Capturing a scene in a Reverse Die-Cut

My first card for Die Cut Divas March challenge used a round die-cut with a Hero Arts background stamp, but here is the reverse die-cut framing a scene... a bit on the vintage side, but with a modern city skyline.  I truly hate to tell you how this card came about, but oh well.

I was cleaning my desk and packing random pre-cut images, such as Newspaper buildings and digi vintage autos.  A cloud even stole across the landscape of my desk.  Since the sun is popping out here with 70 degree Fahrenheit weather, I couldn't resist some sun peeking out in cardland.  The "note" panel was a left-over from something (don't ask me what because I don't know) and needed to be used.  It came together nicely.  

The reverse die-cut is raised on pop-dots with some of the buildings on glue dots connected to the reverse die (not the note card) and a few of the images dotted on the paper.  It makes for a nice depth separation.  I am looking at it on my desk and still wondering who created this... it couldn't be me.   

Have a wonderful day, now and tomorrow and tomorrow!

Recipe:
Hero Arts Newspaper Skyline S5573
Hero Arts Digital Design Kit The Art of Style - auto
Hero Arts Special Note of Thanks - partial sentiment from set CL499
Hero Arts Cling Dots Flower Pattern - stamped on the reverse panel CG335
Hero Arts Heyday Thoughts 330054 
Distress Ink - Forest Moss
Copic Marker on card

Leaving Harbor

That's my title for today.  My desk was still appallingly full of clippings and images.  I gathered up the ship, then a building, a small piece of paper and they arranged themselves in my hand.  That red half oval called my name from the bag I'd just stuffed it into.  I thought I needed another base because I wanted a dark stormy type background, either green like the ocean or blue like the unending sky.

To me, it looks like this ship is leaving a large sea-side city on its way across an ocean.  The prow of the ship is pointing outward to escape the confines of the city.  The ATC is built upward toward the prow and indeed pushes the prow out.

Of course I chose the green for the Die Cut Divas' blog and remind you that you can enter the challenge this month where it's all about the green.

Recipe:
Hero Arts Digital Design Kit The Art of Style - ship
Hero Arts Newspaper Skyline S5573
Cuttlebug
Spellbinder die-cuts Oval and a label die-cut
Black Enamel Accents on the smoke stacks
Star Dust Stickles 

Green is in the Air!

No, not St. Paddy's Day yet, but Green?  YES!  Just to give you a little taste of what the Die Cut Divas have in store for you this month, here is a photo to whet your appetite as well as an example of the marvelous stamps made by our Sponsor for March, HERO ARTS!

Anyone who knows Hero Arts can see the Dot Flower Pattern peeking through, but what you may not see is one of the Four Hearts in the upper left under the suede-like die-cut heart, flower & green bow.  Of course I love the butterflies of Hero Arts.  sigh...

Recipe:
Hero Arts Dot Flower Pattern CG335 
Hero Arts Four Hearts CG426
Hero Arts Antique Engravings CL383  (butterfly)
Green sheer ribbon, narrow ribbon, lace & white flower sponged with Distress Antique Linen
Cuttlebug
Spellbinders Lacy Rounds & Round
Sizzix Scribble Swirls - swirl sponged with Distress ink Antique Linen
Butterfly & border of the Dot Flower Pattern sponged with Distress ink Shabby Shutters.  Butterfly also sponged with Distress inks Chipped Sapphire and Worn Lipstick.  
Distress ink Forest Moss on the background
Broken China Distress Marker on the two spots on the butterfly to the Die Cut Divas.

I know you're eager to hop on over to our challenge blog, so I'll send you on your way.

WOW... already the end of February

I want to share one last card with our February theme of non-traditional Valentine cards at Die Cut Divas.  and share the spot light with one of my favorite stamp companies, Hero Arts challenge of Love and Lace.

The background was actually an error on my part, but I never throw something away until I've tried to use it at least twice.  I ran the purple/blue panel through my Cuttlebug sandwiched in a Tim Holtz embossing folder - a random brick design.  I love it.  Some Hero Arts stamping with Dots and Flowers and sentiment from Anytime Messages CL129 with a heart cut on the Cuttlebug from Provo Craft.  

Love the Vintage ATC

I thought the theme was so great for the swap on the Flickr group "Monthly Themed ATC " swap for February.

"Make one ATC that relates to something you "LOVE", it might be a book, a movie, a song, a season, your cat/dog, person, place or thing. Anything you "LOVE" any style, any technique."  

When I was young, I never would have loved "OLD" stuff.  LOL.  But now, I do love the charm of it all.  Here's my ATC with some things I LOVE.

Impression Obsession

I've not used Impression Obsession stamps before, just because I hadn't heard of them.  At an all-day card making even at my LSS, several stamps were introduced to me.  The first two cards were made at the shoppe and are square..

 Alesa Baker Designs, Impression Obsession, Inc. - E8885 .  Wonderful vintage girl. Gorgeous cardstock and I wish I could remember the brand.  The clever strip of sentiment was actually part of the toss-away strip on the bottom of one of the lovely 12" X 12" papers we used that day.

Alesa Baker Designs, Impression Obsession, Inc. - H8844.  Envelope with butterfly.  If I didn't show you what this stamp looked like, you'd never know what some cuts here and there might produce.  The tags were stuck inside the envelope.  I did re-arrange the flap on the right of the card above after I took the photo, so the butterfly is visible as shown on my second card below.

Alesa Baker Designs, Impression Obsession, Inc. - H8844.- Cling Stamp, very versatile

I made this card at home and was so glad I had an example to see where the cutting was done.  The butterfly hangs on by only its left wing.  On this card, you can actually pull the tag out.  I used two Hero Arts clear stamp sets & die, plus a Spellbinder's flower die on the pink paper.

I picked the little girl as my stamp at the end of the day and purchased the envelope stamp.  I think they will see good use in the future.

Free Image and I LOVE it!

Not everything that is free is acceptable... sometimes, only the good stuff is worthy of one's time.  I have to say that this image is darling and I had to color it immediately after printing.  I saw some darling images today while I visited Whoopsi Daisy!   And this one is free!!!  It's. the January 28th freebie.  Here's the card I made with the darlin'.

Can you not help but love her?  I do.

Some Copic markers and embellishments, some scrap orangish paper that I liked the shape and she's ready to go out with purse in hand.  She's better coordinated than I am.

One more thing!   There's a new challenge at the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge blog.  I'm entering this card.  Hope you like her.... yes, again I LOVE it!