M & I + Kazan Sketch

Posted on | November 25, 2009 | 14 Comments |

Here’s what us girls (minus Jovie) did last night. M & I had fun making cards using our stuff from our little craft bag.

Speaking of… a lot of people ask how they can get started in paper crafting and after getting back to basic I can honestly say: adhesive (if you like dimensions get some dimensionals too), paper trimmer, sharp and pointy edge scissors (you need a sharp scissor to cut ribbons nicely and the pointy edge is nice when you do some detail trimming), 1 favorite variety pack card stock (I went with SU’s in-colors for this year) + white, a few versatile stamps (I have 4 sets of PTI stamps), a few colors of ink (I have the SU in-colors + black + brown + gray) and a few pieces of pattern paper (last year’s leftovers from Studio Calico for me)… or if you’re really into stamping a couple versatile background stamps.

For extra embellishments, for me at least, I went with buttons (I have a bag full of Rhonna Farrer buttons) and ribbons (in my bag I have all the SU in-colors and three spools from WalMart… white pompoms, flowers, and cream twill) because they’re what I use most. I can also say that a lot of what I have in the bag could easily be found at WalMart. If you want to add more frill, get a couple fun punch. In my bag I have a Martha Stewart butterfly punch, a big EK corner rounder, and a Fiskar border punch (WalMart carries all sorts of fun Martha Stewart punches, corners and borders). That’s it! Now I do have a Scor-It in that bag but starting out you can go with a scoring bone or a scoring blade that goes on your paper cutter.

K… so here are our cards using Kazan’s sketch for this week at 2Sketches4You:

Lets see… we using some Tinkering Ink and Making Memories pattern paper, SU ribbon, sentiment from PTI, and MS butterfly punch. M’s card also has paper from Love Elsie and buttons from Rhonna Farrer. The ladybug was from WalMart… I can’t remember the brand.

The last few days I’ve been sharing cards that I’ve made with very little supplies. I’ve got tons of stuff but I really don’t need everything I have to make some fun handmade cards. The next time I do this I want to add a few more things (I still have space in my bag) so that I can have some fun with a few scrapbook pages. I won’t add much, probably some thread and needles and a roun cutter.

One more day until turkey day!!! I will be making some sauteed green beans + artichoke and spinach dip. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving day!

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cheryln posted the following on November 25, 2009 at 1:55 pm.
ohhhhh so pretty!!!
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~amy~ posted the following on November 25, 2009 at 2:44 pm.
Ahhh….you girls must have had so much fun together!!! Both of your cards are super!!!
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1. Kathy posted the following on November 25, 2009 at 2:47 pm.
  Sweet card! Love the yellow polka dot ribbon! :) Kathy
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Angie Tieman posted the following on November 25, 2009 at 2:47 pm.
Great cards!! I can’t believe how talented your little M is! She always blows me away!
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Lea Lawson posted the following on November 25, 2009 at 2:56 pm.
These are darling!! I love the little bug and butterfly accents! Great job with the sketch!

♥Lea
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Kathryn posted the following on November 25, 2009 at 3:52 pm.
Gals these are great, fun and awesome cards you’ve done together. Savitri you inspire me the way you involve your girls so much! We’re having a boy soon; but of course I don’t know if he will turn out to be as ‘into’ the crafty stuff… except that it involves making a royal mess… and what boy doesn’t love mess-making?… I suspect I’ll change my crafting style and space in a few years to accomodate little creative hands though. I look forward to being able to share this and many other joys with my kids too.
You gals are awesome. Thanks for sharing! :)

–Kathryn
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Sydney Martina posted the following on November 25, 2009 at 7:39 pm.
I ADORE the colors that M used on her card… Great job Emma! :-)

I also love the simplicity that is your card, Sav. I have a couple of cards with just some punched butterflies showcased on the front… so soft and lovely!

Mmmmh… that dip sounds good! I smell like sweet potatoes right now – baked 4 pies and a “sweet potato crunch” dessert! Aaack! Lol!

Happy Turkey Day! :-)
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Ashley posted the following on November 26, 2009 at 1:09 pm.
Fabulous cards!
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Sparkle posted the following on November 26, 2009 at 4:51 pm.
Such darling cards!
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Winter posted the following on November 26, 2009 at 8:07 pm.
Pretty cards! I love the idea of using limited supplies, I need to try that,even if I’m not moving! :)
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marley posted the following on November 27, 2009 at 1:50 am.
wow, lovely cards (at first i didn’t realize the 1st one was Emma’s :)))!
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terrie bailey posted the following on November 27, 2009 at 6:20 am.
`Gorgeous` ards Ladies I love the colours and beauitufl butterflys:)x
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kazan posted the following on November 27, 2009 at 10:20 pm.
Both your cards are divine – Is Ms. M becoming just as good a cardmaker as her mama? I think so. I also see the beginning of The Wilder Girls Card Empire :)
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Cindy Lee posted the following on November 29, 2009 at 8:38 pm.
I adore you both!!! And your cards are so lovely! Like mommy, like daugther! M has great taste on colors!
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