Sympathy Calligraphy Bird & Giveaway Information!

My dear neighbor has a daughter and son-in-law who are bird crazy.  I know they have a cockatiel and a few smaller ones, but they absolutely LOVE their birds; I imagine as much as I adore my fabulous feline four.  Unfortunately, one of their little flying angels flew off to the Rainbow Bridge to wait for the others to join them.  Helen asked me to make a card for her to send them and I knew exactly what stamp I was going to use.  Finding that stamp was another matter entirely, but I digress.  I made two cards for her so she could choose the one she preferred.

Before I get into how I made these cards, I want to share this little giveaway I'm having:

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presents

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I’m having a small drawing on my blog.  All you need to do is click onto this post, chose the costume you like best & when I get 75 costume comments, I’ll draw a random winner.  Open Internationally! Please feel free to share!

EXPIRES Nov, 1. 2017

What I Used to Make my Cards:

2 White Card Bases

White, Navy Blue and Black Card

Calligraphy Bird Stamp (I have no idea where I got this stamp)

Peace, Courage & Memories Set from Unity Stamp Co., #GKD-004A

Kaleidacolor Pad in Spectrum #KA-000-001

Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black

Wink of Stella in Clear

Black Enamel Dot 

Pop Dot

Both of these cards were very easy; I just stamped one image using the

Kaleidacolor ink pad and another with the Jet Black ink, both on white card.  I then trimmed both images.  I placed the color card onto the navy card and then attached the card onto the white card base. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment using the color pad, onto the bird image.  I then swiped the Wink of Stella, in clear, all over the colors, line by line.  I tried to get a picture of the sparkle, but I couldn't.

Then I assembled the black and white card.  I adhered the black and white image onto the black card with Pop Dots.  I also adhered the sentiment with Pop Dots.  I then placed the enamel dot on the card.  You can see the dimension and the texture on the black card.  

Here is the black and white card.  I am not sure which card Helen chose to send to her daughter, but the beauty of these cards is you can send them for any reason.  I hope you enjoyed my short tutorial and I do hope to see you join my Happy Halloween giveaway - I can't wait to see which costume wins the vote!  Thank you so much for visiting! Christi 




I am entering my Sympathy cards in the following challenges:
CASology - #270, Odd (It's odd I made 2 cards)

Through the Craft-Room Door - Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critters - Anything Goes w/ a Critter

A Bit More Time to Craft - #53, Anything Goes

My Time to Craft - #356, Sympathy

Crazy for Challenges - #406, Make a Card

Cream & Black Halloween & Giveaway Information!

I actually made this card last year - that happens to me often with Halloween; the holiday might be technically over, but my creative drive is still totally into it.  I have stacks of Halloween paper, from all manufactures, and I found this paper in an Echo Park pad.  Here is my Cream & Black Halloween card:

What I Used to Make this Card:
Black Card Base
Arsenic & Lace , #AL71016 by Echo Park, Spooky Icons, #AL71005  (discontinued but available)
Happy Halloween Bat by Cherry Pie Stamps, P437 
Cream Cardstock 
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels #17
Pop Dots

Before I get to the making of this card, I want to share this with you: 

Art~Without~Anxiety

presents

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I’m having a small drawing on my blog.  All you need to do is click onto this post, chose the costume you like best & when I get 75 costume comments, I’ll draw a random winner.  Open Internationally! Please feel free to share!

EXPIRES Nov, 1. 2017

Now, as you can see, this card was very simple to make.  I trimmed a piece of the Spooky Icons to fit onto the black card base.  Then, on the cream colored card, I stamped the Happy Halloween.  The sentiment was then die cut and pop dotted to the front of the card.  This is the type of card you could make over and over again since it is so easy!  I think the colors compliment each other.  Just a

Another Look 

little shout out to Maria at Cherry Pie; they have been in business since 1991 and she has amassed a stunning array of stamps.  Just take a peek at the decorative elements she has (click here) - I don't get paid for this and she doesn't even know I'm telling you all this, but I honestly feel Cherry Pie is worth a look. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope to see you enter my little giveaway.  Stay tuned for many more Halloween cards and projects - this is my FAVORITE holiday and I have so much fun playing with spooky goodies! Fondly, Christi





I am entering my Cream & Black Halloween Card in the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar Challenge - M, Halloween
Creative Friday - #189 Die Cuts/Punches (#2)
Aud Sentiments - #190, Use a Die Cut & A Sentiment
DL Art - Thankful Thursday, #213, Halloween

Time for some Blog Candy!!

I am way over due for some yummy blog candy, so I figured now is a good time to brighten up the day!  I can't take a picture of the candy because I have been adding and adding and adding to it - I did try, but the picture became obsolete within the next 20 minutes.  So, how do you get to win this luscious candy?  
1. Subscribe to my blog - chose whatever method you'd like; Bloglovin', Google, email, whatever works for you.
2. Show my lovely badge - that I made myself (I'm SO proud!)- to your blog somewhere that people can see it - please be sure it links back to my blog. 
3. Leave me a comment ON THIS post (I mean, you can leave me as many comments as you'd like, but in order to qualify for the drawing you have to leave a comment here).
4. If I get over 100 entrants, I will randomly draw 2 names, and for every 50 additional entrants over the 100, another random drawing will be put in place. So, the more the merrier! 

Best of Luck!

Christi

A New Challenge and a GIVEAWAY!!!

Hi my crafty friends! Happy day after the Super Bowl - boy, am I GLAD that is over. . .now we can get back to our regularly scheduled program :)

First I want to remind all of you that there is a NEW Challenge posted on Anything But a Card - it's a Tic Tac Toe themed challenge and is gonna be SO much fun ~ here is a picture of the elements you can use, but remember, use the items in either a diagonal or horizontal row; just like Tic Tac Toe!

Click on the picture to go to the Anything But a Card blog for further details!


Now for a fantastic giveaway! Globecraft & Piccolo is giving away a $10 gift certificate EVERY DAY from February 2, 2014 to February 8, 2014 - here is what you have to do to be in the running:

• Leave a comment on daily posts Sunday, February 2nd through Saturday, February 8th
• You must be a Follower of the Globecraft Piccolo blog
• You must like us on Facebook (click on the Facebook tab at the top of the blog)
• Only 1 comment per day per person
• If you refer a friend and your name is mentioned in their comment, you will get a second entry to the drawing for that day
• Winners will be chosen by Random.org and announced on Sunday February 9th
• You can win on multiple days so be sure to visit each day

So to sum it up, we will be awarding 7 people who comment this week; Sunday, February 2nd through Saturday, February 8th a $10 store credit.  

How cool is that! 

Remember, if you are looking for challenges to enter your creations in, please check out Challenges for Days - don't forget to subscribe so you never miss a chance to win some goodies! 

Have a great day! ~Christi~
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