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One Love

January 5, 2010 · 1 Comment

Supplies:

4024J The Forever Dream

4023K Love is the Message

3804F One Life

60-006 Filigree Foil White Paper

Vanilla, Mocha Divine & Sun Coral Cardstocks – Bazzill

Watercolor Paper – Canson

Black Onyx Versafine Pigment Ink – Tsukineko

Versamark Watermark Ink – Tsukineko

Bamboo, Desert Sand, Rich Cocoa & Tangelo Memento Dye Inks – Tsukineko

Clear and Gold Embossing Powders – Tsukineko

Sponge Daubers – Tsukineko

026, 055, 133, 173, 195, 491, 515, 555, 847, 947, 985 – Tombow Markers

Angel Wings – Shimmerz

Perfect Gold Perfect Pearls Powder – Ranger

Amber Crystal Sticker Elements – Mark Richards

Foam Mounting Tape

Paintbrush

Cut an 8 ½ x 5 ½-inch piece of vanilla cardstock and fold in half to create the base of the card. Ink the edges of the card with desert sand and rich cocoa inks. Dust the edges with gold perfect pearls using a small piece of cotton to apply the powder.

Ink a 3 3/8 x 5 1/8-inch piece of white filigree paper with all four memento inks using a separate sponge dauber for each color. Adhere to the front of the prepared card.

Stamp birds with black pigment ink on a 2 7/8 x 4 5/8-inch piece of watercolor paper, sprinkle with clear embossing powder and tap off excess. Heat set. Stamp verse with Versamark Watermark ink, sprinkle with gold embossing powder and tap off excess. Heat set. Add foliage around the birds by inking just the fanciful leaves from the “Love is the Message” stamp with bamboo leaves ink. Color the image with markers using a paintbrush to blend colors. When image is dry, apply a light wash of angel wings shimmerz around the birds. (A little difficult to see in the photo, but it adds a soft sparkly glow.)

Mat image to a 3 x 4 ¾-inch piece of sun coral then to a 3 1/8 x 4 7/8-inch piece of mocha divine. Attach matted image to the front of the card using dimensional foam tape.

Accent with three amber crystal gems in the lower right corner of the card.

Elizabeth

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Toad Love

January 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Penny Black Stamp
4025h viva Diva!

Versafine Black ink pad(Tsukineko)
watercolors
clear embossingpowder
pink chalks
blue rhinestones
Bazzill cardstock
My Minds Eye patterned paper
Fiskars border punch
Versamark ink pen
Versamark pad
peeled paint distress ink pad.
Cloud Nine Heart rain dots

Stamp frog with black and emboss with clear. Punch border along top and bottom of frog. Watercolor frog. Rub pink chalk over punched border.
I printed “I toadally love you” on to bazzill cardstock and dry embossed 1/4 inch inside of printed piece. Take versamark pen and color the edges.
Ink the edges of the patterned paper with the peeled paint distress pad.
Ink edges of the blue cardstock with the versamark pad.
Assemble card and add rhinestones and heart stickers.
Angela

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“Hugs”

January 3, 2010 · 2 Comments

Supplies:

4029J Heaven Knows!

30-020 Hugs

Ruby Slipper, Mocha Divine & Bubble Blue Cardstocks – Bazzill

Watercolor Paper – Canson

Black Onyx Versafine Ink – Tsukineko

Toffee Versafine Ink – Tsukineko

Detail Clear Embossing Powder – Ranger

026, 055, 133, 173, 195, 555, 847, 850, 879, 947, 977, 985, N95 – Tombow Markers 

Jewelry Tag – Avery

Gold Spica Atyou Pen -Copic

Cut an 8 ½ x 5 ½-inch piece of red cardstock.  Fold in half to create the card base.  Along the left side of the card stamp flowers repeatedly with toffee ink.  Set aside.

On a 3 x 3 ¾-inch piece of watercolor paper, stamp bear with black pigment ink, sprinkle with clear embossing powder and tap off excess.  Heat set the powder.  Color the bear with Tombow markers and blend colors with a damp paintbrush. 

Mount image to a 3 1/8 x 3 7/8-inch piece of brown cardstock and then to a 3 3/8 x 4 1/8-inch piece of light blue cardstock.

Stamp “hugs” on a jewelry tag with black pigment ink, sprinkle with clear embossing powder and tap off excess.  Heat set the powder.  Add color to the tag with the markers.  Using a needle, pull the thread from the tag through the front of the heart and secure with a piece of tape on the reverse side. 

Attach the matted image to the front of the card.  Secure the tag in position with a glue dot.

Accent the ribbon with the gold Spica pen.

— Elizabeth

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I’m Smitten

December 29, 2009 · 5 Comments

Supplies:

4034J Sweet Surrender

3812J Scrolling Along

3930J Smitten

Ruby Slipper, Bitter Chocolate & Cupcake Cardstocks – Bazzill

Versamark Watermark Ink – Tsukineko

Tuxedo Black Memento Dye Ink – Tsukineko

Sticky Stuff Embossing Powder – Judi Kins

Ruby Red Microfine Glitter – Barbara Trombley’s Art Glitter

Ribbon – American Crafts

Copic Sketch Markers – R20, R24, R29, E00, E11, E33, E37, W2

Heart Shape Template – Fiskars

Glossy Accents – Ranger

Pink Craft Chalk

Dimensional Foam Tape

Craft Knife & Cutting Mat

Cut a 4 ¼ x 5 ½-inch piece of red cardstock. Adhere a 5/8 x 4 ¼-inch piece of brown cardstock 3/8 of an inch from the left edge. Layer a piece of decorative ribbon on top. Tie a separate piece of ribbon into a knot and adhere on top of the ribbon with a glue dot. Attach to the front of a white card.

Cut a 4 x 4-inch piece of white cardstock and a 3 7/8 x 3 7/8-inch piece of brown cardstock. Layer and adhere to the front of the card as shown.

On a 3 ¾ x 3 ¾-inch piece of pink cardstock stamp “scrolling along” with Versamark Watermark ink. Sprinkle with sticky stuff embossing powder and tap off excess. Heat set powder. Be careful to not overheat the powder as it will lose its stickiness. Sprinkle with red glitter and tap off excess. Lightly brush image with a soft brush then heat set once more to secure the powder. Attach this piece to the top of the brown mat.

Stamp “sweet surrender” with black ink on white cardstock. Clean the stamp and re-ink just the hearts with black ink and stamp. Position the heart template over the image and center. Trace a light line and cut. Color the image with Copic markers.

Stamp “I’m smitten” on a separate piece of white cardstock with black ink. Trim to resemble a ribbon. Highlight the sentiment with pink chalk. Using a craft knife and cutting mat, trim around the hand of the hedgehog. Insert sentiment and secure with a small piece of adhesive. Adhere the image to the front of the card using dimensional foam tape.

Apply glossy accents to the hearts and let dry.

Elizabeth

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In My Heart

December 26, 2009 · 2 Comments

4027K heart garland
30-020 hugs clear set
Ranger – Antique linen distress ink pad
I Kan Dee pearlescent chalks – gold
fiskars border punch
Tsukineko Versafine black ink pad
detail clear embossing powder
watercolors
My Minds Eye patterned paper

Stamp bear with black and emboss with clear. Watercolor. Rub the gold chalk along the edges of your stamped piece. Stamp words with black and emboss with clear. Rub the distress pad around the edges of patterned paper. Cut out a 1 inch by 4 1/8 inch white cardstock and punch border punch. To avoid a lumpy card use foam tape behind the the bear at the top and bottom so the ribbon can run under. Assemble card!
Angela

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Christmas Birthday card

December 11, 2009 · 2 Comments

Penny Black Stamps used
3948k fireworks
3859h corner piece
30-018 crystalline
30-013 critter party

Hi Ladies,
This is a birthday card I made for a friend whose Birthday is in December. I used a scan from the back of an old cdv or cabinet card to stamp the flowers on. I used a vintage photo distress ink pad for stamping the flowers and the sentiment. Then I watercolored the flowers with Tombow pens #533 and N79. I colored the corner piece stamp with the 533 marker and then stamped lightly. On the blue cardstock I took a versamark pen and drew lines on the top of the card. I stamped the snowflakes with versamark and embossed with Judikins sticky stuff embossing powder. I poured Barbara Trombleys art glitter – Fog over the snowflakes then heat to set. Assemble card and add star dust glitter glue to the flower heads.
If you would like a copy of the cdv, please email me at ra4kennedy@embarqmail.com.
Angela

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…good will to men.

November 9, 2009 · 2 Comments

 Stamps

2758j …good will to men

Paper

60-002 script foil

Versafine black ink pad

Clear embossing powder

Bazzill – blue

Art Glitter – ultra fine navy

Tsukineko – Cornflower walnut ink antiquing solution

Tattered Angels – sapphire, silver

I Kan’ dee pearlescent chalks

 

I cut out a 6 x 6 piece of the script foil paper. Spray it with the cornflower ink randomly. Be sure not to completely cover your piece with ink. When that is dry spray on the sapphire and silver tattered angels still leaving some paper unsprayed. When this is dry cut the paper into thin strips between ¼ and ½ inch pieces. Cut a piece of blue bazzill paper to 4 ¼ x 2 ¾ inches. Run it through the xyron sticker machine. Start laying your strips on to the sticky blue paper in a bargello pattern leaving about 1/16 inch between each piece. After you have laid out all of your pieces trim the edges then pour navy glitter over piece, use your fingers to rub it in to the sticky spaces between the strips.

 

Cut out a strip of blue paper about ½ x 4 ¼ inches. Run it through xyron and pour navy glitter on it.

 

Cut out a piece of the script foil paper to 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches.

 

Stamp words on white paper with black inkand emboss with clear. Rub gold chalk around the edges of stamped piece. Mount onto a piece of blue paper with about 1/8 inch border.

 

Make a blank card with the blue paper measuring 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches. Adhere you foil paper then the bargello piece, the glitter strip and then the stamped image. Your done!

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NEW! SLAPSTICK Cling Rubber Stamps

October 15, 2009 · 5 Comments

Easy to use! Image is printed on cushion. Mounts on acrylic blocks.

Easy to use! Image is printed on cushion. Mounts on acrylic blocks.

You will love these new stamps! They work as great as wood mounted stamps and save tons of storage space. The image is printed on the foam so you can see what you are stamping!

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Slapstick Sweet Nativity

October 15, 2009 · 2 Comments

slapstick manger

Stamps
40-001 sweet nativity
30-007 giving and receiving

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Slapstick Celestial Heart

October 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

slapstick angel

Stamps
40-002 celestial heart
30-040 the wonder

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