2011 August » fresh & fun

Wild For Watermelon

CAS, Copics, Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities, Want2Scrap 41 Responses »

Aug 092011

It’s time for another Timeless Tuesday challenge. This time the Timeless Tuesday Blog team paired up with the Design team to show you samples for the soon to be released Flourishes Wild For Watermelon set. Isn’t it gorgeous? I say “SWEET (Action)” all the time….the sentiment is perfect for me!

This weeks challenge hostess is Tammy. She challenges you to use fruit on your card. Either as an image or on paper. Create a card, post it on your blog or an online gallery and link it over at the Flourishes Blog for a chance to win a $10 gift code. Make sure to comment on each Timeless Tuesday designer to be eligible to win.

For my card base I cut and embossed a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock that had been folded in half with the largest of the Lattice Rectangle Nestabilities die. Another single Lattice Rectangle was cut out of the same cardstock. The big watermelon image was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with Copic Markers (Watermelon: YG00, YG01, YG03, YG17 Prismacolor Pencil Olive Green (911) Watermelon slice: YG0000, YG00, R22, R24, R29 Leaves: YG61, YG63, YG67 Ground: E30, E31, E33, E35 Prismacolor Pencil Sepia (948)). The sky was airbrushed with Copic Marker B12.

Black Gingham Ribbon from May Arts was threaded through the lattice border and tied around the upper part of the layer after part of a Want2Scrap Rhinestone swirl was adhered to the upper right hand side. A Recollection Rhinestone brad finishes off the bow. The stamped layer was adhered to the card base.

Please check out my fellow Timeless Tuesday Challenge Team members:
Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Cindy Lawrence
Heather Jensen
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger
Allison Cope – August Guest Designer

I hope you have time to participate in this challenge! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
Hugs and smiles

Copic Certification coming to town!
Lori Craig and Jennifer Balcer will be teaching a Copic Certification class here in Oklahoma City on the 26th of August. I will be there as well. It will be fun! I hope to see some of you there!!!

Video Tutorial - Tapestry Background

Nestabilities, Verve Stamps, Video Tutorial, Want2Scrap 14 Responses »

Aug 082011

For the last weekly Inkling I reshot the Tapestry Tutorial and posted it as the “From the Archive” tutorial. For my new sample I used Verve Stamps Great Friend stamp set. Instead of pigment inks I used Distress ink to sponge the background with. I love that they stay wet long enough not only to create a beautiful blended background, but also to emboss the entire background.

The colors I picked for sponging my background were Wild Honey, Fired Brick and Peeled Paint. The flowers from Great friend were stamped in Snowcap Adirondack Pigment ink.

The background was adhered to a card base cut and embossed out of Neenah Solar White cardstock with the largest of the Lattice Rectangle dies. My sentiment panel was cut and embossed with one of the Fancy Tag Two dies and sponged with Wild Honey Distress ink. The sentiment was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. The layer was adhered to the matching Nestaboard.

A black Rhinestone swirl was adhered to the upper left hand corner before my layered sentiment panel was adhered to the card base.

Here is a video for the visual learner:

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

Chitter Chatter 3 Responses »

Aug 072011

Random.org picked #11, that’s Conniecrafter.

Thank you all for your kind words! Have a wonderful Sunday.
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Squares to Cherish....cut in half

Nestabilities, Waltzingmouse, Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge, Want2Scrap 20 Responses »

Aug 062011

I am finally back in the swing of things…that includes getting back to my weekly challenges. I love participating in the Waltzingmouse sketch challenges. I like to combine the sketches with the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger. Somehow they always work together.

The crochet squares in the inspiration photo have little “knobs” that reminded me of the beaded part of Spellbinders Beaded dies. I loved all the white and light blue in the image and went with that. I didn’t have paper that went completely perfect with it, but I thought Melissa Frances 5th Avenue paper worked pretty well.

Two 3″ x 4″ pieces of polka dotted paper were cut diagonally to . The diagonal edge was stamped with a stamp from Waltzingmouse Oval – Classic Frames set in Jet black Archival ink. Neenah Solar White cardstock strips were cut and embossed with one of the Parisian Accent die and adhered under the diagonal part of the triangles. The layers were adhered to a 4″ x 5″ piece of patterned paper, also from the 5th Avenue paper pack.

The top right corner was rounded with the corner chomper. The layers were adhered to a 1/4″ bigger piece of black cardstock before the edges of the triangle pieces were paper pierced. Black Silk ribbon was tied around the layers before those were adhered to a card base, a 4 1/2″ x 11″ piece of Solar White cardstock. Again the top right corners of the black as well as the card base layer were rounded.

The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Cameo to Go stamp set. White cardstock was cut and embossed with the largest of Spellbinders Tag Trio (retired, sorry), sponged with Tattered Rose Distress ink and stamped with the same ink with a stamp from Waltzingmouse Cameo Creations. The sentiment was stamped in the center with Jet Black Archival Ink. The tag was tied to the ribbon bow with Iridescent Curling ribbon from May Arts and topped with one of Tim Holtz Buttons.

The Cameo and frame stamps are both from the Cameo Maker set. They were stamped in Jet Black Archival ink, let dry and then cut and embossed with the second largest die from the Beaded Oval Nestabilities set. With the die still on the layer was sponged with Tattered Rose ink. The layer was adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

Another piece of white cardstock was cut and embossed with a die from the Parisian Accent pack. The corner swirl was sponged with Tattered Rose ink and adhered to the top left of the card base. Want2Scrap Baby Bling White Pearls on the tag, Cameo Oval and corner swirl finish off the card.

I hope you have time to play with us this weekend! Make sure to check out the rest of the team for more inspiration!

Have a wonderful weekend! We are going to watch Rise of the Planet of the Apes and (hopefully) pick up my sewing machine from the store. I painfully missed it for this card . Paper piercing is just NOT the same.

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Inspiration Friday with La-La Land Crafts

Copics, Die-namics, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, La-La Land Craft, Nestabilities, Want2Scrap 13 Responses »

Aug 052011

I was very excited when Irina asked me to be a guest designer for La-La Land Crafts this month. I will be participating in their Inspiration Friday challenges. Today’s challenge was to incorporate tearing. I am not a big fan of tearing, but I thought torn paper could make some great waves for this darling Mermaid Marcie.

I stamped Marcie in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on X-Press It! Blending card, colored her with Copic Markers (Hair: E08, E09, E19 Skin: E000, E01, E11 Lips: R21, R22 Tail: G12, G14 Vest: Y13, Y15, Y17, YR12, YR15, YR18) and cut her out.

Neenah Solar White cardstock strips were torn and cut with a small Petite Oval Nestabilities die and airbrushed first with Copic Marker G00, then with B12. Another piece of Solar White was cut with the same die. Some Cloud masks (cut with the Cloud Die-namic die) were adhered to the oval and the oval was airbrushed with Copic Marker B12 to create the sky. The waves were adhered to the sky and Marcie was adhered between them. Diamond Stickles were added to the waves to add some sparkle.

A 4 1/4″ strip of Neenah Solar White cardstock was cut and embossed with a Floral Doily Accent die before it was adhered to a 1 3/4″ x 4 1/4″ strip of Echo Park Splash patterned paper. Seafoam Organdy Ribbon was tied around the layers were before they were adhered to the card base.

The sentiment is from Kimmie’s Mermaid sentiments. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. It was cut and embossed with the smallest Petite Oval Nestabilities die and airbrushed with Copic Marker YR15.

The top corners were rounded with the corner chomper (LOVE that tool!!!) and the upper part of the card edge were paper pierced. Baby Bling Rhinestones from Want2Scrap finish off the card.

Now you all know how much I LOVE my Copics. If you don’t have any yet, or not that many, head on over to the La-La Land Crafts blog. Irina is celebrating the first birthday of Marcie and Luka with a contest where you can win a 36 set of Copic Sketch Markers.

All you have to do is create a birthday card with either a Marci or Luka stamp, upload the card and add a link to the La-La Land Craft blog post. You have until the end of the month to do so. And if you don’t have any Marcie stamps….it might be the perfect time to purchase one. They are a blast to color.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Way to Go!!!

Copics, Grand Nestabilities, My Favorite Things, Nestabilities, SCS - VSN challenge, Want2Scrap 10 Responses »

Aug 042011

Last week was a Mini VSN going on on Splitcoast. The first challenge was to create a card with a banner or pennant on it. That made me get out the MFT Ala mode All-Star image.

The image was stamped on Neenah Solar White cardstock in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, cut and embossed with Classic Oval Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Shoes and Shirt: R24, R27, R39, Pants: B12, B14, Hair: YR31, E31, E33, Flag: Y13, Y15, Y17, E23, E25, E27, Grass: YG11, YG13, YG17). The Pennant was stamped again on My Mind’s Eye Six by Six Everyday Flair patterned paper, colored with Copic Markers Y13, Y15, Y17), cut out and adhered over the main image.

The image was masked, a couple of cloud masks were added and the oval was airbrushed with Copic Marker B04. The layer was adhered to a piece of black cardstock that had been cut and embossed with the largest Beaded Oval Nestabilities die. Silver Baby Bling Rhinestones from Want2Scrap were adhered between each beaded oval.

White cardstock was cut and embossed with the smallest of the small Petite Oval Nestabilities die. The oval was sponged with Scattered Straw Distress ink. A sentiment from the same set was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Silver Rhinestones were adhered underneath the sentiment.

The card base was cut and embossed out of Neenah Solar White cardstock with one of the Grand Label 11 Nestabilities die. The next smaller die was used to cut and emboss patterned paper from the MME 6×6 paper pack. White organdy Ribbon was tied around the patterned paper layers before the layers were adhered to the card base. The image and sentiments layer were adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Tutorial on SCS - Embedded Image

Copics, Flourishes, LLC, Grand Nestabilities, Nestabilities, Video Tutorial, Want2Scrap 20 Responses »

Aug 032011

Today’s tutorial on Splitcoast is for the Embedded Image technique and written by Holly McMillen. Holly doesn’t have the equipment to shoot video tutorials, so I did that for her.

For my focal point I cut a piece of the new My Mind’s Eye 6×6 Vanity Fair Patterned paper (sneak peek….brought it home with me from CHA) with the second largest of the Label 2 Nestabilities die. The bottom was sponged with Peeled Paint, the top with Stormy Sky Distress inks before the paper was embossed several times with clear embossing powder.

The image is another sneek peak. It’s an image from Flourishes Sweet Days of Summer set, which will be released on August 12th. Wait until you see all the images. It’s gorgeous…and yes, I am a lucky duck to already own that set and the paper! After the clear embossing powder cooled on the label, I stamped the image in Embossing ink on the label and embossed it with Black Soot Distress Embossing powder.

The layer was adhered to a piece of black cardstock, which was cut with scissors into a slightly bigger layer. Black Nestabling for Label 2 were adhered around the image.

The card base was cut out of black cardstock with the second smallest of the Grand Scallop Square Nestabilities. A 1 3/4″ x 4″ strip of MME Vanity Fair paper was adhered to a 4″ square of the same paper pack. The layers were adhered to a 1/4″ bigger piece of Neenah Solar white cardstock and White May Arts Silk Ribbon was tied around it. The bow was topped with a Recollection brad and the layers were adhered to the card base.

A white pearl swirl from Want2Scrap was cut apart and parts were adhered to the top left and bottom right of the card base before the main image was adhered in the center with dimensionals. A sentiment from the new set was stamped with Jet Black Archival ink on a piece of Neenah white cardstock that had been cut and embossed with the smallest of the small Petite Oval Nestabilities dies. Before the panel was adhered, it was sponged lightly with Peeled Paint Distress ink.

Here is a video for the visual learner:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Timeless Tuesday - Favorite Flowers

Copics, Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities, Want2Scrap 51 Responses »

Aug 022011

Nothing better then getting back into the groove of stamping then challenges!!! I am very excited to announce that I am now on the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge team. If you read my blog you know that I LOVE Flourishes stamps. They are so much fun to color and create gorgeous cards easily.

Today’s challenge is to use your favorite flowers on your card or project. Favorite flowers are hard to pick for me. I love daisies, peonies, tulips and most other flowers. I haven’t used any of the stamps from the last release (darn that move!) and was eager to play with Sweet Nature.

I stamped the image in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock that had been cut and embossed with the largest Label 9 Nestabilities die. The image was colored with Copic Markers (YG01, YG03, YG17, RV63, RV66), masked and then sponged with Antique Linen Distress ink while the label die was placed over the die cut. Next I stamped the background script from Sweet Nature as well as the big Ranunculus bloom in Antique Linen. The layer was adhered to a piece of black cardstock that was hand cut to a slightly bigger layer. Black Rhinestones Label 9 Nestabling was adhered around the image.

A 4 1/4″ wide strip of white cardstock was cut and embossed with one of the Parisian Accent dies and adhered to a 2″ x 4 1/4″ strip of Echo Park Walk in the Park Patterned Paper. The strips were adhered to a 4 1/4″ x 5″ piece of the same paper pack. The layers were adhered to a 1/4″ bigger piece of black cardstock, white organdy ribbon was tied around the horizontal strips and everything was adhered to the card base, a 4 3/4″ x 11″ piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock.

The sentiment panel was cut and embossed out a Neenah Solar White cardstock with another Parisian Accent die. The die cut was sponged with Antique Linen and a bit of Vintage Photo Distress ink. The sentiment was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink in the center of the die cut.Black Rhinestone baby bling from Want2Scrap were added to the tag.

The main image was adhered over the horizontal strip with dimensionals. The sentiment panel was adhered to the lower right of the image. Another piece of white cardstock was cut and embossed with another one of the Parisian Accent die and adhered to the lower left of the card.

Please check out my fellow Timeless Tuesday Challenge Team members:
Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Heather Jensen
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger

As well as the Guest Designer for the month of August Allison Cope.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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P.S.: In case you are wondering why I am not sewing…..I had my sewing machine for at least 13 years and thought it was time to send it to the Spa. It needed some pampering. I won’t get it back until next Monday.