Bookmarkish Card #1

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Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Well...it's different. I rather like it. The lighting kind of washed out the stamped image, but it's clearer in real life. Once again, I CASEd it from Splitcoast Stampers.

Supplies:

Ivory Card Blank (The Paper Studio)
Fresh "Outdoors"--Spring Greens/Sprout Paper (My Mind's Eye: Jen Wilson's 29th Street Market)
Lavender bunch (PSX)
Border Punch (Fiskar)
Peeled Paint (Tim Holtz Distress Ink)
Ribbon (Celebrate It: Harvest)

I'll have the second one in this mini-series tomorrow. Thanks for looking!

~Cynthia

Swirls under Flowers

Swirls under Flowers
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

This one is like a waffle. Some days I like it. Some days I just look at it and think it needs something else. I think, in retrospect, I should have used a designer paper on the left side and not just the card blank. I also think the white Bazzill cardstock is too white--too stark. But then....I really like the flourishes and the burgundy cardstock. But then I think...the marker color I used for the flowers doesn't match.

But then...

Waffle, waffle, waffle.

This one will probably sit in the card box for a while. :-)

~Cynthia

REJOICE! He is RISEN!

Quilted Happies

Quilted Happies
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Here's the second card I made with Splitcoast Stamper's quilted card technique. I used October Afternoon's South Forty again. I really don't like the back of this paper, just the brown/blue flowers, but I liked the way they looked together in this design. Check out yesterday's blog for all the instructions. I changed the sentiment and used Distress Ink (Walnut Stain) on the strip, placing more Bazzill brown cardstock behind it. I like how the ink makes the little strip pop. The button is from foof-a-la.

Today is Maundy Thursday. What does that mean for you?

~Cynthia

Quilted Thoughts

Quilted Thoughts
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

I *LOVE* this technique! I know it looks all hard and complicated, but it's really easy peasy!! You can find all the instructions on Splitcoast Stampers--as always, right?? ;-) Basically, cut two squares of your background paper (which, for me, was Bazzill brown), then punch four 1-inch squares of your designer paper (I used a Marvy square punch) and a second set of four 1-inch squares from a second patterned paper. I used both sides of Graphic 45's Baby2Bride Collection, Love is Blue. I added a sweet button in the middle of the squares, glued a strip of the same paper across the bottom, and stamped the sentiment. I *did* add a bit of Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain to soften the starkness of the designer paper on the brown cardstock. I also rounded the corners with a Fiskars corner rounder. I probably maybe shoulda rounded the sentiment strip corners too, but I wanted a ribbon-ish look. All in all, I am pleased with this one. :-)

Thanks for checking this one out! Enjoy your Holy Week and look at the Easter story in a new way this year.

~Cynthia

Flowers in a Brown Field

Flowers in a Brown Field
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

And no distress ink here, either!! ;-)

This is another CASE (Copy And Share Everything) from a cardmaker over at Splitcoast Stampers. It vaguely looks like hers. I used brown Brazzill cardstock, ran it through the Cuttlebug (Branches), then cut a simple strip of designer paper (October Afternoon's Farm Fresh: South Forty) and wrapped a bit of ribbon around it. Layered, glued, done. Woot!

Thanks for looking! And have a wonderful Easter! HE IS RISEN!!

~Cynthia

Pumpkin Birthday

Pumpkin Birthday
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Look! NO GRUNGE, MA!! :-)

I really like the colors of this one, even though I used absolutely no Distress Inks! I got the idea, of course, from a card over at Splitcoast Stampers. And, of course, it looks nothing like it. I wonder if I actually have to give credit if no credit is due.....

The Supplies:

Ivory card blank (The Paper Studio)
Pumpkin cardstock (Bazzill)
Chocolate cardstock (Bazzill)
Designer paper (Beautiful Life Dots by BoBunny)
Embossing (Cuttlebug)
Circles (Marvy circle punches)
JustRight Happy Birthday stamp

Cut, emboss, stamp, punch, glue, glue, glue. DONE.

~Cynthia ;-)

A Bit of Flower Insanity

A Bit of Flower Insanity
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

This is a card I did a few weeks ago, you know, when I lost my mojo somewhere. It started out as a good idea, then went downhill a bit. It ended up kind of....I dunno...childlike?? As in, a child made this. Oh well. Someday, somewhere, somebody will NEED to receive this card.

At least that's what I keep telling myself.

I used a kraft card blank and some Walnut Stain Distress Ink from Tim Holtz. The main flowers are from Bazzill cardstock and Calypso Love from BoBunny, punched from Paper Shapers' Retro Flower. The smaller flower is from a Cuttlebug diecut. The green grass is a Graphic 45 paper called Florentine. And the squirrel is cut from a paper pad called The Friendly Forest by Colorbok. I ran the yellow flower through a Fiskars paper crimper and covered the smaller flower with Glossy Accents. Lastly, I added a few stems with a pen.

The End.

~Cynthia ;-)