Here is an interesting card -- 3-D.  Have you ever tried to do a 3-D card?  They really are not that difficult -- well, for the most part.  In the past couple of years, many 3-D greeting card die-cuts come pre-cut, so all you have to do is punch out each section and put them together.  Not so with this particular one.

A couple of years ago, I received a packet of 8½ X 11-inch scrapbooking paper from our Belgium friends; the papers covered various holidays and themes.  Or so I thought they were scrapbooking paper.  I had taken the packet out several times to see if there was anything I could use on a project I was working on.  Nope.  I took the packet back out again this past weekend, and for the first time, obviously, took a REALLY GOOD look at the paper.  There is something that has always bothered me about the paper.  Well duh!  It is 3-D designs!

Here is my first 3-D card I made for special friends of ours:

And a side view so you can see the multiple layers. There are 5 total layers on this card.  Each layer had to be hand cut out instead of punched out like many of the 3-D sets in the United States.

The 3-D Flower Watering Can is by Art Talent (a European company).  Card stock is from DCWV "The Cafè Mediterranean" box of cards.  Ribbon is part of Darice Finishing Accents trim.  Sentiment is from KaiserCraft Friends set.

Now that I finally actually know what this "paper" is all about, I will be putting together more of these fun little 3-D cards.

I started (and actually completed) a new batch of greeting cards this past weekend.  I tried a few new things -- what do you think?  Of course, these will be available for sell at our holiday craft shows/bazaars and at http://ididitcreations.com/showroom/, click on Earth Dragon Creations.

The Thinking of You sentiment is Metallic Gold embossed on grey-white toned paper. The outer design is hand dry embossed; leaving it colorless adds a little class to the card.  The base paper is from the LaCreme stack by DCWV (paper with black flocking). The Pink, Red and Lavender paper flowers are from Urban Scrapbooker; the Green paper flower is from Art Talent of The Netherlands.

These Roses and Bee are a new design (Gracious stamp set by Basic Gray). I colored with Copic markers, and used Pine, Thistle, Green Yellow and Magenta glitter glues to enhance the design (unfortunately now easily seen in the photo); a yellow rhinestone was added to the center of the large rose. Base plaid paper is from Modern Chic stack by Recollections. The yellow paper is embossed with the Honeycomb embossing plate by Stampin' Up!.   The sentiment was done in Glossy Blue embossing paste and adhered to the card with pop dots.

I was playing with the Silver embossing powder (I prefer embossing paste over the powders, but I'm getting the hang of it).  I did two Doves sets -- found out I was heating the embossing powder too long and it look horrid!  These two designs came out just perfect, so made them into two different cards.

The Dove rubber stamp is by Inkadinkadoo (#60-00121).  The base paper is from The Mariposa stack by DCWV.  I inked the Paper Doily using Salty Ocean distress ink by Tim Holtz.  The stock flowers are adhered with brads at their center.

This second Dove card is sitting on green Swirls paper from the Fabulous Flair-Swirls paper pack by Marianne Richmond. The Paper Doily was inked with Picked Raspberry distress ink.  The two stock flowers are adhered with a red Glitter brad and a green Butterfly brad.

Since I am a big-time (postage) stamp collector, I love seeing stamps in rubber stamp form.  This Asian Bird rubber stamp set is from Magenta, and hand colored.  The base paper is from Oriental Papers from the Crafter's Paper Library.  This is the first time I have used the Fuchia "coral" ribbon.  Definitely unique!

Every once in a while, a stamp image just doesn't need anything more to it, such as this master Owl.  I stamped him in white ink on dark blue paper. What more could I do with him?  The smaller trio of Owls were colored with Copics and adhered to the card with pop dots.  All four Owls are from the Hooters set by Local King Rubber Stamp out of Canada (got the set when we were in Victoria, BC, a few years ago).  The base paper is from The Luxury Stack by DCWV.  The ribbon is an Acrylic Little Bits by Janlynn.  This is a touchy piece of ribbon -- it easily sheds during handling.  The Thank You is a rub-on by KaiserCraft. 

You know, I love rub-on sentiments and designs, but I have a heck of a time with them sticking to their backing paper.  Any idea of how to prevent this or is this just the nature of rub-ons?  Such a big shame considering how much we pay for these rub-ons!

 Lastly, this is the first time I have used the Swan and Butterfly from the Patterned Birds & Bugs (#99120) rubber stamp set by Inkadinkadoo.  They are embossed with Silver and Gold embossing powder.  For the Swan, Salty Ocean and Squeezed Lemonade distress inks were used to enhance the design a little.  Base paper is from the La Bella Rouge stack by DCWV (each paper has Glitter and/or Foil -- glitter for this card).  Stock blue ribbon.  Sentiment adhered with pop dots.

Over the past several weeks, I cross stitched several card designs.  Come on back later this week when I've washed, dried, ironed and mounted these designs to see what they look like.  I also have close to a dozen other greeting cards started on my desk.  Not sure if I will finish those this week -- company coming on Saturday and we have to get groceries sometime.

In the meantime, have a great week!

A huge Thank You to Sue Sizemore Designs for designing our logo!  She did a great job!

You can see more of her work at:  

http://www.etsy.com/shop/suesizemore

http://www.picturetrail.com/suesizemore

http://www.picturetrail.com/gourdart

I love her gourd art.  I contracted her to do a Peacock Gourd for me.  It was gorgeous!  Okay, here's a photo of it:

The front of the gourd.... 

And the back side of the gourd.

When I save up enough money, I'm going to have her do an Owl gourd for my husband.

Now back to greeting cards....See you next time!

Summer garden vegetables, summer flowers, visits from family, summer cold and bronchitis -- so much going on, I am lucky to get a few cards done.  Today's cards actually took several days to do.  Normally, gold leafing cards are a two-day process, but some I had to do over as they did not come out right (hate when that happens!). Then it took SOOOO long for me to choose the right papers and bling for these designs.  It is like the creative brain went on vacation and I just had a difficult time deciding on the supplies.  Ever have one of those days?

So, let's see what we have.....

Rooster varigated Red Leafing

Varigated gold leafing is best done in smaller designs, but sometimes, with fingers crossed, you can get a larger design to work.  Base paper blue card stock on Swirls from Fabulous Flair block by Marianne Richmond.  Green "fence" ribbon by Ribbon Inspirations (just picked up this 4-yard roll from JoAnn's Arts & Crafts for 99¢!). Finished off the card with Purple, Green and Blue Flower Rhinestones by K&Company.  Very simple card, but you want your eye to land on the focal point -- the Rooster.

Lion varigated Red Leafing

Base paper is black on zig-zag paper from Safari by The Paper Studio.  Love this pack.  If you are into African safari animals, you need to add this pack to your paper supply.  Finished the card with Dark Green "coral" ribbon.

Giraffe varigated Red Leafing

This design is very difficult to add gold leafing due to the tiny openings for the embossing paste and varigated red gold leafing to adhere.  I actually had to go back and reapply the leafing a second time to the baby giraffe's hind leg -- a standard problem for this design.  Base paper yellow card stock on giraffe paper from Safari paper stack by The Paper Studio. Green "coral" ribbon.  Completed with 3 Pearls by Kaiser Scrapbook.

Dragonfly varigated Green Leafing

(notice we changed varigated colors)

You know how much I make the background papers work with the main design in my greeting cards.  In many Varigated Gold Leafing cards, you do not want the paper to make up too much of the design, or the viewer will miss the main design.  This card is an exception.  I embossed the base two-toned green-white paper with Rosa embossing folder and added 5 Green Rhinestones by Mark Richards into flower centers.  The green paper under the dragonfly is a shimmer green card stock.  Final touch is the Teal "coral" ribbon on the right.

African Ladies varigated Green Leafing

As you can see, I love African themes.  These three ladies are a natural fit with the Giraffe and Lion above.

Base brown paper is from Safari Chic stack by DCWV, another must-have for your paper stash if you love African-themed papers.  The patterned paper is Fossil by Basic Grey.  Finished card with Black and Grey paper string - Solids by Tim Holtz Idea-ology twined together.

Happy Thanksgiving varigated Green Leafing

I used a copper embossing paste as the basis for the green leafing on this card.  When I did the leafing, I left the Happy Thanksgiving untouched.  The leafing did not adhere to the corn kernels or grape branch, and that is okay.  Base papers are Autumn Layored Pad by Me & My Big Idea.  Finished the card with Brown, Green, Yellow buttons.

Dragon varigated Blue Leafing

(another leafing color change)

Base papers are from the new The Far East Stack by DCWV.  I have both stacks and love them both!  Two paper flowers by Urban Scrapbooker complete the card.  Simple, but almost exotic.

Winged Horse varigated Blue Leafing

The white paper the horse is on is edged with Vintage Photo distressed ink (Tim Holtz).  Base paper is from the Stardust matstack by DCWV, and card is edged with Shaded Lilac distressed ink.  (This is what you do when the paper slips at the last second and the adhesive will not allow you to re-adjust it.)  Lace edge punch (by Martha Stewart) on the right side of card.  Complete the card with Autumn Tinsel Twine by Tim Holtz Idea-ology.

Butterfly varigated Blue Leafing

Lastly, we make our base paper work with the main design on our Butterfly card.  Red card stock on Noted double-sided paper pack by HOTP.  Papers are so pretty in this pack, I hated cutting it up for cards!  Completed the card with a stock Green ribbon which is tied into a bow.

I hope you enjoyed today's cards.  What have you done this summer?

Now with fall coming, there will be more rainy days to work on cards and less time in the gardens.  What have you got planned?

For the past several weeks, I've been working on more greeting cards to sell at craft shows this coming holiday season.  I also signed up to sell my greeting cards at a brand new on-line store.  They are similar to Etsy.  If you've tried to sell on Etsy, you know how difficult it can be as there are now so many members.  Feel free to give the new store a look:  http://ididitcreations.com/showroom/  You can find my cards by looking under my company name or "Greeting Cards" category.  The store is not really open yet; grand opening is expected to be in September.  I have some cards listed and strive to have at least 50 cards listed before opening.  But take a look and see what you need to buy for gifts this year!

Some of the cards I've done recently:

This Grey Wolf is done in Silver embossing paste, edged with Vintage Photo Tim Holtz distress ink on green stock paper.  Base paper is from Autumn layered paper pack by Me and My Big Ideas.  I finished the card with Brown Paper String from Tim Holtz.

I love the way this Black Grizzly came out.  He is done in Black Matte embossing paste and the background was dry embossed with a touch of color pencil.  Bear piece is edged with Peeled Paint Tim Holtz distressed ink on Pine Tree paper.  Added a frayed twine as a finishing touch.

You know, I really hate it when you are putting the paper on base card stock, and the paper slips at the last second!  The pine tree paper is too thin to try and take it up to realign the paper, so a tad bit of white card stock base is showing at the lower left.  Do you think the card will still sell?

This is my first card for the upcoming Holiday season.  I originally did this design on white card stock. After it had dried, and I went to create a card, it hit me like a ton of bricks -- Why did I put a white design on white card stock?!  Sheesh!  Yes, people, I am human.  So I redid the design on black -- Smashing, isn't it!  This Winter Covered Bridge is done in White embossing paste on black stock paper.  With the paste still wet, I sprinkled green and white glitter. Background paper is from Visions of Christmas paper pack by K & Company. Finishing touches were the silver Snowflake ribbon and the two blue and white Snowflake brads.

I love a good Dove greeting card. They can be used for the Holidays, a Sympathy card, or even an Anniversary card. This Dove was done in Silver embossing paste with a touch of green glitter (by Scrapbook Shimmer) on the Olive branch; all on dark blue stock paper.  Background pink paper is from The Luxury Stack by DCWV.  A white paper doily between the blue and pink papers.  Lilac, Lime and Eggshell paper Roses by My Moments, 3 stock buttons and a Silver Ribbon by Ribbon Bowtique complete this card.

I needed a special card for a friend's brother's 40th birthday. Since he loves Dalmations, this was my choice.  The Dalmation is done in Black embossing paste, edged with Lipstick Red color box cat's eye ink.  The background papers are Fire Hydrant (by Boxer Scrapbook) and Woof & Dog.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Sincere Salutations set done in Crystal Turquoise ink.  Now I need to get it off into the mail....

I have another batch of greeting cards on my work table that I am doing in gold leafing, so be sure to come back and see those.  Have a good week!

Some of you know I do cross stitch embroidery as one of my hobbies.  I stitch small cross stitch designs and turn them into greeting cards.  Here are my latest counted cross stitch cards:

Front cover                                  Inside front cover...

The front cover is a vellum with Light Pink Baby Footprints. The baby footprints rubber sticks by Judith were stamped using Forest Green staz-on ink.

In the second photo above, notice the yellow and purple Diaper Pin brads on Soft Speckle paper. The Baby purple rub-on is from Creative Imaginations.

Cross Stitch design inside of card....

Close-up of the cross stitch design....

I like to use beads to enhance my stitchery; these are Mill Hill Petite glass beads (#40553) tied on using DMC peach varigated floss (#4110). The "It's A Girl" is stitched in DMC Jewel Effects pink metallic thread (#E316) and the rest of the design is stitched with DMC cotton floss. The outline of the bear and blanket is stitched with DMC black metallic (twine-type) floss (#E310), a bit different than what I'm used to.  This Baby card was given to my veterinarian who had her baby in early July.  

My personal physician had a baby girl in mid-July, and this is her baby card.  Card stock is Happy embossed card from DCWV.  Baby paper is under the cross stitch design.  The two Diaper Pin brads are just perfect!  I put two flower parts together, added a Rhinestone from Marcella by K, and a cute little flower is added.

For some reason I thought one of the doctors was having a boy.  Since they both had girls, I now have a Boy baby card and no one to give it to.  So, I will add it to my craft show stock to sell.  He is stitched with DMC cotton floss with dark grey metallic thread to stitch the outline and sentiment.  It's a Boy paper is by HOTP (#20017) and the darker paper is from The Immortal Love matstack by DCWV.  Added a blue Diaper Pin brad.  I love the Lego Block and Train brads on this card.

A co-worker of my husband's is just as crazy as I am about "The Lion King," so I made this greeting card for her.  These Meerkats fit on a smaller card (4¼ X 5½" instead of my usual 5 X 6½").  Again, I used DMC cotton floss to stitch them and DMC dark grey metallic floss for the outline.  They are set on Animal paper from the Safari paper pak by the Paper Studio. The Gold Glitter card stock is from DCWV.  I added Pumbaa and Simba dimensional stickers from EK as a finishing touch.

Over the next several days, I will post photos of cards I have been working on the past couple of weeks. Come back and see what I've made!

It has taken me two weeks to get these 4 greeting cards finished -- some family members are in visiting for two weeks before school starts in the fall.

Today's set of cards are 4 Peafowl:

Peacock Tiles (E1674 by Impression Obsession) is colored with Copic markers and Gelly Roll glitter pens, edged with Vintage Photo distressed inked; adhered with pop dots.  Paper is Taj Mahal stack by DCWV.  Gold embossed Feather is from Fine Feathers set by Stampin' Up. Silver embossed Feather is from Peacock Feather set by HOTP (#1116); both are topped with 2 blue rhinestones.  Used Black Tinsel Twine by Tim Holtz for a finishing touch.

Green Peafowl is colored with Copic markers and Gelly Roll glitter pens; edged with Salty Ocean distressed ink.  This is the only Green Pavo rubber stamp I have; the only one I have ever seen.  I would love to get more.  Background papers are from The Old World Stack by DCWV.  I used 4 pieces of stock flowers to make two flowers adhered with two red Glitter Brads by We R Memory Keepers.  Sentiment is from Circle of Love rubber stamp set by Close to My Heart; adhered with pop dots.

Stylized Peacock from Circle of Love set by Close to My Heart (D1438) is colored with Copic markers and Gelly Roll glitter pens.  Background papers are from The Far East stack by DCWV.  Paper doily is brushed with Salty Ocean, Squeezed Lemonade and Broken China distressed ink.  Green Sheer ribbon is from American Crafts.  Added 3 rhinestones from Me & My Big Ideas to finish the card.

Lastly, this lovely Peacock (BA04 from The Stencil Collection) is Pearlescent embossed (Dreamweaver).  Base papers are from Cherry Blossom papers (Graphic 45 Bird Song Collection).  The peacock feather is an applique from Simplicity.  Red, Green, Blue and Pink rhinestones from a'muse, and the stock pink to purple sheer ribbon completes this attractive card.

Hope you are enjoying your summer and creating some wonderful cards when the weather is too warm to be outdoors!

Gold Leafing cards

I did some more great cards over the weekend.  I must say I am quite pleased with the way these turned out.  I had started them over a week ago.  Some of these cards take two days to make, allowing for drying time.  So, let's get started.

It has been awhile since I did any varigated gold leafing cards.  This Dragon (#LA18 by The Stencil Company) was done in Varigated Green Gold Leafing.

The background papers are from La Bella Rouge stack (a Hot Buy product by DCWV).  The dragon and matt paper under him are edged with Squeezed Lemonade and Broken China, and Picked Raspberry distress ink by Tim Holtz.  Adding 2 red brads and tri-colored string (by Queen & Company) finished off the card.

This Rosaceae Rose (#K1636 by Laurie Anderson) is colored with Copic markers with Gelly Roll Glitter Pens, and Orange Peel and Green Stickles Glitter Glue for enhancement.  Edged with Salty Ocean distress ink.  Paper is French Country by Graphic 45 (love their line!).  Final touch are two ribbons by May Arts (that came in my DCWV gift pack from earlier this year).

Another Varigated Green Gold Leaf greeting card -- Long Dragon (#LJ844 by Dreamweaver).

I kept this card very simple as the dragon is so large!  Paper is from Modern Chic pack (by Recollections).  The dragon is edged with Mowed Lawn distress ink.  Green and Brown Jute by Little Yellow Bicycle is twined around each other the length of the card and spot glued.  Finally, 3 gold rhinestones by Kaiser Scrapbook on the left finish the card.

A close-up so you can see (I hope) the varigated green gold leafing.  When doing gold leafing, you must have an embossing paste (dried several hours to overnight) as a base for the leafing to adhere to.  I find my cards come out better if I let the base embossing paste dry overnight rather than just a few hours.

Dragons are our most popular designs, followed closely by Tigers.  This Red Tiger (#KR08 by The Stencil Collection) is done in Varigated Red Gold Leafing.

Again, I made the Bamboo Leaves and Bamboo background paper work for me on the card design.  Tiger piece edged with Broken China distress ink.  Turquoise "coral" ribbon finishes off the card.

A close-up of the Varigated Red Gold Leafing -- so cool!  Imagine seeing this in person!

On this next card, I did something totally different!

I have never used so much twine as I have on this Glossy Black Tiger (same template as above card).  The embossing paste is from Dreamweaver.  The Bamboo (#LL533 by Dreamweaver) on the left is Varigated Red Gold Leafing over Green embossing paste.  Both pieces are edged with Mowed Lawn distress ink.  Base paper is Masculine Camouflage by HOTP.  I was hoping the Jute Twine would give more of a jungle-bamboo effect.  What do you think?

Flowers are just as much fun as Dragons, Tigers and Peafowl:

I used Ranger Silver Embossing Powder on this Cally Lily rubber stamp (#K-1696 by Laurie Anderson) design; colored with Copic markers, and Yellow and Lime Green Stickles glitter glue to enhance.  Design edged with Warm Violet from Misty Meadow cat's eye color box ink set.  Base paper is from the Afternoon Muse paper pack by Glitz.  Lime Green lace doily ribbon (by The Paper Studio) and 3 clear green buttons for a finishing touch.

I'm hoping to get into my craft room this coming weekend, so we shall see what I come up with this time!

Have a safe, happy 4th!

Finally!  I have greeting cards made up from most of the DCWV Challenge prize material I received back in early March.  It was quite a challenge to make attractive cards using each paper pack -- I usually have a card idea and THEN figure out what paper to use.  It was in the reverse this time.

Thank you once again DCWV for the wonderful prize package!  My sister was SO jealous, and I was flabbergasted!  So, enjoy my wonderful card creations and let me know what you think.

Unicorn rubber stamp by Gray Wolf Graphics (bought at Stampadoodle in Bellingham where I bought most of today's cards' rubber stamps). He is embossed in Silver super fine detail by Ranger. This is the first time I have used this format of embossing, and I am LOVING it!  Edged with Peacock Feathers and Shaded Lilac (Tim Holtz distress ink); same used on right edge of card on Scallop Trim punch (#118402 by Stampin' Up!).  Black and Gold base paper from The Stardust matstack -- love the foil and glitter papers in this pack!  Sentiment from Sale-A-Bration Vintage Verses set by Stampin' Up! using Crystal Turquoise ink.  Purple Lace Doily ribbon (by The Paper Studio, also purchased at Stampadoodle). Lime Green and Eggshell paper roses by My Moments and Pink paper rose by Urban Scrapbooker.

Halloween is still a few months away, but my prize box contained a paper pad of Halloween paper, so I couldn't wait to make a card -- great way to get a jump on Halloween since I don't think I sent out any last year!

This Jack-O-Lantern pair was created using a brass stencil by Dreamweaver. I embossed both with Copper embossing paste by Dreamweaver (my preference for embossing). I then added Varigated Green Gold Leafing to the Jack-O-Lantern on the right.   This piece was edged in Black of Rich Rustics color box cat's eyes ink.  The leaves were created using the Maple Leaf die cut and emboss on my Cuttlebug.  The Spider and Bats are from the Creepy die cut and emboss, and attached to the card with pop dots.  The Bat is actually two bats together with pop dots for a 3-D effect.  For base paper, I used the Silver Glitter card stock from the DCWV solid glitter box of cards (love these!)  The paper for the leaves, bat and spider are from The Bewitched matstack.  Finished off the card with an Autumn ribbon.

Since the Jack-O-Lantern card above got my Halloween creative juices running, I did another one:

Again, I used the gold card stock from the DCWV Solid Glitter box of cards -- so cool to be able to do this!  Pumpkins rubber stamp (95771.J by Inkadinkadoo) is colored with Gelly Roll Metallic, Florescent & Bright ink.  The Pumpkin paper is edged with Lettuce (Swell set) color box cat's eyes ink.  Notice on the gold card stock, I used the Pumpkin Spice embossing folder (by Cuttlebug by Provo Craft).  On the black paper, I used the Spiderweb embossing folder.  The Happy Halloween sentiment (97165.DD) is edged with Sweet Melon (Swell set) ink and mounted with pop dots. Finishing touch was to add Orange Halloween Rhinestones by Queen & Company.

This cute little House Mouse (Mudpie Holds Jelly Beans HMD1007) is perfect for an Easter card.  He is colored with Copic markers and edged with Orchid Pastel color box cat's eyes ink.  Paper base is from the Jingle Jelly base card stock by Recollections (in my DCWV prize box).  The sentiment is from the There She Goes Egg-celent set, using Forest Green staz-on ink and edged with Aquamarine color box cat's eyes ink.  The Tulip Yellow Flower is by Petaloo (Mulberry Paper Flowers set).  The grey and silver glitter bunnies were created using Martha Stewart bunny punches.  Final touch adding basic green ribbon.

Time to get a little serious.  My husband loves Owls, and we are both book worms, so this card is quite appropriate.  The Literary  Owl (M291 by Stampendous!) is colored with Copic markers and Gelly Roll metallic and glitter pens.  He is edged with Mowed Lawn distress ink (Tim Holtz).  Used same ink for inside edge of card,  Base paper is from the Stardust matstack -- another great paper pack!   Right edge of card was punched using Martha Stewart Lace edge.  Jute from Burlap set of 4 by The Paper Studio was added to the bottom as well as three Green Crystals by Mark Richards Elements.

I love using background papers as a part of my card design! 

This Dragon rubber stamp is from Graphic 45's Hampton Art.  He is colored with Copic markers and edged with Shaded Lilac distress ink.  Papers are from the very thick pad of Modern Chic by Recollections (8.5 X 11 inch paper).  Sentiment is also from the same rubber stamp collection, stamped in red.  Finishing touch on this card is the Twine from Tim Holtz' Autumn Tinsel Twine set (TH93027), and 3 Purple Rhinestones by KaiserCraft.  A simple card, but classic looking.

The Phoenix is a relative of Peafowl, so I was excited to get this rubber stamp in the same Graphic 45 Hampton Art set (IC0203).  He is Gold embossed with embossing powder.  Next time I do the Phoenix, I think I will try red embossing powder.  He is edged with Spun Sugar distress ink by Tim Holtz.  Base papers are from the same Modern Chic paper pack by Recollections.  The sentiment, same set, is stamped with Peeled Paint distress ink and adhered with pop dots.  Final touches are the Green "coral reef" ribbon and two green Mulberry Paper Flowers by Petaloo.

This Owl and sentiment are from the Owl Be Queen rubber stamp set by Darcie's (JCS141).  He is colored with Gelly Roll Glitter and Metallic inks, and edged with Peacock Feathers distress ink.  Same ink is used on the embossed Iron Works on right edge of card (#37-1923 by Cuttlebug).  Base paper is from The Fiber Stack.  If you have not seen or felt this paper, you have got to!  It is a cool touchy-feely paper!  The Swirl was stamped using Peeled Paint distress ink.  Green crystals on the swirl are by Mark Richards Elements.  The Ice Green and Bliss Pearls are by KaiserCraft.  I have bought Pearls the past couple of years and have never used them.  Finally decided it was time to do so and added them to this card.  Nice touch!

Okay, time to get a little bright and crazy:

When I bought the Mindscapes Butterfly set (#99121 by Inkadinkadoo), I didn't realize they were other than butterflies and dragonflies!  This Fairy Butterfly comprises of 3 fairies.  I used  Copic markers and Patina, Lavender and True Blue stickles glitter glue, edged with Mowed Lawn distress ink, and adhered to card with pop dots.  The base paper is from the HUGE Handy Dandy stack with the grey paper edged with Vintage Photo distress ink.  The Doily is inked over with Salty Ocean distress ink; two blue sparkly stickers dress it up.  The Friend sentiment is from a Quick Quotes set.  The Lilac and Lime Paper Roses are by My Moments.

Lastly, is the Dragonfly from the above Mindscapes set; 3 birds are included in the design.  He is colored with Copic markers and Waterfall, True Blue and Green Stickles glitter glue.  Green and Blue bling by a'muse and Elements were added to the tail.  Piece edged with Squeezed Lemonade distress ink, and adhered with pop dots.  The background papers are from DCWV's The Old World Stack (another favorite).  The second layer of paper was embossed with the Leaves embossing folder of the Peacocks & Leaves set (#657398 by Sizzix) and brushed with Mowed Lawn distress ink.  Light blue "coral" ribbon was added and then the sentiment, which is from World Treasures set by Stampin' Up!.  Pink bling on sentiment completed this card.

Well, what did you think?  I really enjoyed making these cards with my prize goodies, and look forward to making more.  I did receive more paper packs, but the pages are "one scene" and perfect for scrapbooks.  It would be a shame to cut up the paper.  I do have several scrapbooks I need to make, so those paper packs will be used for them.

I also received Christmas / Holiday paper packs in my prize box, but since I'm not in the Holiday mood yet, I will make cards using that material later in the year.

Hope you enjoyed the tour!