Quick and Simple Chenille Flower Embellishment Tutorial

Happy Saturday! Today is my guest designer featured tutorial over at Die Cuts R Us Design Team Blog.

My tutorial demonstrates how to the make a Chenille Flower Embellishment pictured in my card above.

I stamped Yoga Anya onto Neenah cardstock using Memento ink. Next I colored my image using copic markers. I die cut my image using a nesties oval and left the paper in the die while I sponged on some Antique Linen distress ink around the edges. I adhered my image onto a scallop oval die cut from nesties. I rounded the corners of my Basic Grey Kioshi patterned paper and then sponged on some Antique Linen distress ink around the edges of the paper. I made a knot in my ribbon and adhered that to my patterned paper. I used one of the new Tim Holtz Sizzix dies- Elegant Flourishes to die cut some self adhesive glitter craft foam I found at the craft store and added the flourishes around my image. Next I stuck on my Chenille Flower using two glue dots and finally I added some pearls to the bottom corner of my card to finish it off.

Recipe:
Supplies Available from Die Cuts R Us-
Yoga Anya stamp by The Greeting Farm
Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink
Basic Grey Kioshi 6 X 6 Paper Pad
Kioshi Collection Stitched Brads
Memento Die Ink Pad Tuxedo Black
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock
GluGlider
Also used:
PTI Pink Shimmer Cardstock
PTI Plum Pudding Swiss Dots Satin Ribbon (reverse side)
Nestabilities Petite Oval and Scallop Oval Dies
Sponge Dauber
Kaisercraft Self Adhesive Pearls in Blush
Adhesive Glitter Craft Foam
Chenille Pipe Cleaner
Corner Rounder Punch
Copic Markers:
Face: E000, E11, E21, R20
Hair: E25, E27, E35
Clothes: RV0000, RV10, RV21

Chenille Flower Tutorial Supplies needed-
Chenille Pipe Cleaner (available at any craft store)
Jumbo Brads- I used a Basic Grey Kioshi collection Stitched Brad
A round object or you can use your fingers (for picture taking purposes I used a Judikins Color duster handle)

1- Wrap your pipe cleaner around your finger or round object one time and bend the lose end around the rest of the pipe cleaner to secure the first loop.

2- Now wrap the pipe cleaner around again in the opposite direction.

3- Wrap the pipe cleaner around again multiple times until you have used the entire length of the pipe cleaner...

keep wrapping in alternate directions...

This end result will be 4 loops if you use the color duster handle and 5 if you use your fingers.

4- Now insert your jumbo brad through the center of your flower and bend back the prongs in such a way that it secures the pipe cleaner in the shape you have created.
Finished- Now you have a finished flower to add to your card.

Flutterby Valentine

I'm back again today with another card. I had so much fun participating in the last Flutter By Wednesday challenge, that I just had to do it again. This weeks challenge # 93 was to use embossing along with your butterfly, fairy, or angel image. I used Challenge # 22 Die Cuts R Us Sketch # 1 as an inspiration for my card. I thought this patterned paper went perfectly with the sketch. Instead of using an oval like the sketch, I decided to crack open my Lables # 1 Nestabilities and use them for their very first maiden voyage to die cut out the butterfly and butterfly border.

I wanted a magenta butterfly but didn't have that color pigment ink so I inked my stamp with Champagne Shimmer Versamark and then tapped it on SU! Rich Razzleberry ink. Next I used the pouncing technique on the inked stamp with a Melon Mambo marker to add some lighter colored areas. I stamped this on Neenah Solar White cardstock and then heat embossed with SU! clear embossing powder. I thought the white was a bit too stark so I sponged on some SU! Pretty in Pink over the butterfly. Here is a close up of the result:

Recipe: SU! Simple Friendship stamp, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One, Versamark Champagne Shimmer ink, SU! Rich Razzleberry Ink, SU! Melon Mambo Stampin' Write Markers, SU! Pretty In Pink ink, SU! Clear Embossing Powder, Neenah Solar White Cardstock, Petaloo Dazzlers, Sponge Dauber, Little Yellow Bicycle Sweet Love patterned paper, Heart charm from Stamp and Create, Pink Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Assorted Pink cardstock scraps

Puppy Love

I made this quick card last night for the Die Cuts R Us Challenge # 22. It was a sketch challenge. Here is the sketch:

Here is a close up of the Puppy and Kitten stamp by Penny Johnson.

Recipe: Puppy and Kitten stamp by Penny Johnson, My Mind's Eye Be Loved Patterned Paper, SU! Sage Shadow Cardstock, Brown Cardstock, Neenah Solar White Cardstock, Nestabilities Small Scallop die, K&Co Pearls and Rhinestone, Copics:(R22, R24, E57, W1, W3, W5, handwritten sentiment with Chocolate Atyou Spica Glitter Pen)

Additional Copics used:

Die Cuts R Us Challenge 21

This weeks DCRU Challenge #21 was Leftovers!!!"
More specifically, to make a NEW creation from left over
Christmas/Holiday Scrapbook Paper. I had some left over Whimsie Doodles digi images, so I combined them with this weeks Easel Card tutorial on Splitcoast and my left over My Minds Eye Paper. I even used the EK Success snowflake border punch that I just had to buy and then never took out of the packaging. I'm watching the red carpet for the golden globes right now and laughing at all the angry celebs who are complaining that it is raining in LA. It is barely raining there compared to here. It is raining cats and dogs here on the East Coast. back to my card, here is the inside or bottom half:

Here is a glamour shot of my pretty figure skater:

Finally, here are the copics I used to color her. I also used C1, C3, and C7 on the skate blades.

Recipe: Whimsie Doodles figure skater digi and sentiment, Prism Cardstock in Island Breeze
Medium and Light, Neenah Solar White cardstock, Sage Shadow grosgrain ribbon from SU!, Rhinestones anf foam stickers from M's, My Minds Eye paper, Stardust Stickles, Corner Rounder, Copics