I'm Addicted to Color Burst!

Color Burst, Hero Arts, Ken Oliver Crafts, Techniques, Watercolor 2 Responses »
Feb 252015

Okay . . . I have to admit . . . I’m hooked on Color Burst!  Ever since I opened them and started playing, I can’t stop.  I’m like a kid in the candy store . . . let’s try this and let’s try that.  It’s an addiction and one that you don’t want to quit!

When I left CHA, Ken gave me a hand full of backgrounds that he had made during this demos.  The background for my card today, is one that he made!  After I finished my watercolor of the flower, all the backgrounds I had made were just too light and this one from Ken had just the colors and boldness needed.

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The image (an older Hero Arts from my stash) was water colored with Orange, Lemon Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue and Athalo Green.  The seam binding was dyed by using Alizarin Crimson and adding just a touch of Lemon Yellow.

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The tag was made from the same background paper and Ken’s new Pegz Stamps, Uppercase Alphabet.

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I used some (new to me) Tonic Studios layering dies to make the card:  Squares for the background and Circles for the image.  I settled on black for highlighting the image, but I couldn’t leave well enough alone and added some white doodles.  It’s been a very long time since I’ve done that!  Nothing like playing and getting back to one’s stamping roots.

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I think that’s all I have.  Truthfully I got sidetracked while I was writing this post and now I’m back about 3 hours later with no train of thought left.

All I can say is . . . thanks for stopping by!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

 

 

 

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 4:45 am

Simple Watercolor Blossom Art!

Hero Arts, Spellbinders, Techniques, Watercolor 6 Responses »
Dec 282012

Good morning!  I know . . . don’t faint or anything  . . . but I have another simple card today.  It’s not as clean as yesterday but it can still be made rather simply and is another easy to mail generic card (just don’t make the bow as big as I did).

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The image was water colored with Rusty Hinge, Forrest Moss and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks.

The background is made with watercolor paper that was die cut with A2 Matting Basics A.  It was then swished around on the craft sheet with water and Rusty Hinge Distress Stain and embossed with Ornamental Iron M-Bossabilities while still damp.

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I just love the depth of the embossing that is created when using damp watercolor paper!

The seam binding was dyed with Rusty Hinge.

That’s it for me right now!  I’ve got some errands to run today and hopefully more time playing in the studio.  I still need to get the darn thing organized since the move upstairs . . . perhaps that’s part of my mojo problem . . . I can’t find a damn thing when I need it.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 6:30 am

Going Old School!

Faux Bleach/Batik, Hero Arts, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques, Watercolor 10 Responses »
May 312012

Smiley from millan.net

When Mallory saw my card for today, the first thing she said was “looks like one of your old cards.”  Exactly . . .

Maybe it’s the ribbon I used . . .

or maybe it was actually trying to stick to a sketch I found online (Bev Rochester) . . .

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I think it might be the old SU Baja Breeze ribbon I used because I wanted it to match the cardstock . . . . AND I couldn’t come up with anything else that I liked at the time.  (Plus I wanted to use something other than the seam binding I’ve been using.)

The designer paper is My Mind’s Eye – Blink of an Eye.

The image was embossed with clear embossing powder, then water colored with Distress Ink Refills:  Spiced Marmalade, Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint.

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The embossing was ironed away (Faux Bleach/Batik Technique) before the image was die cut/embossed.  While the paper was still in the die template, Antique Linen was stenciled very lightly around the edges toward the middle.

I’ll be spending the rest of today getting my class supplies and kits ready to be shipped to The Queen’s Ink for following weekend.  There’s still some room in the classes if any of you are in the area and would like to spend a couple of hours with me laughing and having a good time!

Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures that come your way today!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 6:45 am

It’s Better with Color . . . Copic Markers!

Copic Markers, eclectic Paperie, Hero Arts, Masking, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques, Tutorials 56 Responses »
Jun 162011

Good morning!  Today is the second E-Team challenge in the

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For this hop, Daisy challenged The E-Team to color a flower with Copic Markers.  I have a feeling you’re going to see many different types of flowers.  When you stop and think about it, the flower could be stamped, make of paper or metal, or even one that comes unembellished (white).

First, all the hop details!

There will be two winners randomly chosen from the comments left of The E-Team’s blogs.  These two winners will each receive a $25 Gift Voucher to eclectic Paperie.  To add to the excitement, one winner will be picked from comments left of the eP Blog, and will receive an assortment of flower stamps and four (4) new Copic Color Sketch Markers!  You may leave comments until Sunday, June 19th.   The winners will be announced on the eP Blog on Monday, June 20th.

The E-Team members participating today are:

Daisy Sparks
Broni Holcombe
Latrice Murphy
Linda Duke
Micki Harper
Sherry Cheever ME . . . You are Here!
Starla Nelson

Now, for my project!

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I decided to use Delicate Blossoms from Hero Arts for my flower image, which was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black.  Remember, Copics are alcohol based so you need to stamp in a water based ink to keep the ink from smearing.

I don’t consider myself an expert at coloring; however, I always go to Broni and Linda for help . . . to me, they are experts at coloring!  I’m more heavy handed and can’t get the light colors to work for me the way they do.  I guess I’m telling you this so I make sure you go visit them and see that they do compared to me!

For those of you who like to see, here are the Copics that I used:

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For the background of my image, I decided to airbrush instead of coloring it.  Once I got the image colored and die cut out, I stamped the same image with archival ink on a strip of Eclipse Tape.   Certain parts of the image were then cut out and layered onto the colored image.

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Once the masks were in place, the background was airbrushed.

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While removing the masks, I placed them on the outside of the stamp set so that I would have them for future use.  That’s the great thing about Eclipse Tape . . . it remains tacky for repeated uses.

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The seam binding was dyed with Copic Refill R46 Strong Red.  Colorless Blender was applied to the seam binding and then placed in a ziploc bag.  The Copic Refill was then added to the bag and worked around with the seam binding.  The seam binding was then scrunched into a little ball and dried with a heat tool.  Now the one thing I learned with the Copic Refill is that the seam binding is stiffer than if you use a water based ink.

I think that’s about all I have for you today except . . . go visit my fellow E-Team members’ blog, have a good time on the hop and thanks for stopping by today!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted by Sherry Cheever at 6:55 am

Thank You!

Copic Markers, Hero Arts, Sewing/Stitching, Techniques 15 Responses »
Oct 092010

Happy Saturday!  I hope your weekend has started off with a bang.  The weather here is absolutely gorgeous . . . sunny and warm.  Have I told you how much I hate cold weather?  I actually had to put jeans on one morning when I went to the doctor . . . so totally unacceptable.  I want short and t-shirt weather all the time and some day I wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t have that right here in the Ohio Valley.  Our weather patterns have changed so much over the last 10 years.  If not, it will just make looking for that private island and cabana boys all the more important!

I’m still trying to get myself and the mojo into high gear.  There are some things that are a little troublesome . . . like trying to cut paper and holding a straight line on the sewing machine.  I know, don’t tell me I really don’t need to sew!  But I DO!  I love it, plus it keeps down the use of tape and glue . . . I don’t use nearly as much as I use to.  One little piece of double-stick tape in the middle of the layer and you can sew away and it stays in place.  Now I just need to sew up the hole in the seam of my favorite t-shirt . . . been meaning to do that for months now.

I started today’s card sometime yesterday morning and the colors weren’t working for me so once again, I walked away.  Last night while trying to find something to watch on television and realizing that I was soooooooooo bored, I came back down to the studio and finished the coloring.  The image is one from Hero Arts that I got from my friend, Daisy, when I placed an order at eclectic Paperie over a year ago.  This is the first time it’s seen ink.

For y’all!  Thanks for all the birthday wishes and the warm fuzzy thoughts while I recuperate and heal.  It means more than you can even begin know!

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I stamped the image a couple of times because I wanted to pop up the middle of the flowers.  Well let me say more than a couple of times.  The first time I stamped with the wrong ink and had to go back and re-stamp them all.  Alcohol based ink and Copic Markers just don’t mix!

I hope you get out and enjoy the weather today and thanks for stopping by!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

Posted by Sherry Cheever at 12:51 pm
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