Friday, September 28, 2007

Pick a Petal & Stem Sayings

Stamp Sets
Pick A Petal
Stem Sayings

Card Stock
River Rock
Groovy Guava
Blue Bayou

Ink
Wild Wasabi
Groovy Guava
Blue Bayou

Serene Sunflower, Linen, Bareback, Flannel Plaid, & Priceless

Stippled Frames

Stamp Sets
Serene Sunflower
Linen

Card Stock
Garden Green
More Mustard
Very Vanilla

Ink
Creamy Caramel
Summer Sun
More Mustard
Close to Cocoa
Garden Green


Accessories
Stipple Brushes


Stamp Linen Background Stamp in Creamy Caramel on the Very Vanilla Card Stock. On a scrap piece of card stock, use an oval cutter to create a frame. Place the frame over the stamped Very Vanilla Card Stock. Use a stipple brush to pounce More Mustard ink in the frame opening. Apply heavier ink to the edges and fade the ink to the center. Clean the stipple brush in water and allow to dry. Stamp the sunflower and leaves. Use the dry stipple brush to pounce Close to Cocoa ink on the outer edges of the card stock-once again, darker along the edges, lighter toward the center of the card. Attach the layers to card front.


Polished Stone

Stamp Sets
Bareback
Flannel Plaid

Card Stock
Sahara Sand
Basic Gray
Really Rust
Glossy White


Ink

Black Staz-On
Basic Gray

Accessories
Sahara Sand, Really Rust, and Creamy Caramel Re-Inkers
Cotton Balls
Alcohol

Saturate cotton ball with alcohol. Add 2 drops of each re-inker to cotton ball. Apply to glossy white card stock. Allow to dry, then stamp horse image in Black Staz-On ink. Stamp Flannel Plaid Background image in Basic Gray ink on Sahara Sand Card Stock. Attach layers to card front.

Stamp Set
Priceless

Card Stock
Very Vanilla
Perfect Plum
Purely Pomegranate

Ink
Perfect Plum
Purely Pomegranate

Accessories
Scallop Circle Punch
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stamp-a-ma-jig





Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Lovely As A Tree, Holidays & Wishes, Season by Season

Metallic Pencil Resist Technique

Stamp Sets
Lovely As A Tree
Holidays & Wishes

Card Stock
Not Quite Navy
Basic Black
Glossy White




Ink

Black Staz On
Gold Encore
Not Quite Navy

Accesories
Metallic Art Pencils
Brayer and Foam Attachment
Black Grosgrain Ribbon

Stamp leaves image in Black Staz On Ink on Glossy White Card Stock. Allow to dry, then color using the Metallic Art Pencils. Brayer over the colored image with the brayer and foam attachment (ink brayer with Not Quite Navy ink), then lightly rub the ink from the colored image. If desired, color the image again with metallic art pencils to make the colors pop.

Mirror Image

Stamp Set
Lovely As A Tree

Card Stock
Soft Sky
River Rock
White Vellum Card Stock





Ink
Black Staz On
White Craft

Accessories
Stamp-a-ma-jig

On the Soft Sky Card Stock, use the direct-to-paper technique to apply the White Craft Ink. Set aside to dry. On the White Vellum Card Stock, stamp the trees in Staz On ink. Turn the paper so the trees are upside down. The trees will now be on the backside of the vellum. Tear a piece of River Rock Card Stock to the desired size, then attach to the Vellum Card Stock. Use the stamp-a-ma-jig to line up trees, then stamp on the Vellum and River Rock Card Stock. You will have to use very firm pressure to get the image on the card stock and the vellum.


Shaving Cream Technique

Stamp Sets
Lovely As A Tree
Season by Season

Card Stock
Very Vanilla
Ruby Red
Chocolate Chip
Handsome Hunter


Ink
Chocolate Chip
Handsome Hunter


Accessories
Ruby Red Re-inker
Color Spritzer Tool
Handsome Hunter Marker
Paper Crimper
Non-SU Shaving Cream

Use shaving cream, Ruby Red re-inker, and Very Vanilla card stock to make the shaving cream paper. When dry, stamp tree using Chocolate Chip Ink. Use the color spritzer tool and Handsome Hunter Marker to create the background on the Ruby Red card base.






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