Saturday happenings & Blog drawing!

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Just a quick post here to let you know that I will be away for a week but have no fear I have scheduled a few posts. If you would like to be notified by email then please add your email address to "Follow by email" in my sidebar.


Posting comments is always appreciated and welcome just know that I will not have access to computer for a week but when I get back I will add them.
How about a blog drawing! Sounds good to me. I will pick a random winner from all the comments I get while I'm away! The blog candy will be a surprize! So leave a comment on any of my posts including this one to be included in drawing and don't forget to include an email address for me to contact you if you win. This time only USA ... too many restrictions at post office for out of country for me to deal with this time. Hope you understand. Winner will be announce here on Tuesday May 3, 2011.
thank you!

Last chance...

to enter drawing for blog candy. Leave a comment with email to contact you in case you win.

Here is a card I made a few months back doing the lattice technique which I saw online here: Valita's Designs & Fresh Folds:Lattice card
All the images are from Faerie Song Art Stamps ~ Fantasy Themed Images and colored with Prisma color pencils.

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Spring is here!

Here is a card to celebrate SPRING! Another photo image type stamp from The Stampsmith Art Rubber Stamps .....they are just wonderful stamps. Not affiliated with the company just like thier images. She is stamped with black ink and layered onto black cardstock, embossed white card then onto white note card. One of my ribbon paper flowers (click on tutorial tab for ribbon paper technique) added to celebrate spring.

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Postcard Buddies M

Magic Mushroom by Sue - color maroon and mushrooms are from Hot Potatoes Fabric and Wall Stamps .

Mail by Muriel - what a fun mail bee.

Hedgehog mail by Petti - isn't he adorable at the London type mailbox.

Maid by Leslie - cool maid.

Money by Grace - great idea using monopoly money paper.

Moose by Roberta - what great big moose.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!

Aren't these fun cards....the stamp is from Outlines Rubber Stamp Company, Inc. - Rubber Stamps . On the blue card I used Ranger Ink white enamel and on the gold card used Adirondack butterscotch paint.

Spring!

Over on The Stampsmith Challenge the theme this time is Spring! I wanted to show a close up of the card with the embedded layers.....really liking this technique. I used a pretty lady from The Stampsmith Art Rubber Stamps for this card then added some chiffon type ribbon from May Arts ribbons . Because the ribbon has a shimmery look it doesn't scan well but it is beautiful in person.

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Lucky me, Published again!

Yeah, lucky me! I was published in this issue of Stamper's Sampler catch up Vol. 15 on page 125. Earlier in the year there was a call for decorating one of their dress templates and I sent in three but only one was chosen for that perticular issue but another one was accepted for this catch up issue. I just got an advance issue in last night's mail. Only disappointment is they really condensed down my instructions, but after it is out in the stores on May 1, 1022, I'll give full details of my card but will tell you that all stamps in my card are from Faerie Song Art Stamps ~ Fantasy Themed Images

Alice challenge - blue & yellow

This is my first time joining in this challenge over on The Altered Alice . I just picked up these stamps at a stamp convention last year and they finally have ink on them! For this challenge all you had to do was use the colors blue & yellow. I decided to do a tri-fold accordion card so I could fit more than one image from the stamp sheet. Oh yes, these stamps are from Lost Coast Design.

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New- just to let you know

I just uploaded a new gadget! It's for getting emails to let you know that I have posted. Please sign up for emails to my blog....it's easy. I just did it at least I think I did. Time will tell if it works. Hope this feature makes it easier for you to keep track of my blog. Let me know when you subscribe and if you are getting emails.
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Newsprint/Old Book Pages

Here is my entry for Stampotique Designer's Blog newsprint/old book pages challenge. Behind goth girl is a page from an old dictionary and believe me those pages are very fragile. If you look close you can see the definition for goth over on the left. I used Ranger Ink Distress inks to color the background to give it that aged look. What I did for this card is layer all the pieces onto card ..... used Distress inks with blending tool to age it then ran it through Sizzix Big Kick with Tim Holtz embossing folder. Think I read online this technique is called Embedding layers. I really like this background technique.

L - Postcard Buddies

Back with Postcard Buddies alphabets....let's see......here are "L".

Leaf by sue (me) I'm still having fun with my Hot Potatoes Fabric and Wall Stamps on my postcards.

Big & Bold stamped with Brilliance ink pad.

Light, Lamppost and Lanterns by muriel. All the lights are lit up with sparkly yellow glitter.

Lion postcard by petti. Isn't that a great lion image!

Letters postcard by leslie. The letter is separate and slid into a slit in the letterbox. Terrific.

Lemons postcard by grace. Like the way she stamp collaged all those images.

Lionfish postcard by roberta. What a great subject for "L".

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Winter wonderland

This is one of the cards we did in my April Holiday card class last week. This card was stamped with 'The Ranger Ink berry purple archival ink on watercolor paper. Colored in the trees and sun with Prisma watercolor pencils then moved the color around with a water pen. Added some stickles glitter glue to the ground area of the image for snow effect.

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Moon Faerie

Just wanted to pop on and show a fun card using  Faerie Song Art Stamps ~ Fantasy Themed Images .
Her dress is paper pieced with polka dot decorative paper and added ribbon....it's not really ribbon that I would call it but a type of clear plastic on a string.

Christmas in April

Yes, I said in April!  LOL!  only reason it's Christmas in April here is because I'm teaching a class featuring only holiday cards. 

What do you think?  I will describe each card at a later date.

   I really like the way this scene card came out.

Happy Birthday Dad!

 

Today is my dad's birthday so Happy Birthday Dad!  your card was sent.  He doesn't use computer much so I'm sure he won't see this post so I am showing card I sent to him.  

Also did the same card but different color scheme for my friend's husband birthday which is tomorrow.

The real fun part of this card is the May Arts ribbons black cord on the reciever of the phone.  Not sure you can see in photo but the phone image is stamped then cut out and popped with pop dots.

Holiday cards class in April

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Come to class this week to get a head start on your holiday cards.  Class at Johnathan Law in Milford.  Milford Public Schools
Walk ins are welcome!

All Holiday Cards
NEW. Come make all Christmas cards to get started on

the Holidays! Get into the Christmas spirit without all the

last minute stress by getting a head start on your holiday

cards. Make six different cards, four of each design in

this two night course. That’s 24 holiday cards done!

Bring a basic tool kit to class: scissors, ruler, pencil,

double stick tape/foam mounting tape. All other materials

will be supplied by the instructor. All levels of experience

are welcome.
Wednesday/Apr.6,13/7:00-9:00p.m.

Blushing Santa

The battle of the Santas

O.K. so it's not really a battle ....... it's a couple of cards I made.  Thank you for all the comments how to improve my card. The first one on the left is pretty boring!  My changes ..... first I stamped Santa face on cream cardstock and added color to his cheeks, nose, mustache and hair with Pebbles pearlescent chalks.  Oh yeah, I also changed the belt buckle by punching it out of gold cardstock and free cutting the hook.  Not sure what to call that piece of metal that fits into the holes on the belt.  Anyone know?  I also want to say a thank you to Rose from one of my yahoo groups StampersCorner who I CASED (copied) this idea.

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Holiday cards questions????

Would like your suggestions on the color scheme of these three cards.  Should I use one of the gold cardstock or go all mauve???
Hope you can see in scan that there are two different tones of gold cardstock.

Another question.....do you think this card is too cute to use in a class? 

Please leave a comment with your suggestions! Need to know by Tuesday morning the latest.  thanks!

Gingersnap Annual Copper, Ginger, or Rust Challenge

Over on Gingersnap Creations it's the Third Annual Copper, Ginger, or Rust Challenge but my first time joining in with this color challenge.  I used the paper piecing technique on the dress image to create this simple but effective card.  hope you like it.
 
 
 
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