Polished Stone

Here's another card created with my May/11 Art Freckles card kit!

I decided to play with the Polished Stone Technique found here on Splitcoast Stampers! I also did up my own step-by-step tutorial on this technique and posted it on this month's try this technique on the Art Freckles Blog!

Products used: Art Freckles May card kit, SU cs, LYB dp, Glossy photo paper, LYB butterfly embellishment, Kaiser Pearls, Staz-On ink, SU re-inkers and Unity's Donna Downey Create Today stamp set.

I'm also entering my card into challenge #31 at All Things Unity!

Happy Birthday

Here's another card I created with the gorgeous May Art Freckles Card kit!

Extra products used: LYB dp, LYB stick pin, Pink Paislee metal flag, Neenah and Bazzill cs, Stamping Bella Annie stamp, Prisma colouring pencils, Cosmo Cricket Alpha's, White craft paint, Memento ink, Nestabilities, Prima lace, u/k ribbon and button, DMC floss, Glamour Dust, Fiskars and MS punches, machine stitching.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's challenge #118 at Crafty Creations Challenges, challenge  #55 at Wee Memories, challenge #23 and Really Reasonable Ribbon.

E.A.D. Designs Weekly Monday Hop!

Welcome to the E.A.D. Designs weekly Monday DT Hop! You should have arrived at my blog from Amy T's blog, if not, please start the hop at the E.A.D. Designs blog!

Today we're having a Paper Smooches hop! Paper Smooches and E.A.D. Designs have joined together to bring you some wonderful E.A.D. Designs and Paper Smooches co-branding Stickerz and Rub-ons! Make sure you visit each stop on the hop, including the E.A.D. Designs blog and leave a comment. There is an AWESOME prize package up for grabs!

You can check out all of the E.A.D. Designs Paper Smooches products here!

My card for today uses the Paper Smooches set Friendly Flowers and the E.A.D. Designs Thank You Sentiments rub-ons.  Extra products used:  Art Freckles May/11 card kit, Neenah cs, LYB dp and stick pin, SU punch and ribbon, Memento ink and machine stitching.

Your next stop on the hop is Amy C! Have a great Monday!

Paper Makeup Stamps Blog Hop

Welcome to the Paper Makeup Stamps blog hop! You should have arrived at my blog from Ginger's blog, if not, please start the hop at the PMS blog!

 

Today my card features the Natalie Birthday Fairy!  Natalie was previously released only in digital format but after many requests, she is now available in rubber as well! I'm also using the freebie sentiment "Surprise" which can be yours with any new release purchase!

Products used: ArtFreckles May/11 card kit, LYB dp, Bazzill and Neenah cs, LYB butterfly, doiley, Glimmer Mist, crinkle ribbon, Copic Markers, Nestabilities, Golden paint,DB glitter and Glamour Dust.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's sketch #216 at Card Positioning Systems!

Your next stop on the hop is Shaela!  And, my letter for you to collect is "L"!

don't forget to join us for the PMS Release Party in the PMS Forum on Saturday,  May 7th at 9:00 p.m. EST.!

Florence the Flower Pot Girl

Here's another card I created with the April/11 Art Freckles card kit. I used the adorable Florence the Flower Pot Girl from Stamping Bella.

Products used:  Bazzill and Neenah cs, Jillibean Soup dp, TPC gems, Distress and Memento ink, Copic Markers and Atyou Spica pens, black Identi-Pen, Nestabilities and Bazzill ribbon.

Celebrate

Here's another card created with my April Art Freckles Card Kit. Products used: Unity Ferris Wheel SKOTM (Aug/09), Jillibean Soup dp, SU kraft cs, Memento ink, Maya Road Stamps, TPC Studio gems, SU punches, Twinery Twine, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alphas and Prisma Colouring Pencils.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's challenge #64 at Paper Sundaes and challenge #51 at Wee Memories.

Easter

Here's another card made with the April Art Freckles card kit. I can't believe how fast Easter is creeping up on us!

Products used: Jillibean Soup dp, Neenah and Bazzill cs, High Hopes Peeking Bunny, Nestabilities, Creative Impressions ribbon, Twinery Twine, TCP bling, Maya Road pin, Copic markers, Copic Atyou Spica, machine stitching and u/k buttons.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's challenge #50 at Phindy's Place and challenge #147 at A Spoon Full of Sugar.

E.A.D. Designs Weekly Monday Hop!

Welcome to the E.A.D. Designs weekly Monday hop! I'm the first stop on the hop today and you should have arrived at my blog from the E.A.D. Designs blog!

Products used on my card:  Art Freckles April/11 Card kit, E.A.D. Designs Birthday Sentiments  rub-ons, Paper Smooches Friendly Flowers set, Jillibean Soup dp, Bazzill and Neenah cs, Bazzill ribbon, TPC rhinestone, Memento ink, Machine Stitching and Nestabilities.

Inspiration for my card came from this month's April Card Sketch Challenge at Art Freckles which is based on a PageMaps card sketch.

Your next stop on the hop is Amy C!

Followed My Heart

Here's my take on this week's sketch #150 at Sketch Saturday and button challenge #28 at All Things Unity.

Products used on my card: April/11 Art Freckles Card kit, Jillibean Soup dp, SU and Neenah cs, Unity stamps (Aug/09 KOTM) Memento ink, Copic Markers and airbrush system, Nestabilities, Glossy Accents, u/k buttons, Distress inks CTMH staples, Twill ribbon, twine and machine stitching.

Dream

Here's another card created with the March/11 Art Freckles card kit available here! Extra products used on my card: u/k bling, Tim Holtz die, DMC floss, SU cs and punch, Distress inks, machine stitching and db brads.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's sketch #147 at Sketch Saturday.

Dreams

Here's another card made with this month's incredible Art Freckles card Kit available here and one of the new Paper Makeup Stamps March Wordart stamp. I also used some Sizzix and Spellbinders dies for the butterflies.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #1.

Art Freckles February Card Kit

Have you picked up your February Art Freckles card kit? This month's kit is jammed packed full of some amazing goodies!

Kit contents:
4ea. 6"x6" sheets Pink Paislee Parisan Anthology Paper
12ea. 6"x6" sheets G45 Steampunk Debutante Paper
1 yard rustic twine
16" cream cotton lace
3 stamped sentiments from Inkadinkado and Stampendous
1 pkg. Art Funk Butterflies
2ea. 5" square cardstock bases
16ea. buttons
1 pkg. Making Memories Tiny Type Alphas

In addition to the amazing Graphic 45 Steampunk papers, included are the new Pink Paislee Parisan Anthology papers which were created for you to ink or mist to change the colour which creates a really cool and unique effect!

As seen in my cards below, this kit is perfect for creating either masculine or feminine creations and the Graphic 45 papers are perfect for fussy cutting if you want to get that vintage, shabby chic look!

You can add the February card kit to your shopping cart at the Art Freckles store here!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

My card for today uses the amazing Feb/11 Art Freckles card kit and the adorable Paper Makeup Stamps Billy and Bianca Love Bunnies image! All contents are from the Art Freckles Feb/11 card kit plus Bazzill cs, Neenah cs, Copic Markers and airbrush system, Atyou Spica pen, Uniball White Signo pen, Nestabilities, Memento and Distress inks, AC ribbon, u/k button, DMC floss and Kaiser Pearls.  Inspiration for my card came from this week' sketch #142 at Sketch Saturday, this week's challenge at Papertake Weekly , challenge #138 at A Spoon Full of Sugar, challenge #74 at Crazy 4 Challenges and this week's challenge #43 at Wee Memories!

It's a Love Thing Art Freckles Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Art Freckles Blog Hop! You should have arrived at my blog from Linda's blog, if not, please start the hop at the Art Freckles blog! The hop officially begins at 10:00 a.m.. Hint **there may just be a giveaway!**

Today's hop is themed "It's a Love Thing"!

My project for today's hop is a card which uses a lot of items from my Art Freckles stash! The gorgeous Pink Paislee dp and pearls are from the Art Freckles January/11 First Kiss Kit, the cs is a kraft from my Nov/10 Orchid Treasures kit, the stamps are Pink Paislee and from my Vintage Heart Kit, the kraft butterfly is from the Dec/10 card kit, corrugated cardboard from a AF pizza box, lace ribbon from the Nov/10 Card kit, little bird from an AF Ephemera kit and the flowers are from the March/10 Homesense kit. Extra products used: machine stitching, SU cs, u/k buttons, db brads, hemp twine, Memento and Distress inks, white craft paint, Copic markers and airbrush system and Crinkle ribbon. 

Inspiration for my card came from this week's sketch #141 at Friday Sketchers and this week's challenge #68 at the Play Date Cafe!

Your next stop on the hop is Jamie!

Being Together

Here's another cute card I created with my Jan/11 Art Freckles Card Kit! I just adore this super cute stamp by Gillian Roberts for Stampavie. Products used on my card: Bazzill and Neenah cs, MMI dp and button, Memento and Distress inks, Copic markers, Nestabilties, MS punch, DMC floss and Creation Station ribbon.

Inspiration for my card came from this week's challenge #53 at Paper Sundaes!

Art Freckles January Card Kit

The Art Freckles January kit is filled with some incredible goodies! Here's a list of what's included in the kit:


18" Creation Station Ribbon
1 yard Bo Bunny Ribbon


1 pkg. My Mind's Eye True Blue Buttons


4 ea. 6"x12" My Mind's Eye Tickled Pink


4 ea. 6"x12" My Mind's Eye True Blue


1 pkg. American Crafts Heart Parfait Puffy Thickers


1 ea. Airplane Chipboard Die Cut


4 ea. Art Freckles Whale Embellishments

And, this kit is an absolute steal for only $15.50!

Here are my creations so far with this month's kit (I have a few more cards in the works and will be posting those as soon as they are finished)!

Card created using Bitty Blooms stamp from Stamping Bella.

Card created using Cowgirl Anya and sentiment from The Greeting Farm.

Card created using cupcake stamp from Unity Stamp Company.

Head on over to the Art Freckles store and pick up your kit here today (there are only a couple left)!

Tea Bag Holder

It was my turn to post a "Try This" tutorial on the Art Freckles blog this month and I've been wanting to try the Tea Bag tutorial I found in the Splitcoast resources section here so I thought I'd give it a go! You can find my take on the tutorial at the Art Freckles blog here!

My Tea Bag holder even made this week's Splitcoast CAS Faves this week! Whoohoo! Thanks Trish!

Products used: Paper Makeup Stamps Friendly Flowers set, Kaiser pearls, Bazzill and Neenah cs, Memento ink and SU markers, SU punch and piercer template, Papertrey ribbon and GCD dp.

E.A.D. Designs Weekly Monday Hop!

Welcome to the E.A.D. Designs weekly Monday hop! You should have arrived at my blog from Amy T.'s blog, if not, please start the hop at the E.A.D. Designs blog!

Today I have a card featuring a sentiment from the E.A.D. Designs Birthday Sentiments color Stickerz set! This is such a fun set to use for all your birthday cards! Everything on my card is from the new January Art Freckles card kit available here plus some Americana paint, Distress and Versacolor inks, machine stitching and Bazzill cs.

Your next stop on the hop is Amy C!

Thank You

Here's a card I created with the Dec/10 Art Freckles card kit. Extra products used: Paper Makeup Stamps, (Apples to Apples and Little Moments Sentiments) Bazzill cs, Memento ink, Distress ink, wax floss and Copic Markers and Nestabilities.

Inspiration for my card came from one of the Dec card sketches from PageMaps and this week's challenge at Papertake Weekly Challenges, Cute Card Thursday and Phindy's Place Challenge #36.

Art Freckles December Card Kit!

The Art Freckles December card kit is full of wonderful paper and embellishments:

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Here's a few of the cards that I created with my kit so far:

This card uses a C.C. Designs Rainy Day Emma stamp.

I used my SU Owl punch on this one and some AC Thickers. Isn't that punch die cut adorable?

On this one I used Bear Hug from Sugar Nellie Stamps - I just adore these stamps!

And lastly on this card I used E.A.D. Designs Treasure Stickerz!

This month's Art Freckles card kit is only $10.00!!!! You can get your kit here!

Have a great weekend!