gaby's papery: December 2012

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Lawn Fawn: Make It Shine, again!

I thought since I still had some time left, I'd have one more go at the current Lawnscaping challenge. For the main shine of the card I embossed recycled plastic packaging (this one was from some Tim Holtz faucets) in my Cuttlebug with a snowflake embossing folder. Then I made a scene for the penguins by free hand cutting some snow hills and lining the edges with stickles. At the top I tied some twine and added a gem in the center of the bow, and the sentiment flag is also lined in stickles. I apologize for the picture being rather dark, I had to or else the embossing washed out.

Supply List

InLinkz.com

Thank you so very much for stopping by my blog today!
Inky and SUPER GLITTERY fingers for all!
-Gaby

Challenges Entered:

Lawnscaping's Make It Shine Challenge.
Simon Says Stamp Challenges' Simon Says ......Merry Christmas!

And a very Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate from my family to yours! (this is our kitty, Pluto).

*Edited Wednesday 12/26/2012 at 21:54 EST to add Christmas tree light photo from my iPhone for better view of embossed plastic and glitter.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Welcome Winter Blog Hop!

Welcome to my stop on the Welcome Winter Blog Hop! You should have come to by way of the lovely Haidee. Be sure to stop by Ashley's blog to learn about all the prizes that will be given away from our sponsors!!

For my card I chose to do a shaped window shaker card for the winter animals to sit in using a Nestabilities die set. It's super easy to make and has a great "wow factor" for the recipient. There's heaps of videos to watch on YouTube if you'd like to give this technique a whirl. The only items I left out of my supply list was some recycled foam I had from some packaging, and some clear plastic packaging from a SD card I purchased earlier. It is imperative to have the sheet of foam because you'll need to be able to cut a hole through it with the Nestabilities die in order to have a raised area for the shaker's contents. Equally important, you'll also need the clear plastic sheet to enclose the shaker's contents.

Your next stop on the hop is with the lovely Tabetha

Supply List:

InLinkz.com

Thank you so much for stopping by blog today, if it isn't too much of a bother I'd LOVE for you to follow my blog! I have many giveaways and fun projects that I would love to share with you! :)

Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Challenges' Simon Says ......Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Lawnscaping: Make it Shine!

Alright everyone, last Lawnscaping challenge of the year! This should be the last Christmas card I make of the year too, but don't quote me on that! The challenge is shine, this is when you pull out anything that glimmers, sparkles, or shines ....then you toss them all together ...kidding, sort of! I wanted to make ornaments, so I used the gnome and added a Santa hat for an instant transformation into Mr. Claus. Then I used the gingerbread guy (my favorite cookie, btw!) and colored them up with Copics and highlighted accents with stickles. Set them aside to dry, and adhered them with glossy accents the next morning to fragment charms. Then I heat embossed pine sprigs with a bunch of different embossing powders that I mixed together before applying. Then, I distressed/resisted the embossed cardstock with distress ink, glimmer mist, and gold acrylic paint (watered down) over and over again till I got the right look. I strung the "ornaments" up with my ever trusty burlap twine and attached it to a Kraft card base. Then I made a flag for my beautiful Merry Christmas sentiment, and distressed it a wee bit more. The final touch was adding the Tim Holtz tinsle I've had for two months that I couldn't quite figure out what to do with. I think it added a great final touch of shine to my super shiny card! I wish I were a better photographer, because half of the shine wouldn't pick up in the photos. Hrrrmm, maybe that's a good thing? ha!

Supply List