Art Deco

I have been loving the new Ranger Seasonal Distress Inks.  The colors are so vibrant and fun.  This week at Simon Says Stamp and Show the challenge is to be inspired by the new Summer Ranger Distress Inks. 

The bright colors made me think of stained glass and Tiffany lamps which led me to an art deco project.

I knew I needed to find an image to stamp that would use the colors and reflect the art deco feel I was looking for.  I had just received the beautiful woman image from Crafty Secrets and knew she would look lovely painted in the bright colors.

I stamped the image using Ranger black Archival Ink on white cardstock.  I then smeared the inks onto my craft mat and used the waterbrush to pick up the color and paint the image. The body is colored using  watercolor pencils and highlights from the distress inks. 

After everything was painted and dry, I covered the surface of the image using Versamark watermark ink. I then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder.  I repeated this about four times and then waited for it to cool completely and cracked the surface.

I mounted the image on white and black cardstock.  I cut the the label from black cardstock and cut it in half and attached to the top and bottom of the black rectangle.

I finished off my art deco piece with crystal brads and a dangling set of pearls and pink gem.

Products: Crafty Secrets - Believe, Ranger Distress Inks Seasonal (Summer, Spring),  Sakura - Koi - Small - Waterbrush, Spellbinders Fancy Labels 2, Bling, Ranger Archival Ink,Versamark Watermark Ink, Clear Embossing Powder

Are you inspired to play along?   Everyone who plays along in the challenge has an opportunity to win a $50.00 Gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp.

 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Suzz

Soar

I created this at the same time I was working on my other project for the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge "What do You Say"  this week. Another beautiful sentiment and even more inspiring because of the obstacles  that Helen Keller  had to overcome to soar.

I used this beautiful quote and created another bird and nest with some branches cut from the Memory Box die on cork paper.

The background is created with a combination of glimmer mist, white acrylic paint and white cardstock.  I sprayed the background first and then smeared the paint over the surface. I added a layer of letters stamped in a faint brown dye ink over the background.

I tore the edge and added a doily peeking out of the edge. I decided to tear the edge off the corner. I don't know if the recipient will appreciate a torn card. LOL!

Products:  Artistic Outpost - Quote and Quotables, Crafty Secrets - Fairyland, Memory Box - Branch, Stampers Anonymous, Glimmer Mist, Purple Dye Ink.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Hope

Sentiments, verses, and quotes are all favorites of mine.  I love searching through my stamps looking for just the right quote or verse to use on my project.  I was thrilled to see the challenge this week for Simon Says Stamp and Show is  "What do you Say"..  The hardest part was picking out which sentiment to use on my project!

I finally selected the quote from Emily Dickinson about hope.  I loved reading Emily Dickinson when I was younger and this is a beautiful bit of her poetry.   

It inspired me to create a piece of home decor:

I started with this really cool Tryptich Arc Window set from 7 Gypsies.  I painted two of the pieces with white paint and added touches of purple.  I also had read about a technique of mixing gesso with baking soda to create a paste which you can than stamp into and get texture.  My paste wasn't setting so I ended up just leaving it and adding a layer of glimmer mist and white acrylic paint to the edges.  I then  added on layers of tissue tape and more paint and distressing.

That was just the arches. :)  

I glimmer misted a sheet of white cardstock to match the background.  I stamped the quote using versamark and heat embossed using white embossing powder.   Stamp the bird using black ink.  Add a touch of brown to the breast of the bird.

To create my home for my bird I layered in a crocheted doily. I spritzed seam binding with glimmer mist to create a coordinating ribbon for the nest and to tie along the bottom.  I also took some beautiful Prima flowers and glimmer misted them to match.

Pop dot the open arch  onto the background arch and start layering in the doily, flowers, bird, nest and finish off with the sentiment.

I was really pleased with the effect and how my home decor turned out.

Products: Artistic Outpost Quote and Quotables, Crafty Secrets - Fairyland, Glimmer Mist, Prima Flowers, 7 Gypsies Tryptich Arc Window, Seam Binding, 7 Gypsies Gaffer Tape, Gesso

Don't forget that you can play along too and have an opportunity to win the 50.00 gift certificate for Simon Says Stamp.


Have a lovely week!

Suzz

Vintage Garden

My card today combines the City Crafter Challenge - Vintage Garden and Moxie Fab World challenge - Fanatical about Botanical  challenges.  Jacqueline's gorgeous designs and her beautiful grid and inchies cards inspired me to create this:

The stamps are Stampendous - Rose Hips Jumbo Cling, Impression Obsession - Nest Definition, Crafty Secrets, Hero Arts - Artistic Windows, Lily Bee Designs - Picket Fence, Memory Box. 

Inks: Ranger Archival - Black, Versafine Smokey Gray, Memento London Fog

Other: Watercolor Pencils, Thread, Vellum, Clear Embossing Powder, EK Success Border Punches

The inspiration photo from City Crafter Challenge

Hope your weekend is wonderful!

Suzz

Lilypad Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Lily Pad Cards Blog Hop!

If you arrived here from the very talented Mary Dawn's you are in the right place. If you missed any of the previous stops in the hop please go to  Lily Pad Cards to start at the beginning of the hop. This blog hop started yesterday and features seven blogs per day and it culminates on Friday, April 1, with the grand opening of Lily Pad Cards.   Lily Pad Cards is a new challenge blog that will feature interviews, articles, videos, challenges, great prizes, and more!


Although Lily Pad doesn’t officially bloom until April 1, 2011, you’ll be able to see a new sneak peek every day until then. And you’ll definitely want to drop by because there are three prize packages with a total retail value of over $800 - including a $100 gift certificate to a very popular online store! Go here for specific prize details and contest rules. 


The hop’s theme is Welcome because not only are we welcoming Lily Pad Cards to the neighborhood, but we’re also welcoming all of you to come in and join in all the fun. In the spirit of welcoming you to the new blog I created a fun little neighborhood to welcome everyone!

The little neighbors and their hood are all from Crafty Secrets - Fairyland.  I drew in the little doors on the mushrooms. :) The background and clouds are stamped using Hero Arts Friends Definition Cling. I hand wrote the Welcome on the sign and was pleased how it turned out. The background was sponged using dye inks and the image colored using watercolor pencils.


The next stop on the hop tomorrow morning  is the fabulous Alice's blog Alice's Little Wonderland you don't want to miss out all the other wonderful designers. If you hit a bad link, you can always go back to Lily Pad Cards and click on the next link in the hop. Please report any bad links to Inlinkz

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Mojo Monday #159

Playing in the Mojo Monday #159 Sketch this week.  Here is my take:

The sketch:

I wanted to do something different and thought it would be fun to do the framed easel card with a circle popped up.  I searched through my stamp sets and found this beautiful set of  Clear Art stamps from Crafty Secrets. These little fairies are so adorable and the fun flowers and mushrooms. Very whimsical.

Well I hope you are having a lovely Saturday! 

Suzz