Cards to Share

I have been playing with some of my new stamps (and new 2nd hand stamps) and these are the cards I created.
As always, you can click on the images for an enlarged view.

Urban Prairie Card

Products used:
(please note that all links will take you to Little Scrapbook Shop)
~ Basic Grey Clear Stamps Urban Prairie, Wild FLowers
~ Acrylic Block
~ Stazon Inkpad Jet Black
~ Basic Grey 6x6 pad Urban Prairie
(the papers in these books are the ideal size for
cardmaking and for matting photos on layouts!)
~ Bazzill basics cardstock (beige)
~ KaiserCraft Round Gems
~ Adhesives - mounting foam, double sided tape
Other - rub-ons from stash, ribbon, square card, water-based markers

Techniques

The coloured image was created by colouring in the stamp with water-based markers, then "huffing" on the stamp to moisten the ink again. It was then stamped straight onto the back of the Bazzill card (flat surface).

All edges are distressed with the inkpad to 'dirty' them up a bit.

Just Because Card

Products used:
~ Butterfly Stamp (Anita's stamps)
~ Basic Grey 6x6 pad Urban Prairie
(the papers in these books are the ideal size for
cardmaking and for matting photos on layouts!)
~ KaiserCraft Round Gems
~ Adhesives - Pritt Power Gel, double sided tape,
Glossy Accents (dimensional medium)
Other - rub-on's from stash

Techniques

The butterfly image was stamped onto the pink paper, then I cut away all the background with a scalpel. I then stamped the image onto various pages from the 6x6 book, then cut out and paper pieced the images onto the pink square. I adhered the round gems to the centres of the flowers, then added a layer of Glossy Accents to the flower petals and the butterfly bodies and parts of their wings.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.
Have a great day,

Deanne
xx

More Christmas Cards

Ok, last post for today. Here is another set of Christmas cards using my November DT pack.
Enjoy!!

Deanne
xx

Products used for all cards:
Products used for all cards:
(Additional products used are listed under the individual cards)
~ Bazzill Cardstock
~ American Crafts MiniMarks Rub-ons Christmas Book One

Circle Tree
Additional Products used:
~ Basic Grey PP Wassail "Laurel Leaves"
~ KaiserCraft Pearls
Other - circle punch, olive green inkpad

Techniques:
~ used the circle punch to cut out the laurel leaves and inked the edges
~ The trunk of the tree is a bell rub-on

Christmas PresentsAdditional Products used:
~ Basic Grey clear Stamps Tannenbaum + acrylic block
~ KaiserCraft Pearls
~ Basic Grey PP Wassail "Merry Happy"
~ KindyGlitz Crystallina
~ Mounting foam

Techniques:
~ Stamped 3 trees on the card in olive green, then masked them off and stamped off the trees to create lighter images (to create distance). Lisa has a tops tutorial on masking HERE.
~ Cut out individual gifts from the pp and adhered them both flat and with mounting foam then decorated the ribbons with KindyGlitz.

Partridge in a pear treeAdditional Products used:
~ Basic Grey PP Wassail "Sleigh Ride" & "Laurel Leaves" (the reverse side)
~ Basic Grey clear Stamps Tannenbaum + acrylic block
~ Grossgrain ribbon - Cream
~ Other - olive green inkpad, Fiskars shape cutter - circles

Techniques:
~ Cut a piece of the "Laurel Leaves" pp and stamped randomly with the snowflake stamp.
~ Using my circle cutter, cut the circle from the "Sleigh Ride" pp, then larger concentric circles from the green and cream Bazzill. Inked the edges with the olive inkpad.

Christmas Cards

Its that time of the year - Christmas madness is nearly upon us. I have been making lots of Christmas cards using my LSBS DT pack. Loved all the products in here (as always!!!).

As always, you can click on the images for a larger view. All links will take you to the LSBS shop.

Deanne
xx

Merry Medallion

Products used:
~ KaiserCraft Clear Stamps "Flowers" & Christmas (sold out - sorry I bought the last one) but there is different set HERE + acrylic block
~ Versamark inkpad
~ Silver embossing power
~ Blue cardstock
~ Adhesives - mounting foam, double sided tape, Pritt Power Gel
~ other - silver border stickers

Techniques:
~ Stamped the flower image 3 times onto dark blue card with the versamark and heat embossed with the silver embossing powder. (Helen has a great tutorial HERE for heat embossing). Cut out 2 whole images and one of just the central flower of the image, them layered them, medallion style, with mounting foam.
~ Stamped and embossed with silver the Merry and Christmas onto dark blue card and cut out close to the image.
~ Used the border stickers to frame the card.

Christmas Cards

Products used for all cards:
(Additional products are listed under the individual cards)

~ Bazzill Cardstock (red, green, cream)
~ Fancy Pants Ribbon, The Daily Grind, Ball Trim
~ American Crafts MiniMarks Rub-Ons - Christmas Book One
~ Adhesives: mounting foam, double sided tape

Christmas BaublesAdditional Products used:
~ Grossgrain Ribbon - Red
~ KaiserCraft round gems
~ Basic Grey PP - Wassail "Sleigh Ride" (the reverse side)
~ Other - Thin gold wire from stash

Techniques:
Baubles rubbed onto red cardstock and cut out. Stuck on kaiser gems to embellish, mounted with the foam tape. The ric rac is also a rub-on. The wire curls were made with 26 gage craft wire.

Red & Green ChristmasAdditional Products used:
~ Basic Grey Clear stamps - Tannenbaum + acrylic block
~ Grossgrain Ribbon - Red
~ KaiserCraft Pearls - Red
Other - Red star from stash, Olive green inkpad

O, Christmas TreeAdditional Products used:
~ Basic Grey Clear stamps - Tannenbaum + acrylic block
~ KaiserCraft Pearls
Other - Red star from stash, Olive green inkpad

Inspirational Thoughts & Quotes Book

Good Morning,
Today I am sharing a little book I decorated last night. This is for me to write down inspriational thoughts and quotes that I come across, and also for my friends/family to write things in for me too.

You can click on the images for a larger, clearer view.

Front Cover

Front Cover Detail

Inside Front Cover

Products used (all links will take you to Little Scrapbook Shop):

Front Cover
Basic Grey pp - euphoria "elysian"
Basic Grey clear stamps "swirlie"
Basic Grey clear stamps - "grow-a-garden" (back in stock soon) & acrylic block
Stazon inkpad - Jet Black
Kelly Panacci cardstock stickers "Artsy"
Bling
Black Gel pen
KaiserCraft Acrylic paints - Coastal Blue, Magenta, Pretty Pink, Lime & Mauve
KI Memories Softies "tiny accents" (butterfly)
Dimensional medium
Adhesives - express it tape & pritt power gel
Other: Ribbons from stash, sanding block, A5 sketch pad from $2 shop, clear plastic to protect the cover.

Inside Front Cover
Basic Grey pp - euphoria "bless"
Basic Grey clear stamps - "grow-a-garden" (back in stock soon)
KaiserCraft clear stamps - "Flourish Journals"
Stazon ink pad - Jet black + acrylic block
Black journalling pen
Adhesives - express it tape & pritt power gel
Other: Distressing tool

Techniques used: stamping, freehand doodling, distressing & journalling.
I sanded both sides of the plastic cover of the book to ensure my tape stuck to the surface. It is too slick otherwise and the tape wouldn't hold.
Paint was applied roughly with my finger around the sanded edges of the pp on the front cover. Two coats of DM were applied over the word "art".
The edges of the pp on the inside front cover were distressed with the distressing tool.

Credit for this idea goes to my friend Jo, who wanted to sign my "Celebrate the Little Things" book from retreat. As that particular book is for my own personal stuff, I needed to create a new book for my friends to write in. Thus, this book was created! Thanks Jo, for the inspiration!!!

Another ATC Swap share

Hi again!! LOl 3 times in one day!!! hehehe

I am just sharing another ATC swap I have posted off today. This one is for the NoCrapJustScrap Yahoo group to which I belong. The theme for this swap was Pocketful of Friendship. It was the first ATC swap for our group and was a way of getting to know other swappers/swappees.

So, if you are part of NoCrapJustScrap, don't peek now unless you don't mind seeing these before Joyce swaps them out!!

ok, last chance to hop off before I pop the pic up . . . .


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Ok, here it is!!

Don't forget, you can click on the image for a larger, clearer view.

The back of the atc says "I love purple, stamping, butterflies and bling!"
Products used: New Basic Grey "Euphoria" papers
New KI Memories Stamps "Bloom - Images"
Purple inkpad
White Signo Gel Pen
Kaiser Clear Rhinestones
(You can get all these from Little Scrapbook Shop)

Seeya later alligator!!

Deanne
xx

Quick ATC share

Hi all!!
Today I am quickly sharing some ATCs I made today for a 1-4-1 swap I am in at Stamphappy. I owe some returns, are these are what I created. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE Basic Grey Stamps. They are simply some of the best quality acrylics around!

Products used:
"Grow-a-Garden" acrylic stamps by Basic Grey
(these should be in stock at Little Scrapbook Shop next week yay!)
Artprint Brown inkpad by Memories
White Signo Gel pen
Cuttlebug embossing folders "Swiss Dots" and "Grasses"

**Edited to add a pic of the actual stamps**

Have a great day!
Deanne
xx

Fancy Pants cards

Good evening!

Here are some cards I made at stamp camp. They use products from the Fancy Pants range called "simplicity". For details on all the products, click on the title above and you will go to Little Scrapbook Shop where you can find all the information.

You can click on the images for a larger view.