Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Bear At Sunset

SUPPLIES:

  • stamps - wildlife reserve, lovely as a tree, happiest birthday wishes
  • ink - basic black, basic gray, calypso coral, so saffron, marina mist, melon mambo, night of navy
  • cardstock - soft suede, chocolate chip, basic black, very vanilla
  • accessories - square lattice folder, sponge dauber, brayer, markers,signo white gel pen, linen thread and brads
Started by stamping the bear and coloring with markers. Masked the bear and stamped trees. Masked off ground level with bear and brayered marina mist, then sponged night of navy and bashful blue. Masked off tree line  and sun, then brayered so saffron, calypso coral, and then melon mambo. Sponged in basic black for hillside; added little grasses along stream edge with black marker. Added a few white lines in water with signo gel pen.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Secret Garden Thank You

SUPPLIES:

  • cardstock - basic gray, naturals white, kraft, watercolor paper
  • ink - early espresso, night of navy
  • stamps - elements of style, secret garden, lacy & lovely
  • accessories - markers, oval and scallop oval punch, secret garden framelits, square lattice folder, midnight muse ribbon
For the background, I stamped elements of style flower in early espresso ink on naturals white cardstock and then embossed with the square lattice folder. Then I colored with the markers, and it gave it a vintage, antiqued look. 

I stamped the large flowers on watercolor paper; colored in using marker layering technique with bashful blue, baja breeze, night of navy and blender pen.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Vintage Honeycomb


When I teach my card workshops, I have to keep the idea fun and eye-catching without being too involved. I hadn't pulled out "Elements of Style" in a long time and forgot how much I love this set!

Make sure to stamp the background flower before embossing with the honeycomb EF. I also stamped the chevron pattern from the Oh, Hello set on whisper white using Pretty in Pink classic pad; stamped the flower from Elements of style in Early Espresso and then cut with the labels framelits. Colored the flower pattern with markers.                            

God is Love


This is another card from a workshop using Secret Garden set with matching framelits. After stamping and cutting the flowers, I then embossed them with the square lattice folder.

SUPPLIES:

  • cardstock - whisper white, pool party, basic gray
  • ink - basic gray, pool party marker
  • stamps - secret garden, everything eleanor, trust god
  • accessories - vine street EF, finishing touches edgelits, secret garden framelits, misc buttons and twine

Bleach Technique


This is a super simple card we made at a workshop using the bleach technique. To achieve this bleach effect, place paper towels on a plate and pour bleach directly onto paper towels. Ink stamp by pressing directly on the bleach soaked paper towels and then immediately onto card.

The verse is from the Trust God set and the flowers from the Secret Garden set in the spring catalog. I pulled out some paper that wasn't filed according to color, and I believe the light color is pale plum, and the background paper may be wild wisteria

Friday, February 15, 2013

Poppy Gift Set




This is a set of 5 greeting cards that I made for my mother-in-law's birthday :) Each card had a different sentiment - thank you, thinking of you, just for you, happy birthday, a note of thanks.

SUPPLIES:

Distressed Dots, Pleasant Poppies, Hearts A Flutter and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets; Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso cardstock; Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso, Mementos Tuxedo Black, Apothecary Accents, Bitty Banners and Hearts A Flutter Framelits; Wild Wasabi and Pink Gingham  ribbon; square lattice EF, paper crimper, copic markers


Monday, February 4, 2013

Hearts A Flutter Valentine

SUPPLIES:

cardstock - night of navy, primrose petals, bashful blue, whisper white
ink - regal rose, night of navy
stamps - hearts a flutter, distressed dots, teeny tiny wishes
accessories - square lattice EF, chevron EF, hearts a flutter framelits, bitty banners framelits, labels collection framelits, itty bitty punches, pearls basic jewels, adorning accents edgelits

CASE valentine balloons



I CASE'd this card from a posting on pinterest but I do not have the link. My friend showed me on her iphone and created a similar for a card class.

I used the diecut from hearts a flutter for the balloons. Background chevron print is from Oh Hello stamp set.

CAS Dot Dot Dot


It has been a long stretch since I've posted anything! The good news is that sale-a-bration is going on so place your order and get your free stuff (:

This CAS card was for a card class I taught at the Hayden library. Super simple and easy, but a fun contrast with the pink dots and black embossed background.

SUPPLIES:

top note die, lacy brocade EF, BLOOMING WITH KINDNESS set, DISTRESSED DOTS background, TEENY TINY WISHES set, primrose petals ribbon. 

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Pink & Green Poppies

Okay, so there may be snow on the ground outside...but this is such a cheerful color combo!

SUPPLIES:
  • stamps - pleasant poppies, teeny tiny wishes, distressed dots
  • ink - timber brown stazon, pretty in pink, espresso
  • cardstock - certainly celery, early espresso, very vanilla
  • accessories - apothecary accents framelits, square lattice EF, bitty banners framelits, primrose petals ribbon, copic markers

Get Well Bloom

A get well card for my aunt that spent christmas and new years in the hospital ):
But, she has recovered and will be better off as a result!

SUPPLIES:

  • stamps - blooming with kindness, distressed dots, teeny tiny wishes
  • ink - soft suede, always artichoke, pool party
  • cardstock - whisper white, soft suede, pool party, certainly celery
  • accesories - bitty banners framelits, top note die, lacy brocade EF, wild wasabi ribbon, finishing touches edgelits

Saturday, January 5, 2013

RIDE ON



Another card using EXTREME SNOWBOARD and LOVELY AS A TREE SET. The sentiment is from the old 4 wheeler RIDE ON set. Used masking and brayering technique. Ink colors: eggplant, wild wisteria, marina mist, basic black, basic gray

Friday, January 4, 2013

Direct to Paper TRUCK


To make the background around the truck, I used the direct to paper technique. Began with whisper white cardstock, applied stampin' spots directly to the paper: so saffron, apricot appeal, tempting turquoise, brocade blue. Then stamped truck image in black and colored with copics; cut with labels framelit.




SUPPLIES

  • stamps - countryside, itty bitty banners
  • cardstock - so saffron, soft suede, whisper white
  • ink - black, tempting turquoise, marina mist, brocade blue, so saffron, apricot appeal
  • accessories - labels framelits, bitty banners framelits, apothecary accents framelits, square lattice EF, lacy brocade EF, fancy fan EF, woodgrain designer buttons, linen thread

Snowboarding


Went snowboarding with my 14 year old son yesterday. Somehow he looked like a pro and I looked...less refined (:  Sore today from trying to lessen the impact when falling!!!!

SUPPLIES:

  • stamps - extreme snowboard, perfect words, lovely as atree
  • ink - basic black, very vanilla
  • cardstock - lucky limeade, basic gray, whisper white
  • accessories - sponge dauber, mini brads, word window punch, stampamajig

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

End of Day

Masking, sponging and brayering using COUNTRYSIDE and LOVELY AS A TREE sets.


stamped truck and colored with copic markers. Masked off sun, brayered in bashful blue then brayered top right corner with marina mist over the bashful blue. Masked the truck and stamped trees; sponged in basic gray and basic black for the ground.Sun was sponged with very vanilla and then with pearl x powders.

Thanks for looking (:

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Oh Snowy Night

Inspired by my front yard...

I first stamped the tree from LOVELY AS A TREE set in basic black onto basic gray cardstock. Stamped again and then "stamped off" before masking and then stamping the lighter background trees. Then using the stamp a ma jig, I stamped a light shadow of very vanilla, inking the left side of the stamp heavier than the right. Sponged in very vanilla across the bottom, and sponged the moon in reverse punch out of 1 3/8" circle.

Sentiment is from teeny tiny wishes.

Sponged Delicate Doilies

SUPPLIES:
  • ink - lucky limeade, always artichoke, bashful blue, marina mist, crumb cake, soft suede, early espresso, versamark
  • stamps - delicate doilies, everything eleanor, french foliage, netting background, lacy and lovely
  • cardstock - early espresso, bashful blue, very vanilla
  • accessories - heat gun, clear EP, early espresso baker's twine, designer woodgrain buttons, labels framelits, sponge daubers

    First stamped the delicate doilies with versamark and heat embossed with clear EP; colored doilies in with bashful blue. Sponged in various colors, then stamped netting background, dots from french foliage, and the flourish from everything eleanor.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

CAS Butterfly Blues

SUPPLIES:

stamps - papillon potpourri, teeny tiny wishes, netting background
ink - not quite navy, bashful blue
cardstock - bashful blue, night of navy, whisper white
accessories - square lattice ef, chevron ef, word window punch, modern label punch, itty bitty punches, bitty banners framelits, elegant butterfly punch, apothecary accents framelits, windows framelits, bashful blue marker (for edge of butterfly), mini brads

Lacy Lovely Thanks

SUPPLIES:
  • stamps - lacy & lovely, netting background
  • ink - melon mambo, pretty in pink, crumb cake, soft suede, basic gray
  • cardstock - basic gray, confetti cream, very vanilla, primrose petals
  • accessories - labels framelits, little leaves sizzlits, itty bitty punches, decorative label punch, designer button woodgrain, linene thread, mini brads, brayer, silver EP and UTEE, heat gun
First stamped the netting background on very vanilla using crumb cake ink. Then stamped the flower and design from lacy & lovely set in crumb cake and soft suede. Brayered melon mambo and then sponged edges with basic gray. To make the labels framelits frame, I covered with versamark, embossed with silver, then with UTEE, then repeated (technique previously shown on SCS).

Saturday, December 29, 2012

 
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