Ways to use it challenge

For those of you that follow my blog, you probably know that I am a fan of coloring esp using the gamsol technique. Well today's challenge on SCS was to use your pencils and I could not have been more pleased. I did 2 cards today as a matter of fact. This first card is also for the hanna stamps weekly challenge.



I colored my image and used my nesties to matte it. I then used a spica glitter pen to highlight the umbrella and I used crystal effects on the raincoat. After all some raincoats are that shiny vinyl type material so I thought that might be cool. I matted some dp and attached to my cuttlebug layer. I die cut my ribbon tag and punched out my sentiment with my word window punch and attached it. The scallops on the oval were paper pierced. I adhered everything to the card base and finished off with some primas with rhinestone centers.

Here is a close up look for you:


Supplies:
stamps- rainy day and things hanna would say both from hanna stamps!
ink- real red, palette noir
CS- real red, white, bashful blue, summer picnic dp
accessories/tools- nesties, cb swiss dots folder, tag trio, tafetta ribbon, word window punch, paper piercer, spica glitter pen, crystal effects, prismapencils, gamsol, primas, rhinestones

My second card uses the ellie elephant image from high hopes. I also colored this with my prismapencils and gamsol. One tip I can share with you that I use is that I frequently will use an eraser to help remove some color and highlight my images where I want some more shading. This card is pretty straight forward with a simple layout to let the image take the show. I did paper pierce the corners of my image and attach my sentiment tag with a safety pin to my ribbon.



Supplies:
stamps- high hopes elephant, PTI sentiment
CS- berry bliss dp, regal rose, white
ink- palette noir, regal rose
accessories/tools- paper piercer, regal rose grosgrain, tag, safety pin, prismapencils and gamsol

I hope you have enjoyed my cards today!

Triple challenge

Well I do love the challenges on SCS but frequently I am not able to fit all of them in so like some others I combine them but not often do I combine 3 of the weekly challenges. I used the try a new technique challenge which was to use faux embossing- pretty cool too! I did the color challenge which was to use rose red, kraft, and black and I used the sketch challenge.



I first sponged the edges of my kraft rectange and then stamped my images with white ink. I then stamped over slightly with the black ink hence the faux embossing. Truthfully I should have used my stamp a majig but I was a bit pressed on time. Oh well- good enough. I inked up my sentiment and highlighted the word JOY with my black marker and stamped it. The bg kraft layers were stamped with some of the same images as the main image in versamark ink. I then assembled all the layers together, tied my ribbon and added my flowers.

Supplies:
stamps- verve Serenity
ink- versamajic white and black, versamark, rose red
CS- rose red, kraft, black
accessories- primas, rose red brads, stitched ribbon

I appreciate you stopping by- have a blessed day!

gettin distressed with DRS

I you are all having a nice day. My card today is actually posted on the DRS designs blog because today was my turn to post. I post there every other Tuesday. So I am actually going to direct you there just so I am not posting the exact same thing here too. I had originally hoped to post a card for the color challenge today on SCS but unfortunately I did not get time to make one today. Maybe I will combine the color and sketch challenge together tomorrow. Anyway go check out my card here. Thanks and stop by again soon.

Mojo Monday 49

Julee Tilman's sketches are awesome and this one is no exception. Take a peek:



I started by stamping my image on shimmer white and coloring with a combo of SU markers and copics. I then pierced around the image, sponged the edges and added rhinestones to it. I double matted it and set aside. I stamped the sentiment and matted it then attached between the image and the scalloped part according to the sketch. I assembled my dp layers using a corner rounder to make the scallops on the bottom layer and accected them with rhinestones. All the scallops were pierced as was the row at the top of the card. I tied my choc chip satin ribbon around it and attached to my card base. This also combines the dirty dozen fan challenge to use bling and uses the color palette for the verve project parade this month.

Supplies:
stamps- SU espress yourself, PTI year round puns
ink- brilliance pearlescent chocolate
CS- shimmer white, pretty in pink, close to cocoa, choc chip, berry bliss dp
accessories- rhinestones, corner rounder punch, su scallop punch, nesties, paper piercer, satin ribbon

Have a terrific day!!

"Torn"

Well as I am typing this I have 2 songs going through my head and I thought it would only be fair to do the same for you reading this. The first has the lyrics "Torn between two lovers..." and the other "I'm already torn". I don't know who sings them but anyway...on with the reason you came.

I actually made 3 cards today in a fairly short amount of time, well short for me LOL. All of them use the same main stamp from one of my new releases from DRS designs.


These first 2 cards are exactly the same but just using a different color scheme. I started my stamping my verse on confetti white paper and then tore all around it. I tore the image because it is the way to use it challenge today on SCS and besides I thought it reminded me of an old well used bible page. I then distressed it by using the direct ink pad to paper technique and just swiped lightly around the torn edges. I double matted it and attached brads in the corners. I tend took my snowflake swirl stamp (love this one) and stamped it 4 times on my card base once in each corner. I attached my main image and finished off by tying some organdy ribbon at the top.

Supplies:
stamps- DRS designs L972 and F875
CS- confetti white, night of navy or cranberry crisp, brushed silver and gold
ink- navy and silver, gold cranberry
accessories- organdy ribbon, cord, silver and gold brads

Now the real reason I made 3 cards today. I first stamped my image on the confetti white and I planned on using it with this patterned paper but when I went to assemble my card I noticed the paper had a cream base not white so I needed to stamp it again on vanilla CS. I could not let the other image go to waste so I whipped up the other 2 cards in different colors because I wanted to see what other color scheme would look like. So I restamped this image on vanilla, tore and inked the edges and crumpled it to distress it some more. I then lightly sponged over it so that the ink would highlight some of the creases. I matted it and attached 2 brads on the top. I tied my ribbon around the bottom of my dp which I also tore. Next time I will tear it a bit lower so more card base shows. I attached the paper and image to my base and there you have it! They are pretty simple cards which would not be too difficult to reproduce for Christmas cards. Sometimes simple is good.

Supplies:
stamps- DRS designs L972
CS- cranberry crisp, true thyme, holiday thyme dp
ink- cranberry crisp
accessories- brads, stitched ribbon

Be sure to check out the DRS designs website where you can get these and some other cool stamps. I am off to go out and play with my kids now, have a great day!

sketch challenge with Gina K.

Today's sketch on SCS is a great one! I know I will use this again. I just knew I wanted to use this image from Gina K. Designs when I saw it.



I colored the image with prismamarkers and used a clear stardust gelly roll pen on the stork and stickles on the baby for sparkle. This was matted on a giga scalloped circle- my nesties arn't here yet. I stitched my triangles onto my brocade layer and tied a ribbon around the center. I then attached my image to it using pop dots. I stitched the other coordinating patterned paper to another brocade layer and attached to the base. I embellished the corners with some satin ribbon. I stamped my sentiment, punched it out with my word window punch and attached a brad. The top corner was embellished with buttons before attaching the smaller square layer to the card.

Supplies:
stamps- Gina K Designs how sweet it is, PTI favor it baby
ink- palette noir, brocade blue,
CS/dp- brocade blue, PT lemon tart, heidi grace dp
accessories/tools- lemon tart satin ribbon, blue grosgrain ribbon, brocade brad, buttons, pop dots, word window punch, diamond stickles, clear stardust gelly pen, paper piercer, prismacolor markers (light cerulean blue, slate blue, deco yellow)

Thanks for your visit today!

Color challenge 180

Hi there! Can you believe it I am posting 2 days in a row!! Before I get on with my project today, I thought that I would share some more wonderful news with you all. First, 2 of my cards are going to be pulished. One will be in the March 2009 issue of papercrafts magazine and the second is going to be in the May 2009 issue of cardmaker magazine. I am so excited because these are my first publications. If that is not enough, I received an honorable mention from Nichole at Papertrey for one of the entries I submitted for the guest star stamper contest.

For today's card I wanted to use some of the new releases from DRS designs for the SCS color challenge. Today's colors are ruby red, close to cocoa and blush blossom. You can see the specifics here to play along. I mean who can resist playing with new rubbah LOL? Take a look:



I stamped my star image with versamark ink and embossed it. I then punched out my stars and embossed one of them. I did not have any gold star brads to match my card but no problem! I embossed my silver brads and made them gold! I never tried it before and it works beautifully. You can make any of your colored brads shimmery by embossing them- cool huh? I then stamped my bow image and embossed that. Now, all the embossing is done and we can start assembling everything. I stamped my blush layer with my swirly stamp all over with versamark and did the same with the cocoa strip. I pierced the red strip before adhering to the cocoa strip in the middle and then attaching to the blush layer. I used my 2 SU markers to color in only part of my sentiment. The whole sentiment would not fit well on my card so I omitted part of it by using my markers. I used the ticket corner punch on the cocoa layer and matted my blush layer on it. I attached my large star image and used a pop dot to adhere the star in the middle of it. I tend placed my other star punches and the star brads that I embossed around my card before I attached to the card base. I finished off my trimming my middle strip with gold stickles to frame it. Here is a note for some of you who have expressed concern about ribbon on cards and it being too bulky: I have no ribbon on my card but have used my new ribbon stamp instead. This is a perfect solution because it does not add bulk and you can make it any color you want so no problem when you don't have the color ribbon to match your project. This stamp was just released from DRS designs and it comes with a ribbon outline which you can color and a solid ribbon which is what I used here. So run on over to the drs website and take a peek. Be sure to let them know that I sent you too.

Supplies:
stamps- DRS designs M900, P903, P607
CS- ruby red, blush blossom, close to cocoa
accessories/tools- SU ticket corner punch, Victorian gold embossing powder, gold stickles, SU markers in ruby red and cocoa, paper piercer, star punch, versamark pad, star brads

Thanks for visiting today and have a blessed day!