More Grunge. More Butterflies.

More Grunge. More Butterflies.
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Yeah, I can't go too many days without making a grunge card. :-) It really is this dark. I'm not sure what situation I would use this for. Maybe a thinking of you????

The Details:
I used a kraft card blank from The Paper Studio. The butterfly is diecut (Cuttlebug) from BoBunny's Calypso Love designer paper. The background paper is an artist's paper by Sally Jean Alexander called 'Girl in Circle.' I distressed a bit of hemp twine (Darice) for the bow on the side. Then I distressed the HECK out of everything with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain. I brushed it on the edges of the artist's paper and the card blank. I covered the butterfly with it. I ran the bow across the ink pad. I slapped the pad against the paper to make lines and squares. Then I even threw water at the paper to make coffee stain-like spots. And then I called it 'done'!! ;-)

Thanks for looking at my grunginess!!

~Cynthia

Bird in a Window

Bird in a Window
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Here's one of those 'well, that's not exactly what I had in my mind' cards! I KNOW you've been there, right?? =D It started with this very awesome card over at my usual inspiration haunt--Splitcoast Stampers. I didn't have all the tools the cardmaker did, so I had to invent some stuff! In retrospect, there are many things I would change, the biggest thing is the color combination of the papers and I would also change the color of the bird. But, I was just playing around and having some creative fun, so I think...in the end...it came out kind of cool. ;-)

Supplies:
Kraft card blank (The Paper Studio)
Paper: green cardstock (Bazzill); Antique Red Crackle (EK Success)
Stamps: Textured Bird (Stampabilities); Leaf and Branch Clear Stamps (Martha Stewart) (stamped twice and cut out)
Ink: Peeled Paint and Weathered Wood (Tim Holtz Distress Inks)
Chalk: Inkadinkado
Nestabilites rectangle (for frame)
Glitter Pen (for bird eye)

Thanks for checking this one out! Enjoy your day!!

~Cynthia

Musical Thank You

Musical Thank You
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Did you remember to set your clocks forward an hour last night? Or are you running late?? ;-)

I love today's card! Well, obviously, because it's all GRUNGY, right??!! LOL! Pretty easy to put together too. The music paper is from The Paper Studio. The kraft paper is unknown, from my stash. I used a bit of twine under the thank you sentiment. I crumpled the music paper and then hit it hard with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain. The stamp is from Inkadinkado, I think. The Mix Your Messages set. Maybe. Heh. So I wrapped the twine around the music paper and then glued the kraft sentiment on that, and then glued it all on a kraft card blank from The Paper Studio. Aaaaand...DONE. :-)

Have a wonderful day!! And thanks for looking!

~Cynthia

Calypso Love on Black

Calypso Love on Black
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

We're FINALLY getting some sun here in SC. Sometimes it seems like we'll have cloudy, rainy days FOREVER! This card kind of reminds me of the difference between the two--cloudy and sunny. I used black Brazzill cardstock for the cloudy--with a flourish stamp in white ink...kind of like the silver lining. (Hey...that's pretty good!) The the sunny is BoBunny's Calypso Love. And you can't get any sunnier than a butterfly--I used a Cuttlebug diecut. A little ribbon, a few half pearls and you've got a great weather forecast...I mean a cute card! ;-)

~Cynthia

Lacey Flowers

Lacey Flowers
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Hey there! I hope you're having a great day...thanks for stopping by my little corner of the Internet! The idea for this card came from Splitcoast Stampers. Of course, THAT one looks nothing like THIS one! The only die cut flower I have is from Cuttlebug. The original card had a more solid flower, and she tucked her flowers beneath the half circle. I thought they were too beautiful to hide. :-) I only used one paper--both sides of KaiserScrapbook's SUBLIME Majesty. I cut the half circle with CutterBee's Curvy Cutter. Then three Queen & Co. dots in the top corner finished the card. (Sorry about the shadows there!) And that was it! There's plenty of room for a sentiment on the outside and I haven't put anything on the inside yet.

Enjoy your day!

~Cynthia

Flower Ribbon

Flower Ribbon
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Morning, everyone! This cute little card topper was so fun to put together! Everything kind of fell into place--don't you love it when that happens??! I CASEd yet another card from Splitcoast Stampers--one of my favorite places to hang out for inspiration. As always, it never quite turns out like the original, but I guess that's the point, right? :-)

I started out by running a piece of blue Bazzill cardstock through the Cuttlebug, using the D'vine Swirls embossing folder. Then I cut a ribbon-width length of green Bazzill (because I didn't have any ribbon that matched). I punched out the little blue flowers from K & Co's Addison Blue and Green Bouquet designer paper using a 1-inch square Marvy punch. I also threw in a scalloped circle (Marvy) which had been inked using Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Faded Jeans. If the paper ribbon strip looks a tad crooked...well...that's because it is. I tried everything to move it over, but that Glue Runner stuff STICKS and sticks FAST. Other than that little problem, I thought this one turned out rather nice. In my humble opinion, of course! ;-)

Have a wonderful day!!

~Cynthia

Hello, Butterfly!

Hello, Butterfly!
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

This is one of the (MANY) times I wish I had tons of money to buy tons of stamps. I wanted a small, simple "hello", but all I've got is this big, boxy thing. And yes, I guess I could have just inked up the hello part and left off the box part, but that's just way too much trouble when I could just buy another stamp! ;-) I was aiming for clean and simple (CAS) but I think maybe it lacks something. It wasn't exactly what I had in my head! What do you think?

Supplies:

Ivory card blank (The Paper Studio)
Walnut Stain ink (Tim Holtz Distress Ink)
Hello stamp (Hampton Art)
Butterfly paper (Graphic 45, Botanicabella Collection, Ode to a Butterfly, boths sides of paper used)
Rust paper (Bazzill)

See? Pretty simple.

Thanks for looking!

~Cynthia