Birthday girls
Posted: August 8, 2009 Filed under: Branch Out, Itty Bitty Buds 4 Comments
Above is the card my 15 year old daughter made for her 13 year sister on her birthday.
Below is the card my 13 year old made for her sister for her birthday.
Two very different cards.
Two very striking cards.
Two lovely and talented girls, but then I am biased!
Supplies:
Stamps: Branch Out, Itty Bitty Buds, Simple Sayings 2
Inks: Basic Black, Bold Brights & Rich Regals markers, Summer Sun, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: Whisper white, Basic Black, Pixie Pink, Summer Sun, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie
Brayered backgrounds
Posted: July 29, 2009 Filed under: Garden silhouettes, Inspired by Nature, Upsy Daisy 7 CommentsI have been working on this trio of cards for a couple of days . The idea had been in my head for a while but when I saw Susan’s masked and stippled cards here I was inspired to make these cards with a masked rectangular focus.
There was a bit of trial and error involved. I masked with post-it notes and then brayered with two colours. Both the orange card and the grey/green card took four attempts. Each time the brayering went through the post-it notes or the silhouette touched outside the brayered space or the post-it note tore the cardstock but finally I achieved what I had set out to do. The grasses card worked first time?!
I stamped over the brayering with Basic Black ink, sometimes more than once to make a solid image. I had trouble photographing these cards. I think I need to spend some time with the camera manual.
Things I learnt while making these cards:
- Sometimes it is necessary to mask with two layers of post-it notes so the brayering won’t go through, mark the edge or the cardstock and turn what was going to be a one layer card into a two layer card.
- It is probably best to use a fresh post-it note to mask the second, third or fourth attempt, they did come from the dollar store after all.
- Rather than try and use your stamp-a-ma-jig after you have stamped an incomplete image, stamp with it the first time, them it is in place for the second and third inking.
- If you stamp on your stamp-a-ma-jig imaging sheet with waterproof black ink you might want to wash it straight away.
Hmmm…
Supplies:
Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Inspired by Nature, Garden Silhouettes, Everyday Flexible Phrases
Inks: Pumpkin Pie & Summer Sun, Brocade Blue & Mellow Moss, Sage Shadow & Bordering Blue
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Brocade Blue, Bordering Blue, Whisper White
Also: Brayer
FTL 52
Posted: July 27, 2009 Filed under: Garden silhouettes, Thoughts and Prayers 2 Comments
I am enjoying the wide range of Clean & Simple cards being created around the place these days. I came across the Clean & Simple stamping blog the other day and decided to play along with their current challenge FLT52.
I chose a favourite set of mine, Garden Silhouettes. I inked the whole stamp in Pretty in Pink then used markers to ink in the red centres and green leaves and stems over the top. I did a little masking to overlap the branches a little. The flower is made with the Boho Blossoms punch and a red brad.
Supplies:
Stamps: Garden Silhouettes, Thoughts and Prayers
Inks: Real Red and Garden Green Markers, Pretty in Pink
Cardstock: Garden Green, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Also: Real Red brad, Boho Blossoms Punch
Andy Warhol inspired
Posted: July 26, 2009 Filed under: Baroque Motifs, Itty Bitty Buds, Lovely as a Tree, One of a Kind, Pocket Silhouettes, Season of Friendship, With Gratitude 4 CommentsThe title should really read ” Andy Warhol and Lateblossom inspired! A few days ago Susan at Simplicity by Lateblossom issued a challenge to search through our stamp collections and try making a Andy Warhol inspired card along the same lines as her two cards here and here.
I was pretty certain that the only images I had that would work were flowers and snowflakes. Susan had already made a striking snowflake card so I tried flowers and then realized I might have enough leaves to try again. The flowers are stamped on Whisper White and the leaves on Confetti Cream.
Thanks for dropping in, hope you are having a great day.
Supplies (Flower Card):
Stamps: Itty Bitty Buds, Baroque Motifs, One of a Kind, Pocket Silhouettes, Season of Friendship
Inks: Bravo Burgandy, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Ruby Red
Cardstock: Whisper White
Supplies (Leaf Card):
Stamps: Itty Bitty Buds, With Gratitude, Lovely as a Tree, Pocket Silhouettes, Season of Friendship
Inks: Ruby Red, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Handsome Hunter, Garden Green
Cardstock: Confetti Cream
CAS24 Colour Challenge
Posted: July 23, 2009 Filed under: CAS, Paint Prints 1 Comment
My best laid plans for a card a day during the summer, or even one every couple of days, have come to nought so far. I have a painting project which is my first priority. I have never painted a room before and it has been a little nerve wracking at times. I think I am over half way through now and it looks pretty good.
I thought I’d make a quick card before I got started with the paintbrush this morning so I turned to the CAS challenge for the week. A CAS card is sure to be quick, right? Not always. It took a few takes before I was happy, then I stamped the sentiment and it was crooked! Perfect chance to use my new oval punch. These colours are not colours I would normally reach for, I rarely grab the Bold Brights but they do make happy cards. I inked the flowers on the yellow pad first, then rock ‘n’ rolled them on the orange.
Thanks for dropping in, I’m off to do some more painting.
Supplies:
Stamps: Paint Prints, Best Yet
Inks: Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Tempting Turquoise
Cardstock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise
CAS23 Showing some artwork
Posted: July 14, 2009 Filed under: CAS, Eastern Influences 2 Comments
There are several challenges I would like to play along with on a regular basis and the Clean & Simple challenge at Splitcoast is definitely one. This week the challenge is to get our inspiration from the huge art site art.com I am hoping to go back for more inspiration later, but for starters I chose this asian style piece: Spring Flowers Light Green
My images from Eastern Influences are stamped and embossed in detail gold embossing powder and coloured with SU markers. I have added some smudges of red around the images because, after they appeared on the Very Vanilla cardstock on my second attempt, I decided I would rather incorporate a bit of smudging than start on a third try!
Supplies:
Stamps: Eastern Influences
Inks: Versamark
Cardstock: Basic Black, Confetti Cream, Very Vanilla
Also: Detail Gold embossing powder, Real Red, Garden Green, Brilliant Blue, Close to Cocoa markers
My birthday girl
Posted: July 13, 2009 Filed under: In Full Bloom 3 Comments
I know I promised another card by my daughter but time got away from me so instead I have the card I made for my daughter who turned thirteen today.
Her favourite colours are green and yellow, so I stamped the flowers with versamark and summer sun, then the stems in versamark and green galore before embossing in clear. The colouring is done with SU markers. I haven’t really used them like this before, I usually colour directly onto stamps with them. I was please to be able to get some darker definition just by colouring over with the same colour.
The bee is cut out and stuck down on the body only so the wings could flap. I added extra stem and dots with a marker and wrote my own Happy Birthday greeting.
Thanks for dropping in today, I’d better go there are birthday details to attend to!
Supplies:
Stamps: In Full Bloom
Inks: Versamark, Summer Sun, Green Galore
Cardstock: Whisper White, Confetti White, Gable Green
Also: Gable Green, Green Galore, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Close to Cocoa Markers
Sunlit Woods
Posted: June 24, 2009 Filed under: Branch Out, Lovely as a Tree, Nature Silhouettes, Stamped Landscapes 15 Comments
In case you hadn’t noticed I like creating scenes with trees! I have combined three different tree stamps from three different sets to make this sunlit woodland scene.
I started by stamping the tree from Branching Out in Basic Black ink. I then stamped the row of trees from Lovely as a Tree in the background using Always Artichoke and Mellow Moss. I actually stamped them several times without reinking to give the appearance of trees in the distance. When I did this I masked with a post it note so I didn’t get the bases of the trees.
It is hard to see in the picture but I added leaves to the foreground trees in Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Basic Black and Summer Sun. (You can click on the photo for a larger image) I then began sponging in the same greens and yellow to create the sunlight. To create the grass in the foreground I used the tree stamp from Nature Silhouettes and a post it note to mask the tree out.
Thanks for dropping in, school should finish tomorrow, so I might be posting a bit more. Hope to see you soon.
Supplies:
Stamps: Branch Out, Lovely as a Tree, Nature Silhouettes
Inks: Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Summer Sun
Cardstock: Whisper white, Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss
Remakes
Posted: June 18, 2009 Filed under: In Full Bloom 4 Comments
Once in a while a remake of a movie is better than the first one, but I usually prefer the original. As far as these cards are concerned, I definitely prefer the remakes. I went through a box of old cards the other day, sorting and tossing out what I didn’t like and wouldn’t use. I guess I could have photographed the originals but I just ripped bits and pieces off and started again. For both cards I just salvaged the flower panels which were stamped in Basic Black and coloured with watercolour pencils. I was inspired by the cards I saw on Simplicity by SusanRaihala.
The simple fonts in the one line greetings combined with the matted coloured flowers are a big improvement on my first efforts trust me.
Supplies:
Stamps: In Full Bloom, Simple Sayings
Inks: Basic Black
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Confetti White, Summer Sun, Marigold Morning
Also: Faber-Castell Watercolour pencils, blender pen
Bonjour, baby boy
Posted: June 11, 2009 Filed under: I'm Here 4 Comments
Friends of mine have a beautiful new baby boy at their house so I pulled out the cute little feet from one of the first stamp sets I ever bought. The feet are stamped with Versamagic chalk ink and embossed in clear. After that I just matted and layered a few co-ordinating colours and added a bow. Simple but sweet enough for a new baby, I think.
Supplies:
Stamps: Hugs and Wishes, I’m Here
Inks:Tsukineko Versamagic chalk ink- Wheat, Versamark, Buckaroo Blue
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Buckaroo Blue, Le Jardin d.p.
Also: French blue grosgrain ribbon
Heather Telford 
