Heart Pocket with Cheeky Chat!

Call me a Drag Queen and I'll take it as a compliment!  I adore Drag Queens, especially the girls who rock the animal print, glitter, heart shapes and oversized flowers ALL AT ONCE!  YASS!  You can say this card is somewhat Drag inspired! ;)

First of all, I found the "Pattern for Heart Pocket" in a Trading Cards Techniques & ATC's book 03382 by Suzanne McNeill and just HAD to try it!  Since high school I have loved book making and this pattern brought me back to the good 'ol days in my Art class, where we got to create our own book patterns.  I made one with a handle, and I still have it!  Books are an art in and of themselves.

Each Side of the Heart Pocket/Envelope

The heart shape I used is from the Fiskars Shape Template Hearts-1 Victorian Border.  I used the 3.50" heart by tracing it with a pencil and then cutting it out with an x-acto knife.

If you wanted to add embellishments, it would be a good idea to do so before you glue the front and back together.  I did not.  I folded, glued and then decorated.  It worked out ok but take the liberty, while it is all flat and open to work it!

I made the entire card to be a standard 4"x 5.5" card size.

Empty Envelope

Next, I slipped the blank black card in, saw where the window was, and glued the heart I had already cut out nicely through the window, using the opposite side of the heart (zebra pattern) onto the black removable card!  The paper I used (by Teresa Collins) was double sided, which made the zebra really pop with the solid pink!

I used a small circle punch for the thumb grab near the top, front, center.

Card half-way in

Once the envelope and card were pretty much made, I stamped and embellished as usual with one of my favorite Greeting Card Rubber Stamps:  Cheeky Chat!!!

Heart Pocket & Card

Materials Used:

Rubber Stamp: Cheeky Chat by The Greeting Farm

Clear Stamp: "You Rock" from idk but I did get it from Michael's

"Hi Gurl!" from Stampabilities Vintage Type Alphabet, Uppercase Set

Stickles: Diamond, Silver & Coffee Ice

Distress Ink: Broken China & Peacock Feathers (on "Hi Gurl!")

Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms Die

scrap black ribbon

black pen

grunge board detail on bottom, left corner

washi tape along the bottom

Copics Used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R20, RV00

Pants: R20, R85, RV93, E93, BV11, R81

Top: E51, E11

Belt & Shoes: 100, C5, C2

Hair: Browns and then I decided to cover it all in reds 

E59, E35, E37, E47, R29, RV09, RV91

Phone: EG000, BG02, BG10

Hair clips: RV00, R20, R85, RV93

I hope you enjoy this mini tutorial!!! :D  It is fun to venture out and use a new template for card making!  It may take a little more time but boy it can be a lot more FUN! And Cheeky! ;)

This card is being entered in the Simon Says Challenge "Have a Heart" which is to make something Heart inspired!  This card is also inspired by The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Friday Challenge which is to "Get Wordy"!


Simon Says "Have a Heart" Challenge Details are here.
Greeting Farm "Get Wordy" Challenge Details are here

Thank You so much for checking in!  I hope you are inspired to make a Dragged out, fun card or project you enjoy!

Love,

Buttercup :) xoxo

Color Challenge FFF with TGF's "Dee Dee"

Hey Hey!!!

DEE DEE! I love her! And this is my first creation using this sweet little gal! When hearing of this Farm Fresh Friday's color challenge: Apricot, Turquoise & Spring Green, I instantly thought Dee Dee would look AWESOME in these fun springy colors! And she does!

About the Coloring: For her hair, I wanted to give it a slightly comic book feel with those deep blue highlights! In order to achieve that blue/black hair, I used Copic Markers C9, C5, C3, C2 and B39. Skin: E13, E35, E37, Eoo & E000 (for eyebrows)/ Cheeks: added to the original skin color: RV04, R85, R81, Rvoo. Eyes (shadows on the eyeballs) : C3, C1. Clothes: G21, G82, YG41, YG95/ YR61, Yooo, YR21, YR23, YR24/BG02, BG05

Enjoy this Color Challenge! One lucky winner will receive one single TGF stamp of their choice! FUN!

...thank you for visiting my little blog!

Hugs & Kisses! Or high fives and fist pumps if you're not a hug & kiss person! :D

Love,

Buttercup :) highfives and fist pumps

P.S. xoxo ;)

Introducing "Little Dreamer" by TGF

Do you remember when you were little and you would wish upon the stars? You would dream, imagine and hope. My wish is that you honor the little girl inside of you. Break your diet and eat ice cream :) Take a break from your paperwork to jump on a trampoline. Slow down. Sit on a bench and watch the stars put on a show.

I must admit I am so tickled with Little Dreamer by The Greeting Farm because it is BEYOND cute. This set is inspiring and reminds me of the little kids we once were and still are. The sentiment and images remind me of the support I was lucky enough to receive as a child. The encouragement to follow my bliss, believe in myself and keep trucking along. Being a "Sign Artist" in the day and a stage actress by night, I appreciate any positive feedback and encouragement I can get :)

Know Little Dreamers that Great Things Will Happen! Hard work and a positive attitude go a long way :)

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more of it I have. " ~Thomas Jefferson

SUPPLIES:

Little Dreamer by The Greeting Farm/colored in copics/diamond stickles/3 felt button hearts/peach embroidery thread/black marker for hand drawn flowers/black cardstock card/ornate #5 frame by sizzix/walnut stain distress ink for edges/a white marker for the hair which I then colored over with brown copics

*There will be a hidden prize on one of the DT member's blog. Winner will be announced tomorrow during another preview.

Thank You Lovely Little Dreamers for Blogging by!

Have a fabulous day and don't forget to DREAM BIG!

Love,

Buttercup :) xo