Friday, October 25, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Grateful Hearts ~ September Unity {be inspired} Challenge - Color/Layout
Welcome to my first blog post! I have chosen the Unity September "Grateful Hearts" {be inspired} challenge to share with you all today. To be honest, I am not an avid challenge submitter, too much pressure, notorious procrastinator, indecisive design - etc, etc. Deb has been not-so-subtly hinting that I need to break the blog in and post something. Here goes...
For this challenge, we needed to follow a specific color palette and/or layout as show below. The colors selected this month are fantastic, earthy, warm and so relaxing and calm.
I have tons of Unity stamps at home, and I encourage anyone out there to check them out if you haven't seen them before. Choices, choices - but in the end I chose a nature set call Gratitude = Joy as it seemed most appropriate for the topic this month. Here is the finished card.....
Not too bad for my first challenge in a LONG time. Perhaps not the best photo as I see there is a little bit of distortion in the center. Will try to clean up my photography techniques for the next one!!
Construction Details:
Stamp Set: Gratitude = Joy
Paper: Stampin' Up! Barely Banana, Cool Carribean & River Rock, Vellum
Ink: Ranger Distress Ink Frayed Burlap
Miscellaneous: Sizzix embossing folder, embossing powder, bleach, ribbon, etc.
Assembly:
I first started out stamping the leaf pattern on the background paper using the basic bleach technique which yielded the fantastic barely banana color on the paper. Then I ran it through the quilted embossing folder to give the background some texture. Using the frayed burlap distress ink, I inked across the background to give it a 3 dimensional look.
To make the vellum piece I stamped the willow/ leaf stamp in the distress ink and embossed with detail clear embossing powder. Halved the ribbon lengthwise & wrapped it around the matted background. Added the pin + beads & button along with the metal embellishment from my stash.
I hope you enjoyed this! It was a lot of fun to do!!
Amanda
For this challenge, we needed to follow a specific color palette and/or layout as show below. The colors selected this month are fantastic, earthy, warm and so relaxing and calm.
I have tons of Unity stamps at home, and I encourage anyone out there to check them out if you haven't seen them before. Choices, choices - but in the end I chose a nature set call Gratitude = Joy as it seemed most appropriate for the topic this month. Here is the finished card.....
Not too bad for my first challenge in a LONG time. Perhaps not the best photo as I see there is a little bit of distortion in the center. Will try to clean up my photography techniques for the next one!!
Construction Details:
Stamp Set: Gratitude = Joy
Paper: Stampin' Up! Barely Banana, Cool Carribean & River Rock, Vellum
Ink: Ranger Distress Ink Frayed Burlap
Miscellaneous: Sizzix embossing folder, embossing powder, bleach, ribbon, etc.
Assembly:
I first started out stamping the leaf pattern on the background paper using the basic bleach technique which yielded the fantastic barely banana color on the paper. Then I ran it through the quilted embossing folder to give the background some texture. Using the frayed burlap distress ink, I inked across the background to give it a 3 dimensional look.
To make the vellum piece I stamped the willow/ leaf stamp in the distress ink and embossed with detail clear embossing powder. Halved the ribbon lengthwise & wrapped it around the matted background. Added the pin + beads & button along with the metal embellishment from my stash.
I hope you enjoyed this! It was a lot of fun to do!!
Amanda
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Penny Black and More Challenge: September Challenge (Sketch and/or Autumnal Colors)
:-) Deb
House Mouse Challenge #152: Transportation
Transportation.......fun. I immediately thought of this image although I have few of the sliding, skating, and skiing images - I wasn't quite ready for winter. The image is "Are we there yet?". The dog is tough to color - the one I posted is my 2nd try. I colored the image with copics and used 3 different mouse colors - cool grays, warm grays, and my normal brown. The dog is colored with an E70's group. The solid cardstock is Bazill and the patterned cardstock is Basic Grey Max & Wishkers. The Ribbon and Sentiment are SU!. The sentiment was cut out with Nesties.
On a side note, I have to bit the bullet. I need an Ott Lite and a Photo Box for my pictures. I can't seem to take/edit a photo that I'm happy. It isn't really the money - it is the space. My craft area in my spare bedroom is packed and I have no room for anything big or bulky. I need to look for a collapsible photobox. So anyone ready through my post who has some ideas. Love to hear them.
:-( two weeks in a row I am too late to get in the challenge...oh well. I'm still posting on the blog!
:-) Deb
Mo Manning Challenge #201: Anything Goes!
:-) Deb
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Mo Manning DP2 Challenge #200: Goodbye Summer
:-) Deb
Monday, August 26, 2013
Mo Manning DP2 Challenge #199: Happy Birthday
For the Happy Birthday Challenge, I used my copics and colored "Kissy" with Stickles on her TuTu and a Spica Glitter pen for the belt. The paper is Stampin' Up. The glitter paper is Recollections. The flowers are Prima and the brad is SU!. The tag is distressed with Tim Holtz ink with a CTMH embellishment, Tim Holtz ticket stamp, SU! Ribbon, and an embossed SU! Celebrate.
:-) Deb
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