Reefilling those Creative Urges

It's not a misspelling. I meant to put that extra "e" in the "reefilling" both in the blog and on the card. A friend from work took me to an art supply store a couple of months ago knowing I am always looking for cool paper to craft with. The silver fiber paper I knew would be used as the basis for an underwater-themed creation. Of course, when we scrap our dive vacation to Aruba this summer, I will be using this paper again.

Talk about recycling/repurposing - I used the grey ribbon from an Ann Taylor bag - just about my favorite place to shop for clothes EVER - to give the card the chance to hang as art work in someone's home or office/cubicle.


I used the Stampin Up classy brass template to dry emboss the circles on the SU Blue Bayou card stock.

Quickutz Sophisticate clear stamp font was used for the phrase with SU Sterling Silver embossing powder.

The crab and fish were cut from QK dies and the scallop was cut from a QK Silhouette image.

The back half of the fish were heat embossed in two layers of color - purple and blue.

I decided to list this item on eBay instead of etsy to test the waters - so to speak! ;)

I am travelling again this week, but I still hope to do some on the road creating. I love Marriott Residence Inn for being able to spread out - just like at home!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Music and Scrapbook Pages - Part 14 - Chamber Music

Another of Bill's wonderful pages. We had yet to go to a chamber music performance, so for Bill's birthday I bought tickets to what turned out to be a wonderful time.



The narrative was printed on a piece of pearlescent shimmery card stock. The musical instruments images came from a sticker set - just sitting in the packaging waiting to be used.



Again, the folder corners holding the program in place on the page. Bill included scanned images of the CDs he bought from the pieces he really loved from the program.

Not sure why we don't have a "we sat here" piece for this page. Jordan Hall was so beautiful and intimate. We might even prefer it a bit to Symphony Hall where the sound is better.

The next page is another of Bill's creations. Get ready to travel on the New Orleans.

On the Road

My job takes me away from home periodically. It's a good month when I have fewer than 5 days of travel. A great month when I don't travel at all! The last time that happened was November '07. I am crossing my fingers for a good month in April.

This week, I was in Fishkill, NY, for 3 nights. Knowing I would be in one place for sequential nights, I brought some cardmaking supplies with me on this trip and made 5 cards last night.

Woo hoo!!

For this first one, I was inspired by the gears Quickutz die sitting in the binder having yet to be used. It just so happened, too, that I had a 3"x3" silver cardstock leftover piece in my bag 'o goodies to cut out the gears. Yeah me!

I stamped the background with a Stampin' Up background image. The coordinating-color circles are also QK dies, stamped on using the QK Sophisticate stamp set and heat embossed using SU powders. The ribbon finished the card off nicely, I think.

This awesome double-sided cardstock was just begging to be made into a card. It was the scraps I had available and, again, the QK Sophisticate stamp set that inspired the theme of the card. I used copper archival ink and clear heat embossing powder for the phrase. The prima flowers and pewter stickles set it off just right.

Do the scissors look familiar. I used a scrap piece from the card directly above to cut these scissors from a QK die. These trips from home actually force me to use the scraps I am reluctant to use at home. I took larger scrap pieces from other projects and tilted them until they each touched the edges of the larger layer behind. The vellum piece is held onto the orange polka dot piece with copper-color brads.

The same copper-colored paper used as a layer in the card above is used here again for the two phrase pieces. The font? What else but QK Sophisticate?!

The butterfly is a SU image from a whimsy-named stamp set and heat embossed in brown. The top wings on the butterfly are popped up from the card. The ribbon is knotted and threaded underneath the butterfly. I just love the knotting look to the ribbon. I have used this with the scissors on two scrapbook-themed pages I've created. (Perhaps I should post those some day.)

From a clear stamp set a bought ages ago, I used VersaMark to stamp this little butterfly - oh so subtle - on the two phrase pieces.

I purposely brought these two SU stamp sets to create this card I have been creating in my head for some time. The green paper has this great texture - looks like grass. I found it as this great art supply store someone introduced me to in West Hartford, CT.

Finally, I used the "thanks" card template from the previous posting to create this more colorful version. A couple of differences: I used Prima flowers and stickles instead of a ribbon and the border across the bottom was replaced with QK flourish stamp images.

I actually feel fairly accomplished with these creations. The irony is, though, that with all the travelling this week, I will probably be too tired to create anything this weekend.

I am still working on the next music and scrapbook page posting. Until then, you should definitely check out my mom's new creations posted on etsy!!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10008686

Until then, take care and happy creating!