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Friday, May 28, 2010

SU140 Thinking of You

Decoupage Technique with Paper Napkins

Stamps - Sincere Salutations.

Ink - Brocade Blue.

Paper - White, Summer Sun, Brocade Blue.

Accessories - Napkin, Designer Label Punch, Corner rounder, Large oval punch, Sponge, Mounts, White ribbon, Paintbrush, Scallop border punch, Glamour Dust Glitter, Mod Podge.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

SU032 Celebrate

Cardstock - Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, White

Stamp Sets - In Full Bloom, Wonderful Words 11.

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral.

Accessories - blender pen, watercolor crayons in summer sun, garden green, cameo coral and not quite navy, Hot to Dot wheel, sponge, stampaligner.

Inspired by dgarlets.



Monday, May 24, 2010

SU189 Oh So Pretty!

I have wanted to try one of these dresses that I seen a coons age ago! I believe it was on Patty Bennet’s Blog that I first seen it. I suspect she used the Scallop Circle Bigz Die by SU!. I had already invested in the Nesties scallop circle dies so I never bothered with SU’s! I can’t find the Search Box on Patty’s Blog to double check it – I could also be blind! I believe the waist on my dress is a little thicker than what I remember hers as being and that is probably the difference in the dies.
Stamp Sets: No stamps used.
 
Cardstock: Yo Yo Yellow, Black, Vellum.

Ink: No ink used.

Accessories: White grosgrain, Black grosgrain, Yellow Button Brad, ¼” hole punch, Crystal Effects for Faux Brads, Round Tab punch, Nesties scallop circle die, Small Oval punch1/16” hole punch, Script Embossing Folder, Elegant Bouquet SU! Folder, mount, corner rounder.

 

Thursday, May 20, 2010

SU092 Faux Cloisonne


Faux Cloisonne
Select brightly colored images from glossy magazine pages. Avoid images with faces, text or white spots.   Try not to touch the areas of the page you intend to emboss as the oils from your fingers will cause embossing powder to stick and will create smudges and ruin the look.

Rub the entire surface with an embossing buddy – a used Bounce sheet works too. This will ensure that embossing powder sticks only to the ink.

Choose a stamp with fine line details, but not too much detail. Small, open areas are good.   You also want one that is fairly easy to cut out and that will compliment the glossy colors you have chosen.  Ink with Versamark and stamp on the glossy magazine paper.

A pre-heated embossing heat tool will reduce the risk of burning or browning the glossy magazine paper so turn it on for a minute or two.

Sprinkle your stamped image generously with Gold Embossing Powder.

Apply heat, moving the heat tool around as the embossing powder changes from a dull gold to bright and shiny gold.

Set aside, and allow to cool.  Mounting onto a dark colored cardstock makes the image really pop.

Once your stamped image is glued down, fill the void or unstamped areas on your embossed piece with Crystal Effects to really give a cloisonne look!


Stamp sets - Friendships Journey, Time Well Spent.

Cardstock - White, Gold, Rose Red.

Ink - Rose Red, Versamark.

Accessories - gold embossing powder, glossy magazine page, pencil crayons, sponge.

You can find a picture tutorial HERE.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

SU119 In Full Bloom


Stamp set - In Full Bloom.

Cardstock - White, Pretty in Pink, Wallpaper.

Inks - Always Artichoke, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron.

Accessories - ribbon, pop can top.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

SU106 Crayon Resist

Crayon Resist

Stamp your image in Black Memories or StazOn ink on to Glossy White card stock.  Give the black ink time to dry before coloring your image with your crayon; otherwise the lines of your image may smudge.
Color areas you want to remain white or that you want different from your background color, using a Crayola White  Crayon.
Use a brayer or sponge daubers to cover the entire surface of the card stock with ink.
Wipe off excess ink with a paper towel to
take the ink off your crayon marks.


Stamp Sets - Time Well Spent, Tidy Alphabet.

Cardstock - Summer Sun, White, Black.

Ink - black Memories, Summer Sun.

Accessories - white crayon, paper towel, brayer, sponge.

Picture instructions can be found HERE.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

SU179 Happy Birthday

My daughter had purchased a package of these napkins from Costco so I snitched a few for cards!  Nice thing about these napkins is they had stripes on one side and flowers on the other!  Darn handy for cardmaking, I thought!  
Known as Decoupage Technique with Paper Napkins

Stamps - Birthday Wish.

Ink - Only Orange.

Cardstock - White, Rose Red, Green Galore.

Accessories - Napkin, Large oval punch, Sponge, Mount, White silk flower, Paintbrush, Glamour Dust Glitter, Mod Podge, 3/4" circle punch, Crystal Effects.

Friday, May 7, 2010

SU139 Happy

I love to use wallpaper whenever I can! It always makes such a nice background but you really do have to use wallpaper glue when attaching anything to it.

Stamps - Friendship Blooms.

Ink - Bravo Burgundy pigment and dye.

Paper - Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla, Wallpaper.

Accessories - Glue Pen, Wallpaper glue, 1/8" and 1/4" circle punches, Heat Gun, Clear EP.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

SU115 Little Things

Known as a Buckle Card.

Cardstock - Summer Sun, Black, Confetti White.

Stamp Set - Polka Dots and Paisley.

Inks - Black, Summer Sun, White Colorbox.

Accessories - black marker, Petals wheel, corner rounder, word window punch, stamp aligner, 3" gingham ribbon.

Inspired from a card by flowerbugnd4.