Technique Class- Card 3

This is the third and final card for my August Technique Class. This was Color Gradation. I again used a stamp from the stamp set "FRIENDS 24-7". I won that set at Leadership and use it over and over. A really great set! Very simple card to make. I took 3 markers and colored in each 1/3 of the stamp set with each of the three colors. I used a sponge dauber to blend the colors together, huffed, and then stamped the image. It looks great with this color combination. For this card I used:

STAMP SETS: Teeny Weeny Wishes, Friends 24-7

PAPER: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

INK: Rich Razzleberry

ACCESSORIES: Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Brads, Sponge Daubers, Summer Sun, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry Markers

This is a very simple card but I think it looks very elegant. Well my week continues to be hectic. I am going outside now to relax for a while until it is time to make dinner. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Technique Class- Card 2

Things have been crazy around here with the move and everything. Hopefully, things will start to settle down. When I finally had time to take pictures of the cards, my batteries were dead and I had to find my charger which I had packed away when my daughter moved in last month. So here I am with recharged batteries ready to post. This is the second card from my technique class. The background is what I worked on. I ran the card stock through the Big Shot using the Damask Texturz plate. After it was embossed with the design, I took three different classic inks and ran them over the top of the raised surface. I then took sponges and filled in the areas to create a gradual coloring on the card stock. I used the "FRIENDS 24-7" stamp set which I love and stamped the bird image with Close to Cocoa on the card stock. I also stamped that image in Bordering Blue. I cut the bird out from the Bordering Blue card stock and with Dimensionals adhered it on top of the Close to Cocoa bird. I like the way this card turned out. The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SET: Friends 24-7

PAPER: Night of Navy, Bordering BLue, Mellow Moss, Whisper White

INK: Mellow Moss, Bordering Blue, Ballet Blue, Close to Cocoa

ACCESSORIES: White Organdy Ribbon, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Texturz Plate-Damask, Eyelet Border Punch

This was not a difficult card to make but the added texture in the background help make this card more interesting. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Quick Post

Just a quick post today before I go and help my daughter and her husband move into their new apartment. This is one of the cards we made last week when my friends and I got together to stamp. I used the stamp set "Close As A Memory ". I need to stop and go now or everyone will leave without me. Have a great day today. I will post again soon.

Good Morning

After being stuck in a color rut, I decided to break out and try something different. The group of friends from work that I stamp with, felt the same way. We all felt that we were all in a rut, I was asked if I could come up with something that was a departure from the colors we always seemed to go back to. So last week, I came up with this card. Everyone in the group said how this color combination was very different from what we usually do, but it was a nice change. This stamp set is a level 1 hostess set. The checkered napkin in the basket, gave me the inspiration for the colors and choice of ribbon for the card. To color the rooster, I used colored pencils and a blender pen. Because we used black cardstock for the base of the card, I embossed the salutation with white embossing powder. The supplies that I used for this card are:

STAMP SET: Good Morning

PAPER: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

INK: Versamark, Black Staz On

ACCESSORIES: White EP, Colored Pencils, Black Gingham Ribbon, Blender Pen, Heating Tool, Scallop Edge Punch

My friends and I made this card last week when we all got together for lunch and stamping. Soon they will be back at work, teaching again, while I will be home stamping alone. I will enjoy the last few times we can all stamp together before they all go back. Have a great day today. Hope the weather is better where you are today. It is raining here. I have a family reunion to go to today. I hope it clears up by then.

Scrapbook Crop

Last night I was a vendor at a new place in town which is a computer center but also has scrapbooking crops twice a month. It was the first time that I was there. The people therewere very nice . As a vendor, you are asked to do a small make and take. This is what I did for my make and take. It is a 6 x 6" page for the Fall. I used the new Autumn Harvest DSP and the new In Color, Dusty Durango. Both papers just scream Fall. I wanted to show a variety of SU products. I also showed them how you can make a paper using punches. I think that people will buy punches more readily if they see how many different uses for them there are. It was a cute and simple page. I heard one of the women say they were going to place a pic there and then frame it instead of using it in their pages. All in all, I really enjoyed myself. I hope to be invited back soon. Enjoy the day. It is beautiful here today!

Midnight Madness #13

I am just looking back on my last few posts and it looks like I am stuck on a color scheme. I promise for the next post

I will change colors! When I started working on the layout on the background, it seemed so busy. That is why I chose the simple salutation for the stamped image. It seems to balance the card. The background looked so much like a quilt, I decided to pit buttons on for the embellishments. I wanted to keep that handmade feel. All in all, I feel good about this sketch challenge. I used the Cottage Wall DSP again. Just really love the colors and design of the paper! The supplies used for this card are:

STAMP SET: All Holidays

PAPER: Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, Old Olive, Whisper White, Cottage Wall DSP

INK: Rich Razzleberry

ACCESSORIES: Sherbert Buttons, Linen Thread

I am keeping this post short because I have to get my supplies together to go stamping this afternoon with my friends I used to work with. It is so relaxing to get together with them. Soon they will be back at school and I will be left at home stamping by myself again. But for now I am just enjoying their company again. Have a great rest of the day!

Mojo Monday 98

I really like the stamp set "CLOSE AS A MEMORY" but for some reason do not use it as much as I should. But it is a good stamp to use markers on to get the flowers to be different colors. This card, I think, as a very calm feel to it even though I used the vibrant new In Colors-Rich Razzleberry and Melon Mambo on it. the designer papers that I used on the card came from two different packages of designer paper. The polka dotted paper is from "COTTAGE WALL" DSP and the other designer paper came from a package of "RAZZLEBERRY LEMONADE". They combine nicely on this card. I used the Melon Mambo Polka Dotted Ribbon on this card but I turned it over so that it was solid. The other way, made it look to busy with all the Polka Dots. Although in the sketch, it did not show any extra embellishment on the circle, I felt the butterfly complemented the flowers in the circle. The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SETS: Dreams Du Jour, Close as a Memory

PAPER: Old Olive, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, Cottage Wall DSP

INK: Rich Razzleberry

ACCESSORIES: Old Olive, Melon Mambo and Cameo Coral Markers, Melon Mambo polka Dotted Ribbon, Circle Cutter

It was very simple but I like the look of it. Well I am off to my friend's pool this afternoon. It is very hot here today and I plan to cool off this afternoon with my friends. I hope that you enjoy the rest of your day as well!