More V-day CASEing

More V-day CASEing, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

This time my CASE victim, er, inspiration source is Meghan over on the Little Pink Bike blog. She's on the CASology Design Team and I have so enjoyed her creations!

This card caught my eye back in January and I thought it would be perfect as a Valentine's Day card.

Super cute and easy to mass produce! I think I used the Polaroid shape before--I just love it that much! ;-)

So I cut a piece of patterned paper the shape of the Polaroid photo, then die cut the square out, leaving a longer section at the bottom.

I cut squares out of white card stock, stamped a heart on it, then stamped the sentiment while holding the Polaroid on the card.

When the ink all dried, I adhered everything then added a tiny heart at the bottom of the Polaroid. (That's really in honor of Jules on the Always with a Heart blog because she ALWAYS hides a little heart for us and the card recipient to find!)

See? Fun and fast!


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white card blank); Neenah (Solar White cardstock); We R Memory Keepers (Anthologie--Everyday Moments)
Stamps: Stampin Up (heart); Craftsmart (sentiment)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Barn Door, Festive Berries)
ETC: Spellbinders Nestabilities (Classic Square Large die cut); Emagination (heart punch)


Two down! I guess I'd better count how many I need, huh??!! ;-)

Craft happy, friends!


~Cynthia

Happy Sunny Birthday!

Happy Sunny Birthday!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

First off, a HUGE WELCOME to my new followers!! Thank you for joining me on this creative journey!!

And now to the card...

I am loving this one! Totally not my idea--I was hanging out on Ardyth's blog (MASKerade) and saw this card. I immediately fell in love!

So of course I also had to immediately CASE it! ;-)

I stamped the flower using Versamark, then drowned it in clear embossing powder.

(If you look closely, you can see little black flecks in my nice clear embossing powder. Note to self: Buy *new* nice clear embossing powder.)

After heating the powder, I layered different orangeish Distress Inks, starting with the lighter color first. I went outside the lines, like Ardyth did, with the lightest color, then concentrated each successive darker color towards the center of the flower. I ended with the darkest ink only in the very center.

I cut the flower out, just barely outside the image edge. Then I adhered it to the card blank and stamped the sentiment.

Easy peasy! Thanks to Ardyth for the inspiration!!


Paper: Recollections (white card blank); Neenah (Solar White cardstock)
Stamps: Heartfelt Creations (flower); Endless Creations (sentiment)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge)
ETC: Versamark; unknown clear embossing powder


Happy Monday, all! I totally need to get crackin' on my Valentine's Day cards. How about you? Are you finished...or have you not even started?? ;-)


~Cynthia

Tim's Tag February 2013

Tim's Tag February 2013, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

It's the first day of February and you know what that means!! Time for Tim's Tag...or as I like to call it...Going Crazy With Distress Products!!!

And I really, really did.

And as usual, I did nothing like Sir Tim.

But I had a TON of fun and I think that's what counts the most, right?? =D

Head over to Tim's blog for the complete lowdown, but here's my take.

I slapped Distress Stains (Festive Berries and Fired Brick) all over a manilla tag and flicked water on it to create a distressed look. I distressed the edges then inked them up with Black Soot Distress Ink.

I stamped that big heart twice with Black Archival Ink (on the tag itself and on watercolor paper.) Then I stamped it again using Distress Ink (Fired Brick and Festive Berries.) I fussy cut out sections and layered everything up with Pop Dots. (Totally looks cool in real life...in a photo...not so much.)

I embossed a piece of Core'dinations Color Core with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. After I sanded it, the red color of the Color Core didn't match the tag color so I slapped more Distress Stains on it. YES. Totally matches!

I tied some Distressed twine and added the little label I had stamped. I stuck the Chit Chat word "adore" on that.

I used Alcohol Inks (Cranberry, Red Pepper, Watermelon and Silver) on a Fragment charm and adhered a small punched heart which had been covered with Glossy Accents.

For the final two touches, I punched hearts out of a strip of black cardstock and adhered, hanging it out off either side.

Then I stuck a length of Tissue Tape to itself, creating ribbon. Sweet idea there, Mr. Tim Holtz. ;-)


So so SO much fun on this one!! And my fingers got good and inky!! (Frighteningly, it's all RED Distress products on my fingers and I do look like I'm having some sort of medical emergency! Best get that scrubbed off pronto!!)


Thanks SO much for dropping by!


~Cynthia

CASEing Susan...again!

CASEing Susan...again!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Whenever my mojo leaves on vacation, I tend to visit one of the many blogs I have on my list for inspiration. Susan Raihala is one crafter who never ceases to inspire me!

This card is a take on one of her earlier creations. I love LOVE how simple it was to put this card together!

Punch four one-inch squares.

Corner round two opposite corners on each square. Voila! INSTANT PETALS!!

Make red paper using Distress Stain on leftover white card blank. Punch tiny little hearts from that paper.

Fiddle with a dang nail head and get it to stick on the card blank.

Do a small Triumph Dance.

Adhere petals and hearts

Stamp sentiment and adhere oddly so that in the photo it looks crooked, but in real life it's quite straight.

Wait.

Skip that last step, OK?

Anywho.

This was a fun card to produce, all thanks (once again) to Susan! =D


Supplies:
Paper: Recollections (white card blank); We R Memory Keepers (Everyday Moments line--Anthologie)
Stamp: Craftsmart (sentiment)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Fired Brick) and Distress Stain (Fired Brick)
ETC: Marvy (square punch); Crop-o-dile (corner rounder); Emagination (heart punch); Mark Richards (silver nail head); EK Success (3D Pop Dots); GlueDots


The sun has finally peaked its head out after what seems like three years of cloudiness. Alas, it won't be around long. Tomorrow we're supposed to get some seriously severe weather. Sounds like the perfect opportunity for gettin' crafty!

Stay safe, my friends!! ;-)


~Cynthia

Happy Hearts!

Happy Hearts!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Well, I can't say I'm pleased as punch with this one, but at least it's a step in the right direction. ;-) If anything, it felt good to be creating cards again.

I kinda, sorta got the idea from one of the CHA samples in Tim Holtz's booth--Stampers Anonymous, I think it was.

The background is a large script stamp, with the edges of the panel distressed.

I stamped several tiny tags, distressed the heck out of them and did the same thing to a banner.

Adhere everything.

Done.


Supplies:
Paper: The paper Studio (kraft card blank); unknown kraft paper
Stamps: Studio G (heart); Craftsmart (sentiment); Hero Arts (Italian Poetry Background)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Festive Berries, Walnut Stain)
ETC: Marvy (square punch) Wal-Mart (tiny tags); Memory Makers (paper distresser)



So that's it from here. I hope you find the time to get crafty this weekend! And thanks so much for the visit!!


~Cynthia

Hiatus

Internet problems are preventing me from posting and visiting. I'll catch up with everyone soon!! I hope!!

CASEing Susan

CASEing Susan, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Quick post today.

I made this card.

I CASE'd Susan Raihala.

My computer's in the shop for a few days.

I'm already going into withdrawal.

I'm borrowing a laptop.

This laptop is pathetic.

I can't even edit my photo.

The end.


~Cynthia