Stamps, Paper, Scissors

Where have I been?

Not to the palace to visit the queen, that's fur shure!

I've been dang busy, that's what!

First there was an email requesting 4 very special projects for something very special which you will see more of in January or so. Until then...I MUST MAINTAIN MY SECRECY!!! Sorry for yelling...it's just very hard for me not to talk about or show what I've been working on for the past two weeks. IT IS KILLING ME!!!

And then there was the other email from CardMaker magazine, wanting some interactive cards for a new book they are putting out!

Amazing, exciting times I am living in here! And the killer is that I can't show you what I made for THEM either! ARRRGGGHHHH!!!!

So I have been busy. Busy designing some new interactive cards, never before seen by papercrafters, busy creating, busy photographing, busy writing materials lists and instructions. Making extra pieces so that step-by-step photography can happen in the publisher's studio, not mine. Making sure every "i" is dotted and every "t" is crossed.

Doesn't leave a lot of time for just creating, but until this week, I had a number of cards up my sleeve and I got away with it.

I was at a loss for what to show this week, though. Until I remember this card I had created for Ronda Wade's big do at the beginning of the month. A slightly easier version of a card I had made for a Controlfreak's swap. Lookie:

 

Ingredients: Stamps - Delightful Decorations; Paper - Merry Moments DSP, Garden Green, Whisper White, Real Red; Ink - Real Red; Other- gold cord, Movers & Shapers die, Holiday Windows Movers & Shapers dies, Eyelet border punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Real Red 1/4" grosgrain, gold brad.

Isn't it GOJUS!?!?!? And now I feel I have managed to feed my public some nourishing soup and I can depart happily. Because 'tis the season for nourishing soup, dontcha know? Autumn is here in full force, here is living proof:

Isn't this GOJUS?!?!? Beats anything that *I* can make. God is the original artist, after all! Ta!

Movers & Shapers Votive Cover Video Tutorial

I must be getting better at this, 'cause I was able to crank this out fairly quickly, once I got down to it!

Here it is!

Now, wasn't that fun? Here's the necessary materials:

• 1 - 4 1/4" x 11" piece of cardstock
• 4 - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" pieces of vellum cardstock.

Here's the completed version of the one I was working on in the video:

 

Ingredients: Stamps - Holy Triptych, Sanded; Paper - More Mustard, Vellum Cardstock; Ink - Basic Black; Markers - Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, More Mustard, So Saffron, Handsom Hunter, Always Artichoke, Brocade Blue, Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa; Other- Movers & Shapers Die, Eyelet Border punch, sponge wedges, sticky strip.

GOJUS!!! (YILM!)

I really love this project and have a half a dozen more ideas for diffrent votive covers. These would make great teacher gifts and you don't have to limit yourself to Christmas! If you missed seeing the first two covers I made they are in this post. 

So get out there and make  your own and link back up here for everyone to see! Can't wait to see what you make! Ta!