Sneak Peek - Elegant Chipboard Cards - Guest Designer

Hi Gals,
I love chipboard die cuts because they provide a strong focal point for a card. They are so intricately cut and are a very versatile product. I love the texture and detail it gives a project. Here is a little sneak peek of my elegant cards. You can see more of them on the White Rose Crafts Blog HERE.

Browse all the beautiful chipboard designs...HERE. 

You can find out more details about these two cards...HERE.

Supplies:
Chipboard - Flourish
Chipboard - Bicycle Chain Heart
Butterflies 6x6" Paper Pad
Butterfly Ephemera
Blue Gems
Blue Paper Flowers (Recollections)
White Paper Flowers (Recollections)
Leaf Vine Ribbon
House of Roses Epoxy
Dragonfly Brad Embellishments


You can find all the supplies for these shabby chic projects at
White Rose Crafts
Other Supplies:
silver acrylic paint
paint brush
blue spray mist
rose gold metallic ink pad
copper brads

July Sketch Challenge:
Don't forget there is still time to join the Sketch Challenge ending on July 31st and you just might just win a $15 WRC e-gift card. Pop on over to our to the Facebook Gallery and share what you are creating with us.  Create a card, a scrapbook layout, a tag, mixed media project, or even a piece of altered art. Just show us how us how you were inspired by the sketch. All the guidelines to participate can be found HERE.

Thanks for visiting!  Happy Crafting!

Jeweled Seahorse Card - The Robin's Nest DT

I really enjoyed using this canvas from The Robin's Nest as a project base instead of card stock. Because it has a plastic-like texture, moisture from mists/paints do not warp it. Before coloring the canvas, I added a texture to it by putting it in an embossing folder.  I find all underwater creatures magical because of how they move and glide effortlessly. I hope you enjoy my magical seahorse creation.  The step by step tutorial can be found HERE.

My card is submitted into the following challenges...

•  Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge (Bright & Cheerful)
• Your Scrapbook Place Challenge Blog (Anything Goes)
• The Paper Girls Challenge Blog (#180 Magical Monday)
• Try It Tuesday (Splatters and Splodges) 
• Prika July Challenge (Perfect Smoosh / Inks & Sprays)
  
• Time Out Challenges (Home Sweet Home)
  
• Creative Embellishments July Moodboard Challenge
  

 

Supplies:
Creative Dew Drop Canvas - Artsy Seahorse
Sea Glass Tear Drops
Water Dew Drops
Raindrops Dew Drops
spray mists (blue & green)
paint brush
Glossy Accents transparent medium
glitter glue

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Shabby Chic Treasure - Guest Designer

I added a subtle layer to the card by stamping a vintage butterfly image onto the pattern paper in a similar tone of dusty blue. I also stamped the flowers and saying.  Find out more about this project on the White Rose Crafts Blog HERE.

This card is entered into the following challenges...

• Stampotique Designers Challenge #328 (Friends Forever)
  
  
• Through the Craft Room Door Challenge (Anything Goes) 
• Stamp Sensations Challenge (The Earth Laughs in Flowers)
• Just add Ink Sketch Challenge #467

You can find the supplies for this project at White Rose Crafts

Butterflies 6x6" Paper Pad

Magnolia Jane Clear Stamp Set - Only You (Heidi Swapp)



Timeless Botanical Butterfly Stamp (Kaisercraft)


Butterfly Ephemera

Blue Gems

Sneak Peek Jeweled Seahorse Card - The Robin's Nest DT

This was a really fun summer project but today all you get is a sneak peek.  Actually, now that I think about it, I love it so much that I can't ever give this card away.  I think we all have that box of cards that we've made that we just can't bare to part with.  If you want to know all the wet and wild details about how I made this beautiful seahorse, you can find the complete tutorial on The Robin's Nest Blog...HERE.

Supplies:

Creative Dew Drop Canvas - Artsy Seahorse

Sea Glass Tear Drops

Water Dew Drops

Raindrops Dew Drops

spray mists (blue & green)

paint brush

Glossy Accents transparent medium

glitter glue

The Robin's Nest Shop

The Robin's Nest Blog

Watermelon Layout

This is my first project for the Robin's Nest Design Team.  If you have photos of children eating watermelon, then this idea is perfect for you.  I must warn you now... be prepared for a cuteness overload!  I am celebrating my sweet niece and her aunt that made the adorable Cabbage Patch Kid hat.  I used rubber stamps to make the watermelon embellishments so they would perfectly match. The step by step tutorial can be seen HERE.

 

 This layout is submitted into the following challenges...

• Your Scrapbook Place Challenge Blog (Anything Goes) 
• Artistic Stamper July Challenge (Celebrating Women)
• Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge (Inspiration -Left Side/wood frame)
  
• CSI Scrapbook Challenge (Case #288)
  

Black Tear Drops

Supplies:
Black Tear Drops
liquid adhesive
12x12 patterned paper
7 photos
scalloped border
wood frame
acetate frame
embellishments - arrow, flag, metal word accent

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The Robin's Nest Blog

Sneak Peek- Shabby Chic Treasure - Guest Designer

I must confess I am not always very good at following sketches or keeping a CAS design. I still follow the basic structure but my creativity tends to wonder from the path. Even though I added more details and embellishments, the oval focal point is on the lower left with a sentiment and a vertical stripe. The proportions of the design look different as I used a square card base.  Here is a sneak peek of my card Shabby Chic Treasure.

So don't feel too confined to follow a sketch challenge exactly. Just allow as much or as little as you need to guide your design while still allowing your originality to soar. You can find more great inspiration on the White Rose Craft Blog HERE.

July Sketch Challenge: 
Don't forget there is still time to join the Sketch Challenge ending on July 31st and you just might just win a $15 WRC e-gift card. Pop on over to our to the Facebook Gallery and share what you are creating with us.  Create a card, a scrapbook layout, a tag, mix media project, or even a piece of altered art. Just show us how us how you were inspired by the sketch. All the guidelines to participate can be found HERE.

Thanks for visiting!  Happy Crafting!

Sneak Peek Watermelon Layout - The Robin's Nest DT

I am thrilled to share a sneak peek of my fun "Summer-time" layout and show you how I embellished it with Tear Drops.  You can find the complete tutorial on the The Robin's Nest Blog HERE.

 

Black Tear Drops

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