Monday, October 18, 2010

Happy Birthday with stripes


Images on this card are from the birthday4Cookie stamp set.
Supplies:
Card stock: GKD heavy base weight (white); SU orchid opulence, yo yo yellow
Ink: Brilliance (graphite black), Stampin Up (orchid opulence, yo yo yellow); Marvy LePlume II marker (black)
Techniques: coloring with blender pen and SU ink; paper piercing, faux stitching

Monday, October 11, 2010

12 Days of a Handcrafted Christmas

Taylor of Taylored Expressions will present video tutorials over the next three weeks containing gift ideas for Christmas! Check out the 12 Days of a Handcrafted Christmas videos to get a creative spark to get a jump on your holiday gift giving!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Cookie


I fell in love with this cute dog image and had to buy the stamp set! It's called Birthday4Cookie from The Stamps of Life by Stephanie Barnard. This stamp set was created about Stephanie's puppy named Cookie.

I stamped the image on 140 lb. watercolor paper and I used Crayola watercolor paint to color the puppy adding some grass and a blue sky background. I cut the image using the Spellbinders label 8 die. The faux button is a Sizzix die cut and I used some DMC floss to thread through the holes. The patterned paper is by My Mind's Eye and the card stock I used was SU's pink passion and GKD's pure luxury white heavy base weight.

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