Cardmaking – Page 3 – Taniesa Vlasak

Using the CTMH Artiste cartridge

Published on March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 by Taniesa1 Comment

Hi, Joann here. Thanks for stopping by! Today I have a quick and easy thank you card using the CTMH Artiste Cartridge.

I cut several of the diamond image (pg. 49) out of some different colored card stock and clear embossed a few of them using the Honeycomb Flair to add some texture. I randomly placed them to create a fun background for my card. I then cut “Thanks” (pg. 65) for my sentiment, 4 times and stacked them on top of one another to add dimension and placed it on top of the banner (pg. 35) in which was cut from vellum.

I finished off my card by adding a few adhesive pearls. That’s it, hope you liked it and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Don’t forget to check out TCP Close to My Heart page!

Supplies used:

CTMH Artiste Bundle

CTMH Stamp Set- Honeycomb Flair

CTMH Card Stock

CTMH Lifting Spirits: One Stamp Set. Two Looks.

Published on February 23, 2015February 22, 2015 by Taniesa1 Comment

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today we have something special for you. Design team member, Carrie Bryant, and myself have teamed up to bring you two looks with the CTMH stamp set “Lifting Spirits”.

Here is a photo of the stamp set:

I had a lot of fun creating with this stamp set. It is one of my favorites ever since it showed up as a seasonal set last year. It is now in our annual expressions catalog for $13.95. Not only can you use the sentiments included in the set but there are other sentiments like “Happy Birthday” for example, that would look great in the banner as well.

I wanted to create a one layer card but still show some dimension as well. I chose to use alcohol markers as my main medium and used a bit of ink on the edges.

Here is my finished card

I started by stamping out the images and sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the clouds, airplane, banner, and background all with alcohol markers. I used the CTMH Touch Twin markers and for extra shading used a few Copic markers as well.

Once everything was dry I took a Wink of Stella clear glitter brush pen and a Sakura Gelly roll clear glitter pen and added glitter accents. I used the Sakura pen where I wanted a high amount of shine (around the lines mostly) and the Wink of Stella as a filler.

For the final touch I used CTMH Liquid Glass to cover the body of the airplane to make it all shiny. Once completely dry, I mounted the panel on printed paper and then on a note card. You can kind of see the shiny on the airplane in the photo above.

I had a lot of fun making this card. I think this is one of my most favorite CTMH sets so far.

Here is a little peek at Carrie’s card, you will need to visit her blog HERE to see more photos as well as a walk-though on how she created her card.

I love the dimensional look she achieved with her card!

I hope you enjoyed our One Stamp Set – Two Looks special feature. Let us know if you would like to see more of these kinds of posts in the future by leaving a comment below. There is some wonderful new stamp sets coming out in April!

Also, don’t forget about our Blog Hop giveaway that closes this Wednesday 2/25. Click HERE to get to the first post in the blog hop.

Have a “Uplifting” week!

Happy Crafting!

Just a pop of color!

Published on February 19, 2015 by Taniesa1 Comment

Hi Crafty Pickle Fans!

Today designer, Elodie, has a cute little card using a TCP flair button. Sometimes you just need a pop of color and this flair along with our Color POP collection is perfect for just that. Take a look!

Hi crafty friends !, today I want to show you a little card that I make with TCP flair.

I made this card for the birth of the son of my friend. For this card I used a soft colors.

Supplies used:

Colorful Star button flair set

Thanks for stopping by !

Elodie

I love the bright bold colors she chose, don’t you?

Don’t forget about our blog hop/Sketch Challenge. The prize is HUGE and you still have time to enter several different ways! Check out the post HERE.

Have a great Thursday!

Happy Crafting!

Birthday Card by Joann

Published on February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 by Taniesa2 Comments

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today Joann is sharing a sweet birthday card that anyone would love receiving. She is using some fantastic Close To My Heart products. Take a look!

Hi, and thanks for stopping by!

I hope you’re not tired of my birthday cards…lol, I’m in the process of building my birthday card stash!!

I used CTMH-Honeycomb stamp set to stamp out my images with colors Lagoon, Slate, and Honey. I than stamped my Happy Birthday sentiment with VersaMark and used Ranger White Embossing Powder to emboss it on vellum. Finally, I took some brads to hold my sentiment piece in place.

That is all for today, hope you leave inspired and thank you for taking the time to stop by!

Stop by TCP CTMH page and pick up some goodies!

Supplies used:

CTMH-Honeycomb

CTMH Inks- Lagoon, Slate, Honey

CTMH- Joyful Birthday

VersaMark

Ranger White Embossing Powder

Simple yet stunning! Thank you so much for sharing Joann!

Don’t forget that we have our blog hop and challenge going on right now. Click HERE for that post.

Happy Crafting!

HUGE week long INSTA-SALE craft room destash!

Published on February 7, 2015February 7, 2015 by TaniesaLeave a comment

Hi Crafty Friends!

Quick post to let you know that starting today all the way though Friday 2/13 I will be posting items for sale on my instagram sale account @PicklePurge. Make sure you follow to see some awesome deals on new or slightly used things. I need to clear out my crafty space in a bad way.

At the bottom of the feed you will find all the details you need to know for the sale but I will copy them here as well:

YAY it’s an Instagram SALE!!!! Ok so here are the details. All prices will be without shipping. Shipping will be calculated at the end of the sale and will ship the most economical way possible. If you’re local (Tracy, CA) you can arrange to pick up your item(s) from me. When invoiced you must pay within 24 hours or you forfeit that item to the next person in line. If you purchase a lot of items from my sale you will receive a bonus discount. Sale starts 2/7 and ends 2/13 (friday) at 6pm PST. In order to claim an item you comment with “me and list your PayPal email address) if you are uncomfortable leaving your PP address you pay direct message me the address but still leave a comment on the item with your name and “direct messaging PP”. I will be posting items from ‪#‎studiocalico‬ kits, ‪#‎projectlife‬ 6×6 paper, 12×12 paper, stamps, ink, markers, tools, and lots more ‪#‎scrapbooking‬ and‪#‎papercrafting‬ things. If you have any general sale questions please comment on this photo. Happy Shopping and don’t forget to repost about the sale to win a prize box of goodies!!!!‪#‎cardmaking‬ ‪#‎instasale‬

Yes, you can repost the first photo that is in the Pickle Purge feed notifying your friends of the sale and you can be entered to win a huge box of awesome papercrafting goodies including stamps, embelishments, paper, and more!

Happy Shopping and have a great weekend!

FriYAY!!!!!!!!!

Published on January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 by Taniesa2 Comments

Hi Happy Crafty Friends!!!

It is finally Friday! We made it! I dont know about you but this week was a long one and I am ready for the weekend and some scrappy time!

Today designer, Stephanie, has TWO projects to share with you using TCP flair. I hope you love her projects as much as I do, Take a look!

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I have two projects to share today featuring flair from The Crafty Pickle . The first one is a card that I made for my daughter who is trying out for her school gymnastics team this week! She was nervous & pretty certain that she wouldn’t make the team, so I wanted to make her a card to give her a little extra encouragement!!

I started with this sketch from Cardabilities:

I used my Martha Stewart punch to create the branches in the background. The “shine” flair button is from TCP & can be found here .

I love the combination of colors & textures here! Hope she enjoys the cad too (even if she doesn’t make the team!) I will always be her biggest fan, regardless!

My next project is a layout that started with sketch from Sketchabilities:

I just love a good sketch & this one really caught my eye! Sketchabilities is also teaming up with the challenge site, White With One for this sketch challenge. You are to use white & the color “placid blue”. Here is my page:

I used scrap papers from my stash (I am on a roll using them up nowadays!) and the flair here is also from The Crafty Pickle.

The “snapshots” flair is from their adorable Bright Everyday set. This set comes with 6 buttons that are prefect for any layout, card or PL spread!

The “shake your flakes” flair button comes by itself & is the perfect embellishment for all your winter projects!! It’s too cute!

I added in other embellishments to complete my page and give it more dimension from Elle’s Studio, Pink Paislee, October Afternoon & Studio Calico.

Thanks for visiting on this Friday!

~Stephanie

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LOVE them both Stephanie, Thanks for sharing your talent with us!

Don’t forget we have a giveaway going on that ends this Monday (You can read more about that HERE) and we have an instagram giveaway going on too! Follow @TheCraftyPickle for more info! That giveaway ends this Sunday.

Happy Crafting!

Love is in the air

Published on January 26, 2015 by TaniesaLeave a comment

Happy Monday Crafty Friends!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Today our designer, Alicia, has a couple of great cards to share with you. Are you in the valentine spirit yet? Take a look!

Hi!

Alicia here I been very busy with family but I had some time to play with TCP flair! I’m getting ready for Valentine’s Day next month, here are two cards that I made, I hope they inspire you to create your own Valentine or love themed cards using the adorable flair in The Crafty Pickle shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCraftyPickle

Here they are! I hope you like them!

This is the inside of the card.

Before i gone be sure to visit our various Social Media sites, we have giveaways and inspiration all the time! (Links to Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube are on the right hand side bar)

Be sure to check out the Etsy shop HERE for all the flair used in today’s projects!

Alicia

Thanks so much, Alicia. I love the sweet touch that the flair added. Also that you used fall/seasonal flair to make a valentine! Great versatility!

Happy Crafting!

Sweet card by Kristin

Published on January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 by Taniesa1 Comment

Happy Friday Crafty Friends!!!

Today our designer, Kristin, has a sweet little card for you. She used some TCP Flair, sequins, and some CTMH product as well!! Take a look!

I had so much fun playing with my Crafty Pickle supplies to make this sweet card!!! This Heartstrings paper is just perfect for making Valentines Day cards this year and the flair with the CTMH stamps just put it over the top!!! This went together really really fast!!! So cute!!!

Here are some Close-ups:

Here is a list of the products that I used on this card:
Watercolor Heart Button Flair
Bubble Flat Sequins Mix
Heartstrings Paper Pack
CTMH Artbooking Collection
Sequins that comes in the packaging
Twine

Beautiful work, Kristin! I love all of the layering she did, don’t you?

Don’t forget to head over to Treasa’s Blog and comment for the giveaway that ends tomorrow!

Have a great weekend & happy crafting!!!

Cute camera accent greeting card

Published on January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 by Taniesa2 Comments

Hi fellow crafters!

Today we have designer, Julie, up on the blog with this adorable card she made. Accented with some TCP camera flair. Take a look!

Hi!

Here is my Card for The Crafty Pickle Today!

The colours are neutral and the golden stars add some joyfulness to this card.

This card is absolutely universal, you can give it as a present to the boy or to the girl)

The title says “For you ..” that’s why this card is for any holiday!

Here is the flair that I used for this card.

It cames from Vintage Camera button Flair set

There are 4 different beautiful cameras in the Set!) I love it, I think I have used it all yet.

The Camera in this card can symbolize the hobby or the profession of the person, so it can be a perfect present for the photographers!

Thank you for stopping by, I hope my card inspired you!

Have a good day!

Thanks Julie!!! Love the foil accents too!

Happy Crafting!

Happy 8th Birthday

Published on January 15, 2015January 15, 2015 by Taniesa2 Comments

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today designer, Stephanie is showing a birthday card she made for her son. Take a look!

Hey y’all! Hope your Thursday is going well. We had some ice & schools were closed yesterday so I am playing catch-up today!
Tomorrow is Ty’s 8th birthday so I made him a card. I wanted to keep it somewhat simple since he is a boy & doesn’t appreciate frills!

I started with the slate blue cardstock & added the plaid paper on top. This was in my scraps box from long ago!

I used the “Happy Birthday” flair from The Crafty Pickle. It is from their Birthday button flair set. The set includes 4 flat-backed buttons that are perfect for birthday crafting!

The sequins on my card is also from The Crafty Pickle. It is the winter sequins mix. I just love the little snowflakes! The cardstock snowflake was punched with my Marvy punch.
Taniesa has a bunch of new flair & sequins in the shop! Be sure to stop by & stock up!! These cold, snowy winter days are the perfect time to craft!

Take care,
~Stephanie

Thanks Stephanie! I always have a hard time with those masculine cards, this is great!

Happy Crafting!