A New Card Sketch

Today is Wednesday which means it is time for a new card sketch over at the LCOM Sketch blog.  This week's sketch is another one of mine.  The sketch was designed to have a central image or element with a dominate sentiment.  I am not much for putting sentiments on the outside of my cards so I removed that element on my interpretation.

Materials used:  Bazzill cardstock, Graphic45 pattern paper, Glossy Accents, and pop dots.

Luce, from The Scrapbox, made some fabulous cards using Graphic45's Curiosity Shoppe.  I loved what she did with the butterflies.  She folded them and applied Glossy Accents to them.  When the Glossy Accents dried, it created these great dimensional butterflies.  When I saw what she had done, I knew I had to "borrow" the idea for this card.  I love how the butterflies turned out and the fact that the butterflies will survive mailing better because they are 'stiff'.

If you would like to see the sketch that this card is based on, head on over to the LCOM Sketch blog.  You should also check out how the rest of the Card Team interpreted the sketch.

Have a good Wednesday.

Tim's 2012 Tag for April

A perfect way to start a Saturday morning is to have done something creative, to have dirty fingers when you wake up and knowing that the 3 hours of sleep you got last night was worth it.  I might be chugging coffee all day today but I am more relaxed when I have had a chance to play.  It helps set the tone for the rest of the weekend.

Last night I took a stab at Tim Holtz's April tag.  The techniques demonstrated with this tag, the stamping on an embossing folder to transfer to the debossed areas and using distress embossing powders are two that I am quite familiar with but it is nice to revisit them.  Sometimes, the older techniques get left by the wayside when something new and flashy comes along.

Instead of using distress ink to colour the background of my cardstock, I used the dylusions ink sprays that I recently picked up from the ScrapBox.   Oh my, I think I have fallen in love with these sprays.  Wow, the colour intensity is just amazing.  I have only used them on one card so far and I am already thinking that they are going to be come a staple in my repertoire.

Materials used:  Bazzill cardstock, dylusions ink spray, Distress ink, Distress embossing powder, Prima leaves, Tim Holtz Philosophy tag, Tim Holtz jump rings, Micheal's pearls, DecoArt acrylic paint, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Archival ink, Copic marker, Ranger alcohol ink, Tim Holtz pine cone die, Grunge Paper, and miscellaneous pearl centers and ribbon.

I used Tim's pine cone die to make a flower.  I cut it out of Grunge Paper, inked it with Distress ink, embossed it with Distress embossing powder and inked it again after it was cooled.  Instead of rolling it on a tooth pick to make a pine cone, I loosely rolled it by hand to make a flower.

The embossed areas of the card, I inked with Barn Door Distress ink so they stood out from the green and yellow background.  With such intense colours, the embossing was looking a little lost even with the stamped transfer lettering.  The red provide the pop that was needed.

Unlike my kiddos and husband who have a 4 day weekend, I have to work on Monday so I better get my buns in gear if I am going to get anything accomplished today.  The Easter Bunny is not quite ready to visit tonight and I need to pick up salad fixings for Easter dinner at my cousins.

Happy Saturday and Happy Easter.

Time for a New Card

It is that time of the week again...Time for a new card sketch on the LCOM Sketch blog and for a new card.  The card team took a bit of a break last week but we are back this week with a new sketch by Rusha.  As soon as I saw the sketch, I was thinking of pockets with bits and pieces tucked in.  The new Graphic45 Old Curiosity Shoppe was perfect for what I had in mind.

Materials used:  Bazzill cardstock, Graphic45 pattern paper, Dollarstore pearl bling, Ranger Glossy Accents, and miscellaneous peacock feather.

The rest of the card team has done some great cards with this sketch.  Make sure to hop on over to the Sketch blog and check them out.

Happy Wednesday.