Halloween Page and Card Class/Kit available

Come join the fun! Have fun creating this Halloween page and card along with learning some cool techniques. The class includes all supplies to create the layout and card and you take home the stamp set - That's Creepy. All the fun is only $25. Unable to attend the class but still want to learn, sign up for a class kit. Just choose the proper add to cart buttons when signing up. Space is limited - so sign up 

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Kit (Some supplies may vary from what is shown)

$25.00

Every New Season...{ippity} Challenge Entry

It is time for a new 2-week {ippity} challenge. The theme for this challenge is Fall. Use fall inspired papers with an {ippity} or Unity stamp that reminds you of fall. Or think out of the box. Then link your creation to the {ippity} challenge blog post for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate that you can use here to shop for some fabulous {ippity} stamps. 

Now, for my entry, I used the New Season, New Wonder stamp set and some fall like Basic Grey patterned paper. 

I stamped the pear image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto watercolor paper. Then I colored the image with Copic markers.

Detail shot of sentiment area

Detail shot of ribbon and button

Copic markers used: YG97 - Spanish Olive, YG99 - Marine Green, and 0 - Colorless Blender

 

Enjoy!

My Story...

I decided today that I would create an 8x8 album called "My Story...". It would be a simple album to tell my story of where I have been, where I am at, and where I am going. And I will share this journey with you, too. As the weeks and months go by, I will be adding to this album to simply tell a story - my story. I hope that it inspires you to do the same in some form or another. 

The page itself is made up of five shades of cardstock. I wanted to keep each layout simple to focus more on the stories. The most unique thing about this layout; however, is that I printed my photo onto cardstock as well. I used French Vanilla Bazzill cardstock for this technique. Then I distressed the edges of the photo with my edge distresser. For all of the cardstock I used the direct to paper technique to ink the edge with chalk ink to add a softness to the page. I used small scrabble letters from my stash and stained them with distress stain to match the layout for the title area. 

The story for this page: "Our lives are always being written and we have no ending."

The supplies that I used are shown below:

{ippity} stamp - Books a' Flutter

Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa

Distress Stain - Wild Honey

Chalk Ink -Gingerbread

Tim Holtz Edge Distresser

Copic Markers Used: 

BG72 - Ice Ocean

BG75 - Abyss Green

C1 - Cool Gray No. 1

YG91 - Putty

YG93 - Grayish Yellow

YR18 - Sanguine

YR21 - Cream

YR23 - Yellow Ochre

Zig Writer - Chocolate

Enjoy!

Flowering Mother's Day

This is my latest creation. I grabbed the sketch and some technique ideas from the latest Stamp It Techniques magazine. If you want to try something new or just need a refresher, I totally recommend this magazine. So this flowering creation is for my Mother's Day cards for this year. I know you are thinking Mother's Day, while yes. I have a list of cards that I create at the beginning of the year then work down on the list. I am excited to say that this is the last set of cards on that list to make. All this means is that I get to move onto the next project.

Copic markers - my new love and obsession. I used R22, R24, R27, and YG93 to create the flower oval, which was cut using the scalloped ovals from Spellbinders.

Next, I added Walnut Stain Distress Ink to the image to give it a more vintage look. Then the layering of ultra thick embossing enamel (UTEE) started. I keep layering on the UTEE until I got a thick layer that would nicely crack. The finishing touches were Jumbo Java Chalk Ink on the edges of the paper and some pearls to finish off the look.

Thank you for looking. Enjoy!