Forever

August 28, 2008

Today 'Ways to Use It' challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers is to use colored pencils in your project.

Here is a card that using stamps from the Cherish and Hardware stamp collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Stamped the pillars on both sides of the 3-3/4x4' cs with Jet Black Impress ink and colored it with Cool Gray Copic markers. Used opaque white inkssentials on the black parts on the stamped images to lighten it. Stamped the wrought iron image on another piece of white cs with the black ink and once again colored the inner parts with Cool Gray and lightened the black with the white opaque pen. Cut a portion of the inner side of the pillars and inserted part of the wrought iron image to form a ledge were the couple will sit on. Stamped the couple again with black ink just on top of the ledge and colored with copic markers. Then stamped the flowers with bird and single flower stamp from the Cherish set in-between the pillars and around it. Colored the flowers with pink pencil crayon and leaves with green and blended it with odorless mineral spirits (gamsol). The birds were colored with cream and pale sepia copic markers. Masked the images and sponged Sky Blue all around and added glitter to the flowers with a Spica pen. To give the image a all around sparkle, sprayed lightly with Patina Glimmer mist. The edges of the cs was sponged heavier with the sky blue. This was then mounted on blue cs and then onto the DP from the Cupcake Paper pad of BasicGrey. Stamped sentiment on the middle of the card and finished it off with a ribbon on top.

Stamps: Cherish and Hardware Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Cupcake paper pad Basic Grey, blue and while cs

Ink: Jet Black Impress ink, colored pencils, lemon yellow, aqua, pale sepia, cream and cool gray copic markers and opaque white inkssentials

Accessories: Spica pen, patina glimmer mist and ribbon

A Little Note

August 27, 2008

Here is a card made for the sketch challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Every Wednesday, one of the ladies (usually Roxie) challenges us with a sketch.

Images from the Bird Notes collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps was stamped with Jet Black Impress ink on white cs. Used Pale Sepia, Cream, Lemon Yellow, Light Walnut and Apricot Copic markers to color in the bird images and then applied liquid embossin on the birds. Used New Leaf for the leaves and Pale Sepia, Cream, New Leaf and Lemon Yellow for the image with the music sheet. Sentiment was stamped with Walnut Stain. Used a decorative scissor to cut around the main image and distressed the edges with Walnut Stain and sprayed it with Glimmer Mist. This technique was also used for the music sheet and sentiment. Background paper is from the Earthy Paper Design collection of Crafty Secrets which was mounted on brown cs. Used snaps, half pearls, ribbon, Prima flowers and brads to finish off the card.

Stamps: Bird Notes Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Ink: Jet Black Impress ink, Walnut Stain, Pale Sepia, Cream, Lemon Yellow, Light Walnut, Apricot, New Leaf, Skin White and Colorless blender copic markers

Paper: Earthy Paper Designs Crafty Secrets, brown and white cs

Accessories: Prima Flower, brads, ribbon, snaps, half pearl, liquid embossing and glimmer mist

Sweet

August 27, 2008

Our Design Team has been challenge by Vicki, our Team leader to create something using images from the Girlfriends Images and Journal Notes booklet from Crafty Secrets. Here is a card made from this sweet, innocent looking girl holding a wine bottle and music note. Included in the sheet are some words, "wine, women and song are a wonderful thing" and "crush me, squeeze me, make me wine!"

The image was mounted on dark red cs then onto black cs. This was then mounted onto the scallope white cs. Used the border and matching corner stamps from the Frame It stamp collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps to make the scalloped border, then cut around the border with scissors. Background paper is from the Radiant Paper Designs collection. Used a vintage lace to go around the DP which was then mounted on to dard red cs. For the finishing touches to this card, I added some ribbon, prima flowers and white chip tag with the words 'sweet' on it.

Be sure to check out the blogs of our our talented design Team members for more samples from this fun 'Girlfriends' Images and Journal Notes.

Vicki Chrisman

Lisa Zappa

Vivian Peters

Pam Hooten

Heidi Blankenship

Stamps: Frame It Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Radiant Paper Designs Crafty Secrets, Image from Girlfriends Images and Journal Notes and Black, Dard Red and White CS

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine

Accessories: Vintage Lace, Prima flowers, black brad, ribbon, chip tag and sticker sentiment

Share the Good Times

August 26, 2008


Another Tuesday and another challenge over at the Crafty Secrets Forum at Splitcoast Stampers. Today Joanne has challenge us to 'go over the edge' and that is - to let some elements of your design break out over the edge of your project.


Here is a card made from images taken from the Childhood Images and Journal Notes of Crafty Secrets. Image was cut and mounted on to a light olive cs then dark olive cs. Used a white opaque inkssentials and souffle pen to make dots on the edges of the cs. Main image was then mounted on to a DP from the Earthy Paper Design collection of Crafty Secrets. DP was mounted on to dark olive green and black cs that was also dotted with a souffle pen. Tied a ribbon around the main image and added 3 flower brads to the side of the main image. And to go over the edge - I cut the shape of the bottle from the same journal note and let it stick out of the card.


For those of you who would like to join in the fun over at the forum, do check it out every Tuesday. And for more fun, visit the forum on Monday for some clues to the challenge. Lucy and Ethel could use your help with it.


Ink: Souffle pens and Opaque white inkssentials
Paper: Earthy Paper Designs and image from the Childhood Images and Journal Notes from Crafty Secrets
Accessories: Ribbon and Flower Brad

A Happy Holiday

August 21, 2008

This is a card made for today's Ways to use it challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Used stamps from the Vintage Christmas Stamp Collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp. Vintage Santa image was stamped with Onyx Black Versafine on white cs and then colored with Lyra Aqua Colors. Used an Opaque Inkssentials white pen for the beard area. Used a oval coluzzle to cut the image and edges were sponged with Walnut Stain. Used a versamark stamp pad on the front of the oval and heat embossed with clear UTEE several times. Holly leaf border was done by curving the leaf stamp from the Vintage Christmas collection and stamping on white cs following an oval shape. The Holly leaf border was colored with Tombow markers and hand cut with scissors on the inside and outer edges following the stamped pattern. This was mounted on top of the main image. This piece was then mounted on to an oval scallop red cs. Background DP from Harvest Floral/Vine - Mustard Moon was hand torn on all edges, distressed with Walnut Stain and then sewed on to the green and red cs. Red and Green cs was also distressed just on the edges with Walnut Stain. Added ribbon and Happy Holiday metal sentiment.

Stamps: Vintage Christmas Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp

Paper: Harvest Floral/Vine - Mustard Moon and white, red and green cs

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Walnut Stain, Tombow markers and Lyra Aqua colors

Accessories: Metal hardware and sentiment, ribbon and machine sewing

Happy Halloween

August 19, 2008

For today's challenge over at the Crafty Secret's Forum at Splitcoast Stampers we were challenge to use orange.

Here is a Halloween card made with an image taken from the Halloween Images and Journal Notes of Crafty Secrets. This image of the little boy and girl together with the sentiment was mounted on black cs that was dotted with an orange souffle pen. Used a Spider web ribbon on the orange background cs and added some brads to the bottom right corner. Image of the cat was cut out from the same booklet and popped up.

Paper: Halloween Images and Journal Notes Crafty Secrets, black and orange cs

Ink: Orange Souffle pen

Accessories: Spider Web ribbon and brads

New Boy in Town

August 19, 2008

This is the first time I am joining a challenge over at Technostamper's blog. Every Monday, Mary Jo posts a challenge in her blog. Here is a card I made for that sketch challenge.

Stamped little boy image from Baby Boy stamps set Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps onto white cs with Jet Black Impress Ink. Colored the image with copic markers and die cut with round Sizzix. Sponged the edges with Heliotrope Versa Color. Mounted the main image to yellow and green round scalloped cs and distressed the edges with Certainly Celery and More Mustard. Smaller background panels were embossed with Cuttlebug embossing folders, edges were distressed with a Making Memory distressing tool, sponged some Certainly Celery and More mustard around the edges and on the raised embossed portions. Background paper is from the Pastel Paper Design collection of Crafty Secrets which was also distressed on the edges and sponged with More Mustard. Used clear buttons that were colored with copic markers and added ribbon to the right side of the card.

Stamps: Baby Boy Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Ink: Jet Black Impress Ink, Mor Mustard, Certainly Celery, Walnut Stain, Heliotrope and copic markers

Paper: Classic Paper Design Crafty Secrets, green, yellow and white cs

Accessories: Ribbon, buttons, CuttleBug Embossing folders and distressing tool

Forever Heart

August 17, 2008

Here is a card for the Sunday Featured Stamper challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Today's Featured Stamper is Knightrone/Jessica. Jessica has a beautiful gallery full of lovely cards. It was really hard to choose just one card to case. However, here is the card I selected for this challenge:

I kept the basic layout of the card and changed the stamped image, DP, colors and ribbon treatment. Stamped images for this card are from the Cherish stamp collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. This was stamped on white cs and colored with copic markers. Rose and love birds were stamped several times and then scissor cut and layers were paper pieced. Added Sepia Liquid Embossing to the heart and let completely dry. Heart was then mounted to a diamond shaped cs were the edges was sponge with Rose Romance. This was then mounted onto a Certainly Celery and Rose Romance cs. Used a Martha Steward Lace border punch for the bottom part of the center panel. Background DP is from Radiant Paper Designs from Crafty Secrets. Pink ribbon is from American Crafts. Used hardware to hold the ribbon together.

Stamps: Cherish Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp
Paper: Radiant Paper Designs Crafty Secrets, white, certainly celery and rose romance cs
Ink: Jet Black Impress, Rose Romance, Certainly Celery and various Copic Markers
Accessories: Sepia Liquid Embossing, ribbon, brads, lace border punch and hardware

Snow

August 15th, 2008

Wooohooo! Its Friday and the weekend is finally here. Means more time for stamping.

Here is a card for a dual challenge, Thursdays 'Crazy for Copics' and todays 'Think Snowman' challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers.


Snowman image was stamped on white cs with Jec Black Impress ink. I must say, this ink is so far the best one to use with Copic markers. Used copic markers to color in the image and added Fun Flock to the touque. Edges of this layer was sponged with Peacock ink. Layers this on green (sponged with Certainly Celery) and blue(sponged with Peacock) cs. Background paper is from ChatterBox Scrapbook Walls - Snowballs and Igloo Stripes. Used Martha Stewards Lace Border for the green underneath the stripe dp. Punched out snowflakes in blue and green cs. 'Snow' is a sticker from DCWV.

Stamp: Snowman stamp from Great Impressions
Paper: Chatter Box Scrapbook Walls Snowballs and Igloo stripes, white, green and blue cs
Ink: Jet Black Impress, Certainly Celery, Peacock and various Copic markers
Accessories: Snowflake punch, Lace border punch and sticker

Look Who's Turning 4

August 14, 2008

Here is a card made for the Ways to use it Challenge ' Crazy for Copics' over at Splitcoast Stampers. We are to use copic markers for this challenge. Just recently purchased some of this markers and still learning how to use it.

For this card, I used stamps from Crafty Secrets new release, Birthday Kids. Just love the stamps that they have. Little boys were stamped on white cs with Black StazOn Ink. Ink was heat set with a Heat It Craft tool. Then used Powder Blue, Manganese Blue, Pale Sepia, New Leaf and Skin White copic markers to color in the image. Used scissors to cut the image and mounted it to a white circular cs which was sponge with Brocade Blue. This was further mounted on to a Green scalloped circle. Sentiment was stamped on white cs with Onyx Black Versafine. Rectangle cs was also sponged with Brocade Blue. Added some other images from the same collection beside the number 4. Background paper was made with another image from the same collection which I inked with Aquatic Splash, Sea Breeze and Daffodil Ink Pads.

Stamps: Birthday Kids Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: white and green cs
Ink: Black StazOn, Onyx Black Versafine, Aquatic Splash, Sea Breeze, Daffodil and various Copic Markers
Accessories: Heat It craft tool, Sizzix circle and round scallop nestabilities

The First Time

August 13, 2008

Here is a card made for the Tuesday challenge over at the Crafty Secret Forum in SCS. Challenge was to bend the polymer stamps and to use a different shape for the card, other than square or rectangle.

Image of mother with child from the Baby Girl Stamp set Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps was stamped on white cs with Onyx Black Versafine. Image was colored with Tombow markers, then topped with Clear Liquid Embossing. This was set aside to dry completely. Traced a circle on the Pink DP from Two Scoops BasicGrey and used this circle as a guide to stamp the border. Place a clear acrylic block on top of the paper and curved the border just a little above the circle. Inked up the stamp with black ink and careful stamped around the circle. It really doesn't matter if you do not complete a full circle as one side will be cut for the fold. Used Tombow markers to color in the edges and the rose and added some clear sparkle with a Spica pen. Used scissors to cut around the border of the circle. Added the sentiment from the Mother and child image at the center top of the circle. Used 3 sizes of the round scallop nestabilities to die cut the pink circle scallops. The smallest one was used to mat the image of mother and child. The other 2 sizes were used together to cut the outer scallop. The pink scallops were sponged with Rose Romance to better match the rest of the color scheme. Used the single rose stamp on every other scallop and colored them with Tombow markers and topped with clear liquid embossing. This was set aside to dry completely, then tied with a pink ribbon. Stamped the booties on with cs then colored with tombow markers and topped with clear liquid embossing. Once everything was dried completely, assembled the different layers on the scalloped piece. Bootie was raised with double sided foam for dimension. The scalloped piece was glued on to the base circle card.

Stamp: Baby Girl Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: DP from Two ScooopsGrey, white and pink cs

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine and various tombow markers

Accessories: ribbon, round scallop nestabilities, round coluzzle and clear liquid embossing

A Stained Glass Flower

August 11th, 2008

Well, it's moms Birthday - HAPPY 85th BIRTHDAY MOM.

Here is a Birthday card I made for the SCS Try a new technique challenge which you can find HERE. Challenge is to make a card with acetate and to use Glossy Accents and re-inkers to make the stained glass effect. Since I did not have re-inkers I decided to subsitute with Twinkling H2O.

Flower image was stamped on to acetate with Black StazOn Ink. After ink dried, colored in the back side of the acetate with glossy accents mized with Chestnut Brown, Summer Breeze and Golden Jade Twinkling H2O. Let this completely dry, then assemble the card together. Cut a rectangle only the DP from 'The Sasha Paper Collection' 3/4th" from all sides. Used double sided tape to adhere the acetate to the DP. Used another DP from the same Paper Collection for the back of the acetate. Added brads to the top corner. This was then glue to the white cs base of the card. Added ribbon all around the border of the window frame and used a rose ribbon to hide were the ribbon joined. Stamped Happy Birthday on the bottom right corner.

Stamps: Flower stamp from Magenta
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Black StazOn Ink, Chestnut Brown, Summer Breeze and Golden Jade Twinkling H2O
Paper: The Sasha Paper Collection and white cs
Accessories: Glossy Accents, rose ribbon, minty green ribbon, brads and acetate

Flourished Flower

August 10, 2008

Here is a card I made for the Featured Stampers challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Today's featured stamper is Kim and she has an amazing gallery full of beautiful cards. Here is the card I cased from Kim's Gallery.

For this card I used a stamp from the Flourishes and French Mail collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. The flourish was stamped on white cs with Onyx Black Versafine. Colored with Two shades of Pink and Green Tombow markers. The top of the flourish was cut out to match the card I was casing. The edges of the white cs was sponged with Walnut Stain, mounted on to a brown cs and paper pierced around the edges. Layered this on a green DP from Basic Grey and another DP from my pile of scraps. Brads are from Basic Grey and ribbon from Michaels.


Stamps: Flourishes and French Mail Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Phern from Basic Grey and unknown DP
Ink: Onyx Black and Vintage Sepia Versafine, Walnut Stain and various Tombow markers
Accessories: Ribbon and Basic Grey designer brad

Trick or Treat

August 9, 2008

I was so excited to receive one of the latest sets from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. The card I am posting today is made using the Halloween Fun set.

The image of the little witch girl and pumpkin was stamped on white cs. This was colored with Fawn, English Lavender, Pure Orange and Kiwi Zig Brushables. Skin was colored using Skin White Copic markers. Cut the images with scissors and scalple and this was later on popped up for dimension on the oval panel. The haunted house was die cut with Cricut's Joys of the Season (House) on DCWV cardstock. House and added stickles to the rood, little witch and pumpkin was mounted on to the center oval which was sponged with a green ink pad. This was mounted on to a bright green and black oval scallop. Used green souffle pen to make the dots on the black oval scallop. The center panel was mounted on to a DP from Karen Foster - Halloween Plaid. Added some Spider webs and sentiment to the corners of the DP and also a orange corner brad. DP was mounted on to purple, orange and black Bazzil cs.

Stamps: Halloween Fun Crafty Secret Clear Art Stamps
Paper: Halloween Plaid from Karen Foster, black, green, orange and purple Bazzil cs.
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Lavender, Kiwi, Pure Orange and Fawn Zig Brushables, Skin White Copic marker
Accessories: Stickles, corner brad, oval scallop nestabilities, oval coluzzle and double sided foam

It's Official

Just wanted to give you all a quick update. It's official, I am now a Design Team Member for Crafty Secrets. I am really looking forward to this new phase in my life as a stamper. I was July's Guest Designer for Crafty Secrets and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. Had lots of fun and was delighted to share some of my work. Thanks to all of you who have given me some encouraging words.

Marisa

Straight From the Heart

August 5, 2008

Today's Tuesday challenge over at Splitcoast Stamper's Crafty Secrets Members forum is to use your initials to help you make your choice of items to use on your project. Here is the link to the forum.

My Initials are:

M - used markers to color in the images

L - used layering in the layout of the card

G - grapes were used for the main focal image

This is my first round card. Used grape vines from the Wine Lovers stamp set of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Image was stamped several times on a round white cs. Second set of 6 grape vines were colored with Tombow markers, cut out and raised on top of the images on the circle layer for dimension. Used a sticker from Heartwarming Wintage Stickers for the sentiment found at the center of the card. Wine flute is also from the same sticker sheet. Mounted the main image circle onto a purple sponged and black scallop circle. Added dots on the scallops with a purple souffle pen. This was further mounted on the base of the circle card.

Stamps: Wine Lovers Crafty Secret Clear Art Stamps

Paper: White and black cs

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Violet Color Box and various Tombow markers

Accessories: Round Coluzzle, round scallop nestabilities and Best Wishes Heartwarming Vintage Stickers

Whopper of a Birthday

August 4, 2008

This is for today's Try a New Technique challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers to make a Square Spring Card. Here is the thread by shulsart/Sandy with instructions on how to make the Square Spring Card.

Main image is from GCS Artstamps - Gone Fishing. Image was stamped with Onyx Black Versafine on white cs. Sky was sponges with Sky Blue and clouds were done using an oval scallop cs and sponging Peacock on the edges of the scallop. Water was colored with Ligth Blue, Blue and Green Lyra Aqua Colors with an Aqua brush. Boat was colored with Cream and Pale Sepia Copic markers. Man fishing and Trees were colored with vaious Tombow markers. Bucket of fish and sentiment is from Crafty Secrets clear Art Stamps - Fishing Buds, which was stamped with Walnut stain and colored with Tombow and copic markers.

Dp is from the Spring Mat Stack of DCWV and was sponge with Certain Celery.

Don't Forget

August 3, 2008

This card is for today's Featured Stamper (Michelle/Shellapoo) challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Michelle has an amazing gallery full of beautiful work. Here is the card I selected to case from Michelle's gallery.

I kept the layout pretty much the same. I used a different stamps set which is from MFT "It's a Jungle Out There" Each of the jungle animals were stamped several times on white cs. Colored the animals with Tombow markers and cut the pieces out. Each animal was layered for dimension. This was then mounted on to a white cs that was lightly sponged on the edges with Walnut Stain. Corners were cut using a corner scissor. White layer was mounted on a olive green dp from BasicGrey's Sugared Paper Pad. Used decorative scissore on the 2 side of this layer and again sponged lightly the edges with walnut stain. This was mounted onto 2 other DP's from the same paper pad 'Sugared'. Used the lace border punch from Martha Stewart in the orange layer. Sentiment is from MFT and added brads at the bottom.

Stamp: It's a Jungle Out There MFT
Paper: Sugared BasicGrey and white cs
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, Walnut Stain and various Tombow markers
Accessories: Brads, Martha Stewart Lace Border Punch, Decorative and corner scissors