Pinwheels for Paige

When I say I am not posting until after CHA, what I really mean is... OK, one more challenge and then I am done. Paige at CARDS Magazine requested cards with pinwheels. Here is my response. The medium pinwheel even spins! Have a SUPER weekend!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question.

Happy Day!

Links:
CARDS

Details: 
Stamps: American Crafts ( Fresh, Fun)
Ink: Ranger (Faded Jens), Memento (Tuxedo Black), PTI (Fresh Snow)
Paper: PTI (Kraft, White), Cosmo Cricket (Snorkel, Girl Friday), American Crafts (Everyday Howdy)
Other: K & Co (Brad), Mark Richards (Metal Stickers), Queen & Co (Nightfall), Micheals (Rhinestone)

CARDS and Paper Crafts all in one...

Happy Friday! I am not sure if it is obvious, but I am suffering a slight creative block. When I sit down to make a card, I feel less than inventive or successful. Apparently being Moxie Fab zapped my mojo. Alas, I seem to have found some creative juices this morning because I got up and made this card for the CARDS Blog challenge to use hat pins. Also, I used the current Paper Crafts Magazine sketch. I hope it is not an industry no-no to combine challenges from the two different publications.

This is probably the sparkliest (Is that a word?) card I have ever made. STICKLES galore! I was covered in glitter by the time I finished. I lost track of time and I may not be as showered as I usually am when I go to work. Oh, don't judge me. I am sure you have had to douse yourself in body spray and get in the car at some point.  

A few things about this card. The fireworks patterned paper I made using the glittery fire works images from Sugarplum Paperie and the striped paper is from Kellie's Kreations. Aren't you impressed? I mixed some digital elements into this card. I cut the frame out of clear card stock with my spellbinder's nestibilities and covered it with Stickles. I do not own any hat pins, so I just made my own using straight pins and the small stars. That should cover all the neat-o-keen parts.

Notice the new CHA count down at the top of the page. I am SOOOOOOO excited. Booked my flight yesterday and now I have to do some searching for a cheap hotel.  Where are you staying?

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question. 

Happy Day!

Links:

CARDS Blog

Paper Crafts 

Sugar Plum Paperie

Kellie's Kreations

CHA

Details: 

Stamps: Expressions (KI Memories)

Ink: Antiqued Linen, Tea Dyed (Ranger), Pure Poppy (PTI)

Paper: White card blank (Michael's), Clear card stock, Stamper's Select (PTI)

Copics: Clear (Spica)

Other: Xmas Red, Turquoise (Stickles), Yellow Gold (Martha Stewart Glitter), Lipstick Twine (Gartner), Threading Water (Fiskars), Stardust Pen (Sakura), stick pens,

CARDS Challenge and a few others

Happy FRIDAY!

I am ready for the weekend. What about you? This is my submission for this week's CARDS magazine challenge to use floral paper. I have a tough time with floral stuff. I really want to create vintage shabby chic cards that scream girlie but alas, I am not successful. I ooh and awww when I see the likes of Sarah Martina, and Melissa Phillips post wonderful cards that scream feminine and frilly. I'll keep working on developing that part of my style. My mom has always said I didn't like it or wouldn't wear it if it wasn't cotton. I guess, just like my clothing choices, I struggle with frilly cards. Doesn't mean I do not love them when I see them.

I used the Clean & Simple FTL 93 sketch as the foundation of this card. OK, what you need to know is the center strip is moved up because it hides a multitude of unhappy accidents. I experimented with some folding and distressing of the paper and let's just say, NOT successful. Love being able to hide a mess with another layer of craftiness. This pic shows the layers little more clearly and highlights the hidden section.  

I am excited to go blackberry picking tomorrow with a group of girlfriends and then have lunch. Sounds like a good start to a Saturday. What do you have planned?

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you.

Happy Day!

Links

CARDS

Sarah Martina

Melissa Phillips

Clean and Simple 

Your Next Stamp - Buttons

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Floral Delights

Details: 
Stamps:Floral Fusion (PTI)
Ink: Antique Linen (Ranger), Tuxedo Black (Momento)
Paper: al la Carte, Amplified (American Crafts), White Card Blank, black cardstock (Michael's)
Other: Pearls (Paper Studio, Recollections), miscellaneous buttons

Cards Blog, Land Ho!

Hello everyone and a special greeting to all the followers and recent commentors (not really a word, but you know what I mean). I truly appreciate the feedback and the fact that you follow Asleep on the Couch. I hope that you are getting something out of my post, ideas, mojo infusion, a giggle, mindless entertainment...please keep coming back for more. THANKS!

I got home last night and decided I wanted to work on another window card for the Cards Blog. Not that I did not love my last card, I had an idea and I wanted to see if I could make it work. Well, I am pleased with how my idea trasnlated into a card. My mom loves to go on cruises and I thought this would be great to slip in her suitcase as a surprise when she unpacks. 

I am always amazed that it takes me an evening and some of the next morning to create a card. I sit down to make a quick card and the next thing you know I have been hunched over my craft table for hours and all I have to show is ONE card. I started this card by stamping, masking and inking the inside image. These pictures show a few of the stages of evolution. I used my Ranger blending tool to create the sky, pulled out my Copic markers (still mastering these suckers as evident by some of the fuzzy edges) for the island and palms then added dimension with the sun and clouds. The final product has a little more antique linen blended around the edges.  

The front of the porthole is from fotosearch.com. I printed it and cut out the center, added the metal rhinestones and covered it with Diamond Glaze. I have flash backs to the Love Boat, and I am pretty sure they had banners on the ship, so I added the bunting for fun and a pop of color.

Hope you enjoy this card. I loved making it and feel good about the final product. I am working to find my own style even if it takes me all night to create ONE card. I have one more picture of the card to share because I LOVE how it highlights the image through the window. OK, now I am sick of looking at the card, too.

The supply list and other links are listed below. This card does satisfy a few other challenges. If I had not rambled on about the techniques, I would go into detail about each challenge. Instead, I will list the link  so you can just hop over to the challenge websites. 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question. 

Happy Day!

Links:

Cards Blog - Windows

Meljen's - Dry Emboss

Little Red Wagon - Altered Embellishment

KWED - 6 metal rhinestones

Stamping for the Weekend - Summer - Travel 
Creative Inspirations - Beach

Pile it On - Palm trees have coconuts, is that a veggie or a fruit? 
Edited 6/10 to include Raise the Bar - Celebrate Summer!

Details: 
Stamps: Everything Happy and Changito Pirates (Stampendous), Warble (Dear Lizzy), Mr. Campy (Cosmo Cricket), Series 12 (Studio G)
Ink: Spiced Marmalade, Faded Jeans, Mustard Seed, Antique Linen (Ranger), Tuxedo Black (Moment), Raspberry Fizz, Enchanted Evening, Aqua Mist (PTI),  Blue Sky (Martha Stewart), Chestnut Roan, Dark Brown (Chalk Colorbox)
Paper: Kraft, white (PTI)
Copics: E(33,37,39), BG(4549), G(12,24,28), RV(11), Y(15, 0000)
Other: Woodgrain Texture Plate (Fiskars), Metal Rhinestone(Michael's), Diamond Glaze, Puffy Paint (Tulip), Liquid Applique (Marvy), Twine (Gartner), Clip Art (fotosearch.com) 

2S4Y, several other challenges and a mojo infusion

 

My vacation was great. Love spending time with my nephew. Seeing my parents is cool, too. No, really, I do love seeing them. Having a 3 1/2 year-old involved adds a little something extra. All that swimming, watching Shrek and eating icee pops really takes it out of you. My crafty mojo is a little sluggish as a result. So, I decided to check out some challenges to get the juices flowing. This is the final product.

I started with the Laura's great 2Sketches4You sketch, added windows from the Cards Blog using QuickKutz dies. The flowers are almost a year old. I started with them as I planned my card making class from last fall. They did not make it into the class, but I held on to them for inspiration to strike. The flowers meet the challenges for Charisma Cardz, Little Red Wagon, Kah-wink-e-dink and Pixie Dust with 6 punched circles. The embossed layer works for Meljen's Designs and Just us Girls. I had to do some maneuvering to get these to work because the layer is longer than the Fiskars Texture plate, but I was able to get it all lined up and embossed. For 365 Cards, this is so me because you will notice the edges are slightly distressed. I am a little rough around the edges with some very wonderful parts and this card is much the same. Finally, for Stamping for the Weekend, who wouldn't smile or cheer up if they received this in the mail?  For Pile It On, the scallops on each end look like bites out of the pink layer. If I knew of a pink veggie, I would identify it at this time, but none are coming to mind. Here is a bonus. This card can sit either way. In this picture it is slightly easier to see where I used the pattern wheel on each edge of the card. Thanks for the idea Kim Kesti.

BTW, I have been cleaning and purging, so expect another blog candy soon. So far, I have some great scrapbook supplies. I tried to be a scrapper, but my heart is really in card making. My loss is another persons gain. Plus, I am trying to be more focused in my studio, all the extra stuff just leads to my ADD kicking in and nothing getting accomplished.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question.

Happy Day!

Links:

2Sketches4You - Sketch

Cards Blog - Windows

365 Cards - It's so You

Charisma Cardz - Flowers

Meljen's - Dry Emboss

Little Red Wagon - Altered Embellishment

Just Us Girls - Dry Emboss

KWED - 6 of Something

Stamping for the Weekend - Cheer Up or smile 

Pixie Dust Challenge - Punch it out

Pile it On - Eat Your Veggies Scallops on the ends look like a bite out of the pink layer.

Details: 

Stamps: Around & About Sentiments (PTI)

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Orange Zest (PTI), Antique Linen (Ranger)

Paper: Kraft, White (PTI), Newspaper print, No clue on the pink or PP

Other: Pattern Wheel, QuickKutz Flowers01 die, homemade dew drops with Butter Scotch Alcohol Ink (Ranger), Twine (Gartner), misc. button and brad, Fiskars Texture Plate

I love the smell of INSPIRATION in the morning...

Happy Friday!

Do you ever wake up in the wee hours thinking about a card design? Well, I am not used to having my slumber interrupted by visions of cards dancing in my head. Today, I woke up with this card in my head. See, it all started yesterday when I finally took the last box (the ones I packed almost two years ago when I moved to Savannah) of craft supplies out of my car and opened it. I thought is was just a box of paper, but I was wrong. I found Thickers, stickers, ribbon, and a good bit of American Crafts patterned paper. What's scary is the fact that I still have more boxes in my parents storage room.

I opened the box, and immediately sat down to watch TV. My mojo was not kickin'. It might have been the big dinner I had with friends that put me in a little food coma. I had what you would call a delayed reaction because this morning, I was INSPIRED. I'm feeling good about making this card (and liking the final product), showering and still getting to work on time. For a minute, I debated the shower.

The sketch I used is from Card Patterns. I also used products that were over a year old so this works for the Cards Blog. Plus, it is a Thank You card, so I think I will submit it for the PaperCrafts' Magazine Gallery Idol Open Auditions.  Oh, did you notice? NO STAMPS! Rarely do I make a card without stamping. Watch out, I am living on the edge, today. Check out the flower, so many layers and pearls. Love it!

 

Thanks for stopping by Asleep on the Couch. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question. 

Have a great weekend!

Links:
Card Paterns
Cards Blog
PaperCrafts' Magazine

Details: 
Stamps: NONE
Ink: Chamomile (PTI)
Paper: a la Carte (AC Patterned Paper), Clear Acetate (Grafix), Paper Frills Bumblebee (Doodlebug Designs)
Other: Sprinkles Cucumber (AC Thickers), Decorative Trim (Hobby Lobby), Pearls (Michael's), Labels 1 (Spellbinders)

Raindrops and gun shots

It's almost Friday!

I am so glad to get a card made and posted this week. Working on a college campus, this time of year is always jam packed with job responsibilities. I was able to break away for a little while last night and get my fingers dirty with ink and glue. For the triple quadruple whammy, I used clouds/raindrops for the Cards Blog challenge, added some string to the sentiment for the Everything but the Kitchen Sink challenge, Our Creative Corner wanted us to use buttons and stepped up my game by using the color combo from the Embellish Magazine submission challenge. Bam!

The center of the sun is crinkled up tissue paper colored with Copics and the raindrops are Cloud 9 Design Rain Dots colored with Copics and then sealed with Diamond Glaze. I kept getting blue marker ink on my fingers because it would not dry on the Rain Dots so I covered them with the glaze. Ingenuity is a wonderful thing because I like the drops much better after adding the glaze. I love those extra touches!

Now, I did mention gun shots, well, actually I mean, Did you know that the sound of a Cuttle Bug exploding sounds a lot like a gun shot?! Needless to say, my Cuttle Bug is dead. I was trying to do to much and the machine said, "I do not think so." My dog almost bolted out the window, and I ducked under my craft table for fear a stray bullet might get me. Alas, it was just the sound of my machine busting into several pieces. 

What type of cutting and embossing system do you use 

and why do you like it, or not? 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation. I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question.

Happy Day!

Links:

Everything but the Kitchen Sink

Cards Blog Challenge

Embellish Magazine
Our Creative Corner

Details:

Stamps: Scattered Showers, Boarders &Corners Monogram (PTI), Series 21 (Studio G), Fun, (American Crafts)

Ink: Rasberry Fizz, Noir, Summer Sunrise, Chamomile (PTI)

Paper: Stampers Select (PTI), Blue Claypso (Bazzill), white tissue paper

Copics: C1, Y(19,15,13), BG49

Other: Floss (DMC3809), Diamond Glaze, Corner Punch, Rain Dots (Cloud 9 Design)

Preemptive Look What I Did

Saturday Greetings!

I know that I was going to wait until Wednesday to post my LOOK WHAT I DID, but I am just too excited. So this is my second early LOOK WHAT I DID, check out the Cards Blog. Guess who has a card featured from the last challenge? I did several happy dances yesterday and tried to explain to anyone who might get "it" that I was on the blog. Not everyone was as excited as me, mainly because they are not familiar with the whole card making world, but I assured them they should be impressed and amazed by my talent (wink, wink). OK, this should be my last preemptive LOOK WHAT I DID.

I'd love to hear from you so leave a comment or ask a question.

Happy Day!