Greeting Card Kids Valentine- Hand Stamped Sentiments

Ever notice that if you start off the day late, you're late the rest of the day?  Today I thought I would do the color challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments here, and after the card was finished, I thought that I had missed the linkz deadline!  ARGH!!  However, I was wrong! Whew! The colors for the challenge:  Primrose Petals, Pool Party, and Basic Black.

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Delightful Dozen
Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers
Papers: Primrose Petals, Whisper White, Basic Black Pool Party
Accessories: Hearts Framelits, Adorning accents (hearts), Build an Owl punch, Small heart punch, Dazzling diamonds

Sitting on a Pumpkin - Sketch Frenzy Friday

The temperature is finally a bit cooler this week, making it more bearable to be outside.  This week I've been able to dead-head some perennials and some geraniums and my garden looks a bit tidier.
I'm still having some problem with bats in my house, so Halloween is on my mind.
So, for this Friday's mini blog hop with Sketch Frenzy Friday I made a Halloween card - using today's sketch by Sharton Wheet.

Here's my interpretation:

 

Technique: Rich Razzelberry ink was applied to the front of the Spider Web embossing folder using a brayer.  Then a piece of  Whisper White card stock was inserted into the folder and run through the Big Shot.

Neat effect heh? (Sorry, I'm Canadian!)

Note:  To clean the folder and the brayer run them under the tap using cold water, and dry with a paper towel.

To obtain the notched edges on either side of the Tangerine Tango strip, a strip of card stock was cut to the correct length, and wide enough to fit into the Decorative Label punch.  Then insert each end of the card stock into the small end of the Decorative Label punch from the top of the punch and punch.

The image was colored with watercolor pencils and blended with mineral spirits.  Crystal Effects was applied to the pumpking to give it more of a 3D effect.

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Wicked Cool

Inks: Black Stazon, watercolor pencils, Rich Razzelberry, Basic Black, Blush Blossom marker

Papers: Rich Razzelberry, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Labels framelit, Window Frames framelit, Spider web folder, stipple paint brush (non Su), 3/8" Tangerine Tango taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, Brayer, Crystal effects

Now it's your turn to create something using Sharon's sketch.  When done upload it to the Sketch Frenzy home page here

Because its a blog hop, take some time and visit the blogs of the other team members - to see how they interpreted the sketch.  Don't forget to leave some comments.

Your next stop is Patrice's blog here

Hope you enjoyed your tour.

Stay well, and I'll see you next week.

Who's Feeling Green? The Friday Mashup #48

I really wasn't feeling green - blue maybe, but I made a green (well green, white and black) card for the Friday Mashup challenge here

The challenge is below:

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project for "St. Patrick's Day".
2. Or Make a project using "at least 2 Punches".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project for "St. Patrick's day using your Punches".

I don't really have any St. Patrick Day's stamps, but when I saw the Greeting Card Kids stamp set I had an Ah Ah moment.
First of all, let me explain how I made the designer paper.  Numerous small green hearts were punched using the small heart punch and adhered randomly to a piece of Whisper White card stock.  Then "Happy St. Patrick's Day" was stamped randomly as well (basic black ink).  Then, using the Square Lattice embossing folder, the 'designer paper' was run through the big shot, using a technique called "Inlaid Embossing"

The image was colored with SU markers and an Aqua painter.  The heart was replaced with 3 hearts from the Hearts embosslits  creating a clover, which was then covered with glitter.
The hearts framelits was used to cut out the image, and a 3 leaf clover was created for the background with the large heart punch.

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Black Stazon, Basic Black
Papers: Garden Green, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Punches:  small heart, 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch, large heart; Heart framelit, Fashionable hearts embosslit, Dazzling details, 5/8" black satin ribbon, Square lattice embossing folder, Polka dots embossing folder, dimensionals, glue dots

From My Heart - Class Act Insider

This is a Valentine's Day card with an unusual color combination:  Red, White, Pink, and a touch of Teal.  Who in their right mind puts teal on a Valentine's Day card?  Well, those are the colors stipulated in the Valentine's Day contest at Class Act Insider here
This is my card - all in all not a bad color combination!

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, P.S. I Love You
Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers, Basic Black
Papers: Real Red, Whisper White, Real Red, Real Red designer paper, Taken with Teal (retired), Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Scallop circle die, Circle die #2, Small heart punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Label Punch, Hearts Framelits, Polka dot embossing folder, vintage wallpaper embossing folder, 5/8" pink satin ribbon, dazzling details, dimensionals

Valentine Greetings - The Friday Mashup #33

Two more days until Christmas!  How did it get here so fast?  Hope you have all your shopping done, or your presents made.  I made most of my presents this year as I couldn't get to the stores because of physical problems.  But I enjoyed making them, and I'm sure my family will enjoy receiving them.  One of the presents I made was a card box that I decorated, and  filled with an assortment of cards - including Christmas cards for next year. Some of the focal images on the cards were water colored - one of my favourite techniques.
Talk about watercoloring, the challenge with The Friday Mashup this week is a sketch and watercoloring.

 

I chose to make a Valentine's Day card for this week's challenge. I'm finished designing and making Christmas cards.  I need Valentine's Day cards for my next craft sale which is on the first weekend in February 2012.
The focal image from The Greeting Card Kids was colored usinga combination of SU markers and watercolor pencils, using an Aqua painter.  Some red dazzling details was applied to the heart and hair bow, and two tiny pearls became the dress buttons.
The background was made using the Heart Pressed Letterpress Plate and the Big Shot.  Whisper White card stock was placed over the plate brayered with Riding Hood Red ink prior  to running it through the Big Shot. Red Dazzling Details was then applied to the solid colored hearts and circles to create my own glitter designer paper. (Note:  let this dry for at least 1/2 hr before finishing card).

The Labels framelits die (from the new Occasions Mini Catalogue) was used to cut and layer the shape around the image.  This innovative, thin, wafer-like die will be available  January 2.  The 3/8" pleated satin ribbon will also be available at that time. Rose Red ink was used to stencil around the edges of the die shape.
Here is a close up of the watercolored image:

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Grateful Greetings
Inks: Black Stazon, Basic Black, SU Markers (Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Real Red, Basic Black, Blush Blossom), Watercolor pencil (blue), Rose Red
Papers: Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Heart Pressed Letterpress Plate and the Big Shot, Brayer, Red Dazzling Detail, Pearls, Large Pearls, 3/8" Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon, Pinking hearts border punch, Labels framelit die, dimensionals

Have a wonderful Holiday everyone, and I'll see you next Friday.