Happy Birthday

Hello all. I'm playing in the Freshly Made Sketch today with this card.

I started out with a large piece of watercolor paper and distress spray inks in stormy sky and antique linen.  I used a brayer to even out and spread the colors.  The dots are done using a stencil from The Crafters Workshop and embossing paste.  Then I stenciled on jumbled numbers using stormy sky distress ink.

The script words is a stamp from Darkroom Door, which I stamped in hickory smoke archival ink.  Added white and black splatters all over too.  Once everything was dry, I cut out the rectangles using a deckled die.  Added stormy sky distress ink to the edges with a dauber and popped them up using foam tape on the card base.  The birthday sentiment and die are from Waffle Flower. 

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Congratulations

I'm playing in a few challenges today with the following card.

I started with the stencil in the background from The Crafters Workshop.  I used tumbled glass oxide ink and a blending brush to get the stained glass look from the stencil.  Then I cut two skinny strips of black cardstock to frame it out. 

The tulip stamp is from Papertrey, Ink and colored with Copic markers.  The congratulations sentiment is from Altenew. 

Challenges:

Just Us Girls - anything goes stencil week

Freshly Made Sketches

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Masculine Birthday card

Hi everyone! Playing in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge today - they are looking for masculine cards featuring Tim Holtz products.

I used TH distress inks with stencils to create this birthday card.  Stencils are from The Crafters Workshop.

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Get well soon!

Hi everyone. It's time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week our challenge is to use a tag on your card.

I used a stencil from the crafter workshop to stencil on the fern, cut it out with a stitched tag die and added the RI sentiment.  Popped it up on the green cardstock using foam tape.

 

There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built, and you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link up or win. Also, for my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar.

 

One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month – Good luck!

Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

 

Donna   Heather   Joy (on sabbatical)   Shirley   Patti

 

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Sending best wishes

Hello. Playing in the Freshly Made Sketch today. After starting and stopping many times, this is my final result.

I used bundled sage and rustic wilderness oxide ink on this leaf stencil from The Crafters Workshop. Paired it with a sentiment from The Ton. The loopy die is from Gina Marie Designs. It's actually a slim line die that I pieced together. 

I'm liking the clean and simple design of this. Thanks for stopping by.

TTT challenge - Let it snow

It’s time for another challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week we were challenged to use the Tic-Tac-Toe board for inspiration.

I used the top row across. 

 

So, what are you waiting for?!

Why not play along with us and start stamping up a card now. We can’t wait to see your creations!
Don’t forget… Take part in any of our challenges, the more you play along, the more chances you have to win! Each submission enters you in the drawing for our gift certificate. And you don’t always have to use our stamps in your creations, but we will reward you if you do. Each submission using a Repeat Impressions stamp will earn you an additional entry in the drawing!

Also, check out our Rock Star blogs to see what they did with the challenge.

Cheri

Donna

Esther

Heather

Joy

Shirley

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Clean and Simple 303 - seriously

Hi everyone! I really liked this CAS sketch #303 and had to give it a try.  Here is what I came up with!

I used some molding paste and a stencil from The Crafters Workshop to get the texture on the back ground. Once dry I dusted it with gold mica powder to give it some sparkle.

The seriously die and the awesome sentiment are from Lil' Inker Designs. I used the fishtail banner die from MFT to cut out the "awesome" and then popped it up using foam tape.

The old Sizzix primitive star die is used to cut out three stars using a thin piece of chip board. I glued them all together and then added the gold mirror cardstock. This gave it a bit of depth and thickness which was easier to pop up on foam tape.

Thanks for popping in! Have a great weekend!

Thanks a latte!

Good afternoon! Here is my take on this weeks Freshly Made Sketch #150.

I paired it with the CASology cue card JAVA. 

Coffee cups are stamped, heat embossed with clear embossing powder, colored with Copic's and then fussy cut. I popped them up using different thicknesses of foam tape. Back coffee cup is from Gina K and the smaller one is from PTI. I also did a bit of paper piecing on them.

The coffee stains were done using a stencil from Crafters Workshop and Vintage Photo distress ink. Then I ran it through my crimper so that it would resemble a coffee sleave.

Sentiment is from Gina K.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Mixed Media tag

Hi everyone! I saw this challenge come through to create a mixed media tag and thought I'd give it a try.

I started with a tag from Prima called tag pad by Julie Nutting.

Using a stencil from Crafter's Workshop and some modeling paste I added the diamonds onto the lower half of the tag. Once dry I used the turquoise pan pastel to add color.

The top right is done using die cut's, tumbled glass distress ink and the turquoise pan pastels.

The grunge stamp is from Technique Tuesday and I stamped it in Potting soil Archival Ink. Then when it was still kind of tacky, I smudged it up and added more turquoise.

Burlap flower is from The Paper Studio and a button from American Crafts is added with a tiny string bow. I don't think you can see it in the picture, but I added some turquoise polka dots to the button.

Believe stamp is from Gina K Designs and the gold spray is irRESISTible from Imagine crafts. Lastly, I ordered some colored jute string from a gardening magazine a long time ago and finally got to use some of it on this tag. I did spray this with a sealer after I was done.

Again, the challenge is from Mixed Media Mojo and the August challenge is Tags. I'm also adding this to CAS(E) this sketch and Tag your it which is all about tags too.

FMS #121 - sunset

Hi everyone! Here's my card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #121.

The sun is made using a polka dot/circle stencil from crafters workshop and Golden molding paste. I used Ranger distress dye's to color it. I started with scattered straw and ended up adding quite a bit of wild honey in order to get the color I wanted. Love the texture it added.

Stamps are from Gina K Designs. I used Prismacolor pencils to color the water and shadow. Navy and white cardstock is from Papertrey, Ink.

Off to take care of some Cinderella chores before the big game! Thanks for stopping in!

Stencil texture

Hi everyone! I've been out of town in business meeting the last three days and didn't have time to schedule any posts for when I was gone! Now that I'm home, I wanted to post a card that I created using a stencil from Crafter's Workshop.

The stencil is barbed wire and I used a light molding paste made by Golden to add texture. I picked this up at a local art store but I think you can get it at M's, J's or even Hobby Lobby. I love this brand because it's like using a very light frosting - very fluffy and easy to work with.

I let it dry for about 15 minutes and then dusted it with Perfect Pearls. I've also used other mediums to color the white molding paste with wonderful results. Once I go the color where I wanted it I fussy cut around the edges and then attached it to a card base.

Flowers are from Oriental Trading Co. and I die cut the leaves out using dies from Memory Box. Brads are white but colored with a Copic marker to make them a light yellow. Sentiment is from Purple Onion Designs.

Well, it's Superbowl weekend and us Washingtonians are getting jazzed up to root on the Seahawks! Wish us luck! Go Hawks!

Out on a limb

Hi everyone! Happy Memorial Day weekend! any exciting things planned? Nothing on my end since the weather is not cooperating! I'm going to actually get some creative time in the studio!

Here's a card I did a while back that I just realized that I never posted.

Leaf branch is from Memory Box. I colored on the stamp with markers, huffed and then stamped on ivory cardstock. The crow is cut out of the Martha Stewart border punch and popped up on the branch using foam tape.

The sentiment and surrounding decoration is from Papertrey ink, as is the die. Memories chalk ink in Alligator used to stamp the decorative border. I hand cut the black border and found green brads in my stash that matched!

Designer paper is from Crafters workshop.

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“I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.” -Pearl S. Buck

Thank you

Hey there! This is a card that I completed for this weeks Viva La Verve sketch challenge over on SCS.

Let's start with the top tag first. The sprig stamp is from The Angel Company's deco designs which has been retired. It's stamped in Palette Jardin Moss three different times to create that ghosting technique. It's also popped up on foam tape.

The "Thank you" sentiment is from Verve and the polka dots on the die behind it are from Polka dot basics II from PTI. The circle is popped up with foam tape, too.

All of the green cardstock is from Bazzill and the designer paper is from The Crafter's Workshop. Grosgrain ribbon is called Spring Moss and comes from Ribbons and Bows Oh My. Bow is tied with the Bow Easy and adhered in place with a glue dot. So, what do you think - too much green?

I did get about 5 cards done today, so I feel productive! Now I just have to sit down at the computer and schedule some blog posts! Thanks for stopping by and have creative day!

Ferns

Hello everyone! This card was completed for the Mojo Monday weekly sketch.

Ferns and the sentiment are from Verve. I stamped the fern in Versamark and embossed them using clear embossing powder. Peeled Paint distress ink from Ranger was sponged over the top.

The back ground paper has ferns throughout it (though you can't really tell) and is from Paper Pizazz. The green square designer paper is from my stash and I think it came from Crafters Workshop. Black cardstock used to layer all the squares and the circle. I started off with the sentiment stamped on white cardstock but it was really bright and I changed it to Ivory.

The small gold pearls are from Micheal's reflection line.

Thanks for stopping by! Can you believe that 2010 is almost gone? Where did this year go? Have a Happy and safe New Year!

Congratulations card with a twist

This card uses a different piece and a quick technique that's quick and simple.
The design on the left side of this card is done using a scrapbook template. It's called Alpha Doodles and is made by The crafters workshop. I used a dauber to sponge on the design.

The swirl is grunge board from Tim Holtz that I colored with a Copic Marker. The black really soaks into the crunge board and covers it nicely. I added a wide strip of grosgrain ribbon to seperate the sections and stamped the word congratulations on the right side.

Supplies:

Stamp - TAC (retired)

Grunge Board

Template

Palette Noir ink

Black and pure poppy card stock (PTI)

Black Grosgrain Ribbon