Hello to you on this Monday! I have a mini try-fold card for Art Impressions today using the new Potting Shed Mini Try-Fold!
Monday, September 24, 2018
Friday, September 21, 2018
SSS STAMPtember and Art Impressions
It's STAMPtember!!!! I'm so thrilled to create this fun card using the new set called Pumpkin Spice! This set is a collaboration between Simon Says Stamp and Art Impressions.
If you are wondering what STAMPtember is, this is from Simon's blog:
If you are wondering what STAMPtember is, this is from Simon's blog:
STAMPtember defined:
STAMPtember® (stmp-tmbr) is defined by Simon Says Stamp… an event intended to inspire, educate, and celebrate our community of stampers.
Simon Says Stamp was founded in 2002 with an obsession for rubber stamps. However, it didn’t take long until we became a One Stop Shop. Now Simon Says Stamp and STAMPtember® is so much more than stamps! This year you’ll also see a focus on many other exciting products like dies, notecards, and some very special surprises. Our intention is to be your one stop shop in this awesome community! Rubber stamps still remain at the heart of our business, and we are celebrating by releasing exclusive products with many of the industry’s finest brands. Be sure to visit our Blog as the home base for the festivities!
I stamped these fun gals onto some Neenah Solar White 80 lb. paper and then colored them with Prismacolor Pencils. I really enjoyed my coloring time and took it slow to build up my pencil layers and to get smooth blending between the layers. Some fun details were added to the jacket and scarf with pencils and a Micron .005 black pen.
I added the grass with a stencil, after masking the ladies, with Mowed Lawn and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks. The sky was lightly stenciled with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide.
Grab this fun fall set quick before they are gone over at Simon Says Stamp! Thank you so much for stopping by!
Prisma Color Pencils:
Hair: Sienna Brown, Chocolate, Dark Brown
Skin: White, Eggshell, Light Peach, Peach, Burnt Ochre
Pants: Light Umber, Dark Brown, Dark Umber, Black, 50% French Gray, 70% French Gray, 90% French Gray
Jacket/Top: Sand, Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod, Olive Green, Dark Green
Sweater/Scarf: Light Aqua, Aquamarine, Cobalt Turquoise, Sand Yellow Ochre
Pumpkins: Pumpkin Orange, Cadmium Orange Hue, Yellowed Orange, Spanish Orange
Other supplies:
Honey Bee Stamps Outdoor Scene Builder stencils
My Favorite Things: Grassy Edges stencil; Stitched Tag Corner Rectangle Die-namics
Paper pad: Pebbles Woodland Forest 6 x 6 paper pad
My Favorite Things: Grassy Edges stencil; Stitched Tag Corner Rectangle Die-namics
Paper pad: Pebbles Woodland Forest 6 x 6 paper pad
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Week 2 - Art Impressions Challenge #241 - Circle Elements
Hello friends! It's the second week of Art Impressions' Challenge #241, Circle Elements!
My card for this challenge features the newly released Christmas Circlet MTF! This stamps such a beautiful wintery scene! I've given the scene some dimension by popping the top layer up with a shaker card!
Open the first layer and you have this beautiful cottage!
The inside of the card with Santa and the sweet sentiment.
I stamped my images onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper so that I could use my African Violet Marvy LePlume II marker to color the shadows of the snow. I colored everything else with various Spectrum Noir and Copic alcohol markers.
I stamped a background stamp onto Neenah Solar White 80# paper and used the new Art Impressions Rectangle Double Stitched dies to create the cut the top layer of the frame. I cut an additional plain white frame to reinforce this one. I also used some circle dies to cut the round frames in the same manner. The frames were backed a piece of acetate and then with a double layer of foam tape to create dimension for the shaker window. I added my snow in little piles and then placed the acetate shaker frame over it. Here are some photos that may help my explanation.
Of course, a Christmas card needs a good amount of sparkle so I added some Spectrum Noir clear sparkle to all of the snow! Here are some close ups to see the shine and dimension you get from popping up the top layer.
If you're still reading here, thank you! I appreciate you taking a look! I hope you will be inspired to join in Art Impressions Circle Elements challenge!
My card for this challenge features the newly released Christmas Circlet MTF! This stamps such a beautiful wintery scene! I've given the scene some dimension by popping the top layer up with a shaker card!
Open the first layer and you have this beautiful cottage!
The inside of the card with Santa and the sweet sentiment.
I stamped my images onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper so that I could use my African Violet Marvy LePlume II marker to color the shadows of the snow. I colored everything else with various Spectrum Noir and Copic alcohol markers.
I stamped a background stamp onto Neenah Solar White 80# paper and used the new Art Impressions Rectangle Double Stitched dies to create the cut the top layer of the frame. I cut an additional plain white frame to reinforce this one. I also used some circle dies to cut the round frames in the same manner. The frames were backed a piece of acetate and then with a double layer of foam tape to create dimension for the shaker window. I added my snow in little piles and then placed the acetate shaker frame over it. Here are some photos that may help my explanation.
Of course, a Christmas card needs a good amount of sparkle so I added some Spectrum Noir clear sparkle to all of the snow! Here are some close ups to see the shine and dimension you get from popping up the top layer.
If you're still reading here, thank you! I appreciate you taking a look! I hope you will be inspired to join in Art Impressions Circle Elements challenge!
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
SSS STAMPtember and Honey Bee Stamps
Woohoo! I'm very excited today to show you a card using the latest collaboration set with Simon Says Stamp and Honey Bee Stamps for STAMPtember! The set is called Tie One On and is filled with balloons, curly ties, and sentiments with an awesome font!
If you are wondering what STAMPtember is, this is from Simon's blog:
If you are wondering what STAMPtember is, this is from Simon's blog:
STAMPtember defined:
STAMPtember® (stmp-tmbr) is defined by Simon Says Stamp… an event intended to inspire, educate, and celebrate our community of stampers.
Simon Says Stamp was founded in 2002 with an obsession for rubber stamps. However, it didn’t take long until we became a One Stop Shop. Now Simon Says Stamp and STAMPtember® is so much more than stamps! This year you’ll also see a focus on many other exciting products like dies, notecards, and some very special surprises. Our intention is to be your one stop shop in this awesome community! Rubber stamps still remain at the heart of our business, and we are celebrating by releasing exclusive products with many of the industry’s finest brands. Be sure to visit our Blog as the home base for the festivities!
I LOVE the falling (or fallen, spending on which way you stamp it) glitter stamp! I've used some oh, so sparkly gold embossing powder to stamp the glitter inside the balloons and at the bottom of my card! I tried my best to capture the sparkle in the photo, but it's even prettier in real life!
I first stamped the balloons onto masking paper to create masks. I then stamped the first balloon, masked it, then stamped the next, and so on. Before adding the confetti to the balloons, I colored them with Copic and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. To get the glitter only within the balloons, I used the outside portion of the masking paper that was around the balloon (I never remember if that is the positive or the negative of the cut! Haha!) Just place the mask around the balloon, then stamp the confetti in Versamark, add your embossing powder, and heat emboss.
Don't you totally love the font of the words in the set?! Since my gold sparkle embossing powder is semi-transparent, I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it twice. The first layer was with Ranger gold embossing powder, then the gold sparkle embossing powder for the 2nd layer. The balloon panel is cut to 3-¾ x 5 and mounted onto the diagonal striped paper. Here is an angled, close-up photo to show more of the sparkle!
Be sure to go to Honey Bee Stamps blog to see some more beautiful inspiration from the design team--AND leave a comment on their blog for a chance at a wonderful prize! Thank you SO much for stopping by to take a look! I really do appreciate you!
Carol :)
Supplies:
Simon Says Stamp/Honey Bee Stamps Tie One On
MFT Stamps Dots & Stripes Neutral 6 x 6 paper pad
Scrapbook Adhesives Black 3D Foam Squares
Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold embossing powder
Recollections Clear Gold Sparkle embossing powder
I first stamped the balloons onto masking paper to create masks. I then stamped the first balloon, masked it, then stamped the next, and so on. Before adding the confetti to the balloons, I colored them with Copic and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. To get the glitter only within the balloons, I used the outside portion of the masking paper that was around the balloon (I never remember if that is the positive or the negative of the cut! Haha!) Just place the mask around the balloon, then stamp the confetti in Versamark, add your embossing powder, and heat emboss.
Don't you totally love the font of the words in the set?! Since my gold sparkle embossing powder is semi-transparent, I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it twice. The first layer was with Ranger gold embossing powder, then the gold sparkle embossing powder for the 2nd layer. The balloon panel is cut to 3-¾ x 5 and mounted onto the diagonal striped paper. Here is an angled, close-up photo to show more of the sparkle!
Be sure to go to Honey Bee Stamps blog to see some more beautiful inspiration from the design team--AND leave a comment on their blog for a chance at a wonderful prize! Thank you SO much for stopping by to take a look! I really do appreciate you!
Carol :)
Supplies:
Simon Says Stamp/Honey Bee Stamps Tie One On
MFT Stamps Dots & Stripes Neutral 6 x 6 paper pad
Scrapbook Adhesives Black 3D Foam Squares
Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold embossing powder
Recollections Clear Gold Sparkle embossing powder
Monday, September 17, 2018
Watercolor Snowman, Art Impressions
Happy Monday! I am SO behind in making my Christmas cards!! I usually have them almost all done by this time of the year!! Eek! Well, at least I've started and I am over on the Art Impressions blog showing this so sweet WC Snowman Set! I do love snowmen images for my holiday cards!
I made three different cards varying the colors and intensity of those colors for various looks!
I hope you'll go over to the Art Impressions blog where I have more details and a complete supply list! Thank you for taking a look! I appreciate you!
Monday, September 10, 2018
Hello Friend MTF Notecard for Art Impressions
Hi and happy Monday to you all! I'm over on the Art Impressions blog today to share this sweet trifold notecard I made using the Hello Friends MTF.
I would love for you to click over to Art Impressions to see more and leave me a comment saying hello! Thank you for stopping by!
Zig Clean Color markers used:
Light Green, May Green, Mid Green Olive Green, Pale Green, Yellow Green
Yellow, Bright Yellow, Orange, Light Pink, Peach Pink, Green Gray
English Lavender, Violet, Light Blue
Marvy LePlume II markers used:
Pine Green, African Violet, Steel Blue, Prussian Blue
Monday, September 3, 2018
Best Friends Birthday for Art Impressions
Happy Monday!! I'm on the Art Impressions blog today with these cards using the oh so fun Big Birthday Wishes set!
I've got more photos and all the details on the Art Impressions blog. I hope to see you there! Thank you for stopping here!
