Carol Stamps

Challenge: Recycle

11/19/2019

The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge for November 18, 2019 is "Recycle". That is, "to create something previously used".

I decided to recycle the following items: the remains of packaging from a layering stencil package, a sheet of thin shipboard that was used as a stiffener in a mailer; and a tissue envelope that enclosed freebies in a frilly & Funkie purchase. IN addition, I retrieved a number of die-cutsof foliage and words from my "left-over" stash:

My first step in the creation of this card was to stamp a background in Versamark and heat emboss with Mixed Media Powder on a small cut of the thin chipboard:

I tore a strip from the tissue envelope and blended four shades of green Distress Oxide Inks on the torn edge:

I adhered the tissue strip to the chipboard background:

I arranged the foliage die-cuts on the chipboard base:

I heat-embossed the die-cut word using the same Mixed Media Powder that I used on the chipboard. I adhered it to a strip cut from the tag packaging and attached the strip to the chipboard base. I then attached the base to an "ivory" notecard:

Finally, I added some gold confetti, added a chitchat sticker, and popped up a paper doll:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi "Wire with a Twist" (WVBG059)
Dies: various foliage and word dies from Sizzix
Inks: Versamark; Distress Oxide "Peeled Paint", "Twisted Citron", "Bundled Sage" and "Shattered Shutters"
Embossing Powders: Ranger "Mixed Media Powder - Lime" (EPM64022)
Papers: chipboard, tissue and tag packaging to recycle; D*M*D notecard “white spec” (NTC 01210)
Embellishments: Darice "Confetti" (1630-37); Idea-ology "ChitChat - Seasonal" (TH93050) and "Paper Dolls" (TH93555)
Adhesives: Xyron 250 sticker maker; GiaK "Connect" glue; Ranger "Adhesive Foam" (IWT40514)

I'm also entering this in the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog Challenge for November 6. 2019: Fabulous Fall

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Challenge: Thanks/Thanksgiving

11/16/2019

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The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge for November 13, 2019 is "Thanks/Thanksgiving". I decided to make a clean-and-simple thank-you card with a traditional Thanksgiving theme:

First I stamped the image on ivory card in GinaK Amalgam ink:

After touching up the solid black areas, I "corrected/leveled" the horizon with a black fine-line pen doodle, and colored the image with Intense pencils and a Tombo blending pen. I added a sentiment in Amalgam ink:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: WeCraft “The Artful Maven - Autumn” (AM07332)
Inks: GinaK Amalgam “jet black”; Inktense Pencils “Sun Yellow” (0200), “Baked Earth” (1800), “Ink Black” (2200), “Leaf Green” (1600), “Fuchsia” (0700), “Madder Brown” (1720), “Poppy Red” (0400), “Apple Green” (114), and “Tangerine” (103); Pigma Micron 05 “black” fine-line marker
Papers: The Paper Studio notecard “ivory” (225219)
Tool: Tombow ABT N00 blending pen

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Challenge: Thinking of You

11/16/2019

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The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge for November 11, 2019 was "Thinking of You". While the main text of the challenge post referenced Veteran's Day, I decided to go with a stash-busting generic card instead.

I started with a background I had made based on a Jennifer McGuire video back in June of 2018 and added a sentiment:

It looked a little barren so I located a scrap of green Bazzil card and applied "Lucky Clover" distress ink to it:

I cut two 1/8" strips from the green card and applied it to the background before trimming the panel down and applying it to a pre-folded ivory notecard:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: hero Arts “Classic Fabric” (CG245); Stampendous “Decor Music” (DCR105); Altenew “Painted Greetings”
Inks” Distress Inks “Lucky Clover” and “Twisted Citron”
Papers: Neena Solar White; The Paper Studio notecard “ivory” (225219); scrap of green Bazzill cardstock
Adhesive: iCraft “Easy Tear Tape”; GinaK “Connect” glue

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Challenge: Fabulous Fall

11/10/2019

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The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog Challenge for November 6, 2019 was "Fabulous Fall": ""It's the wonderful season where the leaves are changing and the air is crisp and our thoughts turn to pumpkin spice everything."

I went with color changing leaves for this clean-and-simple card:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: GinaK “Layered Leaves”; Altenew “Painted Greetings”
Inks: Distress Oxides “Wild Honey”, “Dried Marigold”, “Ripe Persimmon” and “Aged Mahogany’; GinaK Amalgam “Jet Black”
Papers: The Paper Studio A2 notecard “kraft” (697227)

I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, November 6, 2019: "Thinking of You"

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Challenge: Create a Card #G45Card

11/9/2019

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For the month of November 2019, Graphic45 wants us to create a card using Graphic 45 product.

Back in July, I started on my Christmas card needs by created a set of 40 card bases using solid-colored refolded cards and papers from the Graphic45 "Joy to the World" 12 x 12 solids and patterns collection. One of these backgrounds is below:

In a recent purchase, I acquired some "Joy to the World" ephemera and journaling cards. I matted one on coordinating green card, popped up the journaling card with foam tape, and embellished with two paper poinsettias/gold brads:

Products used in the creation of this card were:

Inks: Distress Oxide Ink "Aged Mahogany"
Papers: Graphic45 "Joy to the World" patterns and solids (4501910) and "Journaling and Ephemera Cards" (4501914); Lasting Impression "Holly Days" A2 notecard bases; scrap of forest green cardstock
Embellishments: Hero Arts "Art Flowers - Poinsettias" (CH197); gold brads
Adhesives: iCraft "easy Tear Tape"; Rager "Adhesive Foam" (IWT40514); GinaK "Connect" glue

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Challenge: Thanks/Thanksgiving

11/4/2019

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The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge for November 4, 2019 is "Thanks?Thanksgiving"...

I decided on a clean-and-simple card using a Thanksgiving stamp and colored pencils on kraft card:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: WeCraft “Holiday Collection - November” (AM)-7011)
Inks: Archival “Jet Black”; Intense Pencils “Antique White” (2300), “Madder Brown (1920), Baked Earth (1800), “Apple Green” (114), “Poppy Red” (0400), “Tangerine” (103), “Sun Yellow” (0200), and “Ink Black”; Sanford Uniball gel pen “gold” (2200)
Papers: The Paper Studio notecard “kraft” (697227)

I'm also entering this card i the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, October 30, 2019: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Work-It Wednesday, October 2019: Autumn and Gratitude
Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge, November 2019: Happy Holidays #sssigchallenge

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Mini-Challenge: "Trick or Treat"

10/26/2019

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The More Than Words mini-challenge for October 2019 was use the word TREAT and /or TRICK as Inspiration.

I made an ATC using a Halloween stamp from the Artful Maven's Holiday Collection, colored with Zig Clean Color Markers and mounted on an orange background:

Products used in the making of this ATC:

Stamps: WeCraft “Holiday Collection - October” (AM07004)
Ibks: GinaK “Amalgam" Jet Black; Zig Clean Color markers “Bright Yellow” (052), “Deep Scarlet” (240), “May Green” (047), and “Deep Brown” (068)
Papers: Neena Solar white; Marco’s Paper ATC Color Assortment pack
Adhesives: iCraft “Easy Tear Tape”

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Challenge: Fall/Autumn Colors

10/26/2019

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For the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, October 23, 2019 - Fall/Autumn Colors, I decided to try a color combination used by Tim Holtz in his demonstrations of the latest release of Distress Oxide Sprays: "Wild Honey", "Ripe Persimmon", Gathered Twigs" and "Old Paper" to create a base and Aged Mahogany to add some punch!

Unfortunately, I don't have those sprays yet so I used Distress Inks and Ink Oxides and a blending tool to create a background.

I applied Aged Mahogany Distress Ink and Old Paper Distress Oxide over a stencil with a blending tool. The original background showed where the stencil acted as a mask and the "Aged Mahogany" created a backdrop for the leaf.

I spritzed the card base to oxidize the "Old Paper", let it air dry and trimmed it to fit a square orange top-folding card base:

The colors look remarkably like the leaf colors in our own backyard so I was happy with the result. However, I wanted the leaf to stand put a little so I outlined it with a gold gel pen:

I heat embossed a sentiment in white to complete the card:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps” Neat & Tangled “Hello Fall”
Stencils: Stencil Club October 2019 - Trish McKinney’s “Lacey Leaves”
Inks: Distress Inks “Wild Honey”, “Ripe Persimmon”, “Gathered Twogs”, “Old Paper” and “Aged Mahogany”; Distress Oxides “Wild Honey” and “Old Paper”; Sanford Uniball gel pen “gold”; Versamark
embossing Powders : GInaK “Fine Detail White”
Papers: “Neena Solar white”; Die Cut With A View Card Pack “Harvest” (CP-005-00006)
Adhesives: iCraft “Easy Tear Tape”

I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge for October 2019: Favorite technique #SSSIGChallenge

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Challenge: Nature

10/26/2019

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A Blog Named Hero has monthly challenges and the challenge for October, 2019 is to "...see nature in ... projects. Wildlife, foliage, florals, and everything in between."

I started with a 6 x 11 sheet of mirror gold foil cardstock and die cut each end. I scored behind each cut and folded theft sides inward to form a trifold card. On the inside (non-foiled) side of the card I stamped a scene in black, using four stamps from a set that accompanied the die:

I colored the scene using Zig Clean Color markers:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: Hero Arts “Art Deco Thank You Kit” (SK101)
Dies: Hero Arts “Art Deco Thank You Kit” (SK101)
Inks: Hero Arts “Intens-ified Black”; Pigma Micron marker “black”; Zig Clea Color markers “Pale Violet” (806), “Fog Gray” (904), “Green Shadow” (049), “Marine Green” (400), “Ochre” (063), “Orange” (070), “Wine Red” (024), and “Black” (010); Sanford Uniball gel pen “gold”
Papers: Stamping’ Up! “Matte Gold Foil” cardstcok (300291)

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Challenge: Halloween

10/21/2019

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The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge for October 16, 2019 was "Halloween".

I had just received a new autumn/Halloween stamp set from WeCraft so I decide to adapt that to the challenge.

First, I repeatedly stamped a sentiment and image from the set using Amalgam ink - repeatedly because the card base I chose was heavily textured and did not take well to the stamping. My goal was to get as clear an image of the sentiment as possible - and a placement for a fussy cut image that would allow the shadow details on the stamp, to small to fussy cut, to show...

I stamped the image on a scrap of Neena Solar White and colored the treat bucket with Zig Clean Color markers. I fussy cut the image and attached it to the card front:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: WeCraft “The Artful Maven 8x12 Autumn Set” (AM07332)
Inks: GinaK Amalgam “Jet Black”; Zig Clean Color markers “Deep Scarlet” (240) and “Orange” (070)
Papers: Die Cut with a View Card Pack “Vellum” (CP-005-00006); Neena Solar white
Adhesives: GinaK “Connect” glue

I'm also entering this in he Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, October 21, 2019: Spooky

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Born in New Jersey, I grew up in Southeastern Ohio. Attended university at Bowling Green State University (B.Sci in biological science, 1964), University of Southern California (M. Sci in biological science, 1967) and University of Florida (Ph. D in zoology, 1971).
Worked in environmental consulting for a little more than a decade and then seven years as an instructor in biological science at various community colleges in California and Texas. Moved to London in 1992, then Beijing (1996) and Saudi Arabia (1998), before returning to NW Ohio in 2002. I am currently living in NW Ohio with my husband and three Bombay cats. I love to read (mystery, science fiction, history) and stitch (have done crewel, currently experimenting with free embroidery and needlepoint but blackwork and cross stitch are my main genres); have been known to knit; and now I'm heavily into papercrafting!
Retired upon the return to the US so lots of time for our hobbies...