Vickie's Addiction

Dry Erase Board

2012-02-11T01:00:00.000-06:00

This is my project for my Paper Temptress post today, so all the beautiful paper is from Paper Temptress. I saw this wonderful easy idea on the Gina K Designs site. This is done with a inexpensive plastic picture frame that has a foot on the back side. You can do this in any size, but I did mine in 8 x 10. I cut the base from Blueberry Brown Bag. I cut the corners with a Martha Stewart corner punch and put squares of the Brown Bag behind the corners so the design could be seen. The center is cut from Laser Silver Lustre. I added some old paper and frayed burlap distress ink to that piece because I wanted a cream look. The flowers are cute from Cranberry Brown Bag. This was a Stampin Up flower die that cut and embossed. I love the Brown Bag cardstock because I could sand the raised part and the Brown Bag showed through. The leaves are Olive Brown Bag. Sorry the picture isn't the greatest. That's what you get for waiting until the last minute to get your post ready. I had to try and get a picture with out glare and that was really hard to do in the evening.

Makeover Monday #12 and DYSU #57

2012-02-04T20:11:00.000-06:00

This is a card I made for a girl at work that is having a baby very soon. The idea came from Makeover Monday. Thought this would be good for the challenge at Do You Stack Up also because the theme was anything goes. I cut the train out with my Slice. The border is a Martha Stewart punch. The stamps are from a clear set I had from Paper Studio.

Make it Monday #74 and Partytime Tuesday #53

2012-02-04T20:02:00.000-06:00

This is a card I made for a swap at Technique Junkies. The technique used is called burnished embossing. I really did love the look and it is very simple. You emboss your image and then use the same color of ink as the paper and highlight the image. All the stamps used are from Stampin' Up. I wanted to use this card for the Make Monday Challenge and also the Partytime Tuesday Challenge where the theme is anything goes.

Make it Monday #73

2012-01-25T20:42:00.001-06:00

Here is a card I made for a recent swap. The technique is called Black Magic. You stamp in white on a dark color and then use colored pencils to color part of the image. I' m using this for my Make it Monday entry. Started looking at this post and realized I put this card in the Make it Monday challenge last week. Sorry. So I added another card to the post that I did not use.

Just Us Girls #120

2012-01-25T01:00:00.004-06:00

This is my project for my Paper Temptress post this week. So I guess you can figure that all the paper and the ribbon came from Paper Temptress. The challenge at Just Us Girls was to use the colors red, white and pink. I wanted to try something a little different with a sort of Valentine theme. I was looking through my notebooks and found the Corner Bookmark pattern from Split Coast Stampers. I also had a new heart punch from Martha Stewart that I really wanted to use. The red background for this card is the Rosso Incandescent. The pink is the Mountain Rose Glimmer and all the white is the Neenah Solar White. The pattern paper in the middle is actually white paper that I stamped with a Cover-a-card background stamp from Impression Obsession called Rose Lace. I love the Cover-a-card backgrounds because I can make my background paper in whatever color matches my project. I colored the rose with copic markers. Also I almost forgot the beautiful red ribbon. I think it is the Burgandy Metallic Mesh. It does look a little different in real life and I find it to be more of a red, but it makes beautiful bows. Sometimes I need all the help I can get on my bows.

Makeover Monday

2012-01-21T23:47:00.000-06:00

Here is my card for the Makeover Monday Challenge this week. I punched all my flowers out of tissue paper and then layered them. The example I saw was from CardMaker magazine and one of their features in the March issue is different sorts of flowers that you can make. This one used crepe paper, but since I didn't have any I used tissue paper.

Party Time Tuesday #51

2012-01-21T15:46:00.000-06:00

I just got done with this card for my mother-in-law. We are going to have lunch tomorrow for her birthday. The challenge at Party Time Tuesday is Birthday so this works perfectly. The stamp set is from Inky Antics and on the inside of the card has a cupcake made from honeycomb paper. I also stamped the patterned paper using a large cover a card stamp from Impression Obsession. I love the cover a card stamps because I can make my paper any color to match my project.

Make it Monday #72

2012-01-21T15:24:00.000-06:00

This is a card I made for a Yahoo swap and I thought it would be good for the Make it Monday Challenge. You stamp the card with white pigment ink and when it is dry add color with color pencils. I really love the lacey look.

DYSU #54 and CFC#35

2012-01-16T20:12:00.000-06:00

This is my card for two challenges. The first is Do You Stack Up. The challenge there was to use pink. The second is for Casual Friday and the challenge there was to use scallops. This is a card I made for a friend that just had their first grandchild. I guess you can figure that it was a little girl.

Make it Monday #71

2012-01-13T19:47:00.000-06:00

It has been a while since I posted any cards. Need to get back into posting. Here is my card for the Make It Monday post this week. I was working at a local gift shop/stamps store last weekend and needed to make some valentine cards. This is one that I came up with. The stamp is from Penny Black. I just love this stamp. I stamped it in a lighter shade so that I could add the wording in a darker color.

Double Dutch Fold

2012-01-08T02:00:00.002-06:00

I saw a new fold on Splitcoast Stampers called the Double Dutch Fold. I am trying to get out of the rut of the traditional shaped card and try some new things. The stamp and saying for this card is from Viva Las Vegastamps. All the Paper is from Paper Temptress. I used several papers from the Glimmer Line. I just love the sheen in these papers. I used the Juniper Berry Glimmer. Mountain Rose Gliimer, and the Starburst Lichen Glimmer. The stamping was done on Neenah Supersmooth Ivory. The image was colored with colored pencils

Party Time Tuesday #48

2011-12-30T00:18:00.000-06:00

The challenge this week at Party Time Tuesday was anything goes. I stamped the cross image on acetate with black stazon and then flipped the piece over and applied the glitter onto the back. My father recently passed away and this is the card I made for the wonderful pastor at my Mom's church. He went above and beyond to be there for my family. When we thanked him for all he had done, he just said he was doing his job. It is one thing to do your job and yet another to be excellent at it. He was able to give great comfort when we needed it.

One more Christmas card for Make it Monday #69

2011-12-27T06:00:00.007-06:00

I know it is after Christmas, but I had this one started and just needed to share it. All the wonderful paper is from Paper Temptress. I am going to use this card for my Make it Monday entry. This card is a smaller variation of a Concertina Card that I saw on line at card-making-magic.com. The link that I have given is the U-tube of the card. My card base is 8 x 5. It is scored at every 2 inches

. The piece is folded on the score lines. First fold is up, second is down and third is up. There is a 1/2 inch cut on the middle top and bottom 1 inch over from the score line.

The middle insert piece is 4 x 3 and is scored in the middle of 4 inch side.

The small piece is then inserted into the slots. When inserted correctly the card should be able to folded flat. When I say flat I mean the card would be 2 x 5 and the middle would lay flat inside so that it could be mailed. You just keep adjusting the middle until the piece can be folded flat.

Now that you have the basic directions, here is the card I made. The cardstock for the base is Green Basis. The Red Panels are Red Basis. You have to love the rich colors. I embossed the red and highlighted the embossing with white Gelatos. The ornament was stamped on Cryogen White so there is some glitter there. I sprayed glimmer mist on a craft mad and picked up the color with a dryer sheet. I then stamped my ornament and added color to the ornament with Smooch Accent ink. I leaves were cut with a punch from the Basis Green. The Merry Christmas was also stamped on Cryogen White and punched out. Hope you like the card as much as I did. I see a lot of possibilities.

Sorry for the partial picture. I copied and pasted from my Paper Temptress post and only half of the picutre showed up.

MMSC #134

2011-12-13T21:39:00.000-06:00

Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. The stamp used is from Penny Black. I just love the look of this stamp. I think it could also me used for a manly birthday card. I love the dimension in the trees.

Make it Monday #67

2011-12-13T20:25:00.000-06:00

Thought I might post something different for the Make it Monday Challenge this week. This was a little container that held the nugget bars perfectly. I used alcohol ink on the box. I also used a bottle cap with an acrylic piece over the top of the wording. Stepping a little out of the box here, but this was a small gift for the owner of the stamp store where I work one weekend a month.

Party Time Tuesday #46

2011-12-13T20:16:00.000-06:00

The challenge at Party Time Tuesday is Red and Green. This is one of the Christmas cards that I tried. The background was a plastic stencil and I used glitter spray to make the pattern. I also tried to add to the background with some gelatos applied to the stamp and then spritzed with water. The silver at the bottom is just the holder so that I could take the picture.

Pop Up card

2011-12-08T21:04:00.000-06:00

Someone in one of my Yahoo groups just shared the easies way ever to make a pop up card. I have always loved these and didn't like the measuring and cutting with the exacto knife. This is done with the Stampin' Up word window. Used the paper piecing technique on the front.

Midnight Madness Challenge #133

2011-12-06T21:20:00.000-06:00

This is my card for the Midnight Madness Challenge this week. On one of my Yahoo groups they were talking about making angels from paper clips. I thought this was really a cute idea.

Make it Monday #66

2011-12-06T08:19:00.000-06:00

Here is my card for the Make It Monday Challenge. Beings I put my Christmas cards off to the last minute, they are going to be pretty simple. Love the look of these trees. A coworker of mine made a similar card for the shop where I work once a month. I love the look of the trees and this saying.

Make it Monday #65

2011-12-01T22:24:00.000-06:00

Here is my card for the Make it Monday Challenge. I really want to get the hang of using the Stampscape stamps. I know this is so simple, but you have to start somewhere right?

Made Especially For You and MMSC #132 and Technique Junkies

2011-12-01T22:16:00.001-06:00

This card is made from the new Technique Junkie 3D and Fun Folds CD. The technique is the double twisted easel. The challenge at Made Especially For You is a card with three of somethings. This card has three wisemen. The design for the left half of the card came from the challenge at Midnight Madness. Of all the stash of paper that I have I had not gold paper. So I used a Versamark pad and some embossing power the make several pieces on the card that I wanted to be gold.

Tri Fold-Out Card

2011-12-01T01:00:00.001-06:00

I don't know how many of you follow Technique Junkies, but I absoluteley love the publications and CD's. There is a blog hop every day this week to promote the new 3D and Fun Folds CD. Some really great prizes when you leave comments. In support of the 3D and Fun Folds CD my card is called Tri Fold-out card. All the layers was just perfect to showcase the wonderful Paper Temptress Cardstock. The base card is made from Cardovan Leather> This cardstock looks so much like leather that it is unreal. I used Olive Basis, Emerald Green Basis and Burgandy Basis for some of the layering on the first two layers. The image was stamped on White Diamond. I love the sheen in this paper and not only that but it has a sort of linen texture. The inside of the card is Neenah Super Smooth Ivory and the White Crepe Ruche is layered behind the last layer for some texture.First picture is with all the layers down.
Hope you get the idea. It was sort of hard to photograph. All the layers are really cool. You do however have to somewhat watch you placment to make sure the image is covered by the previous layer.

Make Over Monday Challenge #5

2011-11-28T21:17:00.000-06:00

Here is my card for Make Over Monday this week. It is pretty simple, but an interesting idea. All the paper I used came from Paper Temptress. I used the Light Blue Basis, Blue Basis and Vintage Silver Lustre.

Midnight Madness Challenge #131

2011-11-22T21:06:00.000-06:00

I need a card for a friend that lost her husband recently. The sketch for this card came from the Midnight Madness Challenge. Didn't know what colors to use, but found this cardstock in my stash.

Gift card holder

2011-11-22T18:34:00.000-06:00

This is the gift card holder for the friend that is retiring at work. I just got this doily stamp from Stampin' Up. I love the look. I think I may be using this on some Christmas cards.

Makeover Monday #4 and Critter sketch Challenge #91

2011-11-22T18:13:00.001-06:00

Here is my card for the challenge at Makeover Monday this week. A dear friend at work is retiring tomorrow. She loves tea so I made my background with different tea related items. On looking at challenges I am also going to post on the Critter Sketch Challennge. The challenge there was monochromatic. Beings green is my favorite color that is what I picked for my friend's card.

Make it Monday #64

2011-11-21T22:24:00.000-06:00

Here is my card for Make it Monday. The stamp set and paper is from Stampin' Up. I am running a little behind but this is my Thanksgiving card for my uncle.

Make it Monday #63

2011-11-16T21:00:00.000-06:00

Here is a card I made for the stamp store that I work at once a month. Thought I would use it for Make it Monday post this week.

Midnight Madness Challenge #130

2011-11-16T20:52:00.000-06:00

The sketch for this card came from Midnight Madness Sketch challenge. I need a card for a girl at work that is going to a new job. I know the black and pink may be a little odd, but we got her a good luch cake with Hello Kitty on it and I figured this card would go with those colors.

Another Wine Bottle Topper

2011-11-14T01:00:00.002-06:00

With the holidays coming up I just can't stop making wine bottle toppers. All the paper is from Paper Temptress. The background is made using a technique from Technique Junkies called Collaged Circles. What better way to use a lot of wonderful cardstock. The cardstock used is Neenah Super Smooth Ivory for the base. The base piece is 3 1/2 x 6 1/2. I scored it at 1 1/2 and punched a hole with a 1 1/4 inch punch. The circles were made of Green Basis, Cordovan Leather, White Crepe, and Mountain Rose Glimmer. I gave some of the circles some texture. The stamp is from Verses Rubber Stamps. I really think the saying is cute. The embossing powder is from PK Glitz.

Midnight Madness Challenge #129

2011-11-13T20:22:00.000-06:00

This is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. The ruffle down the side is a technique from Technique Junkies called Double Ruffle. The stamp is from Paper Inspirations and the work stamp is from Penny Black. I stamped the deer and colored the wreath with copic markers. I then stamped the wreath again to bring back the detail. Have to love stamp positioners.

Makeover Monday #2--Snowflake, Party Time Tuesday #41

2011-11-10T16:12:00.001-06:00

The challenge at Makeover Monday this week is to do a snowflake card. This card will also work for the challenge at Party Time Tuesday which is to add bling I stamped my background with a technique from Technique Junkies called Depth of Field. I embossed the darke blue piece down the side and cut the snowflake from glitter paper. I added some curly glitzy ribbon on the side.

Make it Monday #62

2011-11-07T20:56:00.000-06:00

My project this week for Make it Monday is wine bottle topper. I saw a similar project on a blog last week and now I can't stop making them. This would be perfect when you take a bottle of wine to a friend's house over the holiday. The background is made from a technique from Technique Junkies called collage circles.

Midnight Sketch Challenge #128

2011-11-06T19:49:00.000-06:00

I was working at the local stamp and gift store this past week end and this is one of the samples I made. The sketch came from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. The image was colored with prisma colored pencils. I did get in a bit of a hurry and stamped the image on Cryogen instead of Colored Pencil paper. I think the colored pencils blend a little better on the colored pencil paper. The candy cane is from Viva Las Vegas Stamps and the stocking is from Whipper Snapper Designs.

Make Over Monday Challenge #1

2011-11-01T21:08:00.000-05:00

the challenge at Make Over Monday was a wine bottle topper. I used a technique from techniqe junkies called collaged circles to do my background. The cute stamp is from Verses.

Make it Monday #61

2011-11-01T20:50:00.002-05:00

My card for Make it Monday is another hinge card. I just love the look of these cards because they are a little different

Midnight Madness #127

2011-10-27T21:09:00.000-05:00

This card is made with some new stamps I got made by Whipper Snapper Designs. The sketch for this card came from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. The images were colored with copic markers

Mojo Monday #212 and Party Time Tuesday #39

2011-10-25T14:13:00.001-05:00

I was looking at the challenges this week and decided to do my first Christmas card based on the sketch from Mojo Monday . Also going to enter this card in the challenge at Party Time Tuesday where the challenge was anything goes. I have so many border punches and have always loved this image from Hero Arts. I really started looking at all my stamps and embellishments and decided some of the embellishments needed to be used.

Make it Monday #60

2011-10-24T17:20:00.000-05:00

I needed a card for a girl I work with that just lost her father. The techniques for this card came from Technique Junkies. One is called Vellum Sentiment and the other is called Framed Nestie. The tittles of both techniques sort of explain themselves. So here is my Make it Monday card.

Midnight Madness Challenge #126

2011-10-22T21:15:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Challenge this week. The background is stamped with green pigment ink and then some chalk was added to it. I cut a shape out the middle of a piece of scrap cardstock and used both pieces to make a sort of mask.

Make It Monday #59

2011-10-19T08:00:00.003-05:00

How often have you thought you just had to have a book and rarely use it. Well this card came from one of those books. The book is called Interactive Cards and is made by Annie's Attic. It is a hinged card and I love the idea. All the paper used is from Paper Temptress. The base of the card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and is Cryogen White. The image is also cut from the Cryogen White. The bottom piece is 4 1/4 x 3/1/4 and is the beautful Violet Mica/ Metallic. The gigham stamp is from the Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card Background stamp series. Also used the small Dots from the same line to do the dots on the top piece. I love these stamps because when you have a beautiful cardstock base I can make all sorts of background paper to match whatever project I am doing. The top dotted piece measures 4 1/4 x 2 1/2. The decorative border is a Martha Stewart punch and I used White Crepe Ruche for a little texture. The bottom piece is only glued to the base at the bottom and about 2 inches up each side. The top piece actually slides under decorative border that was attached to the bottom piece. The brad is attached to the side through all 4 layers. The image I used is from Lockhart Stamp Company. I love coloring these images because they are small and give a nice pop to your card.

Party Time Tuesday #37---Tags

2011-10-16T21:18:00.000-05:00

Here is a tag I made for the challenge at Party Time Tuesday. I saw a stamp at the stamp store that was two willow branches and a spider web. I decided to use the Stampscapes Large Leafless Limbs and a spider web and spider by Inkadinkado. I really love the web and the tiny little spider stamp.

MMSC #125

2011-10-13T15:12:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. All the paper for this card came from Paper Temptress. The paper I used is Neenah Supersmooth Ivory and the wonderful dark pink is Azalea Stardreams Mica/Metallic. The stamp is a new set that I bought. It looks like Hero and Sizzix have teamed up. The stamp is from Hero and you get an embossing folder that matches the set perfectly. I used a technique from the new Technique Junkies newsletter called Gelato Direct to do the stamping. I just bought some gelatos to try. Mine are metallic and did wonderful on this stamp. They have a little sheen to them that I tried to show in the first picture. Also the first picture shows the wonderful sheen in the Azalea cardstock.

Also a little hint. I hate to use this beautiful cardstock as a behind layer, but it really set things off. Beings the big pieces was going to be a layer, I cute the small squares out of it to use as the other layers. That way I didn't waste that whole big background piece.

Make it Monday #58

2011-10-10T21:05:00.002-05:00

This is my card for the Make it Monday card challenge. I made this card for one of the swaps in my Yahoo group. This card uses a new anywhere punch from Martha Stewart. I made the bow with a new bowmaker called Brilliant Bowmaker.

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #124

2011-10-08T21:56:00.001-05:00

Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. Thanksgiving is coming up and I made this card for a swap. I have not idea who makes this stamp as it was an unmounted stamp that was blog candy that I won. I never really liked the stamp because I never could get a nice image. Since then I have found that that problem can be solved with a good stamp positioner. I stamped it in several colors until I got the look I wanted. I colored the fruit with colored pencils and added the color to the flag with chalk

This card was chosen as one of remarkable cards of the week. I am so excited

Make it Monday #57

2011-10-03T20:34:00.000-05:00

Thought I would post a Christmas card for the Make it Mondfay Challenge this week. I made this card for the local stamp shop as a sample. I thought the colors I picked would be a little more traditional looking, but liked what I ended up with

Make It Monday #56

2011-09-28T22:40:00.000-05:00

The joys of working one weekend a month at a local stamp store. This is one of the samples I made for the shop. I just love the twigs with the spider web in the middle. I colored the twigs with marker and then stamped on watercolor paper. I softened the lines with a damp brush and added glitter to the web. The spider is a stone that I added legs to. This is my entry this week at Make it Monday

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge # 122

2011-09-26T01:00:00.002-05:00

This is a sympathy card that I made for a friend. All the paper came from The Paper Temptress. The gate image and base card are done with Neenah Supersmooth Ivory. This paper is great to use for colored pencils. The accent for the main image is Basis Green. The layer that everything is attached to is Basis Light Green. The lattice is done in a deep purple that has a wonderful glitter look (sorry the picture didn't pick that up --- the picture does however show the great deep purple color). This cardstock is called Violet Mica Metallic. The Violet Mica Metallic is one of the new papers at Paper Temptress. The sketch for this card actually came from the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge.

Make it Monday #55

2011-09-20T10:32:00.000-05:00

I was working a couple of weeks ago at a local stamp store. When it is not busy she lets us make cards for samples. The image just called out to the colored pencils. I also am finding that I love the use a stamp positioner. After coloring if something is not as distinct as you want it you can restamp several times until you get the definition that you want. So Make it Monday here us your card for the week

MMSC #121

2011-09-16T21:23:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. I am trying my hand on doing stamping that looks like water coloring. I colored the stamp with markers. I did each color separately and used a stamp positioner to keep the image intact. I stamped on water color paper and once stamped softened the lines with water and a water color brush. I need to practice, but love the look.

Totally Gorjuss #97

2011-09-13T20:50:00.000-05:00

I made this card for a guy at work. The theme at Totally Gorjuss was it's a man thing. A while we went to a scrap convention and there was a make and take where you printed your picture on acetate and then layered it into your card. I love taking pictures so I loved the idea. This picture came from our Michigan vacation this summer.

Make It Monday #54

2011-09-12T15:58:00.000-05:00

Here is my card to show at Make it Monday. It is a card for the 21st birthday of a guy at work. I used the technique called Whimsy Background from Technique Junkies for the background. I usually don't like cards that don't mail well, but on this one I added some curly ribbon because I know I am going to give it to him at work. The background stamp is an old one from Stampin' Up.

Stampin Daisies #2 and Do You Stack Up #36

2011-09-08T22:21:00.000-05:00

The sketch for this card came from Stampin Daisies. Also the challenge at DYSU was texture. I think this card will work for both. Most of the elements for this card were pieces I received in swaps. The embossed background was a embossed swap and the splatter background was a background swap. The ribbon was some extra ribbon someone sent with a card. I have a real problem using my stash of stuff sometime. This time I just decided to go for it.

Make it Monday #53---Using a stamp positioner

2011-09-04T22:00:00.001-05:00

Last week I was working at a local stamp shop and put together this card. I have decided I do not use a stamp posiitoner enough. This stamp did not jump out me, but wanted to make a sample for the store. I used a stamp positioner and stamped a light color of distress ink twice. I then put a medium shade in places on the stamp and stamped again. I then took a dark color and put it in places and stamped again. I did like the results I got and will definitely try this sort of look again. Distress ink was also used on the sentiment tag. She had some new ribbon that also set things off. I love the Make it Monday blog for sharing my cards. There is no theme---just share

MMSC #119 and Totally Gorjuss #96

2011-09-04T21:42:00.000-05:00

The stamp I used for this card is from Viva Los VegasStamps. The sketch I used is from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge and Totally Gorjuss. I colored the M & M Person with copic markers and colored pencils. You can't see it, but I added black glitter to the eyes and red glitter to the mouth. Also clear gel pen was added to the M and to the eyes. I just love this image.

MMSC #118

2011-08-28T20:07:00.000-05:00

I work one weekend a month at a local stamp store. Just got done working the weekend. She wanted some Halloween cards for the shop. The is one that I made using the sketch from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. The spider and the web is embossed. I used distress ink around the words.

Stampin Daisies Sketch Challenge #1

2011-08-22T19:43:00.000-05:00

The sketch for this card came from a new sketch challenge site called Stampin Daisies. I tend to always to back to a few challenges and I was sort of excited about finding a new one that is just starting. I made the background paper for this card with a create a card background from impression obsession. I love making my own paper because I can have any color scheme that I want. I stamped the same pattern on pink paper for the accent on the side. I colored the roses with Prisma colored pencils.

Make it Monday #51

2011-08-22T13:02:00.000-05:00

Just found a new challenge site to try. It is called Make it Monday. There was not really a sketch to follow, just post a card you made. The card I picked is one I made for one of my Yahoo swaps last month. I think the theme was polka dots. I had just taken a Karen Lockhart class with Prisma colored pencils, so I was practicing. I love this little cup of flowers. Also it is the perfect size, because you can practice your technique without getting too involved.

Stamp Royalty #85

2011-08-20T20:56:00.000-05:00

The sketch for this card came from Stamp Royalty. All the paper used is from Paper Temptress. Let me tell you about some of the paper used. The dark green has a wonderful texture and is called Greenbrier Grandee Felt. The bird image (Crafty Individuals) is embossed with pearl on Velvet Touch Cream. This paper took the distress ink well. At first when I put the color down you could sort of see my fingerprints in it, but I buffed it with a paper towel and it really smoothed the colors together beautifully. The brown accent is Canyon Brown Skinny Column. The ribbon is called 1/2 swares and stitches ribbon in antique gold/ olive. I also edged the brown with gold for some added accent.

MMSC #117

2011-08-18T13:45:00.000-05:00

Still practicing with colored pencils. The image here is from Just Rite. Added a little glitter to the middle of the flowers. In the background I made some score lines and did some highlighting with distress inks. The design for this card came from the weekly challenge at Midnight Madness.

MMSC #116

2011-08-15T16:51:00.000-05:00

We have been on vacation so there has no posting on the blog for over a week. Sorry. Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. The stamp I used is from Outlines. I am still practicing coloring with colored pencils. I added some pearls with a pearl pen to the bottom butterfly.

MMSC #115

2011-08-04T20:30:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. I am still practicing my coloring. This stamp is from Viva Los Vegastamps. I just thought it was so cute and I already had the saying. I am not one to put red and pink together, but it just seemed to fit.

MMSC #114

2011-08-01T21:46:00.000-05:00

I recently took a Karen Lockhart class at a local stamp store. She said practice, practice, practice. The sketch for this card came from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. I guess anyone can figure that I colored the image with colored pencils. The beautiful flower stamp is from Northwoods Rubber Stamps.

Do You Stack Up #29

2011-07-25T21:34:00.000-05:00

Here is another entry in the Do You Stack Up up challenge. The challenge was wings. The sketch for this card came from a Yahoo group called Inky Fun Stampers that I belong to . This is the June Challenge. So I figured I would use my butterfly stamp for my second entry at DYSU. I took a colored pencil class over the weekend and really want to practice the new things I learned.

Advanced Class from Karen Lockhart

2011-07-24T21:55:00.000-05:00

Here are the cards from the advanced class. The one on black was white stamped on black.. We added different degrees of white and sparkle which didn't really show up on the picture. In the purple one we added a slight layer of gray to deepen the other colors and on the chair we added texture with a stylus and waxed paper. When you color over that with colored pencils the pattern pops out.

Karen Lockhart Beginner Class

2011-07-24T21:49:00.000-05:00

Today was a really good day. I went to a local stamp store and took two classes on color pencil coloring with Karen Lockhart of Lockhart Stamps . It was awsome. Here are the things we colored and the cards I made. Most of the paper was given to us in class to make the cards. Several I made some minor changes to.

MMSC #113 and Do You Stack UP #29

2011-07-22T21:26:00.002-05:00

The sketch for this card came from the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. I decided to also use the challenge at Do You Stack Up for this card. The challenge there was wings. All the paper used is from Paper Temptress. The paper used is Bubblegum Pop for the main card, Laser Silver Lustre for the beautiful lined background, Rose Quartz Mica Metallic for the shimmery pink squares, Sparkle Noir for the nice black accent and the butterflies were stamped on Cryogen White. The lovely pink ribbon can also be found at Paper Temptress. The butterflies were embossed and I used a techniuqe from Stamp TV to make them look tie dyed. All you do is emboss the image and then randomly tap with markers. The beautiful butterfly is from Lockhart Stamp Company.

This is going to be a good weekend because on Sunday Karen Lockhart is coming to a local stamp store to give classes on coloring with colored pencils. I am really excited.

Totally Gorjuss #89

2011-07-18T19:55:00.000-05:00

The challenge at Totally Gorjuss this week is all about boys. This is a baby shower card I came up with for a girl at work. Her daughter is having a little boy and this is the shower invitation. She wanted a western theme and I was at a loss. A friend suggested a denim pocket and on we went. The baby's name is going to be Levi, so she wants a little tag on the jeans that says Levi. Still have to think about that one a little bit.

Midnight Madness Challenge #112

2011-07-18T19:48:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. This fantastic stamp is from Penny Black. I colored it with copic markers and added some glitter. I highlighted the edge with distress ink. I just bought a beautiful stamp from B Line Designs that looks like gingham ribbon. Wish I could have shown a bit more of the gingham. Oh well maybe on the next card. I really do love this Penny Black stamp!

Midnight Madness Challenge #111

2011-07-09T20:26:00.000-05:00

I made this card for my daughter's 3rd wedding anniversary. The sketch came from Midnight Mandess Sketch Challenge. The background technique is from Technique Junkies and is called Faux Marbling. The colors from the wedding were brown and pool, so that is where I tried to go.

MMSC #110 and Penny Black Saturday #158

2011-07-03T14:41:00.001-05:00

I needed a mostly black and white card for a swap, so here it is. The sketch came from the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. The stamp used is from Penny Black. All the paper is from Paper Temptress. I stamped the image on Cryogen white. The embossed piece at the side is also Cryogen White. The beautiful black background is Laser Black Glossy Lustre and the little bit of green is Corrugated Mint.

Totally Gorjuss #86

2011-06-29T21:03:00.000-05:00

Trying a new Challenge at Totally Gorjuss. The theme was ribbons and lace. The technique is from Technique Junkies and is called Totally Texture. All the paper is from Paper Temptress. The paper I used was Mangue Sparkle, Solar Yellow Pearlescent and Vintage Silver Luster. This is sort of odd for me, but there is not stamping on the the card. I wanted a sentiment, but couldn't decide how I wanted it on there, so I decided to wait until I need it.

Stamp Royalty #76

2011-06-22T11:00:00.001-05:00

I made this card for my second post on the Paper Temptress Blog. So that being said all the beautiful paper comes from Paper Temptress. I have used Azelea Mica/Metallic, Neenah Super Smooth Ivory and Green Basis. The color combo was inspired by the challenge at Stamp Royalty. The stamp I used is made by Penny Black. I stamped the image in Peeled Paint Distress Ink. Colored it with Copic markers and added the glitter. The wonderful ribbon also came from Paper Temptress.

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #109

2011-06-21T21:15:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. The background is made with a technique from Technique Junkies called Sanded Whitewash. The flower stamp is from All Night Media and I colored the flower with colored pencils and gamsol. This is a new coloring technque for me. With practice it has some possibilities.

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #108

2011-06-20T14:13:00.000-05:00

This card was inspired by the sketch at Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. It may be stretching the bounderies a little, but isn't that what a challenge is all about? I went to a Rubber stamp convention a couple of weeks and a friend from one of my Yahoo groups helped us make some beautiful flowers. I actually had a lot of the punches already so decided to pull them out. All the paper used is from Paper Temptress. The cardstock used is Burgunday Basis, Candido Incandescent, Green Basis, and Pink Basis. Love the sheen the Candido gave the dogwood blossoms. Also the Basis line is great because it is nice and think and punches beautifully. The wonderful grid background is an A2 Frame Die from Cheery Lynn Designs.

Just Us Girls---Technique Challenge

2011-06-15T13:59:00.000-05:00

Trying to play catch up on cards I need for June. The challenge at Just Us Girls was to use the technique called Woodgraining that had been on Stamp TV. This was a fun one and made for a great background. The image I used is from Mangenta.

Party Time Tuesday #20

2011-06-15T12:38:00.000-05:00

The challenge at Party Time Tuesday is Father's Day. This is my Father's Day card for my dad. This card uses a technique from Technique Junkies called Vintage Art. I did modify it slightly because I wanted a little bit of color. I added a little glitter chalk in several spots.

Stamp Royalty Challenge #75

2011-06-10T20:03:00.000-05:00

I love new techniques. The Try It Thursday technique at Technique Junkies this week was the Giraffe technique. I have no giraffe stamps, so it reminded me of cobble stones. I needed a father's day card so here it is. I colored the image with twinkling H2O. The Challenge at Stamp Royalty was to make a Father's Day card.

DYSU #22---Orange

2011-06-06T21:09:00.001-05:00

The challenge at Do You Stack Up this week is orange. Here is the card I made for a swap. I colored the rose with colored pencils. This is sort of new for me, but thought I would give it a try.

MMSC #106

2011-06-06T20:54:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. The sketch from Midnight Madness and the technique is called acrylic emboss from Technique Junkies. This is a card for a relative that is turning one. Should be perfect for Trey.

CPS # 220

2011-06-01T21:29:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for the challenge at Card Positioning Systems. I used their sketch to make this card. The background technique is called distressed letterpress and came from Stamp TV. The image is from Stampendous. I colored the image with copic markers

Technique Junkies Try it Thursday

2011-06-01T21:17:00.001-05:00

The challenge this week was to used the Cuttlequilt technique. I first I didn't know what sort of pattern to make. This is what I came up with. All the paper is from Paper Temptress. I used Solar Yellow Pearlescent, Eclipse Black and Laser Silver Luster. I love the glitz. I made the embellishment myself. I used a 1" circle covered with the best glue ever. The ribbon is actually fiber that I bought in a roll (you get a lot of yardage when you go down the yarn isle). I just folded it around and pushed it into the glue. Second layer is a smaller circle also covered with glue and then fiber folded and placed into glue.

MMSC #105

2011-05-26T20:51:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week. The stamp is from Penny Black. All the paper used is from Paper Temptress. The paper used is Olive Brown Bag, Poison Ivory Glimmer and Burgandy Basis. I also used Tatored Rose Distress ink. I wanted lace and only had white, so I used some ink to change the color so that it would match.

First Paper Temptress Post

2011-05-26T10:00:00.003-05:00

This is my project for my first post being on the Paper Temptress Design Team. I got the idea from the Technique Junkies CD called Fancy Folds and Motion. The project is called Curved Pocket with Bookmark. All the wonderful glittery paper came from Paper Temptress. The yellow is text weight and is called Mangue Sparkle. The text weight was perfect because the Pocket folded easier with the text weight paper. The white is cryogen white and also has sparkle. The copics color beautifully on it. and the last paper is Starburst Lichen Glimmer. I had some embossing glitter from PK Glitz and it matched the Starburst Lichen glimmer paper perfectly.

Party Time Tuesday's #16

2011-05-25T20:52:00.000-05:00

This card uses the Technique Junkies technique called antique wallpaper. I used stormy sky and tattered rose distress ink. The flowere was made with a 1 inch circle which I applied Best Glue Ever to. I let this dry until it was clear (it stays very tacky). I then added the ribbon. The sketch for this card came from Party Time Tuesday. I guess I messed up a little because this was the sketch from last week.

MMSC #104

2011-05-22T17:18:00.000-05:00

I needed a card for a girl at work that has been in the hospital. I just bought this stamp and love the pots of tulips. The stamp is made by Northwoods Rubber Stamps. I colored the tulips with copic markers and then added some stickles for bling. The sketch came from the challenge at Midnight Madness

Technique Junkies---Cute Cuts

2011-05-17T21:17:00.000-05:00

I used a technique from Technique Junkies for this card. It is called Cute Cuts. I embossed the dark background with the pattern. Then I embossed the same pattern on the lighter card stock, cute the stripes and layered. The embossing folder is from Sizzix and the set is called Flourish Dots and Ribbon. I love this embossing folder.

MMSC #102

2011-05-09T21:13:00.000-05:00

Here is a birthday card for my uncle. I love this background for this card because my uncle used to own a newspaper. The background is stamped with Newsprint Cover a card from Impression Obsession. I love this line of stamps because you can make your own background paper and the possibilities are endless. The Tree stamp is from Stampin' UP. The sketch came from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge

Mother's Day Card

2011-05-05T21:19:00.000-05:00

This is a Mother's Day card for a friend of mine at work. It is going to be from his dog to his wife. It says the dog is very verble and that is why the RH... rh is stamped in the background. Also the dog slings druel around and that is why I added diamond glaze like druel. Not a traditional card, but it sort of fits.

Do You Stack Up #18

2011-05-05T21:15:00.000-05:00

The challenge at Do You Stack Up is purple. I had this background on my desk and thought it would work. The stamps used are from Rubber Stamp Tapestry. The two cut pieces were done with s Spellbinders set. The white cord around the edge came from Paper Temptress

Stamp Something with wings

2011-05-02T21:12:00.000-05:00

I had to make to 3 ATC's with birds. The challenge at Stamp Something was that the project had something with wings.

MMSC #101

2011-05-02T21:08:00.000-05:00

The challenge at Technique Junkies this week was white on white. I have never really tried this, but the look is very elegant. I just got this new embossing folder from Sizzix. I love embossing folders. The sketch for this design came from the Midnight Madness Sketch challenge

New tags

2011-04-27T20:29:00.003-05:00

Here are some tags for one of my Yahoo Swaps. The one on the left was supposed to use a sort of grunge look and the other one was to use pastel colors

Party Time Tuesday #13

2011-04-27T20:17:00.002-05:00

This si a new challenge site for me. It is called Party Time Tuesday. The Chalenge is anything goes. This card is also for the Try it Thursday challenge at Technique Junkies. The card I made uses the technique folded pocket. The background paper is made from Paper Temptress paper. The yellow is Basis light Yellow, the darker yellow has sparkle and is Solar Yellow Pearlescent, the background paper was made on Bright white Matt coat and the flower is stamped on Cotton Watercolor.

The background is called Millefiori. I stamped the circles in two coordinating oranges. The green flower is stamped next and then the black flower. All the stamps are from Stampin' Up.

MMSC #100 and SR #68

2011-04-20T20:58:00.003-05:00

The technique to try this week for Technique Junkies is Dry Embossed Wash. I used this technique on the background pieces on this card. The sketch for this card came from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. The middle image is a technique from Stamp TV called embossed marble. This card is also going to the challenge at Stamp Royalty. The challenge there was to use watercoloring on your card. The dry embossed wash uses watercolor crayons and a water pen to do the background. The images is embossed, colored with the waterbrush and crayons and then coated with gesso. Also I have just become a member of the design team at Paper Temptress so the paper used in this card came from Paper Temptress. I used Blue Ice Sorbet, Purple Basis and Pink Basis for the background and matting.

MMSC #99

2011-04-14T21:55:00.002-05:00

I used the Technique Junkies "Scored Diamonds for the challenge at Midnight Madness this week. This technique was a bit of a challenge. You stamp the background and the score an 8 1/2 x 11 piece at every 1/2 inch. You then cut your squares and layer on the stamped piece. I sort of put together a lot of different blues, but it seemed to work

Do You Stack Up #14

2011-04-11T20:48:00.003-05:00

The challenge at Do you Stack Up was to follow the yellow Brick Road. I needed a bag for my confirmation present for my niece. So here is my yellow. I decided a cross would work for the center of my flowers. I just kept stamping the cross in the background until the ink ran out and then reinked. I also gave some texture to the flowers with a stylus.

MMSC #98

2011-04-11T11:34:00.002-05:00

I need a confirmation card for my neice. I used the sketch from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. This beautiful stamp is made by Paper Inspirations. I never use this stamp much because I just could not get a good image. I now know the trick. I used The Position it board. I stamped the image in a light tan, and then again in a a color several shades darker. I colored the image while still positioned on the board. I then kept stamping with the darker color until it looked like I wanted it to.

baby gift

2011-04-05T20:39:00.002-05:00

This past week end I was at a local stamp store that also has gifts and saw a line of baby gifts that was adorable. They had made cupcakes out of onezies. This is my take on it. I made the bottom box --could have been a bit smaller. I cut strips and stamped and crimped the strips and then glued them in a circle. I then folded the onezie and fit it in the circle. I cut two shapes with a slice to put on the onzies that didn't have a design stitched on it.

Baby Card

2011-04-03T18:05:00.002-05:00

This is a baby card for my son-in-law's sister. The fancy fold came from a friend in one of my Yahoo groups. The fold is so awsome, but I wish I would have had a little thinner paper. The stamps are Clear stamps that I had from The Paper Studio.