Happy Birthday Anita

Today I am taking part in wishing Anita, from My Papercraft World, a very happy belated birthday. She provides the blogging world with many gorgeous creations and now it is our turn to shower her with some love. Happy belated Birthday Anita 🙂

Happiest of Days

Happiest of Birthdays - detail

Thanks to Bev and Darnell for organising this birthday event. Please head to Darnell’s blog where the inlinkz button is, if you want to join in with the party.

Supplies

Stamps: AnnaBelle Stamps Butterfly Sunshine stamp set

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White Cardstock

Ink: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Versafine – Onyx Black

Other Supplies: Copic markers, AnnaBelle Stamps Blackcurrant sprinkles, Zig Wink of Stella glitter brush pen – clear, Glossy Accents (to adhere sprinkles), Patterned paper

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Hello Hello Hello

A big hello from me this week for the Muse Card Club.

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I recently purchased the Paper Smooches Quote Tag die and I simply love the ‘hello’ word die. I die cut it multiple times from various Hero Arts layering papers and simply adhered them to a white card base.

Hello | Marion Vagg

To make the black word pop, I stacked up 5 die cuts, then covered the top one in the clear Wink of Stella glitter brush pen before coating it with Glossy Accents.

Hello detail | Marion Vagg

Here are some of the guidelines if you are unfamiliar with how Muse works.

  • Use the Muse card as inspiration, explain your interpretation and link back to Muse.
  • Provide supportive comments to at least 3 of your fellow member’s submissions.
  • Vote for 3 of your fellow member’s submissions that you find inspiring, once voting opens.

For the full challenge guidelines go here.

Supplies

Stamps: None

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White Cardstock, Hero Arts Layering papers – Cerulean, Punch, Grass, Pool, Daffodil, Carnation, Bazzill – Black

Ink: None

Other Supplies: Paper Smooches Quote Tag dies, Cuttlebug, Zig Wink of Stella glitter brush pen – clear, Glossy Accents, Zig two way glue pen

Hope you can find some time to play along this week,

Marion

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Playing around with Plaid

Today I am donning my Laura Bassen hat and attempting to create a plaid pattern for the first time for the online card class – Clean and Simple Card making 3.

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I created the stripes using masking tape as shown in her video. I could watch this woman stamp all day – so much talent and comedy all wrapped up in one video. Below are two versions that I came up with.

You are loved | Marion Vagg

You are loved 2 | Marion Vagg

I’m also popping this over in the February Work it Wednesday gallery on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

Supplies

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp ‘You’ Stamp set

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White Cardstock

Ink: VersaFine – Onyx Black, Distress Ink – Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn

Other Supplies: MFT Heart Stax dies, Cuttlebug, Inkadinkadoo Masking paper, Sponge daubers, Eclipse masking tape

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Enjoying some Masking

I’m back with another card for the online card class – Clean and Simple Card making 3.

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Today I cut some stars out of some masking paper and then used the negative space as a mask. Then I clear heat embossed the Hero Arts Flower Dot pattern before blending in a rainbow of colours. Happy and bright and a one layer card 🙂

Enjoy|Marion Vagg

It’s hard to tell, but I covered the colourful stars in some clear Wink of Stella brush glitter pen.

Enjoy - Detail | Marion Vagg

I’m also entering this into the Hero Arts Birthday Challenge making a rainbow birthday card.

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Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Flower Dot Pattern Stamp, Hero Arts Live and Laugh Stamp set (sentiment), Hero Arts Three Trees (star)

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White Cardstock

Ink: VersaFine – Onyx Black, Distress Ink – Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn

Other Supplies: MFT Star Stax dies, Cuttlebug, Hero Arts Clear embossing powder, Heat tool, Anti-static pillow, Inkadinkadoo Masking paper, Sponge daubers, Zig Wink of Stella brush glitter pen – clear

For those of you taking the class, hopefully you are enjoying it as much as I am.

I’ll be back soon,

Marion

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Inlaid Die Cutting

I decided I needed some ‘me’ time as my hubby is currently overseas for 3.5 weeks, and therefore I enrolled in the latest online card class – Clean and Simple Card making 3. CS3_paticipant

Inlaid die cutting was a technique shown on Day 1 – I love this technique (I even did a tutorial on it last year here). For this card I used a Paper Smooches die – Quote tags (I just love the font on this die – it comes with a ‘Thanks’ also) and paired it up with the Memory Box Prim Poppy die to create a completely flat card. I love how it all fits back together like a jigsaw puzzle.

Hello Tag card

Hello Tag card - detail

Supplies

Stamps: none

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps Smooth White Cardstock, Canson watercolour paper, Hero Arts layering papers – Grass

Ink: Distress Markers – Squeezed Lemonade, Ripe Persimmon, Mowed Lawn

Other Supplies: Paper Smooches ‘Quote Tag’ dies, Memory Box Prim Poppy die, Cuttlebug, Zig Wink of Stella brush marker – clear

Hopefully I will be back soon to share some more cards with you.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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