Clean and Simple 3: Day 11

Final day of class: Clean and Simple 3....

One Stamp, Four ways... (although I'm just going to do two ways...)
I picked a SSS set to feature called, "Pillow Talk."

Layered Stamping: 

Masking:

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: SSS - Pillow Talk, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up - Whisper white ink, HA Shadow Ink - Soft Pool, Pool, Cornflower, Mint Julep; Impression Obsession - Fluff, TH Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, SSS - Handwritten borders
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Labels One, Lil' Inkers - Small Sunshine Die
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, prismacolor pencils, gamsol, zig wink of stella glitter pen

The Christmas Cards continue...

I'm back up and creating... (not so many days until THE big day and running out of time to get things in the mail)...

This is a card inspired by a card from the Online Card Class gallery by Karolyn Loncon/Paper Therapy. Isn't it beautiful? Anyway, I liked it so much, I decided to CASE/recreate one almost just like it.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Stampin' Up white ink, Lawn Fawn - Let it Snow
Cutting/Embossing: Sizzix/Cuttlebug embossing folder, Cookie Cutter circle die, Impression Obsession - Santa Die and Town Scene
Misc.: Jewel embellishment, dimensional adhesive

And some knitting, of course...

 

Yarn: Paramour by Twisted Fiber Arts (Duchess Self-Striping)
Needles: 6
Patterns: Puerperium and Welcome to the World Newborn Hat
Size: Newborn

A couple of Christmas cards

My goal is to do a few cards a day until Christmas (or when they all have to be mailed out), starting with stamp sets/dies that I either have used rarely or never used (unless it's for a challenge or specific stamp company)! I've found that I've become a bit of a stamp hoarder... We'll see if I get all the cards done in time for Christmas! As of right now, I have some finished... but I'm mostly happy that I've got our Christmas photo picked out and ready to be tucked in the envelopes.

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Impression Obsession - My Little Chickadees, SSS - Small Folded Banners Holiday
Cutting/Embossing: Judikins Opaque white embossing powder, SSS - Folded Banner Die, Taylored Expressions - Birch Tree Cutting Plate
Misc.: Copic markers, diamond stickles, dimensional adhesive, Mister Huey's mists - Blizzard and Opaque White

(Card from Holiday Card Class 2013 techniques)

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, PTI - Winter Hills
Cutting/Embossing: TH Sizzix Winter Wonder die, Wendy Vecchi silver embossing powder, Judikins - Opaque white embossing powder, Wendy Vecchi stencil - Layered Trees
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, Rock candy stickles, Mister Huey's mists - Blizzard and Opaque white, Stampin' Up diamond Embellishment, Sookwang adhesive paper and microfine glitter ritz


And some knitting...

Needles: 10
Yarn: Spud and Chloe - Outer (Ballerina)
Pattern: Chouette
Size: 1-3 years

Day 2 continued...

I love die cutting...

Day 2: Die Cutting for Holiday Cards - Negative and Positive and Layered Die Cut Inlay

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Just Rite Clear - Large Fancy Holiday Sentiments, Memento - Paris Dusk, Impression Obsession - Textural Dots
Cutting/Embossing: Unsure of brand snowflake dies, Stamp-n-Stuff embossing powder - Winter Wonderland (opaque)
Misc.: Glitter Ritz - microfine clear and liberty blue, dimensional adhesive, twine from The Twinery, jewel embellishments

Online Card Class: Holiday Card Workshop 2013 Day 2

It's here! Day 2....
 

Holiday Die Cutting

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, Bazzil cardstock, glitter paper
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Memento - Paris Dusk, HA sentiment, Impression Obsession Background stamp - Fluff
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger Holographic Embossing Powder, SSS mod tree craft die
Misc.: Enamel dots, dimensional adhesive, star embellishment (adhesive)

Lawnscaping Challenge #60

Lawnscaping's weekly challenge...

"DIMENSION TIME! Pop Dots, layers.... Whatever says DIMENSION to you is what we are challenging you to make...." 

Here's mine:

Background created by laying down distress inks, then stamping over with background stamp, and finally flicking with water (and letting dry).
It also says on the inside, "You brighten my day."

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Paris Dusk, HA Shadow Ink Midtone - Butter Bar and Stone Wash, TH Distress Inks - Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers, Spiced Marmalade, Dusty Concord, and Shaded Lilac, Versamark Impression Obsession Cover a Card background stamp -  Fluff, Lawn Fawn - Summertime charm and Home Sweet Home
Cutting/Embossing: Lawn Cuts coordinating dies for Summertime Charm, Martha Stewart Grass border punch, Judikins - Egyptian Gold embossing powder
Misc.: Zig Wink of Stella clear and gold glitter brushes, copic markers, dimensional adhesive

Pre-Class Challenge #2

Here's the second pre-class challenge for Summer Card Camp 2....

Mine (based on a sketch):

Happy Birthday to Jan, today!

Materials:
Paper: Water color paper, Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Cornflower, Versafine - Onyx Black, Impression Obsession Cover a Card - Fluff, Hero Arts - Antique Flowers and Butterflies, MFT - Polka Dot Greetings, Memento - Paris Dusk and Teal Zeal
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder, HA coordinating butterfly die cuts, MFT coordinating die cut
Misc.: TH Distress Paints - Salty Ocean, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed; Mister Huey's Mist - Opaque White, Tombow markers, dimensional adhesive, Zig wink of stella - silver and clear glitter brush

Summer Card Class 2 - Pre-Class Challenge 1

Here's a little preview for Summer Card Camp 2... it's not too late to sign up, if you haven't!

I opted to use the coral, dark grey, pool, and white for the color challenge.

Here's mine:

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Hero Arts Shadow Inks - Tide Pool, Soft Pool, Pale Tomato, Soft Granite; Impression Obsession - My Little Chickadees, Hero Arts - Sentiment Sampler, Impress rubber stamps - Solid poppy and Outline Poppy
Cutting/Embossing: Coordinating die for My Little Chickadees, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Ovals
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive

Pattern Play Round #2 Day 2

Day 2 (Repeated):

Today's technique was Patterned Paper and Stamping. I decided to try the technique, "resist on patterned paper."

Materials:
Paper: EP Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock, 6x6 A Boy's Life,
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Impression Obsession - Reverse Quatrefoil, TH Distress Ink - Seedless Preserves, Hero Arts Shadow Ink Midtone - Stone wash, Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler
Cutting/Embossing: Memory Box - Large Circle Burst

Clean and Simple Card Making Day #1

The class has started.... we're on day #1.

Today's Topic: The Craftmanship of Clean and Simple Cards


1. Based on Kristina's Sketch

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Hero Arts Shadow Ink Mid-Tones - Raspberry and Tide Pool, HA - Many Birthday Messages, CL611, Impression Obsession - Textural Dots
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive

2. Based on Amber's Sketch

One unpredictable thing here, that I learned - ink does not stamp the same over glue - had some excess glue from the branches in a couple of spots - when I redo, I would make sure to not have any excess glue radiating from the branches.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Impress Fresh - Mango, Grass, and Mojito, HA Shadow Ink Midtones - Raspberry, Amuse Studio - Evergreen, Clear and Simple Stamps - Flower Buds, HA - CL371 Essential Messages 
Cutting/Embossing: Free hand cut trunk of tree
Misc.: Quickie Glue Pen

A little knitting and some Christmas fun

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here are some mass-produced cards that I created over the past weekend for an upcoming charity auction. It's going to be part of a basket themed "Letters to Santa." There are about 25 total. I've only photographed two.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Summer Sky and Rhubarb Stalk, TH Distress Ink - Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass, Colorbox - Frost White, Impress Fresh Ink - Mojito, Grass, and Mango, Hero Arts - Designer Snowflakes, Lawn Fawn - Let it Snow, Critters in the Snow

And, a little knitting! This was a quick and simple projected finished in a very short period of time. It's a gift for a 5 month old baby boy.

Pattern: Baby Gnome Hat
Yarn: Encore Worsted
Needles: 7

And a fun Christmas shaker card that I made with some of the newest additions to the crafting "stash." This is based on a card made by Jennifer McGuire recently...

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, WRS - Bella paper pad, misc. Bazzill cardstock, kraft
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Love Letter, Hero Arts Shadow Midtone - Field Greens, Pool, Raspberry Jam, and Butter Bar; SSS - Merry Everything and O Christmas Tree, Impression Obsession - Textural Dots
Cutting/Embossing: FranticStamper window die, SSS - O Christmas tree dies
Misc. Foam/Adhesive, Stampendous Shaved Ice