Thanks for the Journey

Over the last three months I've had the privilege to work with ABC Design Team...and I've loved every minute.  Julie and the rest of the design team are so sweet and wonderful and have made me feel welcomed.  So I wanted to make my last project a thank you to all of the team. 

Of course you know how much I love Crafty Secrets...so of course I'm going to use their products for my last post.  The Dahlia stamp is currently sold out in the store...because it's so beautiful, but I'm sure Julie can get you one if you contact her. The flower was heat embossed and then colored with Distress Ink...but the real bling comes in with Ranger's Stickles (Gold) that was outlined around the tag and also added for highlights to the flower. 

Thanks for checking out my work for the last few months for ABC and I hope you'll keep up with ABC Blog in the future.

See you next week! 

Hugs,

Simple, Quick and Beautiful

Happy Friday ! Today I'm sharing with you a simple, quick and beautiful card I created for ABC Design Team.  I wanted to created something that didn't have a lot of stamping on it and really could be made in a short amount of time. For me this was a challenge in and of itself, LOL

One of the things I love about this card is the flowers.  I created these using the new Making Memories Flower Shop petals.  By taking multiple petals and folding and layering them you can create wonderful blooming flowers that just makes any project POP!!!!

Here is a listing of the other products I used to create this card...be sure to stop over at ABC Toy and Craft and pick up yours. 

Crafty Secrets Sweet Kids

Spellbinders

Making Memories Flower Shop Glitter Pink 

Pearls

Also be sure to join in this months fun challenge over at ABC...it's easy...create something and use FLOWERS... You could win up to $25 in free product just for being creative.

Have a great weekend and I hope you get lots of crafting done....

Hugs,



The Birth of Spring

Happy Good Friday to everyone and thanks for stopping by today to see what I've created for you. This is a card I made for ABC DT highlighting this precious birds nest...such a sweet sign of spring and the new birth that it brings. I just love it. The stamp set is from Craft Secrets...you know how much I love that line....Fairyland is the set. I colored the image with Copic (B02, B05, E31, E35) and then cut it out with Spellbinders Label 13. I then layered it up with some more Spellbinders die cuts and topped it off with some pearls. I did color the pearls with my Copics too, so they would blend in perfect.

I hope everyone has a blessed and safe Easter weekend and I look forward to seeing you next week. Oh and if you're having a long weekend and need something on your to do list...don't forget ABC DT  Easter Card Challenge is still going on and we'd love to have you participate...

Hugs, Lori

Thank you for Easter

This month at ABC DT our challenge is Easter cards and as much as I love bunnies and chicks...they aren't the real meaning of Easter for me.  I'm so thankful for the love my savior showed me by giving his life.  Amazing!!! Everyday I strive to show the love and sweet spirit that Christ examples...and though I have so much work to do, I hope people will see a glimpse of  him in me. 

This is a card I did for the monthly Easter challenge and I created the cross with a bunch of stamped and cut butterflies...The butterfly stamp is from Crafty Secrets Arts Stamps Sew Special  and just like all of Crafty Secrets stamps, they are so detailed and beautiful.  The sentiment is Crafty Secrets Rose Flowers.  I love the sentiment but you should see the flower that comes with this set, beautiful.  Of course, I used Spellbinders to cut the oval backgrounds and also the rectangle for the sentiment. 

I hope you have a wonderful week and take a moment to show someone a little extra love.  Oh and be sure to join in our Easter Challenge during the month of April. 

Hugs

The Birds are Chirping in Spring

This month we are celebrating spring at ABC Design Team and what better icon of the season than little birdies.   On this card I used something a little different...the packaging from a Spellbinders die..yeap that's right the package itself.  I just cut out the clear plastic to make a sheet and stamped it with Staz On ink, let it dry, cut it out, pierced a small hole and added jump rings to make these adorable clear bird cage charms. The stamp sets I used for this card are all from Crafty Secrets and they are all so detailed  it's wonderful.  The bird cages and the flourishes are from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps Birdies at home and the main bird, note, sentiment and bird feet are from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps Bird Notes.

Here is a close up of the detailing of the card to give you a bit of a better view. 

Now we want you, it's your turn to join the fun.  Get out your stamps and cardstock and create a beautiful Easter card and enter it in our April ABC DT Challenge and you might just win $25 in free goodies. 

I hope you all have a great weekend...remember taxes are due Monday (had to ruin my post with that, LOL)

        Hugs

Hello Spring

Happy Friday everybody.  I hope you are having blue skies and sunny warm rays all around you, but I must say all this week where I am has been, rain, rain, rain and then a little more rain.  I'm ready to see the blue skies again and the colorful flowers that come with spring. 

This month at ABC DT we are celebrating the season of spring.  This is my first card I created with that theme in mind.  Yes I know the colors aren't really springy, I tend to go with that rich feel and color and I suppose that's just me, but this is my take on spring. 

I adore this stamp set from Crafty Secrets, it's a poppy and that's my favorite flower.  I hope I did the beautiful flower justice.  I stamped the image, cut with an oval Spellbinder and then used Copic Markers to color in.I did this twice and cut out the second set and layered on top for depth and dimension.  Next I stamped the dragonfly on a sheet of acetate with staz on ink and then cut him out and glued down.  He really does give the illusion of being in flight. 

The image was layered on top of some chipboard that was colored with some glimmer mist and topped with some pearls and then layered on the base card.  Finally the sentiment in the bottom left corner was layered on some ribbon that I pleated and glued to the card.  Next I had a big black button and glued that down.  I stamped the sentiment Hello from Crafty Secrets Sweet Kids using Versa Mark Ink and then embossed with a green embossing powder and then distressed with ink.

I was so happy how many participated in our ABC DT Challenge last month and a new one is getting ready to start up...so be sure to check out our blog and enter for a chance to win a gift certificate to ABC Toys and Crafts.  I'd love to see over 100 come in this month so be sure to spread the word. 

This card qualifies for the following challenges:
Copic Creations: Use your favorite Copic technique...coloring/blending
Hugs until next week.