No Place Like Home

This has become my new passion! When I saw this  Parkside Row House from SVG Cuts, I became obsessed.  I went to Michaels and they had their 12X12 paper packs on sale for 70% off. I bought six!!  If you know me at all, you know I love all those beautiful papers, but struggle to use them on my cards.  The neat thing is the roof comes off and you can use them as gift boxes.

I wanted to share my excitement with you, so I have lots of pictures. 🙂

Pretty cool all lit up!

This assembled project is  13H X 5-1/2W  X 9-1/2D.  SVG Cuts has a large variety of cutting files, each one uniquely beautiful. For the Silhouette Cameo (which is what I have) you will need the designer upgrade.  Each file has a step by step video. 

I used Michaels' Recollections Painted Fancy for the patterned paper and aqua textured cardstock. The white trim is plain white cardstock  and the windows are lined with vellum. I tried various glues and my favorite is Score-Pal, but you better be certain of your placement before you make contact.

My next favorite is Zip Dry because you have plenty of time to adjust and any excess cleanly rubs off. 

I noticed after I took the pictures that my pearls were not straight.  I was able to straighten them, but didn't think I wanted to set up for a new shoot. 

I'm still making cards, but I have another house to finish. 

After the Rain

The Splitcoast CAS challenge this week was rain or anything that would relate to rain.

I attempted to water color this Just Inklined digital stamp.  I did not use watercolor paper and it wrinkled at bit. I used a Viva Paper Pen for some rain drops that don't show on the folder. After the time I spent coloring this I didn't want to ruin it with big drops that I couldn't correct, so it is what it is. I used Michael's Painted Fancy and a Memory Box Stitched Square to frame the image.

Bloomin Boots

This is a card I made for Splitcoast Stampers Saturday Inspiration Challenge. Ya, that's right... it took me a whole day to complete.  I think I've mention that I have the concentration of a gnat. I've been working on a large paper project and several other cards.  I'll drop a project and pick up another if I turn my head.  I guess after years of deadlines and stress, I've gone completely bonkers. And if you are old enough 😊you don't care how you get there or even if you get there.

Here is the link to my inspiration piece:  John Flevog - Montaigne-Blue

I thought this would be good practice coloring black.  Need more practice!

This Just Inklined digital image was colored with Copics and cut with the Silhouette Cameo. The sentiment is Verve Stamps and the die is Wonky-Stitched Rectangles from MFT.

This post took an hour, because I got distracted a couple of times.