Friday, March 29, 2013

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Gray Coral Thank You

SUPPLIES:

  • stamps - pleasant poppies, hearts a flutter, pretty petites
  • ink - black stazon, basic gray, calypso coral
  • cardstock - basic black, basic gray, very vanilla, calypso coral
  • accessories - apothecary accents and hearts a flutter framelits, finishing touches edgelits, square lattice and honeycomb folders, markers, tangerine tango ribbon, color spritzer, petite curly label punch
Colored the flowers with cameo coral (old retired color), then added calypso coral. Hilighted centers with signo white uniball pen. Used color spritzer tool and basic black marker to add speckles.

Top Note Thanks

SUPPLIES:

  • stamps - Oh, hello, secret garden, distressed dots background
  • ink - pool party, pumpkin pie, daffodil delight, marina mist
  • cardstock - pool party, basic gray, whisper white
  • accessories - top note bigz, secret garden framelits, square lattice folder, pearls basic jewels, tangerine tango ribbon

Triple Thanks

SUPPLIES:

  • stamps - hearts a flutter, pretty petites, pleasant poppies
  • ink - daffodil delight, black stazon, pool party, basic gray
  • cardstock - pool party, very vanilla, basic gray
  • accessoriees - petite curly label punch, hearts a flutter punch, square lattice and honeycomb folders, apothecary accents framelits, daffodil delight ribbon, stampin' write markers

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Kindness & Trust



CAS card using the flower from Blooming With Kindness. I stamped the distressed dots background in crumbcake; stamped flower and verse from Trust God set in early espresso. Colored flower with calypso coral and added banner embossed with square lattice folder, and pretty petites punched with petite curly label punch. Rhinestones and coral paper not SU. 

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


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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 (: