Abuelita

July 31, 2008

Today is the last day in July and this marks the last day to be Guest Desinger for Crafty Secrets. I have thoroughly enjoyed this month and have definitely enjoyed using products from Crafty Secrets. For all those who have come to visit my blog this month and have left comments, Thank You Very Much.

For today's post I have a vintage picture frame to share. This picture is a very old picture of my Abuelita (Grandmother) standing in front of an antique mirror. Frame is from Michaels and it was covered with paper from the Classic Paper Designs of Crafty Secrets. The bunch of flowers in the center of the picture frame was cut to over-hang on the frame. Added some liquid embossing to let it stand out. Used a vintage lace all around the inside border of the frame. Cut flowers with peachy pink cs, topped it with liquid embossing and added some bling on the center of each flower. Letter underneath "Abuelita" are stickers also from Crafty Secrets.

Once again, thank you everyone for visiting my blog this month.

Paper: Classic Paper Designs from Crafty Secrets
Accessories: Frame, punched flowers, vintage lace, bling and liquid embossing

Snowy Happy Holidays

July 20th, 2008


Here is a card made for Amy challenge over at Splitcoast. Challenge was to make the size of the card 3-1/4 x 6-1/2 and to use something clear in the card.


For this card I stamped an image from Sweet Kids stamp set of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps on the inside part of the card. Colored the scene with various Tombow markers. Used a circle Coluzzle to cut the opening on the front of the card and used a circle scallop nestability to frame the circle on the front of the card. Adhered a round acetate from the back and smudged some Glitter snow around the acetate. For the front of the card it randomly stamped snowflakes from StampinUp and Stampendous with Peacock Ink Pad and embossed it with Opalescent Embossing Powder. Sponged the white cs with Peacock, added dots on the scallops and lastly used ribbon on the card.


Stamps: Sweet Kids from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps, snowflakes from StampinUp and Stampendous
Paper: White cs
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Peacock and various Tombow markers
Accessories: Acetate, Embossing powder, sticker and ribbon

Happy Birthday Bita

July 29th, 2008

Just finished making a card for Mom's 85th Birthday and now this card is for Mom from the Grandkids. All mom's grandchildren call her "Bita" short for the Spanish version of Grandmother - Abuelita. Although my kids do not get to see their Grandmother often as she is very far away, they love her dearly.

This image taken from the Childhood Images and Journal Notes from Crafty Secrets truly reminds me of the time they were able to spend with her. She loved receiving lots of hugs and kisses from them.

This card was made for the weekly Tuesday challenge over at the Crafty Secrets forum. Every Tuesday one of the girls posts a challenge to use products from Crafty Secrets. Do check it out as we have lots of fun.This week, PammyJo has challenged us to with "Stiched and Torn" First the image of the lady with the little girl was torn throughout the edges and distressed with Walnut Stain. This image was mounted by machine sewing onto a pink cs that was also distressed. Back ground paper from the Radiant Paper Designs of Crafty Secrets was sewn on to the Pink Card base. Added some vintage lace and flowers to finish of the card.

Stamp: Sentiment from Memory Box

Paper: Radiant Paper Designs Craft Secrets

Ink: Walnut Stain

Accessories: Vintage Lace and flowers

Have a Whopper of a Birthday

July 27th, 2008

Here is a card I was supposed to post yesterday.

Card was made using stamps from the Fishing Buds collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Image was stamped 2x and colored with Tombow markers. 2nd image was glued on top of the first one. The extension to the dock was hand drawn and colored. Sponge Oasis Green and Sea Breeze of the Ocean and waves. Sponged the sky with sky blue and used oval scalloped cs to make the clouds. Mounted the scene onto a black oval scalloped cs and added dots with Souffle pen. Strip of DP is from Earthy Paper Design from Crafty Secrets. Blue background paper was embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder. Added ribbon across the stripe DP.

Stamps: Fishing Buds Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Earthy Paper Designs Craft Secrets

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Oasis Green, Sea Breeze, Wild Wasabi, Peacock and Sky Blue

Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder and ribbon

By the Seaside

July 26, 2008

Here is a card using the stamp set 'Seaside' from Crafty Secrets.

Image was stamped 2x in Black Stazon ink. One for the main image and one to mask the image of the little girl and the pail.Sand was stippled with creamy brown. The ocean was sponge with Oasis Green, Sea Breeze and Ocean Depth. Sky and clouds were sponge with Aqua and Peacock. The main image was colored with watercolor pencils. Sentiment was stamped in Black StazOn Ink and the rope border and knots was colored with watercolor pencils. Both pieces are matted on brown and gold cardstock. Orange background paper was stamped with Pumpkin Spice seashells. And DP strip is from BasicGrey's sugared.

For the corner of the Sentiment border, I used the knotted rope which I cut out and glued to the rope border.

Stamps: Seaside Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Sugared from BasicGrey
Ink: Black StazOn Ink, Creamy Brown, Oasis Green, Sea Breeze, Ocean Depth, Aqua, Peacock and water color pencils
Accessories: Ribbon

You're Invited for Wine and Cheese

July 25th, 2008


Forgot to post this yesterday. Here is an invitation using the Wine Lovers stamps from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Grape vine borders was stamped on DP from the Classic Paper Designs of Crafty Secrets with Onyx Black Versafine. Leaves and grapes were colored with Tombow markers. Stamped wine glasses, cheese and bottle on white cs, colored, embossed with liquid embossing and cut out. Cut out pieces were glued around the grape vine border. For the center panel stamped the ornate design and Sentiment with Vintage Sepia Versafine on the same DP. Distressed the edges of the DP and sponged the paper with Walnut Stain. Mounted the center panel on Purple cs and used the same cs for the base of the card.

Stamps: Wine Lovers Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Classic Paper Designs Crafty Secrets
Ink: Onyx Black and Vintage Sepia Versafine, various Tombow markers
Accessories: Liquid embossing

Another Buzz

July 24, 2008

Here is a card I made using Bugs Life from Crafty Secrets Clear Art stamp for Holly's sketch challenge.

Image was stamped 2x on white cs. Stamped images were painted with various Towbow markers. 2nd image was cut and raised on top of the first one for dimension. Sponged sky with Sky Blue and used an oval scalloped cs for the clouds by heavier sponging around the scallops. Layered cs was cut with oval scallop nestabilities and sponged with chocolate chip and wild wasabi. Sentiment is also from the Bug's Life collection. Background dp is from Cosmo Cricket - Fleurist. Stamped stems on the rectangle layer is from Basic Grey.

Stamps: Bugs Life Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps, Two Scoops Basic Grey

Paper: Fleuriste from Cosmo Cricket and chocolate chip, wild wasabi and sky blue cs

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Sky Blue, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip and various Tombow markers

Happy Birthday Carlos

July 23, 2008

Here is a card I made for my Nephew who loves cars and has raced a few times.

This is also for Michelle's Masculine Card challenge and today's sketch challenge.Images from Favorite Fellas Crafty Clear Art Stamps was stamped with Onyx Black Versafine onto white cs. Car was stamped onto Burgandy cs which was cut and raised for dimension. Sponged around the edges of the white cs. Background paper is from Radiant Paper Designs from Crafty Secrets. Adhered ribbon across the middle of the card.

Stamps: Favorite Fellas and Party Queen Crafty Secrets Clear Arts Stamps
Paper: Radiant Paper Designs, white, black and burgandy cs
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine and Magenta
Accessories: Ribbon

Book Tag

July 22, 2008

Here is a Book Tag made for the Crafty Secrets Tuesday challenge over at the Crafty Secret Forum and Christines Watercolor challenge.

Tag was made out of an 8-1/2 x 2-1/2 white cs that was distressed heavily by sponging Walnut Stain. Main image from Story of Me was stamped 3x and water colored with Lyra Aqua Color. First image was stamped right on the tag, second 2 images on another piece of cs which was cut up and layered onto the first image. Added swirls around the main image and lines at the bottom.

Stamps: Story of Me and Wine Lovers Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: white cs

Ink: Walnut Stain, Onyx Black and Vintage Sepia Versafine

Accessories: Ribbon

Today's Special

July 21, 2008

Here is a card I made for today's Try a New Technique Challenge TLC178 is a combination of 3 old challenges. TLC20 to use baby wipes, CC30 to use Bravo Burgandy and Creamy Caramel, and SC40 a sketch challenge over at Splitcoast stampers.

For today's card I used stamps from the Kitchen Classic, Little Chef and Tophat - ABC collections of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Images were stamped 2x with Burgandy (didn't have Bravo Burgandy) on a caramel cs. Second stamped image was topped with Liquid Embossing and cut out. This was later on raised on the 1st stamped images. Used a circle punch to cut around the images and mounted them on Burgandy and caramel circle scalloped cs. Dabbed around the edges of the caramel cs with Creamy caramel using baby wipes. Scalloped layers were dotted with souffle pens on each scallop. Little chef and letters spelling Cherry Pie was stamped on a rectangular caramel cs with Onyx Black Versafine. Colored letters and apron with burgandy using a Tombow marker. Background paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Be Good.

Stamps: Kitchen Classic, Little Chef and Tophat - ABC Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: DP Cosmo Cricket's Be Good and Burgandy/caramel cs

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Burgandy Tombow marker and souffle pens

Accessories: Circle punch, circle scallop nestabilities and liquid embossing

Bulbs and Seeds

July 20, 2008


Here is a card that was made for the Featured Stampers Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. We were to case a card from Susiestampalot's gallery. Here is the card I selected from Susie's gallery.


And this is the card I made using an image from the Birds and Dotanicals Images & Journal Notes from Crafty Secrets. Image was matted onto black cs which was dotted with a Souffle pen. Background paper is from the Radiant Paper Designs of Crafty Secret which was matted on to a green cs that was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. Added pink ribbon from American Crafts to the main image. Used a black card base which I dotted around the scallops and also on the top portion of the card.


Paper: Radiant Paper Designs from Crafty Secrets
Image: Birds & Botanicals Images and Journal Notes
Ink: Souffle pen for the dots
Accessories: Ribbon from American Crafts

Don't Let Life Ruffle Your Feathers

July 19, 2008

Here is a quick card I made using an image from the Birds and Dotanicals Images and Journal Notes from Crafty Secrets. Bird images were matted on a white cs scalloped oval. Edges of the oval was sponged in Peacock then dotted with White Opaque pen from Inkssentials. Background paper is from the Radiant Paper Designs, also from Crafty Secrets. This was matted on to the base of the card which was sponged heavily with Peacock and again dotted all around. Photo corner is die cut from Thin Cuts. Added 3 different sizes of pearls on the photo corner. Finished of the card with ribbon on each of the ovals.

Stamps: Sentiment from Bird Lovers Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Radiant Paper Designs from Crafty Secrets

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine and white opaque Inkssetials

Accessories: ribbon and pearls

This Songs For You

July 18, 2008

Well another day, another challenge. It is really fun joining these daily challenges. It helps improve the qualifty for your cards and lets you try out techniques you never imagined existed.

Here is a card I made for the Limited Supply Challenge "A Stamper's Chore - Folding".

Measurements for this tri-fold card is 11-1/2 x 5-1/2. Folds were scored at 3 3/8, 4 1/4 and 4 1/8. Bird images and music sheet from Bird Lovers collection of Crafty Secrets was stamped on white cs 2x. Second stamped image was colored with Tombow markers and each piece was cut out and mounted on to the main panel for dimension. Sky was done by sponging Creamy Brown and using a scalloped oval cs to make the clouds. Matted the front and middle portion of the card with dark red cs. Middle portion of the card is DP from Radiant Paper Designs of Crafty Secrets.

Stamps: Bird Lovers Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: DP from Radiant Paper Designs and white and dark red cs
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine and various Tombow Markers

Cute as a Bug

July 17, 2008

Well here is my Crafty card for today.

Stamped image is from Bugs Life Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp which was stamped on DP from Earthy Paper Designs with Onyx Black Versafine. Image was colored with various colors of Twinkling H2O. This was matted on brown cs. Main image was mounted on to another DP also from the Earthy Paper Designs. This was again matted on a brown card base. Corners were die cut using a die from Cuttlebug which was cut in half from corner to corner. Sentiment is from the same collection of Bugs Life which was mounted on a square brass piece.



Stamps: Bugs Life Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Earthy Paper Desings from Crafty Secrets
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine and various Twinkling H2O
Accessories: Brass square piece

Love Bugs

July 16, 2008

Card I made today is a combination of 2 challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. Color challenge to use Almost Amethyst, Wild Wasabi and So Saffron. The only color I had was the Wild Wasabi, the other 2 are colors as close as I can get to Almost Amethyst and So Saffron. The other challenge was today sketch challenge.

Main image is from the Bugs Life collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Image was stamped on white cs with Onyx Black Versafine. Colored with water color pencils in colors that I could get as close as Almost Amethyst, So Saffron and Wild Wasabi. Grass was stamped in Wild Wasabi and sponge a little more. Clouds were done by sponging Almost Amethyst. Wild Wasabi background layer was embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder and raised portions were sponged with Wild Wasabi. So Saffron layer is DP from Stampin up. Added a black matting to each of the layers and used souffle pens to dot around it. Used some ribbons, brads and liquid embossing for the finishing touches to the card. Sentiment is also from the Bugs Life collection.

Stamps: Bug Life Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps and grass from All Night Media

Paper: White, Black, Wasabi, Almost Amethyst cs and DP from Stampin Up

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Onyx Black Versafine and various watercolor pencils

Accessories: ribbon, brads and liquid embossing

Flowers for your Birthday

July 15, 2008

Over at the Crafty Secrets forum, we are celebrating Darlene's Birthday by following the sketch of her card as shown here:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...p;ppuser=95678

This card was made using stickers from Best Wishes Heartwarming Vintage Stickers collection. Sticker was mounted on a Light Creamy Cocoa cs which was distressed around the edges with Dark Moss. Background DP is from the Earthy Paper Design collection from Crafty Secrets. Base of the card is black cs. Added some Faith dots around the layers.





Paper: Earthy Paper Designs from Crafty Secrets
Ink: Dark Moss and Souffle pens
Accessories: Sticker from Best Wishes collection Heartwarming Vintage Stickers and brads

Oh Happy Day!

July 14, 2008

This is for today's try a new technique challenge over at Splitcoast to make a card using the grid technique.

The base of this card was scored in a diamond pattern. Stamped flowers from the Classic Kitchen collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp on each of the diamonds and colored the image with Tombow markers. Then stippled Certainly celery in the middle of each diamond. Image on the main panel of the card is from the Kewpies collection of Crafty Secrets which was stamped 2x on white cs. This was colored with Tombow markers. Second image was cut up and raised for dimension. Added grass, sand, sky and clouds on the main panel. Sentiment is also from the Kewpies collection. Black layers were dotted with Souffle pens.

Stamps: Kewpies and Classic Kitchen Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: White, pink, celery and black cs
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Certainly Celery and various Tombow markers

Now and Forever and Wedding Cake Inspired Cards

July 13, 2008

Here are 2 cards that I made using stamps from the Kitchen Classic of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps.

Image for the first card was stamped on vellum in Black StazOn Ink. Images were colored with Tombow marker and emobossed on the back of the vellum and cut on the borders to make the layers of the cake. Background pink cs was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. Layered the vellum borders and use ribbon for the layers. Added some Prima flowers.



For the second card embossed a pink cs with cuttlebug embossing folder and cut out to form layers of cake. Stamped border from the Kitchen Classic on vellum with Black StazOn Ink. Then colored the leaves, flowers and scalloped border with Tombow markers. Layered ribbon and the border on the cake. Topped the cake with gown and suit from the Dollar stamp at Michaels. Gown was also stamped on an embossed white vellum. Used same border for the cake on the edges of the card and embossed vellum with Swiss Dots embossing folder for the background.

Dreams

July 12, 2008

Here is a card for the sketch challenge SC184.

Stamps and paper are from Crafty Secrets.Stamped a grassy area in warm green on the bottom of the big square and stippled the sand with creamy brown. Also added some Itty Bitty Backgrounds on the sand. The sky and clouds were stippled with Not Quite Navy and used a scalloped cs to mask the clouds by heavier stippling with the same ink. Used stickles for the stars. Then stamped the main image on another white cs. Colored in the image with Tombow markers and image was cut and mounted on the big square. Background paper is from Crafty Secrets Radiant Paper Designs.


Stamps: Kewpies and Mini Memories Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps, Itty Bitty Backgrounds SU
Paper: Radiant Paper Designs Crafty Secrets
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Creamy Brown, Warm Green and various Tombow markers
Accessories: Stickles, moon sticker

Beautiful Litte Dancer

July 11, 2008

Sorry for not posting anything yesterday. Had to many things to catch up on from work and brought it home.

I will make up for it with several pictures of the mini album I made using paper and stickers from Crafty Secrets.



Here is what I posted over at Splitacoast.


Here is a mini album for the WT174 Mini Madness challenge.Most products used in this album is from Crafty Secrets.My niece, Emilia is turning 10 in just a few weeks. Just recently, she had a dance recital and I thought that it would be really great to give this album to her as a Birthday gift. She can put all her dance pictures in this book. As well, there is space for her to put pictures of special moments captured with each member of her family.The mini album itself was made with 4 bracket shaped covers from Teresa Collins which I cover with paper from Crafty Secrets Pastel Paper Designs. Distressed the look of the paper by sponging each page with Walnut stain Distressing Ink. Used stickers from Little Girls, also from Crafty Secrets. To add to the vintage look, I added some old lace I found. Used Bind-it-All to bind the book together. Lots of ribbon on the rings.

Paper: Pastel Paper Designs
Ink: Walnuts Stain Distressing Ink
Accessories: 4 Bracket Chipboard covers, ribbon, lace, liquid emobssing and Bind-it-All

My Friend

July 9, 2008

Here is a card dedicated to all My Friends.

Continuing with my theme to use Crafty Secrets this month of July. This card was made using stamps from the Sweet Kids collection. Images were stamped 2x on white cs with Onyx Black Versafine. Once for the main image and a second time to pop up on top of it. Images were colored using an Aquabrush with Lyra Aquacolors. Grass was stamped with a small image many, many times with Certainly Celery. Gravel path was made by sponging Creamy Brown and stamping some Itty Bitty Background from Stampin Up. Sky was sponged with Sky Blue and oval scallops were used to make the clouds by heavy sponging on the border of the scallops. Added some tiny birds and sentiment. Background paper is from Crafty Secrets Pastel Paper Designs. Added dots around the borders with a Inkssentials Opaque Pen, some ribbon and brads.

Stamps: Sweet Kids from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps, Itty Bitty Background from Stampin Up and grass stamp from MFT

Paper: Pastel Paper Designs from Craft Secrets

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Creamy Brown, Certainly Celery and Lyra Aquacolors

Accessories: Ribbon and brads

Favorite Fellas

July 8, 2008

Here is another Crafty Card for today. This card was made for the Tuesday challenge over at the Crafty Secret Forum in Splitcoast Stampers. Every Tuesday one of the ladies post a challenge and we are to use some Crafty Secrets products. We have a great group of ladies that participate actively in this forum and we are growing larger by the day. I encourage you all to go check it out.

Today's challenge was to incorporate BLACK into your card. This card was made using the Favorite Fellas collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Images were stamped 2 times. Once on white cs and the second time on green cs. Image from the green cs was cut and mounted on to image on white cs. Sponged a little bit of sage ink around the white oval and outlined the oval with black ink. Image was then mounted on 2 sizes of oval scallop cs. Background paper is from Crate Paper - Trendy. Used a vintage looking photo corner from Cuttlebug for the corner.

Stamp: Favortie Fellas Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Trendy from Crate Papers

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine and Sage ink pad

Accessories: Oval coluzzle, oval scallop nestabilities and brads

Home Cooked Meal

July 7, 2008

Before I give information on the card that I made today, I would like to thank Sandy for asking me to be Guest Designer for the month of July. When I received Sandy's e-mail, I was so excited. In fact, just the weekend prior to her e-mail ,I was driving around the Lower Mainland (that is in BC, Canada) looking for Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. I didn't have any luck. I had previously purchased 2 sets of stamps from Precious Memories in Langley, Seaside and Story of Me and thoroughly enjoyed using these stamps and wanted some more.

So as a thank you to Sandy, I am dedicating the whole month of July to Crafty Secrets and will be posting daily in my blog, something that I have made using their products.

Here is a card I made for the technique challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Challenge was to make a suspension card.

The 2 chef images are from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps Kitchen Classic. Images where stamped severcal times with Onyx Black Versafine on white cs and dp from Making Memories Sam and Eliza. Images were cut and pieced together then mounted on a white circle cs that was sponged with Fired Brick Distress Ink. Circle on the white card base and designer paper from Crafty Secrets Radiant Paper Designs was cut using a round Coluzzle. Used 2 round scallop nestabilities to cut the scalloped border around the circle opening and lightly sponged it with Fired Brick. Sentiment was computer generated and mounted on a Technique Tuesday chipboard tile. Again sponged around the sentiment and lightly stamped a potholder from CS's Little Chef

Stamps: Kitchen Classis and Little Chef - Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Radiant Paper Designs - Crafty Secret

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine and Fired Brick Distressing Ink

Accessories: Round Coluzzle and round scallop nestabilities

You've Aged to Perfection

July 6th, 2008


Every year we all age as we grow older. Wouldn't it be great if we "Age to Perfection" just like good wine. For all the wine lovers out there, here is a Birthday Card for you.

Stamps used for this card are from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps - Wine Lovers. Wine bottle was stamped on Acetate with Black StazOn Ink. Colored the back side of the acetate with Bottle Alcohol Ink to get the greenish color of a bottle. Grape vines were stamped on a cream colored cardstock in Onyx Black Versafine and colored with various Tombow markers. Edges of the cs were heavily sponge with Walnut Stain Distress Ink from Tim Holtz. Glasses and cheese were stamped on white cs and colored with Tombow markers and topped with All Night Media Clear Liquid Embossing. Once the liquid embossing was dry, they were cut out by scissors. Wine bottle, glasses and cheese were glued to the centre of the main panel. Background panel was randonly stamped with the flourish from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps Mini Memories stamp set in Vintage Sepia Versafine. Edges were once more sponged with Wanut Stain Distress Ink. Added a vintage lace around the top and side border of the background. Sentiment is from the Wine Lovers collention with was stamped on a cream cs with Vintage Sepia Versafine and sponge once again with Walnut Stain. Edges were further distress with a distressing tool from Making Memories. All the different layers were mounted on brown Bazzil cs. Last finishing touch to the card are 3 bronze brads lined up on the bottom right side of the card.

Paper: Brown, cream and white cs
Stamps: Wine Lovers and Mini Memories collection from Craft Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Ink: Vintage Sepia and Onyx Black Versafine, Walnut Stain Distress Ink, and various Tombow markers
Accessories: Antique Lace, Brads, Acetate and Clear Liquid Embossing

Strut Your Stuff

July 5th, 2008

Here is yet another card using stamps from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps.

All stamped images are from the Bird Lover Collection. Started off by stamping the nest, bird, eggs and branches on white cs with Onyx Black Versafine. Images were colored with Tombow markers and Lyra Aquacolors. Bird, eggs and leaves were stamped again, colored and cut out with scissors. Main images were masked and backgrond sky and clouds were sponged with Sky Blue. Then bird, eggs and leaves were popped up to add dimension. Used oval scallop nestabilities to cut the image and the black background cs. Added some dots along the edges of the scallops with Inkssentials Opaque pen. Sentiment was stamped in Onyx Black Versafine on a white cs that was sponged with Sky Blue. Used the round scallop nestabilities to cut the white and black cs. Background paper is from Crafty Secrets Earthy Paper Designs. Added ribbon were the 2DP's meet.

Stamps: Bird Lovers- Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Earthy Paper Designs
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Sky Blue, Creamy Brown, Lyra Aquacolors and various Tombow markers
Accesories: Round and Oval Scallop Nestabilities and ribbon

Dreams

July 4th, 2008

On a hot summer day it is always nice to relax and enjoy the slight breeze swinging on a hammock. You can easily fall asleep and dream on and on and on.

This card was made using stamps from the Sweet Kids collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp. Image of the little girls in the hammock was stamped 2x in Onyx Black Versafine and colored with Tombow markers. The bottom part of the card is a stamp from Crafty Secrets Bird Lovers Collection which was also stamped in Black Onyx Versafine and colored with Tombow markers. Grassy area is a small grass stamp in Certainly Celery. Trunk of the tree was hand drawn on both sides of the hammock. Branch with leaves (from Bird lovers collection) were stamped around the tree and leaves were stamped several times and popped up for dimension.

Background of the card was sponged with Creamy Brown and Sky Blue. Clouds were made by heavy sponging around a oval scalloped cs with Sky Blue.

Sentiment is from the Sweet Kids Collection of Crafty Secrets which was stamped in Vintage Sepia Versafine on a heavily sponged rectangle cs.

Stamps: Sweet Kids and Bird Lovers- Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: White and Brown cardstock

Ink: Onyx Black and Vintage SepiaVersafine, Sky Blue, Creamy Brown, Lyra Aquacolors and various Tombow markers

What's the Buzz

July 3, 2008

So can anyone tell me - What's the Buzz.

Here is another Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp card. This card was done using the set Bug's Life. Image was stamped on white cardstock in Oynx Black Versafine and colored with various Tombow markers. Bugs were masked before working on the background. Bottom portion of the image was stippled with Creamy Brown and stamped with Itty Bitty backgrounds from Stampin Up. Sky was sponged in Sky Blue and clouds were done by heavy sponging around an oval scallop. The main image was then cut into an oval shape using a coluzzle. Used 2 oval scalloped nestabilities to cut the layers which were heavily sponged in Certainly Celery, Aqua and Sky Blue. Brown oval also cut using the coluzzle. Each of the layers were then pierced all over. Used a sentiment from the same Bug's Life collection - What's the Buzz which was stamped in Vintage Sepia Versafine on an oval Sweet Chips Chipboard from Crafty Secrets. Chipboard was also sponged in Aqua and Sky Blue on the border. Background paper is from Cosmo Cricket - Fleuriste. Used a Thin Cuts photo corner die cut for the 2 corners and finished off the card with Dashes, Dots & Checks ribbon from Michaels.

Stamps: Bug's Life- Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Fleuriste from Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad
Ink: Onyx Black and Vintage SepiaVersafine, Sky Blue, Aqua, Certainly Celery and various Tombow markers
Accessories: Oval Coluzzle, Oval Scallop Nestabilities, Sweet Chips Oval Chipboard shape, Thin Cuts Photo Corner Die Cut, Ribbon

It's a Crafty Month for Me

Finally I am back to posting.

Here is a card I made today for July 2nd's scketch challenge over at Splitcoast and also for Tuesday's Crafty Secrets forum "Celebrating 4th of July"

I live in Canada and we just finished celebrating yesterday, Canada Day. I do however, have family over in the USA, sister (who got me started with scrapbooking), Son, Nephews, Nieces and lots and lots of cousins. I did live in LA for 4 years and have experienced celebrating 4th of July.

Having said all that, let's all help these Angelic Kewpies celebrate America's 4th of July.

Stamped images are from Crafty Secrets "Kewpies" collection which was stamped 2 times in Onyx Black Versafine on white cs and colored with Lyra Aquacolors and Tombow markers. For the second stamped image, the instrument was heavily sponged with Brocade Blue, cut out and popped up with dimentionals. Sky was sponged with Sky Blue using a scalloped oval to make the clouds. Red dotted paper is from CS Radiant Paper Designs. Music sheet is a free download from the Heartwarmingvintage blog which can be found here.

Stamps: Kewpies - Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Radiant Paper Designs - Heartwarming Vintage Collection
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Brocade Blue, Sky Blue, Tombow markers and Lyra Aquacolor
Accessories: Brads

Hope you all have a safe and happy 4th of July celebration.