Off the Edge...almost!

Off the Edge...almost!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

This week's One Layer Wednesday challenge is being hosted by Susan Raihala over on her Simplicity blog. Her challenge is to stamp your image/images all the way to the edge of the page/card, without going *off* the edge.

Here's my take! And it's also a CASE of Susan's card. Heh heh.

I stamped the sentiment then I stamped the ladybug.

The end.

OK, just one more thing. That sentiment is one of my newest acquisitions. I saw it in the store and decided it was the perfect font and the perfect size. I have other happy birthday stamps that are either larger or smaller. This one fits perfectly between them. And I LOVE that it looks hand written. Sweet!!



Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white card blank)
Stamps: Endless Creations (birthday stamp); Stampin Up (ladybug, from unknown set)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Black Soot); Distress Marker (Black Soot, Fired Brick)


And that's it for me! Have a wonderful weekend!!!!


~Cynthia

Enjoy the Journey

Enjoy the Journey, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

This card is purely experimental so don't look too closely, OK? ;-)

I saw this lovely card over on Vicky's blog, Crafting Clare's Paper Moments. Then I had to wrack my brain trying to remember if I had a globe stamp and, if so, where is it???

Gratefully it didn't take me more than 30 seconds to find this one. I don't think I've ever used it before. Shame on me! =D

Super easy to make, following Vicky's instructions. I punched a hole in a sticky note, then brushed Distress Inks in blue and green roughly where the land and sea would be. I used a felt applicator to give a more grungy, textural look to the inks.

Then I removed the mask and stamped the globe and the sentiment below.

And yes, the globe is crooked and the sentiment is off-center. Experimental card, people, experimental card. ;-)


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (random used bits of two card blanks)
Stamps: Clear Art Stamps/Craft Secrets (travel stamp set--globe and sentiment)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Black Soot, Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans)
ETC: Marvy-Uchida circle punch (yellow one--2.5 inches, I think)


I can't believe it's Thursday already. What, exactly, happened to Tuesday?? I had a customer tell me years ago that before the age of 30, time drags along. But when you turn 30, boom! Time speeds up and rolls past so quickly! So true, yes? =D


Have a wonderful day!!

~Cynthia

One Layer--No Flourish

One Layer--No Flourish, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

This week's challenge on the Less is More blog is to create a card with a flourish. Laurie at the Stamping Up North blog made this beautiful card. I went looking for a flourish and was distracted by this dandelion stamp.

I love this stamp!

So I decided to use Laurie's recipe and forgo the flourish! =D

I grabbed a long clear block, using a Post-it note to mask the bottom--it was too long for my card. Then I stamped the new Shaded Lilac Distress Ink all over the clear block and pressed it onto the card blank. The really cool thing is it created texture on the card! You can really feel the ink spots! :-)

Then I stamped the dandelion, the drifting seeds and the sentiment. In real life, you can see the sentiment much better.


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white card blank)
Stamps: Great Impressions (dandelion and seeds); Endless Creations (sentiment)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Shaded Lilac and Black Soot)
ETC: EK Success (clear block)



Thanks so very much for visiting today!

~Cynthia

Summer at the Beach

Summer at the Beach, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Happy Monday!!! =D

This page is for those of you, like me, who are currently experiencing cloudy, rainy, misty weather. ;-)

I'm loving that Carolyn over on A Colorful Journey has invited everyone along on a virtual vacation to the beach!

And I'm loving that this month's challenge over on the Inspiration Emporium blog is to "Create a Little Sunshine." (I totally hope a sunset qualifies!! LOL!)

AND I'm loving that it's Monday, so that means Shimelle has another Starting Point scrapbook page challenge up too!

Play along with us if you can!

This photo was taken a few years ago (sigh!) at Hunting Island State Park in South Carolina--my most favorite place to camp in the state! I LOVE to take pictures of the sunrise and sunset each day I'm there. Does that ever get old???? =D

I used Shimelle's recipe and lots of mixy/matchy papers. Some from Crate Paper, a bit from Basic Grey and a flashcard from Tim Holtz.

I guess I had better get back to my housework. Just because it's raining doesn't mean I can take the WHOLE day off to play, now does it??

Well....maybe! ;-)



Thanks so much for dropping in today!


~Cynthia

Birthday a la Susan Raihala

Birthday a la Susan Raihala, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I ripped this card idea straight off of Susan Raihala's blog, Simplicity. She, in turn, took the idea from Michelle Bertuzzi in Card Creations Volume 10.

Did you get all that?? ;-)

I pretty much used Susan's recipe for this card. I punched out a scalloped circle, then used the negative space as my mask.

I stamped the script stamp in a lighter pink than the ink I used for the Happy Birthday stamp.

Then I smooshed the darker ink pad on some scrap paper and punched out the butterfly.

Twas like a 5-minute card, it was. =D


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white card blank)
Stamps: Inkadinkado (script stamp); Endless Creations (birthday stamp)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar)
ETC: Martha Stewart (butterfly punch); Marvy Uchida (scallop circle punch)


I haven't created too much this week because I had jury duty. Seriously? Not fun. :-( But that's over and now I have a bit of time to create! Just waiting for the mojo to return. =D

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

~Cynthia

June 2012 Tim Holtz Tag

June 2012 Tim Holtz Tag, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Woo hoo!!! LOVE June's Tag by Tim Holtz!!!! I mean...tinting an old photo. AWESOME.

So, of course, I didn't have an old photo to tint. So I had to go all MacGyver again this month!

I stamped the lighthouse image on a piece of glossy paper, using Archival Ink. Works like a charm on that glossy paper!

Then I tinted parts of the image using...get this....Distress Markers. NO SMEARING. Awesome!! Yes, the lighthouse looks a tad pink, but I just rolled with that. ;-) I added a grunged up piece of Tim's paper along the bottom of my faux photo.

I also distressed it with Distress Inks and a paper distresser.

Then I grabbed the Alcohol Inks. I inked up the metal letter L on the left there--it stands for lighthouse, of course! I ran a piece of silver tape (the kind used for heating and air conditioning stuff) through a Dymo Label Maker. I embossed the phrase "By The Sea" and then covered it with two brown Alcohol Inks. I lightly sanded the ink off to make the letters more visible.

I also found a key in my stash and covered that with Alcohol Ink too. The little bling on the bottom right was made the same way. I glued a large blue diamond bling to a Chinese coin and added the Alcohol Inks as well.

For the background tag, I put Distress Stains in a puddle on a craft mat and dragged the tag through several times. I dried it and stamped the sand dunes and sea oats.

Finally I dyed the seam binding (it was green) with blue Distress Stain to make it match the tag. Then I adhered everything and did a little happy dance.

Or was I supposed to do a MacGyver Dance? Does he even dance?? ;-)


Supplies:
Paper: Offce tag; Ranger (Glossy Paper); Tim Holtz (Lost and Found paper pad)
Stamps: Seaside Stampin Ink (Just Beachy set); Stacy Stamps (East Bank Lighthouse)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Gathered Twig, Antique Linen); Distress Stain (Picket Fence, Stormy Sky, Frayed Burlap); Distress Markers (assorted); Alcohol Inks (Caramel, Espresso, Silver, Pitch Black); Archival Ink (Coffee)
ETC: The Sewing Place (seam binding); Making Memories (metal alphabet letters); Glue Dots; and lots of stuff I found in my stash! =D



Thanks SO much for stopping by and checking this tag out!! I had a blast making it!! =D


~Cynthia

Beach Vacation

Beach Vacation, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I love the first of the month! The crafters in Ali Edwards' One Little Word class host a blog hop, Tim Holtz posts his latest Tag 0f 2012 (uhhhh, insert link HERE when Tim posts his tag!), and I get to turn all the calendars to the next month!

OK, maybe not so much that last one....

But this "first" has Carolyn over at A Colorful Journey inviting us to go on vacation to the beach with her! Well, not really GO, but use that as inspiration to create something--anything!

So here's my card. Very beachy, yes?

I border punched the waves and dusted them with Picket Fence Distress Marker to create the foam.

So cool. *sigh* LOVE Picket Fence....

Then I stamped the sailboat on a scrap piece of paper, cutting out the sails only. I stamped the sailboat again--on the card blank.

I mushed Broken China and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks all over, leaving streaks to get the cloud effect.

I adhered the sails to the image using pop dots and then stamped the seagulls.

Finally I stamped the birthday sentiment down "in" the water. Hee hee!

Won't you join us at the beach?? Surf's up!! =D


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white card blank); Bazzill (blue cardstock)
Stamps: Stacy Stamps (sailboat set); Endless Creations (birthday sentiment)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Black Soot, Tumbled Glass, Broken China); Distress Marker (Picket Fence)
ETC: Fiskars (wave border punch); EK Success (Pop Dots); Glue Glider Pro


Have a wonderful weekend!!!!!


~Cynthia

PS:  Here's a shot of Folly Beach, South Carolina, I took back in April.  LOVE Folly!  Best surfing on the East Coast, baby!!!