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Friday, September 30, 2011

Time for a change...

 This wonderful  image by Penny Black is one of four retired images I found at a great site called PB Stamps run by Dick Robinson.  Dick has a  section for retired Penny Black stamps that is wonderful!  His service, prices and shipping costs are great and he is very fast with email responses and always mails same day as payment.  I am in love with this web site!

I used shades of oranges to color this image with Copics - sponged the edges with Distress Inks and then layered that panel on coordinating colors from Basic Grey.  The first two panels are floated on foam tape over the plaid and orange embellishments were added to the corners.


CHALLENGES: iCopic Weekly Challenge #49:Red Hair
Crazy for Challenges - C4C107
Copic Creations Challenge #59: "Saturated Colors"

IMAGES:  The focal image is a retired  Penny Black.
PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the image panel; DP is from Basic Grey’s "Lauderdale" paper pad; base CS is from my endless stash
INKS: The image panel has been sponged with Distress Inks: "Scattered Straw" & "Rusty Hinge".  The PB image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black & colored with Copics:

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Lil' Pink Girl...

 This tri-fold card is done with a normal A-2 fold and then folding the cover back in 1/2 again.  I used Basic Grey papers for the panels, added a strip of the pink around the first fold which you can see below.  The image was colored with Copics, fancy cut, edges shaded with a warm grey, sculpted from the back and finally mounted with foam tape.

The only embellishment is the gilding of the ribbon and spots on the package which can be seen better in the third photo.


CHALLENGES:  Basic Grey Challenge #53:  "Pink and Brown"
IMAGES:  The focal image is from La–La Land( ??)
PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the image panel; DP is from Basic Grey’s “Out of Print” paper pad; base CS is from my endless stash
INKS: The image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black & colored with Copics: Hair – E 33, 37; Skin – E04, 02, 01, 00, 000, 0000, R20; Outfit – R81, 83, 85; Package – YR21

Saturday, September 10, 2011

All the cards...

Sometimes I feel like a little kid again, clutching all the cards I've made... ready to mail.  I really like this image of Tilda from Magnolia.  This card starts with the background watercolor paper which has been sprayed with "Ruby Orange" spray ink from StampZia.  Once dry, I used a Penny Black background stamp inked with "Fired Brick" Distress Ink to stamp the lines and dots, then I tore the edges before mounting.   The chair image from Azadi Earles was stamped, colored, fancy cut, sculpted from the back and finally mounted with foam tape.  Tilda was stamped twice, colored with Copics, cut out in layers and paper sculpted to make her 3D using foam tape between layers.  Finished it off with "Hero Hues" dots glued on several places on the background.




CHALLENGES:

IMAGES:  The focal image is Tilda by Magnolia, the chair is Azadi Earles
PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the image panel; base CS is from my endless stash
EMBELLISHMENTS:  the red embellishments are from Hero Arts “Hero Hues”
INKS: The images are stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black & colored with Copics:

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

WINNER: Aubry's Cupcake...

WINNER! 
I just discovered this entry won the Copic Creations Challenge #57: "Pretty in Pink"!  I am so looking forward to seeing what my prize will be.  Yea!

 A little CupCake Fairy for my youngest granddaughter!  Aubry is a girly-girl and loves pink and glitter... this is for her!
The CupCake Fairy is by Mo Manning - she is colored with Copics and embellished with foil.  The edge of the image panel is sponged with Distress Inks.  The pink frame is cut with a Sizzix Die Cut.  This image is then floated on some panels of Basic Grey paper on which I added faux stitching.  I cut out a flower from extra paper, sculpted it and added it to the lower right.

This next image reflects the foil and glitter on the wings and the sprinkles. 

CHALLENGES:
IMAGES:  The focal image is a digital from Mo Manning’s Digital Pencil 2
Frame is a die cut from Sixxiz.
PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the image panel; DP is from Basic Grey’s “Hello Luscious” pad; base CS is from my endless stash
INKS: The image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, edges are sponged with Distress Ink – “Antique Linen” & colored with Copics: 

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Hugs...

 Another back to school for the grandkids... with 4 grandkids there is a lot of that going on!

Started with running the base card  thru a CuttleBug folder and also the next panel after sponging the CS with Distress inks.  The image was printed out twice , colored with Copics, cut out, sculpted and finally mounted with foam tape.  This is "Digger the Mole" on the edge of a flowing creek -  a digital from Spyder's Corner. The view below shows the 3D of the  sculpted image and the added  butterflies punched from Basic Grey DP.



CHALLENGES:
IMAGES:  The focal image "Digger the Mole" is a digital from Spyder’s Corner;
Butterflies punched with Martha Stewart punches
PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the image panel; DP is from Basic Grey’s “Hello Luscious” pad; base CS is from my endless stash
INKS: The image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black & colored with Copics:  




Friday, September 2, 2011

Zum-Zum...

This recessed window card was easier to make than it looks -
a booger to mail though!
The base DP was embossed with a CuttleBug folder then the window was created.  The Hummingbird (Zum-Zum) image  from Inkadinkado was colored with Copics, cut out and floated in the background. The flower was punched out twice, edges distressed with Distress Inks and held together with a brad.  Pearls and ribbon were added for extra texture and balance.

CHALLENGES:
IMAGES:  The hummingbird image is from Inkadinkado Clear Stamps
PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the image;  base CS is from my endless stash
INKS: The image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black & colored with Copics. 

Oh no, Dean!

 Oh my gosh, Cousin Dean fell down the stairs and broke his wrist, injured other parts and is achy - breaky!  This is after an assault in a nearby park that left him multi-injured.  I wrote in his card I felt like I needed to"tie him down" to keep him safe!  Thus the odd embellishments.

The bear was stamped twice, colored with Copics, cut out, sculpted and mounted with foam tape to keep it 3-D.  The panel's edges are embossed with a Score-It to frame the image, and then floated on top of the Basic Grey DP.  The base CS is embossed with a CuttleBug folder.  Two slots were punched in the spine of the card and two holes punched in the front of the base card to accommodate the twine. It needed masculanization.  (Say what?)

This close-up lets you see the 3-D effect more clearly.

CHALLENGES:
IMAGES:  The bear image is from "Sonlight Impressions" (1990)
PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the image panel; DP is from Basic Grey’s “Hello Luscious” pad; base CS is from my endless stash
INKS: The images are colored with Copics: E31, 33, 35, 37 & YG23, 25