CC206 & SC216 on SplitCoast

Hi All,



Well, it has been quite some time since I have done any SCS Challenges! I decided to combine the colour and sketch challenges for this week. I have to say, I like the turn out, although it feels like something is missing...

I used CC206 (More Mustard, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss), and SC216.



I used my Classic and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, and cut them into quarters (I used 2 quarters for the top of the card). The regular circle is Very Vanilla CS (sponged with Mustard ink), and the scallop is More Mustard Prints DSP.

Then, there is a strip of the Rose Red CS, followed by a small strip of Very Vanilla (which were paper pierced with my Crafter's Toolkit and Mat Pack), and then a strip of Kiwi Kiss, which was punched with a Martha Stewart edge punch.

I used the double-sided Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin ribbon. The main panel was done with my new Label Nestabilities in Vanilla and Mustard.

I stamped the cupcake tower from Crazy for Cupcakes in black Staz-On ink and coloured with a Blender Pen and my ink pad lids.

Does anyone else feel like I should have stamped a sentiment somewhere? Oh well...

Thanks for stopping by!

Woops - Old Xmas Magnolia Card

Hi All,

You'll have to excuse me for posting this card about 2 months late. I just dug this up - I made it a while back with one of my Magnolia stamps and some cute DSP that I got from Two Peas in A Bucket. I forget what it was called, but they have some really great ones! This paper has a fantastic texture element to it. There are some parts that are indented and shiny (like the silver ornaments), and some parts that are heat embossed with black, so they stick out.

The Tilda and the fence stamp are both from Magnolia and I have coloured them with my Copic markers.

I have placed Dew Drops in each corner, which I purchased from Scrappin' Great Deals, and they are attached with Mini Glue Dots from Stampin' Up!

The rope was in the Holiday Mini catty by SU this year. The white strip above the fence was punched with a Martha Stewart edge punch (don't look too closely, or you'll notice that I have mounted it crooked {*blush*} ).

Hopefully I will have something newer for you this weekend. Thanks for stopping by!

P.S. I will be making my way out to Santa Barbara on Monday for a short vacation, so I will be a ghost lady all next week. Wish me luck!

Sympathy Card

Hi All,

I thought I would use my new Thoughts and Prayers stamp set to make a sympathy card at my stamp camp this month. Those types of cards are unusual for me, but I figured, everyone needs them at some point (unfortunately).

I saw a version of this card HERE from inglishrea on Splitcoast. I changed a couple of things up, but I really liked the colour theme as well.

The main panel was made using the Big Shot with the Top Note die. The top layer is Very Vanilla and the second layer is Pumpkin Pie.

The sentiment is stamped in Always Artichoke, and the flowers/branches are done with markers: Always Artichoke, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, and Tempting Turquoise.

Hope you enjoy Thanks for stopping by!

Poker Face

Hi All,



I saw a card using the Game Night stamp set, and I had to re-create it for my stamp camp this month. I thought it was an especially great card for the men in my life.

The colours of cardstock used are Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, and Almost Amethyst.

The only inks I used were Basic Black and Versamark (the knight was embossed in black).

I sponged quite a bit with the black ink as well. The knight was cut out with the Wide Oval Punch.

The original card can be seen HERE. Thanks Carriejoe on SplitCoast! I definitely simplified it a bit!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sale-A-Bration Birthday Card

Hi All,

I decided to make a card using 2 of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets. This is my first time doing a looooong card. It was a 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" piece of Whisper White CS folded in half. This was made to fit into one of SU's Open-ended envelopes (6 3/4" x 3 1/2").

The dark blue panel is a 6 1/4" x 3" piece of Not Quite Navy CS. Then, I mounted a 2 5/8" square piece of White CS and a 2 1/2" square piece of DSP from the Urban Garden series. I added some Iridescent Ice glitter to some of the dots with a 2-Way Glue Pen.

Then, there is a 1 5/8" square piece of CS, with another 1 1/2" square piece of Urban Garden DSP.

On top of that is the emblem stamp from the SAB set Polka Dot Punches. First, I inked it with Kiwi Kiss ink, and then rolled the outside in Not Quite Navy (Rock N' Roll technique). I punched that out with the Scallop Circle Punch, and mounted it with foam squares. I added some glitter to that as well.

On the right side, I took the sentiment from the SB set Congrats, and embossed it in White EP. In the centre of that, I used one of the CUTE flower buttons from the Button Bouquet in Kiwi Kiss, and threaded it with Linen Thread. It was adhered using a Mini Glue Dot. You can never have enough of those things.

Hope you liked it. Thanks for stopping by!

God's Beauty

Hi All,

Here is a card I made using the new Hostess set God's Beauty. I loved the images when I saw them, and I knew that was the one I would choose as soon as I earned a Level 1 set.


There are no layers to this card. It was a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of Whisper White CS folded in half, and that is it.

I used an oval template as a mask, so I could sponge Elegant Eggplant ink into the middle, and I stamped the leaves in Kiwi Kiss ink. I wish that my sponging did not turn out so blotchy, so next time, I might use the Stampin Sponges, as opposed to the Sponge Daubers.

I stamped the butterfly on a separate piece of white CS, and I coloured it with Stampin' Write Markers. I then cut it out, and adhered it to the card with foam squares. The antlers were difficult, so I'm not sure if I would do that again.

The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations, stamped in black ink. The ribbon is the Eggplant Grosgrain.

All in all, a pretty simple card, but a nice effect.

Hope you liked it. Thanks for stopping by!

Teacher Anya

Hi All,

I coloured this image a long time ago, and have just now made it into a card. This is Teacher Anya from the Greeting Farm (formerly known as Pink Poison). She is soooo cute!

Since the images are so large and give lots of space, I like to stamp them in black Versafine ink, and emboss them with clear EP.

I coloured her with my Copic Sketch markers. I tried to give her some brown hair with reddish highlights. The polka dots are from a Stampin' Up! jumbo wheel called Lots of Dots, and that was done in Brilliant Blue ink on the same colour CS.

The strips are done with Pumpkin Pie CS, and the criss-cross arches are done in Whisper White CS with a Martha Stewart edge punch.

I used the Photo Corner punch with my Real Red Patterns DSP, and I used the corner rounder punch on them as well. I also rounded Anya's corners, and the corners on the card base.

I used a red flower from the sheet of textured flower die cuts from SU, and the orange felt flower from one of their Accents and Elements tins, with a Brilliant Blue brad.

The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations, stamped in Versamark, and embossed wih black EP.

This one is nice bright - not my usual. Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Verve/SEI card

Last post for today.

I found that I can only take my pictures when there is daylight out, so I just post them all at he same time.

This card is unrelated to Stampin' Up! But I saw a layout like this on Kristina Werner's blog a long time ago. She always has such simple, and effective layouts.

The sentiment is from a set called Beautiful You, made by Verve. The paper is the Poppy collection from SEI. It is punched with my 1 3/4" Square punch.

The ribbon is the Silver Organdy ribbon from SU (retired).

Another Catty CASE

Hi again,

Yet another card from the catalogue that I fell in love with! I didn't have the exact sentiment, but I had to try this with my Pick A Petal set.

Also, the catalogue uses Glorious Green CS, which I don't have, so I used Gable Green instead.

The circles were cut in Gable Green and Taken with Teal with the Coluzzle.

The petals were stamped on Whisper White CS in Rose Red ink, and I used my Sponge Daubers to do the fading.

The faux stitching was done with my Paper Piercer and Mat Pack, and my white gel pen.

I used the sentiment from Bloomin' Beautiful and it was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink.

It's a simple one, but I think the flower is effective.

Hope you like it!

Catty CASE

Hi All,

When I saw this card in the catalogue, I LOVED it! I forget which page it's on, but it goes with the Pretty Amazing stamp set.

The card base is a 4 1/2" x 11" piece of Baja Breeze CS folded in half. The min panel is a 3 1/4" x 3 1/2" piece of Very Vanilla, and the Chocolate Chip mat is 1/4" larger.

Firstly, I stamped the flower from Pretty Amazing in Tangerine Tango. Then I put a mask of the flower over, and stamped it again. You can see that there is less strength in the top flower because it is the second time I stamped it (ie. stamp first on a piece of scrap, then stamp on the main panel).

The leaves are stamped in Certainly Celery (with the mask still on the flower). The butterfly was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink on Certainly Celery CS and cut out.

The ribbon is the wide double stitched Baja Breeze.

Thanks for stopping by!

I Stink You're Sweet Card

Hi All,


Here is another card we made at my Valentine's Day stamp camp this month. It's a fun one - not tooooo romantic. Would also be a good card for kids.


It uses the stamp set called Pun Fun - there are a lot of really great images in that one. I stamped it onto a 2" x 2" piece of Very Vanilla CS in Basic Black. Once dry, I coloured it with an Aqua Painter and ink, and used some markers on the flower.



I mounted that onto a 2 1/8" x 2 1/8" piece of Certainly Celery CS, and then onto a 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" piece of Pacific Pointe CS.

The base is a standard sized Very Vanilla piece folded. I cut out a square template the size I wanted it (out of a scrap), and then positioned it onto the card base where I would like my focal point to be. Once positioned, I used my Versamarker pen to outline around the template (i did a couple of layers, because the pen isn't as sticky as the ink pad). I then embossed with silver EP and my heat gun.


That is how I made the embossed frame.





Then, I mounted my blue square in the middle of that with foam squares. There is also some detail in the bottom corners using my Mat Pack, and my Crafter's Tool Kit (paper piercer).





Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

1st Valentine's Day Card of 2009

Happy New Year all!

Well, it's been quite some time since I have been able to stamp and post.

I will be holding a stamp camp this month featuring some lovey dovey cards. This first one uses the stamp set Loads of Love, which is a classic. It came in my starter kit! The colours are Close to Cocoa, Ridinghood Red, and Pink Pirouette.

The main panel is a 2 3/4" x 2 1/2" piece of Whisper White CS, then there is a Close to Cocoa mat 1/8" larger, and a Ridinghood Red mat another 1/8" larger. The image is coloured with an Aqua Painter and Classic inks.

The hearts were stamped on a separate piece, coloured in, cut out, and mounted on top with foam squares.

The base is a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Close to Cocoa folded in half, and layered on top is a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Whisper White. The Pink Pirouette strip is 5 1/4" x 2".

I used the Everyday Flexible Phrases set for the sentiment, and I punched it out with the Curly Label punch.

The circles on the right side are Ridinghood Red, punched out with my 1/2" Circle punch, and I used silver brads on each one.

The ribbon is the Ridinghood Red Taffeta.

I was hoping that the brown would make it a little less girly, and a little easier to give.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Santa Claus is coming...

Hi All,



So, I had a chance today to finish colouring Santa (it took me quite a long time) and put him onto a card. The Santa image and the chimney are both from Magnolia . I coloured them with my Copic markers...I used a lot of different colours, so I'm not even going to try to list them.






The colours of CS and papers I used are actually retired SU In Colours from 2 years ago! I mainly used Cranberry Crisp and True Thyme, and the DSP that was out then...I forget the name of it. And I used the Cranberry and Thyme Stitched ribbons (still trying to use them up!).

The Naughty or Nice sentiment is part rub-ons, part hand writing. The rub-ons are from Close To My Heart (thanks Sharon!), and I wrote the rest with my black SU marker.

The icicles are also covered in Crystal Effects for a raised, slippery feel.



I mounted Santa on foam circles, as well as raising up most of the other layers, too.

Lately, I have been decorating the inside of the card...I just feel like it adds a great deal more interest to it, and it's a nice finish.

I hope you like it, and thanks for stopping by!

JOY!

Hi All,



So, I made a card recently that was VERY simple. I used Kraft CS from SU, DSP from DCWV (The Winter Mat Pack), my Long Rectangle Nestabilities, White Organdy Ribbon from SU (retired), and Holly Alphabet Stickers from Martha Stewart.

And Wham! The card is put together. I think it has a nice simplicity to it. Not too much goin' on...

The green DSP has some nice Xmas words on it and some glitter, but those are hard to see in the pictures.

Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by!

Pink Poison Rocks!

Hi Again,

I absolutely love the stamps being put out by Pink Poison these days! I especially love the Anyas. Here is the new Elf Anya, and I used the cute Frosty Days DSP from SU. I love those colours because they are not traditional...and I LOVE Tangerine Tango!

Here are the Copic markers I used to colour her. (Click on the picture if you need to see a larger version.) She was stamped onto Whisper White CS with Versafine Black ink, and embossed with Clear EP. I find this is a good way to keep the image from bleeding when you colour (the embossing seals the ink in), but it is only useful for images that are very simple and have large features.

After I was finished colouring her, I cut her out, so that I could mount her onto my DSP. The DSP Classic Oval and the Bashful Blue Scalloped Oval were both cut out with my Nestabilities (using my Cuttlebug).

It's hard to see, but the right-hand edge of the card base was punched with a cute Martha Stewart punch (it also embosses - you might be able to tell). CS is Close to Cocoa.

Ribbon used was Tangerine Tango Striped Grosgrain from SU.

Hope you like her! Thanks for stopping by!

Feel free to leave a comment : )

Travelling Tilda

Hi All,

I decided to make a card where Tilda is travelling. Tilda is carrying a scroll here (not sure what I imagined it says), and I sponged her a ground and sky background.

The sentiment is from Verve, and the flower is from the SU set called Season of Joy. It is stamped with a glue ink pad, and covered in black sparkles (both from Martha Stewart). Then, I cut the flower out and adhered it with Mini Glue Dots.

Tilda's wings are covered in SU Chunky Glitter, and Tilda herself is coloured with Copic markers. The ribbon is Black Gingham from SU.

On the bottom, there are 3 clear Dew Drops, but they are hard to see.

On the inside, there is a pocket to put a gift card. CS colours used are Whisper White, Basic Black, and Pale Plum. The flower was stamped on Elegant Eggplant.

Hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by!

Close To My Heart Workshop Results

Hi All,

I just thought I would show you the cute cards we made at Sharon's house a couple of weeks ago. She is a Close To My Heart Consultant, so most products are from there.

As you can see, it was very seasonal. Fall/

Winter/Holiday.

Thanks Sharon, great job!!!

Frosty Magnolia

Hi All,

Wow, a busy week for me. I haven't had time to stamp or post anything. Anyway, I am still on my Magnolia + Copics kick, so here is another winter/holiday card with Tilda.

Sorry about the picture quality today. Probably had something to do with me taking them at night.

Well, I stamped Tilda onto Whisper White CS with my Palette Noir ink. I coloured her with my Copic markers. Isn't she cute? I cut her out, and set her aside (added her on later).

My card base is a 10 1/2" x 5 1/4" piece of Sage Shadow folded in half. From the front flap, I ripped the bottom edge off, and added a strip of Wintergreen DSP (retired SU), which was punched with a Martha Stewart edge punch. That was adhered to the back of the ripped flap, so that it lined up with the other flap of the card.

I then added a piece of Handsome Hunter to the front. For that, I used a ripped piece of paper as a mask, then sponged the bottom section with Whisper White Craft ink. That had to dry. But it kinda looks like a snowy hill!

The buttons at the top are from SU's Soft Subtles collection, tied with Linen thread, and adhered with mini glue dots.

For the letters, the "rosty" was stamped in Handsome Hunter ink, using the Whimsical Alphabet Lower (retired, but I will always hold onto that one!). The "F" is from a sticker pack by Close To My Heart. I covered the letter with Liquid Applique (white) and Dazzling Diamonds glitter, and let it dry. Then, I heat set it, and it became puffy, like snow! I thought it made a cute addition.

Thanks for stopping by!

More Magnolias

Hi All,

Once again, I have been distracted by my Magnolias. There are some cute Tildas that have come out in the Holiday and Winter '08 Collections.

For the first card, I used one of my leftover Top Note die cuts, and stamped the icicle chimney in Palette Noir ink. I stamped Tilda on a separate scrap of white CS. I coloured the chimney with my Copic markers (E27 & E29, with the Blender "0"). I tried to colour all the bricks differently, so it wasn't too boring.

I added some blue (B00) to the icicles - that helps when you are colouring something that's white. It makes it look a little more crisp. Then, the icicles were covered in Crystal Effects, for a raised, glossy feel.

Whenever I am trying to choose colours for Tilda, I always pick my Designer Paper first. I knew I wanted to use the Bella Rose DSP, so I went with these colours for her (in Copic markers): YG03 (for the braid down her sweater), and R20 & R29 for her sweater and her leggings. Her skin is done with E000, E50 & E51, and her cheeks have YR00 on them. I also added some Shimmerz onto her leggings for a tiny bit of sparkle (you can't see it in the photo though).

I used a Martha Stewart edge punch for the white "lacey" part at the bottom. The ribbon is one from the new pack in the Holiday mini catalogue from SU. It happened to match perfectly! The flowers are as follows: the top 3 are from Close To My Heart, and they are sponged with Pink Pirouette, Ridinghood Red, and Kiwi Kiss. The flower on the bottom is Ridinghood Red CS, punched out with the 5-Petal flower punch. They are put together with a Close To My Heart Bigger Brad in white.

The next card is also a holiday one. I chose the Frosty Day DSP (also from the Holiday mini) for my colour scheme. This is one of my all-time favourite Christmas Designer Paper packs - it might have something to do with the fact that I LOVE the colour Tangerine Tango. This time, I made Tilda a blonde.

For her outfit, the marker colours were: E27, E29, R02 & R08 for her sweater. For her leggings, I used B21 & B28.

For the ornament, I used E27, E29, B21, B28, R08, YG03 & Y11. I kind of regret making it look so colourful...it looks kind of like a Yin-Yang sign. Oh well.

The ribbon is the Striped Tangerine Tango Grosgrain ribbon.

The flower is all SU this time. The bottom flower is Tangerine Tango CS punched with the 5-Petal Flower Punch. The next layer is a white snowflake from the Felt Flurries pack in the Holiday mini catalogue (so cute!), and the top flower is from the Flower Fusion 2 Accents & Elements pack from SU. They are put together with a rhinestone brad from the Pretties kit.

Hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by!

My Anyas

Hi All,



I have been playing with my stamps from Pink Poison. This first one is called Nurse Anya. I coloured all of my Anyas with my Copic Markers. For the nurse, I used Basic Gray, Basic Black, and Whisper White CS. The red paper is the Real Red Patterns DSP from the Level 1 Hostess paper pack from SU.


I added lots of dots with my Basic Black marker and white gel pen. The ribbon is Black Gingham.


The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations and punched out with the Large Oval punch.

The next one is Angel Anya. I used Pale Plum, Almost Amethyst, and Certainly Celery CS. Her cloud is made out of the ew Christmas glitter pack from Martha Stewart (it looks like snow). The background stamps are from Close To My Heart, stamped in Certainly Celery ink. I painted Shimmerz on her wings and her bow to add some sparkle (you can't really see it in this pic).





The purple velvet ribbon is a miscellaneous pack I found at a local scrap store.

The last one is Princess Anya. I used the sentiment from the set called Friend to Friend and punched it out with the Word Window Punch. The DSP is called All Dressed Up. It is a pack I got on sale from Scrappin' Great Deals (see "Where I shop online" on the righthand toolbar for the link). It is VERY glam. It has sparkles all over it.

Thanks for stopping by!