I couldn't find a functioning 2.45" punch so I cheated little on my coin size and went with a three-inch scallop punch to cut into that glittery scrap. Also used were a two-inch circle punch and a 1.75 Inch circle punch with which I cut circles from several scraps of purple (glimmer card, washi tape, mulberry paper and Bazzill textured card) and some gold (a scrap of text on scrapbook paper and a piece of gold-embossed Neena Solar White). I scavenged my "leftovers" for some words and some shapes (I settled on a lattice, a gear and a label) that were in my set-aside envelopes of die-cuts and that coordinated with the colors I was using. Basically, I glued and layered!
I finally got around to making some trading coins for the All About Artist Trading Cards and Artist Trading Coins class (see my previous post about Artist Trading Cards). I wanted to use up a lot of left-over bit and bobs, primary of which was the purple background I abandoned here. Unlike the one in the monochrome card, I used an embossing glitter instead of gold embossing powder: But much of the glitter rubbed off so I put the piece aside to cut into later. Later was now. I couldn't find a functioning 2.45" punch so I cheated little on my coin size and went with a three-inch scallop punch to cut into that glittery scrap. Also used were a two-inch circle punch and a 1.75 Inch circle punch with which I cut circles from several scraps of purple (glimmer card, washi tape, mulberry paper and Bazzill textured card) and some gold (a scrap of text on scrapbook paper and a piece of gold-embossed Neena Solar White). I scavenged my "leftovers" for some words and some shapes (I settled on a lattice, a gear and a label) that were in my set-aside envelopes of die-cuts and that coordinated with the colors I was using. Basically, I glued and layered! I wasn't really trying to make a trio that worked to gather --- but they did seem to end up telling a story!
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The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge design Team wants us to "... add some stitching to your project, real or faux." for their September 23 challenge. I started by selecting a Robin Arnold technique background I had made previously and put away in my stash:: I trimmed it, added some machine stitching (forest green thread with red in the bobbin) and then attached it to a kraft notecard base: I stamped my image in black on a scrap of yellow card, fussy cut it, and tinted it with alcohol markers, a gel pen and a black marker. I cut out the sentiment (also stamped in black on yellow card), matted it with matte black card and attached it to the card front. I placed my image so that it was "grounded" on the black/yellow sentiment banner and added a drop shadow using a Distress Marker ("Pumice Stone"): I like how the sparkle in teh background works with the sentiment.
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I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, September 25, 2019: Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Monday wants monochromatic projects for their September 16, 2019 Challenge. I do a lot of monochromatic cards and this time I wanted to do something little different so I selected a color I rarely use: purple! I started with a scrap of Bazzill purple and stamped and heat embossed a background image in gold: My initial plan had been to spray Distress Oxide "Wilted Violet" on water color cardstock and then heat emboss in purple embossing glitter but the glitter didn't stick, so I shelved that panel for future use. I suspect I didn't shake the jar enough to mix the embossing powder and glitter together... because it worked later when I heat embossed a die cut frame cut from the same Bazzill purple card scrap. I also heat embossed a sentiment in gold on the negative space piece from the frame. I sprayed a white prima flower with the Distress Oxide spray and colored the stamens of the flower with a gold gel pen. I used the same gel pen to outline the panel after layering it on a pale puuple card base. I attached the frame, inset the sentiment and attached the flower to the card. My final touch was three glittery gold sequins on the background: Products used in the making of this card were:
I'm also entering this in the WOW! Embossing Powder Fans September 2019 challenge: DIY embellishments In my previous blog post, I showed the steps I used in creating an ATC as "homework" for Marjie Kemper's class "All About Artist Trading Cards and Artist Trading Coins". In this post, I will show how I treated the other two background blanks I showcased there and how I turned them into a triptych. ~~~~~ I started with the middle card in the trio and began embellishing. I used a Unity Stamp from the "Flowers Galore" set to stamp two scalloped circles at opposite corners of the card, using Fired Brick Distress Oxide. I partially die cut a floral border from a scrap of orange card and clipped two of the floral units to place inside the stamped circles. I attached a strip of red mesh across the lower middle of the blank and attached a metal plaque which I had colored using Distress Crayons. As with the first ATC, I mounted the completed blank on a red ATC base: Products used in the creation of this ATC were:
~~~~~ For the next ATC, I used the remaining prepared blank and stamped two different circles from the "Flowers Galore" set in opposite corners. I added three strips of "Rainbow Tape" in yellow to the right side of the blank. Next, I fussy cut a flower from the die cut orange border used for the second ATC and placed it in the center of the card. I stamped a sentiment over the orange flower using Archival "Vintage Photo" ink, filling in any gaps with the matching Distress Marker. I added a red rhinestone to the center of the flower and mounted the blank on a red ATC: Products used in the making of this ATC were:
~~~~~ To finalize the triptych, I cut a scrap of black card to fit, scoring between each ATC: The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge for September 11, 2019 is "Bling It On! I was working on some ATCs for an online class I'm taking from Marjie Kemper and decided to bling on of the three ATCs I was working on fo this challenge. Not a lot of photos here. The approach I took was to blend a background with Distress Oxide Iks, add some texture using water through a stencil and then overstamping with a darker ink color. All of my blank cards were Neena Solar White, cut to 2.25 x 3.25 inches. : Here are the steps: I selected the ATC blank on the far left for my creation. I added card scrap to define the edge of the stamp/nstamped areas on th blank. Then I diet and layered some paper flowers and rhinestones. I stamped a sentiment in "Fired Brick: Distress Oxide Ink, brushed the edges of the blank over the "Fired Brick" ink pad, and mounted the blank on a 2.5 x 3.5 red ATC: Products used in the making of this ATC were:
This is part of the "homework" for the All About ATC's online class, led by Marjie Kemper. The Funky Junkie Boutique Blog Challenge for September 11, 2019 was "create a tag with your own personal style. It can be large or small. Let us know in your post what you're going to use your tag for..." I had a heavyweight Distress Tag in my stash of tags that had been coated with opaque white gesso. I decide to experiment with blending four Distress Oxide inks ("Dried Marigold", "Spiced Marmalade", "Rusty Hinge" and "Twisted Citron") over the gessoed surface: Great blending but not a lot of depth so, after heat setting the tag, I adde some stenciling using a "Rusty Hinge" Distress Oxide: Needed more layers so, after more heat setting, I stamped with a background stamp using Distress Oxide "Candied Apple": I die cut a floral border from some scrap yellow card stock and added sections to the top and bottom of the tag: I added a bit of bling with some Hero Arts clear crystals: It felt like the top and bottom of the tag were disconnected so I aded three lengths of different widths of red tape to one side: "This made up my "background. Now for the content!
This clearly NOT suitable for a gift tag and a little large for a card front so it will likely sit with other tags I have made on a Chinese Rosewood plate stand!
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I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, September 11, 2019: Bling It On! Simon Says Stamp Monday wants us to "use stamps on your creation, no digi images allowed ", for the September 9, 2019 Challenge. I decided to try out a "new to me" stamp and coordinating die set from Altenew called "Dancing in the Rain". I stamped the rain in Versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder on the textured side of an A2 cut of Bazzill "Aspen" cardstock. I die cut the dancing girl from black card and the umbrella from red card. I then stamped images on both die cuts (I used Versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder on the girl; and used GinaK Amalgam ink on the umbrella), and stamped the dancing girl and a sentiment on the card base with Gina K-Amalgam. I glued the die-cut girl over the stamped image and added the umbrella. I added some silver to the umbrella handle with a gel pen (it looks more stark white in the photo than in real life due to the flash) and added Wink of Stella to the umbrella silk (clear) and to the paving stones(black) at the girl's feet. Products used in the making of this card were:
The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, September 4, 2019, was to " use rubber/clear stamps, no digi images allowed." No problem --- I rarely use digis (I can only think of one time, actually), but I did have to decide which of the relatively new purchases of stamps I would use! I settled on two stamp sets from Kitchen Sink and decided to stamp with Distress Oxide Inks. I started with a tree, using autumn colors and stamping the layers using my MISTI on an ivory A2 notecard base: I masked off the tree trunk with purple tape and stamped a layered grassy hillside. I had to shift my card to cover the entire card width as the stamps were not wide enough. I filled in any white spaces left by the mask using coordinating DistressMarkers:: I stamped the sentiment in the same inks I used in the grass and tree trunk to finish off the card: Products used in the making of this card were:
Simon Says Stamp Monday wants us to "use something clear on your creation eg. acetate, vellum, clear embossing powder, glossy accents etc." for their September 2, 2019 Challenge: "Something Clear". I was sure I had a packet of acetate notecard bases in my stash but, try as I did, I couldn't find them. I did, however, find some clear acetate sheets from which I cut a 4.25' x 8.5" piece and scored it to form a side-folding notecard base. I cut a 4" x 4" square of Neena Solar White and taped it to the inside of the card to allow for a message and to add some strength to the acetate (it wasn't the heaviest weight acetate): I stamped my sentiment: ...and then I searched my stash for something small enough to put on the card front but large enough to cover the message inside. I decided on this large "flower" piece from Tinkeringink.com, which I applied using double-sided tape: Products used in the making of this card were:
I also entered this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, September 4, 2019: Stamp It "Do you have a pile of leftover scraps from projects previously made or even a half finished project waiting for you to get the time to complete it? This is the challenge for you! It is time to pull out those scraps, remnants or half finished projects and pull them together into a fabulous shabby chic or vintage project. Make sure to mention in your post what part of your project was a scrap or remnant." This is the introduction to the Funky Junkie Boutique Blog Challenge for August 28, 2019! And do I EVER have bits and bobs! Below are the card bases and backgrounds that I have been playing with for the past few months, but never used: I decided to use the card marked with an arrow below, which consists of a Distress Oxide Ink blended through a Stencil Girl Sencil on a top-folding card base made form Neena Solar White, created more than a year ago: Other bits and bobs included metal embellishments and white card stock die cuts which I have received as freebies from the Funkie Junkie Boutique. I decided to select a few gears (and a word, not shown here) from these two stashes: My first step was to blend a second color ("Dried Marigold") of Distress Oxide through a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil over the remnant card base. I used Versamark Ink and copper, silver and clear embossing powders on the die cuts (copper and silver on the gears, clear on the "word" - not shown here - which I inked first with "Dried Marigold" Distress Oxide Ink). I adhered the embossed gears to the inked card base: Next, I took three of the brass gears from my "freebie" stash and glued them to select embossed gears. I located a sitting man of the right size in my Idea-ology "Paper Dolls" collection and sat him, using foam dots, on the bottom row of gears. I took the embossed word, glued it on the card and outlined it with a black gel pen so it would show up. I finished up with an Idea-ology "Small Talk" sticker: Products used in the making of this card were:
I'm also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, August 26, 2019: "S Is for...' (for the word "seek") Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, August 28, 2019: Anything Goes |
AuthorBorn 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). Archives
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