Raining Hearts!

Raining Hearts!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Sorry for the seriously wonky colors on this card--it really is white in real life! (Camera operator error. Ahem.)

So I got the inspiration from Laurie at Soapbox Creations. I LOVED the sort-of tuxedo shirt layout. So cute!!

I punched the smaller hearts and die cut the larger two. Then I scored the lines and adhered the hearts.

Seriously...what could be simpler?? ;-)


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (red paper); Recollections (white card blank plus extra for the hearts)
ETC: Emagination (heart punch); Cuttlebug (double heart die cut); ScoreBuddy; EK Success (Pop Dots); Glue Glider Pro; Zig Two-way Glue


Today's the day! All the Valentine's cards must head out in the mail!! Gratefully, they're headed to cities that don't have any snow, so they should make it to their destinations on time. Be safe out there!!! :-)


~Cynthia

Jar of Hearts

Jar of Hearts, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Today I'm CASEing the ever talented N@ Ali. She has the COOLEST cards on her blog Just Cards.

I was looking for a bit of direction and saw this card and decided it would be adorable for Valentine's Day!

I die cut the jar out of sparkly paper and a piece of acrylic packaging material. Then I cut the jar lid from crafting sheet metal. (The metal is purple on the other side. I just flipped it! Perfect!!)

I punched the hearts out then drew lines to where I wanted them to hang and adhered the hearts.

To assemble the jar I used the Glue Glider across the jar mouth to hold the acrylic piece, but also added a slim line of glue pen across the very bottom of the jar--trying to hide the glue. I think it works really well. It holds everything in place while not allowing globs of glue to show. Then I just adhered the metal jar lid using Glue Glider, since that's under the metal and that can't be seen anyway.

Then I stamped the sentiment.

Whew! That took longer to type up than it took to acutally make the card!! =D




Supplies:
Paper: The Paper Studio (kraft card blank); Bazzill (red cardstock); unknown sparkly paper
Stamp: Craftsmart (sentiment)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Black Soot)
ETC: The Memory Box (Tall Canning Jar die cut); Ten Second Studio (sheet metal); Emagination (heart punch); American Crafts (pen); Zig Two-way Glue Pen; Glue Glider Pro; acetate remnant


OK, so only a few more V Day cards to go! I really need to get them in the mail tomorrow so I had better get back to creating!! Thanks for stopping in...and have a crafty weekend!!!


~Cynthia

Hanging by a Heart

Hanging by a Heart, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I'm back to CASEing Ardyth again! This time I used this card on her MASKarade blog for my inspiration. Go check it out! I'll wait. ;-)

It's such a cute layout. I think it would be perfect for so many occasions. Can you see cupcakes on little strings??

No? Oh. Maybe it's just me then.

Ahem.

So I not only went all CASE, but I went CAS too.

Stamp sentiment.

Draw line.

Attach heart.

The end.


Supplies:
Paper: Recollection (card blank and left over piece for heart)
Stamp: Craftsmart (VDay)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Stain (for heart); Memento (Tuxedo Black)
ETC: Emagination (heart punch); American Craft (pen); Zig Two-way Glue


I think I'll send this one to my nephew. It's not too girly, is it? ;-)


Thanks for stopping by--I appreciate your visits!


~Cynthia

Another Heart Card Down!

Another Heart Card Down!, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Soooo, this card started as a CASE of another one of Ardyth's amazing cards.

Then it just went downhill fast.

I ended up completely ruining the card idea, so to make myself feel just a smidge better, I colored the mess with some alcohol inks.

I just drew random lines with pink and purple inks....and got a crazy inked-up circle.

So, you know, naturally I had to die cut a butterfly out of it, adhere it to a card, stamp a sentiment and call it a day.

My littlest niece loves pink. So this is going to her house.

Take THAT stupid mojo!!!

=D


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (pink cardstock); Recollections (white card blank)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Picked Raspberry)
ETC: Cuttlebug (butterfly die cut); Spectrum Noir (alcohol ink pens); Glue Glider Pro


It's SUCH a gorgeous, sunny day that I don't really want to be inside. But I have managed to get most of my chores out of the way--still have to clean the fridge out--so I can finish up the last few Valentine's Day cards. Yay for progress!! =D

~Cynthia

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