Flourishes Limelight Week 4!

Copic Markers, Faux Bleach/Batik, Flourishes, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Tag Art, Techniques, Tombow Marker 7 Responses »
Jun 282009

Good morning!  Today is the last post I’ve made on the Flourishes Newsletter as the June Flourishes Limelight Designer.  Today I covered the Faux Bleach Technique on the Flourishes Newsletter.

For this week’s post, I worked with both the Home Tweet Home and Birds in Vines sets. My first card uses Home Tweet Home.

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The image was colored with Tombow Markers and I used the new Spellbinders S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities for the border along the bottom.

To show examples of the Faux Bleach Technique, I used Birds in Vines and airbrushed over the embossed image with Copic Markers.

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and the embossing ironed off as a second background:

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  • Stamps:  Birds in Vines from Flourishes Stamps
  • Paper:  Prism Tawny Medium and Black; 7 Gypsies Market; Manila Shipping Tags
  • Ink:  Ranger Distress Embossing, Spiced Marmalade, Aged Mahogany, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Black Soot, and Archival Jet Black
  • Accessories:  Copic Markers and Airbrush System; May Arts Ribbon; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Ranger Matte Accents, Clear Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder, Ink Blending Tool; Spellbinders Grand 12” Classic Lace Borderabilities and S3-031 Scalloped Tag; Clover Craft Iron; Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors for distressing; Sewing Machine

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend, and thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Sherry Cheever at 6:41 am

Spellbinders Pendants Blog Frenzy!

Altered Art, Gift Boxes, Spellbinders 76 Responses »
Jun 262009

Spellbinders Introduces:

Shapeabilities Pendants Blog Frenzy

June 22 through June 29th, available for ordering June 30, 2009

Commenting on this post is welcome but does not enter you into the contest. This contest is sponsored directly by Spellbinders Paper Arts.  Please read the post to find directions for entering. If you have any questions, please e-mail [email protected].

Welcome to the fifth day of Spellbinders Pendants Blog Frenzy!

Spellbinders is celebrating the introduction of Pendants die templates, a new die line that will inspire your creative mind.  You have the opportunity to win the Pendant and Border dies I’m introducing today by entering the contest at the end of this post. Be sure to read all the rules before entering! You still have until June 26th, 11:59 pm EST to enter Keri Lee Sereika’s blog at:  Pink Lemonade and until June 27, 11:59 pm EST to enter mine.  Please Note: Although the contest entry is now closed on this blog, please see the list below for blogs in which the contest remains open. Thank you!

To see previous reveals, or to go to any of the ones coming up, feel free to visit the following:

June 22, 2009 – Beccca Feeken

June 23, 2009 – Debbie Olson

June 24, 2009 – Michelle Wooderson

June 25, 3009 – Keri Lee Sereika

June 26, 2009 – Sherry Cheever

June 27, 2009 – Heidi Blankenship

June 28, 2009 – Linda Duke

June 29, 2009 – Jennifer Davis

After the entry deadline is reached, Spellbinders will randomly pick one entry from each Blog Frenzy reveal as stated in the “Rules”. Winner will be contacted by e-mail within 24 hours of the contest deadline. Winner will have 72 hours to reply to that e-mail to claim the prize. If Winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new name will be drawn for said prize. Winner will receive the new die templates being revealed on the specific daily blog post they are entering.

Entrants visiting all 8 Spellbinders Pendant Reveals and correctly entering their information into the separate drawings, as described below, will automatically be entered into a GRAND PRIZE give away of a full set of the 8 Pendants die templates and 8 matching Petite Border die templates being revealed.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the first 4 days of the Blog Frenzy.  I have so enjoyed seeing what the other Designers have made with the new Spellbinders Pendant die templates and Spellbinders Borderabilities die templates.

It is my pleasure today to reveal the following new Spellbinders Pendant die templates and Spellbinders Borderabilities die templates.

S4-210 Lattice Pendants MRSP 24.99

S4-210-LATTICE-PENDANT

S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities MSRP  19.99

S4-218-LATTICE-BORDERABILITIES

Here’s my first project for you today!

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I used only watercolor paper for this project, making the background using the Wrinkle Free Distress Technique.  The Spellbinders S3-146 Butterflies 2, were die cut and embossed from extra scrap of the background.  They were then covered with Ranger Matte Accents and sprinkled with vintage glass glitter.

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While I was working with the Pendant part of the Spellbinders S4-210 Lattice Pendants, I realized that the extra Accents of the Pendant that were embossed and then cut out, would make fabulous pieces to layer.  In order to line the parts up, the Pendant was placed on the background and then I traced where the Accents would be placed.

Step 1

Step 2

The Accent pieces were then glued down and the Pendant was raised over the Accents pieces with foam mounting tape.

Step 3

Step 4

The Center die template was then die cut and embossed with more spare scraps of the background and raised with foam tape over a Spellbinders S4-124 Classic Scalloped Circles Large.  A button and ribbon hold the final center pieces together.

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  • Paper:  Strathmore Watercolor
  • Ink:  Ranger Shabby Shutters, Broken China, Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord Distress
  • Accessories:  Spellbinders S3-146 Butterflies 2, S4-124 Classic Scalloped Circles Large, S4-210 Lattice Pendants and S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities; Ranger Matte Accents, Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Mini Mister; Art Glitter Vintage Shards Glass Glitter; Button; Ribbon; Making Memories Wire; Venture Foam Tape

My second project today is one of my note and/or trinket boxes.

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The inside.

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The top

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  • Paper:  K&Company Ancestry.com Tea Floral and Newsprint and Life’s Journey Layered Script; Bazzill Bluegrass
  • Ink:  Ranger Vintage Photo Distress
  • Accessories:  Spellbinders S4-210 Lattice Pendants, S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities, S4-189 Labels Three, and S4-110 Classic Ovals Large; Ranger Matte Accents; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Venture Foam Tape; KaiserCraft Latte Pearls; Heavy Weight Chipboard Coasters

Rules
Any participant wishing to be included in the daily drawing for the Spellbinders Pendants die templates Blog Frenzy give-away must adhere to all of the following rules. We are happy to welcome US and international blog guests for this Frenzy.

To enter each drawing on sneak peeks between June 22 and June 29, visit the reveal blog and click on the contest link to reveal an e-mail window. In the subject line of the e-mail, enter the die template name being revealed. Each blog reveal will remain open for 48 hours. Only 1 entry per blog is allowed and participant must use the same email address daily to be considered for grand prize entry, no exceptions. Please consider whether you will have access to the same e-mail address from June 22nd through June 29th and plan accordingly.

Spellbinders Design Team members and employees are not eligible for drawings.

Any participant wishing to be automatically entered into the drawing for the Pendants Frenzy Grand Prize must enter all 8 blog reveals and follow all the above rules.

Please note:

*Spellbinders will only use email information to contact the winner.

*Spellbinders will not share this email address with any other parties.

*Spellbinders will not use this email information for advertisements or communications

other than to contact the winner.

*If you wish to be included in further communications from Spellbinders, please go to their homepage SpellbindersPaperArts.com and sign up for their newsletter.

Spellbinders Pendants Blog Frenzy drawing:  To enter, click here OR e-mail your entry to: [Links removed because the contest deadline for this blog has now passed] if an e-mail pop-up box does not automatically come up.For more Spellbinders product release information go to the Spellbinders PaperArts Blog.

If you have any questions regarding the contest, send an e-mail to: [email protected]

Thanks for stopping by today and don’t forget to register for the contests!

Posted by Sherry Cheever at 12:02 am

We're Strolling!

Chipboard/Illustration Board, Inchie Art, Rubbernecker, Techniques, Tombow Marker, Watercolor 69 Responses »
Jun 252009

Good Thursday morning!   Smiley from millan.net  We got another exciting Thursday for y’all!  Rubbernecker Stamps is releasing 2 new sets and 1 background today  . . . and we are having another stroll!

If you haven’t started the stroll at the Rubbernecker Blog, I suggest you go there now!  I’m last on the list and if you are searching for phrase words, the first one is on the Rubbernecker Blog!    Just trying to keep y’all strolling in the right direction . . . . Smiley from millan.net You’re also going to find all the deets and requirements (to win a prize) on the Rubbernecker Blog.

Yesterday I worked with the Flower Silhouette set for the Wacky Wednesday Challenge.  So today, I thought it would be fun to try the Teddy inchies.  I LOVE these little guys.  When you look closely at them, they each appear to have their own personality.  My mind is already racing with ideas for these little cuties!

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The Teddy images were stamped on squares of illustration board and then water colored with Tombow Markers.  I have an artist friend who has always drawn and painted on illustration board, and NOW I know!  The colors float across the board and don’t lose any of their color (otherwise fade and/or wash out).

The Blog Stroll ends with me and my clue in the phrase is:  BACKGROUND!  I hope you’ve started at the Rubbernecker Blog, followed the instructions for the stroll – visited all the other blogs, left comments, and have found all the words in the phrase.

To win one of the newly released sets (or any of the other new releases since April 1), all you have to do is leave me a comment, and then email the phrase (with the correct subject line and your mailing address) that you found on the stroll to me at [email protected].   The Blog Stroll will end at 12:00 Noon on Friday, June 24, and the winners will be announced on the Rubbernecker Blog!

Before I run off today, Rubbernecker Stamps is sponsoring this week’s challenge at Charisma Cardz Thursday Craft Challenges.  Drop by for a visit . . . they are such a talented group of stampers!

I hope you enjoyed the stroll and thanks for stopping by the BAD Side for awhile.

Posted by Sherry Cheever at 4:30 am

Wacky Wednesday #17!

Rubbernecker, Spellbinders, Tag Art, Techniques, Tombow Marker, Wrinkle-Free Distress 10 Responses »
Jun 242009

Good morning!  Smiley from millan.net Hope y’all have had a good week so far.  It seems like I’ve been busy, but I’m not getting much accomplished.  Oh well, maybe it’s just meant to be . . . me spinning my wheels (only it’s not in a convertible)! Smiley from millan.net   I really think it’s more like this . . . Smiley from millan.net but I’ve lost the paddle!

Today is Rubbernecker Stamps WACKY WEDNESDAY #17, and Shelly is our hostess today.  She’s given us a simple challenge, incorporate a tag on your card.  Easy peasy!  You can check out more about the challenge and how to win a 40% off coupon from Rubbernecker Stamps on the Rubbernecker Blog.

My card today was a fun one to make.  I’ve been trying different papers with the Wrinkle Free Distress technique, and have absolutely fallen in love with the results I get when using watercolor paper.  No kidding!  Watercolor paper!  Try it sometime, it is fabulous.

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The background is watercolor paper that I’ve made using the Wrinkle Free Distress technique and Broken China, Dusty Concord and Peeled Paint Distress Inks.  The background for the new 468 Flower Silhouettes (released by Rubbernecker tomorrow) was made the same way but with Broken China, Shabby Shutters and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  It’s also on a small manila shipping tag instead of watercolor paper.  Can you see the difference?  The flower image was colored with Tombow Markers, misted with water, and then stamped on the tag.  One of my very favorite techniques of all time!

  • Stamps:  468 Flower Silhouettes from Rubbernecker Stamps
  • Paper:  Strathmore Watercolor Paper; Prism Spring Willow Dark and Frosted Teal; Manila Shipping Tag
  • Ink:  Ranger Archival Jet Black and Vintage Photo, Shabby Shutters, Broken China, Dusty Concord and Peeled Paint Distress
  • Accessories:  Spellbinders Petite 5-1/2” Deckled Scalloped Borderabilities, Small and Large Classic and Scalloped Petite Oval Nestabilities; Ranger Mini Mister, Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Matte Accents; May Arts Ribbon; Venture Foam Tape; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Brads

Come play along in the WACKY WEDNESDAY Challenge this week . . . who knows, you might win a coupon worth 40% off your entire order at Rubbernecker Stamps.  The Red-Hot Mommas will be on the stroll tomorrow too, when we release 2 new sets and one new background!

Posted by Sherry Cheever at 4:30 am

Worth Waiting For!

Rubbernecker, Techniques, Tombow Marker 11 Responses »
Jun 222009

Happy Monday!   I know it’s a little late for me to be posting, but I just have to share.  Some months ago a few of the Rubbernecker Red-Hot Mommas, including myself, started a crusade.  We were wanting some new coloring tools.  Markers!  Tombow Markers!  We had been watching our friend Jerri Kay and her gorgeous work with them, read her tutorial over and over again, and simply HAD to have Tombow Markers.  Deep within our souls, we knew that if we could just hold one of those markers, that Jeri’s mojo would permeate our fingers and we could color as well as her!  Of course, we didn’t tell Mr. Rubbernecker that was the main reason we wanted them . .Smiley from millan.net . . we used the excuse that we needed an excellent water-based marker, especially since Rubbernecker was coming out with so many solid images.

On Saturday I came home from the Epilepsy Walk and there on the dining room table was a priority box from Rubbernecker.  All of a sudden I started to shake, Smiley from millan.net dribbled down my chin, and my knees went weak!  Mr. Stodgy looked at me like I had rabies or something and asked “a box from Rubbernecker?”  I responded, “Yes, but not just any old box.”  I grabbed the box off the table and ripped open the top . . .  there inside, on the top, was a large ziplock bag.  Hyperventilating I pulled out the bag . . .  markers, Tombow Markers!  Oh my heavens . . . .Smiley from millan.net

Since Saturday evening, I’ve been buried in the studio coloring with my new markers  Smiley from millan.net

The box also contained some new floral images that I’ve been wanting, so when I was ordering some supplies, I also ordered them.  Well, they’re not new per se, but they are new to me.

I am overjoyed with the Tombow Markers!  I love the way they watercolor and how they feel in my hand when I’m coloring.  The only problem I have . . .  Jerri’s mojo did not come with the markers.  Smiley from millan.net

Here’s one of the first images I colored, making the mistake of not working on a layout or paper until after the fact.

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I know this is so not me, but I do sorta like the simple look to it.

I guess that’s all for today, except for one last thing . . . can you tell that I’m excited that RUBBERNECKER STAMPS now has TOMBOW MARKERS  . . . and that I still need quite a bit of practice with them!

Posted by Sherry Cheever at 8:16 pm
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