Best Wishes

January 28, 2009

Here is a card for today's sketch challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Tulip images from Make An Impression was stamped on white cs with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with Copic markers. BG paper is from Wild Asparagus. Used a MS Lace border punch on one of the layers. Flower border around the sentiment is from the Baby stamp set of Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps. Did some flourish paper piercing on the bottom portion of the card.

Stamps: Tulip - Make and Impression, Baby Girl - Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps and sentiment - Inkadinkadoo

Paper: Baby Girl - Wild Asparagus and white cs

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento and various Copic markers

Accessories: MS Lace border punch and circle scallop nesty

Life's Little Things

October 24, 2008

Here is a late posting for the card I made for Wednesday's sketch challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Image was stamped on white cs with Onyx Black Versafine then colored with 2 shades of pink and green Tombo markers. Mounted the rectagle piece on pink them black cs. Used BasicGrey's Euphoria DP for the background panels which I matted with black, pink and then black again. Stamped the sentiment from StampinUp onto pick cs with Onyx Black Versafine. For all the black layers I added dots with a pink Souffle pen. Added a brad from BasicGrey to the corner of the sentiment panel and some holes to the top corner of the main image panel.

Stamp: Botanicals from Inkadinkadoo, Happy Harmony from Stampin Up

Paper: Euphoria from Basic Grey, black and pink cs

Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, pink and green Tombow markers

Accessories: brad from BasicGrey

Mommy, Hold Me

October 21, 2008

Well, this week is Pink Week over at Splicoast Stampers to tie in with October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Today's Color Challenge is to use Pink Pirouette (Pretty in Pink), Kiwi Kiss (Old Olive) and Chocolate Chip. Card I made today in entitled "Mommy, Hold Me". When we are happy, sad, unsure or feeling that we need someone to hold our hand and guide us through the happy and sad moments in life, there is no better person that your mom to reach out to. The flower image for this card is made with 2 stamps. I used the stem and leaves from the Flourish Flower stamp of Hero Arts and the Rose stamp from Inkadinkadoo. These were both stamped on white cs with Onyx Black Versafine. Rose was colored with 2 shades of pink Tombow markers and the leaf was colored with Old Olive ink using an aqua color brush. Cut the oval shape around the flower with an oval coluzzle and matted that on a pink oval cs then on to a chocolate chip scalloped oval cs. On each of the scallops I added some pink liquid pearls. I also distress the white oval edges by sponging with chocolate chip ink. I set this layers aside for the liquid pearls to dry out. In the meantime I cut the background layers of my card. Chocolate chip cs for the base of the card, then glue on top the pink cs from Basic Grey's Sugared, then another piece of chocolate chip cs and finally the DP of roses from the Sugared pad of Basic Grey. The edges of the lighter layers were distressed by sponging chocolate chip ink just on the very edge of the cs. I added some dots on the Chocolate chip layers with a Pink Souffle pen. And finally, used a sticker for the sentiment.

Stamps: Flourish Flower, Hero Arts and Rose from Inkadinkadoo

Paper: Sugared from Basic Grey, chocolate chip and white cs

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Onyx Black Versafine, Old Olive, Pink Souffle pen and 2 shades of Pink Tombow markers

Accessories: Pink Liquid pearls and sticker

Thanks

October 18, 2008

This card was made for the Saturday Inspiration Challenge. Today's inspiration comes from the Etsy Store of San Francisco's artist Joom.

Stamped images from Inkadinkado were stamped on beige cs with Vintage Sepis Versafine. Then went over the image with a clear Gel pen to give a shine. Distressed the edges of the cs with a distressing tool and then made holes all alond the side and used a brown fine liner to make faux stitching. The edges were further distress with Walnut Stain Distress ink. Main image was then mounted on to designer paper from SEI - Madera Island. Just love this paper. Stamped 'Thanks' to the bottom right of the main image.

Stamps: Inkadinkado

Paper: Medera Island - SEI and beige cs

Ink: Vintage Sepia Versafine and Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Congratulations

October 5, 2008

Wow, I cannot believe that I have not posted anything in a long time. I have been really busy at work that by the time I come home, I have not energy left and have not been feeling too creative.

However, I can not pass on a featured stampers challenge. Today's featured stamper over at Splitcoast gallery is Love Stampin!!!!!! Boy what a great gallery. You should check it out here. Here is the card I made for this challenge.

First I embossed a 5-1/4 x 5-1/4" white cs with 2 embossing folders from Cuttlebug. Set this aside for awhile. Then I stamped the 'congratulations' (from the Cherish stamp set of Crafty Secrets Clear art stamps) on white cs with versamark and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I also stamped and embossed the flowers and the leaves the same war. Used an oval coluzzle and cut around the sentiment. Cut a second oval one size up. Inked the edges of the ovals with a gold metallic pen. Cut an oval scalloped gold paper with an oval scallop nestabilities from Spellbinders. Glued a white ribbon between the 2 embossed designs and layered the pieces on the embossed portion. Matted this to a gold paper and then onto the white based of the card. Added gold liquid pearls to each of the dots on the swiss dots embossed portion.

Stamps: Cherish - Crafty Secrets, Garden Delight - Inkadinkado

Paper: white cs and gold paper

Ink: Versamark and gold mettalic gel pen

Accessories: white ribbon, gold embossing powder, Cuttlebug embossing forlder, gold liquid pearl

Happy Birthday You Old Bird

September 3, 2008

Here is a card made for the Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

This card was made using stamps from the Bird Assortment collection of Inkadinkado. Owl stamp was stamped 3x on white cs with Jet Black Impress Ink. Colored the 3 images of the owl with Skin White, Cream, Pale Sepia, Apricot and Colorless Blender Copic markers. Cut out 2 of the images and layered it on top of the first owl. Extended the branch with another stamp from the same collection and randomly added more branches and leaves with still another stamp from the collection. Colored the branches with Light Walnut and leaves with Celadon Green Copic markers. Sponged the sky and clouds with Sky Blue ColorBox. Clouds were made by using an oval scallop and sponging heavier just around the edges of the scallop. Sponged Brocade Blue on the edge of the white cs and stamped sentiment with Chocolate Chip using sentiment from the same collection. Punched out some flowers using the reverse side of the DP Meadowlark and glue the flowers to the branches. Added lemon ice stickles to the center of the flowers. The main panel was mounted on to Certainly Celery then brown cs. Added dots with a souffle pen on the brown cs and brown dots on the green cs. Background paper is from the Chatter Box Chateau collection, Meadowlark and Chateau Stripe. Added a brown dotted ribbon from America craft were the 2 DP's met.

Stamp: Bird Assortment from Inkadinkado

Ink: Jet Black Impress, Sky Blue, Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, various Copic markers and souffle pen

Paper: Chateau Stripe and Meadowlark from Chatter Box, Certainly Celery, Brown and white cs

Accessories: Flower punch, stickles and Ribbon from American Crafts