Dashing thro' the Snow & Happy Holidays

September 20, 2008

Here are 2 cards made with the same stamps and paper.

First card is for the Wednesday Sketch challenge over at Splitcoast Gallery. Used a stamp from the Vintage Christmas stamp collection of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Stamped the image of Santa with his sleigh and Reindeers on white cs with Black Soot Distress Ink. Then colored the images with Copic markers. Cut the cs in rectangle shape and distressed the edges by sponging Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Main image was mounted onto a green distressed cs. Used left over Christmas paper from last year to follow the sketch. Used rub-ons from America Crafts miniMARKS for the Sentiment.

The second card was made for Beate's weekned sketch challenge which you can find here. Used the same image and stamping technique as the first card above and used the same left over Christmas paper. For the sentiment I used another stamp also from the Vintage Christmas collection, which I stamped with Black Soot and colored the pinecones and Holly leaves with copic markers. Cut around the music sheet and distressed the edges with Walnut Stain. Used foam tape behind the music sheet to pop it up. Added some red brads to both ends of the center panel.

Stamps: Vintage Christmas Craft Secrets Clear Art Stamps

Paper: Left over Christmas paper (Deja Views - Flurries & frost), white, red and green cs

Ink: Black Soot and Walnut Stain Distress Ink and various Copic markers

Accessories: rub-ons and brads

purrr

September 6, 2008

Here is a card I made for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge. Every Friday, Beate posts a new sketch on her blog. Go check it out, she has lots of great sketches.

Image of the cat was stamped on white cs with Jet Black Impress ink. Then colored with Skin White, Cream and Pale Sepia Copic markers. I first colored the whole cat image with Skin White, then with Cream and leaving just a little of the skin white. Went over the whole image again with skin white to blend in the 2 colors. Then colored just the edges of the image with Pale Sepia and again went over the Pale Sepia with the Cream to blend in the colors. I then cut out the image and mounted it on to a 2-1/4 x 2-1/4" white cs that I sponge on the edges with Dark Moss and stamped the 'purrr' also with dark moss. This was mounted on to a solid dp from the Sugared collection of BasicGrey. All background paper is from this same collection. For the striped strip of dp, I ran a double sided tape and glittered the strip with Pastel Crystal and rubbed the glitter to let it shine more. This technique is called 'burnished velvet'. I then added some brads along the glitter.

Stamps: here kitty, kitty - The Paper Studio

Paper: Sugared - BasicGrey and white cs

Ink: Jet Black Impress, Pumpkin Pie, Dark Moss and skin white, cream and pale sepia Copic markers

Accessories: Pastel Crystal Glitter and brads

New Challenges

June 9, 2008

This card was made for the Jume Ambassador Challenge # 2 hosted by MFT. The required technique is to use Dimension in the card with the Paper Tole technique to stamp the image 3 times then cut out and layer the different images with a pop-dot!MFT stamp is from By the Seashore collection. Which was stamped 4 times on white cs then on 3 different DP's from BasicGrey's Sugared collection. Each stamped layer was cut and layered on top of one another. Background was made by sponging the path and the sky. Grass was from a stamp by All Night Media.



This next card was for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge. Small Tulip stamp is from Make an Impression, which was stamped 3 times in Onyx Black Versafine. The colored with Lilac and Tea Leaves. Cut the image to add dimension and layers the different pieces. DP is from Paper Pizzaz.



I thoroughly enjoy participating in these challenges. It helps me improve on my style by trying out new techniques and improving on old ones.

I would like to thank all those who keep us busy with these challenges. Keep them coming.

Just a Note

March 22, 2008

This card is inspired by a card I saw in Beates blog . She does amazing stuff. She also puts out a sketch challege every weekend and the work that people contribute is just amazing.



Here is another card that I made for this weekend's sketch challege. I just purchased these Stampin Up stamps (Winged Things) in a Clipper Street garage sale last weekend. I just love it and seem to be making all sorts of cards with them.


And a you can see, I have using green and orange tones for my cards.

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter Day.