You are Amazing Martial Arts card with CTMH Superhero, You Are

Ever heard that old saying when it rains, it pours?  That was my week last week.  The transmission on one of the cars died leaving us with a huge repair bill plus some inconvenience with switching cars.  Then my hubby had a large incredibly painful kidney stone requiring doctors appointments, scans and finally surgery.  He's doing better now but still recuperating and needing TLC.  On top of that I began mentoring 3 people at the dojo going for their Black Belts in November.  So, this week I'm hoping for some calmer waters, less trauma and hopefully fewer bills!  Yikes!

On to the fun stuff - the art!  This is the congratulatory card I made for all the people who received their Black Belts with me.  There were 9 of us in total and most of them guys so I wanted a simple card that was easy to mass produce and fairly masculine in feel.

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Paper:  Superhero, White Daisy CS

Stamps:  You Are (April SOTM, retired), Just for Kicks (Martial Arts stamp - retired)

Ink:  Cranberry, Black, Moonstruck

Other:  Neutral Baker's Twine Assortment, Milepost Shapes (star)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Paige

Wow! Totally Terrific card with CTMH Superhero!

Ah, Superhero.  How I love the bright, fun and funky patterns in this awesome kit!  Here I matched up the paper with the WOTG (workshop on the go) stamp set to make this fun card to congratulate just about anybody on a job well done.  I've been seeing a lot of cards with cut out openings for embellishments and really like how the buttons pop out from the blue strip using this technique.

Whoopsi - looks like my Baker's Twine bow collapsed in this first picture!

Close up on the stamped WOW.  I used liquid glass on top to give it some dimension. 

If you'd like to make this card, get these supplies:

Paper:  Superhero

Stamps:  Superhero WOTG stamp

Ink:  Sunny Yellow, Black

Other:  Neutral Baker's Twine, Red Buttons (the ones shown are retired but the Red Assortment is a good subsitute), small circle punch (I think its a .5" size)

Hope you are having a fabulous day and are ready for a beautiful weekend!  I am hoping the very worst of the flu illness is finally past for my two boys.  Hopefully they'll get plenty of rest and nourishment over the weekend so they are ready to start the arduous process of getting caught up with a WEEK worth of assignments from school!  Those poor guys are going to be doing double work all next week!!!

Paige

Congratulations card using Typeset and Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

I had so much fun playing with new product to make this card!  I started by cutting the card base and first layer with the new Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  I am SO in LOVE with this product! Do you see the medallion in the center of the card?  I made it by cutting out the scallop shape and then stamping with a matching stamp that comes in the Cricut bundle.  Cricut to cut out and clear Acrylix to get perfect stamp alignment - truly a dynamic duo!

I've been a fan of our Glitz Glitter Gel since we first came out with the Stardust shimmery version but this new Bronze colored Glitter Gel is just to die for!  Can't wait to use the Silver and Red too! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Paige