Liz's Paper Loft: May 2015

Monday, May 25, 2015

MCT Made In Minutes ~ happy birthday

Happy Monday morning my crafty friends!

Today is another Made In Minutes over at My Creative Time. I love this segment since it gets me to use the extra cuts they I might have otherwise thrown away.

Last month I had created a birthday layout that had lots of balloons. Well I didn't use them all so after I was done with my layout I quickly created this card. I think that's what this "made in minutes" is all about. What a concept...create a card while you have all the pieces out...DUH!

I die cut the "happy" in glitter paper and foam then attached together.

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Stitched Party Dies

Boughs of Holly Stamp and Die set (happy die)

Happy Thoughts Stamps Set

Extras

Stampin' Up Ink

Papertrey Ink Cardstock

Scraps

Thick Thread

Glitter Paper

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

MCT Inspire Me Wednesday ~ refuse to sink!

Good Morning! It's another Inspire Me Wednesday over at My Creative Time. The card I made for today is actually inspired by two things. Colors and theme are from the picture below, the layout and gesso technique are from a class I took earlier this year.

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First I stamped the white lines in the background using gesso onto watercolor paper. Don't let the gesso dry on your stamps, clean immediately. Once the paper was dry, I watercolored with distress ink. I was really that simple to create this card!