Bless You Card

So that background technique I mentioned yesterday... Yep, used it on this card.  I wish you could feel it, lol.  The butterfly is a The Stamp Pad Co stamp,  The scripture is from Our Daily Bread Designs.  The flower is made from book pages.  Punch out several flowers, stack them up offsetting the petals, add a brad to the center, scrunch each flower to the center individually, pull them back from the center, spray with color and dry.  I also added tiny gold beads to the center gluing them on with Glossy Accents.

Commit

The background technique on this tag is one I've done several times this year because I just love the result so much.  I add embossing paste through a stencil (white or translucent), spray on color (I used Dylusions on this tag) and let it dry.  When it's all dry I brush on Golden's fluid matte medium.  This seals in the color, leaves a matte rather than glossy finish.  The matte finish doesn't feel sticky like glossy can sometimes.  Also the whole feel of the paper is awesome!!  Almost like a piece of leather or something.  After the matte medium was dry I added Inka Gold around the edges and lightly over other raised areas.  White Sharpie paint pen was used on the raised dots (also the dots on the flowers).  The vine and bird are die cuts (Sizzix).  The butterfly is a Studio 490 stamp.  The flowers are Studio 490 Art Parts.  The scripture is an Our Daily Bread Designs stamp.  Distress Paint used on the vine and flowers.  Dylusions painted on the butterfly.  An Idea-ology piece tied to the top with ribbon.  Viva paint pen for the center dots on the flowers.

I also did some stamping on the back of the tag leaving room to write a personal message.  All stamps on the back are Wendy Vecchi Studio 490. Distress Paint over the back and stamping with Ranger Archival Ink.

Do Not Be Anxious Mixed Media Canvas

I'm still working on blogging some older things that hadn't made it here yet.  This was made is late May, early June?  Embossing paste, Distress Paints, Inka Gold, stamping, die cuts, burlap, rose made from sticky back canvas on cardstock.  Scripture is a stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs.  Butterfly is a stamp from The Stamp Pad Co.  

She's Unique

Another ATC I made earlier this year and hadn't shared yet.  The image is from Collagevisions. Paper flowers, Stickles, die cut leaves, German scrap (Collage Stuff), Idea-ology piece with paint.  

sweet genuine

These are some ATCs made earlier this year.  The girl is a stamp from inkido (a gift from a friend - thank you, Tea!!) The flowers are glittery stickers (Recollections), the bird is die cut (Tim Holtz) from grungepaper and inked with Distress ink.  The words are from Chitchat stickers (Tim Holtz).  Around the edges of the card I rubbed on some Inka Gold.  

Blue Flowers on a Journal Page

Just a little play in one of my journals!!  Acrylic paint for the blue and yellow... Sharpie paint marker for the white lines.  The saying is a Quietfire Design stamp, stamped with Ranger jet black Archival ink.  The birds are cut from lightweight watercolor paper using a Tim Holtz die and colored using Distress Inks and a blending tool and I also added a bit of blue Inka Gold along the top of the bird and the wings.  

I can....

This is one of my favorite scriptures!!  When things seem hard I repeat it over and over... God's word is powerful and God is always faithful!!

Writing with white paint or paint pens... Distress products over that... Dylusion stencils and more paint.  Writing with black pen.

Beautiful Butterfly

I made this card some time ago and don't remember all the details.  The butterfly is from Chocolate Baroque (isn't that a fabulous stamp).  The sentiment is from Art Impressions.  The little flower is from Stamps by Judith.  

Sing

A quick tag!!  For the background I picked up extra Distress Paint off my craft sheet left after another project, dried it, used Wendy's 2 Fancy Flowers stencil along with Distress Paint to add the smaller flower several times to the tag.  I used a bit too much pressure with one of the flower and it bled under the stencil but did much better with the rest, dried it, distressed the edges and brushed on Distress Paint.  Stamped and white embossed the saying (Quietfire Design).  Stamped the bird (Quietfire Design) onto a scrap of manila cardstock, circle punched it out, added Distress Ink and Paint around the edges.  Die cut the leaves (Sizzix) from manila card, colored it with Distress Stain, dried it, embossed it in a folder, and added some Distress Ink.  Blued on the leves and bird, tied on some string and decided it needed a bit more something so I used a speckle stamp and Distress Paint  to add the speckles.

Another ATC in VSN

The new eArticle is out and I also have this atc in it!!!  Both the flower and saying are Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 stamps.  

The article is a free download!! So be sure to pop on over to the website and check it out!!!

Watercolor Crayons - Vamp Stamp News

I am thrilled that my atc made it onto the Vamp Stamp New's Blog (see the post HERE)!!!!  Nancie's newest eArticle “Watercolor Crayons Techniques for Stampers” will be posted sometime tomorrow.  If you've never checked out her eArticles, you must!!!  They are packed full of great information!!!

The stencils used for the flower are Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 and the word stamp is from Quietfire Design. 

Mixed Media Canvas - 8" x 10"

I started this canvas back in June and fianlly got it finished up a few weeks ago (it's been an extremely busy summer).  It's for our daughter using her favorite color combination (purple & green) and her favorite quote. I was a lot of fun to make and she Loves it!!!!!!  Stencils and embossing paste to create the texture on the canvas.  Distress paints to paint it.  Stamping with Ranger's Archival Ink.  Viva Inka Gold for highlights. Ranger's sticky back canvas onto cardstock and then die cut for the flowers and butterflies, colored with Distress paint, and stamped with Ranger's Archival Ink.  Manila cardstock for the leaves - larger ones are stamped (Wendy Vecchi image), cut out, painted, embossed with an embossing folder and black and white pens used - the smaller leaves are die cut, sprayed with Dylusions, and sealed with fluid matte medium.  The quote is computer generated.  Viva green pearl pen dots, Ranger's white liquid pearl dots, and old pearl in the center of the rose, Viva purple pearl pen dots on the butterflies. Gold braided cording.

It's My Turn

The day is here when I get to share over on the Quietfire Creations blog my cards for the 9 Days of Christmas Event!!!  

Below are a couple of peeks at what I'm sharing.  I hope you will go take a look and don't forget to leave a comment on the Quietfire Creations blog for your chance at winning a prize.  And if you haven't been following along, be sure and look at all the other fabulous cards that have been shared and leave a comment on each post for more chances to win a prize.

Colors and flowers and fun... oh, my!!

I made this card a few months ago and just hadn't shared it yet.  The scripture stamp is from Our Daily Bread Designs and the flower is a Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi stamp.  Distress Inks in the background (Love the blending of colors!)Col and probably Distress Stain through the Wendy Vecchi stencil, Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend, for the diamonds.  The flowers are stamped with Archival Ink and highlights added with either a white gel pen or Sharpie paint marker.  I know, you'd think I could remember this stuff!!!!  It's been a crazy year!!!  I have more things that I've made and haven't shared and will hopefully get to those soon.  

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Another reminder that the 9 Days of Christmas Event is still happening over at the Quietfire Creations Blog.  Be sure and leave a comment on each post for your chance to win prizes.  

Published in Paper Creations

I have 2 cards in the Fall 2013 issue of Paper Creations Magazine.  They are part of a 4 page spread for Quietfire Design. Congratulations to Suzanne (owner of QF) and Holly Eastabrook for also having cards published.

The 2 cards shown below are my cards!!!

A Reminder that the 9 days of Christmas event is happening right now on the Quietfire Creations blog.

It Begins.....

"What" you are asking?  Well let me tell you... it's Quietfire Design's 9 Days of Christmas Event... all taking place on the Quietfire Creations Blog!!!  

So pop on over (Click Here) for a welcome post today and then stop back every day after for 9 days to see all the fabulous cards made with Quietfire's new stamps and don't forget to leave a comment each day for your chance at winning a prize. Oh, and if you are wondering, I'll be posting on Day 8. 

Just a Peek...

...of a project I have posted today on the Quietfire Creations blog!! 

                              I hope you'll go check it out!!!!

Be Yourself ATC

Quietfire Design has a brand new stamp set just released this week called The Woods Would Be Very Silent that I Love!!!! It includes 5 stamps and I've used 2 of them on this atc, the cute little bird and Be Yourself.  The beginning of the background was done some time ago when I was playing a bit with the technique where you ink an acrylic block with dye ink, spritz with a little water and stamp onto your paper.  I had some that I'd cut into atc sizes and this is one of them.  I stamped the leaves (a very old stamp) with Distress Ink mowed lawn.  Be Yourself is stamped with jet black Archival.  The bird was stamped on a scrap with Distress Ink dusty concord, embossed with clear powder and colored with Tombow markers... I went over some of the coloring with a waterbrush and blotted a bit to get a more mottled look.  Quietfire's checkerboard corner image was lightly and partially stamped here and there in the background with Distress Ink tumbled glass. The edges colored with Distress Ink peacock feathers.  Finished with some black pen stitching.  

Welcome Little One

Again I'm using new stamps from Quietfire Design - 2 of the images from the Welcome Little One set.  

I started with a mop up piece that was laying on my counter.  I'm pretty sure I had mopped up Distress Paint.  On this background I stamped the oval Welcome Little One image with jet black Archival Ink, embossed it with detail clear powder, used a white Sharpie paint pen to color the moons and stars white and add dots around the edge, and sponged Distress Ink salty ocean around the edge.  For the center piece I put Distress paint on my craft sheet and then pulled a scrap of cardstock through it, dried it, stamped the sentiment with jet black Archival, embossed it with detail clear, cut it out with a Spellbinders oval die, again used the Sharpie marker to make dots and color in the heart, distressed the edge and sponged it with Distress Ink.  For the border I cut 2 pieces from white cardstock using the Spellbinders Ironwork Motifs set, painted them white which gave their look a bit more oomph, glued one to the center and then pieced in the ends from the other cutout and finished up with some gems.  

The close up below makes me laugh because there is a reflection of my hand and camera in the large gem.  

Simple, Sweet Thank You

This is a very fast card using stamps from one of Quietfire Design's newest sets, Floral Thank You.  I've used Ranger's Specialty Stamping paper for both the folded card and the layered piece.  I love how crisp the stamping is on this paper!!!  On the layered piece I've stamped the images using Archival Ink sepia, sponged Distress Ink picked raspberry, heavier around the edges and lighter as you move in, added color to the flower with a water brush and Distress Ink picked raspberry and mowed lawn and created highlights in the flower with a white gel pen.  Finished off with a piece of bakers twine.