White Holidays!

Christmas, Clean and Simple, Holidays, Spellbinders, Techniques 5 Responses »
Nov 272013

I don’t know what it is with me this week, but I’m absolutely being drawn to white with a pop of color!  Perhaps it’s because everything else around me is in total disarray and the lack of choices in color is calming for me.  Whatever it is . . . I’m hooked!

For those of you who have followed me for a long time know . . . white, clean and simple is just not my thing!  I think I might have a fever!!

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From the moment I first saw the Spellbinders® Frosty Forms Die Templates, I’ve been wanting to do something with the reindeer.  Believe me . . . I’ve tried!  I’ve never been able to make it work . . . until now.  All white!

All the paper for this card is watercolor, and every other layer has been embossed with polysparkle embossing powder.

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To give the card some dimension, each oval section is raised with foam mounting tape.

For added bling, a small pearl was colored with R59 Cardinal Copic (I can’t find my rhinestones in all my chaos).

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Maybe tomorrow I’ll be out of my white mood . . .  or then again, maybe not!

Thanks for joining me today!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 4:30 am

Clean and Simple from Me!

Clean and Simple, eclectic Paperie, Spellbinders, Techniques 14 Responses »
Dec 272012

Hey  . . . it’s me . . . Sherry!  Have you missed me?  I’ve missed y’all!

I honestly don’t know where the month of December has gone and how it came to be the end already and I’m still trying to get it all together.  I’ve been a little tired this month that’s for sure  . . . new rising times and bed times for this Grandma.  5:30 am comes awful early and then I can hardly make it a couple of hours after Hadlee leaves for the day until I’m ready to hit the sheets and start all over.  But I have to ask you . . .

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isn’t she just precious?

She’s growing leaps and bounds and even though I’ve been terribly exhausted . . . I wouldn’t trade my days with her for anything.  I’m truly blessed!

Apart from being tired, my mojo took a walk one day and so far . . . hasn’t returned.  I’ve got another week or so to try and find it before Hadlee comes back from the holidays so with any luck . . . it’ll be just around the corner!

Sadly I’ve found myself in need of a few sympathy cards over the last week and that’s what I worked on today.  I wanted something classic, clean and simple without too much going on.

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Now to find out all the details and such, you’ll have to hop over to the eP Blog and take a look  . .  . but as you can see, it is exactly what I wanted . . . clean and simple and completely different than what I would normally do.

Thanks for stopping by today!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

 

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 6:30 am

Quietfire Designs 2012 Christmas Hop!

Christmas, Clean and Simple, Graphic 45, Holidays, Quietfire Design, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques 63 Responses »
Oct 172012
Posted by Sherry Cheever at 12:02 am

Quietfire Designs and Spellbinders!

Clean and Simple, Dimensional Flowers, Quietfire Design, Spellbinders 18 Responses »
Aug 212012

Good morning!  I know this is Tuesday, and I should be posting a tangle, but I got a little Smiley from millan.net yesterday with something I should have been working on the last few days.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed my new sidebar, but it was announced last week on the Quietfire Creations Blog and in their newsletter that there was a new design team . . . and I’m one of the new designers.  I was fortunate enough to spend some quality time with Suzanne, owner of Quietfire Designs,  at Winter CHA last January, and when she emailed asking if I would be on the design team . . . of course I had to say yes!  I’ve been using her sentiments for some of my framed pieces, etc., for quite some time now.  I really do love the calligraphy designs and how well they work with altered pieces.

One of the new releases she sent was made specifically to coordinate with Spellbinders™ Labels One – Happy Family Days.

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I decided to incorporate the new M-Bossabilities Framed Labels One and Bitty Blossoms.

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Neenah Classic Crest Solar White was used for the embossed panel.  The sentiment was stamped in Schoolhouse Mix’d Media Inx, then embossed with clear embossing powder.

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The flower was die cut/embossed from red cardstock with Bitty Blossoms.  After the flower was assembled, the edges were sponged with Jasmine Mix’d Media Inx.

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The leaves were die cut/embossed from white cardstock, stenciled with Mossy Mix’d Media Inx and then misted with water to let the green ink run.

I suppose that’s all I have for now.  Thanks for stopping by today!  Oh my gosh, do you realize that I think I just posted a clean and simple card . . . well clean at least and simple for me!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 6:45 am

Girlfriends!

Art Impressions, Clean and Simple, Copic Markers, Humor, Spellbinders, Techniques 33 Responses »
Apr 122011

Happy Tuesday!  Yesterday I promised you some stampy fun today.  Well, I’m almost embarrassed to show you my card . . . . I’m asking myself now what in the hell was I thinking.  I actually think this will a test of styles . . . it will be perfect for it.

So I was thinking (oh my BADness, yes it hurt!) that I wanted black and white, with a pop of color.  It’s been a very long time since I’ve done that.  Believe it or not, this card is clean and simple for me . . . no sponging, no extra embellishments, (or for pity sake . . . what in the hell was I thinking?)

Well, we might as well get this over with . . .

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As you can see, it’s pretty simple.  The image was colored with Copic Markers and then everything else   . . . well, simple black and white.  The embossing of the Spellbinders dies gave me a perfect edge to add some faux stitching (something else I haven’t done in a long time).  The image is fairly large in size and to find a die to fit left too much white space.   I didn’t want that.  I found the size of die I needed, marked the edges of overhang, and trimmed the image out to fit under my die when I cutting and embossing.  Pretty cool!

I think the next time I use this image it will be inky!

Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, embrace the adventures that come your way!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 4:30 am
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