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New Silhouettes!

Challenges, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Misting with Markers, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques 12 Responses »

Aug 202008

I can hardly believe that it’s Wednesday already. I guess my week is getting the better of me. I never did make it into the studio yesterday – heck I never even turned on the lights. I had an appointment yesterday morning and I was so close to Archivers that my car literally drove right there. I went looking for Ranger Perfect Pearls, and much to my chagrin they didn’t have any – neither does Hobby Lobby. I suppose the self-gratification of having other colors of Perfect Pearls will have to wait. HOWever, I was able to pick up some paper and plain grunge – WOO HOO!

What I have for you today, is a card made with some new stamps that I picked up at the Cincy Stampaway. I had met the owners of Just for Fun in Orlando earlier this year, and had a few minutes to talk to Deb while in Cincy. I was so taken with the silhouettes in their booth that I couldn’t resist walking away with a few in my bag.

I made this card for today’s SCS Sketch Challenge and used some of the new Deja Views paper I picked up at Archivers yesterday.

The image was colored with markers, misted with water and then stamped on Neenah white. The image was then cut out with a circle Nestability and the edges were sponged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The layered panels for the image were also cut out with plain and scallop Nestabilities. The background paper was cut to size and then sewn to another panel.

Stamps: Queen Anne’s Lace from Just for Fun Rubber Stamps
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; SU Bordering Blue, Not Quite Navy and More Mustard; Deja Views Fresh Print Cherry
Ink: SU Bordering Blue, More Mustard, Old Olive and Ruby Red; Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Accessories: SU Stampin’ Write Markers; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Ranger Mini Mister; Spellbinders Plain and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities; Sewing Machine; Ribbon; Making Memories Brads; Clip

I’m heading back down to the studio to get some things caught up. I hope you have a great day!

It Was a Tiring Day Yesterday!

Rubbernecker 2 Responses »

Aug 192008

I’m running a bit late today. I moved Mallory back to college yesterday and it was close to midnight when I finally got home. She’s moved in, unpacked, last minute room accessories (desk chair, carpet, fan, comfy chair) purchased and assembled, DONE! Definitely a long and exhausting day!

I have no stamping for you yet! I have a few errands to run this morning and then I’ll be home, hopefully working in the studio.

I do want to remind you that today is Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker. Check the home page for the clue to lead you to your prize. Shelly and Jules, both have $10 Rubbernecker Buck to give away today so please stop by their blogs for a chance to win.

Don’t forget to check out the sales today at Rubbernecker. The Ranger Pigment Pads and Reinkers are on sale for one more week. The new sale product this week is , and the new product this week is Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Pads.

That’s all I have for you now. But, I’ll be back!

Under the Sea!

Challenges, Copic Markers, High Hopes 4 Responses »

Aug 172008

Hey ỳall! Well it’s taken all morning long, in between loads of laundry, etc., to get one card finished. I take Mallory back to school tomorrow, and I must admit that there are a few things I won’t miss when she’s gone – her extra laundry and the trail of junk she leaves behind as she moves through the house. I’m sure it’s going to take me just about a week to get things back the way they were before she came home for the summer. Ah, something to look forward to!

When I checked in at Splitcoast this morning, one of the first things I looked at was the Featured Stamper Challenge. I don’t often do this challenge, but today I just couldn’t help myself. Today’s Featured Stamper is Jessica Rone a/k/a knightrone on SCS. I’ve been watching Jessie for some time now and absolutely adore her work.

For those of you not familiar with this challenge, the idea is to look at the Featured Stampers SCS gallery, and CASE one of their cards changing two or more things on the card. I chose this card from Jessie’s gallery. As you can see, it ended up looking nothing like Jessie’s card. I guess you could say I used it as inspiration more than CASEing.

Anyhoo, here’s my card:

I stamped the images on white paper, colored them with Copic Markers, and then masked them with Eclipse Tape and airbrushed the water. To add a little fun and dimension to the images, I added some Stickles on the Sea Floor image. After working on the background panel for a while (they all ended up in the trash), I ended up spritzing a piece of Lavender Lace Cardstock with Broken China Gold and Pearl Shimmer Mists. The ribbon is some new stuff I found yesterday on my Hobby Lobby trip. It frays a little when cut, and I had my lighter in hand trying to singe the ends. Well I slipped! So there was nothing else to do, but finish melting the rest of the ribbon. I like it so it stayed! It wasn’t until I was taking the photo that I noticed the last brad is crooked – let’s all ignore it and pretend it’s not there!

Stamps: Sea Floor Background, Simon and Dive Right In from High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; SU Old Olive, Not Quite Navy and Lavender Lace
Ink: Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black, Archival Jet Black and Broken China Distress; SU Old Olive
Accessories: Copic Markers and Airbrush System; Ranger Stickles, Gold and Pearl Perfect Pearls, Mini Misters; Eclipse Masking Tape; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Brads; Ribbon; Lighter

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend! I’m off to finish up the laundry and see if I can get some more stamping done.

Pink is for Little Girls!

Copic Markers, Inchie Art, Rubbernecker, Soldering, Spellbinders, Techniques 5 Responses »

Aug 162008

I hope you are enjoying your Saturday! I went into the studio early this morning, and was working on a few cards when I realized that I didn’t have something I needed! Well, that called for a shopping trip. I headed out to Lowe’s, Home Depot and then ended up at Hobby Lobby! Oh my and yes, my Hobby Lobby DOES have Spellbinders! I was in shock. They don’t have Ranger Perfect Pearls, but they do have Spellbinders.

Since Mallory has one day of work left, tomorrow, she needed me to make her a card today. Her manager had a baby this summer and Mallory has had a baby gift sitting here for weeks. Why for weeks? Because she has been asking me to make a baby card for that long, and I have not either had the time or been too pooped to work on it late at night. Yesterday when Mallory mentioned the card again, I knew I didn’t have any other option than to make the card today. As you can tell, her manager had a baby girl!

I colored the lamb with Copic Markers and then die cut the image with a Circle Nestability. I knew that I was going to airbrush the background, so leaving the image in the Nestability, I masked it and then airbrushed. For the background I decided to stamp some stars, instead of using designer paper. The same stars are stamped on the pink scallop panel on the front as well. For an embellishment, I made an Inchie. I stamped the bootie, colored it with Copic Markers and then over stamped the work girl. I mounted the Inchie between two pieces of 1″ Memory Glass, and then soldered the charm. I added a jump ring at the top to run the ribbon through and then tied a bow from the jump ring. I don’t think I’m ready to make fancy jewelry yet, but at least I’m still practicing with the solder. I’m not ready to throw in the towel yet. On the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment “We can give our children two things . . . One is roots, the other is ‘wings’.”

Stamps: Rubbernecker Baby Collection: Lamb SKU:88-01, Sleeping Moon SKU:88-13, Roots Text SKU:88-02, It’s A Girl SKU:88-19, and Bootie from Rubbernecker Stamp Company
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; SU Pink Pirouette
Ink: Ranger Pitch Black and Archival Jet Black; SU Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Copic Markers and Airbrush System; Spellbinders Plain and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, and Wizard; Ranger Inkksentials 1″ Square Memory Glass; Copper Foil Tape; Soldering Tool; Silver Jump Ring; Solder; Ribbon

Enjoy your weekend. I’m heading back down to the studio. So many ideas and so little time! Scary thought – I know! Oh and don’t forget that Rubbernecker still has Ranger Pigment Pads and Reinkers on sale. If you purchase $25 in product, you will receive a 10% rebate on your entire shopping cart. Check out all the deets on the Rubbernecker Home Page.

Snowman Twinchie!

Challenges, Christmas, Copic Markers, Holidays, Northwoods 8 Responses »

Aug 152008

Happy Friday! It’s already been a busy day here. Mallory and I made a trip to Target to purchase the remaining, much needed , items for her room at school. She moves in Monday, so I’ll be making the long road trip to help her move in and finish purchasing the groceries, etc., that she and her roommates will need. Because she is only home for a few more days, I had a date with my daughters last night. We went out to dinner and then to see Mama Mia. Oh wow – I LOVED it! It’s one of those movies that I will need to watch over and over again. I will be making a purchase when it comes out on DVD – when couldn’t be soon enough!

Yesterday on my walk to the pond, I did see hundreds of little bitty frogs. Mallory was correct. With every step you took, little frogs were jumping everywhere. I never did get a decent picture, but I did run into some guy feeding the fish. He told me if I wanted good pictures to come back in the evening around 8 or 8:30. He did point out the resident goldfish for me. Someone in the neighborhood must have cleaned out their fish bowl.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but I have been in the process of slowing narrowing down the Design Teams I have been on. I have so enjoyed working for all the great companies, and their owners, but for me it was time for a change. There are so many other things that I would like to pursue, and one of them is just stamping for the fun of it. It seems like I haven’t truly stamped for fun in such a long time. I was watching how many uploads I had for this company as compared to how many for another company, and when I made a card there was always a purpose. In our little world of paper crafting and design, there is so much available that wasn’t when I started stamping. I want to explore it all and have fun while doing it.

Today I had fun! I stamped a card for the Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast, Think Snowman, without needing to make a card. I dug through the boxes of stamps in my cabinet. The long forgotten ones that haven’t seen ink, or even daylight for that matter, in a very long time. The one I finally decided to use is from Northwoods. Actually, I’ve never used it and I’ve had the stamp for over a year – AND, I even made a twinchie! Not to be confused with an inchie (which is 1″ square), a twinchie is 2″ square. I’ve been making these forever, and didn’t even realize it – BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

The card is 4×4 and the background is made with scraps of my favorite holiday paper, BasicGrey Figgy. I lightly distressed the edges of the paper, and sponged on a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The snowman was colored with Copic Markers, with some stickles added to his hat. For the snow I used Tulip White Puffy Paint, applying it directly from the bottle to the image. Once it was puffed, it was a little too puffy, so I pressed down on it with my thumb to flatten it just a bit.

Stamps: Snowman from Northwoods Rubber Stamps
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; SU Red Riding Hood; BasicGrey Figgy
Ink: Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black and Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress
Accessories: Copic Markers; Tulip White Puffy Paint; Ranger Stickles; Tonic Tim Holtz Distress Tool; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Venture Foam Tape