Friday, August 29, 2014

Birthdays...

Another Birthday card... (for a Lawnscaping Texture Challenge)...




Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Lawn Fawn - Pink Lemonade
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink - Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, and Tumbled Glass; Versamark, Lawn Fawn - So Much to Say
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Judikins Opaque white embossing powder, Stencil
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, Wendy Vecchi white embossing paste

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Happy Birthday, Ellen and Lera!

Happy Birthday to some special ladies!


Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Lawn Fawn DP
Stamps/Inks: Paper Smooches - XXX, SSS - XXX, Verve - Treasured Words, Memento - Tuxedo Black, HA Shadow Ink - Bubble Gum and Grape Juice
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Martha Stewart Craft punch - Grass
Misc.: Perfect Pearls, Wink of Stella silver glitter pen, copic markers, dimensional adhesive, verve seam binding

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Final Stretch Your Stamps (2) Class Card

I wanted to give one more technique a try - Jennifer's ink layering and gilding.... here we go!

My card:

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Memento - Tuxedo Black, HA Shadow Ink - Raspberry, Bubble Gum, Green Hills, and Field Greens. WPlus9 - Fresh Cut florals
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine gold embossing powder, SSS - large hearts
Misc.: Zig - Wink of Stella

And, probably my most favorite technique from class... again...


Sunday, August 17, 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2: Days 9/10 - Floral and Floral Builder Stamp Sets

Floral and Floral Builder Stamp Sets
Sketched Outlines and Color Embossing


Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, PTI - Turning a New Leaf, Rosie Posie, and Frilly Flowers, Verve - Trasured Words
Cutting/Embossing: Zing Embossing Powder - Opaque Leaf, Opaque Aqua, and Opaque Grapefruit; Judikins - Opaque white embossing powder

Sketched Outlines - liked this technique so much that I made a couple cards - I feel a card set coming on.

Materials
Paper: TH Glossy alcohol ink paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Clear and Simple Stamps - Flower Buds. HA Shadow Ink - Grape Juice, Butter Bar, and Corn Flower; SSS - Green Leaf
Cutting/Embossing: Lawn Fawn - Scripty Thanks die
Misc.: Superfine sharpie marker, copic blending solution


Materials
Paper: TH Glossy alcohol ink paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black, SSS - Green Leaf ink, Altenew - Label Love, HA Shadow Inks - Raspberry Jam, Butter Bar, Field Greens, Pool, and Green Hills; DeNami - Solid Flower Accents
Misc.: Superfine sharpie marker, copic blending solution, dimensional adhesive


Stretch Your Stamps 2: Day 11 - Play Day

Day 11: Play Day


Copic Coloring...

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar White. misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Lawn Fawn - chit chat and hello sunshine; HA shadow Ink - Red Royal and Butter Bar, TH Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, and Squeezed Lemonade; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Inky Antics cloud stencil, TH Stencil - Rays
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, glossy accents, copic markers

Stretch Your Stamps 2: Day 7/8 - Graphic Stamps

On to week 2 (belatedly...work has been hectic).


Graphic Stamps - Ombre Repeat Stamping


Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar  white, misc. Bazzil cardstock
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink - Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey; SSS - Green Leaf, HA Shadow Ink - Butter Bar, PTI - Rosie Posie, Lawn Fawn - Hello Sunshine and Chit Chat
Misc.: Glossy Accents, stardust stickles, copic markers, dimensional adhesive

Stretch Your Stamps 2: Day 9/10 - Floral and Floral Builder Stamp Sets

Floral and Floral Builder Stamp Sets
Stamping on Dark Cardstock


Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Stampin up - Whisper white, Amuse Studio - Evergreen and Burano, Fresh Ink - Mango, Lawn Fawn - Many Thanks, PTI - Turning a New Leaf, Versamark
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinders - Labels One, Judikins - Opaque White embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, neat and tangled sequins

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2: Days 5/6 again...

One more card... (outline stamps)

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Desert Sand, Versafine - Vintage Sepia, SSS - Handwritten borders, Penny Black - Flower Gallery
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Copic markers

Monday, August 11, 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2: Days 5/6

Stretch Your Stamps 2 (loved today's topic): Outline Stamps
Here are mine: 
 
Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, DP: Knee Highs
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink, Penny Black - Blooming Garden, Versafine - Onyx Black, SSS - Handwritten Borders
Cutting/Embossing: Judikins - Opaque white embossing powder, Ranger superfine clear embossing powder



Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink, Penny Black - Blooming Garden, Verve - Treasured Words
Cutting/Embossing: Judikins Opaque White embossing powder
Misc.:  Paper Sweeties Seam Binding, Neat and Tangled white sequins

Stretch Your Stamps: Days 3/4

Days 3 and 4.... Alphabet and Sentiment Stamps


Here is mine:



Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, DP: Recital Swirl
Stamps/Inks: PTI: Wonderful Words: Birthday, HA: Raspberry shadow ink
Cutting/Embossing: PTI: Wonderful Words Birthday Die, unknown Butterfly die
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, Neat and Tangled silver sequins, Zig Wink of Stella clear glitter pen

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2

Been a little quiet over here. Life has been busy. Excited for this class!!
 Days 1 and 2... Background Stamps

 Materials:
Paper: Neenah- Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, vellum
Stamps/Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black, Versamark, Just Rite Clear - Large Fancy sentiments, Hero Arts - Floating Flowers CG124
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Hearts, Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc: Dimensional adhesive, pearl embellishments, Perfect Pearls - Perfect Pearl and Forever Green

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, watercolor paper
Stamps/Inks: Hero Arts - Floating Flowers, TH Distres Ink - salty ocean, peacock feathers, evergreen bough, faded jeans
Cutting/Embossing: Lawn Fawn - Scripty Thanks Die
Misc: Dimensional adhesive, Zig wink of Stella Clear glitter pen