Brick Wall...again

Hello, everyone, Donna here. I know I posted an ATC using the Brick Wall (Dec 2010) technique last month, but what can I say...I love this technique!

This is another ATC and I got to use up some really old scraps on this one.  That green ivy paper has got to be 10 years old!  I grabbed a bunch of scraps in yellows and yellow greens, and also threw in touch of pink a bit of contrast.  My hexagons are made with a 3/4" hexagon maker from Creative Memories, and the embossing powder is Zing! lime green.  The cupcake stamp is from Stampendous and the sentiment is Hero Arts.

Have a great weekend!

Brick Wall

Hello everyone, Donna here!

It's my turn to post today, and I've got an ATC to share with you. I used the Brick Wall tutorial from the December 2010 newsletter. I did mine a little differently, though. I used hexagons instead of rectangles and I used scraps of neutral colored papers instead of reds making mine look like a patio rather than a wall. It's an entirely different look, but the technique is exactly the same. I'm not sure about the stamps credit on this one because I ditched the packaging, but it's a clear stamp and I believe it's from Stampendous.

To my fellow U.S. junkies, have a fun and safe Memorial Day holiday!  To everyone else, have a great weekend!

Happy New Year from Hetty

Here is my last post for this year and I have a fun project for your to start the New Year.

A card you can send your friends and they will enjoy it for a year! isn't that fun?

It is a standing card with a calendar on top. A card you can put on your desk.

The template for this card you can find here:

 http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/2009/10/staande-kaart-stand-up-card.html

and the template for the year is here:

Save this template to your computer and you can print it as many times as you want.

I do have a tip: print it in mirror image on the paper you want to use

and cut it from the back, this way you do not see any tines at the front.

Fot the mini calendar I used a free program at Red Castle

or go to my blog where you can download it.

On the front panel of the card you see used the Brick Wall technique from the latest TJ newsletter Dec/Jan 2010-2011. As I do not have the punch I just cut strips of paper and cut them at the desired lenght of the stones. Now you see a cup coming out of the side of the card. Well, that is another fun technique.

This is an online bonus technique called Hidden Surprise. The text is printed with the computer and the cups are a digital stamp by FireCracker Design by Pamela colored with copic markers.
At the moment Pamela's shop is closed after selling off all her rubber stamps, but in the New Year she will be back with the digitals stamps. Don't forget to check her freebies on Friday. She now has the cutest snowman for grabs.

Have a creative day

and I hope 2011 will be a very creative year!