Victorian Lady Card

 

Dylusions crushed grape, tarnished brass distress spray and perfect pearls were applied to embossed cardstock. I stamped the Inkadinkado Victorian lady 60-00726 in gold and black on vellum and painted the back of the vellum with distress paint. The happy birthday is from the Sizzix birthday and frames set 658206.

I would like to join the following challenges:

Simon Says Use a Stamp and blog hop Monday Challenge

Simon Says No Designer Paper Wednesday Challenge

Felt with the Heart Stamp

I pulled out my stash today and wanted to combine various techniques to create a background. The card base is black cardstock and vellum stamped in gold pigment ink using Fiskars Henna Petals stamp. I stamped the Woman in Repose (Delta 3942F) on alcohol inked cardstock and embossed it with Tim Holtz Texture Fades Regal Flourishes (656648). I masked off her face and used Perfect Pearls on the background. The stamp sentiment is Stampabilities Felt with the Heart (DR110).

I would like to join the following challenges:

Simon Says Use a Stamp and blog hop Monday Challenge

Simon Says No Designer Paper Wednesday Challenge

Victorian Lady Tag

 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Love This Technique

This technique is new to me but I just love it! Stamping on Tim Holtz idea-ology frosted and shaping your stamped image to add dimension to your project. I made my tag following Tim Holtz’s September 2015 tag tutorial. Click here for Tim Holtz’s supply list and tutorial.

Hickory smoke and tarnished brass distress sprays were used to create the tag background. I stamped the Inkadinkado Victorian lady 60-00726 and Stampabilities small monarch butterfly 155432-c on alcohol inked alcohol ink cardstock and frosted and used the gothic THS026 layering stencil.

12 Tags of 2015... September tag

Tim Holtz’s September 2015 tag is gorgeous! I love following his tutorials and learning new techniques. Join in the fun here.

I’ve been waiting for my order to get started on this month’s tag and it arrived! It was so much fun trying different alcohol ink color combinations and seeing the results. I’m glad I ordered two packs of alcohol ink cardstock so I still have some left! Tim Holtz idea-ology frosted is really cool to mold and shape to create special effects. I have never worked with it before but I will be including it in future projects.

 

 The front of my tag background was made using hickory smoke and tarnished brass distress spray and on the back of the tag I added picket fence distress spray to the mix.  I used the gothic THS026 layering stencil, the butterfly from Tim Holtz’s flights of fancy clear stamp set css25856 and the Sizzix lady with hats die set 657854 on this tag.
 

I would also like to join the following challenge: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Die Crazy.

Tea Time Thank You Card

I made this card for Simon Says Stamp and Punch/Die Cut Monday Challenge and  Simon Says Use A Stamp And Blog Hop Wednesday Challenge. The Designers Spotlight has so many beautiful cards and my card background was inspired by Lin’s  repeating bus.   

supplies:

• surfaces: cardstock, vellum, glossy photo paper
• dies: sizzix labels & bow 657757, spellbinders elegant ovals s4-425
• stamp & die sets: sizzix tea time 659056
• stamps: stampendous personal notes mini quad cube mtc03, inkadinkado Victorian Lady 60-00726, Fiskars latte love 01-005511
• distress ink: worn lipstick, antique linen, walnut
• ink: a la mode gold, stazon jet black
• adhesives: scotch quick-dry adhesive, double sided tap
• misc: stickles, removable tape, foam tape

 

 

I wanted a thank you card for a dinner party and found my Victorian lady stamp and tea time stamp set. I randomly stamped the spoon in gold on the background.  The lady was stamped on alcohol inked photo paper, vellum and card stock. I fussy cut her face, added distress ink and thought it still looked a little stark so I added vellum over her face and hair. The tea set was stamped on alcohol inked photo paper and accented with gold stickles (can’t resist bling).  

Simon Says Make it Colorful Shoe

What a fun week with Simon Says Stamp Make it Colorful Wednesday Challenge.  I like making paper shoes and this time I made then colorful and added a treat bag.
 

supplies:

• surfaces: cardstock, glossy photo paper
• dies: sizzix alphanumeric 660056, spellbinders elegant ovals s4-425, sizzix banners and pennants 660329
• embellishments: organza favor bag, idea-ology paper sting, mini brads, bamboo skewer
• distress ink: broken china
• alcohol inks: caramel, stream, and more
• distress paint: brushed pewter, broken china, wild honey, forest moss
• distress spray stain: brushed pewter
• metallic mixatives: pearl, silver
• patina: verdigris, rust, moss, jade
• distress stain: tumble glass, antique bronze, bundled sage
• ink: colorbox yellow permanent ink, dylusions vibrant turquoise ink spray
• tools: mini ink blending tool, scoreboard, bone folder, tonic shears, ruler, heat tool, magnetic platform, big shot machine, paint brush
• adhesives: scotch quick-dry adhesive, double sided tap
• misc: alcohol blending solution, styrofoam, removable tape, tooth picks

I used glossy photo paper and numerous inks on this shoe! I was experimenting with the alcohol inks and was looking different colors, grabbed ink bottles and started going to town. I started throwing them on the mat and swiping my paper across the beautiful colors. Hum, what's going on, these aren’t mixing the same but I continued on. Beautiful color but thick…then I looked at the bottles. It was patina (ha ha).  I guess you can use patina on glossy photo paper (and stains)!?!  I did get a different color for the shoe lining though! Guess I was really in the mood to make it colorful! This shoe is made with the glossy photo paper and the heel was made by layering and cutting Styrofoam.

 

The banners on the treat bag are strung on painted paper string paper.  I attached them to the favor bag by wrapping the string around a brad.

Mom’s Birthday Card Box

I am having so much fun with this week’s Simon Says Stamp Trio of Colors Monday Challenge and Simon Says Stamp Make it Colorful Wednesday Challenge  working with color and groups of color. I made a box for my mom’s birthday card and just in time too!

 

supplies:

o             surfaces: cardstock, glossy photo paper

o             dies: sizzix flower, lily 658275, butterfly #12 656512

o             punches: fiskars small butterfly, three flower punches

o             distress ink: worn lipstick, pumice stone, dusty concord

o             alcohol inks: wild plum, butterscotch, eggplant

o             metallic mixatives: pearl, gold, silver

o             embellishments: cricut happy birthday, adhesive jewels, mini brad

o             stickles: blush, glitz and orchid

o             ink: colorbox pink, yellow, green permanent ink

o             tools: mini ink blending tool, scoreboard, bone folder, tonic shears, ruler, heat tool,                 magnetic platform, big shot machine, cricut

o             adhesives: scotch quick-dry adhesive, double sided tap

o             misc: alcohol blending solution, removable tape

 

This box has lots of bling so I hope my mom likes it. I enjoyed decorating the flowers experimenting with a variety of inks and stickles. The leaves are from the lily die set.

Mom’s Birthday Card

This week’s Simon Says Stamp Trio of Colors Monday Challenge and Simon Says Stamp Make it Colorful Wednesday Challenge immediately made me think of Tim Holtz’s beautiful September2015 tag. The vibrant colors he achieved using the alcohol inks made it a perfect match for these challenges. I don’t have alcohol ink cardstock but I couldn’t wait to try my alcohol inks so I used glossy photo paper. I hope you like the results.

 

supplies:

• surfaces: cardstock, vellum, glossy photo paper, shimmer sheetz
• dies: sizzix tea cup 656549, sizzix flower, lily 658275, alphanumeric 660056, celebrate 660211, spellbinders elegant ovals s4-425
• stamp & die sets: sizzix tea time 659056
• stamps: stampendous mod hatter v077, hampton art Fabulous Stamp ps0535
• punches: fiskars small butterfly
• embellishments: fussy cut stamped images, ribbon, bead, mini brads
• distress ink: worn lipstick, pumice stone, dusty concord
• alcohol inks: wild plum, butterscotch, eggplant
• metallic mixatives: pearl, gold, silver
• ink: colorbox permanent ink
• tools: mini ink blending tool, hole punch, scoreboard, bone folder, tonic shears, ruler, heat tool, magnetic platform, big shot machine
• adhesives: scotch quick-dry adhesive, double sided tap
• misc: distress micro-glaze, alcohol blending solution, stickles, removable tape, foam tape

It was so much fun playing with the alcohol inks and seeing the different results.

The tea cup is popped up with pieces of stacked foam tape. I wrapped the ribbon around Tim Holtz’s rule (1 ½” wide) to make the bow. The flowers are made with the base of the lily die and the smallest leaf. 

On the inside of the card I stamp the lady (mod hatter) and bowl (sizzix tea time) on cardstock, vellum and alcohol inked photo paper. Fussy cut/die cut all the images and layered them. The bowl is vellum layered over the alcohol inked photo paper and the purple cardstock bowl edges layered on top. I really enjoyed experimenting with the different layering effects.