Day 9 #3

Ok, so I said I was having fun with the paints, I wasn't kidding.  I just couldn't stop.  I love both of these techniques, and I can see myself using them again and again.  I think this is my favorite day so far. 

Day 9 #2

Here's my second card.  I matted the watercolor paper on black card stock, but the photo was taken against a dark background, so it is hard to see the black.  I think this looks much better than the first.

Day 9

I had a lot of fun playing around with paint today.  I don't particularly like glitter since it is always so messy.  I have received cards in the mail and had glitter end up all over the place and it takes forever to get rid of, so instead of glitter I used metallic acrylic paint so I still had a bit of shimmer.

Day 7

I managed yet another one layer card - Yippieee!!!  For some reason it seems to take me twice as long to make one of these as it does to make one with several layers.  I like how it turned out.  Thanks for looking :)

Supplies used:

Stamps:  Close to my Heart Card Chatter - Birithday, Frame it Up, & Perfect fit Birthday

Hero Arts Lattice background stamp, 

Ink:  CTMH Pacifica, and Versafine onyx black

Day 5

I really like how this card turned out.  I never thought I would be having such fun with one layer cards.    This is my favorite card so far!  

Supplies used:

Hero Arts Silhouette Flower stamp

Versamark ink(s)

Distress ink in various colors

White card stock

Day 4

I always feel the need to add lots of stuff to my cards, but now I'm finding it's nice to keep it simple sometimes:) 

Day 2

I have always wanted to try a single layer card, but never knew where to start.  I still think this looks a bit plain, but I'm not sure what else to add.  Any suggestions are appreciated.  Thanks for looking :)

Supplies used:

Close to My Heart Perfect Fit - Frames 2 stamp set

Close to My Heart Perfect Fit - Birthday stamp set

Close to My Heart crystal blue and twilight inks

White card stock

Day 3

I never would have thought of this technique - how clever!  

Supplies used:

White card stock

Grey card stock

Close to My Heart Slate ink

Close To My Heart Card Chatter - Birthday stamp set

the Paper Studio Baroque Borders stamp set

Clean and Simple Card Making 2 Day 1

It is day one of Clean & Simple Card Making 2, and and I am already having fun with my first day of 'homework'.  I've had a busy day, so I wasn't able to do my homework until late, so the picture is a bit dark.  I usually use natural light, and the silver embossing powder was a bit hard to get the right angle so you could see it in the picture.  I really like how fast and fun this card was to make.  Now this is the kind of homework for me!

Supplies used:

black card stock

white card stock

silver embossing powder

Versafine black ink

Outta this world stamp set (Close To My Heart)

Artiste cricut cartridge (Close To My Heart)

Holiday Card Workshop Day 9 #2

After making one card, I decided I just had to try it again with this cute car stamp/die combo.  I can see how this could be really addicting :)

Holiday Card Workshop Day 9

I didn't really  have any holiday stamps that I thought would work with this technique, so I decided to go with this Love stamp that I have had for a while, but haven't used yet.  I like how it turned out.

Holiday Card Workshop Day 3

I'm not sure what I think of this card.  I didn't have the ink colors I wanted, and it looks a bit plain to me.  I may go back and add some glitter pen to it later.  It was nice to use my scoring board for something other than making one score line to fold a card.  I inked the raised embossed lines for a different look.  I also matted my stamped image with some kraft cardstock to make it pop a bit.  Thanks for looking :)

Holiday Card Workshop Day 2

I was so excited to get started after watching the video for today, I was determined to get out my background stamps and start working.  When I tried figuring out what to make, I discovered that amongst all of my stamp/die combo's that I have, not a single one of them was a Christmas one.  I know I could have chosen a theme that isn't Christmas, but this is a 'Holiday Card Workshop' right?  So I dusted off my Cricut machine that I haven't used in ages (I have been addicted to all those stamp/die combos that I mentioned earlier) and decided to find something Christmassy.  Then after being so excited about finding a new use for my background stamps, I discovered that I didn't have any that would work with the holiday theme, so I used an embossing folder instead.  I just love how this class makes me think outside the box.  I have also been inspired to dust off my Tim Holtz on the edge dies and jazz up my card (another item I had laying around collecting dust).  In summary, I didn't have any of the supplies that were used in class, but ended up creating a card using similar techniques with tools that I already had and being pleased with the results :)  

Products used:

White card base Georgia Pacific 110 lb cardstock 

Tim Holtz Alterations On the Edge Brackets Die

Fancy Pants Designs lilac house English Garden and Rose Damask papers

Versafine Onyx pigment ink

ColorBox Frost White pigment ink

Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge

and other odds and ends, scraps, and tools that every scrapper has laying near by that I can't think of off hand ;)

MFT Sketch Contest

The layout for this card is from the sketch for the guest designer contest for this month at My Favorite Things - one of my new favorite stamp/die combo companies.

 

I used paper from Basic Grey's Recess line, and from Tim Holtz's coordination's paper pack.  The die/stamp set is the MFT First Class Friend set, and various types of ink with Ranger's clear embossing powder.  Thanks for looking :)

 

Stretch Your Stamps Day 11

Stretch Your Stamps Day 11

Stretch Your Stamps Day 10

I finally found a use for a set of stamps I have had for quite some time now.  I stamped on ribbon and heat embossed it although I'm not totally happy with the way the ribbon turned out.  This was a great way for me to 'think outside the box'.

Stretch Your Stamps Day 9

Stretch Your Stamps Day 8

Stretch Your Stamps Day 5