Hello Peeps, popping back in today with another card. This card uses the Merry Monday sketch challenge. I have been wanting to play along with Lesley's new challenges since they begun and never seem to work them in. Well this week my sweet friend Wendy is the guest designer, so I just HAD to find time to make a card. Here is the sketch: I am such a seasonal stamper, that I had a hard time thinking about doing a Christmas card, but while looking through my Christmas stamps for some inspiration and nothing striking my fancy, I sit back down at my desk and my bird punch was there, ( you will see why later in the week) and I thought I could make a cardinal, that works for Christmas and so this card was born! :) I made the birdhouse by cutting a crumb cake circle and trimming off the bottom and the top was cut at an angle for the roof. I used early espresso for the roof and the circle opening. I then punched alot of leaves using some old olive and always artichoke to build the nest the bird is on. I added some small red "berries" to the leaves The sentiment is from the Contempo Christmas stamp set. I think the rest is pretty self explanatory but if you have any questions just let me know. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!! Vicki
Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends Creatively Simple Challenge! Each month Debbie and I will pick a theme for our simple cards. This month the theme is “Nature” cards. Stampin’... [Read More]
This week at Creative Sketches, there is a sketch challenge and a technique "kissing". Here is the link: http://www.creative-sketches.com/2011/08/18/creative-sketches-cs44t-technique-kissing-albuquerque-stampclasses/ Here is the sketch: I must admit I had to practice this technique several different ways until I was satisfied with the end result. Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Fine Flourish, Petite Pairs Inks: Basic Black, So Saffron, Peach Parfait marker Papers: Basic black, Whisper White, Peach Parfait designer paper, Peach Parfait cardstock Accessories: 3/4 by 15/16 oval punch, round bitty punch, bitty buttons, rhinestones, 3/8" white taffeta ribbon, Houndstooth embossing folder, dazzling diamonds. Here's how I made the image using the "kissing" technique- I started by inking up the background stamp "Fine Flourish" with Peach Parfait marker and the main stamp "Inspired by Nature" with So Saffron ink. Then I placed the background stamp on top of the main image, and stamped the "kissed" image onto white card stock. Here is a close up of the Cone Flower with the pattern of the Fine Flourish stamp on top of the So Saffron ink. These were 2 of my practice ones. I liked them enough to make them into a card. In this case I used Whisper White Ink on the Cone Flower, no ink on the background stamp, and stamped the image onto black card stock.
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Una delle qualità umane più importanti: il coraggio ci dà la forza per affrontare ostacoli e difficoltà, senza scappare. I grandi autori ne hanno parlato così.
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Fake photo effects are so cliche. I already used this category for the scavenger hunt but here's another one anyway! I was inspired by Jordy's recent tilt-shift image. His is much better and way cooler than mine! :-) I had quite a bit of fun experimenting with the tilt-shift effect. I tried several images and this image in particular seemed the most suitable. I found several tutorials and most of them were meh! I also found some actions that just didn't work at all with CS5. So finally, I downloaded a trial of a new plug-in from Topaz: Lens Effects. Certainly my result here isn't as good as shooting with a true tilt-shift lens but I thought it did a fairly decent job! There is also an online Tilt-Shift Maker that was kinda cool. Happy Cliche Saturday Everyone!!
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Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends Creatively Simple Challenge! Each month Debbie and I will pick a theme for our simple cards. This month the theme is “Nature” cards. Stampin’... [Read More]
Today is a very special day - it's Ann Schach's birthday! While at a leadership weekend in November last year, Ann and I quickly become close friends. While Ann loves to share about her beautiful show dogs (she has three boxers that rule the roost - and occasionally write her
Hello! Our current Take It, Make It challenge is a 'Take A Stamp' challenge... So.. ANYTHING GOES (as long as you have used a stamp somewhere!) January 2016 Take A Stamp We have had fun looking at the entries so far, and can't wait to see loads more! The DT have created some more stamped projects for you to feast your eyes upon, brace yourself, there is rather a lot of eye candy on show! Winner of the November Challenge: Dot Leathbridge Elina Stromberg Elizabeth Robinson Ellie Knol Gio Zara Jolande van Oosterhout Kymona Tracey Linda Walmsley Mandi Mance Nikki Killinger Shirley Bampton Zoey Scarpelli Wow! Now THAT'S what I call inspiration! Why not have a go, then enter your creation into our challenge? The sponsor for January is DaliART The prize this month for our randomly chosen winner is: From left to right: Assorted Indian ribbon and self adhesive Bindi embellishments, self adhesive gems in 5 colours and two sizes (the winner will receive all the gems in the pic!) Indian Butterfly stamp. How fabulous is that! Our randomly drawn winner will be one lucky person! The Design Winner, voted for by our DT, will have their project published in a 2 page spread in Craft Stamper Magazine, will have a guest DT slot for an upcoming challenge, and ALSO gets their very own winners profile here on the blog....so why not get your stamps out and share your creation? More eye candy, and the post to link your creations up to can be found HERE.... Have fun!
It's time to share another sketch with you guys! I can hardly wait to see what you all think of this new sketch and to check out what you all submitted for Sketch #113. How fun! I hope you all are having an amazing week and are ready for some crafty time. I know I am! Here's the sketch: Here's what the team came up with for this awesome sketch: Leigh Penner Hannelie Bester Chrissy Larson Michele Ferguson Alice Wertz Michelle Leone Betty J. Donna Mikasa Sam Simpson Julie Day N@ Ali Michelle Williams Aren't they amazing! Have fun with this challenge and let the CAS(E)-ing begin! Check back Saturday for the winners from last week's challenge! Important: Before you create and submit your card please read the instructions on the How to Play page. Blogger Users: We LOVE to leave comments on as many of our player's submissions as possible, so PLEASE change your "Show Word Verification" setting to NO. (Unfortunately, this setting is on YES by default.) Thank you. We have a CAS(E) this Sketch Facebook page so you can quickly check on what's going on with our challenge. Please stop by to say hi and LIKE us while you're there! The InLinkz will close at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, March 19th. The new challenge will begin an hour later. We'll announce the winners at 9 a.m. EST on Saturday, March 21st. To play along add your cards to the InLinkz below. An InLinkz Link-up
