Snow Angel

Today is the last day of  the Stampendous DT and the Coredinations team hop. All you have to do is hop along and leave a comment for a chance to win.

Today I am featuring the Black Magic Cardstock and the Stampendous Caped Angel:
 

I started with the beautiful Coredinations Protect cardstock. I dry embossed the cardstock using a Sizzix Embossing folder.  I sanded the embossed areas using the Coredinations Sand It Gadget.  I then poked a hole in the middle with a pair of scissors and started folding and rolling the edges back to expose the center. I sponged the rolled edges with a touch of black ink.

I stamped the Stampendous Cape Angel using black ink on white cardstock and colored the image using STAEDTLER Karat Aquarell Watercolor Pencils.   I stamped in the background the  Cling Jumbo Holly Season Set using a soft pink ink.

On the little tag I stamped the sentiment using the Altered Type Alphabet. I also added a touch of ultra-fine crystal powder on the wings and trim on the cape. (Can't see it in the photo but it adds a lovely glisten IRL.

Hop along to see all the other fabulous inspiration:

StampendousBlog

Core'dinations Blog

Melinda Gleissner 

Annette Witherspoon

Cyndi Bundy

Janelle Stollfus

JenniferIngle

KrissyFossmeyer

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Rhea Weigand

Stephanie Lee (Arty Carty)

Suzanne Czosek

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Jordan

WendyPrice

Jennifer Dove 

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Nevermore

This week the Stampendous DT and the Coredinations team are hopping together. 

My project features the black magic cardstock:

What a better image to pair with black magic than the beautiful Stampendous Raven Background?  I started with a piece of the Abracadabra cardstock. I dry embossed the cardstock using the Sizzix Embossing folder.  I sanded the embossed areas using the Coredinations Sand It Gadget. (I love that the sand paper on the sanding block can be replaced after it is used up!)  I added a layer of Adirondack Pearl paint over the embossed ares to add a sheen to the background. 

The raven was stamped using black Versafine ink and embossed with Stampendous black embossing powder.  I added a hint of orange watercolor pencils to the raven and the sanded background.  I cut out the raven and pop dotted him onto the background.

The words were stamped using the Storybook Alphabet set and the Tiny Alphabet Clear Set. I added a touch of white gel pen to the letters to make them pop

The finishing touch is the beautiful May Arts ribbon with twine and a feather.

Hop along to see all the other fabulous inspiration:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Core'dinations Blog

Ellen (CoreTeam)

April Derrick

Annette Witherspoon

Suzanne Czosek (You are Here) 

Don't forget to leave comments for a chance to win some fun prizes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Niagara Falls...

I wanted to share a picture or two from vacation and another card from my masterboard.

The frame is from the Masterboard and I precut a square after I measured the size of the largest die cut.

The flowers are stamped with a yellow pigment ink. The bees have some stickles applied which you can't see with this picture.

Products:

• Cornish Heritage Farms - Silhouette Blooms I
• Inkadinkado - Bee Stamp
• Versafine - Crimson Red, Vintage Sepia, Habenero
• Memories - Honey
• Cooredinations - Chocolate
• Bazzil Ribbon

Now onto a few pictures from the falls. We stayed in the States as we don't all have passports. :)

We went on the Maid of the Mist boat tour and the Cave of the Winds... I tried to stay out of the water and still get pictures.

The first shot is from the deck down below the falls:

The second was taken on the boat. We were luck to see multiple rainbows. I didn't get the clarity on my pictures because the auto focus had a hard time due to the fog and it couldn't focus on anything because of all of the mist.

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Raspberry Suite Challenge #7

I decided to play along with Dawn's color challenge... http://dawnmcvey.typepad.com/these_are_a_few_of_my_fav/2009/05/raspberry-suite-color-challenge-7.html
How can you go wrong with green and pink and she said you could add white if needed.

The die cuts are from quick kutz and the only die I own from them but I like that it cuts the shape and also provides a very thin frame as well.

The raspberry paper is the Coredinations White Wash.

Products:

• Stampabilities - Tapestry Pattern
• Saavy Stamps - Silhouette Flower Garden
• Marvy Uchida - Butterfly Punch
• Quick Kutz - Cookie Cutter Nesting Labels
• Memento - New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves
• StazOn - Fuschia
• Tombo - Watercolor Marker
• Bazzil - Ribbon
• Hero Arts - Gem Flowers, pearls
• Coredinations - WhiteWash
• Hero Arts - Petite Birthday
• Crochet Flowers - Unknown

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Happy Birthday Marie!

My good friend Marie had a birthday yesterday and we all went out to lunch at a Mexican restaruant. Very good food and good company.

This was her birthday card.


She loves her earth tones and I thought she would appreciate the browns and gold.

The brown cardstock is the new Coredinations chocolate cardstock. Brown on one side and another color on the other. You emboss it and sand off the brown to reveal the other side.

Products:

• Cornish Heritage Farms - Silhouette Blooms
• Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Cornish Heritage Farms - Grid Paper
• Memento - Rich Cocoa, Honey
• Marvy Uchida Corner Rounder
• Coredinations - Core Color - Chocolate
• Ribbon Unkown
• Hero Arts - Happy Birthday

Thanks for stopping by..

Suzz