for those!}
• Colored CS pieces are OMD left over from previous Christmas cards.
• Glitter paper was one lonely piece of paper found in stash.
• Base CS for tag and for the sentiment are Ivory Recollections.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• SU Tag Top punch used to shape the base by cutting the end of a 2 inch wide strip of CS to create the tags.
• Gold cording used for the hangers.
• Ribbon or bling used on each punch to help them look like ornaments.

INKS:

• Black Onyx Versamark used for the sentiment.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

That Craft Place – Christmas

Aurora Wings #20 – AT but a Card

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG Always

Crafting from the Heart #90 – ATG Always

Clear It Out – ATG / Stash: ATG

Inspiration Destination #64 – ATG

Crafty Ribbons #140 – Countdown to Christmas w/ ribbon

Art by MiRan Challenge #47 – ATG

As You Like It / Your Favorite... “Favorite Christmas Colors & Why?” [I like the warmth of Ivory combined with any other color... it warms up the look - makes it more vintage.}  TOP THREE

TTuesday Throwdown #274 – ATG

Paper Shelter – #231 – ATG

Pile it On #98 – Christmas/ Winter

OSAAT #252 – ATG w/ Red

Fussy & Fancy  #154 –Happy Holidays

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Nutcrackers in Formation...

A clean and simple card designed for a good friend who collects Nutcrackers.  One of my personal challenges is to let the image and color alone carry the design.  I made this one weeks ago and kept it on my desk trying to decide what additional embellishments I needed... considered [and rejected] a ribbon & bow, bling for the corners, Fran-tage, heavy sigh!  Still not happy - I think the only acceptable solution would have been a caligraphy "Joy" sentiment in the lower right - but too late now!  LOL~!  I gave it to her this last weekend just as it is.

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• I used a Digi here so I could size the Nutcracker for perspective.  Unfortunately, because I colored it so many weeks ago, I have lost track of the source for this image.  If you recognize it, leave a comment?  UPDATE:  Thanks Rainey for your lead... that image is indeed"The Nutcracker" from Aurora Wings!  Yea for networking - it takes a village!

PAPER:  

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.
• Red CS is from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• The only embellishment is the embossed framework created with a Scor-It 

INKS:

• Images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer 
• Hand colored with Copics.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Inspiration Destination #63 – ATG

As You Like It / Your Favorite... “Male or Female?”  [Male - gets me away from frou-frou and moving toward my preferred CAS look.]

That Craft Place – Christmas

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG Always

Crafting from the Heart #90 – ATG Always

Clear It Out – ATG / Stash: ATG

Fussy & Fancy  #154 –Happy Holidays

Art by MiRan Challenge #47 – ATG

The East Wind #45 – CAS

Tuesday Throwdown #274 – ATG

Pile it On #98 – Christmas/ Winter

OSAAT #252 – ATG w/ Red

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Happy Birthday Wishes Hal...

 I am crazy about this little tyke... his name is Harry and he is a perfectly charming image to color!  He is also so perfect for my older male cousins' birthdays.

PROCESS INVENTORY

IMAGES: 

• Focal image "Harry" is from the Zuri Artsy Craftsy Store
• Paper Tole Technique used to 3D the focal image.  Colored  with Copics, fussy cut and 'paper sculpted', the layers were either glued &/or elevated with foam tape to achieve dimension.

PAPER:  

• Neenah "Classic Crest Solar White" 80# Cover Wt. used for the image.
• Base CS is "Recollections"- White, 110 lb., purchased at Michael's.
• Fishtail banners are OMD (Off My Desk) paper scraps.

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

• Blue button "sewn" with orange twine thru the three banners.
• Large dots E-folder is a Tim Holtz and the music score is from ???

INKS:

• Images were printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer. 
• Hand colored with Copics:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Paper Shelter – #230 – Special B'day

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG Always Crafting from the Heart #89 – ATG Always Papertake Weekly – Fun Fun Fun ABC Challenge L:10 – W is for Wishes Inspiration Destination #63 – ATG As You Like It / Your Favorite... “Male or Female?” (Today it is Male!  I enjoy this image and male cards lend themsleves nicely to CAS cards. ) Clear It Out – ATG / Stash: ATG Art by MiRan Challenge #47 – ATG Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge – Always ATG + DP

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny