More Beads, Glitter and Lace!

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As mentioned yesterday, I created these two extra items with the same 'Artist Ankhi' image from My Heart Pieces.  She is too cute and who among us is NOT an artist? We may use fabric or paper or metal instead of paint, but we are all artists!  I printed the images for both these cards at 4x6".

The frilly card is finished 5x6.5".  I started by trimming the image to center on a die cut frame from Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles.  I glued white cotton lace around the fame with the help of double sided tape on the back.  To ensure the lace would not wander, I placed a sparkly brad in each corner and put the brads though a swirly green cardstock I got from an old scrapbook company catalog, also cut to 5x6.5".

 

I then coloured the image with my Stampin' Up! markers, trying to add blending as much as possible.  I added the two crocheted flowers (Recollections) to the front panel with a larger sparkly brad, then adhered the panel to the front of a white card (5x6.5")



Card number two had to be a little more dimensional... an Easel Card is dimensional!
I did the same trick of cutting out the image, only with Labels 28, then matting it to two different cardstocks before colouring it.  PLEASE NOTE!  Do NOT do this if you are going to colour using pencils!  The pencils picked up the slight texture and edge of the tape behind the image. By then the card was done and just needed assembly.  So I did not redo her.   

The finished card measures 6x7".  I wrapped a red card panel with beige eyelet fabric.  The image was adhered, then beige sheer ribbon, pink textured ribbon and rose flower ribbon.  Added the silk flowers and pearl bead to bottom right corner to balance the big bow in the top left.  Adhered this panel to the front of an easel card.  Inside, I placed a 6x7" piece of heart rose vellum along with the same pink textures ribbon and silk flowers.  The finishing touch was a 2.5x3.5 red card wrapped with the same beige fabric, accented by two roses from the cover ribbon.  An appropriate greeting will be added when I go to use the card... AFTER I redo the image! :)

Beads, Glitter and Lace!

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Time for another My Heart Pieces Challenge!
I chose to use one of Priyanka's newest images 'Artist Ankhi' for this challenge of Beads, Glitter and Lace.  I'm also trying out my different colouring mediums for this challenge.

My first thought was to make a little book for someone to keep their thoughts in, or photographs or even an autograph book if they like!  I started with two embossed pieces of Tim Holtz Grungeboard and rubbed Distress ink all over the fronts and backs (Pickled Raspberry and Seedless Preserves).  I printed out the image to 5x7" and coloured it in with my go to technique of watercolour crayons and a water brush.  I cut it out with the Spellbinders Labels 23, then hand cut matted it with a shimmer red cardstock.  I used the Fleur De Lis Accents border to cut out the first part of the front border and added a strip of white cotton lace and pink ribbon to add some frill.

 

The butterfly is both parts of the Spellbinders Les Papillion Two.  Bottom is the same pink cardstock as the Fleur De Lis border and the top is a silvery paper scrap I found on my desk.  I used my water pen to add some colour into some of the wings for depth.  Finished off the front with carefully placed half-pearls and a few heart pins.  

The pages inside are pieces of paper I found in my stash, all cut to the same size of the book (5x8"), then punched with various corner and/or border punches.  Oh yes!  I used the Bind It All system to create the book!  Now to find someone who would like it...

Come back tomorrow for two more cards made with this image!  Hugs!



New Published cards!

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I love challenges and entering cards for publication.  You never know what exactly it is the publisher is looking for outside the theme, so there is no guarantee your card will be published.  As it is said though... You cannot be published if you do not submit!  So give it a try!  Most publishers will hold cards for future publications and forward any cards they cannot use to non profit organizations for use by people there.  Since this is the policy, I do not feel my attempts are a waste of time.  Even if not selected, the publisher staff will see them and also people who need a pick-me-up will see and enjoy them!

I've been lucky enough to have a few more cards published by Vamp Stamp News (eArticle on Gellatos and Gel Sticks) and Scrap & Stamp.  Check out my Published Cards page to see what was picked!

Hugs!

Patriotic

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When I hear the word patriotic, I immediately think of the USA.  They REALLY celebrate their nation's birthday and make a huge party out of it.  I am Canadian and very proud of that.  Canadians tend to take a more laid back approach and sometimes I wish they'd show their pride a little more.  I try to buy Canadian and support Canadian artists and local businesses when ever possible.  I've even tried (unsuccessfully) to throw Canada Day parties...  Oh well!  Thanks Priyanka for a chance to show how proud we are of our countries! 

The My Heart Pieces challenge this week is Patriotic.  So I chose 'Rajrupa'.  This lady reminds me of my godchild when she dressed in her native country's outfit for Ukrainian dancing.  Canada was founded by many different immigrants and this is a nod to that.  We also have two official languages, French and English, and the 'Mon Ami' is a nod to that.  Of course I used the maple leaf where ever I could!  :)

The image was printed to 4x6" and coloured with watercolour crayons and a water pen.  I cut her out and added a cut out Canadian flag I stamped from an old Stampin' Up! set.  The card base is an 8.5x11" piece of Duplex cardstock folded in half for a 5x5 x8.5" sized card.  I matted a 5x8" piece of printed paper from a Canadian pack from Michaels with a piece of white shimmer paper, punched in the corners with a maple leaf corner punch by McGill.  The ceramic 'Mon Ami' is by 7Gypsies.  And Voila! a patriotic Canadian card!  Hope you like it!  Where are you from?  What makes you proud of your country?

August Sketch Challenge

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The Born Doodler has a monthly challenge and for August is to use this sketch: 

I love sketches, so here's my card:

 

 

I used a 4.75x 6.25" piece of marble paper with an embossed piece of blue metal scrap and a yellow ribbon along the right side of the panel.  I coloured the House Mouse image with watercolour crayons and a water brush, then trimmed and matted it on a piece of green scrap paper and placed it on the panel.  Once on a 5x6.5" white card front, we are done! 



R&R Stencil Class

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I took a class today from a local lady at R&R Scrapbook.  Playing with stencils.  I have already been playing with stencils, but it is always nice to see someone else's take on a technique!  I came home with more supplies (can't have enough stencils!) some sprayed and stamped backgrounds and this display piece. Thanks Reah!!!

The base is a 6x6" piece of sticky backed canvas by Claudine Hellmuth.  Adhered it to a 130# weight 6x6" cardstock and started spraying!  Adirondack Spray - Pesto, sprayed over the 6" leaf stencil by The Crafter's Workshop.  Then sprayed some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist over that to darken it a bit more.  Used a paper stencil and Inca Gold paste paint for the brown/copper leaves.  The corners are by Ranger.  The butterfly/swirl bling is by Prima.  I stamped the greeting (did not note the maker, sorry!) and a scrap piece of paper and edged it with Sepia Versafine.  Pretty huh?   

On a separate note, my computer is coming home this week!  Yay!!!!!!

Using Metal

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Just when everything is going well, something will happen to throw a curve into the order.  My computer had to be sent in for warrantee work.  My screen died!  So we continue, but at a much slower pace. 

Here is my contribution for this week's challenge at My Heart Pieces: Use Metal.  I started with 'Baby Bee Enjoys Fall' and coloured it with my Prismacolor pencils then I fussy cut it out.  I took a blues sheet of Spellbinders metal and trimmed it to 3 7/8x 6 7/8" then embossed it twice, once with leaves along the bottom and swirls on the top 3/4 of the sheet.  I used brown StazOn ink along the leaves then green alcohol ink to try to make it like dirt for the pumpkins.  I sanded the swirl part to get some dimension.  I matted this onto gold textured paper and then shimmer green cardstock by DCWV. (Die Cuts With A View)  I folded a copper sheet in half to make a 5 1/2x 8 1/2" card.  I added a metallic ribbon with wheat and copper accents along the right side of the card.  I adhered the matted panel on top of the card, then added the pumpkins and Baby Bee.  Finished off with accenting with 3 metal leaf brads along the bottom and stickles on the bee's wings.