Reviewing 2013 as We Welcome in 2014!

Happy New Year Everyone!  Thought I'd share a random sampling of 12 of my 2013 projects as we welcome in 2014!  (click on any title to see details about each card)

Frosty Flowers for My Friend

Sizzix Puppy Valentine

You Make Everything Groovy

Text Easter Eggs

Enchanted Lantern

Best Dad Ever

Matryoshka Thank You

Fear Knocked at the Door

Steam Punk Nipper Winston

Thank You Sweet Friend

Be Mime

It Takes Courage

I'm looking forward to a wonderfully Crafty 2014 with you - all my blogging friends!

Steam Punk Nipper Winston

I've got a cool metal foil card to share with you today!

For this fun steam punk background I embossed a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"  piece of foil sheet tape with the Riveted Metal Embossing folder by Tim Holtz.  I then hand embossed some more lines with an embossing tool and  pressed some circles inside the squares using the tip of a click-open pen (without the ink clicked on).  Next I painted over the whole sheet with black acrylic paint - rubbing most of it off after I applied it.  I also rubbed some Rub N Buff Autumn Gold Wax metallic cream over some of it and buffed it with a paper towel.

 

 My cute little aviator is a digital image from Octopode Factory named Steam Punk Nipper Winston. I colored him with Copics. The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse and I die cut it with a Wonky Rectangle Nestability. Both are layered onto the foil with foam dots.

I made this card for the Technique challenge over on Split Coast.  I feel like I cheated a little using an embossing folder to create my foil background instead of hand tooling the whole thing  (!)   There's a great video on You Tube showing how to make your own metallic foil background here:

I actually learned this technique last May at a class with Tim Holtz - You can see the heart I made at that class on my blog post here.

Stamps: Digi Image - Steam Punk Nipper Winston - The Octopode Factory Etsy Shop, sentiment from Free Spirit Sentiments - Waltzingmouse
Paper: white - PTI
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Foil Tape Sticky Back sheets 6"x12" - Ranger, black acrylic paint, brush, Riveted Metal Embossing Folder - Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations, Copics: BG32, BG10, E00, E31, E37, N6, N12, R20, Wonky Rectangle Nestabilities, Rub n Buff Autumn Gold Wax Metallic Cream

A Box to Make You Smile!

Isn't this the cutest little box?!  It's called a Flat Backed Treat Box and Patti did a tutorial for it  in the Tutorials over at Split Coast. This box is the perfect size for a lip gloss or several Hershey Kisses -  or a roll of cold hard cash!  AND - it works up in a flash!

My image is Sophie Mod Queen - a digi image from The Octopode Factory. The Bless Your Heart is from a new Waltzingmouse set and You Make Me Smile is from PTI.  I used the Monarch Border die from MFT for the piece along the top.

I'll be back on Thurs (11/15) with a fun new template from Creations by AR and on Saturday 11/17 - I'll be attending the Waltzingmouse Blog Party - this months' theme - Gratitude - hope you'll join us!  You can read about it here.

Stamps: Sophie Mod Queen Digi Image - The Octopode Factory, Bless your Heart from Yonder Star Set - Waltzingmouse, You Make Me Smile from Signature Greetings set - Papertrey Ink

Paper: true black, white, Bitty Dot Basics - PTI, pewter mirror card stock - Joanns

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,

Accessories: foam tape, Flatbacked Treat box - in SCS Tutorials, Copics - E00, R20, Y21, Y00, BG10, R32, Dienamics Monarch Border - MFT, silver cord - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, silver pearls, Michaels, Silver Memories Metalic Marker, heart punch - Marvy Uchida