Carla's Scraps

Spring Fling and Easter Things

2012-01-23T04:00:00.000-06:00

I wanted to share a couple cards I made for samples at work. I used the our new line of Lifestyle Crafts Dies and Bella Blvd's. Spring Fling and Easter Things Papers. They were quick and easy too. I only needed the Big Shot for the dies and a little round punch to pop out the flowers. I snipped out two Bunnies from the paper and layered with pop dots. I thought they turned out so cute. I

White Flowers

2012-01-13T04:00:00.000-06:00

Today's card is one I made back in October. I was trying a technique I'd never done before for the background. I stamped and embossed an old lace stamp I've had forever, (Hero Arts, S1523 Flower Lace Pattern) embossed it and then used SU markers to color in the background. Oh what's it called… everyone does it but me. I started with Bashful Blue Cardstock and embossed my image in white.

Butterflies

2012-01-09T04:00:00.000-06:00

I found another minute and thought I'd post this card today. The Butterfly stamps are from Memory Box. The one on the lower left is Wonderland Butterfly E1713 and the top right is Cocoa Bean Butterfly C1714. I colored mine using Copics, but you could easily color with your favorite product. I don't know the Copics I used. This card was made a while back and it just never got posted. I'm

Baja Breeze with Tangerine Tango

2012-01-06T04:00:00.000-06:00

Well, today is another day at the Bazhenow household. Busy, busy, busy. Mom got pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital right after Christmas and got home on Jan 1. It zapped her as she has COPD. Doctor's say she'll be fine. Just gonna be a slow process. She even needed 2 units of blood. Never did find out why at the hospital, but we go back to the doctor next week, hopefully he'll have

The rest of my Christmas Cards and Tags

2011-12-22T04:00:00.001-06:00

Oh I just can't believe that Christmas Eve is tomorrow. Where or where did the time go? I was going to post these next week, and then decided to get my butt in gear and get this post in for this week. Here's the rest of the cards I made… Amaryllis stamp with Stencil Embossed Background above and below… glitter and peel off stickers with my Poinsettia Vellum Poinsettia made like I did the

Mailing Cards with Flowers

2011-12-22T04:00:00.000-06:00

I had so many requests on mailing flower cards, I wanted to post this for you today. If I don't have any SU Padded Envelopes on hand, I use an 8 1/2 by 11 Bubble mailer. This is how I redo the mailer to fit my envelope… As you see in the picture above, I measure the card by laying it along the bottom of the mailer and then I cut off the layer above it along the back side. Using the piece I

Poinsettia Christmas Card 2

2011-12-01T03:00:00.000-06:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. Ours was a quiet day with a huge meal. It was just hubby, mom, my brother and me. We've just finishing up with all the leftovers. They were so good! Here's the 2nd Christmas Poinsettia card I made… If you'd like more details click this link: Christmas Poinsettia Card 1, both cards are created the same way. Supplies…

Poinsettia Christmas Card #1

2011-11-21T04:00:00.000-06:00

Today's Poinsettia is created using the leaf stamp from Happiness Shared. I stamped the image using Cherry Cobbler onto Real Red cardstock and then snipped them out while watching "Castle". The leaves are created the same way using Old Olive on Old Olive. I also stamped the Holly and Bell image from Bells and Boughs Stamp Set, coloring only the holly and snipping it out and adding 3 red gems

Dreamweaver Stencils and Copics

2011-11-07T03:00:00.000-06:00

I took a class at work with Elaine Benedict and she taught us all about Dreamweaver Stencils and I fell in love. I've always searched for different backgrounds to try and this is my most favorite one I've found, although not the quickest. You need to let it dry a couple hours first, but I let mine dry overnight, just in case. I've put my finger into wet things before and of course ruined all

Happy Halloween

2011-10-31T04:00:00.000-05:00

I wanted to share the eye mask I created for work. We had a big crop night last Friday with pizza, soda and snacks. Carrie came as I witch and I was going to be her broom, but this was much easier to create… The bat is an SU punch and the rest are Martha's borders. The tree image above is from the internet and the Spider is an old Martha Halloween stamp set. I added my Punch Art Pumpkins

Leftover Punch Art Flowers

2011-10-17T04:00:00.001-05:00

I created this card with the left over punched flowers from my previous card. The background image is from SU's Elements of Style and is stamped with Ranger Distress Inks. It's a new technique I learnt. You take 3 different ink pad colors and pounce some ink onto different areas of a non porous surface and mist each color with water. I use the glass from my SU Circle Cutter. Then using a

My Cookbook Vol 2

2011-10-12T04:00:00.000-05:00

I created a Cookbook awhile back, you can view it here. I didn't leave room for any more recipes, so I created Vol 2 for the ones I forgot to include in the original. I included a couple pockets in this one for a few additions and or journaling. Plus, I can actually add to this one. My cookbook is 6 X 9. I used both, Berry Blossoms and Domestic Goddess DSP. I've been collecting the

Punch Art Flowers

2011-09-14T04:00:00.001-05:00

Edited to add Hydrangea Tutorial link: Hydrangea / Lilac Tutorial Okay, I want you to guess what my inspiration was for this card. I'll give you a hint… look up at the top part of your monitor… do you see it? Okay, look up one more time… its my blog header and sidebar pretties. lol Here's my Punch Art Flowers card… Did you notice my colors in my pictures… they are the actual colors of the

Quick n Easy with Beau Chateau

2011-09-12T04:00:00.000-05:00

I created this card while I was doing this one, the one with lace flower. I knew this would be the perfect card for me to speckle with the Color Spritzer Tool. Oh it was cool. I really enjoyed playing with that tool. I've had it for a year now and this was the first time I speckled good enough to keep the image. I don't know why, but I really like this DSP. My card size is 6X3 and its fits

All Boy Alligator Fun…

2011-09-07T04:00:00.000-05:00

Well here's the display sample I created. No hat, but I still might, especially since I'll see him everyday at work. I think he turned out adorable. If I add a hat, I'll repost him. *smile* I hope you enjoyed my fun too! Supplies: Sizzix Alligator Die, Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, Making Memory Metal Index Tabs, Creative Imaginations "Brushstrokes Paper". Happy Birthday is just snipped

Flowers 'n Lace with a new Base… lol

2011-09-05T04:00:00.000-05:00

I love to find new card base styles, you know, like the gate fold and such. I found this one on the Great Impressions Stamp of the Month board at work. The card base is 6 1/2 across by 5 1/4 tall, scored at 2 1/2. It fits your Medium SU Envelopes or any A-2 envelope perfectly. Of course mine doesn't as I added Mulberry Flowers to mine. So I popped mine in a clear box. Here's the card I

Ladybugs for Paige

2011-08-29T04:00:00.000-05:00

Paige will be 10 in November and I decided I'd better get her card done early. She always asks me if I have it done way before her birthday. She's already decided where her birthday party will be. She won't change her mind either. The patterned paper and ladybugs are from the Dancing Daisy line from Iron Orchid Designs. Paige will love this. I thought is was soooooooooo cute and SU cardstock

Blog Candy Winner and The Color Challenge that went wrong…

2011-08-26T07:21:00.000-05:00

You know I'm gonna make ya read about my card before I get to the winner!!!! Do you remember when I didn't post my challenge card at the PPA that week. Well here is the colors I used that day. lol I thought the colors were More Mustard, Rich Razzleberry and Real Red. Once I created this card, the mistakes just kept coming. I actually had second thought of even posting it today. Alright,

PPA 108… Soften the Edges

2011-08-25T04:00:00.000-05:00

Before I get to the challenge, I would like you to know this will be my last post as a Design Team member of the PPA. I have so enjoyed your support and the love you have sent my way. I had such a fun time being on the DT with all the awesome talent and will so miss it!!! So look for my card amongst all the uploads, too. *smile* Barbara Chatzkel will be taking over my spot on the design team.

Poppies in Colored Pencil and Blog Candy

2011-08-22T04:00:00.000-05:00

Before I go into details about my card today, I wanted to share another boo boo. The PPA blog candy I posted last week, is for this week, not the week previous. I am so sorry if this created any problems. So to make up for that error, I will offer blog candy today and all you have to do is comment below. Okay, this makes my third mistake and I hope I'm done making them! They say if you make

PPA 107 Sketch Challenge

2011-08-18T04:00:00.001-05:00

Its time for the PPA Sketch Challenge. Designed by our own Margaret Moody, we hope you join us and Guest Designer, Rae Harper for this weeks challenge. I wanted to play around with the Hello Doily Stamp and thoroughly love how it stamps, so clean and crisp. I stamped the image in Versa Mark and then embossed in SU white embossing powder. I created my white lilac, with little red gem centers

Lets Dress for Success

2011-08-11T04:00:00.000-05:00

That’s the PPA 106 Challenge this week. The rules… use 1 punch, 1 DSP, and 1 Sentiment. Join us along with Barb Furlong for this weeks Dress for Success Challenge. Plus you could be the winner of this fabulous Blog Candy!!! New Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, New Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon and New Stickles Diamonds could be yours by just uploading your card to the PPA this week. I dressed up

Beau Chateau

2011-08-08T04:00:00.000-05:00

Sorry I missed the PPA Challenge last week. I made my card and it turned out to be in the wrong colors for the challenge!!! Can you believe that!. We decided not to post it as it would confuse everyone… I thought to myself, no it wouldn’t everyone knows me by now!!! lol Anyway, on to this card… which is not the one I created for the PPA last week. I wanted to make a Lace Gathered Flower and

PPA 104 CAS Challenge

2011-07-28T04:00:00.001-05:00

Paper piercing is a stylish but simple way to add interest to your design! Pals Paper Arts challenges you to create a CAS card using paper piercing. Have fun with this one - go ahead and poke some holes! Nicole Watt joins the design team as featured artist this week. My card today features piercing as a border and as embroidery. I hope you it inspires you. For the flower medallions, I cut

Flowers and Doilies today…

2011-07-25T04:00:00.001-05:00

You know me well, I had to it. I am so glad doilies are so trendy right now. I absolutely love them all!!!My computer was infected with a Malware Virus that included me having to replace my computer. I am finally up and running with the new one. I don’t think I’ve owned a computer that lasted over two years. Either it just quit or a virus got me. One time a download from Microsoft took my