A Masculine Collage Card and Digital Die

Here is another fun card using my  "Digital Die" for an electronic cutting machine. For the original post and the die, click HERE.  Here is today's masculine Birthday card:

Using ScraPerfect's Best Glue Ever™ no clog fine writing tip really helps glue down the frame

The Digital images are from Geck Galz and I printed on Paper Temptress Heavenly White

These are really a lot of fun to do in batches!  If you would like a die, leave a comment and I will email you the SVG! Have a great day!

Ginny M

A card of Encouragment and a freebie

I made this card today and wanted to share it with you,

I think everything we keep in our life should be uplifting, art entertainment, relationships. There is nothing life building in toxic!

 I think of the Bible verse Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

And Surround yourself and those you love with 'those things'!

I used this beautiful Teal Paper to dry emboss for a background layer 

such pretty details in this Gecko Galz Spring image

Best Glue Ever to hold all the layers

I added a tiny bit of clear glitter nail polish

and here is a freebie for you!

Have a great week!

Ginny M

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge and a Freebie from me!

Happy Word Art Wednesday everyone! I hope you stop over to the Blog and join in the fun, We have an inspiring and uplifting devotion by Karen Letchworth and another beautiful bible verse digitized by Karen Murry! 

This week we have a super $25.00 gift from Winnie & Walter  - What Fun!!

and to Win, all you have to do is make a family friendly card and link up ar Word Art Wednesday!

I made this weeks' card with my sister Robin in mind, She is always ( when she's not running her full time day care that has been taking care of children for 35 years) sewing a qulit of a dress for a little African girl.  She has made hundreds of both, tireless and selflessly.

I printed  this image twice and fussy cut the sewing lady. 

I colored her and glued her down for slight demension 

  And for your card making , here is my image paired with Karen Murrays' Verse, just right click and save.

I hope this verse encourages you to do Good, God has given us all one kind of talent or another  in an effort that we can be a blessing and truely love one another!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enter the challenge! 

Ginny M

Making a Beautiful Digital card and using Rubber Stamps

I wanted t share today a card I have made using a beautiful digital image from Gecko Girls Parisian Garden Collection and rich colored paper, lace and a favorite rubber stamp of a favorite verse!

I'll show you the card and then the process:

The frame image is from Gecko Galz Parisian Collection - so many beautiful images in this collection!

I' ve embossed a yummy olive shade of  Ruche  12x12 paper

I've printed this "frame"   Fussy cut and then stamped the verse ( I cannot remember who made this stamp- I unmounted it and did not where it came from.

I edged the frame in Olive Alcohol marker.

Embellishments from my stash

                      Using ScraPerfect's Best Glue Ever™to hold the paper and the embellishments together 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed this stash busting post!

Have a great day!

Ginny m

Hello Loast Coast Desings and Carmen's Veranda

A few weeks Ago I posted several Lost Coast challenge cards and mentioned that I had auditioned for the Design Team. Well, the Good news is I made it!  I am now a DT member for Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!  Today's post is my first for my new team, I am excited to bring a new company to my readers with high-quality products and great images! Something extra for me - I've met some really wonderful and talented women to work with. 

If you are on DT's you know how important that is!

This Weeks challenge is " Backgrounds".  A great challenge with lots of possibilities.
Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda have some very unique and arty designs, nothing run of the mill here and nothing cutesy.  Artsy, yes. Weird, yes, Classical, yes. Like any company, you will find images you like and images you don't, but that is what is so fun about stamping, you make the art uniquely yours to suit your purpose.

My 'Backgrounds' inspiration card:

I made this card using the 

Leaves background stamp 

and

 Classic Women

On my background, I used a little BGE and Nuvo foil

The images were stamped on Heavenly White 80#  with Memento ink

Mirror board and a feather for a little panache`

Whenever I make a card, even my DT cards, I always make them with someone in mind, I think I will send this one to my mom, she loves women's portraits (she is an excellent portraitist).  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you head over to the Lost Coast Portal for the Backgrounds challenge!  If you don't enter, you can't win!

Ginny M

How to Paper Clip Challenge Party Celebrating Earth Day!

Hi Everyone, We are having a   Paper Clip Challenge Party Celebrating Earth Day over at the Scraperfect Blog    To enter and Win prizes and receive a discount coupon - got to the Scraperfect blog and follow the instructions.  It is easy and fun - making these paper clips is a little addictive!  I'll share  4 that I made in about 10 minutes.  What a great little favor for a Sunday school class, women's group - shower or gift to give with a book!   I used a long-buried piece of scrapbook paper and a few bits from my stash.

Here is the process, lot of pictures:

I pulled a piece of paper from stash - or you can use your scraps - great for Earth Day!

Cut two-inch strips, then cut in half

  Grabbed my   ScraPerfect's Best Glue Ever™   This adhesive works on everything, including the gems and lace I used for this project. My ScraPerfect's Embellie Gellie™ that I use all the time to pick up everything in my craft room.  One little container fo this will last years!

Fold the strip in half, put the paper clip on the back

fold up and press together

  A tiny bit of glue using the No Clog Cap. Holds dow any embellishment  you can think of

using the  ScraPerfect's Embellie Gellie™  I can easily pick up and place every embellishment you can think of!

My finished altered paper clips

Using leftover sentiments was fun too!

I hope you join in the Earth Day Paper clip challenge and join the fun!

TO RECEIVE COUPON (4/19-4/30)

Go to the Scraperfect Blog and enter!

1. The make a Paperclip Tag and upload it to your blog, FB page or other social media site following our inspiration. 
2.  Copy your URL address int to the Linky and enter the challenge. 

3. They follow The scraperfect  BLOG by email. you will receive a coupon by email receive coupon in their email.

Ginny M

Spring Book Mark Card and Spring sale!

Paper Temptress has a wonderful Spring paper sale going on right now, and I made a card using the
sale papers!

I used a Cricut SVG and cut it out on this beautiful Purple Luster paper

 I picked out coordinating paper from my stash, cut a 2" strip and folded over to create a backing for the cut out on the front and a removable bookmark on the inside

Best Glue Ever to keep it all together

A little embossing for the front of the card to highlight  the sentiment

Friendship sentiment stamp by Magenta

inside

Here is the yummy paper pack on sale:

Check it out!!

Thanks for stopping by!  

Ginny M