December Demo!

Crafty Capers is having its final demo of 2014 tomorrow from 10:30 - 12:30 (how the heck did we get to the end of 2014??!!) . The topic is Victoria's Favorite Things some of my favorite things for the year include: the Spellbinder Tool N One, WeR Envelope Punch board, Chameleon markers and the CrossOver die cutting machine. I will be demoing all these plus more great product and it is free so stop by! To celebrate the end of the year we are also opening up our prize boxes and handing out some prizes as well! All in all a fun morning!
I got this card made up this afternoon I used Graphic 45 Twas the Night before Christmas papers and chipboard tags, the Envelope punch board and May Arts ribbon. I love this card and may make a few more since I have a few more cards to whip up and I have some leftover Graphic 45 papers in my paper stash. Thanks everyone for stopping by.

Twas the night before Christmas

Another quick card today featuring glitter! I used the new Graphic 45 Twas the Night before Christmas papers and stickers for this card. I took the Santa sticker and put some Be Creative tape over the top and some Glitter Ritz warm highlight over top to give it a bit more jazz. Layered everything up as shown and added a bit of May Arts ribbon and voila done!
Just a reminder if you have a Crafty Capers secret envelope NOW is the time to redeem them. The final day to bring them in is Wednesday Oct 1.

A study in purple

Got a special request from a neighbour to make up a 50th birthday card. I got very few instructions (my fav kind of card) just that the birthday gal liked purple. As soon as I heard that I knew I was going to use the Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiment violet paper. I was in an "over the top" type of mood  and added lots of layers and thick embellishments - all well and good until I realized I did not have an envelope that the card would fit into! Thank goodness for my We R Memory Keepers envelope punch board. I whipped up a box for the card to fit into. I am pleased to say the neighboorhood saw the card and it got lots of oohs and awes now I have a couple more cards to whip up for people. I am not quite sure what everyone thought I did for a living but people seems amazed that I make cards! LOL

 Supplies used: Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiments paper and chipboard (small round butterfly buttons), Graphic 45 Secret Garden papers (brown text), Memory Box dies Bijou film strip and flourish, Cheery Lynn Happy Birthday die, Cuttlebug die (50), Graphic 45 Couture Stickers (th), Kaisercraft paper roses, Lavender Stickles and Bazzill cardstock.

Just a quick reminder that Crafty Capers is having their garage sale on Thursday June 12 @ 5:30. If you are interested in putting items in the sale please phone the shop for details 585-0022. Shoppers are, of course, welcome. Sale begins at 5:30 no earlier, rain or shine!

Simplicity!

Thanks to everyone who braved the snow on Saturday and stopped by for the Distress Ink demo. Here is a sample of 2 techniques I demoed. The butterfly is colored with my waterbrush and Distress Inks (Milled Lavender, Shabby Shutters, Wild Honey). I chose to use black and white printed paper from Authentique Classique: Elegant "six" line. The panel with the saying is also from the Authentique Classique: Elegant line. The chipboard swirls were colored with Peeled Paint Distress ink and are from Fab Scraps. The butterfly die is from Memory Box. I added some highlight to the butterfly with some Waterfall Stickles glitter glue.
It is has been a crazy weather day however while I was lounging at home my supplier were busy packing boxes. 2 more orders were shipped today and we have at least 2 more orders "out there" in transit plus the order my BFF Linda (and Carley boxer) picked up today for delivery on Saturday. It will be busy once I get back to work!
Just a reminder, Crafty Capers BIG Graphic 45 card box class is this Saturday. It runs 9:15 - 4:15 and we still have space. More details can be seen at our classes page.

Moments

Here is another card from my stenciling demo last weekend. The white flowered panel was done with a Crafters Workship stencil, Dreamweaver white stencil paste and Glitter Ritz Warm Highlight glitter. The sentiment is by Penny Black stamped with Adirondack Red Pepper die ink and the ladybugs are a die by Memory Box. The color is a bit wonky in this photo but quite happy with how this card turned out.

New Year, new project!

I am headed out to CHA in Anaheim tonight but have a couple of minutes to get this project I made last week up on the blog! This card is a gate fold card an is on the fancy side so it will go to someone special! I used Graphic 45's Sweet Sentiments paper and chipboard tags for the majority of the project with some May Arts twine, Glossy Accents, Seedless Preserves Distress Ink and a Hero Arts stamp thrown in for good measure. The first photo is the front and the next 3 photos are close ups of the inside. If you have any questions feel free to contact me!

The inside of the card opened

I am hoping to get some blogging done while down in California, so keep your fingers crossed I have decent internet at my hotel and all those workout I have been doing recently help with my stamina! CHA is loads of fun but VERY tiring. I have 12+ hours of activities planned for Friday then I am supposed to be going the the CHA block party after that! Oh and the convention does not even begin officially until Saturday. Wish me luck! :)

Happy Halloween

I have been making a few cards recently however have not had much time for actually blogging them. I am doing OK but have been taking quite a bit of time off recently for medical appointments. I am having needle #5 in my eye Tuesday in an on-going effort to fix the sight in my left eye. You know you have had lots of injections when the thought of an eye injection does not cause tooooo much anxiety! :) Wish me luck!

 Here is a card I made about a month ago. It was made with the Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells paper plus Sizzix and Memory Box dies. I LOVE Dr Dreadful and his potions! Super fun! 

Change for no one

I made this card a few weeks back and just realized it never got posted to the blog. It has been a strange/busy couple of weeks.
I originally had plans to use this card in a May Flowers class but have not had time to make any more class samples and May is rapidly coming to an end.
I am really happy with how this card turned out and it was fairly quick to do as well (always a bonus). I fussy cut out the flowers from a Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue paper. I made a black frame with my Spellbinder Labels 1 die then arranged the flowers to my liking. I stamped the Dylusions sentiment (change for no one and believe in who you are) then embossed the white panel with a Couture Creations embossing folder (the name escapes me at the moment) then matted everything as shown. If you have not checked out the Dylusions sentiment stamps at the store you really should they are way to funny! They make me laugh every time!

Secret Garden & Bluebirds

I had a play date last weekend and since I was pretty tired I opted to color a bunch of images since I can do that with very little brain power. I did not have a particular plan in mind while I was coloring however I opted to got outside of my usual comfort zone and color with Prismacolor pencil crayons (in my comfort zone) and odorless mineral spirits (outside my comfort zone). I also, used colors I normally pass over especially for nature images.
I brought my colored image to work with me on Tuesday intending to throw it in the recycling bin but then a stack of Graphic 45 Secret Garden paper caught my eye. It all matched my colored image!! Add some Graphic 45 flowers and... after that, the card came together pretty quickly!
I am very happy with how the card turned out now gotta find someone who is worthy of this card! ;)
Thank you to everyone who stops by and a special thanks for the comments I appreciate everyone!
Bluebird Branch stamp by Stampendous.

Its no secret...

The new Graphic 45 Secret Garden collection is now at Crafty Capers. I am not a big fan of vintage type papers/stamps but this paper is gorgeous! We have the 12x12, 8x8 and (new) 6x6 pads in stock along with open stock papers and chipboard embellishments. Shop early for best selection! Here are a few samples of the papers in stock now.

Secret Garden Beautiful Blooms

Secret Garden Leafy Tree Tops

Graphic 45 Springtime

Secret Garden Sun-kissed

We are expecting the Graphic 45 collection French Country later next week. Have a great day everyone!

Celebrating Glitter!

In honor of Deanna Pannell from Glitter Ritz glitter coming to Crafty Capers this Saturday I thought I would post some glittery projects this week.
I love this card so much! I think I will actually make quite a few cards like this! All pattern paper is from Graphic 45 Nutcracker Sweet line. Gingie is a stamp from Hero Arts (stamped on some BoBunny gingerbread double dot cardstock). I cut out the gingerbread man then used my Art Institute Clear and White drying glue to add some glittery accents to him (white and fire red microfine Glitter Ritz). I used my Be Creative tape and Sweet Basil ultrafine Glitter Ritz glitter to add glittery mats to the pattern paper. The stamped sentiment is by Hero Arts.
Have a sparkly week!

Peel Off card

More playing with leftover sticker bits - this time it is a hat Peel Off by Elizabeth Craft Design.
This is a pretty simple card. I put the hat sticker on a scrap of Graphic 45 paper then mounted it along with a hat stand and some Peel Off circle embellishments. The saying is from a Stampers Anonymous set by Tim Holtz.
The blue green paper is leftover from my Hero Arts contest submission a week or so back.

Shabby Chic

I worked on a bunch of "shabby chic" cards this past week for a store display. This sort of style is not my usual "thing" however it was fun to try something new. I was also on a get rid of older embellishments kick.
I found this poor lonesome Penny Black sticker left all alone of a sticker sheet so thought I would use it up so I could throw away the backing.
I mounted the sticker on a bunch of Graphic 45 Ladies Diary papers plus used up some pieces of Coredinations cardstock. The sentiment is a Peel Off sticker. The butterflies are from a Martha Stewart punch. Pearls by Hero Arts. I added some Fruit Punch Stickles to the butterfly bodies and some Crystal Stickles to the flower centers.
Thanks everyone for stopping by!

Happy Birthday Auntie Jerry!

Today is my Great Aunt's birthday. She loves my cards and keeps them in a photo album so I try to send her extra special ones. I am really happy with how this one turned out and it will be worth all the extra postage I know I am going to have to pay to get this card to Surrey. I got this layout idea from Grace

 and knew the Graphic 45 Ladies Diary paper line would be perfect! I used quite a few Spellbinder dies on this project - Classic ovals, Classic scalloped ovals, Grand Labels 23, Labels 8 and Tripple scalloped edgeability. I used a Memory Box die (Amira Flourish), Kaisercraft flowers, Hero Arts gems, ribbbon and sentiments along with 1 Stampendous sentiment.
Thanks everyone for stopping by! Have a great long weekend (2 days off in a row for me - yippee)!

Penny Farthing Bikes

Those of you who shop at the store on Thursdays probably know my Dad, we have lunch together most Thursdays and he is very special to me.
My Dad was in a restaurant recently that had a penny farthing bike on display and he was very impressed with it. When he told me the story I instantly visualized the Graphic 45 Old Curiosity Shoppe bike paper and since my Dad's birthday is May 26 I whipped up this card. I know he will get a kick out of it.
All it involved was cutting out a few squares of bikes out of the paper then matting the cut outs with black cardstock then putting them back on the cardstock I cut the original squares out of. Easy Peasy especially since I own the Spellbinder square dies made the cutting out and matting a breeze! I also edged each of the squares with my Tea Dye Distress ink.
My sentiment is from Hero Arts.
If you happen to see my Dad this week be sure to wish him an early happy birthday! I won't mention his age! LOL
PS it is also Mr Crafty Capers birthday on May 26 as well so I need to get another dreaded "man card" whipped up this week!