Whimsy Sneak Peek Day 3

Challenge, Copics, Nestabilities, Whimsy Stamps 21 Responses »
Mar 142011

Today is the third  Whimsy  Stamps New Release Sneak Peek day. All images showcased today are designed by Meljen’s Designs.  I created this card for yesterday’s Featured Stamper challenge. We got to case Bridget Finlay! I picked this card of hers to case. The image I used is called Rainy Day Duckling. The image was stamped three times in Tuxedo Black Memento ink, one time on Neenah Solar White cardstock and twice on MME Stella & Rose Mabel Patterned paper.

The image on Solar White cardstock was cut and embossed with a Classic Circle Nestabilities die. Grass  and the umbrella handle were colored with Copic Markers (Grass: YG23, YG25, YG17,    Handle: E31, E33, E37) and the sky was sponged with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The images on the patterned paper were cut out and shaded with Copic Markers (Duck body: YR12, YR21, YR15,    Bill/Feet: YR16, YR18, R08,   Umbrella top: BG10, BG11). The images were cut out and adhered over the White card base. The circle was adhered to a piece of that had been cut and embossed with a Scallop Circle Nestabilities die and the edges were Canyon Brown cardstock paper pierced.

My card base is a 4 3/4″ x 9 1/2″ piece of Solar White cardstock folded in half. All four corners were rounded before a 4 1/2″ piece of Stella Rose paper was stitched to it. Lemondrop Twine was wrapped around the card base four times and tied along with the sentiment tag into a bow. The image was adhered over the twine with dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the new set Spring Letter Seals. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on a piece of Solar White cardstock cut and embossed with the one of the Tag Trio dies.

Three October Afternoon buttons on the top left finish off the card. Make sure to check out what the other girls have created with Meljen’s  images.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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Butterfly Blog Link Party

Challenge, My Favorite Things, Nestabilities 38 Responses »
Mar 132011

Eva Doblias is hosting a Blog Linking party today. Create any project with a butterfly and link it back to her blog! How fun is that.

I created my card yesterday morning before heading to my class at Simply Scrapbooks. I think I might have fiddled with the card if I had a bit more time. Maybe some ribbon, maybe some pears….but I almost was late as it was finishing the card.  I had seen this purse on the Fossil website, the site for yesterday’s inspiration challenge, and created the background based on the purse. The layout is from a Sketch Challenge Iwona is hosting.

For the background I cut different pieces from Echo Park’s Springtime paper with Classic Oval and Circle Nestabilities, adhered them first to a 2 1/2″ x 3 3/4″ piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. That was adhered to a piece of Canyon Brown cardstock that had been cut and embossed with Long Scallop rectangles before the edges of the Echo Park paper pieces were stitched for decoration.

A 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of Springtime paper was stitched to a  3/16″ bigger piece of Canyon brown cardstock before it was adhered to the card base, a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Solar White cardstock, folded in half.

One of the butterfly from My Favorite Things Inspired By Butterflies set was stamped in Walnut Stain Distress ink and then embossed with Walnut Stain Distress Embossing powder.The butterfly was cut out and adhered with dimensionals to the stitched panel.

The sentiment is also from MFT’s Inspired by Butterflies set. It was stamped in Walnut Stain ink on a 5/8″ wide strip of white cardstock. The strip was bend into a banner and adhered with dimensionals and Scor-Tape. A mini paper clip as added as embellishment.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have time to play! Who doesn’t love butterflies! Have  a wonderful Sunday!
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Waltzingmouse Challenge #38

Borderabilities and Pendants, Challenge, Grand Nestabilities, Nestabilities, Waltzingmouse, Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 20 Responses »
Mar 122011

Today’s Waltzingmouse sketch is a circular card. I LOVE round cards. They are so much fun! I created this card on Tuesday for Splitcoaststampers Color challenge. For those who know my purple dislike you will be surprised to read that I really liked this color combo. I actually made TWO cards for the challenge.

I started out by stamping one of the Holiday Label No.14 in Purple Hydrangea VersaMagic ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The sentiment is from Rescue Remedies Additions. It was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink in the center of the label. A decor from the Holiday Label No.14 was also stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink underneath the sentiment. The label was cut and embossed with Label 14 Nestabilities dies. Chocolate Kaisercraft Pearls were adhered on the decor under the sentiment.

A 6″ x 12″ piece of  Kraft cardstock was folded in half, then it was cut and embossed with Grand Scallop Circle Nestabilities. Echo Park Springtime Paper was cut and embossed with Grand Classic Circle Nestabilities and stitched to a piece of Solar White cardstock, that had been hand cut into a slightly larger circle.

A 6″ long Kraft cardstock strip was cut and embossed with Fair Isle Borderabilities die and adhered over the point  where both Springtime papers overlap. White Silk Ribbon was tied over the layers vertically. The label was adhered over the ribbon with dimensionals.

White Kaisercraft Pearls were adhered to the upper left corner in form of a swirl. Three Recollection flowers were adhered to the upper right side of the sentiment panel. Everything was adhered to the card base with Scor-Tape.

I hope you have time to play along with the sketch! It is a fun one.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day. I will be teaching a class at Simply Scrapbooks today. That will be fun!
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Fabulous Neva

Borderabilities and Pendants, Challenge, Nestabilities, Verve Stamps 16 Responses »
Mar 112011

I created this card for Sunday’s Featured Stamper Challenge. Neva McMullen was the featured stamper last week. I picked this gorgeous card of hers to case. I love the flowers inside the heart and the trim on the bottom of the card. I combined this challenge with last week Mojo Monday challenge for the layout, with CR84FN for the colors and the Stamptacular Sunday challenge for the sentiment inspiration.

A 4 3/4″ long strip of Kraft cardstock was cut and embossed with Fair Isle Borderabilities and stitched to a 2″ x 4 3/4″ piece of For the Record Echo Park paper. Both strips were adhered to a 4 3/4″ square of October Afternoon Farm Fresh Paper. The layers were stitched to a 5″ square of Kraft cardstock. The bottom had been cut and embossed with the other Fair Isle Borderabilities die and the edges were sponged with Frayed Burlap Distress ink.

Solar White cardstock was cut and embossed with Lacey Circle Nestabilities die and topped with a piece of Cosmo Cricket Everafter paper, that had been cut and embossed with Classic Circle Nestabilities. The edges of the paper circle were paper pierced. May Arts Silk Ribbon was tied vertically around the layers and the circle was adhered under the bow.

Solar White cardstock was cut and embossed with the Classic Heart Nestabilities, sponged with Frayed Burlap ink and adhered to a piece of Kraft cardstock, cut and embossed with the Scallop Heart Nestabilities, that had been sponged with the same ink as well. The edges of the heart were also paper pierced. The bottom of the heart was stamped with an image from Verve Stamps Fabulous You set in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink.  Before the heart was adhered to the layers with dimensionals, part of a doily was taped to the lower right hand side of the heart.

The sentiment is also from Fabulous You. It was also stamped in Rich Memento Ink on a piece of Solar White cardstock cut and embossed with on of the Tag Trio dies. The tag was also sponged with Frayed Burlap ink and attached to the bow with iridescent May Arts Curling ribbon. Three Recollections flowers on the lower right of the heart finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Video tutorial on SCS - Tiny Treat Basket

3-D items, Copics, Taylored Expressions, Video Tutorial 22 Responses »
Mar 102011

For this weeks Tutorial from the Archives in the Weekly Inkling I chose Cambria‘s darling Tiny Treat Basket. I had seen Taylored Expressions Hello Spring set when it came out next week and thought that set would be perfect for the basket. The set and the beautiful new fence die. Boy did I have fun creating this sample.

To start out with the basket was created out of a 5″ square of Neenah Celery Cardstock.  I used Echo Park Little Boy Paper to decorate the sides of the basket. The fence was cut out of Neenah Solar White cardstock and adhered to the bottom of each of my patterned paper pieces. The handle was created with White Crinkled Ribbon (May Arts) and tied together with Lemon Drop Twine.

I searched everywhere to find round candy that is wrapped not in pouches, but still in a circular shape. What’s up with York for wrapping them differently now? Thank goodness Pearson is still wrapping them the good old fashioned way.

To decorate the patties I punched scallop circles (Stampin’ Up! Punch) out of Celery cardstock and another pattern from Echo Park’s Little Boy collection. I adhered the paper over the cardstock to give it more stability. A chocolate piece was adhered between two scalloped pieces. In the center of the top I adhered a 1 3/8″ black cardstock circle.

Next I inked up each image of the train stamp individually with my Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Dew Drop and punched them out with the 1 1/4″ circle punch (also Stampin’ Up!).  The images were colored with Copic Markers ( Bunny and Sheep: N0, N1, N3, R00, R20, R21,   Carrot: Y17, YR15, YR18, YG01, YG03, YG17,    Bird: Y13, Y15, Y17,    Eggs: Y17, YR15, YR18,   Boo, B01, B04,   R00, R20, R21,   YG01, YG03, Y15, Y17    Bird Wagon: Y13, Y15, Y17,    Flowers: Y17, YR15, YR18, E99, E37,  R00, R20, R21, Bo0, B01, B04, Y17, YR15,  Flower Wagon: Y15, Y15, YR15) and adhered over the black circles.

Here is a video for the visual learner:

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Tuesday Trigger - Oh So Lovely

CAS, Challenge, Nestabilities, Waltzingmouse 29 Responses »
Mar 092011

Cath picked another great picture as Tuesday Trigger on Moxie Fab World Yesterday. I had so much fun with last weeks challenge, I had to create a card for this weeks right away. For my card layout I used one of the sketches from the current Paper Crafts Magazine.

A piece of Fancy Pants Happy together paper was cut to 3 3/4″ x 5″ and rounded each corner. The layer was stitched to a 4″ x 10 1/2″ folded in half piece of Neenah Classic White cardstock. Each corner was rounded as well.

The frame stamp is from Waltzingmouse Holiday Labels No.14. It was stamped in Versamagic Red Magic ink on Kraft cardstock.  The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Rescue Remedies Additions. It was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink in the center of the label. The little decoration is from the Label No.14 set and was stamped in Rich Cocoa Mement  ink as well.

The sentiment was cut and embossed with Label 14 Nestabilities die and adhered to the card base with dimensionals. Chocolate Kaisercraft Pearls under the sentiment and Recollection flowers to the right finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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Tutorial on SCS - Colorless Blender Bleaching

Copics, Nestabilities, Taylored Expressions 14 Responses »
Mar 092011

Today’s tutorial on Splitcoaststampers was written by the awesome Colleen Schaan. It’s a great way to use the Copic Airbrush system and blending solution for a Bleached out look.

For my sample I started by cutting Glossy White cardstock with Classic Oval Nestabilities die. The oval was airbrushed first with Copic Marker R27, then YR18 and the top with YR14. The flower image from Taylored Expressions Summer Afternoon stamp set was spritzed with Blending solution and stamped on my airbrushed background. The image was layered on piece of Kraft cardstock cut and embossed with a Beaded Oval Nestabilities die. The image layer was paper pierced.

For the layout I used CPS current sketch. I just flipped it and used ribbon as one of the layers.  A  2″ x 4 3/4″ strip of Thrift Store October afternoon paper was adhered to a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Seaside October Afternoon paper. The bottom corners were rounded before the layers were stitched to a 3/16″ bigger piece or Solar white cardstock, which bottom corners were rounded as well.

May Arts Silk Ribbon was tied around the layers vertically before the image layers were adhered to it with dimensionals. Silver Recollections Pearls were adhered to the right hand side of the beaded oval. The layers were adhered to the card base, a 5 3/4″ x 9″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half.

The sentiment is also from the Summer Afternoon set. It was stamped with Rich Cocoa Memento ink on a piece of White cardstock, cut and embossed it with a retired Spellbinders die and airbrushed it lightly with Y15 and Y17. The image from the main panel was used again over the sentiment. It was inked with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink, stamped off once and then stamped on the sentiment panel.  The sentiment tag was adhered underneath the ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!
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Challenge amongst Friends

Challenge, Copics, Gina K., Nestabilities 17 Responses »
Mar 082011

Saturday Jenn, Lori and I cyber stamped again. She picked the colors, I picked the sketch. I had just received new stamps from Gina K. Designs and new right away that I wanted to use her new gorgeous Framed Greetings set.

I stamped the image in Rich Cocoa Memento ink on Neenah Classic Cream cardstock. The image was colored with Copic Markers (Flowers: V12, V15, V17, YR31, YR23,    Butterfly: 1/5th YR31, YR31, YR25, E25,    Leaves: YG93, YG95, YG97….Frame: YG91, 1/5th YR31, E40, E25, E47) and cut out.

A 2″ x 4 1/2″ piece of Webster’s Pages was adhered horizontally over a 4 1/2″ square also from Webster’s Pages. A piece from Melissa Frances Beige Collection. A 1 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ strip was adhered vertically to the layers before everything was stitched to a 3/16″ piece of Chocolate chip cardstock.

Retired Webster’s Pages Bloomer Deluxe Trim was adhered over the vertical strip. Before everything was adhered to the card base, a 5″ x 10″ piece of Classic Cream cardstock, folded in half.  Part of a Zva Flourish was adhered on top right and lower left of the card before the images was adhered with dimensionals.

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Bring Back Beautiful - Neutral Beauty

Copics, Flourishes - Bring Back Beautiful Challenge, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities 38 Responses »
Mar 072011

Have you ever used neutral colors to bring out the depth in one of your coloring projects? Well, let’s kick it up a knotch and show you just how beautiful your stamped creations can be without any color at all! That’s right, this challenge is to color up your card with neutrals – shades of grey, sepia tones or even black and white! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge card here to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB08. You have until March 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

For my sample I decided to try my hand on a Sepia card. I had already tried black and white on this and this card. I stamped an image from Flourishes new stamp set Hyacinth in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock.

The image was cut and embossed with Classic Square Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (E0000, E29, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E39). It was layered on a piece of Canyon Brown cardstock, cut and embossed with the next size Classic Square Nestabilities die and the edges were paper pierced. The layers were then adhered to a piece of Textured Kraft cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Lacey Square Nestabilities die.

Two strips of 1 1/2″ x 5″ Graphic 45 Baby 2 Bride Patterned Paper were adhered to a 5″ square of 7 Gypsies Morocco Journey. The edges of the paper were sanded before the layers were stitched to a 3/16″ bigger piece of Canyon Brown cardstock.

Two strips of May Arts Crochet Lace were placed over the horizontal strips before the layers were adhered to the  card base; a 5 1/2″ x 11″ piece of Kraft cardstock, folded in half.  The image square was adhered to the card front with dimensionals.

1/2 of one of the quotes from the set was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink on a piece of Classic Cream cardstock, cut and embossed with a Fancy Tag die. The label was airbrushed with Copic Marker B30.To finish off the card Latte Kaisercraft Pearls were added to the sentiment tag as well as the top right corner.

For the inside of the card A 5″ square of Neenah White cardstock was adhered to a 3/16″ bigger piece of Canyon Brown cardstock. The image used on the front, was stamped in Antique Linen Distress ink a bit off center. The second part of the sentiment was stamped over it in Rich Cocoa Memento ink.

A 1 1/2″ strip of Graphic 45 paper was adhered to a 1 5/8″ strip of Marocco Journey paper. Both strips were adhered to the lower right of the panel before the panels were stitched together. A Stitched Lace Flower topped with a Stampin’ Up! Antique Brad was adhered to the left of the paper strips.

Be sure to check out the rest of the team by clicking on over to see…..


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Juliet in a bed of flowers

3-D items, Copics, JustRite Stampers, Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, StampAvie 13 Responses »
Mar 062011

I created this Pull Treat for as one of three projects for my next class at Simply Scrapbooks (03/12/11).  I adore this image from Stampavie and had a lot of fun coloring her.

The image was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. It was cut and embossed with Petite Oval Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Shirt: YR20, YR21, YR23, E33, Pants: B91, B93, B95, B97, Hair: E99, E19, E18, Skin: E000, E01, E02, Flowers: B60, B63, B66, Leaves: G40, G82, G85, Shoes: R05, R08, E09). It was layered on a piece of Canyon Brown cardstock cut and embossed Scallop Oval Nestabilities dies and the edges were paper pierced.

The pull treat base was created out of Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime paper. A 2 1/4″ wide strip of the same paper pack was adhered to the pouch. May Arts Crochet Lace was adhered to the end of the green paper layer. The image was adhered over the strips with dimensionals.

A slot was punched for the ribbon and May Arts Brown Organdy Ribbon was used for the pull treat. It was tied into a bow. That was topped with a Recollection Pearl brad.

The sentiment is from JustRite Stampers new set Fancy Tags. It was stamped on Solar White cardstock and was cut and embossed with Spellbinders tag dies specifically designed for JustRite Stampers. Two Silver Kaisercraft Rhinestones were added to the tag and a Prima Flower with a Recollection brad center finish off the pull treat.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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