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Happy Harvest!

Copic Markers, Holidays, Lizzie Anne Designs, Sewing/Stitching, Techniques, Thanksgiving/Fall 12 Responses »

Jul 162008

Good morning! It’s Day 2 in the Lizzie Anne Designs’ Summer Release Sneak Peek! Don’t forget to Tricia’s Blog, Letters from Lizzie, and Meridith’s Blog, Little Treasures, not only will they have some sneak peeks for you, but they also will be linking other Design Team members who do. Lots of sneak peeks for you browse today!

My sample today is made with the new release, Happy Harvest. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this set, and oh the possibilities there are! There’s a lot of masking with this card, but I have to say that I quite enjoyed making my little scene.

The gourd was stamped first, masked, and then the pumpkin was stamped. Leaving the mask on the gourd, I then stamped the basket of apples. To stamp the scarecrow, I left the mask on the gourd, masked the pumpkin and basket, and then stamped. The image was colored with Copic Markers and then for the background I took the easy way out. I decided I wanted to airbrush it, instead of color. I placed all the masks back on, including one for the scarecrow. I tore a strip of Eclipse Tape from the roll, and used it to mask the sky. To airbrush the grass, I flipped the same strip over and matched the edges, covering the sky. The background is made with scraps of BasicGrey Mellow that were distressed a little, sponged and then sewn to a layer of River Rock.

Stamps: Happy Harvest from Lizzie Anne Designs
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; BasicGrey Mellow; SU River Rock and Always Artichoke
Ink: Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black and Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Accessories: Copic Markers and Airbrush System; Sewing Machine; Eclipse Masking Tape; Brads; Ribbon; Mounting Tape; Photo Corner Punch; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber

I hope everyone has a great day! I was expecting Jeanne to fly in late last night, but she called me from the Austin airport and there was a delay. A delay so long that she would have missed her connecting flight in Atlanta that she decided to wait and fly in today. She should be here late afternoon/early evening, and then we head out tomorrow morning for CHA!

Japanese Stab Binding!

Challenges, Copic Markers, G-Rated, Holidays, Thanksgiving/Fall 7 Responses »

Nov 122007

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend. I’m looking out the window right now and our leaves are starting to change colors and how pretty it is! After such a dry and hot summer, I didn’t think we were going to see the leaves change. They’ve been falling for months, brown and dried up do the drought, but just beautiful now.

I got up early this morning, checked in on the Try a New Technique Challenge on Splitcoast, and then just couldn’t help myself – I fell back asleep on the couch. I’m feeling a little dizzy today – well okay, some of you will say I’m dizzy every day, but today is different. Today, I just ain’t right!

However, while I was taking that little nap, I did figure out how do the Japanese Stab Binding, which is the challenge today. When I first looked at it, I was at a complete loss, but when I woke up – I knew how do to it! Must have dreamed about it. Anyhoo, here’s my card for today’s challenge.

I picked up this cute set of ants at Stampaway in Cincinnati this year, and I’ve yet to ink them up. It sort of tickles me that this ant is having thankful thoughts. If I were an ant and had a big pumpkin, I would be thankful too! I colored the image using Copic Markers and then punched out the three different size circles. I sponged all the edges of the background paper, BasicGrey Mellow, and the circles with distress ink and drew the faux stitching lines.

Stamps: SU Thoroughly Thankful, Seasonal Inklings by G-Rated Rubberstamps

Paper: SU Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie, BasicGrey Mellow

Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Accessories: Copic Ciao Markers, Uchida Punches, Faber-Castell Pitt Artists Pen, Hole Punch, Sponge Dauber, Ribbon, Mounting Tape

New Releases!

Christmas, Gina K. Designs, Holidays, Sewing/Stitching, Techniques, Thanksgiving/Fall, Watercolor 7 Responses »

Nov 012007

Good Thursday morning. It’s so hard to believe that it’s already November – I wonder if it’s because I’ve been on a whirlwind since the first part of October. This is the first year in 21 that I can honestly say I didn’t put up that first Halloween decoration. Unheard of in this household! With Mallory gone, my house is quieter and I don’t have all the kids running in and out as in past years. I suppose I should pull out some of the fall stuff for Thanksgiving though. Maybe.

Anyhoo, it’s November 1st and Gina K. Designs has some awesome new sets that were released at midnight. I missed the release party last night on Splitcoast, but reading back this morning, what a party they had. In addition, her new site is up and running and it looks fabulous!

This first card is made using the new set Got Snow. I stamped the image on watercolor paper and then water colored with reinkers. To add more dimension, I used Liquid Applique for the snowflakes and snow around the base of the image. Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink was sponged around the edges of the main image and the BasicGrey Figgy Pudding DP (which I found at Jacksonbelle Embellishments). All the DP was sewn to a panel of Chocolate Chip cardstock using Jeanne’s new sewing machine.

Stamps: Got Snow? By Gina K. Designs

Paper: Watercolor; SU Soft Sky and Chocolate Chip BasicGrey Figgy Pudding

Ink: Various Reinkers, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Sewing Machine, Watercolor Brush, Sponge, Liquid Applique, Mounting Tape, Ribbon, Small Oval Punch

This second card was one of the last I made while visiting with Jeanne. Using the new set, Punchy Words, I wanted a simple thank you card. I colored the stamp with markers and stamped it on SU Whisper White cardstock. I kept layering the sentiment to make the medallion and sponged all the edges with Old Paper Distress Ink. Once again, I sewed all the DP (which is also from Jacksonbelle Embellishments) to another panel before putting it on the actual card base.

Stamps: Punchy Words by Gina K. Designs

Paper: SU Whisper White and Old Olive, BasicGrey Mellow

Ink: Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress, SU Ruby Red and Old Olive

Accessories: Sewing Machine, Ribbon, Punches, Wedge Makeup Sponge, Mounting Tape, Piercing Tool

Back to Basics!

Challenges, Holidays, Humor, MFT Designs, Techniques, Thanksgiving/Fall, Watercolor 10 Responses »

Sep 182007

Better late than never – right? I’ve had such a busy day today, switching bedrooms, new mattresses, tons of laundry (had to wash the new bed linens), etc. My mother came over to help this morning, but by the time she got here, half of the work was already done. Which is a good thing because she didn’t need to hauling and lugging mattresses around. Then my sister and aunt dropped by – just because they were out running. Whew! By the time they all left I was totally exhausted.

I did however, early this morning check in on the Splitcoast Color Challenge with that first cup of coffee. Before the chaos ensued, and while laundry was going, I started working on a card. I’ve been in a fall mood of sorts. We are in drought conditions here, the leaves have been falling for close to a month and it’s definitely not safe to sit outside with acorns dropping all around. Have you ever been hit in the head by an acorn? It really does smart! The colors for the Color Challenge today are Really Rust, Chocolate Chip and Sahara Sand. Definitely fall colors!

I decided to get back to basics today. No designer paper, no sewing, not many embellishments. I’ve had Falling for You from My Favorite Things for some time now, but have yet to finish a card with it. Today was the day. I loosely stamped a small scene, and then water colored with reinkers. I can’t remember the last time I pulled out the watercolor paper and the reinkers – and I have to say I got lost in the creative process. It’s basic water coloring – no stamps for enhancement, only a cup of water and a brush. The entire image was water colored on dry paper, until I came to the pile of leaves. I wanted a more blended look for the leaves. So I painted the pile of leaves with water first, then with my brush dabbed little drops of reinker into the water and let it bleed and run together. To soften the grassy area, I just lightly ran over the areas with a wet brush to make more shadows, etc. Instead of sewing the final layers together, I doodled dashes all around the panel and then made the photo corners. The photo corners and the sentiment are raised on mounting tape. Sometimes it’s inspiring to get back to what you loved so many years ago.

Stamps: Falling for You by My Favorite Things

Paper: Canson Watercolor Paper; SU River Rock, Chocolate Chip, and Really Rust

Ink: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, True Thyme, Old Olive, Really Rust, Ruby Red, More Mustard, Jet Black Stazon

Accessories: Reinkers, Watercolor Brush, Mounting Tape, American Crafts Ribbon. Chocolate Chip Marker