Thursday Tutorial - Patchwork Frog

This is a fun technique that I hope I'm not repeating.
Patchwork Frog
supplies:
#FSP58 Anthony & Burt Best Sellers EZ Mount Stamp N' Stor (SI)
StazOn Jet Black ink pad (SI)
Stampin' Up Pattern Pack Designer Series paper
Prisma color pencils
double stick tape & mounting tape

Instructions:

1.Ink frog under umbrella image with StazOn Jet Black ink pad and stamp onto white card.
2.Ink frog again and stamp onto several of the papers from the pattern pack.
3.Cut out umbrella and layer over stamped umbrella on white card with double stick tape.
4.For the frog cut out different sections from different colors of designer papers.
5.Adhere each cut out piece of frog to same section on white card with stamped frog. For eyes mount with mounting tape. You now have a patchwork frog.
6.Color fly and raindrops with Prisma color pencils.
7.Layer patchwork frog onto black cardstock.
8.Layer finished patchwork frog piece to front of black card on an angle that has a piece of designer series paper from the same pattern pack.
9.Stamp Let a smile saying with Jet black ink onto white cardstock, layer to black cardstock and mount with mounting tape an an angle over patchwork frog.

enjoy!

Patchwork Owls

Here are three examples of doing the Patchwork technique(my name), I think others might call it Paper Piecing.  This technique works great with this big owl from

Hero Arts Online .  I'm not affiliated with this company just like some of thier images and since I am into owl stamps this fits great into my collection of stamps.  Patchwork or paper piecing is a fun way to use up scraps of decorative paper you or I should say I keep saving.  I have been trying to use what I have lately which is quite a bit instead of going out and buying new.  Look for this technique on my upcoming Thursday Tutorial.  enjoy!

ATC's

Here are a few ATC's I made for swaps in one of my yahoo groups I belong. The fun thing with the three of these ATC's is I used the same leaf (hero arts) background stamp.    

 Time flies... is for painted background. this was fun to do. first stamped & embossed leaf (hero arts) background. second dabbed on paints with Ranger Paint dabbers. easiest way to put paint to paper without any fuss or mess.  buffed embossed image with wet paper towel to remove any paint.  Paint dabbers do not stick to embossing so great for resist techniques.  next overstamped with honeycomb image & bee again just wipe off any ink from embossed areas.  stamp bee again, color with Prisma color pencils, cut out and mount over stamped bee and done.

Now this flower ATC which I called nature .... if you look(click on pic to enlarge) closely you will see nature stamped was actually made to use for a swap but then realized I already did "N"(alpha atc swap) so decided to use for artist choice swap in yahoo group.   

Next is rabbit ATC ..... this is for a mystery swap in yahoo group.  this is where hostess sends stamped image to participants and they create an atc. this is what i did.

enjoy!

Two fun cards

Here are a couple of cards one using Ranger paint dabbers and the other with acetate & glitter. No color pencils....go figure.  Image by Faerie Song Art Stamps ~ Fantasy Themed Images

Thursday Tutorial - Dances to it's own Music

DANCES TO IT'S OWN MUSIC
Stamps:
Dancing figure, “Your Spirit”, music confetti & spiral – Lasting Impressions with Panache
Supplies:
double stick tape & foam mounting tape
Ranger Inkssentials Opaque White Pen
brayer
VersaFine Onyx Black ink pad
Kaleidacolor Spectrum ink pad

Instructions:
1. Stamp spiral with purple/blue ink from Kaleidacolor Spectrum ink pad on the bottom of green note card.

2. Layer purple (4 ¼ x 2 ¾) card to left-top of green note card.

3. On piece of white (4 x 2 ½) card stamp the saying “Your Spirit Within Dances to Its Own Music” with Kaleidacolor Spectrum ink pad. On the same white card stamp music confetti with Spectrum ink on the bottom of card then tape to purple layer on green note card.
4. Brayer a piece of white cardstock with Kaleidacolor Spectrum ink pad then stamp dancing figure with VersaFine Onyx Black ink.

5. Highlight the dancing figure with Ranger Inkssentials Opaque white pen then cut her out and mount onto note card with foam mounting tape to finish card.

C Postcard buddies

click on any of the postcards to see larger view. All my postcards use Hot Potatoe images.

Here are "C" alphabet Postcard buddies:

Still here just catching up

Sorry for not posting in a while I was away visiting my father & brother for a week and I have been catching up with boring household things. I will be back to posting about stamping in a few days but here are a couple of pics to hold you over.

My brother & daughter and me & my adorable niece.

Glass museum

Visited the glass museum in Corning, N.Y. this past week. It is just amazing what these talented artists can do with glass. That's me standing next to a glass ship with gold figures.....I look good in the dark. teeheehee no flash allowed in the museum. Look at that beautiful box with glass beads. The photo doesn't do it justice.

This young man was doing a glass blowing demonstration. He created a beautiful dish in only a few minutes.

Here is a glass dish with lovely figures.

After visiting the glass museum we went to Market St. to shop. what a fun day.

A few more butterflies and puff flower

I call this butterfly a zebra because that is what he/she reminds me of ... don't know real name.

Check out this fun puff flower...again my name for it.

Can you see them flying?

Here's me ..... no butterflies on me. I'm sure getting old looking.

enjoy!

Guess who she is.

Here is a card I made in just blue tones. Let's play a guessing game.
Who is she? Leave me a comment telling me who you think she is. Next week I'll give you the answer. Have fun!

Three Muses - You are what you eat

How's this for the theme You are what you eat! This is my entry for

Three Muses - wed. challenge

Sorry don't know the name of the company of images because did over a friend's house.

Allsorts challenge - No designer papers

Here is my entry for
allsorts challenge blog-saturday

No designer papers is easy for me because I do like to spotlight the image by using Prisma color pencils whenever I can.

Sunday Stamper - Lace

Thought this bookmark would fit right into Lace theme over on

Ink on My Fingers for Sunday stampers challenge.

Image by The Stampsmith

enjoy!

Happy Easter

Don't have any cute bunny photos so how about some pretty tropical flowers and a colorful bird in tree. These are from Magic Wings in MA. Do enjoy that place but I will tell you to wear light weight clothes because it is kept very warm for the butterflies and tropical plants.

Pretty Butterflies

Here are some more of the beautiful butterflies. Really like the photo where one is resting and other is flying around him. The brown butterfly looks like brown suede in person. The green & yellow are like flourescent. If you ever have the chance to visit Magic Wings do so!

Butterflies are free!

We took a ride the other day to a place in Mass. called Magic Wings. It is a fun place where you go into these two rooms where these beautiful butterflies fly free while you walk around. You have to watch where you walk because there are little quail running around and the butterflies land and rest on benches or the ground. Look on my husband's shoulder! enjoy!

Thursday Tutorial - By the Brook

By the Brook

supplies:
Landscape Elements #8 EZ Mount Stamp N' Stor set (SI)
Distress ink pads – broken china, tattered rose, pine needles, peeled paint, mustard seed(SI)
VersaFine Onyx black
Nestabilities Large Labels
Cuttlebug Traffic Jam embossing folder
Die cutting machine(for labels & embossing folder)
double stick tape & foam mounting tape
Instructions:

1.Do DTP (direct to paper) technique on piece of white cardstock staring with Distress ink pads tattered rose across the top, broken china then peeled paint across the bottom. ***DTP technique is swiping ink pad directly on cardstock***

2.Ink landscape image with Distress ink pine needles and stamp on the bottom of white card.

3.Ink trees with VersaFine Onyx black and stamp on both sides of card over landscape scene.

4.Cut out black cardstock and stamped landscape scene with Nestabilities labels and layer together with double stick tape.

5.Using Cuttlebug Traffic Jam embossing folder emboss a piece of white cardstock. After cardstock is embossed rub Distress broken china ink pad across it to color the raised sections.

6.With double stick tape layer colored embossed card on light blue card and mount stamped framed stamped landscape scene with foam mounting tape.

7.For inside card do DTP on piece of white cardstock starting with Distress ink pad tattered rose, broken china, mustard seed. Repeat using broken china over the mustard seed which will blend to a green.

8.Stamp rocks and small trees with VersaFine Onyx black on the bottom of card.

9.Layer stamped scene onto black card with double stick tape to the inside of light blue card.