Creative Measures by Tiffany

Hello and welcome to the post for today. I have created a new card design with a little stamping, a little coloring and I added some texture with the Quilt top embossing folder. I love using up papers from my stash so I used the discontinued paper “Home for Christmas” as a resting place for my scene. Take a look at the project below and let me know what you think. Supplies: . Additional supplies: ATG, Spectrum Noir markers (CT4, OR1, TN7), 1. Create a card base from Thick Whisper White card stock to measure 5 1/2” x 8 ½” and score at 4 ¼”. 2. Run the card front through the embossing folder and set aside. 3. Cut a 3 ¼” x 4 ¼” piece of Whisper White card stock, stamp and color images and sentiment and then die-cut the pine garland with coordinating framelits. Adhere the garland above the fireplace image. Cut a 3 3/8” x 4 3/8” Real Red card stock mat and adhere to the focal image with favorite adhesive. 4. Cut a piece of the DSP to 2 7/8” x 3 7/8” and then cut a Whisper ...

Hello and welcome to today's post. I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving had a great day filled with family and friends. I wanted to share my latest Christmas card with you and it's very similar to the previous card I made with the deer except this one has a snowman and was colored in with markers. The same DSP was used and silver sequins were used for a little bit of sparkle. Take a look at the project below and let me know what you think. . Supplies used: . Additional supplies: ATG, 3M foam tape, clear blocks, powder bag, heat tool. Create a card base from Garden Green card stock to measure 5 ½” x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”. Cut a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of Very Vanilla card stock and adhere to the card base using your favorite adhesive. Cut a piece of the DSP to 3 ¾” x 5” and adhere to the Very Vanilla card stock. Cut a strip of Very Vanilla card stock and stamp the sentiment in Garden Green ink coming from the right side of the strip. Adhere the strip about 1/3” of ...

Hello and welcome to the post for today with a deer, a foil snowflake and some stamping.  This was a fun card to create and very easy to put together.  Take a look at the DSP (from last year) and the card stocks used to bring this card together.  Let me know what you think. Supplies: . Additional supplies: ATG Create a card base from Cherry Cobbler card stock to measure 5 ½” x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”. Cut a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of Very Vanilla card stock and adhere to the card base using your favorite adhesive. Cut a piece of the DSP to 3 ¾” x 5” and adhere to the Very Vanilla card stock. Cut a strip of Very Vanilla card stock and stamp the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink coming from the right side of the strip. Adhere the strip about 1/3” of the way up from the bottom of the DSP. Die cut a circle and then cut it in half and then adhere to the Very Vanilla strip and do the same with the foil snowflake tucking it under the Garden Green half circle. Stamp...

Hello and welcome to today's post showing my final Thanksgiving card. This card showcases the leaf image both stamped and then heat-embossed in gold. The DSP is a Halloween paper with a little ink sponging around the edges pulling it all together. For added bling I sprinkled the card front with gold sequins. Take a look at the project below and let me know what you think. Supplies: . Additional supplies: ATG, clear blocks, powder bag, heat tool, Hero Arts Celebrate Everyday stamp set and Fun Foam. Create a card base from Perfect Plum card stock to measure 4 ¼” x 11 and score at 5 ½”. Cut a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of Very Vanilla card stock and adhere to the card base using your favorite adhesive. Cut a piece of the DSP to 3 ¾” x 5”. Use the Curvy Corner Trio punch (retired) on all 4 sides and adhere to the Very Vanilla panel. Next cut another piece of Very Vanilla card stock to 3 5/16” x about 4 ½” and sponge the edges with Perfect Plum ink. Stamp the leaf in Perfect Plum ink ...

Hello and welcome to today's post. I have a water-colored Thanksgiving card for you today that was pretty easy to create with the ink refills used. The drying time is the only thing that makes this project time-consuming. I created a separate water color panel and then stamped the leaf images on top of the dried ink. Of course I can't create a card without a little bling so I sprinkled the card front with some sequins. Take a look at the project below and let me know what you think. . Supplies: . Additional supplies: Fun foam, ATG, clear blocks, Strathmore Watercolor paper,  water and a paintbrush. Create a card base from Perfect Plum card stock to measures 5 ½” x 8 ½”and score at 4 ¼”. Make it a top fold card. Cut a piece of Watercolor paper and ink the top portion with Crushed Curry ink and all the edges with Pear Pizzazz ink. Splatter the whole panel with Pear Pizzazz and Perfect Plum ink using a paintbrush and water. Cut a piece of Perfect Plum card stock that...

Hello and welcome to today's post of another Thanksgiving card. I have created a CAS card with Die-cutting, stamping and coloring, some card stock and DSP. I also added some candy dots (not sure available), but can substitute sequins or drops. Take a look at the project below and let me know what you think. . Supplies: . Additional supplies: ATG, clear blocks. 1. Create a card base from Very Vanilla card stock to measures 5 ½” x 8 ½”and score at 4 ¼”. 2. Stamp the focal image using Staz On Jet black ink. Color the image in with the colored pencils and then color the remaining background with the Daffodil Delight colored pencil. Die cut the focal image with a square die and the big shot and then round the corners. Die-cut a scalloped square from Old Olive card stock and adhere the focal image to this using favorite adhesive. 3. Cut a piece of the DSP to 1 13/16” x 4 ¼” and adhere to the left side of the card base. Cut a Daffodil Delight card stock strip to desi...

Hello and welcome to the post for today where I did use two discontinued products but I'm sure you can find the same types of dies and stamps in your stash. I'm still working on Holiday cards for the Thanksgiving season and today's card uses dies from Makers Mart DOM Sep17 and some ink for the edges along with the two-tone greeting. The "For You" is from the SU Crazy About You stamp set.This card took a little more time to create with all the die-cutting, which is a great way to use up your scraps, but I love how it turned out. Take a look at the project below and let me know what you think. . Supplies: . Additional supplies: Fun Foam,    Spellbinders DOM-Sep17,  Celebrate Everyday 1.        Create a card base from Whisper White card stock to measures 4 ¼” x 11” and score at 5 ½”.   2.        Die cut the wreath from Old Olive card stock and adhere to the front of the card using Fine-...

Hello and welcome to another Thanksgiving card post. I'm on the CAS kick and thought repeat stamping was in order. This card is filled with neutral colors and a grateful message. The background was stamped with stamps from one stamp set and a little stamping-off was used to lighten the darkest color used. Linen thread was used to give the card a more masculine feel. Take a look at the project below and let me know what you think . Supplies: . Additional supplies: ATG, Scotch 3M foam tape. Create a card base from Very Vanilla card stock to measures 5 ½” x 8 ½” and score at 4 ¼”. Cut a 3 1/8” x 5 5/8” piece of Crumb Cake card stock and then a cut a slightly smaller Very Vanilla card stock piece. On the Very Vanilla piece stamp the background using Crumb Cake and Soft Suede inks and then adhere this panel to the Crumb Cake panel. Wrap the background panel with Linen Thread and pop everything up with foam tape and adhere to the card front. Die-cut a deco label ...