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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Happy Freedom Day!

How could I pass up making a 4th of July card with good ole Daisy Bumblethorpe‽ And how could I pass up referencing Futurama yet again?

There is an actual Freedom Day in the U.S.: Feb. 1, marking the signing of the proposition for the 13th amendment, which outlawed slavery. In 1865; the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863. Juneteenth, marking June 19, 1865, when abolition was actually announced to those it most effected, is also referred to as Freedom Day. How can we celebrate our freedom if we're not all free‽

Put into cardmaking terms, I simply love the combo of stars and stripes. I even grabbed some gem star stickers from the $1 bin for the occasion, and I don't buy (or say) bling without darn good reason. I based the coloring on myself, since I'm sending this to my folks.

Inspiration:
Stamp Something: 4th of July/Celebration
Stamptacular Sunday: Stars & Stripes
Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack Cardmaking Group: Gate Fold theme
ColourQ #90: Poppy Parade, Brilliant Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue + white

Tutorials:
Coloring Clothing at Color Me Copic
Coloring Brunette Hair at My Cardz
Coloring Blue Jeans at The Latte Lounge

Stamps: Speed Demon AKA Daisy Bumblethorpe digi by Just Inklined, 4th July sentiment from Fiskars, Happy sentiment from Happy Birthday by Hero Arts
Paper: Recollections, DCWV, Hammermill
Tools: HP printer & ink, Marvy heat tool, plastic templates from stash, Fiskars papercutter, Recollections punch (star)
Other: ZipDry glue, Stampendous embossing powder, Versamark and Memento inks, Sakura GellyRoll pens, brad & bling from stash
Copics: RV11, RV02, RV29, R59, R35, R37, E13, E000, E50, E51, E11, E33, E31, 100, C-7, C-5, C-1, E47, E37, E17, FB2, B05, B18, B28, B23, B32, B00, BG000, BG10, 0

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Candy from a Ladybug

For Valentine's, Mom sent us the cutest sliding treat holders, and once I started making them I couldn't stop! They're about 3x4.5 inches (a 6.5x4.5 piece wrapped & glued at 1/2 inch), and you can decorate them to your crafty-heart's desire. The only online tutorial I could find (without much work) was at Pioneer Party; I especially like their idea of sizing the holder for a particular candy bar.

I thought this would be a really fun use of Bugaboo's oh-so-sweet "Scene It/Ladybugs" digi stamp that I lucked out and grabbed as a freebie. I'm hooked now, tho! Also, I just had to pair it with TLC's "Advice from a Ladybug" sentiment.

I colored everything with Copics, then masked the main image and message section (see back of holder at bottom of this post) and sprayed everything with Tattered Angels chalk mist (Banana Pudding). I added a bit of tulle to one side of the holder, just for fun, but I do like how lends has a bug-catcher kind of vibe.