Category Archives: Stampers Anonymous

Poppy Background Mixed Media Card!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Sherry Cheever| 4 Comments

Good morning!  How is everyone?  I can’t believe that a week has flown by and I’ve had very little studio time.   Yesterday I ended up putting Hadlee in her high chair and she joined me in the studio for an hour or so.  It wasn’t long  . . . but it was some inky time!

It’s my day to post on the eP Blog and quite frankly, I wanted to actually work in my Dylusions Art Journal but when I opened the pages I was completely overwhelmed.  Way too much space  . . .  I really think I need to find some art journaling classes to feel more at ease with the process.  I ended up going with a smaller version of what I wanted to do.

SCheeverUnityMixedMediaCardMay2013

You can see more photos and get all the details on the eP Blog.  I hope you’ll join me over there!

Thanks for stopping by here today  . . . and remember, life is short so eat dessert first!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted in eclectic Paperie, Emboss Resist, Mixed Media, Spellbinders, Stampers Anonymous, Studio 490, Techniques, Unity Stamps, Watercolor, Wrinkle-Free Distress

Mixed Media Cards!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Sherry Cheever| 5 Comments

Good Tuesday morning!  I’ve got one more Wendy Vecchi inspired card today.  I can’t say that this is going to be my last one  . . . because I’m having way too much fun making these!  I’m absolutely relishing the fact that I finished 3 cards yesterday and typically it takes me close to 2 days to finish a project anymore.    I even like the idea that they are completely flat and easy to mail . . . AND THE BEST PART . . . they are still mixed media!

That’s it . . . mixed media on a mini canvas . . .  easy peasy lemony squeezy!

Plus because I’ve been using Spellbinders™ Matting Basics Die Templates for die cutting the paper I’m working on, then using another for the card base, all the guess work is taken away.  I’m telling you . . . . a quick (less than 10 minute die cutting) card!  For my stenciling I’m taping down the die template to the paper and using a stencil brush to add the ink . . . it can’t get any easier!

SCheeverHeartThanksCard

While waiting for Kate to pick up Hadlee today the idea for this one came to me.  Well actually, I was napping and Mallory was messing with Hadlee . . . the flowers (Inspired by Nature) and some of the background stamping (Sanded Background) are old SU favorites that I keep hanging onto.  The sentiment “Thanks” is from Quietfire Design – Thank You (set of 4), and was stamped in Archival Jet Black.

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Once again I used Broken China, Bundled Sage and Wild Honey Distress Paint for the background.  The flower stamp was colored with Tombow Markers and when I misted the stamp, I accidentally picked up my Mini Mister filled with Copper Perfect Pearls  . . .  so, I had to add some copper splatters from my Krylon pen.  The heart was stenciled with both Bundled Sage and Tumbled Glass.

That’s all for me today.  Thanks for stopping by!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted in Misting with Markers, Mixed Media, Quietfire Design, Spellbinders, Stampers Anonymous, Studio 490, Techniques, Tombow Marker

More Simple Layered Cards!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Sherry Cheever| 4 Comments

Happy Monday!  I’m still on my simple layer/stenciled card kick . . . I’ve can’t remember the last night I had so much fun slapping ink on a piece of paper.  This process is actually taking me back a few years to when we didn’t have designer papers (or if we did, we didn’t use them . . . in my case I just refused to buy it) and made our own backgrounds with inks and stamps.

I came up with the idea for the first card early this morning and couldn’t wait to get Hadlee down for a nap so I could hit the studio.

SCheeverHeartStencilCard

Going back to basics, I used three different sizes of the Spellbinders™ Classic Heart Die Templates as my stencils.  The background is Broken China, Wild Honey and Bundles Sage Distress Paints that were misted with water and then my watercolor paper drug through the whole mess.  Lots of Studio 490 stamps on this one too (see the project supplies for details).

My second card today came about as a result of the first.  I was trying to think what other basic shapes could be used as stencils and hit upon the Spellbinders Stars 5 in the drawer.

SCheeverStarStencilCard

The same colors of Distress Paints were used for this background, except there was the addition of Seedless Preserves Splatters.  I die cut a piece of chipboard with the star to make my stencil (too much taping on this shape) and brushed in Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  The Studio 490 stars were stamped in Wild Honey.

I might have one more in me before the end of the day.  Mallory is having surgery tomorrow (hopefully we’ll be able to find out what has been causing all her problems for the last couple of years), so I need to get my months projects done today!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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More Card Inspiration!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Sherry Cheever| 7 Comments

Well, I just couldn’t help myself!  I headed back into the studio to make another simple layered card with what looks like plenty of white space.  Well . . . white space for me!

SCheeverWishCard

For this card, I decided to work with my new Distress Paints for the background.  I smeared down some Broken China, Wild Honey and Bundled Sage on my craft sheet.  Misted them all with water and then drug through my damp watercolor paper.  The paper had already been die cut/embossed with Spellbinders™ A2 Distressed Edges.

Instead of die cutting a stencil for the heart, I used the Classic Hearts die template itself as my stencil.  I taped around the edges with painters tape, but sadly I missed some on the top edges . . . that’s where you can see a blue halo . . . I like it!  The heart was outlined with one of my Zentangle Pens.

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Oh and before I removed the Classic Heart die template, I over-stamped the script background from Studio 490 Live and Make Art in Antique Linen.  The sentiment, Wish, from Studio 490 Just Word Art, was stamped in Archival Jet Black.  The numbers background from Art Parts was stamped along the side in Shaded Lilac.

Using my new, just received, Studio 490 Stencil, Wildflowers & A Bird, I added a flower in White Embossing Paste.    The flower was colored with Distress Markers in Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord and Walnut Stain.

As a final embellishment to the image, I couldn’t help my BAD self . . . I spritzed on some gold flecks with my Krylon Gold Leafing Pen.  Thank goodness I was able to find some new ones recently!

All I can say is . . . Thanks for the inspiration Wendy Vecchi!  I’ve had a blast making these cards!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted in Embossing Paste, Mixed Media, Spellbinders, Stampers Anonymous, Studio 490, Techniques

Lots of White Space!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Sherry Cheever| 4 Comments

Sometime during the last few weeks, Wendy Vecchi started posting some cards . . . I know Wendy making cards!  The first one caught my eye because of all the white space.  Then she followed up with these journal pages and another card!    I was hooked and INSPIRED!  I haven’t been inspired for a very long time . . .

SCheeverWithLoveCard

Using watercolor paper, I die cut/embossed my front panel with Spellbinders™ 5×7 Matting Basics A and the base of the card was 5×7 Matting Basics B.  The base is also watercolor paper, that was folded and then die cut as a whole by lining up the fold with the inner edge of the die.

I cut myself a stencil with the Classic Hearts and brushed in some Barn Red Distress Ink.    Splatters were made with watered down Peeled Paint, Wild Honey, Broken China and Seedless Preserves Distress Paint.

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To define the heart and the edge of the card, some outlining was done with a Sakura Pigma Micron 03 Pen.

White Embossing Paste was applied with the Studio 490 3 Fresh Flowers Stencil and then colored with Peeled Paint Distress Marker and Tombow Marker #676.

The sentiment, from Studio 490 Just Work Art, was stamped in Archival Jet Black.

This card was a blast to make!  It’s light enough to mail in a regular 5×7 envelope without extra postage and something a little different from me.  I LOVE it!  Don’t be surprised if you don’t see a few more of these.

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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