Barbecue Invitation

Hi everyone!! Fern here, and today I have a card to share with you that I created using the Barbecue Grill #01 - Small in Stardream Metallics - Onyx over at Creative Cuts & More.. This is just the right size for a card and there is a larger one if you want to use it on a scrapbook layout, which would be just too cute!! I made a couple of these cute BBQ invitations to send out to my family.. The kids and grandkids were thrilled to get these in the mail!! They turned out so cute and very easy to make..

BTW the stamp says "It's time to party with the grill master" :o)

Here's what I used..

Stampin Up ~ Basic Black CS

Stampin Up ~ Old Olive CS

Scenic Route CS

Stampin Up Big Shot Top Note

Cuttlebug Houndstooth Embossing Folder

Stampin Up ~ Only Ovals Stamps

VersaMark

Black Embossing Powder

Jewels

Ribbon

And don't forget your Killer Red or White Tacky Tape to hold it all together!!

Thanks for dropping by and be sure and check out the new die cuts being added daily over at Creative Cuts & More!!

Have a great day!!!

Hugs!!

It's Grillin' Time!

Hi all, Becky from The Scrap-a-Teeny Girls here!
Sum, sum, sum, sum, sum, summertime!! Summertime!
Sum, sum, sum, sum, sum, summertime!! Summertime!
Sum, sum, sum, sum, sum, summertime!! Summertime!
The best part about summer-time to me is all the BBQ-ing going on! I love the smell of the grill! I have even joked with my husband when he steps in from the grill that he's wearing my favorite cologne! I JUST LOVE that charcoaly-smokey aroma stuck to his skin & clothes!!! Or simply stepping outside on a hot summer day to smell a grill working somewhere in the neighborhood! Ahhhhhh! Sum, sum, sum, sum, sum, summertime!! Summertime! Ok, I'll stop all that!

So, when I saw this die-cut, I knew I had to make a little "Q" card with it for my first post after the Patriotic Blog Hop! I may just have to do a little "Ode to the Q" on my personal blog soon too! It's pretty simple & I hope ya like it!

I used a CC&M A7 card in Bazzill Blue Canvas Textured cardstock.

I applied embossing ink & red embossing powder to parts of the Barbecue Grill #01-Small, but then I turned the grill over & "flicked" some of the crystals off the front. This allowed for only some of the areas on the grill to be shiny from embossing! When the diecut cooled off from embossing, I rubbed some "Tea dye" Distress Ink over the embossed areas to give it a more dirty-grilly-gritty look.

Once the grill was attached to the card, I ran a few light lines of "Star Dust" Stickles up to the corner of the card. Then, I punched some 1" stars (Fiskars) out of BoBunny's "Block Party Chill" patterned paper & scattered them over the Stickles with Glue Dots. Finally, I added the "BBQ" label & arrow from the BoBunny "All About the Family" collection.

That's it!

See you soon!