Friday, August 13, 2010

JustRite 029



Here's a card I made using the JustRite 029 sketch. The stamped floral image is from JustRite's 2" wood stamper with 15 pt font and center. I cut the focal image using Spellbinder's labels one die and I used a technique I saw on a video at StampTV, called layering nestabilities labels die. The white panel and turquoise are cut from the same size die and I used the technique for layering my image. I colored the image with Marvy LePlume II blender pen and marker colors ultramarine, black, leaf green and sky blue. I adhered rhinestones to the flower centers for a little bling. I stamped the greeting and adhered it with dimensional adhesive and nestled it above two Prima flowers that I layered together. I threaded the Basic Grey button with DMC floss and adhered to the center of these flowers.

Full supply details:
Stamps - JustRite 2" wood stamper w/15 pt font and center
Die cut - Spellbinders' label one
Ink - Marvy Le Plume II markers #50, #1, #48 & #75; Stampin Up tempting turquoise
Stampin Up cs - tempting turquoise, kiwi kiss
Patterned paper - My Mind's Eye
Prima Flowers
Button - Basic Grey
Floss - DMC white
Ribbon - Michaels
Embellishment - rhinestones

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Just Rite Challenge 20


I made this card for the Just Rite sketch challenge 020 using the wood stamper 2" set.

I colored the image using Marvy LePlume markers and a water brush. The patterned paper is from an origami pack and the card stock is by Stampin Up.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

VSN 8pm challenge


For my first participation in a Virtual Stamp Night hosted on SCS, I made this card for Friday's 8 pm challenge. The criteria was to use the colors: Kraft, So Saffron and Cameo Coral.

I used Papertrey Ink's kraft card stock for the card base. I used So Saffron for the vase and Cameo Coral for the daisies and I cut these shapes using some Marvy Uchida paper punches. For the daisy centers, I used So Saffron and a mini circle punch. Sentiment is from the Penny Black "Critter Party" stamp set. I stamped it using Cameo Coral ink and cut it out using the Word Window Punch from Stampin Up. I used a corner rounder punch on the bottom corners of the card base.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Butterfly birthday


I made this card a few days ago for a May birthday.

Details:
Stamp floral image onto Pixie Pink cs to make patterned background.
Cut piece of lace and weave the lt. green ribbon through the holes. Adhere to floral stamped cs panel. Adhere panel to card front.
Stamp butterfly image onto white cs and cut out using desired shape cutter. Ink edges of shape.
Punch scalloped circle out of polka dot vellum and adhere to card front. Adhere butterfly image to vellum circle.
Stamp sentiment and emboss with white embossing powder. Cut sentiment panel with the word window punch and adhere to card front.

Supplies and tools:
Card stock - Stampin Up (Pixie Pink, Kiwi Kiss)
Ink - Brilliance (moonlight white), Stampin Up (Pixie Pink)
Stamp-n-stuff white embossing powder
Floral image - Stampin Up (Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set)
Sentiment - Penny Black (Critter Party stamp set)
Butterfly image - VAP! Scrap stamp (found at the $1 bin at craft store)
white lace ribbon
Offray ribbon
Polka dot Vellum
Stampin Up word window punch
Marvy scallop circle punch
Coluzzle circle cutter

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

New Wheels


Our Camaro got some new wheels! Look at that shine!

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Mojo Monday 137



This weekend, I had a chance to get crafty and make a card for the Mojo Monday 137 sketch.


For the focal image panel, I used some scrap paper to hand cut some clouds to use for a mask. After placing them onto the white card stock, I sponged on the sea breeze ink to make the sky background. I used Verve Stamps' Miracles Blossom stamp set for the focal image on this card. I stamped the flower stems directly onto the panel and colored them with markers. I also added some streaks of grass to ground the image. I stamped, colored, cut and adhered the flowers to the panel. The sentiment is from Say it With Flowers from GKD. I embossed the strip of card stock with the Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder and added ribbon that to tie in the color of the flowers and brads.

Supplies:
Miracles Blossom stamp set (Verve Stamps)
Say it with Flowers stamp set (Gina K. Designs)
My Mind's Eye patterned paper
Stampin Up card stock (tempting turquoise)
Brilliance graphite black ink
Versamagic chalk ink (sea breeze)
American Crafts ribbon
Marvy LePlume II markers (dusty pink-#66, yellow green-#52, lt. green-#11)
Making Memories brads
Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder

Monday, March 22, 2010

GKD March Release Challenge



Here is a card I made for the Gina K. Designs release sketch challenge #2 at StampTV.

I used images from the 100% Sweet stamp set. I double inked the images with a layer of Brilliance graphite black ink and also in Versamark ink and stamped them onto watercolor paper before heat embossing with clear embossing powder. I remember reading about this technique but it's been a while so I hope I did this correctly. I did this to ensure that I could emboss the images because it seemed that the watercolor paper was absorbing the Brilliance ink quite quickly. I used Stampin Up's rose red card stock for the card base and regal rose card stock for the mat under each panel. To color in the images, I used an aqua painter to spread the color after applying a layer of color using Marvy LePlume II markers #68(daffodil yellow), #28(english red) and #12(grey). I also used some brown Crayola water color paint to color in the cake. The sentiment is stamped in Colorbox ink (peony). The patterned paper is from a pack of origami paper I got at the art store.