Spellbinder Pendants Blog Frenzy!

Welcome to Day 6 of the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendants Blog Frenzy!

Spellbinders Introduces:
Shapeabilities Pendants Blog Frenzy

June 22 through June 29th , available for ordering June 30, 2009

Commenting on this post is welcome but does not enter you into the contest. This contest is sponsored directly by Spellbinders Paper Arts. Please read the post to find directions for entering. If you have any questions, please e-mail PenContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us .

Welcome to the 6th day of Spellbinders Pendants Blog Frenzy!

Spellbinders is celebrating the introduction of Pendants die templates, a new die line that will inspire your creative mind. You have the opportunity to win the Pendant and Borderabilities dies I’m introducing today by entering the contest at the end of this post. Be sure to read all the rules before entering! You still have until June 27th, 11:59 pm EST to enter on Sherry Cheever's

blog at: http://sherrycheever.blog.splitcoaststampers.com/

and until June 28, 11:59 pm EST to enter mine.

To see previous reveals, or to go to any of the ones coming up, feel free to visit the following:

June 22, 2009 - Beccca Feeken http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/

June 23, 2009 – Debbie Olson http://debbiedesigns.typepad.com/

June 24, 2009 – Michelle Wooderson http://michellewooderson.blogspot.com/

June 25, 3009 – Keri Lee Sereika http://pinklemonade.typepad.com/my_weblog/

June 26, 2009 –– Sherry Cheever http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

June 27, 2009 – Heidi Blankenship http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/

June 28, 2009 -– Linda Duke http://www.lindaduke.typepad.com/

June 29, 2009 – Jennifer Davis http://www.preservationarts.com/

After the entry deadline is reached, Spellbinders will randomly pick one entry from each Blog Frenzy reveal as stated in the “Rules”. Winner will be contacted by e-mail within 24 hours of the contest deadline. Winner will have 72 hours to reply to that e-mail to claim the prize. If Winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new name will be drawn for said prize. Winner will receive the new die templates being revealed on the specific daily blog post they are entering.

Entrants visiting all 8 Spellbinders Pendant Reveals and correctly entering their information into the separate drawings, as described below, will automatically be entered into a GRAND PRIZE give away of a full set of the 8 Pendants die templates and 8 matching Petite Border die templates being revealed.

Rules
Any participant wishing to be included in the daily drawing for the Spellbinders Pendants die templates Blog Frenzy give-away must adhere to all of the following rules. We are happy to welcome US and international blog guests for this Frenzy.

To enter each drawing on sneak peeks between June 22 and June 29, visit the reveal blog and click on the contest link to reveal an e-mail window. In the subject line of the e-mail, enter the die template name being revealed. Each blog reveal will remain open for 48 hours. Only 1 entry per blog is allowed and participant must use the same email address daily to be considered for grand prize entry, no exceptions. Please consider whether you will have access to the same e-mail address from June 22nd through June 29th and plan accordingly.

Spellbinders Design Team members and employees are not eligible for drawings.

Any participant wishing to be automatically entered into the drawing for the Pendants Frenzy Grand Prize must enter all 8 blog reveals and follow all the above rules.

Please note:

*Spellbinders will only use email information to contact the winner.

*Spellbinders will not share this email address with any other parties.

*Spellbinders will not use this email information for advertisements or communications

other than to contact the winner.

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I hope you have enjoyed all of the Blog Frenzy reveals from this past week! I know I have really enjoyed seeing what the other design team members have created using the NEW Spellbinders Pendants and Borderabilities die templates!

Now that we have all of the business and rules out of the way I am very excited to reveal the following NEW Spellbinders Pendants and Spellbinders Borderabilities die templates.

S4-208 In Spades Pendant MSRP $24.99

S4-217 In Spades Borderabilities MSRP $19.99

Here's a couple of pictures of the In Spades Pendant die templates. The first picture is showing how you can place the Center die template into the center of the Pendant die template.

The set of In Spades die templates contains a large Pendant, a Center and two Accents. The Pendant die template is approximately 4-1/2 '' x 4'', the Center is 1-3/4'' x 1-1/2'' and the two Accents are 1-1/2'' x 1-1/2''. The detail is amazing and these new Pendant die templates are perfect for layering and adding beautiful dimension to your paper crafting projects!

I have a couple of projects to share with you today. For the first one, I created a card with not only the diecuts from one of the S4-208 In Spades Accents, I also used the drop out pieces to create a flower in the center of the Pendant.

Here is the step-by-step tutorial.



For step # 3 I airbrushed through the Pendant die template. Spellbinders die templates can be used as a stencil and work perfectly for this technique!


As an added bonus the NEW Pendant and Borderabilites die templates have so many drop out pieces from the diecuts that the possibilities for layering and creating are endless.







In step # 10 you will begin to assemble the card.



When I am creating with the Pendant die templates I love to layer and add foam tape, doing this will create even more dimension in my projects.

Step 12: I added the other small Accent piece to the center with a decorative button on top.

I also added some tiny pearls for embellishments to the borders.

Supplies~
Paper~The Paper Company-White, White Shimmer, Light Blue, Light Blue Shimmer
Other~Spellbinders-Wizard, In Spades Pendant S4-208, In Spades Borderabilities S4-217, Copic-ABS, Sketch Marker BG72 Ice Ocean, Creative Impressions-Bits of Bling Pearls, Beacon-ZipDry Adhesive, Joann's-Button, Ribbon, Form Tape

The second project I created is a wedding ensemble of candles and a matching card for the bride and groom.

Here is a close-up picture of the candles. You will want to make sure you stop back by my blog as I will be sharing step-by-step how to make these beautiful candles.

As you see in the card above, I used one of the In Spades Borderabilities die templates that make a decorative cut edge on your cards. Here are a couple of pictures to show you how I place the die template on the cardstock and use repositionable adhesive to hold it in place.



Thank you so much for stopping by and joining in all the fun of the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendants Blog Frenzy! I hope you have enjoyed the projects I shared with you today. I hope you have enjoyed all of the projects made by the other Design Team members and the projects still to come!

Smiles!
Heidi

Spellbinders Big Announcement and Seaside Card

Did you see the Big Announcement on the Spellbinders Blog? Click HERE to read all about it! Starting June 22 you are invited to join in an Eight Day Celebration Blog Frenzy!! Are you wondering what the Blog Frenzy is all about? As many of you know Spellbinders is at the top of the paper crafting industry and always on the cutting edge to design the most beautifully detailed die templates that we all know and love and they have done it again with Spellbinders Shapeability Pendants Die Templates!! All I can say is you are going to ABSOLUTELY LOVE AND WANT THEM ALL!!!

June 22-29, 2009
on Spellbinders Designer’s Blogs

Starting on June 22, each day a different Spellbinders Designer will feature one of these amazing Pendant die templates!

Blog visitors can sign up during specified times for a chance to win that day’s featured prize. Visit all the blogs and enter to be eligible to win the Grand Prize!

For more information and to be sure you don’t miss a minute of Shapeabilities Pendants worldwide introduction, visit Spellbinders’ Blog or the following blogs:

June 22 - Becca Feeken

June 23 - Debbie Olson

June 24 - Michelle Wooderson

June 25 - Keri Lee Sereika

June 26 - Sherry Cheever

(that's me *wink*) June 27 - Heidi Blankenship

June 28 - Linda Duke

June 29 - Jennifer Davis

Believe me you won't want to miss the Spellbinders Pendant Blog Frenzy, so be sure to mark your calendars and subscribe to the blogs!! Also click HERE for the Blog Frenzy Line Up.

I am sure some of you have been thinking what happened, she posted everyday last week and then nothing for this week--I'm sorry and I apologize but now after reading about the Spellbinders Blog Frenzy you know what I have been up to. I have been busy playing with the NEW Pendant die templates and creating some really fun stuff that I will soon be able to share with all of you.

Ok, now for today's card, this is a card that I created for my Spellbinders DT tryout that I never got around to sharing with all of you. The weather has warmed up and this weekend is officially the beginning of summer so I thought a seaside card would be perfect to share.All of the cardstock is from WorldWin and all of the coloring was done using Copic sketch markers and the air brush system. I love how you can get very vibrant colors from Copic markers but also very soft colors and for this card I wanted to have the softer colors. The shell diecuts were made using the Wizard and the Shells S4-016 die template from Spellbinders. After I cut and embossed the shells I left the cardstock in the die template and used the template as a stencil and added the colors with airbrushing. I used the darker colors first and then I removed the cardstock and used a lighter color over the entire diecut. Is this not the most adorable image? I just love this stamped image of the little girl at the seaside. All of the stamped images and the sentiment are from Crafty Secrets Seaside stamp set. The image of the little girl was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink from Tsukineko and then colored in using Copic markers. To make the frame I used the Labels Four S4-190 and Classic Ovals Lg. S4-110 die templates from Spellbinders. The sentiment was stamped onto the diecuts made using the Deckled Rectangles Sm. S4-201 from Spellbinders. I also did some inking and distressing around the edges and added a few brown brads and some twill thread.

Supplies~
Paper~WorldWin
Stamps~Crafty Secrets-Seaside
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger-Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Other~Spellbinders-Wizard, Shells S4-016, Labels Four S4-190, Classic Ovals Lg. S4-110, Deckled Rectangles Sm. S4-201 die templates, Copic-Airbrush System, Sketch Markers-0, B00, B95, BG45, G24, G40, R20, E00, Yr21, Yr24, Twill Thread, Brads, Cotton Balls, Foam Tape

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Don't forget to check out the Spellbinders Blog and all of the wonderful Spellbinders Designers. I look forward to seeing all of the fantastic projects the ladies will be sharing next week and I can't wait to show you what I have designed!

I hope you all have a Fantastic Weekend!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Stampscapes Thinking of You Card

It's going to be a short and quick post for today. We have a lot going on this weekend with family here and this weekend is Eddie Cochran weekend. Eddie Cochran was born right here in the small town of Albert Lea. He was a musician in the late 1950's and early 1960's, he was best know for his most famous hit, "Summertime Blues". There are several events planned throughout the weekend so it should be a fun one!

The card I am sharing with you today is one that I made a while back for one of my husbands co-workers. The co-worker was in the hospital and several of the employees wanted to send him their well wishes so my husband asked if I could make a card. The stamped images on the card are all from Stampscapes. I haven't used my Stampscapes stamps in a while but they are still one of my favorites and they are wonderful for making masculine cards. I used the large Oak Branch-203G stamp for the background on the light brown colored mat. For the main image I used the Oak Branch-203G, Cloud with Sun-108G, and then third one the name has come off of the wooden block so I am not sure but it looks like a pathway. All of the coloring was done with chalks and then I cut out the image using the Wizard and the Labels Two S4-162 die template from Spellbinders. The sentiment was stamped and then I also made a diecut using the Wizard and the Double Ended Tags S3-149 die template. I also added some ribbon, brads and twig punches to finish off the front of the card. For the inside of the card I added several pages, scoring them first and then adding the brads to hold them in place. This is something that is really quick and easy to do and a nice way to give more room for special messages when you have several co-worker signing a card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!! The sun is shinning here and it looks like it's going to be another beautiful day!

Smiles!
Heidi

Mom's Birthday Card

Wow, I can't believe it have have been on a blog posting roll this week! LOL! I guess I am just trying to make up for lost time. ;) The card I am sharing with you today is the Birthday card that I made for my Mom. My mom really likes geraniums so I knew that this vintage image of the geraniums from Crafty Secrets, Garden Creative Scraps would be perfect for her birthday card. I wanted to create a background that would be somewhat similar to the Creative Scraps image but I didn't want it to be too over powering and take away from the image. I went looking through my stash and decided to use stamps from two Stampers Anonymous stamp sets from the Tim Holtz Collection. The flowers are from the Flights of Fancy set and the bird and script writing are from the Urban Grunge set. To get the two tone look on the flowers I did the rock-n-roll technique using Distress Ink, Peeled Paint (green) from Ranger and Ruby Red ink from SU. For the script I used Distress Ink, Vintage Photo from Ranger and for the bird I used Memento, Rich Cocoa from Tsukineko.The prima flowers started out as a light pink and I wanted to darken them up just a bit so I used a blender pen and the Ruby Red ink. I started in the center and worked my way to the outer edges. For the flower centers I used dew drops from The Robin's Nest. Then I added a few little twig punches and some Flower Soft for dimension. I love the look of Flower Soft! When I received my Flower Soft I had some fun with it and created my own mixes. I had a few container that were just a little smaller than the Flower Soft ones so I mixed a few jars of colors that I thought would look good together. For the Flower Soft that was used on this card I mixed three different colors, Christmas Green, Shamrock Green and Nut Brown. I think this mixture has a real earthy look to it and kind of reminds me of moss. If you have some Flower Soft I encourage you to mix up a few of your favorite colors and have some fun it.

Supplies~
Paper~WorldWin Cardstock-I'm sorry but I don't have the color names, the strips at the bottom were cut off.
Ink~Ranger-Distress Ink-Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Tsukineko-Memento Rich Cocoa, SU-Ruby Red
Stamps~Stampers Anonymous from the Tim Holtz Collection-Flights of Fancy, Urban Grunge
Other~Crafty Secrets-Garden Creative Scraps, The Robin's Nest-Dew Drops, Flower Soft-Flower Soft Glue, Christmas Green, Shamrock Green and Nut Brown, Martha Stewart-Twig Punch

Happy Friday!! Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Smiles!
Heidi

Bouquet of Pansies

Pansies are one of my favorite flowers and that is why I love the stamped image on today's card. The stamped image is a bouquet of pansies from RubberNecker Stamp Company. Not only is the image beautiful but it's a fun one to color! I started out using My Minds Eye designer paper from the Penny Lane Collection for the base of the card. Next I picked out some cardstock from Core'dinations, Black Magic Collection to cut and embossed a mat for the image using the Wizard and the Curved Rectangles S5-006 die template from Spellbinders. Then I sanded the Black Magic cardstock to reveal the purple core color. I also used the Classic Lace Border Grand S7-014 die template with the Core'dinations Black Magic cardstock to make a beautiful lace edge on the side. To pull in the colors from the stamped image I added some deep purple ribbon and some rhinestones. The rhinestones started out clear and I used a Copic marker to color over the top of them and achieve the perfect matching colors. This same technique was also done on the purple rhinestones in the corners. The image was stamped using Tsukiniko, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored using Copic markers. After I colored the image then I carefully cut out the image and I used a craft knife to cut around parts of the image. I place foam tape behind the parts of the image that I had cut giving the image more dimension.

Supplies~
Paper~My Minds Eye-Penny Lane Collection, Core'dinations-Black Magic Collection, Georgia Pacific-White
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Stamps~RubberNecker Stamp Company-Bold Florals Pansies
Other~Spellbinders-Wizard, Curved Rectangles S5-006, Classic Lace Border Grand S7-014 die templates, Copic-YG00, Y15, Y19, Y13, G03, G24, B00, B21, BG45, B95, BV04, R81, RV11, BV000, V04, V17, 0, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Sanding Block, Foam Tape

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a Wonderful Thursday!!

Smiles!
Heidi

His Stand

I just have a really quick post for today, the card I am sharing with you is one that I made for our neighbor's son. He is in the service and a couple of months ago they had a going away party for him, he will be gone for at least a year and maybe up to a year and a half. He is so young (just in his early 20's) and so brave!The cardstock I used for the base and the mat are both from WorldWin and the designer paper is from the My Minds Eye, Bohemia Collection. I found the poem online, the author is unknown and I changed it up a little and then printed it onto white cardstock. If you click on the picture it will enlarge so you can read the poem. I used the Wizard and the Curved Rectangles S5-006 die templates from Spellbinders for die cutting around the poem. I left the cardstock in the die template and inked the inside edges with Not Quite Navy ink from SU. I also used the largest size of the Curved Rectangles along with designer paper from My Minds Eye to make another diecut and a mat behind the poem. For the title I made a diecut using one of the die templates from Ribbon Tags Trio S3-150 and I left the cardstock in the die template to be able to stencil the inside edges of the tag with Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger. I also added some ribbon and brads. The card is pretty simple but I think the poem says it all!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and please remember to keep all of the men and women in the service, at home and away in your thoughts and prayers. They are all so brave and I know I am thankful everyday for all they do!!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Graduation Dreams

The card I have to share with you today is a Graduation card that I made for a daughter of some friends of ours. It's not your typical graduation card but I really like how it turned out. I started out with some Artsylicious, Peacock designer paper from ChatterBOX (I love this aqua color!) and a piece from the Flower Impressabilites 12-1004 from Spellbinders. I love working with the Impressabilites! There are so many things you can do with them and let your creativity run wild, use them as a whole piece or cut them apart to create your own design. Here is a picture showing the piece that I cut to achieve the look I wanted for this card. I placed a piece of green cardstock under the Impressability to better show you the area that I cut out.Basically I just wanted to use the flourish without the flowers and after cutting off the flowers here is the beautiful flourish I had. When you cut your Impressabilities be sure to save all of the little pieces. I saved the plastic packaging from some of the die templates and I keep all of my extra little Impressability pieces in them. I wanted to use the flourish as a stencil and airbrush around the outside edges of the Artsylicious paper and since the Impressabilities are very light weight I used my paper piercer to hold the flourish in place while I airbrushed. Below is a picture of the Copic markers I used to do the airbrushing, except for the Pale Olive--that one was used on the Grungeboard Flourish.After I had the airbrushing done then I distressed the edges and inked them with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink from Tsukineko. Then using all of the Copic markers I airbrushed the flourish Grungeboard. After I had the airbrushing done I also inked the edges with Tuxedo Black Ink and added some Silver Fox, Smooch from ClearSnap. I thought this would compliment the silver in the key.The base of the card is Core'dinations Black Magic cardstock and I lightly sanded the edges to bring out the aqua color. The mat paper is designer paper from 7 Gypsies, SAIGE and I distressed and inked the edges with Tuxedo Black Ink. Once I had all of the piece ready then I started to assemble the card. I used a piece of 7 Gypsies, Gypsy Market Ruban Gaffer Tape across the front and then added the leaf trim from Creative Impressions. Then I added the Grungeboard Flourish, I wanted to add some dimension and visual interest to the card so I left part of the flourish off the sides of the card. To adhere the trim and flourish I used Beacon ZipDry adhesive. I also added a pretty epoxy butterfly sticker from ChatterBOX in the bottom corner. I thought the colors of the butterfly matched so perfectly!To finish off the card I added a Word Key and a Trinket Pin both from Tim Holtz, idea-ology and tied them on with some aqua ribbon. Since the card has kind of a grunge look I didn't want a nice smooth cut on the ends of the ribbon so I just kind of chopped it up a little. I also went around the edges of the card and the centers of the flowers adding a little more Silver Fox, Smooch.

Supplies~
Paper~Core'dinations-Black Magic, ChatterBOX-Artsylicious Peacock, 7 Gypsies-SAIGE
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Tuxedo Black
Other~Spellbinders-Impressabilities Flower 12-1004, Copic-Markers as pictured above, Advantus-Tim Holtz idea-ology-Word Keys, Trinket Pins, Grungeboard Elements Swirls, 7 Gypsies-Gypsy Market Ruban Gaffer Tape, Creative Impressions-Ribbon and Leaf Trim, ChatterBOX-Treasures (butterfly sticker), ClearSnap-Silver Fox Smooch, Beacon-ZipDry Adhesive, Foam Tape, Cotton Balls

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a Terrific Tuesday!! Also I wanted to let you know Sandy Redburn, owner of Crafty Secrets is giving away a NEW Mouse Party Stamp Set for some fun blog candy and she is also hosting a Party Crown/Hat Contest on her blog. She has FREE templates to download and you can make a crown, party hat or a tiara and then send Sandy a picture of your beautiful creation and you could have a chance to win a $50.00 Gift Certificate or 2 runner up prize packs!! So join in the fun and get to creating! You can find out all of the details and see the stamp set by clicking HERE.

Smiles!
Heidi

Crafty Secrets DT Challenge

I'm back! It seems like forever that I have been away from the blogging world. Everything is ok, it's just been really busy with a lot going on and as they say sometimes life just happens. But hopefully things will be getting back on track. *wink*Our theme for the Crafty Secrets Challenge is Birthdays. This should be a really fun one and I can't wait to see what all of the ladies on the Crafty Secrets DT have to share! I have two cards to share with you today, one for the ladies and one for the men.

Vicki Chrisman
Anna Wight
Lisa Zappa
Pam Hooten
Heidi Blankenship
Marisa Grosson
Vivian Peters
Michele Kovack
Linda Duke
Melissa Phillips
Michelle Van Etten

Here's the first Birthday card, all pretty in pink and sparkly too!I love the image on this card! The image is one of many beautiful vintage images to choose from on the Creative Scraps Girlfriends sheet. I really love working with the Creative Scraps and there are so many wonderful images to choose from with six different themes. To cut and emboss the image I used the Wizard and Classic Rectangles Lg. S4-132 die template from Spellbinders and then I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger.For the background I used WorldWin ColorMates Cardstock along with a Flowers Impressabillities and debossed my cardstock. Before removing the Impressabilities I added VersaMagic Chalk Ink, Pixie Dust from Tsukineko and Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger. By adding the ink softened the starkness of the cardstock and also made the debossed area really pop. I also distressed the edges of the cardstock.

Then I made some flowers to frame around the vintage Happy Birthday image using Blossom S4-192 die template. I added foam tape to the back of the flowers to add some dimension and then a double layer of foam tape to the image. Before I adhered the flower frames I slipped a piece of lace trim under them to tie a little bow.At the top of the card I added some prima flowers. They were not the exact color I was wanting so I lightly misted them with Glimmer Mist, Vintage Pink and Old Lace from Tattered Angels. Then I also added a little Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger. I also added some pearls to the center of the flowers and tucked in a few little twig/ferns behind the flowers. The twig/ferns were made using a Martha Stewart punch.For a finishing touch I wanted to added a little sparkle so I used some diamond stickles from Ranger on the vintage image, flower frames, twigs and around the edge of the card.Supplies~
Paper~WorldWin-ColorMates Deep Coffee Brown, Light Mostly Mauve, Medium Fairy Tale Pink
Ink~Ranger-Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Tsukineko-VersaMagic Chalk Ink Pixie Dust
Other~Crafty Secrets-Creative Scraps Girlfriends, Tattered Angels-Glimmer Mist Vintage Pink, Old Lace, Spellbinders-Wizard, Classic Rectangle Lg. S4-132, Blossom S4-192, Impressabilities Flower 12-1004, Prima-Hydrangea Fruit Punch, Brown Mix, Creative Impressions-Bits of Bling Pearls, Martha Stewart-Twig Punch, Joann's-Lt. Brown Lace Trim, Ranger-Diamond Stickles, Foam Tape, Cotton Balls.

Here is my next card, totally a guys-guy card--no bling and glitter here! I actually made this card to give to my Dad for his birthday. Some people will call this an accordion card and others may call it a tri-fold. Either way the card has three panels and I was able to do something a little different on each panel. All of the stamped images and sentiments on the card are from one stamp set! The stamp set I used is from Crafty Secrets and it's called Favorite Fellas, it has 22 stamps in the set, all with fantastic detail!To make the base for the card I started out with two pieces of Dark Blue cardstock that were 6'' x 12'' and I scored them both at 6'' and then just adhered them together in the canter. The designer paper is two different sheets from My Minds Eye, BellaBella--Belleza Paper (red with flourishes) and Simply Dottie Paper (brown). Then I used a piece of Solar White cardstock on each panel to stamp the images several times making a designer background. I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger and also distressed the edges.On the center images I cut and embossed deckled rectangles using the Wizard and Deckled Rectangles Lg. S4-202 die templates and then stamped each image and sentiment using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink from Tsukineko. All of the coloring was done using Copic markers and airbrushing.I also added some buttons and a little ribbon to finish off the card.I also added a panel to the backside of the card for a place to be able to sign it.Supplies~
Paper~My Minds Eye- BellaBella--Belleza Paper (red with flourishes) and Simply Dottie Paper (brown), Prism-Dark Blue, Solar White
Ink~Tsukiniko-Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Ranger-Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Stamps~Crafty Secrets-Favorite Fellas
Other~Spellbinders-Wizard, Deckled Rectangles Lg. S4-202 die templates, Copic-Sketch Markers (as seen in the picture above), airbrush system, vintage buttons, ribbon, brads, cotton balls and foam tape

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! Be sure to check out the blogs of all the Crafty Secrets DT ladies, I know they are going to have some amazing projects to share with you and maybe someone has some blog candy ($30 gift certificate from Sandy)--you won't want to miss out on this one!! Also be sure to visit the Crafty Secrets Gallery and Heartwarming Vintage Blog! I hope you all have a Fantastic Day!!

Smiles!
Heidi