Monday, September 15, 2008

More Masking...

So, to carry on with my new obsession with masking I came up with this:

I laid my mask over a piece of Barely Banana paper and stamped all over it with Versa Mark, I added Stamp N Bond, heated it and covered the sheet in blue Fun Flock. Of course the pattern from the mask transferred onto the paper and that's where the Fun Flock stuck. I used Sky Blue as the card base and mat for the sentiment. The sentiment is stamped on Whisper White with Sky Blue ink. The sentiment is from SU Sincere Sentiments. I used plain white grosgrain ribbon.



The picture doesn't really show the fuzziness of the Fun Flock but gives you the idea. It's neat cuz this colour of Fun Flock sort of catches the light and sparkles a bit too.


This is what I used for my mask (notice all the half- unspooled rolls of ribbon! Man do the annoy me!) Anyway, there's a whole rack of laser cut papers like this at Scrapbooker's Paradise. They're the thickness of card-stock, I have no idea what you would really use them for. They could make a pretty cool over-lay, but I figured they'd work great for this. I bought 4 of them so I've got a bunch to mess around with.

Have an awesome day!

Sunday, September 14, 2008

A Casing I Shall Go, A Casing I Shall Go, Hi Ho.....

No original ideas this week, so instead of being frustrated with my lack of thoughtfulness I embraced it and decided to totally case two cards using what I had on hand.


I cased this from page 10 of the fall-winter 2008 SU catty. It's not the same, but same idea. I had a bit of Wild Wasabi left over so the card base is made from that. The DP is the new "Urban Garden"set, which I may add I am TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH!! I used Not Quite Navy ink for the flowers (SU set) and the bird (Papertrey Ink set) In the catty they used a cream rub-on, which I thought looked awesome. I thought I could replicate it with White Craft ink - I was wrong, note to self.... I used Wild Wasabi paper that I tore along the edge and stamped with Wild Wasabi ink and the Cheesecloth background stamp. In the catty they used textured Kiwi Kiss paper, but I thought the background gave the same effect. I used the Word Window punch and the sentiment is another Papertrey Ink stamp stamped in Not Quite Navy. The ribbon is from those Michael's 99 cent spools and some Wild Wasabi double-stitched ribbon, the brad is from the Ice Gems set from SU.


This is a shameless case from Paper Crafts Magazine October 2008 issue. www.papercraftsmag.com There is a lot of the magazine this month that is dedicated to "masking" and I am totally hooked (lots more of my masking projects to come!) The card base is the old Old Olive (does that make sense?) I have a tone of it left so I am using it up where ever possible! The DP is an older SU pack I had. This one is perfect, it has falling leaves and lots of fall words. I brushed Close to Cocoa ink all around the edge. The circle was cut out using my Classic Nestability circle. The orange is the new Tangerine Tango from SU. I made a mat for the pumpkin lines then stamped what leaf shaped stamps I have. I don't have many so it didn't really have the effect I wanted, so I used Old Olive and sponged lightly over top. That gave it the contrast it needed. The mat paper is River Rock that I trimmed up the sides with my Fiskars scissors. The pumpkin stem and vines are from the old Old Olive too. I brushed the sides of the stem and leaf and drew a little line on the leaf with my Old Olive SU Stamp N Write marker.

Well I am off work for 4 days! Phil is gone to Ontario for work so I am here. Hopefully I will get some more stamping done. I went to Scrapbookers Paradise yesterday and bought all kinds of things to use as masks, including Tattered Angels sets. They are soooo cool!! I also thought I'd get some of my house painted while he was gone. We'll see what calls to me more: my banged up walls or my stamping table....

Jess

Sunday, August 24, 2008

New Papertrey Stamps!!

Gramma Penny was placing a Papertrey order and asked if I wanted anything. So I cruised around their site and ordered a few sets. I really love the "Birds of a Feather" set. The same day Shelley brought me that order she also brought me my first stamp club order from the new SU catty! I LOVE the "in color" colours this year. As soon as I opened this pack of DP I knew right away what I wanted to do with the flowers. Here's what I came up with.



I cut out 3 flowers from the DP, making each a little smaller than the first. I used clear Stickles on the edges of the leaves. I also put some Stickle dots on the DP strip on the bottom half of the card. The card base is Not Quite Navy, with Kiwi Kiss over-lay. I cut a Kiwi Kiss circle and a smaller Very Vanilla circle with my Classic Circle Nestability. I used another new setiments stamp I got from Papertrey stamped in Baja Breeze. The ribbon is one of those $1.00 rolls from Michaels, just happened to match!
This card uses Riding Hood Red for the base, then a Kiwi Kiss layer, then a Baja Breeze layer. I used the new Baja Breeze striped ribbon and a button from the new button pack that matches tne In Color line. The nest and bird are stamped in Close to Cocoa, and the eggs and sentiment are stamped in Baja Breeze.


This also uses the Riding Hood Red for the base, layered with Pink Pirouette, then white. It's Michael's ribbon again with an SU button in Riding Hood Red. Again, bird and nest stamped in Close to Cocoa and bird and eggs in Pink Pirouette.

That's all for now. I actually work Monday to Friday this week and get the long weekend off. I am planning on a garage sale and really need to get everything priced! Have a great week everyone!

J

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

I've Been Recognized!

Allison, over at Stampin' When I Can, added me to her "Newly Discovered" list and her list of Alberta Bloggers! How exciting. I think it's so cool when a complete stranger finds you because of your shared interest and wants to share your ideas with others. So check out her blog when you have a moment. Just another Alberta mom trying to find some time to stamp!!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Outta My Comfort Zone!

The easiest cards for me to make are flowery - girly ones. I have a tough time with kids and males, especially males! I barely have any stamps that lend themselves to a masculine lay-out, obviously something I need to think about when looking through the new SU catalogue! Well I need 3 male cards this week - all for the same guy! It is Phil's and my 11th anniversary on the 16th and Phil's birthday on the 19th. So I needed an anniversary card from me and a birthday card from and one from the girls. Here's what I came up with:

Anniversary Card:


Su Alphabet Soup stamp, Tempting Turquoise paper, Glorious Green paper & Stamp&Write marker, Brilliant Blue paper & Stamp&Write marker, white grosgrain ribbon, Squares cuttlebug embossing folder.

Birthday Card:



Adriondack Black ink, Pink Cat Studios masculine plate, Blue Bayou paper, River Rock paper, Basic Black paper, SU vintage brads, Nestabilities classic circle dies.

Other Birthday Card:



SU Birthday Banter stamp set, Soft Sky paper, Basic Black paper, Whisper White paper, Vintage Violet paper, white grosgrain ribbon, Happy Birthday cuttlebug embossing folder, SU Scallop punch, Nestability classic circle die cut, Stamp&Write markers.

Have a good day!




Saturday, August 9, 2008

Learning to Colour!

I was informed today that it has been way too long since my last post, and it appears that is true. It's been a busy summer! I have switched my shift at work and have started my first week of working at 4:00 a.m. It's going to work better for all of us but it's tough to turn your body around. I'm used to going to sleep at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning, now my alarm goes off at 3:00.
We made some finalized plans for a couple of vacations this week. Phil and I are heading to Seattle on September 20. We will be going to the Seahawks game, doing outlet mall shopping and maybe going somewhere for a date! Wouldn't that be crazy?!? We also rented a convertible for our trip to Honolulu in October. It's a surprise for the girls. They are both obsessed with convertibles so it will probably be the most exciting part of the trip!

We went to the Duponts for our weekly supper get together. I finally bought some Copic markers from Stampin' & Scrappin' (click there to check them out.) So Shelley gave me some lessons. Here's what I came up with:



I used Rose Red, Going Grey and Perfectly Plum SU paper with the purple SU organza ribbon. We cut the circles out with the Classic Round Nestability and the Scallop Round Nestability. I used Papertrey white paper, because it doesn't pill as badly as other papers. I used my Copics for the pink one and Shelley's for the blue one. I used: R85, V91, RV34 & W7. Check her blog for the blue colors, I didn't write them down. Stampin' and a Scrappin'.

Have a good day!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Head Shaving Day

That's a whole row of posers with bad hair!
Wondering how exactly I should tackle this

OMG, that went right down to the wood!





Finishing up

Shelley on clean up duty.