Tis the Season

In September our LSS had a very large workshop that I help with.  I needed to make some samples using a stamp that was being used at one of my tables so I may a little foggy on what I used.  The Stamp is a Memory Box that was stamped with Versafine Black and clear embossed.  This was then cut with a Spellbinder circle and  distressed with two colors  (Mustard Seed being the yellow I want to say Bundled Sage for the second color).  I added a clear stickles to the stamped image.  Using a Spellbinder tag for the sentiment I tried to give the illusion it was a globe.  The DP I believe is from Bazzill's Christmas line. The sentiment is from my stash so not remembering it.  This is an A2 card  Hope you enjoy.

Elegant Pine

This card was made using the Hero Arts Stencil "Elegant Pine" and Golden Gel Mediums "Light Molding Paste".  I placed some of the medium into a small cup and added Distress Ink Peeled Paint reinker to the paste.  After this was mixed I taped the stencil onto my paper and spread the medium.  It is like spreading butter smooth, remove the excess and pull off the stencil.  I then added Distress dry glitter  "clear rock candy" and let it dry.  Little Yellow Bicycle  was used for the framing and was cut using a Grand Oval from Spellbinders.  The card was then mounted on red by Bazzill.  A Sentiment from DRS designs was stamped in black and cut with a Spellbinder label and mounted.  Two large pearls finish off the card.  This card is very large being almost 6 x 8.  Hope you enjoy.

haunted halloween

At Halloween I like to make a few treat bags for granddaughters, friends, para's and other special people in my life.  This year I took a plain white treat sack and stamped the house, sentiment and witch from the Penny Black set "haunted halloween".  The house is colored with Copic N3 and a yellow in the windows.  The ink used was Versafine black (no not a copic ink).  When I colored it some of the ink smeared to help give the house a more rustic look which is hard to see in this picture.  Two holes were punched so the ribbon closes the bag with treats inside.  Hope you enjoy

Wedding wishes

 Supplies:

Stamp:  Inkadinkado “Wedding Marriage”

Paper: Paper Cuts Pegausus Stardream metallic   cut a 4x6 and 2.5 x3.5 to letterpress

Farm House “ where ideas take root”  Cut 4.5 x 6 for the front of the card and 3        x.4.25 cut with Labels 4

Card Base   9 (scored at 4.5) x 6

Ink:  Memento “desert sand” 

         Stazon Black

Accessories:

            Brayer to ink press

            Flowers

Dies:  Spellbinder Gold Labels 4 and Labels 4

Directions:

1.  Cut the paper according to directions above

2.  Cut the 3 x 4.25 Farm house paper with the Spellbinder Labels 4

3.  Ink the brayer with the Memento desert sand and run it over the Gold Labels 4 die #5 (largest) .  Place the die on a magnet sheet on the plate made for the die cutter being used and place cut side up.  Place the Stardream Metallic Paper on the die and the cutting plate.  Run though the die cutter.  DO NOT remove the paper from the die.   Remove the cutting plate and replace it with the tan rubber embossing mat and embossing plate and run through the die cutter a second time. 

4.  Repeat the above with the 3 x 4.25 Stardream Metallic Paper and die #2 (5 being the largest).  When this is complete stamp the sentiment using the Stazon Black

5.  Assemble the card:  Mount on the card base the Farm House 4.5 x 6 with the largest Metallic paper , Labels 4 then the smallest of the Metallic paper cuts. 

6.  Add the flowers

Christian Occasions

A Confirmation card made using the A Jillian Vance stamp set "Christian Occasions".  This set has sentiments for several different occasions.  For this card the cross was fussy cut, but a die is available.  The sentiment was stamped with Versafine black and clear embossed.  The cross was mounted on Bazzill paper cut with Spellbinder's "Pearl Effects".  A satin bow and small flowers help to finish the card.  Hope you enjoy

Wedding wishes

Happy World Card Making day.  I made this very simple wedding card for this day.  Materials used are black and white paper and the Inkadinkado stamp wedding/marriage.  The image was stampd with Versafine ink and clear embossed to give it more depth.  A spellbinder embossing folder was used for the background.  Spellbinder Majestic labels 25 and an oval finish off the card.  Add a ribbon and a card can be made in under 10 minutes.  Hope you enjoy.

With Sympathy

Supplies:

Stamp:  North Coast Creations  “Heaven’s Masterpiece”

Paper:  Base Mushroom Bark 4.5 x 5.75   Center  3.5 x 4.5

             Center:  Black  4.25 x 5.5

              Card Base:  White   9 (fold at 4.5) x 5.75

Dies:  Spellbinder Gold Rectangles One

Ink:  Versafine Black

Embossing powder:  Clear

Gems;  Kaiser Craft

Ribbon:  May Arts  16 inches

1.   Cut the paper according to directions above 

2.  Dry emboss black with the largest of the Rectangles One dies

 3.   Dry emboss the Mushroom Bark (3.5 x 4.5) with the second largest die

 4.  Stamp the image and sentiment using Versafine Black on the Mushroom Bark (3.5 x     4.5). Put clear embossing powder on the stamped image and heat emboss.

 5.  Die the ribbon around the Mushroom Bark.  Pop dot this onto the black and then use tape to add to the the 4.5 x 5.75 paper.  Tape this to the white card base.

 6.  Add two clear gems to the butterfly

Trick or Treat

A simple Halloween card made using a Penny Black stamp and October Afternoon paper.  The sentiment was stamped with Versafine black ink and clear embossed. A silver pen was used to highlight the sentiment.   The stamped image was colored with copic markers a then cut out and popped on the background paper.  A fun image to color.  Hope you enjoy

Supplies:

Stamps:  Penny Black "Halloween visit" and "Haunted Halloween"
Copic Markers:  E 31, E35, G21, G24, C1, C3, C5, YR00, YR2, Y38
Ink:  Distress Antique Linen, Memento Black, Versafine Blac
Paper:  October Afternoon

Happy Birthday

Everyone needs a masculine birthday card at some time and I think this barn by North Coast Creations really fits that need.  Hope you enjoy

Supplies

Stamp:  North Coast Creations "Barn"  Sentiment:  Penny Black
Paper:  Doodlebug "Happy Harvest"
Ink:  Versafine black
Distress Markers:  Mustard Seed, Pumice Stone, Barn Door, Shabby Shutters, Antique Linen, Forest Moss.
Dies:  Spellbinders and Memory Box

Hugs

(EDIT:  Just had to share this with the online Copic class even with it being an older post)

When Penny Black announced the release of this stamp I had to have it.  It is one of those fun to color images.  This is an A2 card.  Hope you enjoy.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps:  Penny Black "Christmas Hugs" and Hero Arts "Banners and messages"

Paper:  October Afternoon "Snow and Misletoe"

Inks:  Memento Rich Cocoa and Versafine black

Copic Markers:  B0000, E00, E34, E35, E41, #50, E84, E87, R02, R81, R85, C1, V15, V17

Accessories:  Twine and a button