Day 6: CAS II

Technique: Create a card using one of the following sketches as a jumping off point…

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, Lawn Fawn - Bright Side
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink- Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Salty Ocean, Spiced Marmalade, Lawn Fawn - Critters Ever After, Winter Owl, Making Frosty Friends
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, yellow stickles, glossy accents

Clean and Simple Day #10

Simple Card Sets

Belated final post for the class --- was waiting for the stamp and ink to come in the mail!

Here's the first card of my card set...

I finally got the light tent out and started to play. This is the first card in a series, with different shadow ink colors.

Materials

Stamps/Inks: Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Midtone - Stone Wash, Lawn Fawn - Many Thanks, Impress - 5127G Solid Poppy  

And a little knitting:

This sweater was a little large for the light box. Still fun to try, though. 




Tiny Tea Leaves Cardigan, Sz 2 yrs, Needles sizes - 6 and 7. Yarn - Limited edition Hawk Ridge Three Irish Girls Colorway, Springvale Super Merino

Clean and Simple Day 9

Day 9 – 1 Stamp 3 Ways with Kristina

Today's samples were done with a floral/heart stamp.

So, here's mine...

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Lilac Posies, Tuxedo Black, Clear Heart stamp set, possibly a Hero Arts large flowery heart stamp, white versamagic, colorbox cat's eye chalk ink, Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler
Cutting/Embossing: Sizzix - Tag, Corner rounder
Misc.: Copic markers, glossy accents, ribbon from Michael's, Prismacolor pencils


And a little knitting:
Puerperium - Encore Tweed -Sz 6 needles - Sz Newborn

Clean and Simple Day #7

Plainly White Cards....

Materials
Stamps/Inks: A Muse - Elephant and baby, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Fiskars - Little One
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Scalloped and Standard Circles
Misc.: Copic markers, ribbon from Michael's

Clean and Simple Day 8

More Techniques Made Simple with Jennifer

One of today's techniques was to attempt stamping mirror images!

Here's mine...

Materials
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lawn Fawn - Critters in the Forest
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Labels Three, Cuttlebug embossing folder
Misc.: Copic markers

Clean and Simple Day 6

Today's sixth video/class day was fantastic.

I've never been big on flowery embellishments, mostly because I hadn't known how to make any, myself, and I always worry how they will travel in the mail. Today's tutorial was easy and fun, though!

Here's my card... (inside and outside)

Materials
Paper: Misc. bazzill cardstock, DeLovely - Delightful (Cosmo Cricket)
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Cottage Ivy, Hero Arts - Circles background, Paper Smooches - sentiment
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - standard circles
Misc.: Ribbon from Michael's

And a little knitting...
(That I finally finished and blocked this weekend).

Fiddlehead mittens (Cascade 220 and Debbie Bliss Angel). Size 3 needles.
I always have trouble forging through the liners - they are a little tedious, but worth it, because the Angel is so soft.

Clean and Simple Day #5

I didn't really feel like doing day #4, so I've skipped ahead to Day #5. Maybe I'll come back to Day #4 this weekend...

Today's posting was trying a technique that was completely new to me... Watercolor Blocking

Here's my card:

Not bad for a first try - next time, I will try to make sure that my lines are straighter - right now everything is leaning to the lower right corner.
Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks - dusty concord, worn lipstick, fired brick, faded jeans, broken china, festive berries; two unknown brand clear stamps
Cutting/Embossing: Versamark ink pad, stampendous crystal embossing powders
Misc.: Perfect pearls mist, red jewel embellishments

Clean and Simple Day #3

Today's theme is...

Tone-On-Tone Dimensional Cards

I've never tried one of these before, so it was fun. I'm putting on my wishlist a lot of those cute, new Memory Box dies. They are so pretty! I had some Tim Holtz Movers and Shaper dies, so I used those, instead.

Here's mine...

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rhubarb Stalk, unknown Valentine clear set - possibly Fiskars?
Cutting/Embossing: Tim Holtz - Movers and Shapers - Hearts
Misc.: Perfect Pearls Mist, Smooch Spritz - Cherry Ice

Clean and Simple Day 2

Today's focus in the Clean and Simple Cardmaking Class is one-layer cards.

Here are my two cards...

Materials 1:
Stamps/Inks: PaperTrey Ink - In the Meadow, Memento - Cottage Ivy and Paris Dusk
Misc.: Jewel embellishments, pearlescent mist,

Materials 2:
Stamps/Inks: Stampin' Up - Delicate Doilies, Memento - Lulu Lavendar and Grape Jelly, Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler

Clean and Simple Class Day #1

I am so excited to start in on the month-long Clean and Simple Card-making class.

Here's Mom's.... she doesn't have a blog, so I have to post it for her.

Here's mine....
 

This strangely enough coordinates with the sweater I just finished.

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Paris Dusk, Two clear sets - one baby, one Valentine's - possibly Fiskars
Cutting/Embossing: Martha Stewart elephant craft punch
Misc.: Copic markers

Here's the sweater...

Pattern: Bellyphant Baby Cardigan
Needles: Size 3
Yarn: Knit Picks -  Shine Sport