Tax Time

It's almost tax time and I am getting tax stuff in the mail so I thought it would be a great time to post this card.  The flowers were made using the income tax act, its a card for an a crafty accountant so I think she will appreciate the flower.

Supplies used:

• MME Portebello Road
• Spellbinders Scallop Circles
• Spellbinders Label14
• Tax Act
• Distress Ink
• MM Flourish 

Sliding Card Pocket

I have been recently organizing my craft space and one of the things I realized is that I have too much paper. I also know how much my daughter loves getting cards from me so what I have been doing is making her some simple cards.  I have been taking some scraps and papers that I have lots of and making her cards for her lunch.  She loves getting them and I get the satisfaction of using some paper.  I have a long way to go but its part of my plan to make a dent in the stash.

I also made an iGram if you are interested in seeing how I made it.

Faux Chipboard Tutorial with Cameo

When I saw the the theme was Ice I thought of iridescent paper and bling, two of my favorite things.  I have always love the look of chipboard but the only drawback of the Cameo is that it can't cut chipboard, plus it's hit and miss on the acid free content. I decided to layer four of the same die cut to achieve the dimension of chipboard and this way I know the end result is acid free.

 

Step 1:  Modify and size your shape as necessary and then cut four times, in my case I merged the design twice and then copied it four times.  The more layers you add the more dimension you will get but if your design is very intricate and detailed it gets harder to match each layer.

Step 2: Carefully remove the design from the mat and line up how you will use them, if your paper has a good and bad side make sure you have the right side up

Step 3: Apply a re-positionable spray adhesive, use a spray for a light even coverage and re-positionable will give you some flexibility when matching the layers before setting permanently.  Note because spray adhesive tends to splatter do this outside or in an empty box.

 

Step 4: Carefully match the layers up and press down, repeat for all layers.  Note the more intricate and delicate the design the more difficult this will be.  I sometimes use 5 layers but this design was intricate and it was getting difficult to keep everything together so I used four.

 

Step 5:  Embellish as desired and attach to your project  (I added some bling with the I-roc)

Products Used

• Evergreen Borough Distress Ink
• Snake Tape
• Cameo
• Winterland Collection pack by Fancy Pants
• I-Roc
• Spray Adhesive
• Iridescent paper

I am being Gossiped about :)

Normally that is not a good thing but my Quad Easel Card is being featured on the Stamping Craft Gossip site.  They were doing a review of Instructagram and decided to use my Quad Easel Card.

http://stamping.craftgossip.com/project-quad-card/2013/01/17/