New Job Congrats--Deep Thoughts

New Job Congrats--Deep Thoughts
Originally uploaded by HikerCynthia

Yes, this is a Thinking Man's Card.

And yes, there's a story to the card. Heh.

A friend of mine got a new job working for an accountants' organization.

Get it?

New job = butterfly

Numbers = accountants

Is it a stretch??

Well, my friend liked it. She's kinda quirky so I think she got a kick out of the card. :-)

Super easy to make. One die cut butterfly sent through an embossing folder. One piece of designer paper distressed. One congrats stamp. And bunches and bunches and bunches of Distress Inks!

Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill (brown and cream cardstock); Tim Holtz (Lost and Found paper pad); Die Cuts With a View (green cardblank)
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Antique Linen and Walnut Stain and then a bunch more Walnut Stain)
Stamps: Hot Off the Press (Mix Your Messages)
ETC: Cuttlebug (die cut and embossing folder); McGill (Word Tag Punch); Making Memories (paper distresser)


Thanks for looking over here today!

~Cynthia

Bookmarkish Card #1

IMG00088
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 ;-)