THANK YOU- STACKED

Hi! Today I have a card that has lots of pieces, like a puzzle. The background is Embossed Puzzle, a new technique from Technique Junkies. The 'thank you' is a stacked design using die cuts that have been cut in half, then layered behind. Rather bold looking.

 

Thank you for stopping by!

 

 

BUTTON & BOW

I had no idea that black picked up so much light. No flash was used- I try to never use it for cards- but enough light in the room reflected off the black.  The technique here is called Water Colour Whimsy and uses vellum.

You can see from the sample card that it's easy to do, just messy. I love messy! I want to try this on reagular white cardstock, maybe black too, and see how it looks. Is it the WC paint or the vellum that gives the luminosity? Stay tuned.........

 

Enjoy your day - it's a beauty!

Thank you for stopping by.

 

 

GREEN MOSAIC CONVERTIBLE

Green mosaic convertible?

No, I haven't lost my mind but I don't blame you for thinking so :)

GREEN- re-use or recycling. You'll see how.....

MOSAIC- made with rubber scraps, leftover from trimming stamps, then glued to a small scrap of wood to make a permanent background stamp.

CONVERTIBLE- the narrow front panel can easily be removed from the card and converted into a bookmark.

Speaking of bookmarks, the stamp is from a set called Quote Marks. There are several sets and this stamp is from the Friendship set.

So, there you have it- green mosaic convertible.

 

Have a wonderful day and thank you for looking!

 

SHARING

You would think I'd been out of town again with the way I've neglected my blog. Just a funny week.

I have lots to share with you today and first is this card that uses a die to emboss. I had seen this done all over the blogosphere but hadn't tried it. My friend Jutta came over, handed me the tan mat and said something along the lines of "go for it!". How could I resist? Thanks Jutta! This tree is one of several we did that evening and while the results look great alone, I preferred adding inks for colour and stronger definition. There are times when the un-coloured version serves better as a subtle background or on a monocolour project.

I stamped the sentiment, then cut it up to provide a little interest to the card. You can find the tree die , the sentiment stamp and the embossing folder at Quietfire Design. 

 

Want to see more? Okay!

I was invited to join the Quietfire Design Team recently ( how exciting is that?! Thank you Suzanne!) and my first design team member post went live today.

Please go check it out.

Don't forget to look around while you're there. The other designers have created great things for us to see. You might want to bookmark it if you haven't already as there is so much more to come!

 

Thank you for stopping by. I love being able to share with you.

Have an amazing day!

 

 

 

 

FROST POP CHALKS

My sample card for this technique specifies Frost White All-Purpose Ink but you could use any shimmer ink or paint for the base. Even a brushed metallic card stock.

I was in the mood for purple when I made this card. The chalk design was created by stamping Versamark ink using a die-cut fun foam stamp. The sentiment is Quietfire Design.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

 

BACK TO REALITY

This is where we were standing last Wednesday. We arrived in Las Vegas Monday afternoon and ventured out the hotel in the morning to try to beat the heat. There is no such thing! Even at 9am it was 90' and hit highs each day of 100 to 104. However, we had fun anyway.

If you've been to the Bellagio then you recognize these flowers. If you haven't, these glass beauties are up to 20" across. They are stunning!

 

We were walking back to the Deuce bus stop and I spotted a sign that I thought was funny.

So, we are back, the laundry is caught up, the house is clean and I hope to spend a good part of the day in my art room.

 

I hope you've had a great week!

Thanks for looking.

 

 

HAPPY EVERYTHING!

A recent thrift shopping trip resulted in me bringing home a box of paints. Acrylic craft paints, fabric paints, oil paints, kids watercolour paints. Remember Tri-chem fabric painting? There were some of those too. Half the paints were dried out and useless but the rest will provide lots of creative fun.

This card used up the remaining few drops of fabric paint from three bottles. I just scraped them across my circle stencil using an old gift card. In a few places the colours overlapped- I love that!

Shown in bright sunshine, you can more easily see the colour layers. I love using fabric paint like a texture gel. It dries quite quickly too. I like it better on paper than fabric. All in all, a successful shopping trip and creative play time.

 

Thanks for looking and have an excellent day!