Go Wild by Fran

 

 

Isn’t he just the cutest raccoon?  And there are more cute digi Critter Stamp sets you can use 0n your next Birthday card.  Just think how much children would love getting a cute critter card. Below are the details of my card.  And all the Critter Digi Stamp sets for you to view at the online store of McMahon Five Designs.

 

My Card Details: Card measurements: 5-1/2” by 5-1/2”. The card base and image base is Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# card stock.  Solid color papers and background papers are from my stash. The plaid background and bow were created using a striped background stamp using distress ink pads (Shabby shutters and peacock feathers). The bow is made from card stock.  The sentiment comes with the Raccoon digi stamp set.  The image is a pre-colored image included in the set. Bling created with a Wink of Stellar glitter brush.  The glitter dots created with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen. The tiny squares and circles made from a square die and round punch.

 

Click on Images and it will take you to the online store for more info

Check out these cute Critter Digi Stamp Sets over at the Online M5D Store and if you get a chance go to the M5D DT Blog to see what the other designers created.

If you have any questions about my card you can contact me at francesb100@gmail.com.

 

Thank you for stopping by and you know your comments are always welcome. Have a wonderful day.  And stop back soon!

Fran

Up, Up, and Away (plus a Giveaway)

 

Today I am sharing a fun card made with a cute digital image by Imagine That! Digis by Kris.  The kit is called Honey and Boo Balloons.  Such a sweet image to use on a card for lots of occasions. I chose to make a Valentine’s card.  And I used the image that is already colored that you get in the kit too.  It really is a time saver to get colored images that you can use on your project along with cute sentiments.  And one of my favorite card stocks is on sale!  In addition, to the Sale M5D is now selling Neenah Solar White in 110#.  It’s awesome!!!!!!!

 

M5D is now stocking

#110 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Use Coupon Code: NEENAH

to save an additional 10% off all Neenah in-stock papers!

 

 

 

 Honey & Boo Balloons

 

Keep Reading to learn about the Give Away!

 

My Card

DETAILS:  All card stock used is Neenah Solar White 80# and 110#.  Image was fussy cut using my Silhouette Portrait.  The clouds were created in Paint Shop Pro and then exported to my Silhouette to cut them out.  The tiny hearts were made using a die and then I colored them with a Wink of Stella Brush in Hot Pink.  All the clouds got a coat of clear glitter using a Wink of Stella Brush.  The colored background and sentiment was done using Paint Shop Pro and printed out.  The image and clouds were attached to the card with 3-D Foam Squares for dimension.  Then I added just a little more glitter to the image using Stickles in the color yellow.  If you click on the photo you will get a larger view to see the card in more detail.  I added a little more dimension to Honey and Boo’s noses using a Glaze Gel Pen in black and Pink.

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Give Away!

Leaving a comment on my Blog gives you a chance to win my Valentine’s card.  The selection will be done using Random.org (using the first comment made as number one and the remaining comments in consecutive order).  I forgot to mention that the inside of the card is ready for you to add your own personal message.  I will announce the winner on Monday.  Check my blog to see the posted winner.

 

And please check out the M5D Blog to see the other projects created with more amazing digital sets.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Fran

I Love You Deerly!

 

Welcome to the McMahon Five Designs Release for the start of the New Year, 2014.  There are so many awesome digital set releases this week.  Visit the M5D Online Store (red rubber & acrylic stamps sale) and go on a shopping spree.  I used the Sweet Deer Digital Stamp Set below to create my card.  Just look at the faces on those deer.  Aren’t they precious?!

Sweet Deer Digital Stamp Set

 

 

Front View

 

Inside View

Supplies used to create card:

Neenah Card Stock (I used Desert Storm Card Stock) – Sweet Deer Digital Stamp Set - Snow-Tex Glittering Snow – Distress Ink Pads – Falling Snow Template – Die to create snow bank – Inktense  Ink Pencils (used to color the deer image) – Button Mold to create brown buttons – Scrapper’s Floss (brown) - Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (brown) – Ribbon (Aqua Glitter) – Paint Shop Pro to create Sentiment.

 

To see all the projects using this week’s Release Sets visit the McMahon Five Designs Blog (There are some awesome digital sets!). Thank you for stopping by my Blog.  And I hope that I inspired you.

Fran

 

Elegant Ornaments

 

Check out these gorgeous digital images.  The digital set is called Elegant Ornaments.  And you can purchase it at the McMahon Five Designs Online Store.

 

Elegant Ornaments (colored)

My Project

Details:  Neenah cardstock as the base of my card and colored it using three shades of Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, and Broken China).  Dark blue card stock from my stash and cut using Spellbinders Label – LF-161 (Grand Nestabilities).  I chose the blue ornament for my card.  Although you cannot tell I cut the ornament out using my Silhouette and adhered to the card base. I used a Clear Glitter Wink of Stella brush on the entire ornament.  I also added stickles (Ice Blue) to the ornament.  In addition to the stickles on the ornament I placed stickle dots (Mercury Glass) on the blue card stock. The sentiment was also cut using my Silhouette and framed it with Ice Blue Stickles.  The white dots on the base of the card represents snow made from Snow-Tex Glistening Snow.  I used a template called Falling Snow to place the snow dots on the card.  I wish you could see the card in person because all the glitter really looks so much better than my photo. Its so hard to capture glitter with my digital camera.  But if you click on the photo you will get a larger image and you may be able to see everything better.

If you get a chance I would love if you stopped by the M5D Blog to see more beautiful creations made by the Design team.

 

Thank you for stopping and have a wonderful day.

Fran

Christmas Angel

 

One of today’s release for McMahon Five Designs is a Christmas Angel.  It just took me a matter of a few seconds to decide how I wanted to use this beautiful Angel.  Since the main focus is the Angel what better way to show her off then to make an Angel card.  And to make things easy for me I used the colored image from this digital package from Imagine That! Digis by Kris.

Christmas Angel

 

My Card

(click on photo to get a closer view)

Details:  The card base is made from Neenah card stock called Classic Solar White 80#.  I used the Print and Cut feature on my Silhouette to cut out the Angel (front of card) and the back of the card.  I used dazzling diamonds glitter on her wings.  The red trim, ornaments, hair, lips and fingernails were coated with a clear glitter using a Wink of Stella Brush.  The card measures 5”tall and 5” at its widest point. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope I have inspired you in some way.  Please stop by the M5D Blog to see more creations by the M5D Design Team. 

Have a wonderful day,

Fran

Thank You Card by Fran

 

I want to share a Thank You Card I made for a special lady who made Chuck and me a Cross to mark Butch’s (our pet dog) grave.  I tried a new product (new for me) on the card called Fran-tage Encrusted Jewels.  You can purchase Fran-tage from Cutters Creek Online Store.

(Click on photo for a closer view)

If you like to see a great demonstration of  how to use this cool product go here to watch a YouTube video.

 

Card Details: 

Card Base, Tag, and banner all made using Neenah Card Stock in Ivory. 

Pink paper from my stash was dry embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder called Mesh.

Fran-tage on the tag and butterfly is called Shabby pink and Shabby Blue.  Plus I added Aged Gold.  In addition I added some Shaved Ice fragments that gives a Mother of Pearl look.

The tag was cut using my Cuttlebug and a Die by Marianne Design Creatables (LR0154).

The flowers, butterfly, and pink filigree swirls are from my stash.

I used Antique Linen Distress Ink on the edges of the card and banner for a vintage look.

And the card is held together using two of my favorite adhesives: Glossy Accents and Tombow Permanent Adhesive.

Attached adhesive pads to the banner for dimension.  And the banner was created in Paint Shop Pro adding the small butterfly on the corner.

All the flowers were painted with a Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush.  And the pink filigree swirls were painted with Clear Glaze 3-D Glossy Ink pen by Sakura.

Remember Kim may be able to order any products I used that are not in the Cutters Creek Online Store.  You can contact Kim HERE.

And in addition Kim runs several craft clubs on a monthly basis giving you an opportunity to build your craft supplies at a discounted price.  You can learn more about the clubs through the Cutters Creek Yahoo Group.

If you like to join the Group you can go here to join.

 

Thank you for stopping by and  I hope I tickled your crafting mojo a little.  

 

What’s the scoop?

 

Today is “Flashback Friday” release for McMahon Five Designs.  I chose to go back a little ways and make a card using a cute image by Draw Me A Daydream.  Here is a preview of what you get in this cute digital package.

JPG and PNG Files

And you probably guessed it!  I used the image that has been already colored.  Gosh you are probably tired of hearing me say this over and over of how much time it saves you to have an image already colored. 

 

My Project

 

Card Details: Card created using Neenah Environment Desert Storm card stock 80#.  I experimented with this card and used a chevron stencil created with my Silhouette Portrait.  Using Distress Ink (Vintage Photo) by Tim Holtz and inked the background paper using the stencil.  (The finished card is approximately 5-1/2” square).

I always liked dash lines on a card but I make a mess trying to make uniform lines.  So experimenting again I purchased various stitched lines from the Silhouette Store.  Then I created my own squares with the stitched lines.  And using the silhouette sketch pens the silhouette drew my stitched squares in the prescribed sizes I wanted.  Cool huh?   I went over the lines with a gelly roll pen by Sukura to give it the hand drawn look.

I added a few buttons tied with brown floss.  Banner was hand made using one of the sentiments that comes in the digital package.  Glitz things up with the Wink Stella Glitter brush.  The glitter is so subtle and great for masculine cards if you want to add some bling.  The ice cream scoops have 3 layers of Inkssentials glossy accents on them.  And just a little Aged Ochre embossing powder on each side of the ice scoops to give it the appearance that the top scoop is getting ready to fall off the cone.

Sidebar: I used Grafix Craft Plastic sheets weight .007. 

Here is a video to see it in action (almost like a silent movie), lol.

Cutting Grafix .007 Plastic Sheets

  I want to mention that I had to cut my template 4 times before it would cut all the way through.  I am sure its because my blade is dull.  I did read cutting on the plastic sheets may dull your blade so its good to have a blade just for stencil cutting.

I hope that I gave you some new ideas for your card making.  Let me know what you think?  And don’t forget to stop over the M5D Blog to see more great projects.

Have a great day!

Fran 

Gertie Goose Debut

 

Today I bring you Ms. Gertie Goose.  What a character she is and all ready for the Holidays too! You can purchase Gertie at the McMahon Five Designs Online Store.  Here is a sneak peek of what you will get in the Digital package.

 

Gertie Goose – Fall

Gertie Goose - Winter

 

And if you love Gertie you will love the digital papers that go with Gertie.

Gertie Goose Digital Fall/Winter Papers

 

Here is my Gertie all dressed up for Halloween!

Inside View

Card Details:  Round Card using Neenah Solar Crest White Card Stock.  Black spider web using Neenah Classic Linen Epic Black Card Stock.  Polka Dot Paper (Front and Inside) is from the Gertie Goose Fall/Winter Digital Paper.  All embellishments are from my stash: Orange Peel Stickles Glitter Glue, Inkssentials Enamel Accents (black), Happy Halloween Ribbon, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink Pad by Ranger and last but not least the card is all held together using two adhesives: Tombow Permanent Adhesive tape & Tombow Mono AQUA liquid glue.

Spider Webs came from the Silhouette Store and cut using the Silhouette Portrait.  Round card and round mat for sentiment were cut with Nesting Circles by QuicKutz cutting dies.

Thank you for stopping by and I would love if you would visit the McMahon Five Designs Blog to see the awesome creations by the M5D Design Team.

 

Happy Halloween,

Fran

Flashback Friday!

 

 

Today I have a card created for McMahon Five Designs using one of my favorite color combinations—Blue and yellow.  I used digital papers created by Bella’s Beauties.

Pretty Paisleys 

The sentiment on the front of the card is spiritual and just fell in love with it when I read it.  And if you like the sentiment its F-R-E-E.  Click on the image below to download it from the online store.

 

My Project

Details:  Card base and front are made using Neenah Solar White Card Stock 80#.  The printed papers are from Bella’s Beauties called Pretty Paisleys.   The card Front is a Floral Frame cut using the Silhouette Portrait.  I used the Fill Pattern feature to fill the frame mat and floral accent with the Paisley prints. And then I used the Print and Cut feature to cut out the printed frame to create a shaped card.  The sentiment and the mat was also cut using the Print and Cut feature.  The bling on the flowers and mat are vinyl sparkler stickers in turquoise by Stampendous.

If you get a chance stop over to the McMahon Five Designs Blog to see more inspiration created by the design team.

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog, Fran

We’re Lick This Together by Fran

 

Today I bring you a card designed for Cutters Creek Online Store.

I really thought this stamp was so cute and the sentiment that comes with it “We’ll lick this together” can be used for so many things in one’s life.  I’ve been doing a lot of coloring using my Paint Shop Program but this time I dusted off my Prisma Colored Pencils and colored the image. Coloring can be so relaxing especially if it goes smoothly, lol.

And I did it again!  I just started coloring not even thinking if I had paper that matched the colors I used on the image.  Well I didn’t!!  But I improvised and I thought it still turned out nicely.  But it really makes more sense and easier to select your papers first and then match your colored pencils to the paper.  But I have to do things the hard way :)

 

 

Card Details:  All papers used are from my stash:  Neenah, DCWV, and Recollections.  Card base and frames (Decorative Artisan) were cut using my Silhouette Portrait. The rolled rose (3D Paper rose); leaves (Leaf); and flourish (Miss Kate Flourishes) were also cut using the Silhouette.  The glitter dots were created using two colors of stickles to match the dress on the image.  The pearls are by KaiserCraft.  The one on the rose was left white to balance out the white card base.  The colored pearls were colored using a Copic marker V06, lavender.  I really thought it was a good match. Everything is held together using Glossy Accents and Tombow Mono Adhesive. The card measures: 4-3/4” wide (including the flourish).  And 5-3/4” long (including the leaves).

Note:  Once I rolled the rose I took a pair of tweezers and curved the ends to give it more of a rose look.

 

Product Details Purchased from Cutters Creek Online Store

Stickles by Ranger (Lavender & Cranberry)

KaiserCraft Pearls (Champagne)

Copic Sketch Marker (Lavender-V06)

Inkssentials Glossy Accents

Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive

 

There are so many awesome products sold by Cutters Creek.  Plus the owner, Kim has various clubs selling the most popular items.  The cost to join the clubs that normally run for 6 months depends on the product(s).

If you want to learn more about the clubs you can contact Kim here.  Or you can join the Cutters Creek Yahoo Group.

 

Thank you for visiting, Fran

Fall Is In The Air

 

 

WOW!  It’s already September and soon the leaves on the trees will start changing.  I live on the East Coast and what a beautiful site it is to see all the gorgeous Fall colors.  Today I have a new card for you depicting leaves in their Fall splendor.  But before I share my card I would like to show you the digital package called Autumn Blessings by Daydream Designs.

 

 

Autumn Blessings

 

My Project

DETAILS:  The round shape of the card was created using a 5-1/2 round die and Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory 80#.  I used Shabby Shutters Distressed Ink Pad to the card front which matched the green in some of the leaves on the Wreath.  The Leaf Wreath was cut out using my Silhouette Portrait and the Print and Cut option.  The sentiment is from the digital stamps collection Autumn Blessings.  The wreath was also cut from Neenah card stock.  The glitter dots were made using Glitter Cinnamon Stickles.  The acorn embellishment on the bow was cut with the Silhouette and then covered with Distress Glitter Tarnished Brass. (The Distress Glitter Tarnished Brass is very close in color to the Cinnamon Stickles). The bow is made from satin ribbon in a bronzy brown shade.

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I hope you will visit the McMahon Five Designs Blog to see more projects created by my fellow design team members.

Have a wonderful day! 

Fran

I Like You To Meet Farmer John & His Family

 

 

Today McMahon Five Designs has some great digital images and papers in this week’s release.  I chose to make a Thank You card (a little different than most Thank You cards) but different can be fun too.  Before I share my project I like to introduce the digital images and papers I chose to create my project.  If you haven’t used digital images before today would be a great day to start your collection.  They make creating cards a breeze because most of the digital images come already colored for you.  And some are in outline form for you to color in your favorite colors.

Farmer John Color & Outline

 

Farmer Lily Color & Outline

Farm Friends Color & Outline

 

My Project

(You will notice that I used something from all three digital designs.)

 

 

Details:  I kept it simple this time.  I used the farm scene paper from the digital paper collection and added both John and Lilly and some of the farm animals.  I added the sun which is from another paper collection called Sunshine and Rain.  And used a font from my font collection for the Thank You sentiment.  I wish I could tell you why I chose to make this  card a Thank you card but I just thought it would be something a little different to send to someone.  Behind the farm scene is another paper from the collection called Chicken Wire.  On the inside I wanted to add something bright so I used the paper called Chevron (yellow).  Then I took the Barn from the Farm Friends collection and traced the shape using  my Silhouette Portrait and then offset the shape using red paper.

The digital image scene, chicken wire print and the chevron yellow print was all printed on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Card Stock (80#).  And its on sale too!

To see more designs using all the digital collections in this week’s release stop over to McMahon Five Designs Blog.

 

Thank you for visiting my blog today, Fran

School Boy Card

Can you believe that school will be starting soon.  Where did the summer go? 

I have a cute card to share with you today for McMahon Five Designs.  The digital images and pattern papers are by Kris Breach.  Lots of us know how challenging it is to make masculine cards.  And you would think having four grandsons I would find it very easy.  But sometimes it’s a challenge for me too.

Kris’ digital images sure makes it easy for me.  She gives you both outline and colored images to use.  And her papers are awesome!  Check them out by clicking on the image titles below.

 

School Boy Color & Outline

School Days Digital Papers

 

My Project

(click on photo for a larger view)

Details:  I used the outline digital image from the School Boy Digital Image Set.  And colored it using Paint Shop Pro (except for the hair I used Prisma Colored Pencils).  The shirt was made using the plaid pattern paper from School Days Digital Papers. I also incorporated the pattern paper as one of the layers on the front of the card.  The solid color papers are from my Stash.  The card base and printed image were created using  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Card stock.  The filigree apple and “back to SCHOOL” sentiment is from the Silhouette Store.  The glitter dots and arrows were created using Stickles Glitter Glue (True Blue).  The highlights on the apples were created using Gelly Roll White ink pen by Sakura and then highlighted with Stickles Glitter Glue (Diamond).    If you have any questions concerning my card feel free to contact me. 

If you get a chance stop by the McMahon Five Designs Blog to see the other neat creations by the Design Team.  And thank you for stopping by my Blog too.

Fran

Happy Anniversary Card by Fran

 

 

Today for McMahon Five Designs I created a cute anniversary card using the cutest image from Imagine That! Digis by Kris Breach.   The set is called Sweet Tea.

Sweet Tea JPG and PNG Formats

 

My Project

 

 

I used two different card stock papers to make the card.  Neenah Classic Baronial Ivory and Neenah Environment Desert Storm.  The card is from my stash and was purchased from the Silhouette Store and cut on my Silhouette Portrait.  I distressed the edges of the card using Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Festive Berries.  On the the top layer of the flower border edge I used Martha Stewart glitter Tourmaline.  The pretty pink pearls are by Kaisercraft.  The beige lace on the edge of the card is by Maya Road Vintage Lace Tape in Buttermilk.

I created an envelope for my card using the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board. My card measured approximately 4-1/8th square.  I used the measurement for a 4 x 4-1/2” card size. My card with all its embellishments fit perfectly inside the envelope.  See below.

I decorated the front of the envelope using a stamp set called Envelope Sentiments.  It really gives a nice personal touch to the envelope don’t you think?

And this image shows you how nicely my card fits in the envelope using the measurements I stated above.  I couldn’t be happier with how perfect it fits in the envelope.

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog and if you have some time I would love if you went over to the M5D Blog and check out all the other neat creations by the Design Team.  And if you left a little love they would love it!

Have a wonderful day,

Fran

Life Is Like Laundry…..

 

McMahon Five Designs is launching some new and fun sets again this week!  Today my card used the new set called Hang It Up! And I used the Color Set along with Summer Breeze Digi Papers Set.  Both sets are by Daydream Designs Digital Images.  Here is a preview of what you will get in the sets:

For the sets below, there are more projects in the store. Just click the links below to see  additional samples.

Hang It Up Colored

Hang It Up Outline

Summer Breeze Digital Papers

My Project

(click on photos for a closer view)

CARD DETAILS:  Papers used – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White and Recollections Iridescent; Plaid Print is called Shirt Plaid from the Summer Breeze Digi Paper Set; the grass & flower border, sun, clouds and sentiment are from the Internet; Clothes line, clothes, birds, laundry basket from the Hang It Up Digital Set; Bling accents on front of card by Heidi Swapp and Pearl accents on the inside of card by Basic Grey Opaline; and last but not least a little touch of Star Dust Stickles on the Sun & Flowers.  The entire front of the card was created using Paint Shop Pro by using various layering techniques.  I even added some laundry in the basket.

To see more awesome projects created by the Design Team visit the McMahon Five Designs Blog.  And if you have some extra time leave some love too.  Thank you for stopping by,

Fran