CrazyCrafter

  August FSC swap cards - Die cut, mixed up and pieced back together. Backgrounds were done with Distress Inks while on vacation. The die sets are from Tim Holtz's Alterations line.   Cards made for two I haven't met but feel like I know as a hopeful pick me up to their hectic lives - stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne. The stamp set used is  More Big Time Sayings and were heat embossed and 3 thick. Gems I used are from Blingee Thingee on Etsy.   Saw my cousin for the first time in over 2 years and thought belatedly I should give him a good luck card since he was on his way back for his junior year in college. I was able to get this out in an afternoon - normally I way overthink things. The background was one I did blues/greens of Shimmering Bliss some time ago and saved. The embossing folder I used is from WRMK's Revolution Collection This was another Shimmering Bliss background that I used in yellows and orange. The embossing folder I used was Stargazer . I used Gold

 New Tricks       I recently picked up an embossing set so I could use my dies in as many ways as possible. It's one of the reasons I was so thrilled to get the Big Shot. I've got tons of embossing folders but practically every die insert shows you can do impressions and emboss them and that sounded awesome. Anyway, it totally is! Took me a bit to figure out and quit facing the die towards the cutting plate. Note to self- if you're changing things up too, practice on regular paper before you use the good stuff. Luckily, I did for once.😄        For this top folding card I used a Spellbinders large die for the floral motif, I think next time I'll actually let it hang off the paper so it has the same look all around (because I once again forgot I'd have to trim it to mat it) but I love how it looks. I used the same mat paper from card number two but the reverse side. On watercolor paper (different than yesterdays) I used Shimmering Bliss in this order, heat setting be

Thank you, Take Two     On a recent live I was able to watch, I commented that I'd had a mishap with trying to flatten something that had warped after I'd heat embossed it, using Mama Minc. Two things - apparently it doesn't matter how heavy weight the paper is, if it's not watercolor paper, it's going to warp. Secondly, setting something with a heat gun is easier & much faster than letting it air dry, plus you can kind of control the warp as long as you frequently move your hand. 😏 Unfortunately for me, it still did warp a bit but I just used the weight of my Easy Press 2 on the lowest setting possible and it did the trick enough to mat it (without taking off the entire heat embossing, as had happened with the Minc). I do like heat embossing and although I can do okay with inking over, I need more practice with the sprays. From now on, I'll link everything below because I lose my train of thought too easily.     For this top folding card, I used watercolor

A First for Me Mod Squad Challenge Theme: Thank You I still feel like I’m out of my depth making cards but it gets my brain going and pushes me to think outside my comfort zone. When I saw this challenge, I had no idea but knew I needed to try.  When I saw the  Isle of Big Bay  from Kitchen Sink Stamps, I could picture the basics of what I did but knew it wouldn’t look right on an A2. So, I did a top folding Slimline base, 8.5” wide by 3.5” tall- I wasn’t sure how I’d like it but I do! I used a scripty patterned paper as the mat and as the inner letters. I layered the letters 2x with 120 lb card stock for some dimension, using this die:  Deco Bold Alpha . I cut the trees SVG with my Maker and then stamped using Distress Inks in Mowed Lawn followed by Rustic Wilderness. I stamped the water directly on the card front using Mermaid Lagoon and then Chipped Sapphire. I applied Mustard Seed directly to my silicone mat and added water, used a paintbrush to draw the sun then I used Salty Ocean