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

Get Well Card by Fran

I colored a cute Fairy and thought how nice it would be as a Get Well Card.  The image is called Peaceful Thoughts Fairy by Carmen Medlin for SCACD Digital.

Note:  Color of dress is actually a deep pink.

The sentiment used on the inside of the card reads:  “Wishing You a fairy speedy recovery”.

 

Details:  The card measures 6” by 6-1/2”.   All papers are from my stash.  I used three circle dies measuring 5-1/2”, 5-1/4”, and 5”.  The digital image was colored using Prang Colored Pencils and Gamsol to blend the colors. 

The yellow butterflies were punched using a Martha Stewart punch.  The ribbon is made from seam binding and I colored it using Worn Lipstick Distress Ink Pad. 

All the tiny roses used are by Prima.  I added Baby Blue and Worn Lipstick Stickles to the roses and the center flower.  The center flower on the ribbon was hand made using a Retro Flower Punch. 

The digital image and butterflies have Star Dust Stickles on them for added enhancement.  The pearls are by KaiserCraft.  I rounded the bottom corners of the card using a Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper. 

Framing the digital image are tiny dots of Baby Blue Stickles.  Everything is held together with hot glue and Glossy Accents by Inkssentials.  

 

The following list of products used on my card can be purchased from the Cutters Creek Store:

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad (Worn Lipstick)

Tim Holtz Distress Stickles (Worn Lipstick)

Tim Holtz Stickles (Baby Blue and Star Dust)

Inkssentials Glossy Accents

KaiserCraft Pearls (Bliss & Hot Pink)

Prima Roses

If you have any questions about the products you can contact Kim Bush here.

 

Joined this challenge:

Stamping Sensations - http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/08/august-challenge.html

 

Thank you for stopping by, Fran

 

Levi’s 4TH Birthday Card

 

My Grandson Levi will be 4 years old on Monday.  There are so many things he loves like Batman, Spiderman, Camo, 4 Wheelers, Ice Cream, and the list goes on.  Since Spiderman and Batman are copyrighted I knew I couldn’t use them on my card.  So I found a cute 4 Wheeler in the Silhouette Store.  Oh yea I thought hard about buying it because I knew it would have a lot of pieces.  And if you know me I can be a lazy crafter sometimes. 

After much thought I knew Levi would love the 4 Wheeler so I bought it.  Oh what a challenge it was for me because now I had to think what is his favorite color.  Looking in my stash of paper I said RED!  I wanted the card to be colorful because children are drawn to bright colors.  Although the card looks a little plain because you just can’t put pretty ribbon and flowers on a boy’s card. 

So I just took my Black Diamond Stickles and just went crazy with it.  Do you know this card kept me up half the night because I just wanted to get it done so the stickles would dry because I used a ton of it.  Let me know what you think?

 

(Inside sentiment says “HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY” in bold letters and bright colors)

Side Bar:  Levi is getting a refurbished 4 wheeler for his Birthday and Hunter is getting one too.  I just wish you can see them driving around on Pop Pop’s land rover.  So there will be two very happy little boys.  I am going to try using my video camera to take some home movies.  I ‘m still not real good at it but maybe I will have beginners luck.  Thank you for stopping by,

Fran

Rose Blessings For McMahon Five Designs

 

                         Meanings Of A Colored Rose                                       

• Yellow Rose:   Joy, Protection against envious lovers, Mature love
• Red Rose:        Love, Beauty, Courage & Respect, Romantic Love   
• Orange Rose:  Desire, Enthusiasm
• Blue Rose:       The unattainable, the impossible  
• Thorn-less Rose:  “Love at first sight”

 

 

Rose Blessings - Colored

(All images and designs are original artwork created by © Kris Breach.)

 

My Project

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Details:  I picked the Blue Rose for no special reason except that I love this color blue a lot.  It took several steps to achieve the look I wanted.  Although you cannot tell the rose and the sentiment were placed separately.  Using Paint Shop Pro I selected the blue rose and sentiment.  I then deleted the rose and kept sentiment in the exact position.  I sized it to fit in the light blue frame.

I opened the single blue rose using my Silhouette Portrait and following the instructions I used the Print and Cut feature to cut the Rose out.  Then I added dimensional foam pads to the back of the Rose to give it dimension.  Its hard to tell on the photo but it really looks neat within the frame.

The Filigree Frame was cut purchased from the Silhouette store and sized to fit on my card base which measures 5-1/2” by 6”.  I do want to tell you it was beginners luck getting the frame to fit the card and my Rose Design.  It took me two tries to get it right.   I also had a rolled rose pattern from the Silhouette Store and I cut it out using the same card stock of the frame.  The two roses on the sides of the rolled rose are from my stash,  I added Ice Blue Stickles to the edges of the flowers that really matched the blue rose perfectly. Oh and the leaves are from stash.  I always cut several out so that I have them for projects.  All I did was give them a pinch for dimension.

When you have digital images so perfectly created it makes it so easy to create a project that is very pleasing to the eye.  And best of all the rose is already colored so it saves you so much time when you need an image to add to your card.

For those of you that shy away from using digital images (like I did at first) you need to give them a try.  If you have WORD on your computer you can use it to size and print the images out.  But if you need help in how to use digital images please contact me and I would be glad to help you even if you do not have WORD on your computer.  There are other free programs that you can use.  Let your imagination guide you.

I would love it if you stopped by the McMahon Five Designs Blog and look at the beautiful creations by the other Design Team members.  And thank you for stopping by my blog.

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

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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

Fun and Play Card by Fran

 

Today I have a really fun card to show you.  I was driven by the image to make the card colorful and playful.  The digital image I used is by Mo Manning called Come Out and Play.  When you see the image it will bring back lots of memories for us who were kids during the 50s and skating was the favorite past time.  I can remember going to the Shoemakers down the street from where I lived to buy skate keys because I would lose mine all the time.  Oh and the best shoes to use were saddle oxfords.  You know the ones that were black and white.  The skates would stay on better. Just a little skating down memory lane.

I colored the image using Prang colored pencils and the Gamsol technique.  I used a Spellbinders Mega Nestabilities, Curved Rectangles  to cut around the image.  I distressed the card with Tumbles Glass and Crushed Olive Distress Inks.  All the small flowers were punched using a Retro Flower Punch by EK Success,  Added lots of Stickles Glitter Glue to the flowers, words, and speech bubble.  The larger flower is from my stash.  I used the Silhouette Portrait to cut out the words: F-U-N and P-L-A-Y.  The frame of the card on the front and inside was also cut using the Silhouette called Notebook Edges.   Inkssentials Glossy Accents & Tombow Permanent Adhesive to hold everything together. Cardstock is from my stash. And the speech bubble and text was created in Paint Shop Pro.

 

Cutters Creek Products:  Distress Ink Pads; Stickles Glitter Glue; ASI Kool Tak; Inkssentials Glossy Accents; Tombow Permanent Adhesive.

 

Side Bar Info:  Kim of Cutters Creek offers her customers a special way of obtaining their favorite crafting products by way of clubs.  The clubs run approximately 6 months allowing the customer to pay each month with a lower shipping rate on the products from each club.  For instance I belonged to the Adhesive Club and each month I received 3 adhesives of various types.  I also belong to Tim Holtz Distress Paints Club.  This is a great way to build on your crafting supplies with affordable monthly costs.  If you have any questions about the clubs you can contact Kim here.

Thank you for stopping by, Fran

First Crush by Fran

 

Do you remember your first crush?  I do!  Every time I saw him my knees would turn to Jell-O, lol.   All the memories came flooding back when I saw the image I used to make my card.  The digital image is by Dearie Dolls and I used the colored one from the set.  My card was cut using the Silhouette Portrait.  And the background on the inside of the card was also cut using the Silhouette. 

The card measures approximately 5” square.  The papers are by Recollections.  And they come in many colors and are distressed.  I added some Distress Stickles (Worn Lipstick) to the front of the card.  I attached the image using ASI (Kool Tak)  3-D Foam Pads.  And everything is held together using Inkssentials Glossy Accents.

 

Front View

Inside View

Cutters Creek Products:  Distress Stickles, Inkssentials Glossy Accents, and Kool Tak 3-D Foam Pads.  If you have any questions about any of the products used you can contact Kim here and she may be able to order it for you.

And there are lots of new items Kim is selling in the store. Check out the July Specials and CHA 2013 Releases.

Thank you for stopping by, Fran