Simple Holiday Tag

Hero Arts challenge this week is simple and quick cards. I created this little tag as my simple card. Probably took me a little longer than 10 minutes. :)

I am hoping that as you look at this you see an old fashioned wooden sled. That was my intent. This was really easy to create. I basically took a rectangle and use a punched out circle to trace the top line of the sled and a punch to punch out the bottom. I then stamped, clear embossed and sponged. After that was done I cut it into thirds.

I created a few scraps to hold it togther on the back.

The wreath is a snowflake stamp stamped in green ink and cut with shaving off the ends of some of the snowflake to give it a wreath appearance.

Punched the tag, colored the bird and created a rope for my sled and done.

Products:

• Hero Arts - Antique Flower Background
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Memento Rich Cocoa
• Hero Arts - Grand Snowflake
• Memory Box - merry christmas
• McGill Punch - Tags
• Twine
• Versafine - Crimson Red
• Copics
• Memento - Tuxedo Black
• Hero Arts - Holly Bird

Thanks for stopping by..

(Oh.. I colored my pearls with my copic to make my red berries!)

Suzz

Caardvarks Sketch Challenge - Wednesday

Wednesday's sketch for the Caardvarks Challenge:

Here is my card based on the sketch...

This is a mix of old and new stamps for me... I have had the real flowers in the background from Hero Arts for a long time and these are some of my favorites from them. There real flower series is so pretty and versatile. The background is one of there new Design Blocks called Antique Flower Background. The background is clear embossed and distress inked (Antique Linen) over the embossing. The front flowers is a Penny Black Stamp with birds stamped as accents.

The scalloped pieces were traced from journaling cards I had purchased previously. I used them as a template.

Products:

• Versamark Watermark Inkpad
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Ranger Distress Ink - Antique Linen
• Memento - Rich Cocoa
• Penny Black - inclinations
• Hero Arts - CL342 Everyday Sayings, Antique Flower Background, Real Salvia
• Ribbon, Pearls Unkown
• Spellbinders - Shapeabilities - Labels Trios
  

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Who doesn't love getting mail?

I love getting mail, especially if it is not bills! I recieved this in my mailbox yesterday...

with a very nice thank you written in it from Jacqueline! Love her cards and was so lucky to recieve one in the mail! Thank you Jacqueline!

I also had a chance to keep playing with using bleach to stamp on a glimmer mist background. Here is the results:

I wish I could take a better picture but alas... All rain yesterday and today... I have created a light box based on something shared on the Hero Arts Flickr Group but need the light source to finish it. I will get there... :)

Products:

• Penny Black - Casual, Curlicue
• Glimmer Mists (I made this awhile ago and not sure which colors I used. Sorry)
• Vellum
• Adirondack Brights - Orange
• Versafine - Onyx Black
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Stampabilities - Matthew 7:7: 02
• Hero Arts - Script
• Spellbinders - Shapeabilities - Butterflies 2

Thanks for stopping by... I hope the spring flowers are blooming by you!

Suzz

ACF Challenge #17

I thought I would try to do anothe ACF Challenge: http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/2009/03/challenge-17.html. They provided a picture of a lovely lady looking off into the distance.

I incorporated her with some of my scraps from the take it off challenge on WF09 at 2Peas. I also used some new Basic Grey paper from the Porcelein Collection. (Love that collection)

Products:

• Inkadinkado - 98165, 98162
• Light Yellow Embossing Powder
• Kaisers - Pearls
• Basic Grey - Porcelein
• Hero Arts - Old French Writing
• Versamark
• Ranger Distress Inks - Antique Linen
• Fiskars Corner Punch

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Kwerner Challenge #44

Here is Kristina's latest color challenge: http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/?p=887

She posted her colors after I had just finished my pink and brown card. So I created another card using a lighter pink.

The background is made using the new alcohol inks from Ranger - Pink Sherbert and embossed with the houndstooth and white embossing powder.

Products:

• Hero Arts - Houndstooth
• Hero Arts - Petite Birthday
• B Line Designs - Cherry Blossoms
• Ranger Stickles
• Ranger Alcohol Ink - Pink Sherbert
• Ranger Alcohol Blending Solution
• White Embossing Powder
• Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• EK Success - Border Punch

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Friendship and Scraps...

I put together a couple of cards for two challenges. Hero Arts Weekly Challenge for friendship: http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/2009/02/16/motivation-monday-friendship-a-video/ and Godelieve posted a sunday scraps challenge on 2 Pea's: http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2752494 .
Godelieve suggested a weekly challenge on Sundays to use up scraps. I have a ton of scraps from all my projects. I actually started from a couple of scraps (screen shadow background and butterfly) to make this card:
While making this card I tried something which I didn't like on the little card and ended up with another scrap! So I decided I must put that into a card as well otherwise I would not be using up my scraps.. So here is my second card.

Products:

• Hero Arts Sparkle Design - Mini Messages
• Hero Arts CardArt Thinking of You
• Hero Arts Designblock - Wavy Leaf Pattern
• Creative Beginnings - Light Pink Embossing Powder
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Basic Grey - eloquent stamp
• Hero Arts - Screen Shadow
• Amy Butler Lotus Floral Stamps
• Memento - Rose Bud
• Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots
• Marvy Uchida Circle Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Scalloped Circle
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels

I also wanted to share that a few of my cards are out this month in the April issue of Crafts n Things. I sent them in a long time ago and they let me know they were going to be published, but it has been a long time to wait to see them in print. Very exciting for me. I also have a few other pending future issues.

Thanks for stopping by..

Suzz

2 Different Ways to look at something...

I was playing around yesterday with a few things and ended up with two very similar stamped backgrounds but very different look when the cards were complete. I am going to share both.

# 1 - Summer Flowers


# 2- Dragonflies amongst the flowers.


Recipe:

1. Ink the rubber stamp with yellow dye ink.
2. Ink the rubber stamp with Versamark Watermark Ink. (This did put yellow on my Ink pad but I used an old ink pad that already had lots of different ink remnants. I also want to try using purell to clean my ink pad I heard it will take off other colors.)
3. Colored using my watercolor markers on the rubber stamp.
4. Stamped the image on regular cardstock.
5. Covered with clear embossing powder and heat embmossed the picture.
6. Here is where I differed. I decided to use my shimmery watercolor and paint a light blue / purple background over my flowers. After this was complete I decided I liked the flowers without the background so I created a second image following the exact same steps.

I put together 2 different cards based on my two backgrounds.

Which do you like? I have my favorite. :)

TFL!

Products:

• Stampington - Button Mums
• Kodomo Inc. - Dragonflies (Part of a set that I don't see on-line.. So I am going to guess they don't sell them anymore:( Love their stamps and papers and ribbons worth the investment)
• Inkadinkado 8392
• Hero Arts - Sparkle Design Sunshine
• Yasutomo - Pearlescent Watercolor Sets - (This is great for the price you can't afford not to purchase one of these... They work great and have a beautiful sheen)
• Prima Flowers
• Hero Arts Gems
• Ribbons - Uknown