Thursday, September 27, 2012

Tree Telescope Card

I thought I would try a telescope card for a little change of pace. I also pulled out a very old glitter technique called the stained glass technique. I put 2 tree Peel Off stickers on a piece of acetate and I applied my Art Institute clear drying glue to the back side of my acetate. I did not put glue on the entire area all at the same time. I applied glue to areas based on the color of Glitter Ritz I wanted to apply I put glue on the dark areas first then applied the glitter then I applied more glue and applied the next glitter color and so on. The colors I used were Ice Blue, Grasshopper, Cinnamon and Moss Green. I let the glue dry then cut out each tree. I mounted each tree onto circles of designer paper then solid colored cardstock. I used some Kaisercraft star brads to make "hinges" for each circle so when you pick up the card it telescopes out. I used a piece of May Arts red twine to act as a hanger.
Thanks everyone for stopping by.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Glittery Poinsettia

I had a heck of a time trying to get a half decent photo of this card I finally went for the looking up angle so the card looks giant! LOL I can assure you it is a regular 4.25 x 5.5 inch card.
Pretty straightforward card. I used a Poinsettia Peel Off that I stuck on acetate then I used my Art Institute clear drying glue on the back of the acetate then I added my Glitter Ritz colors: Fire Red, Yellow and Champaigne. I waited for the glue to dry then cut it out. I mounted the flower on a piece of Stardream white text weight paper that I embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder (Elegant Christmas set) then stamped a Hero Arts sentiment with Fired Brick Distress ink on a piece of white.
Deanna from In the Making (Glitter Ritz) arrives Saturday!! We still have a few spaces left in her classes check the website for details.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

More glittery goodness!

Here is a card I made using the Burnished Velvet technique developed by Deanna Pannell and Haroldine Wingfield. I'm counting down the days until Deanna is here at the store. Should be a fun weekend!
The Glitter Ritz colored I used on this piece are microfine Bronze, Yellow and Liberty Blue. The butterfly masks were cut out using the new Spellbinder Les Papillions dies. The sentiment is by Hero Arts stamped with Cantelope Memento ink.

Monday, September 24, 2012

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!

Friday, September 21, 2012

I have not had much time for crafting recently due to the beginnings of Christmas rush not to mention the store's big Glitter Weekend next weekend. For those "out of the loop" Deanna Pannell from In the Making (Glitter Ritz, Dees Destinctive dies and Art Stamps) is coming to Crafty Capers! We have a couple of classes scheduled for next Saturday if you would like more information check out the Crafty Capers website. 
I made this card a few weeks ago and found it on my phone and discovered I had not yet posted it yet! The card is pretty simple - 2 Memory Box dies Leaf Canopy & Swirly Tree. The grass is by Stampscapes and the sentiment is by Hero Arts. I hope to have another posting soon, fingers crossed!

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

New Stampendous in stock!

We received another batch of Stampendous stamps today. Lots of  "old favourites" are back and some soon to be new favourites as well. A few of the designs have already sold out.
The Snowy Postcard stamp is back in stock. Kathy has a great class coming up Sept 22 using this stamp!
Steampunk Gears stamp set is in stock for the first time.
Runicula Field stamp
Christmas background is back in stock
Can't wait to play with this stamp
Love this saying!

Strawberry fields

I went and saw John Lennon's childhood home, Mendips, over the summer in Liverpool (highly recommend the tour and I am not a Beatles fan - however I could have skipped the sing along on the mini bus!) and saw the "strawberry fields" he wrote the song about, anyway I am getting off topic! This image reminded me of the song/tour.
This image is by House Mouse and I colored it with my Tombow markers on watercolor paper. The pattern paper is by BoBunny (Alora), solid cardstock is by Coredinations and Bazzill. Sentiment  and red embellishments are by Hero Arts. Crafty Capers is currently sold out of all House Mouse images however we should have a new batch of these cuties back in stock in the next few weeks.