Video - Butterflies

 Butterflies

Butterflies are beautiful flying creatures.

stamps used:  Unity stamp co. Spark

For my change can be...card I blended three colors on a white card for a simple background.  

stamps used: Unity stamp co. Moments of Bliss, Time to Refresh

For my second card I did a grid technique.  Another name for this technique is Retiform.  You can check out video here in this post or at my you tube channel for more on grid techniques.

I will be adding these two cards to Unity FB challenge here.

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Retiform cards/tags with a video

 Retiform cards/tags

stamps used:  Unity stamp co. Other side of Fear, Spirit of mermaid, Happy, Spark, Every single day, You make everything so beautiful,You can do It, Keep Wild

This is an old technique with a couple of twists along the way.  Basically Retiform is composed of crossing lines.  On my tags, I used a grey ink for the crossing lines, and different blues for the images.  Scroll down to the bottom of this post to see several more card samples using this technique.

Here is a video for you to watch here or you can go to my you tube channel to see this video and more.

Here are the card samples I mentioned for you to see.

stamps used:  Unity stamp co. Something Magical, One scoop at a Time, Moments of Bliss

Type Retiform or grid cards in the search section in the side bar to see cards I made in the past.

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Retiform birthday card

 Retiform birthday card

When I first learned how to make this card back in the year 1999 or 2000, we just called them grid cards.  A couple of years later the name was changed to Retiform. The meaning of RETIFORM is composed of crossing lines and interstices.

stamps used:  Stampin' Up Whale done

For this style card you can use any stamp images, whether they are solid or line images.  It doesn't even matter if the images don't normally go together.  

For my cards, though, all the images are from one stamp set.  No, I'm wrong the saying is from a company that has unfortunately gone out of business.  

The simplest way I can describe how to do this technique is block off section with post it notes, then sponge on color, just at the edge of the post it note.  Remove the post it note to reveal the section.  

I have a couple of old videos on this technique that you can look back on at Sue's YouTube from years ago.  I think I will do a new video on this technique soon.  Subscribe and hit the bell on my you tube channel so you get notified when I make a new video.

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Stencils in grid

 Stencils in grid

A twist on an old technique.  Years ago at a convention, I saw a demonstration of a person using small Marvy square ink pads ... doing DTP (direct to paper) on a card that was sectioned off with post it notes.  Then without removing the post it notes she stamped inside the grids.  When you remove the post its you are left with a fun grid background.  Check out these posts grid technique, 2014 post, another post from 2014 on grid technique. I learned this technique way back in 1999 or 2000 before all the fancy picture taking phones.

Today's cards

 

stencils used:  various companies

Some of these cards are for an upcoming card swap I do with local friends.

Basic instructions:

Masked off a section at a time with post it notes.  Lay down stencil and add color through it then with same blending brush add a light layer of the same color over the stenciled section.  Remove the post its to reveal the first grid section.  Continue on doing the same thing to fill the card.  When done with all the stenciling you can die cut the card or just cut it out and layer onto folded card.  If you look at the card with the hello die cut ..... that is actually a 5" x 7" card but all the others are 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" cards.  For this technique you can use any of your inks you have in your stash.  I used CP inks because at the time they were on my table.

Hope you give this grid technique a try and show off your cards.  Thank you for stopping by and come back again soon.

July/August Moon swap

July and August Moon swap

July is Buck Moon

basic instructions:

1.  masked off a circle to create a moon.  blended some gray inks to color the moon.

2.  around the moon I blended blues.

3.  stamped the buck/deer over the moon with black ink.

4.  stamped leaves around the edge with blue and white ink.

For more masking ideas look here, a different style of masking, ripping paper masking, yet, another masking idea.  there are lots of way to masking ... you can type masking in my search bar to see them all ... remember to click next post at the bottom of the post to see more.

 stamps used:  Hot Potatoes, Rubber Moon and Stampin' Up

August Sturgeon Moon

basic instructions:

Grid technique

1.  masked off sections with post it notes.  stippled some color off the edge of the post it note.

2.  after done stippling color I masked off one section at a time and stamped an image inside the section.

For grid ideas look here for faux grid technique with a video, basic grid technique with video.  You can type grid technique in search bar to find more.

stamps used:  Stampin' Up and Rubber moon 

Above are the Sturgeon grid card before I made them into full cards.  As you can see I did them in all different colors.

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Lighthouses

I'm bringing back an oldie but goodie called Grid technique.  Now if you remember this technique can be done in several different ways but for today I'm doing it my favorite way...with stipple brushes.  Stipple brushes are a tool that have been in my stash for twenty years and I always fall back on them because stipple brushes are a stamper's best friend!  They are a tool that can blend inks in different ways and the best reason is they can cover up mistakes ..... like if you get an inky fingerprint on your project ... you know you've done that ... well, just get out old faithful stipple brush ... tap, tap, tap and viola!!! a mistake is now embraced into your project.  As I always say, "there are no mistakes in stamping just happy accidents!"  Please go to Just For Fun Rubber Stamps blog for stamp details.

watch my video here or on you tube to see how I created this lighthouse grid card and if you like it give it a thumbs up.  thank you.  

all stamps used from Just For FunCraft Supplies, Rubber Stamps, Paper Crafts, & Scrapbooking Home

A whale of a thank you

Was going through my collection of cards I've made over the last few months and found a baggie with some cards I don't believe I showed.  this is a type of grid card...there are a lot of ways to do grid cards and this to me is one of the more precise ways to do this technique.  what I did is stamp the images first then with a fine point sharpie pen I made 1" grid blocks through the images.  next I colored inside the blocks with a couple of alcohol markers that I won in a drawing a while back.


card details:
stamps - AMuse stamps
fine point sharpie marker
alcohol markers
gold krylon leafing pen
oval paper punches

Spring is here!

Yes, I think spring is finally here!  it's 45 outside....a heat wave! lol!  If you have the June issue of Stamps Scraps & Stamps you can see the article I wrote on this technique called Faux grid cards.  It's a fun and easy technique where you burnish chalks on cardstock, stamp images and then erase lines.
card details:
stamps - Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps A Heinrich co.
Pebbles chalks
eraser and ruler
entering in following challenges:
1.  Designs by Lisa Somerville - think spring
2.  Addicted to Stamps and More! - make a mark (use chalks, markers, color pencils)
3.  That Craft Place challenge - flowers
4.  Divas by design - flower power

MFP Bundle of joy blog hop - day 6

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

March Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured March  9

Hoppy Easter

Featured March 10

Easter

 Featured March 11

Fabulous Pets

Featured March 12

Friends

Featured March 13

Buddha

Featured March 14

Bundle of Joy

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All six winners will be announced on 

March 15, 2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) 

The deadline for 

commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday March 14, 2014

Now we're onto the second half of the blog hop week and I'm on the list along with the rest of my sister design teammates.  Continuing with my grid cards I'll be featuring faux grid and retriform grid cards.  Now retriform is just another way of describing grid and faux grid is another type of the grid technique. Don't forget to leave a comment to be included in the drawing to win one of the new stamp sets.  Also if you stop by Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. blog you can click on the samples there to see lots more inspiration.

Hope you enjoyed our blog hop this month....don't forget to check Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. blog on Saturday to see if you are one of the lucky winners in our drawing for one of the new stamp releases.  Good Luck and have a good weekend hopefully without any more snow!  It's time for spring.

Here's the Design Team:

 Jane C

Pat 

Thrfity Stamper

Marilynn  

Sue W

An'Jenic

  Amy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.
entering in following challenge:
1.  CARDZ TV - ch#3 new baby

MFP Buddha blog hop - day 5

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

March Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured March  9

Hoppy Easter

Featured March 10

Easter

 Featured March 11

Fabulous Pets

Featured March 12

Friends

Featured March 13

Buddha

Featured March 14

Bundle of Joy

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All six winners will be announced on 

March 15, 2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) 

The deadline for 

commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday March 14, 2014

Now we're onto the second half of the blog hop week and I'm on the list along with the rest of my sister design teammates.  Continuing with my grid cards I'll be featuring faux grid and retriform grid cards.  Now retriform is just another way of describing grid and faux grid is another type of the grid technique.  Faux grid is coloring with Pebble chalks (can use any artist chalks) then stamping images.  Next you take an ordinary eraser to form the grids...fun, huh? I think so.  Don't forget to leave a comment to be included in the drawing to win one of the new stamp sets.  Also if you stop by Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. blog you can click on the samples there to see lots more inspiration.

Here's the Design Team:

 Jane C

Pat 

Thrfity Stamper

Marilynn  

Sue W

An'Jenic

  Amy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.

MFP Friends blog hop - day 4

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

March Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured March  9

Hoppy Easter

Featured March 10

Easter

 Featured March 11

Fabulous Pets

Featured March 12

Friends

Featured March 13

Buddha

Featured March 14

Bundle of Joy

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All six winners will be announced on 

March 15, 2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) 

The deadline for 

commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday March 14, 2014

Now we're onto the second half of the blog hop week and I'm on the list along with the rest of my sister design teammates.  Continuing with my grid cards I'll be featuring faux grid and retriform grid cards.  Now retriform is just another way of describing grid and faux grid is another type of the grid technique.  Faux grid is coloring with Pebble chalks (can use any artist chalks) then stamping images.  Next you take an ordinary eraser to form the grids...fun, huh? I think so.  Don't forget to leave a comment to be included in the drawing to win one of the new stamp sets.  Also if you stop by Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. blog you can click on the samples there to see lots more inspiration.

Here's the Design Team:

 Jane C

Pat 

Thrfity Stamper

Marilynn  

Sue W

An'Jenic

  Amy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.