My First Shadow Box Card

Now THIS is a card I really like.

I've been wanting to make one of these Shadow Box cards for quite some time. Then I ran across a tutorial on Cami's Blog. She has step by step instructions with pictures. Making this card was so much fun! Of course the card Cami made is adorable!

I created this card for the Thursday Weekly Challenge on SCS called Ways to Use It. This time it was to make a card with some pleats or ruffles. I used my crimper and made a little fence. I sponged StampinUP Going Gray classic ink on it to gives it sort of a steel look. Turned out really cool - especially with those screw brads.

If you click on the closeup below you can see the gray on the fence better. I also stamped and colored some grass across the bottom of the inside.

This next pic I took looking down from the outside. You can see the litte grass down there on the bottom. Kind of how grass would grow up next to a fence.

The main image is from Penny Black stamped on SU Naturals White and colored in with SU Watercolor Pencils & Dove Blender Pen. Edges on both scallops are sponged with Charcoal Chalk Ink.

From this next view you can see the chicken wire background on the inside. How CUTE is that!! I stamped the Chicken Wire in SU Going Gray Classic ink. Using my Stamp-a-ma-jig made it easy to lined up.

Card front is SU Naturals White. I stamped chicken wire on the sides and stamped flowers from main image on sides too. The patterned paper on front and inside layer is from one of those huge packs from Costco. Scalloped circle frame on the front is hand cut (poor me - I don't have nestabilities!). Doodling with black Micron and sponged edges. I also sanded the top of the little pewter flower brad for a different look.

Recipe:
Stamps: Penny Black Suprise; Inky Antics Chicken Wire; Hero Arts Hello There; Rubber Stampede Grass
Paper: SU Naturals White, Wild Wasabi; misc patterned paper
Ink: Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black; SU Going Gray; Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Charcoal & Olive Pastel; SU Watercolor Pencils; Dove Blender Pen; Micron Pen
Misc: SU Word Window Punch; Marvy Uchida Scallop Punchs; Fiskars Circle Cutter; Scalloped Paper Scissors; Stamp-a-ma-jig; Fiskars Crimper; misc brads.

More WT164 -Ways to Use It Challenge cards here.

The Return of Arte Y Pico
The other day I was checking out blog links from a forum on SCS when I landed at Stephanie's Stampin' Spot. (OK that totally sounded like I'm on a space ship or something! ha!) Stephanie's blog header pic is so darn cute! It makes me smile from ear to ear! Stephanie has really cute stuff! :) Not only does she shares her crafts, she shares in a personal way...like she is standing there talking to you.

Stephanie was so sweet to name me on her blog for the Arte Y Pico Award. It always feels good to know others enjoy our creations and appreciate the time we put into sharing through our blog. I'm going to be a little bit of a cheater again. Since I just recently got this award (here) I ask that you visit Stephanie's blog and leave some nice coments. Sound fair enough? Enjoy Stephanie's Stampin' Spot.

Fun Flock Fun

Christmas Pilgrims?
Yep...that's what the stamp is called. I haven't quite figured that out?? Anyhow...this Penny Black stamp is SO CUTE!! My mom gave it to me for Christmas last year. Time to have fun!

I made this card for Thursday's SplitcoastStampers DTGD Challenge. The challenge was to use Fun Flock. This stuff is SO COOL! I think I have every color (I have 12!)

Recipe:
The dog stamp is from Penny Black. Snowflake Stamp is from Rubber Stampede, Snow Drifts stamp is from Inky Antics and the saying stamp is from Great Impressions. Dogs and Snow Drift stamped using Black Stazon ink. I put Fun Flock on the hats using a glue pen. I did the red first and then the white. Stamped the snowflakes on blue paper with White Craft ink and then used heat & stick powder to apply white flock. Snow Glitter from Stampendous all over. The saying is stamped in Black Craft and embossed with Clear. I stamped the snowflakes all over the card base in Real Red Classic. Doggies are colored with blue & red markers and shading done with a Cool Grey Prisma pencil & Gamsol. Doggies and sayings are popped up with SU Stampin' Dimensionals. At the last minute, I added a Black spiral clip with some ribbons knotted on it -- just seemed to add that little extra touch.

All inks used on this card are available through Stampin' UP! If you live in the Phoenix area, you can buy all the colors of Stampendous Fun Flock at Stamp Works in Chandler.

My daughter Alisha made this cute Worm Wishes card. She used the Bugs & Kisses stamp set from Stampin' Up! She Fun Flocked the worms & embossed the words and lady bug. Paper and Ink are from Stampin' Up!