Thursday, October 31, 2013

Fall card



Finding a stamp that I had the color of markers for was a challenge!   I love these markers but I don't have all the basics yet!...brown and green pretty important in most of my stamps!   Anyway,  
stamp: tl12-scooter tilda from Magnolia rubber stamps     
Ink:  memento black
Spectrum noir markers:  
Cr10;. Bgr3;  cr11;  pp1;  cr8;  fs3;  eb1;  dr7;  pp3;  tn2;  bgr1



Dies:  cheery lyn cutest 3; happy birthday
Cuttlebug pumpkin,  cottage cutz boxwood vine wreath

Diamond PSX sparkles
Little bit of EB7 spectrum noir on a sponge applied to pumpkin and background paper.

I entered in this challenge with spectrum noir and Simon says Wednesday challenge anything goes.

Thanks for looking!  Have a happy Halloween!


http://www.spectrumnoir.com/challenge/

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-2/

Monday, October 28, 2013

Quick card

Old reader's digest page, stamped image (IO hydrangea) with versafine black, embossed black embossing powder.  Colored with gelatoes.....quick!  direct applied the color to the image, blended the color with sponge.  Dies cut border in black glued all the pieces to the paper, die cut purple layer. Die cut happy birthday cheery lyn die. Should have inked the edges of the text page....but didn't!
Memory box dragonfly colored with metallic gelatoes.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Hero Arts: Holiday Challenge

http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/2013/10/13/new-holiday-challenge/

Impression Obsession: New Challenge - Favorite Technique

Inspired to try this challenge: favorite technique @ Impression obsession: "the white wash technique".  But this stamp wasn't really ideal....


:  stamp is f1097 mixed flowers
 
die cut: spellbinder label 1 from craft colored card stock;
 stamped image twice with versamark, embossed with white embossing powder; ( masked the label top and bottom edge with a piece of paper).
colored flowers and leaf image with the white 101 Faber-Castell Pitt artist pen. 
cut one flower out to layer; used gelatoes and paint brush to color.
embossed the blue background with embossing folder, rubbed white gelatoe on top a little bit. hand punched a butterfly; die cut: Thanks. The picture really didn't do anything for it! It really doesn't look horrible....in real life! I took another picture but because of internet speed glitches, I don't have the time or patients to reload another picture; so this will have to do! sorry! but thanks for looking!
http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2013/10/new-challenge-favorite-technique.html

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Poinsettia christmas cards

Dies:. Marianne die LR0142 poinsettia , cherry lynn merry christmas, spellbinders label four and gold labels four

Simon says stamping blog
Used the same poinsettia die as above,  cheery lynn merry christmas die, IO small deer(imp-die117),  embossing folder unknown name, trees.
Used white gel pen to add the snow effect,  add champagne gold gelatoes on the deer (cut out of chocolate brown card stock),  flowersoft for the center of the flower with buttercup sparkles personal stamp exchange  Product.  Layer torn white paper on bottom.



Saturday, October 12, 2013

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®

October's  challenge is to create something that represents your cherished secret dream!
http://designmemorycraft.typepad.com/design-memory-craft/2013/10/take-the-challenge-with-mou-october-2013-.html#more
Stamp: Northwoods rubber stamp, versafine black ink, heat embossed with clear embossing powder ;  colored with gelatoes and perfect ink refresher.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Seaside scene: Impression Obsession

Friday night trying to come up with something!  Stamps:. G1731 impression Obsession,  inky antic m1-1809-2k;  dies:. Nautical frame and accents spellbinders

Monday, October 7, 2013

Cutting garden challenge

http://thecuttinggarden.ca/2013/10/06/octobers-blog-challenge-starts-today/
I used my slice!  I get very frustrated using it, sometimes it works,
sometimes it does not!    The "finished"card  is a tad messy....but it was fun playing with different product!  Inkagold, distress inks etc.

Colors of fall challenge


Impression Obsession stamp:. color of fall challenge.

  stamp used :                           IO H1781

Stamped image 3 times with black versafine ink.  Colored with twinkling. H2o and smooch.  Punched 3 leaves in white paper and then painted.  Inside of card, I was lazy with the sediment,   should have made a larger card, but I prefer 5 1/2 by 4 1/4 size!  Thanks for looking.  

Saturday, October 5, 2013