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Hello Baby!

Challenges, Inkadinkadoo, Stampin' UP! 7 Responses »

Mar 232007

Today’s challenge on Splitcoast is the Limited Supply Challenge, LSC108 – Bundle of Joy. The object today is to create a neutral baby card for either a boy or a girl. So that eliminates pinks and blues! Not having any need for baby stamps until recently, I don’t have many. You can bet that I will be changing that soon though. It seems that more and more of my friends are becoming grandparents and there are more showers to attend. The little buggy stamp I used today probably came from a bin at Big Lots, since I probably wouldn’t have bought it any other time unless I found it dirt cheap!

I stamped the buggy image in Black Stazon and then water colored it with reinkers. It is layered on Mellow Moss and the edges are trimmed using my Fiskars scalloped edged scissors. A Signo white gel pen was used to make the little dots around the edges. The background panel is a piece of Whisper White cardstock run through the Cuttlebug using the D’vine Swirl embossing folder and then layered on Mellow Moss paper. To get the sentiment, using the large oval punch, I punched through both layers of paper and stamped the sentiment in Mellow Moss directly on the white card base. I had this cute little ribbon in my stash, and don’t even know where I got it now, but probably Big Lots! I love to junk store and Big Lots is one of my favorites!

Stamps: Small Sayings, Unknown buggy by Inkadinkado

Ink: Mellow Moss, So Saffron, Bordering Blue

Paper: Whisper White, Mellow Moss

Accessories: Signo White Gel Pen, Cuttlebug, Large oval punch, Ribbon, Corner rounder

Ways To Use It

Challenges, Misting with Markers, Penny Black, Stampin' UP!, Techniques 5 Responses »

Mar 222007

WOO HOO, this is day 4 of my own personal challenge! Of course, this has taken me all day, 4 attempts at different cards and my trash bin is over flowing. Today’s challenge on Splitcoast is the Ways to Use It Challenge, WT105 – Glossy Rerun. The challenge today is to use glossy cardstock, which I have tons of. After so many different attempts, I finally decided to try what I did yesterday on the glossy cardstock and see how it looked. I colored the image of the flower with markers, misted it and then stamped out 3 images. I love it! The ink pools on the top of the paper drying in varying depths. It gives so much dimension to the image. I liked it so well, that I used the same technique on the sentiment. All the edges of the glossy cardstock were sponged with Ranger Walnut Distress Ink and then layered on Mellow Moss and Perfect Plum cardstock. The bottom layer is Well-Worn Words stamped in Mellow Moss on Mellow Moss. To finish off the card I added some ribbon and brads.

Stamps: Well-Worn Words, Warmest Regards, Chandelier by Penny Black

Paper: Glossy, Mellow Moss, Perfect Plum

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss, Ranger Walnut Distress Ink

Accessories: Ribbon, Brads, Dimensionals, Wedge Sponge, Ticket Corner Punch

A Stalker Challenge

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Mar 212007

Sometime ago, and I’m not really sure when, a Snowball RAK started over on the Challenge Chasers RAK Group. I’ve received not one, but two of these stalker challenges in the last week. I knew this was going on, but up until this week, I hadn’t received one of them. Amazing that I should receive two of these in one week!!! The object of this CCRAK, is you receive a RAK containing two images. You are to make two cards with those images, and send those cards to two other members of the CCRAK list along with two images each that you have stamped. The cards below are images that I received from Cindy (chdds). Both images were stamped on Very Vanilla, so that became the base color for the cards.

This is one of my favorite images from the set. (If you’ve ever seen any of my twisted and demented cards, you know this one has tons of possibilities.) I water colored the image with reinkers and used markers for some the detail work. I wanted just a little texture for the blanket so it was painted with Tulip White Puffy Paint and then heat set with the embossing gun. Just enough to make it nubby looking. The second layer is Flannel Plaid stamped in Tempting Turquoise, layered on black, and then sewn together on the sewing machine. I added a few brads and ribbon to finish off the card. The main image is on dimensionals to accommodate the ribbon.

The second image I received was the ewe. Now what else can you do with a ewe, but make it puffy. I painted the face and legs with Blush Blossom, and then applied Tulip White Puffy Paint to the image, right out of the bottle, so that I could get a swirl and make it very thick. It was heat set immediately (no need to wait for this paint to dry) with the embossing gun to get this marvelous fluffy look. The main image was then finished off with a few doodles and layered on Basic Black. The second panel is Weathered background stamped Real Red on Very Vanilla and then sewn together on the sewing machine. Ribbon was wrapped then wrapped around the panel. The bottom layer is Flannel Plaid stamped Real Red on Very Vanilla, and then sewn together on the sewing machine.

I haven’t decided yet who the lucky stalkers are that are going to be receiving these cards. They will, however, be going out in the mail in the next couple of days, along with two more images for the next lucky stalker to carry on the snowball RAK.

Delight in Life

Challenges, Misting with Markers, Penny Black, Stampin' UP!, Techniques 9 Responses »

Mar 212007

Wow another day of being able to complete the challenge on Splitcoast. This card is for today’s Sketch Challenge, SC116. The minute I saw the sketch, I knew that my favorite flowers by Penny Black would be perfect. I colored the stamp with markers, misted it with water and then stamped the image three times on Whisper White paper. The corners were notched with the ticket corner punch. To give the image a little depth, I sponged the edges with Tim Holtz Walnut Distressing Ink. I love the flannel plaid background with this flower image and stamped it with Mellow Moss ink on Mellow Moss paper to make my background layer. The sentiment is stamped in Brown Stazon Ink and then the flower was colored with markers to match the main image. To make it work with the image, I then sponged the edges with the distressing ink. To finish off the card, I added a few brads and some ribbon. I sorta veered away from the actual sketch on this one. The sketch called for the sentiment to be at the top, but I just couldn’t make myself cover of those flowers, so I placed it at the bottom.

Stamps: Flannel Plaid, Delight in Life, Blush by Penny Black

Ink: Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Pixie Pink. Brown Stazon, Tim Holtz Walnut Distressing Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Ticket corner punch, Ribbon, Brads, Markers, Wedge Sponge, Mister

Chocolate Bonjour

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Mar 192007

Well, here’s the first day of my own personal challenge! I promised myself to do the daily challenges on SCS, and today’s challenge is Try a New Techique. The challenge today is to create a card using any shade of brown and any shade of off-white. No other colors can be used.

What fun this was for me today! Love browns and what an excellent opportunity to do a little sponging, double stamping and a little rock and roll. I pulled out one of my favorite sets, Carte Postale, and some of my fave backgrounds and went to work. All the backgrounds were stamped in Creamy Caramel first, and then French Script was overstamped in Close to Cocoa. For the main image panel, I inked the medallion stamp in Creamy Caramel and then rock and rolled in Chocolate Chip. The scroll (for lack of a better name) was inked in Close to Cocoa and then rock and rolled in Chocolate Chip. All of the edges for all the panels, including the card base, was sponged in Chocolate Chip. The main panel is up on dimensionals to balance out the layers.