Sassy's Anything Goes Card

Once again, I was inspired by Sheila's challenge on her blog, She's a Sassy Lady. My original thought was to create a graduation card for my niece, but was having difficulty making my ideas mesh with the images on my Gypsy. I'll get there, but just not for this card. It took me while to scroll through the various cartridges and their respective images! However, when I came across the elegant lady's hand, I knew what I wanted to do.
Here it is ...

Sassy Cards

Sheila at She's A Sassy Lady always inspires me! I have created these AW2 cards before, but hadn't made one in a while. Sheila shared her technique for making multiple cards. I attempted only two. Needless to say, I have two more Mother's Day cards to add to my collection. They won't be there for long, however, since Mother's Day is only a week away.

Sassy's Birthday Card Challenge

Getting in right under the wire for She's a Sassy Lady Birthday Card Challenge. My sister's birthday is right around the corner; actually, it's on Super Bowl Sunday! We'll have alot to celebrate that day! As an additional note, I used a December 2011 Card Map for my inspiration.

Tim's Tags ... #7

I loved how Tim created the base of these tags!. I wasn't in to all the greenery on the bottom of the first tag so I followed along with his idea on the second tag. I actually liked it so much I made two tags! So fun! This will definitely be a technique I use time and again.

Gift Card Holders

About a month ago, I saw a post on gift card holders on She's a Sassy Lady Blog. I thought they were so adorable. They were designed by Lisa at Lisa's Craft Room Blog. So cute! Although I don't own the die that she used to create her pretty holders, I created one on my Gypsy. Next best thing if you don't have unlimited funds!! Anyway, I tucked gift cards in these holders for my gorgeous little nieces. I hope they like them!

Tag 6 - Enameled Metal Embossing

Enameled Metal Embossing. Okay ... just the name scared me! And, on top of that, I don't possess any metal foil tape. Hmmmm ... what to use? Aluminum foil. I tried it, and it sorta, kinda, almost worked. I found that it's not very durable after the embossing process. I used a sanding tool after I painted the tag. The embossing portion actually worked better than I thought it would. Mr. Frosty the Snowman was a huge help in hiding a few foil rips ... he he he. Once i put the whole tag together, I was mildly pleased with how it turned out.

12 Tags of Christmas ... Tag 5

Tim shared a technique called "distress to distress stamping technique". Since I didn't have the heavy transparency he used for his tag, I used a piece of acetate from packaging. However, it didn't work for me at all! The distress ink didn't adhere well to the acetate. I continued with a stamp and then tried to wipe off as he did. Oh my! What a mess. I decided that I would try it on a stamp instead ... thus the label with the plaid was born. Not thrilled with this tag, but it's completed. Wait til you see my mess with Tag 6! LOL