A Masculine Sympathy Card

Hello and welcome here! Just where has the week gone!?! Yikes, I can't believe it's already Thursday. We had a day off on Monday, then a Snow Day on Tuesday (yippee, no school/work), and tomorrow is another day off:) Only 2 days of work for me this week!!

Just thought I'd share a fairly simple sympathy card I made a little while ago for a guy at work. I stamped the Thomas Kincade image with Vintage Photo Distress Ink added a sentiment and a couple of embellishments and voila, it's done.

Card Size: 5" x 7"

The card is larger than I normally do so that people had room to sign the inside.

Recipe: SS-Cornish Heritage Farms Thomas Kincade Lighthouse, PP-from the clearance bin (no info on it), Spellbinders-Curved Rectangels, Fancy Tags 2 & Petite Ovals Lg., Martha Stewart Caning Pattern All Over The Page Punch, EK Success Fountain Corner Punch, CS-Dark Brown Textured, CTMH CS-Colonial White, CTMH Ink-Black, Distress Inks Vintage Photo, Pearls, Foam Squares, CTMH SS-Beautiful Things.

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Some pictures of our Snow Day:) It feels like we got most of our winter's snow in 1 day.

The next day we had a bit of sun.

Hope you're having a great week,
Deneen

Window Frame Card

Hello and welcome here. I picked up this new die by Heartfelt Creations, it's called Decorative Window Scene. Of course I had to try it out right away, so I started with a simple card.

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I stamped my image, turned it over and held it up to the light. I then traced the inside part of the frame onto the back, and then cut just outside the lines so that the edges would be covered by the frame itself. I then added foam squares behind the frame to give it a 3-D look. I finished it of with a cream seam binding bow.

Card Inside:

I use white bases for my cards and thought that it was a little too white, so I toned it down a bit with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Recipe: CTMH CS-White Daisy, Chocolate & Colonial White, Pattern Paper-K & Company Fall Harvest Green Acorn & Leaf Flat Paper, Seam Binding-Cream, Nestabilities-Fancy Tags, Heartfelt Creations-Decorative Window Scene, CTMH Ink-Black & Bamboo, CTMH SS-Happy Journey, Copics, Distress Inks-Vintage Photo & Antique Linen, Cornish Heritage Farms Stamps-Thomas Kincade Scripture 1 & Thomas Kincade Streams of Living Water.

My little guy (who is 3) was at it again. This morning I poured him his cereal and thinking he might want to go outside with his sister I asked him, "Where do you want to eat it?" He replies, "In my mouth." Oh, yes, that would be the place to eat it, roflol.

Thanks for stopping by.

Deneen

Journals from the Craft Show

Good morning! I have some journals to share with you today. I made 2 of each style to sell at the Craft Sale. You can see my first Craft Sale post HERE, where I shared my Stationary/Gift Boxes.

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Each journal is 200 pages, and measures approx. 6" x 9". I unwound the wire from the journal and covered the cover with B&T paper. I cut the front B&T piece bigger so that I could wrap it around the cover. And then I attach a piece of B&T piece to the inside to cover the edges. (See photo below).

I then use one of the sheets of paper to figure out where to punch the holes for the wire (Shhh, don't tell anyone that one of the journals only has 199 pages). I decorate as desired and then wind the wire back on, using pliers to bend the end of the wire inwards.

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I kept them fairly simple (no ribbon, foam squares etc.), and sold them for $5. They sold really well. I have only a few of the masculine ones left.

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I added Stickles to the stitching.

I used all CTMH B&T paper (Patterned Paper), it was thinner and easier to wrap around the edges of the cover. Some is older retired paper.

Hope you were inspired, enjoy,

Deneen

Thomas Kincade Covered Journal

I'm loving the CTMH Bella papers for covering my journals. Here was one I did for my niece as a graduation gift.

I typed the scripture verse up on computer and printed it onto Colonial White CS, and then cut it out using Nestabilities.

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Here's a close-up of the lighthouse. I used Copics Spica clear glitter pen to make 'rays' coming from the light...and used a clear rhinestone for the light.

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For the inside cover, I added a bookplate so that she could add her name, or any other information she wanted.

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Well, this post was short and sweet and lacking in personality:), sorry 'bout that....I have a wicked headache (I don't get them very often) and just kind of wanted to get this done so that I can go lay down...on my nice soft pillow...in a cool, dark room...on a firm, but not too firm mattress...with no little ones wanting attention.

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Enjoy,

Deneen

More Candles...someone please stop me:)

Okay, I am having waaaaaaayyy too much fun!!! I didn't even let the Stickles dry on the Candles candle before I took the picture, lol. I keep thinking up new ideas for them. I posted Candle Stamping & Tutorial a couple of days ago...you can find that HERE.

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I popped into Dollarama to pick up some holders for my Copics, and thought, "I wonder if it would work with coloured tissue paper?" So I picked some up. Once home, I wondered if Impressabilities would work, sure enough, they did (and you don't need the Cuttlebug or other machine for it). I then used some Nestabilities dies as well.

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Candle Size: 4" x 2.5" (found them at Superstore for $1.99, run and grab them...before I do!!! LOL)

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Candle candle: CTMH SS-Candlelight, I used a white, light purple, and light blue tissue paper. I stamped using Hydrangea, Black and Moonstruck for the candle, and Honey for the flame. I added stickles to the 'Happy Birthday' flame. I also attached some of the flames to the top of the candle...it took a couple of tries because it helps when you keep the wax paper flat on the image, and the candle is rounded. But it turned out GREAT!

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Pink Posy Candle: I inked up Flower Silhouette Impressabilites using Hydrangea (I added the ink to the Impressabilities by inking directly from the stamp pad), remove the scrap piece of paper under the Impressabilities (that you used to protect your surface while inking it up), lay the Impressabilities on a fresh piece of paper, place the tissue paper VERY carefully on top of the Impressabilities, I then carefully place the rubber mat on top, and pushed gently...the tissue soaks up the ink very easily so it doesn't require much pressure. Remove mat, and tissue paper. I inked a second piece of tissue paper (because one piece isn't quite big enough to go around the candle). I finished it off with a Martha Stewart border punch, rhinestones and flowers.

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Here are some Christmasy ones...early I know, but B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L if I say so myself:)

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Blue Thomas Kincade: I used Nestabilities to cut out, and frame this image. I stamped the image with Moonstruck, then cut it out with the Nestabilities. I then cut a frame from dark blue tissue paper. Next time I'll ink the image edges with Moonstruck.

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Wreath Thomas Kincade: I stamped the image on white tissue paper with Black ink, cut it out with Nestabilities, and coloured it very simply with Copics...just to give it a touch of colour. I then inked the edges with Tim Holtz Vintage Distress Ink (*CTMH Cocoa bleeds and changes colours when you apply it to the candle*). I then finished it off with Martha Stewart punches and red Stickles.

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Snowflake: The snowflake is using Impressabilities...same method as Pink Posy (above). I finished it off with ribbon and CS, and Cuttlebug's snowflake Die.

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The close-ups....

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Here's the candle before I added the CS.

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I added glitter to the snow...the areas that the moonlight or light from the window would hit.

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I stamped 'Winter' onto white tissue paper, but of course when the wax melts, it takes on the darker colour...that's why it's mottled looking:)

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I sure hope I inspired you to try Candle Stamping!!!

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Enjoy,

Deneen