Showing posts with label curvy keepsake die. Show all posts
Showing posts with label curvy keepsake die. Show all posts

Thursday, December 31, 2015

My Most Popular Posts of 2015

We have come to the last day of 2015 and I look back fondly on my creative endeavors during the year! I wish you all a Happy New Year and look forward to having you visit my blog in 2016!

January–Bokeh Technique and Sneak Peek From 2015 Occasions Catalog

Linda Vich Creates: Bokeh Technique and Sneak Peak From 2015 Occasions Catalog


February–My Least Favorite Card To Create

Linda Vich Creates: My Least Favorite Card To Create. Painted Petals float on vellum above the coordinating Painted Blooms designer paper on this sympathy card.


March–Projects From Stamping Group

Linda Vich Creates: Projects From Stamping Group. A Lotus Blossom adorns a vibrant, card base created using a sun rays mask. Sea creatures abound in a 3D book card using stamps from By The Sea.


Linda Vich Creates: Projects From Stamping Group. A Lotus Blossom adorns a vibrant, card base created using a sun rays mask. Sea creatures abound in a 3D book card using stamps from By The Sea.


April–Remnants of Easter

Linda Vich Creates: Remnants of Easter

Linda Vich Creates: Remnants of Easter


May–Corner Garden Blues

Linda Vich Creates: Corner Garden Blues. Clean, crisp lines of the Corner Garden stamp contrast well with Sahara Sand. One flower colored with Blendabilities is popped up with Dimensionals to give the card a 3D quality; sequins add some extra zing.


June–2015 Catalog Launch

Linda Vich Creates: 2015 Catalog Launch

Linda Vich Creates: 2015 Catalog Launch


July–New Floor and Grateful For You

Linda Vich Creates: New Floor and Grateful For You. Dry and wet embossed card sports a banner punched with the Triple Banner Punch. A swirl of twine and a layered flower completes this simple but effective card.


August–Best Thoughts Joy Fold Card

Linda Vich Creates: Best Thoughts Joy Fold Card. Shimmering sequins surround blossoms colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers on a woodgrain embossed panel of this Joy fold card.


September–Pretty in Pink Poinsettia

Linda Vich Creates: Pretty In Pink Poinsettia. A pretty pink poinsettia adorns this Softly Falling embossed card. Silver Glimmer paper strips and a sequin-filled sentiment pocket complete this stunning Christmas card.


October

This was a busy month for me and I didn't get to post AT ALL :( Hopefully, 2016 will allow me to post every single month!


November–Color Burst Christmas and Wonderful Wonderland

Linda Vich Creates: Color Burst Christmas and Wonderful Wonderland. Stunning Color Burst background panel embellished with Festive Flower punched poinsettia.

Linda Vich Creates: Color Burst Christmas and Wonderful Wonderland. Brayered Wonderland card cased from LeeAnn Greff.


December–Tag Exchange and December Stamp Class

Linda Vich Creates: Tag Exchange and December Stamp Class. A whimsical snowman shaker tag created with the Snow Friends Framelits.

Linda Vich Creates: Tag Exchange and December Stamp Class. Christmas Light Treat Holder.

Linda Vich Creates: Tag Exchange and December Stamp Class. A dazzling aurora borealis sky serves as the backdrop to this Sleigh Ride Thinlits winter scene.

I hope you have enjoyed this review of my most popular posts from 2015. I look forward to your comments in 2016!


Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Time To Catch Up

Wow! It's long time since I've been here! So busy this time of year with work, shopping, and prepping items for my Stamping Group which met last Friday for our last time before Christmas. I couldn't show you any of these items beforehand because it would have ruined the surprise but now I can!

I made some Tea Light Holders for each of my ladies, using both the Silver and Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum and the Curvy Keepsakes die. I made a different type of tea light holder in Candle, Candle, Burning Bright.

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

I also prepared Christmas cards for each of my ladies using the Festival of Trees stamps and punch bundle. That set is getting quite a work out this season! You can view another card using the bundle in Trimming The Trees.

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

Next are the two cards which we made at our stamping group on Friday night.

This first card was cased in entirety from Justin Krieger's wonderful creation. Justin's card was lovely and I just didn't want to change anything–colors, design, etc.

One thing I did do, though, was to use the digital version of the Designer Paper he chose from the Motley Monsters pack. When I read his list of materials, I was quite surprised that the Bermuda Bay star paper came from that package. Because I knew I would not use the other papers, I opted to purchase the digital version and printed it off on Whisper White card stock, a much cheaper alternative at $5.50 instead of $13.50.

Card Designed by Justin Krieger http://jkcardsonline.com/2014/11/paper-craft-crew-117/

The second card was cased from Stampin' Up! demonstrator Jan McQueen. I loved her card and as I had never made a shaker card before, I decided that this would be the one to try! Instead of using the muted colors of the All Is Calm paper pack, I opted for traditional Christmas colors of red and green. I had to add a few non Stampin' Up! sequins into the shaker because there were none available in the two greens or the red that I chose. The other sequins came from the Frosted Sequins pack. (My shaker card below does not have any red sequins because I didn't have any at the time I made my sample card.)

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

My ladies definitely had fun working on these two cards:

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

After completing their cards, it was time for our annual Christmas Tag Exchange! Each lady designed one tag and reproduced it for each member of the group. We lay out all our tags so they can be viewed and then we take turns describing how our tags were made and what materials (doesn't have to be from Stampin' Up!) we used to create it. This is my favorite part of our Christmas meeting!

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

Here are some closeups of the tags. Mine are the shaker cards after the snowflakes.

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch UpLinda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch UpLinda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch UpLinda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

Of course, the evening would not be complete without some Christmas goodies:

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

And a group shot:

Linda Vich Creates: Time To Catch Up

A fun evening was had by all!


Tea Light Holders Supplies

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog


Christmas Card Supplies

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog


Tag Supplies

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog


Card #1 Supplies

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog


Card #2 Supplies

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog