Exploding Box

While helping my Mom recuperate from knee replacement surgery, we played with a kit she got.  I can't remember what the kit was or who made it, but this was the exploding box card that I made from it.

And here's the card folded ready for mailing:

 

Using Scraps #1

I've got a lot of scraps that I felt were too large to throw away, but often turn out to be smaller than what I need for a project.  The piles have been growing & I needed to do something to pare them down.  Here's what I decided to do - use them to make pre-made embellishments.  These are hopefully just the first installment of MANY to come as I work on clearing out my scraps!  

To color these I used a combination of 3 different mediums: pastel chalks added with a brush, Inktense pencils with water for blending, and occasionally gelatos (used a couple of the metallic colors with water for cats eyes).  Below is a closeup of some of them.  The dogs and cats are stamps/dies from Stampendous.  The deer & trees are stamps/dies from Heartfelt Creations.

Peek-a-Boo Dog

Today's card was made using my Christmas present (Peek-a-Boo Dog by Gemini and the matching arch dies).

Tools & Supplies Used:

• Peek-a-Boo Dog stamps & dies & Arch Dies (Gemini)
• Woodland Wonder sets of stamps & dies (Heartfelt Creations)
• Brick Wall embossing folder (Darice). 
• Distress, Distress Oxide & die inks
• Inktense pencils & water brush
• Pastel Chalks
• Glimmer Paper
• Craft card base & scrap card stock from my stash
• Freehand cut "rock" 

Here's the inside: