4th of July - kinda late!

So I am super proud of this card.  I got it finished before the 4th but never had time to post it.  So here it is now.

The 4th of July up here in Washington is super fun.  We are allowed to set off all manner of fireworks at our homes and that is just what I do.  I love fireworks and it is one of my favorite parts of the holiday.  So when creating a card for the 4th my first thought is BOOM!!

The stripy starry background is actually clear embossed so it has a little shine on it.  It was stamped using the Spot On Backgrounds stamp set.

I had alot of fun creating this card.  The stars are CTMH Dimensional Elements: Stars.  I made them silver using a shimmer mist using Create a Shade Pearl Paint and Crystal Blue reinker and rubbing alcohol.  I then put Clear Sparkles on each of them.

The letters are stamped from the Posterboard Alphabet in Star Spangled Blue and Holiday Red.  I pop-dotted them and then added some Clear Sparkles to really bling it up.

The sentiment inside the card is from the stampset "A Little Everything" (no longer available). The stars are from Star Power.  I hope you like it!  I had hoped to post it in time for the Heart 2 Heart Challenge but never quite made it there!

Supplies Used (all CTMH):

• Cardstock:  White Daisy, Star Spangled Blue, Holiday Red
• Inks: Star Spangled Blue, Holiday Red, Versamark
• Stamp sets:  A Little Everything, Posterboard Alphabet, Star Power, Spot On Backgrounds
• Embellishments:  Clear Sparkles, Dimensional Elements: Stars
• Embossing: Clear Detail Powder
• Tools:  Tombow Adhesive, 3D Pop Dots, Glue dots

Bella Box with Cards

Argh!  I am totally not keeping up on my blog like I want to.  I promise I am going to try harder!  So today in the interest of putting something up, I am posting about a gift I made a couple of months ago.

This was for my friend Sharon.  I took one of the awesome small boxes my hubby brought me home from work and covered it in paper from the Bella paper pack.  I then made a set of 20 cards to go in the box with the workshop instructions from the Wishes book.  I only used 20 card bases and 3 sheets of B&T duos to make all 20 cards.  I love the Wishes book for just this reason.  It constantly inspires me and I can do many cards efficiently.

I used two different stampsets for this project.  The first was Dainty Thoughts.  It has a ton of different sentiments and is great for making a greeting card set and keeping everything consistent.  The second set I used was Friendship Blessings.  This has definitely become my go-to stampset.  I use it on everything.

Supplies Used (All CTMH unless otherwise noted):

• Book:  Wishes - I can't say how awesome this book is.  If you are into cardmaking, get it!
• Stampsets:  Dainty Thoughts, Friendship Blessings
• PaperPack:  Bella
• Inks:  Smokey Plum, Hollyhock, Creme Brulee, Olive
• Embellishments:  Clear Sparkles
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Lattice Arch border punch, Sponges, Tombow Adhesive, 3D Pop Dots

 Hope this inspires you in your creations.  If you want more info on any of the products used here, please email me at angie v crafts at gmail dot com.

So Pretty!

For my workshop I decided to create little thank you gifts for all my attendees.  These are lavender scented body sprays that I attached a little Thank You tag too.  I had a ton of fun making the tags. 

 I used the crumpled flower technique to make the flowers.  All you need is a scalloped punch, a brad, and some water to spritz on!  I used my CriCut to cut out the scalloped circles.

I can't get this picture to rotate but I wanted to let you see up close how cute these are!
Supplies used (all CTMH unless noted):

• Cardstock: White Daisy
• Friendship Blessings Stamp Set
• Bella Level 2 paper pack
• Ink:  Smokey Plum, Pansy Purple, and Creme Brulee
• Clear Sparkles
• EK Success:  Corner Rounder Punch
• Random Ribbon from Michaels (I think)