tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85537847215081748042024-03-05T20:59:58.487-08:00Tam's MDC CreationsTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-26357631963280200932010-06-21T19:13:00.001-07:002010-06-21T19:22:10.680-07:00Three Moos for You...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9D7lET00tYMu9LLExzgRrGxaSXE9QhoIjkgbTdWANn4Zqli8_TvrZpRN7A_0C-L1mMp6Fje33ekUVBS1rzrSbNKobGVJGZGgL1EOl2iG1OPyVM5o7bLEsctD0qa8_W37YxAjIXx9IhObv/s1600/TamsMoos.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485415699507369474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9D7lET00tYMu9LLExzgRrGxaSXE9QhoIjkgbTdWANn4Zqli8_TvrZpRN7A_0C-L1mMp6Fje33ekUVBS1rzrSbNKobGVJGZGgL1EOl2iG1OPyVM5o7bLEsctD0qa8_W37YxAjIXx9IhObv/s320/TamsMoos.jpg" /></a><br />I had the opportunity to participate in a really fun little swap making "moos". Moos are very little pieces of art - 1 1/8" x 2 3/4". There were three categories in the swap and I took one spot in each... the fat free moo can have nothing over the edges, the 2% moo is allowed to have things hanging over the edges, and the whole moo is an ATC with a moo on it. <br /><br />For my fat free moo I created a fun background using stencil pastes. First, I covered chipboard with black stencil paste and let it dry completely, than covered the black stencil paste with crackle stencil paste. Before dry, I stamped into the crackle paste with foam stamps. After it was dried and cracked, I painted it using pastels, then covered the whole thing with glossy medium. I added a little dragonfly brad before adhering it to a background.<br /><br />For the 2% moo I created a background from stamps and glimmer mist. I used a piece of swirl ribbon for the 'water' and the palm tree is a QuicKutz. I used a little Pebble Beach mud puddles to create the sand, and heat embossed the stamped seagull in black. <br /><br />The whole moo is pretty much created from papers and tags from Graphic 45. I accented it with gold eyelets. Very simple but there stuff is so pretty it just looks good by itself! <br /><br />I had a lot of fun with these - fun to try techniques in little bits, very sweet and simple. Hope you enjoy!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-65477134734730882492010-04-27T14:28:00.000-07:002010-04-27T14:44:04.541-07:00Naughty Naughty.....A little while back I saw a very intriging new ATC swap hosted by one of my very favorite hostesses at Splitcoast stampers - Joyce always comes up with the most interesting new swap ideas! The swap is called "Nude Windows".... the idea being to have a tasteful nude shown in a window scene. Well, at first I wasn't sure what I thought about that, but then I thought, there are some very cool things you could do with this swap. So I had to get over my prudiness and join in! This was one of those swaps where inspiration automatically hit - I knew exactly what I was going to do! Yippee - that almost never happens for me :)<br /><br />So, first I found the right kind of image on the internet and downloaded it - that was all kinds of interesting because you can just imagine what you end up with when you search for "vintage nudes" on the Internet! I found one, though, and proceeded to get to work.... and here is my ATC:<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9FpZlPC5SusR0Rmz_2ZbAPrB5G_x2Pnvp3tNSBeWAY7F47hg3QYhyQ1zmGcalwxfc1O2kBBbyjYuIAGe_lhQd81Akyov6zdEwxXQK3jCn8N_NUqATYZvtLeUWC-8tRWAP7iogPwIAYfW/s1600/TamsNWATC.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464932592253094642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9FpZlPC5SusR0Rmz_2ZbAPrB5G_x2Pnvp3tNSBeWAY7F47hg3QYhyQ1zmGcalwxfc1O2kBBbyjYuIAGe_lhQd81Akyov6zdEwxXQK3jCn8N_NUqATYZvtLeUWC-8tRWAP7iogPwIAYfW/s320/TamsNWATC.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The first thing you are probably noticing is that this is not your typical ATC - yes, it is 3.5" tall and 2.5" wide, but it's also about .75" deep. I really wanted to do a balcony, and I decided it had to be 3D... so hopefully no one will mind when they get a really fat ATC!</p><p>I started by cutting pieces of foam core for the background and the balcony, then covering them with a stucco patterned paper. I also cut small strips to cover the inside of the windows and the front of the balcony, then inked all the edges. I glued the balcony onto the bottom of the wall piece and let that dry. In the mean time, I cut out my nude ladies and glued them to some Graphic 45 paper that I thought looked a lot like wallpaper. I glued pieces of lace to the back of the window, then tied them back curtain style with gold cord. Then I glued the nudes to the back of the window. I cut tiny strips of paper into small bricks, inked the edges, and used them to frame the window. I cut the balcony trim with a fence pattern I downloaded onto my QuicKutz Silhouette and glued it across the front of the balcony.<br /><br />Finally, I constructed the vines using long pieces of wire and Vintage Christmas Flower Soft. I poked holes in the top of my windows, glued the top of the wires in, and draped them in a manner which is hopefully "artfully" across the wall, and that was it! This was SUCH a fun card to make - brought me right back to my dollhouse roots and I really love the result! Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!</p>Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-30908499223921253122010-04-26T16:24:00.000-07:002010-04-26T16:41:55.778-07:00VSN Star Baby Card with a mono twist...This past weekend held two great scrappin opportunities at Splitcoast... VSN and VSBN were both on the same weekend! Unfortunately, I was sick sick SICK for most of the weekend, so I only got one card done before deadline, but thankfully they allow more time for the scrapbooking challenges so I'll try to get some done during this week!<br /><br />The challenge I participated in was A - to make a monochromatic baby card. This was perfect timing since my latest nephew was just born last week - baby number 5 for my littlest brother and the 5th baby to be born while he is deployed somewhere else!! This time he was in Afghanastan while baby was being born, but he was able to get the day off and watch via webcam. I have to write to the military and ask them to stop deploying them so they don't end up like the Duggars! Anyway, here's the card I made:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HlIM5CZSs_sedQKkQQuk1tuU64z3MT2hAIY5NqMw1bpgST-y6tF8HYhV2ffiaBemxuEZ2MIQ5g1CJE5vYonlGAzfIa9gL8XpEsh-_16k7zVNHMGqy3FFcM2ohdTCvZmA9fWNcOg519Hg/s1600/TamsVSNMINIABB.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464592424464839346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HlIM5CZSs_sedQKkQQuk1tuU64z3MT2hAIY5NqMw1bpgST-y6tF8HYhV2ffiaBemxuEZ2MIQ5g1CJE5vYonlGAzfIa9gL8XpEsh-_16k7zVNHMGqy3FFcM2ohdTCvZmA9fWNcOg519Hg/s320/TamsVSNMINIABB.jpg" /></a><br />I chose a star theme in honor of daddy's military service. My latest issue of Pat Huntoon's Technique Junkie's Newsletter included this cool technique for monochromatic cards - cutting shapes the same color as the base, embossing them, and then rubbing a little ink over the embossed areas to high light them. The technique is called Mono Dies. Instead of inking mine, I used <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/CoreDinations_CardStock.html">Core'dinations cardstock</a>, which contains a colored core instead of just a white core, so I sanded the embossed images and got a lighter version of the same color - looks very cool IRL! I glued the shaped down randomly.<br /><br />The circle is actually a window and the "Baby Boy" (from Cloud 9 stamps) is stamped on the inside of the card in Taken With Teal ink. I used my Nestabilities to cut a slightly smaller circle from the bottom layer than the top to give it a matted appearance, and allowed one of the stars to hang into the peekaboo window - I saw that in my latest issue of Scrapbooks etc. and thought it was sweet.<br /><br />Across the top of the card is a coordinating piece of patterened paper from Paper Pizzaz, a border punched with a Martha Stewart border punch, a piece of crimped cardstock, and a button sewn onto a slightly darker star which I also embossed and sanded to match the ones below. I decided to tie a bow instead of a knot to go with the baby theme, then attached the button and star with glue dots. Very simple and fun to make - hope they like it!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-24389393199335869312010-04-21T20:20:00.000-07:002010-04-21T22:10:04.094-07:00PAT 14 ATC'sOne of my favorite ATC swaps is the PAT ATC, which stands for "Pick A Theme". Basically you sign up according to groups, everyone in the group picks their favorite theme, and then everyone else in the group makes a card for everyone else. Then, you receive back cards in your favorite theme. It's really fun and inspiring, and causes you to look up things you never knew about, and make cards you might otherwise have made. Very challenging sometimes! Back in February I did these PAT 14 cards and just forgot to upload, so thought I'd share now and talk about my thinking behind them and any techniques.<br /><br />These cards are for Group 7 in the swap, which was about Holidays.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hX-kusycmv9fawkiXpb9_q8HJ_OdhIIuziedVYkGUyqpgbgF7wC8cqeRwDJOHbAWUNTThHVyTBTlqrBDlhG8lFhte36sqIjk5YSwOl0g8WQBcfQ852FzYjAKBwMx-6U0iluySPL3Sl3K/s1600/TamsPat14Grp7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462798442708952498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hX-kusycmv9fawkiXpb9_q8HJ_OdhIIuziedVYkGUyqpgbgF7wC8cqeRwDJOHbAWUNTThHVyTBTlqrBDlhG8lFhte36sqIjk5YSwOl0g8WQBcfQ852FzYjAKBwMx-6U0iluySPL3Sl3K/s320/TamsPat14Grp7.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Starting at the top left and moving clockwise, the themes are Valentine's Day, Christmas, Easter, and Groundhog Day. The Valentine's card is actually embossed metal. I started with a red metal base and then cuttlebugged (cb) it with the flowery background. I sanded the raised portions, then ran it through the cb again with flat plates to deboss it. When that's done, you get a flat piece of metal but the sanded portions add a lot of depth. Then I ran it through the cb again with the owl die, and then rubbed Staz On across the raised portions so that the owl would really stand out. I added small detail with stickles glue and covered the edges of the metal with double sided tape and glitter so there would be no chance of anyone getting cut, then mounted it on cardstock and added the sentiment. Overall it turned out a little busier than I would have liked, but it was really fun experimenting with the cb techniques!<br /><br />The Christmas ATC uses a simple paper technique called Herringbone that I got from Pat Huntoon's Technique Junkie newsletter - in fact, that's where I got the double cuttlebug technique idea as well, so if you're not subscribing to that newsletter you should really consider it! For the Herringbone technique you start with a large piece of double stick tape and then add small strips of paper in the Herringbone pattern. With that done, I added a little fabric word strip and metal snowman embellishment. <br /><br />The Easter ATC used some of my favorite <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Imaginisce_Paper.html">Imaginsce</a> Peep's Sake paper and a stamp from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Serendipity_Stamps.html">Serendipity</a>. For a little dimension, I stamped the flower part of the stamp on tissue paper, colored it with Copic's, and then added the petals in thin layers of tissue on a pop dot. IRL it looks very delicate and pretty and I liked the effect. <br /><br />For the Groundhog Day card I started by creating the background. I used a torn post it to mask off the top from the bottom and then sponged ink on for the sky; then I swapped the post it to the top and sponged the grass in. The tree was cut from a thin layer of cork for some texture, and the cloud was simply hand cut and inked. The ground hog was cut with the cricuit. I handmade a little "winter" and "spring" dartboard and dart, since I'm pretty convinced that's how he decides if we're having more winter or not!<br /><br />These cards were for group 14, which was a Lot D group, which means any theme goes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTtsKTij_rQdgt8elcMKM-15gY7auehyLUKru5yaQdPG-DE4hZDT_qkJw-vBtpzpfy3j1Z2eLgoIN0WjcLwfdLD8wBjgmDpAVfqkT68tzvXNmxPnEJbuz2n8d-yjAJzPsnrRySgUdELpv/s1600/TamsPat14Grp14.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462798450284423714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTtsKTij_rQdgt8elcMKM-15gY7auehyLUKru5yaQdPG-DE4hZDT_qkJw-vBtpzpfy3j1Z2eLgoIN0WjcLwfdLD8wBjgmDpAVfqkT68tzvXNmxPnEJbuz2n8d-yjAJzPsnrRySgUdELpv/s320/TamsPat14Grp14.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The themes moving clockwise from the top left were Nathan Fillion, Music, Tears, and Shells. OK, so before I had to make this card I was a Castle fan, but I never knew a lot about Nathan Fillion. Now I know at least this - he's quite a hottie!! There are tons of really gorgeous images of this guy on the Internet, so I had a blast with this one. I decided to make my card into a mini wanted poster and captioned it "Heart Thief"...tee hee! I used the burnt edges technique on the image, which involves tearing it out and then ink the edges in layers of mustard, chocolate chip, and black. I mounted it on some distressed wood patterned paper and added mini brads as the nails. <br /><br />The music card was simple to do and one of my favorites when it was done. I used a printed piece of mulberry paper I've been hoarding as the background, then added some of my favorite Melissa Frances ribbon and a pretty image I got from <a href="http://www.tentwostudios.com/">Ten Two Studios</a>. I punched a hole in the image, added an eyelet, and then hung little jingle bells from the card so that it actually makes it's own music. The treble clef was just some gold cord I glued down in the required shape.<br /><br />For the "Tears" card I found another beautiful image from <a href="http://www.tentwostudios.com/">Ten Two Studios</a> which you can't see very clearly here, but one of the children does have some beautiful tears in her eyes. The background was <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/CoreDinations_CardStock.html">Core'dinations cardstock</a> that I cb'd and sanded to reveal the core color. I added some vintage lace from my stash, then finished the card with a little flower and bow. <br /><br />The final card in this group was "shells". The background is some patterned paper from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Zsiage_Paper.html">Zsiage</a>. The shells are dry embossed from one of Martha Stewart's embossing plates. First I did the dry embossing, then I used the template to mask off the background so I could chalk the raised portions. I added little eyelets and some beachy twine to complete the card.<br /><br />This next grouping is for Group 18:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCrrPmaiNMz_vo_X-wVxUydcfwmNO10GQBpFdMamFlyGV7Jpnfeu2Vsrj-9ujR8BF1IfN0z9FYE6vpFC4D-z18OMho5vd0mG1dTejKKWlrxXZUaUWEsDdHPTxtXGKzSRpmNSS0dSGmNwo/s1600/TamsPat14Grp18.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462798456400100034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCrrPmaiNMz_vo_X-wVxUydcfwmNO10GQBpFdMamFlyGV7Jpnfeu2Vsrj-9ujR8BF1IfN0z9FYE6vpFC4D-z18OMho5vd0mG1dTejKKWlrxXZUaUWEsDdHPTxtXGKzSRpmNSS0dSGmNwo/s320/TamsPat14Grp18.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The themes for this group were different flowers. Moving clockwise from the top left, the themes are Lillies of the Valley, Violets, Lilacs, and Cherry Blossoms. The first two are pretty simple - just stamped and colored with copics, then added to a patterned paper background with some paper lace from Creative Imaginations. The stamp set is an old SU one, Flowers of the Month. The lilacs card was done using a stamp from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Serendipity_Stamps.html">Serendipity</a>... after it was cut and colored with Copics I masked it and stamped the wording in the background. I added a little purple flower soft for texture, and a butterfly with wings raised by pop dots using a Martha Stewart punch stamp. The white frame is from SU and the "lilac: is computer generated. <br /><br />For the cherry blossoms card I stamped the image on tissue paper, colored it with copics, and mounted it on a light background to help the colors stand out. The little symbol was cut twice using my cricuit and then glued off center for a little dimension. <br /><br />The next group is a Vintage group - yippee!! Love to do and receive Vintage work - it's my favorite.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuV6zPrNpCA60ASOiD0FNN5RR2rvOPWNj2cf1OSYvNI6ygLNt1kKEQ2gq0t5QLbS6xBRlTj27YixPWvsq4Nn39Pb3OfQoWiTdfaW5LbrxdbZqm8zqkwg7svPCBJxoloHV-11SO3iV1Zpe/s1600/TamsPat14Grp19.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462798457997097570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuV6zPrNpCA60ASOiD0FNN5RR2rvOPWNj2cf1OSYvNI6ygLNt1kKEQ2gq0t5QLbS6xBRlTj27YixPWvsq4Nn39Pb3OfQoWiTdfaW5LbrxdbZqm8zqkwg7svPCBJxoloHV-11SO3iV1Zpe/s320/TamsPat14Grp19.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The themes for this one are Vintage Valentines, Vintage Laundry, Vintage purses, and Vintage Mother's Day. The Valentine's card uses digi paper from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.tentwostudios.com">Ten Two Studios</a>, some old paper lace from my stash, an old image from my stash, and a vintage style button also from stash. Hurray for stash! The vintage laundry piece also used paper from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.tentwostudios.com">Ten Two Studios</a>. The little image I found on the internet - it's so small on the ATC but it's so cute - here's a close up of just that:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qXrLi-cjtisBPE5erDURnbXHlXZbeJAhZaYvmwvrWy1G2b5vjKrntyHsLjBLSiRMvoV4bOh1yXJ9J5vxO8nAw971aTvHDhHqSmnx0E9L-qsK_S15hyPHtBKtPvLKhU7uD3Im2WUEFQfz/s1600/vl3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 116px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462812652401488018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qXrLi-cjtisBPE5erDURnbXHlXZbeJAhZaYvmwvrWy1G2b5vjKrntyHsLjBLSiRMvoV4bOh1yXJ9J5vxO8nAw971aTvHDhHqSmnx0E9L-qsK_S15hyPHtBKtPvLKhU7uD3Im2WUEFQfz/s320/vl3.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I printed it contact size and then adhered it to a little tag layered with patterned papers. I added a vintage button to the top, and then pop dotted it to the background of the card, also made with Ten Two patterned papers and vintage lace. I added some punched letters from the Ten Two digi paper and a little purple flower from stash, along with some feathery leaves I punched using a Laura Ashley punch. I added the gold photo corner to finish off the card. </div><div></div><div>For the Vintage Handbag I used more Ten Two Studios digi paper, crochet lace from Jo Ann's. tiny pearls from Michael's, and a stamp from See D's. I cut the image out and added a little cord handle and more tiny pearls to embellish it. </div><div></div>For the Mother's Day card, more of my favorite digi paper from Ten Two Studios and an image from the Internet... I used a border punch from SU with some tiny pearls to embellish it, then just added a flower with a vintage brad center. <br /><br />Group 20 was another luck of the draw group, and it had some very varied topics!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhOWTJ3NpZy0guWL-6PvR_smEutmxbAcBrjwmQPLUM2bOH52f__0vyyf1bYx3OSfIF8eAvyQcG9nP0kMVaFF2krUdaEp67-oHfJR3fqFB2T-DTxhyWFIR7clnnzvm5tn_5mkNMc4wME0K/s1600/TamsPat14Grp20.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462798834484621650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhOWTJ3NpZy0guWL-6PvR_smEutmxbAcBrjwmQPLUM2bOH52f__0vyyf1bYx3OSfIF8eAvyQcG9nP0kMVaFF2krUdaEp67-oHfJR3fqFB2T-DTxhyWFIR7clnnzvm5tn_5mkNMc4wME0K/s320/TamsPat14Grp20.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The themes for this group were Vintage Valentines, Don Knotts, Altered Artwork, and High Heeled Shoes. For the Vintage Valentines I used a Fan Kit from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.tentwostuidos.com">Ten Two Studios</a>. I printed it out and then xeroxed it until I could get it REALLY small... the real kit is much larger. The BINGO card is also from them and pretty much prints exactly the right size for an ATC... they have several themes to choose from in the BINGO cards so I had fun with those. All I needed to add were little pearls, a premade bow, and a little cupid I've had for ages and had no idea what to do with! I think he looks cute there :)<br /><br />The Don Knotts card was a fun one - I always loved the Andy Griffith show and one of my favorite recurring gags was Barney locking himself in jail! I was able to find an image of that on the Internet, as well as an actual map including Mayberry and Mount Pilot! I used the map as my background and marked the cities with a little stickles. I added the image and hung an old key like the one hanging just out of reach in the jail... too fun!<br /><br />The next theme is Altered Artwork and I wasn't sure what I was supposed to be going for with that one... hopefully I got the right idea! I took a Van Gogh painting and used that as my background image. I "altered" it by using a picture of Mona Lisa in a paper doll kit I got from Ten Two Studios - again I had to really reduce the image to get it down to ATC size, so there was a lot of little cutting going on! Overall the effect is a little strange, so I'm hoping I understood the theme right and that the recipient will like it!<br /><br />The high heeled shoe uses more digi paper from... yep - <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.tentwostudios.com">Ten Two Studios</a>! Love their stuff - can you tell?? I added some photo corners using my Quickutz and some blue pearl embellishments from Michaels. The brown ribbon is from SU and the little shoe is actually a vintage button I had in stash. Simple, but I was happy with it. <br /><br />For group 21 the theme was writers/poets.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPFJsc6NvvwdCipwuLSTQ4SPN819yHYY4DxemUvuQSjw3MoUWmXFQ3ldEBm2etVn4nGhRmRTUN6ovGV8Wh_EvhTJ2YN7XWMeMh_POImENtxjVObcf74LtZ0qJd7LMpPq0q8J0IELRX1qe/s1600/TamsPat14group21.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462798432223648690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPFJsc6NvvwdCipwuLSTQ4SPN819yHYY4DxemUvuQSjw3MoUWmXFQ3ldEBm2etVn4nGhRmRTUN6ovGV8Wh_EvhTJ2YN7XWMeMh_POImENtxjVObcf74LtZ0qJd7LMpPq0q8J0IELRX1qe/s320/TamsPat14group21.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Themes clockwise from top left are Robert Burns, Edgar Allen Poe, Shel Silverstein, and Ogden Nash. And here are perfect examples of why I love the PATs... I'm not big into poetry, so before joining this group I'd never heard of Robert Burns or Ogden Nash. OK, truth, I didn't get thrills from anything I saw by Robert Burns... he probably has something famous out there that I'm simply not aware of... from what I did find, I didn't really get it, but I hope I made a good card for him anyway! (Lot of brogue in his poetry - kind of hard to read...) I found a little passage I liked and printed it out - it's about a young girl in a field, so I had a great little stamp set from Papeterie. I mounted it on some of my favorite K&Co paper and added some little pearls to embellish. </div><div></div><div>I am a Poe fan, so I chose The Raven for my card, mainly because I had this cool raven stamp! The background was created using blended Distress Inks from Tim Holtz, then I stamped the image and heat embossed it in black. I added strips of words from the poem and a tiny picture I found of Poe on line. <br /><br />The Shel Silverstein card focused on his puzzle piece poem. I printed it very tiny on paper that looked a little like an old sidewalk, and kept it simple by printing out a tiny picture of Silverstein and mounting it on a Quickutz of a puzzle piece. <br /><br />I'd never heard of Ogden Nash before and I have to say, he has some funny little poems out there! Just simple, silly little things with clever rhymes and a keen sense of humor - I had a hard time picking one to use! The background paper is from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Memory_Box_Paper.html">Memory Box</a>, and the cow is from MFT stamps. I stamped him twice and popped his head up, then added little strips with the poem and a bow to top it off. Because it's short and sweet, here's the poem: <br /><br />The cow is of the bovine ilk</div><div>One end is moo</div><div>The other, milk. </div><div></div>Isn't that funny?? I can't imagine a man sitting around and thinking stuff like that up!<br /><br />The last cards were for group 22 and were the most fun to make - the theme for the group was shaped ATC's! This was pretty cool since they still have to work in the size - 2.5"x3.5".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuN_6svst9gcC3Udj-u8uFYDDN4WqZiym9daF04OmeOFZX8UZXyMxhMd_ZQrs7r7mz0whN3FaqgelpMVWxVbPXRG5MBemzdmSlceN43rCWTzYpd4WWGRDaWtPmJMq91NQW4OV09f9UOg0/s1600/TamsPat14Grp22.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462798837643484882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuN_6svst9gcC3Udj-u8uFYDDN4WqZiym9daF04OmeOFZX8UZXyMxhMd_ZQrs7r7mz0whN3FaqgelpMVWxVbPXRG5MBemzdmSlceN43rCWTzYpd4WWGRDaWtPmJMq91NQW4OV09f9UOg0/s320/TamsPat14Grp22.jpg" /></a><br />The themes are just what you see - butterfly, dog, teapot, and mask. All images were created using multiple layers of thick paper and my cricuit. Nothing too special about them besides the shaping, but, trust me, that was challenging enough! <br /><br />I'm working on PAT 15 cards now, so should have some more of these great multithemed little gems to share shortly!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-12689243432684518572010-04-17T17:15:00.000-07:002010-04-17T18:42:03.980-07:00Some recent ATC's..I've been involved in multiple ATC swaps recently and again just haven't had time to upload, so wanted to take a minute tonight and start... I'll do some now and some in days to come to fit them all in as I still have an altered book to start tonight...<br /><br />The first two cards are part of a new swap group I joined called <a href="http://www.stampindamour.com/index.html">Stampin D'Amour</a>... it's been a great swap so far and all the swappers are very talented!! My card for February has a Mardi Gras theme:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsi9N0GM-K1MwtvtmwyCXfRDfKOtxTXIfk1IcM0SSSBD_J2IagzEXZT89W6j3jPjt0llYlRqfLfz-gXxLfI7ak_vgHzvzes2jEVdW74ne_715c4onYcpmt9knsHhHbsXvctDzgKK2rlzJv/s1600/a8fsdmardigras.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461265606262798034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsi9N0GM-K1MwtvtmwyCXfRDfKOtxTXIfk1IcM0SSSBD_J2IagzEXZT89W6j3jPjt0llYlRqfLfz-gXxLfI7ak_vgHzvzes2jEVdW74ne_715c4onYcpmt9knsHhHbsXvctDzgKK2rlzJv/s320/a8fsdmardigras.jpg" /></a><br />This was such a fun card to make! I started with a layer of striped patterned paper (Spring Swirl from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Best_Creations_Paper.html">Best Creations</a>) and mounted it on glitter black cardstock. I stamped the white swirls with VersaMark and then heat embossed them with white. Then I stamped the black frame (the stamps were Fancy Pants...) and heat embossed that. I printed the sentiment on purple cardstock and cut it to fit the frame. The fiber on the side is one I've had for a while - I think it came in a kit from BJ's. For the mask I used a downloadable pattern on my QuicKutz silhouette along with some hologram paper I got from WalMart (yeah, I'll shop anywhere for scrapbook goodies!). I added the pearls to the eyes and some old jingle bells to the edge of the mask to finish the card.<br /><br />The card I made for April's swap is an Easter themed ATC using a digi kit I got from <a href="http://www.tentwostudios.com/">Ten Two Studios</a> - LOVE that store! The design makes a foldable ATC - here is the outside:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_HBZUzzeLLCtIUcIxyKvY8ekKaIdOVt72sNCRaazLTrCKh9ouPNYslvUmFyJgAMS5zBdGQW6MabsRDXeARHx_OA5RKhC9Wt6B5A0cD2mAb2cOGA1dA6EjnZA-Ql1Erteo9Q4zfZVtmLb/s1600/000ASD1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461265164330639618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_HBZUzzeLLCtIUcIxyKvY8ekKaIdOVt72sNCRaazLTrCKh9ouPNYslvUmFyJgAMS5zBdGQW6MabsRDXeARHx_OA5RKhC9Wt6B5A0cD2mAb2cOGA1dA6EjnZA-Ql1Erteo9Q4zfZVtmLb/s320/000ASD1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And then here is the inside:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZeZPvCvNJuX22OfvSzgXYGPfzNvwo9KKBHjSITb2Kt_n5OaIFjd0UFw5yBH6tpbLeHXg-lnnw0pkUHAI4KBbK6zKGoSHp90914ihdtx-eLJoTHUYs0AOH-fgTkMGCfzlbP7wOc172oQr/s1600/000ASD2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 142px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461265177626763186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZeZPvCvNJuX22OfvSzgXYGPfzNvwo9KKBHjSITb2Kt_n5OaIFjd0UFw5yBH6tpbLeHXg-lnnw0pkUHAI4KBbK6zKGoSHp90914ihdtx-eLJoTHUYs0AOH-fgTkMGCfzlbP7wOc172oQr/s320/000ASD2.jpg" /></a><br />I LOVE vintage style and I just thought this was so funny! For the outside, I basically printed the card and added my own embellishments.... some blue flower soft to add texture to the flowers, a blue rhinestone in the middle of the bow, and some green fiber to simulate Easter grass. For the inside, I used clip art included with the kit but then some different background paper I had from Bo Bunny... I thought the colors went together better than what was in the digi kit. I inked all the edges in brown and added a row of rhinestones to the top to finish it off. I hope they liked it as much as I liked making it!<br /><br />The next swap I was in had a supernatural theme - I love all things supernatural so this one was a blast for me! I'll admit it - I'm a big Twilight fan, so I wanted to do a vampire card, but didn't want to actually do Twilight. So, I searched the internet and found an old image of Lugosi at his best - and I came up with this card:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwux4-MpG0u8z3xkUx7EsmuJQ4cFgZD4x7xxNH_i9qtuwIhmBXk_msi5tHAWfAafE38wErgBvLQti05KGWP8VC_mwO4dkaVM03eB0eiizXgU7p5z_iKrZpSPcyZnCNwNu_BlZzamvMnTl/s1600/000ASN1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461265187127060786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwux4-MpG0u8z3xkUx7EsmuJQ4cFgZD4x7xxNH_i9qtuwIhmBXk_msi5tHAWfAafE38wErgBvLQti05KGWP8VC_mwO4dkaVM03eB0eiizXgU7p5z_iKrZpSPcyZnCNwNu_BlZzamvMnTl/s320/000ASN1.jpg" /></a><br />For the background, I used some <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/CoreDinations_CardStock.html">Coredinations Black Magic</a> paper, which I embossed in a Cuttlebug folder and then sanded to reveal the colored core. I punched the scallop trip from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/SEI.html">SEI velvet paper</a> and added some gems from<a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Kaiser_Craft.html"> Kaiser</a>. The roses were some old ones I had in stash, and the spider web paper is from Making Memories.<br /><br />I decided to make a mini Ouija board for the second card:<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsqGm1YjONl1_Wb5wC3Z83W3nWEO1RANGCh3GX-CXe6YRplRB2OaA3j5hhjcHxlj7Ed0RedytmihyphenhyphenPv7VPxYSsJOatliW1fIbvDrZfiDaZyifsetq6mIzJTZTWjNKSB4kPuZt16qgcWws/s1600/000ASN2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461265194833651042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsqGm1YjONl1_Wb5wC3Z83W3nWEO1RANGCh3GX-CXe6YRplRB2OaA3j5hhjcHxlj7Ed0RedytmihyphenhyphenPv7VPxYSsJOatliW1fIbvDrZfiDaZyifsetq6mIzJTZTWjNKSB4kPuZt16qgcWws/s320/000ASN2.jpg" /></a><br />I was able to download the image right from the Internet; I then cut it out and coated it with a sepia tinted glaze to age it. I cut the little planchet out from brown crinkled paper and inked the edge in gold; Then I added the old ghostly photo, which I also downloaded. Very simple but fun card to do. </div><div></div><div>The final cards I am sharing today were part of a Simon Says swap on Splitcoast; we each signed up for spots in a group, and then were emailed a list of instructions for the cards. Here is the first card I did, which was for Group 2 in the swap... </div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIYs0qWK1OqtV_q4aLpjeeLplhKjJOtMfA1QX51-UWxiJCUJpNoejhz73w9C9pMJVtM3jKzDCBj0wow2lWE0hsJaKd8_jpuXMKGwhJ6hUMdi4bbdMEDYVe-AsGmgZiLDlgZwlmIlP6j0v/s1600/000ASSGrp2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461265596511423122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIYs0qWK1OqtV_q4aLpjeeLplhKjJOtMfA1QX51-UWxiJCUJpNoejhz73w9C9pMJVtM3jKzDCBj0wow2lWE0hsJaKd8_jpuXMKGwhJ6hUMdi4bbdMEDYVe-AsGmgZiLDlgZwlmIlP6j0v/s320/000ASSGrp2.jpg" /></a><br />For this card, the parameters I received were: to use a cool color for the base (mine is light blue), to have the word stormy be the adjective for the card, to use a new technique (I used the "bleach swipe" technique for the first time... first, I took a piece of Not Quite Navy cardstock from SU and swiped it with bleach, dried it with a heat gun, then swiped and dried again two more times. This particular cardstock turned purple when I bleached it, which was unexpected but I thought very cool... Next, I stamped the SU sanded background stamp on it using Navy ink to pick up what was left of the Navy in the background, and then I sprayed the whole thing with Tattered angels Ocean Mist spray... Then I stamped the Tattered Angels compass over that... very cool technique and the first time I'd tried it. I got it from Pat Huntoon's Technique Junkie newsletter...) , to use a rectangle (my image), to add red (my photo corner), to add a line (part of the sanded background stamp, to add a quote, to put 2, 4, or 6 embellishments on the card (the black crystals), to add something light (the light house), and to add patterned paper (the photo corner again). This was so fun - I loved the new technique I learned, and it was a challenge pulling all the elements together!<br /><br />Here is the card I made for Group 3:<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ae8w6INfRj2RX_Qxh_5rdhPtLeEW8sMWDAa9quSARNNBo1k_D-xc1qgAUHbbucLBATQkCJk8tCk_zW5Lb269gcGNjMebVFGfmPzCLc14PrzYABN4zjol9VhYYKQ-LRpANh6Zuf6rmJXw/s1600/000ASSGp3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461265203904917058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ae8w6INfRj2RX_Qxh_5rdhPtLeEW8sMWDAa9quSARNNBo1k_D-xc1qgAUHbbucLBATQkCJk8tCk_zW5Lb269gcGNjMebVFGfmPzCLc14PrzYABN4zjol9VhYYKQ-LRpANh6Zuf6rmJXw/s320/000ASSGp3.jpg" /></a></p><p>The elements for this card were to include: primary colored base (the red), the adjective for the card is "clumsy" (from the image and the quote), to use an old technique (I did double resist, which was a technique I learned from SU...you use glossy paper, heat emboss a stamp (I used the glitter snowflakes), then stamp again in Versamark without embossing and just brayer over it (that's the flourish and the grey ink ), to use a triangle (I arranged my snowflakes in a triangle on all the cards), to use red (the base again), to stitch something (the sequins and beads are stitched on), to add a quote (this was from the actual Bambi movie), to put 1, 3, or 5 of something on the card (the snowflakes, beads, and seqiuns), to add something dark (the gray ink), and to use a magazine picture (I actually used in internet picture instead because the theme I came up with was very specific!). </p><p>Hope you're enjoying your weekend... I had fun today swimming with the kiddoes and now I'm off to work on my first altered book - happy crafting!!</p>Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-11985857836644168212010-04-17T11:00:00.000-07:002010-04-17T11:37:52.835-07:00A Few Pages in April...I know, I know - I'm completely out of the posting habit at this point! I'm trying to get back into it, and I have a lot of great projects to share, so I'll keep trying! I just finished my third semester finals yesterday, so I'm feeling very relieved and ready to play catch up on some of these thing!<br /><br />Here are some scrapbooking pages I completed as part of an online scrapbooking class I was taking through Big Picture Scrapbooking... the class is over now and I'm just getting to the uploading part... I have a lot of layouts to finish for the class as well, so they'll keep popping up as I work through the material. The class was Design Your Life by Cathy Zielski - I'm a big fan of her work and the class was very useful in teaching actual design elements - yea!<br /><br />The first layout was based on a particular color palette we were supposed to use... orange, yellow, and black.<br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjO0AqqI1q8jAnkmv_xLGr5r2wx-CCxsafmECpOmil3tIqsQhbgQYcAl6xAKQ7Dx-NcjHcWPcY2xGSu3sD8PKVoBMdxE_1FS9nWvYUP-IAD1llk2CdjLlFdDcOon3tEOXjWUPc7SNVBj4/s1600/000Adyl3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461168323496598034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjO0AqqI1q8jAnkmv_xLGr5r2wx-CCxsafmECpOmil3tIqsQhbgQYcAl6xAKQ7Dx-NcjHcWPcY2xGSu3sD8PKVoBMdxE_1FS9nWvYUP-IAD1llk2CdjLlFdDcOon3tEOXjWUPc7SNVBj4/s320/000Adyl3.jpg" /></a><br />I used paper and embellishments from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Basic_Grey.html">Basic Grey's Ambrosia</a> pack and some black crystals from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Zva_Creative.html">Zva Creative</a>. The big brad was an old one from my stash. The first part of the title and the journaling were printed directly onto the cardstock, the "flight" is some of the letter stickers included in the Ambrosia pack. The journaling says "Some days I feel just like this butterfly, perched precariously on the edge of the world, waiting for the right time to stretch my wings and fly. This is the time of my rebirth, a time I am turning my life into something new and beautiful and meaningful. Every day I wonder, am I brave enough? Am I strong enough? Am I committed enough? And every day I answer myself by letting my hope take flight." This page was inspired by all the changes I have recently made in my life and my hopes for the future.</p><p>The next two pages are the same layout, one for my daughter and one for my son. I loved the idea of encapsulating little daily activities to remember our lives by... here's my daughter's page:</p><p></p><p></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQPWZ1weQLmalWB9cLOx0KFfQWcCCh9osHhaQuUp3sL57cduSExOmrzRLDYen-Yp3lnYu68PZ9L2vMbIcDV0HJvSET7FAxjzzE57ebgGffZK4Cbwpc6FtLSy48AMCkcVvyoGgBr2TcHs2/s1600/000Adyl2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461168319749583650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQPWZ1weQLmalWB9cLOx0KFfQWcCCh9osHhaQuUp3sL57cduSExOmrzRLDYen-Yp3lnYu68PZ9L2vMbIcDV0HJvSET7FAxjzzE57ebgGffZK4Cbwpc6FtLSy48AMCkcVvyoGgBr2TcHs2/s320/000Adyl2.jpg" /></a><br />I used paper from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Magenta_Paper.html">Magenta</a> and printed the title directly onto the patterned paper. I accented the page with gems and pearls from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQPWZ1weQLmalWB9cLOx0KFfQWcCCh9osHhaQuUp3sL57cduSExOmrzRLDYen-Yp3lnYu68PZ9L2vMbIcDV0HJvSET7FAxjzzE57ebgGffZK4Cbwpc6FtLSy48AMCkcVvyoGgBr2TcHs2/s1600/000Adyl2.jpg%22%3E%3Cimg%20style=%22TEXT-ALIGN:%20center;%20MARGIN:%200px%20auto%2010px;%20WIDTH:%20255px;%20DISPLAY:%20block;%20HEIGHT:%20320px;%20CURSOR:%20hand%22%20id=%22BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461168319749583650%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20src=%22https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQPWZ1weQLmalWB9cLOx0KFfQWcCCh9osHhaQuUp3sL57cduSExOmrzRLDYen-Yp3lnYu68PZ9L2vMbIcDV0HJvSET7FAxjzzE57ebgGffZK4Cbwpc6FtLSy48AMCkcVvyoGgBr2TcHs2/s320/000Adyl2.jpg%22%20/%3E%3C/a%3E">Zva Creative bling</a>, and some antique lace I had. The little frame is from SU. The butterfly and bird are cut from the patterned paper. The journaling is:<br />-Put on only soft, comfy clothes<br />-Brush your hair as soon as you wake up<br />-Make your own breakfast<br />-Take breaks by jumping on the trampoline<br />-Feed the animals (whether they need it or not!)<br />-Play with your doll Alex and other stuffed animals<br />-Watch two or three iCarly episodes<br />-Run fast and jump on me when I get home<br />-Wiggle your butt when you want something<br />-Give me SO many reasons to smile<br /><br />And my son's page:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsu4IOgkZh7NbOek3ePCqKate1wxVA2-OhoQqBTXzawj3Zs6QcQNI488RlEGSwWwY_4WiTZ0kAxM_hgNsXLYfuI9xnP0js5mIL6g3PqyEdCdVyajObEW0A82o18Dk011HYzwJ3eUc7sQQ/s1600/000Adyla.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461168311567301394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsu4IOgkZh7NbOek3ePCqKate1wxVA2-OhoQqBTXzawj3Zs6QcQNI488RlEGSwWwY_4WiTZ0kAxM_hgNsXLYfuI9xnP0js5mIL6g3PqyEdCdVyajObEW0A82o18Dk011HYzwJ3eUc7sQQ/s320/000Adyla.jpg" /></a><br />The paper and sticker are from Pebbles Inc. - the title I printed right onto the patterned paper from the computer. The journaling is:<br />-Wake up super early, usually before 6 a.m.<br />-Turn on the computer first thing<br />-Smile when Mrs. Laws gets you out of the car<br />-Jump on the trampoline with sissy<br />-Spend hours surfing YouTube<br />-Reenact your favorite videos with beanie babies<br />-Ask for "chips wiff cheese pweese"<br />-Take at least two baths or showers<br />-Ask for tickles just before bedtime<br />-Remind me how lucky I am to be your mom<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed these layouts - what I loved about the class was the simple layout designs, which allows you to focus on the pictures and the meaning behind the page - hope you like them as well!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-58624310338616044672010-02-14T13:29:00.000-08:002010-02-14T13:47:12.760-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!Happy Valentine's Day! I'm getting a special treat, having the opportunity to catch up on some scrappin! I have two quick projects to share... the first was a super fun wall canvas that I got through Quick Quotes...<br /><div></div><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxzRHE-M5Ry3_alxB3hsAXgJ0JZM-CAwVMFFkyj3rKpNMQmCSvENZoQaruOD07PwHaoy77AlbLgPS1NkJdknNrHNHUrkEo9rB9EgTfCTs8o_842d5hOPkOXzf_nfSVPiBVeeSVCCZj94I/s1600-h/Tamswallcanvas.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 178px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438214816230901490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxzRHE-M5Ry3_alxB3hsAXgJ0JZM-CAwVMFFkyj3rKpNMQmCSvENZoQaruOD07PwHaoy77AlbLgPS1NkJdknNrHNHUrkEo9rB9EgTfCTs8o_842d5hOPkOXzf_nfSVPiBVeeSVCCZj94I/s320/Tamswallcanvas.jpg" /></a> </p><p><br /><br />For the layout I followed the kit instructions pretty closely, but I did alter the papers and some of the embellishments so that they would match. The papers with the kit were pretty loud and I wanted something soft and pretty for my daughter's room - I was really happy with the new choices. The kit basically contains three pieces of canvas that you color with ink and then glue together. Then there are a lot of vellum elements from Quick Quotes that you use in various ways, so it's pretty fun. I really enjoyed doing it and my daughter really loved it (her birthday was yesterday... nine... OMG!)</p><p>I also completed another layout for my design class at Big Picture Scrapbooking by Cathy Zielske... this lesson was on using white space:</p><p></p><p></p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoUTYYgXBEqIPgu0Cv8XXyAiB8foVdFysVXQTWh9OqAzlSUoXVAGNsK38-QVZjXQHx-DN5_83BrYye52RyaVRGr7hTQnRM_Ap_LZ-m_eClyI3CgmGHg8S6ysUZptDYZtWB-tn3pPHN3Ep/s1600-h/Tamsbgdylwk5sk2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438214807963725554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoUTYYgXBEqIPgu0Cv8XXyAiB8foVdFysVXQTWh9OqAzlSUoXVAGNsK38-QVZjXQHx-DN5_83BrYye52RyaVRGr7hTQnRM_Ap_LZ-m_eClyI3CgmGHg8S6ysUZptDYZtWB-tn3pPHN3Ep/s320/Tamsbgdylwk5sk2.jpg" /></a><br />The only thing about this picture is that it is much bluer looking on the computer than it actually is IRL... the paper is actually a very light teal blue, but I was altering the photo so you could see the white flower outlines and this is how it turned out. So I think it's a little prettier IRL than what you can see here.... very classic looking. All papers are from SU... also, the metal label holder and border punch are from SU. The title is a combination of rub ons from Creative Imaginations and the Magenta font from QuicKutz. The flowers are from Prima and the centers are just rhinestone accents from my stash. I'm very happy with the page IRL and really enjoying the class. <br /><br />Hope where ever you are you are having fun this Valentine's Day!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-25599964783504618772010-01-31T11:53:00.000-08:002010-01-31T12:15:35.097-08:00Whoa! They snuck in a VSN!OK. so I admit I've been a little busy lately... or maybe just forgetful... but I almost missed this weekend's virtual stamp night at Splitcoast! Whoops! I did remember late last night and so was able to put a few together this morning, but I had to stop because I still have some ATC's to get done for PAT 14!!! Wow, I'm on a total papercrafting binge!<br /><br />The first challenge I participated in was #1, which was to use colors from a country flag that is participating in the Olympics. I chose the Bahamas, mostly because I liked the flag colors the best out of the one's offered, but Ialso because I was having a flash back to the old movie Cool Runnings, which was about a Jamaican bobsled team. I imagine Bahamanians are at similar disadvantages competing in winter games!! So, their flag colors are black, teal, and gold. I used papers from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Basic_Grey.html">Basic Grey's Off Beat</a> collection:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432994885126336578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHP3YBR0j-aitgQetKZeawvCOTE1a-iKurwv6h84dZrXQNbd7Zmfix2G2GFxe-mnk-bixfYgxbVtwhS9SzSiiM1gsZR_x1uLxsoUEGrmqn4ixxhQ1v7YXKoEx5zkd0c4gwGDTKHkzrXIu1/s320/TamsFebVSNmim1.jpg" /> <p>I acented the card with little gems from Kaiser Craft. The stamp set is from Stampin Up.</p><p>My next card was for challenge 5 - to feature the letter 'S', to use pink, no neutrals but white, and to use the kissing technique. Here's what I came up with: </p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432994889933747810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBCCur7f76m-v5So3qx92MHa7uQnPMFLy2TbpNvxZSbVKGKWPzGysR9faYQh7NcVcIeEy45m19AGGeLk4z6nrKrPrKQFxWzwPkV9JWdKP46mov4_rZ25-M_w1AEPihj9_bWuFnhIA_k_i/s320/TamsFebVSNmim5.jpg" /><br /><p></p><p>The patterned paper is Cloud 9, and the image is from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Serendipity_Stamps.html">Serendipity Stamps</a>. I used QuicKutz for the letters - the "S" is Blossom and the other letters are Eliza mini. I used a nestabilities to cut out the main image, which was colors with Copics. The heart under the 's' is where the kissing technique is.... I used a QuicKutz to make my own foam stamp and the kissing was done on a background stamp from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/glitzdesign.html">Glitz designs</a>. </p><p>My final card was sort of fun because I don't usually do a lot of masculine cards. It is for challenge 6, to spotlight a sport, use Olympic colors of blue, red, yellow, black, green and also to use the 'spotlight' technique. </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkllgsWb7ee1kMztfC8Vz4wIgGfVQyRRjsnEdWVBkt_ydQzfTNspNENLzasFZaSIHYJwWOhd63cKwD2PhdfneYyD8pPcbxYNvmEWKnrsOdSa9Q-fg7YCzEaar7ubiu9LgmqphDgXK_QYVQ/s1600-h/TamsFebVSNmim6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432994894750961618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkllgsWb7ee1kMztfC8Vz4wIgGfVQyRRjsnEdWVBkt_ydQzfTNspNENLzasFZaSIHYJwWOhd63cKwD2PhdfneYyD8pPcbxYNvmEWKnrsOdSa9Q-fg7YCzEaar7ubiu9LgmqphDgXK_QYVQ/s320/TamsFebVSNmim6.jpg" /></a><br />Yes, I'm pretty sure there's no ATV racing in the Olympics but this is about as sporty as I get! I used paper from an old Basic Grey collection and the ATV stamp is from Stampin Up... the distress stamp in the corner is from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/glitzdesign.html">Glitz designs. </a>The brads are from stash. </p><p>It's kind of a ho hum day outside today here... perfect for more scrappin, so I'm off! Have a fabulous end to your weekend!</p><p></p>Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-15947714429933724842010-01-30T11:08:00.000-08:002010-01-30T11:19:36.585-08:00A couple more quickies...<div>Just a fast update on two more pages I got done this month... I'm SO excited to have gotten so much scrapbooking done this month. Last year through the whole year I got very few pages done, so I feel like this year I'm starting off the right way:) </div><div> </div><div>I signed up for a few classes at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.bigpicturescrapbooking.com">Big Picture Scrapbooking</a> and this first layout is from Design Your Life by Cathy Zielski... </div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432612325852779746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshiEz9xGESwZDqmNGer8NHvSItqwlJPN9AFfQBWuP4dcFYoLmaLjnsentv0VJCLw2m1A9anV0LDDDRGuEuhYZX4L5U3eJEYJQRNNwLRKrTYdHlts4PMkDak9P88gxYJNm_O80Ds9OmqB9/s320/TamsDYLWk4.jpg" /><br /><div></div>This is my very first "hybrid" page... the journal block was a download for the class. It's great to learn how to do some of this stuff and I hope to keep learning! All the paper and embellishments for this layout were from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/BoBunny.html">Bo Bunny's</a> Grease Monkey Line. I love love LOVE these pics, because my little guy is just busy being a little guy. Sometimes with Autism you don't have a lot of normal, everyday moments... with Josh in particular, because he has a lot of sensory needs, he is very often stuck in stimming patterns and has a hard time joining us. So to find him outside just being a boy is a special moment! He even played witha worm... how cool is that??<br /><br />This next page is a companion to one I made during VSBN... I do favor double page spreads so I usually make a second page to any one I start... I just have a hard time putting two pages that don't match next to each other in an album... a little obsessive, I know:)<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432612328150466674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZORLyUYlIkgNviFK69WOJ0Fiac2KfiJ-rbhvb4WrI4KUmc9JLyLVzswE5SwVV-eWSxy9kHlyGstgJDbTXTofOSnrhklStf_DpQldqodaSvckuUAdoGJ8HSvFh06WAqmxUQbOfnH9P21Y3/s320/Tam'sIB20.jpg" /><br />All the paper and embellishments on this one were from Cloud 9, and the sketch is from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.inspiredblueprints.typepad.com">Inspired Blueprints</a>... #20. Gotta run - going bowling tonight with the kiddies and have a bunch of ATC's to finish for PAT 14, which I hope to share with you soon... have a fab weekend!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-10723086578964737312010-01-23T19:49:00.000-08:002010-01-23T20:06:40.402-08:00Imagine... it's almost the end of VSBN!One more possible upload day for VSBN... I just barely got my next page in on time! The challenge I chose to work on today was K, which was to incorporate the word "Imagine", scrap about someone who brings peace and goodness to your life, use the color pink, and talk about what your peace color is and why. Whew!! First of all, here's my page:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxf3fPuanaPmeUo05Ws8G-pWfL6b_y_cRz3cpW11YxQjRwGzViSjepGs_41GiuwfX4rc8UyVBjn4O3uaXBr6G9TXSmufveB8vvHHQXy2H4FTKsPccfN-vIZvDQuO6QcmKQFfM97EiooFj/s1600-h/TamsJan10VSBNKImagine.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430148862100931922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxf3fPuanaPmeUo05Ws8G-pWfL6b_y_cRz3cpW11YxQjRwGzViSjepGs_41GiuwfX4rc8UyVBjn4O3uaXBr6G9TXSmufveB8vvHHQXy2H4FTKsPccfN-vIZvDQuO6QcmKQFfM97EiooFj/s320/TamsJan10VSBNKImagine.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This was my daughter age three... all the world was her oyster and still is! She <strong>loved</strong> pink, glitz and bling. I had this paper kit from Fancy Pants I'd been dying to use, and I thought the kraft base would be a cool contrasting background for a very blingy girl. The castle was created with my cricut Happily Ever After cartridge , and the title word using the new 'Songbird' font. The flowers are prima and the bling is all from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Zva_Creative.html">Zva Creative</a>. This page was a case... I usually don't do a lot of casing, but during the G challenge I found several cute pages and this one particularly stuck out to me, so I just wanted to get it done... the original page is Missing You by Jana Eubank and you can see it <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1545996">here</a>.<br /><br />The next part of the challenge was to talk about what color peace is to you. For me, it's pink! I'm in the middle of a divorce... in fact, last September would have been 15 years. There were a lot of good and bad things about the marriage, some things I do miss. But one thing that always got on my nerves was that my ex had a lot of opinions about the way things in the house should be - it was a constant source of arguements. One of the things I'm celebrating is my newfound ability to decorate any way I like.. hee hee hee! Therefore, the first thing I did in my new room was paint it PINK! Not a masculine thing about this room, and I love it:) Here's a peak:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSgu7ArpXfltRZqB5VOxeItTkeUve_FqlrDbIZEhDJa2GE9c7sELR2Vo_0kiDCRY2CeKf2iXJgg7w_1X575xBEAkb1Be-BEXxV8lY2jccdKP1u7klWQIdGX-qiy0TlU92gpS6ZAXbBohC/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430148866560644178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSgu7ArpXfltRZqB5VOxeItTkeUve_FqlrDbIZEhDJa2GE9c7sELR2Vo_0kiDCRY2CeKf2iXJgg7w_1X575xBEAkb1Be-BEXxV8lY2jccdKP1u7klWQIdGX-qiy0TlU92gpS6ZAXbBohC/s320/010.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I love the peace and serenity of my new room and the way it expresses me and what I like - it's great to come home every day and feel comfort in the things around me. So here's hoping that everyone finds a little piece of their own peace this weekend... have a great one!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-70325326081260021912010-01-22T06:27:00.001-08:002010-01-22T06:47:20.423-08:00Cuddly and Sweet...So today is my last final this term - hoozah!! Image production.... not so much fun, but I'm glad afterwards the week will be over! I had two tough ones yesterday and when I got home I decided to take a little nap and woke up at 3:30 this morning! Obviously, I couldn't get back to sleep, so I decided to get another VSBN challenge done... Yes, I will hop on any excuse to get some scrappin done:)<br /><br />I decided to work on Jan10VSBNE - the challenge was to use three hearts on your layout, each made of different material. Here's my page: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5meUZIAwz6MOGv-w2GdfqT5AOStFh0uIpH5gkObJBpUdKIIPuy1rHG3Tgum6EPNr2IpnEZmgy-rBWFjuyFWpA3YuZYyxkSSzMrir-3xcn7B2c2G4TGrpRT3nNjFwVmxGU0QQegfxqfmA4/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5meUZIAwz6MOGv-w2GdfqT5AOStFh0uIpH5gkObJBpUdKIIPuy1rHG3Tgum6EPNr2IpnEZmgy-rBWFjuyFWpA3YuZYyxkSSzMrir-3xcn7B2c2G4TGrpRT3nNjFwVmxGU0QQegfxqfmA4/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429571196054976978" /></a><br /><br />I used Cloud 9's 'Be Mine' collection. There are tiny hearts bordering the background paper, hearts printed on the ribbon, hearts on the second layer of background paper, a jelly heart above the photos, a chipboard heart below the photos, and a cluster of rub-on hearts in the upper right corner. I used a sketch from a new sketch site I found, <a href="http://inspiredblueprints.typepad.com/">Inspired Blueprints</a> - very cute sketch, so glad I found the site!<br /><br />All right, I'm off to study for a few hours... hope everyone has a fabulous Friday night and a great weekend:)Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-36173872348887635602010-01-20T19:35:00.000-08:002010-01-22T06:27:23.673-08:00More scrappin pages....OK, finals are on!! I've actually been studying this week but managed to pull out a few more pages for VSBN at Splitcoast Stampers... :)<br /><br />The first page I did was for challenge G to case a page... I chose a really cute page from Scrapmom205, <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1588638">Hoe Down</a>... and here's my page Feed the Animals:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429032375936801250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggj0YKWH_BRdWjqBMOe_t3cATLpdVyZdQLUxux42rbeURO65Og7v-Zr3JL1xBGfpTjepWuNM425YEz3Imgszipdo3B9rq5cztRJO7aJdVCvvvPKHzZLlzegkh6g4exruELjuRuaX7szOs/s320/TamsJan10VSBNGFTA.JPG" /><br />I used paper and chipboard embellishments from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Imaginisce_Paper.html">Imaginisce's Wild Thing collection</a>, sticker letters and journaling block from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Scenic_Route.html">Scenic Route</a>, and a giraffe sticker from my stash. Part of the challenge was also to create a handmade embellishment - I created the vines on the right side of the page using a QuicKutz vine and some stickles.<br /><br />I also finished this DPS tonight for challenge H, which was to scrap doggie pics with a doggie quote.... here's both pages together:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVe1HnXWnADfpJQ5dE-T3fzv5Sv0c55_GduYlKIUCJKVQ7s_BJlUm5QGGFwBKAluQVKoqBD9bz25i0iflL7_fJeueWIJilyi514q0a_pm9PK_6X5AVjOaIpxJR6-iHNdemX371L56xLdv/s1600-h/tamsJan10VSBNHc.jpg"><br /><br /><div></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5DPXx3y8SROUYjQrylMFP9590z4VvAaBPQiNEwBqct98_76pQbB7FggBiYgiKwoWzeGRgDJVEv3UoPz1BVx_RyQuORvB9YNtFFyo-Q8697SI8_WDs8e8UVPoYC9WxaeGvJuX5XrDxcVv/s1600-h/TamsJan10VSBNHa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 165px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429032364925126370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5DPXx3y8SROUYjQrylMFP9590z4VvAaBPQiNEwBqct98_76pQbB7FggBiYgiKwoWzeGRgDJVEv3UoPz1BVx_RyQuORvB9YNtFFyo-Q8697SI8_WDs8e8UVPoYC9WxaeGvJuX5XrDxcVv/s320/TamsJan10VSBNHa.jpg" /></a><br />And then quick views of each page individually so you can see them a little bigger:<div></div><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429032371320128834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVe1HnXWnADfpJQ5dE-T3fzv5Sv0c55_GduYlKIUCJKVQ7s_BJlUm5QGGFwBKAluQVKoqBD9bz25i0iflL7_fJeueWIJilyi514q0a_pm9PK_6X5AVjOaIpxJR6-iHNdemX371L56xLdv/s320/tamsJan10VSBNHc.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfw-bBl5LivHRSKwKzxdxhwEZdMb66l6bS5TUB8MbnapBs0dPgnLyZ3Ljk8ur09W6iuqQSpFfdgM-YWSBcqeOK9NBCb-ygvcWqsVhM-fSIvOYLpyoiotWVuziOUbtccLRGS1ILdM6sZWpZ/s1600-h/tamsJan10VSBNHb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429032366142744770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfw-bBl5LivHRSKwKzxdxhwEZdMb66l6bS5TUB8MbnapBs0dPgnLyZ3Ljk8ur09W6iuqQSpFfdgM-YWSBcqeOK9NBCb-ygvcWqsVhM-fSIvOYLpyoiotWVuziOUbtccLRGS1ILdM6sZWpZ/s320/tamsJan10VSBNHb.jpg" /></a><br />I used paper from<a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Basic_Grey.html"> Basic Grey's Sultry</a> collection, and some stamps for the quote from Cloud 9. The quote is "Happiness is a warm puppy" from Charles Schultz. Seemed to be true for my dd!! I'm gonna run because I have to go memorize super fun facts like radiology governing agencies and protection acts... yummy! Will slide in another page or two before the weekend if I can... have a great day!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-10669902700443724302010-01-17T20:47:00.000-08:002010-01-17T21:58:55.375-08:00VSBN!!Hooray hooray, it's time for a VSBN!! I love a good excuse to scrapbook, especially since I have finals this week and so I really SHOULDN'T be scrapbooking... but, after all, how often does a VSBN come along??<br /><br /><br />I've been able to complete two challenges so far and have ideas for more so this post will be a quickie... the first page completed a lot of requirements... here is I am Autism:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1QmANqkgEJvgvZ449Xrc1NLkDTHMvJYAa1IuMKC20g_8h1dpe5t9xpB-0GLY1C8X4UNs8Nj60XivWFkcJ0WVCMxCX9neMZRX71mTfpKiA-WRJvAXeMYQrgPHglYBcHrDhGaZGF2XX-Gh/s1600-h/tamsAutismJan10VSBNF.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427937460687425154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1QmANqkgEJvgvZ449Xrc1NLkDTHMvJYAa1IuMKC20g_8h1dpe5t9xpB-0GLY1C8X4UNs8Nj60XivWFkcJ0WVCMxCX9neMZRX71mTfpKiA-WRJvAXeMYQrgPHglYBcHrDhGaZGF2XX-Gh/s320/tamsAutismJan10VSBNF.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The journaling says: You may think I'm not like you. Sometimes I need to rock or clap or make loud sounds. Things might seem strange when I'm around. But those are just surface things. If you watch me you will see I love to laugh and dance and sing. I learn things in my special way. Most of all I love to play. Open your heart and you will see - underneath it all, you're just like me.<br /><br />The VSBN challenge was to title the page "My name is _______" and to journal something unusual about a person. As it happened, we are trying to raise money for Autism Speaks (check out our team at <a href="http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/palmbeach/teamjoshie2010">www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/palmbeach/teamjoshie2010</a> ) and our local scrapbook store is supporting our team, so I needed to create a page to advertise it - this challenge kind of prompted to idea for the journaling. Then, I also have been taking an on line class at <a href="http://www.bigpicturescrapbooking.com/">Big Picture Scrapbooking</a> and haven't had time to complete any of the assignments yet (yikes!), so I encorporated the sketch from my class (called Design Your Life with Cathy Zielske - very cool class!) So, lots of purpose behind this page! I was pretty excited to get the title to print in the picture - my first time playing with pse... the paper is from Creative Imaginations. I chose it because the puzzle piece is sort of the universal symbol for autism support.<br /><br />The next page was for a challenge to create a page resembling an album cover called Busted Stuff... here's the page:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QRNHVFnO4Fl_JORjQeOKoKUvz8d2rJjh-aYvykFJ41jdNkFq1PC-TmZOXy62QOTRfFkUH0jYASaGoe7q15eGKJgKhRJip71j1pdNJr5X9nVb-EPLMAe-pr7qCa14d_3azOtUq3Oz50at/s1600-h/tamsBUSTEDJan10VSBNF.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427937465903374914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QRNHVFnO4Fl_JORjQeOKoKUvz8d2rJjh-aYvykFJ41jdNkFq1PC-TmZOXy62QOTRfFkUH0jYASaGoe7q15eGKJgKhRJip71j1pdNJr5X9nVb-EPLMAe-pr7qCa14d_3azOtUq3Oz50at/s320/tamsBUSTEDJan10VSBNF.JPG" /></a><br />The placement of the main photo and the cut out photo are cased from the album cover, as well as the torn effect... I also used "Busted" as my title since I have PLENTY of photos of my son getting totally busted! I used paper from Bo Bunny's <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/BoBunny.html">Grease Monkey</a> line because it comes already looking paint spattered and distress - perfect for this page! OK, off to scrap now - hope to have more to post for tomorrow!!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-6417790166056900012010-01-05T19:38:00.001-08:002010-01-06T09:57:44.885-08:00ATC Technique Swap IIHappy New Year everyone! I don't know about where you are, but it's COLD here! Which is strange, considering I live in Florida - it's actually in the 20's tonight! So I'm getting ready to snuggle in, but thought I'd share some technique cards I mailed out today for an ATC swap... I would like to say that I learned all the techniques I used from Pat Huntoon's Technique Junkie Newsletter - I got a subscription this year and I've really been enjoying it! You can contact her at <a href="mailto:phuntoon@optonline.net">phuntoon@optonline.net</a> if you're interested in a subscription...<br /><br />The first set I made used the mono masking technique - I have previously shared a tutorial on this technique but this was my first opportunity to swap with it. Here's my new mono masking example:<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XbtkJe4lleprufaPPEHRWn9BhdDlSCCyjijGOsnmtYhJbBbZlUAtBCORxfNyzzFtk0dtX9Ynl3PlkPGpP_32Fn9qQdocIyNUlav0FrxZsrJZv3LoKa4yDYWc75tVRZ6qyPLhpYBa1qCs/s1600-h/a5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423466676322122674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XbtkJe4lleprufaPPEHRWn9BhdDlSCCyjijGOsnmtYhJbBbZlUAtBCORxfNyzzFtk0dtX9Ynl3PlkPGpP_32Fn9qQdocIyNUlav0FrxZsrJZv3LoKa4yDYWc75tVRZ6qyPLhpYBa1qCs/s320/a5.jpg" /></a><br />I enjoyed making this one because I've always loved the blue and white color combo and it was fun to be able to make a card using it. I used a SU set, Infinite Goodness with Night of Navy ink and cardstock along with Whisper White cardstock. The eyelets were from my stash.<br /><br />The next technique is called Herringbone - it basically involves a specific placement of little strips of paper. Here is my example, using patterned paper from Basic Grey's Eva collection:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSH0RbskPjXF1Ie_SH49WAUhnlqHAsEyZMYttDkqK55rA4nxDXb3kDG9vvQNhNpPgcKK9JQ89r6gmz_XWUHbl8DZqAIN-093fDFmK6ArJVh4l3phnaQ7fUZS516NyklBXYMpRZR10tO78/s1600-h/a1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423466665879190786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSH0RbskPjXF1Ie_SH49WAUhnlqHAsEyZMYttDkqK55rA4nxDXb3kDG9vvQNhNpPgcKK9JQ89r6gmz_XWUHbl8DZqAIN-093fDFmK6ArJVh4l3phnaQ7fUZS516NyklBXYMpRZR10tO78/s320/a1.jpg" /></a><br />I made several of these using the paper in different areas and this turned out to be my favorite. When you don't get the colors and patterns right it just kind of looks like a mess, but I thought this one turned out pretty cute. I didn't want to add a lot to the card because ATC's are so small that a lot of embellishing would have covered the technique, so I just added a small flower and a gem.<br /><br /><br />I thought this next one was a cool idea and something I had never thought to do - emphasizing a stamped object by coloring around it instead of inside it. The technique is called Coloring Outside the Lines. It took me a while to decide on an image to use, but I finally picked this coffee cup from Flourishes...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0awvuNIXnMPuD3HjMfvX5Q0iQGWHsXn8ze5NFcyoGFxprC6yNxcB_er6EmoHpTHeLiLm7TiRE0oFQd7NaYh1ST3bZ2ZIMo_OtR-qGD-7Axr6I5qiJXxUl2fmTHWVgRrew-Y68wPFLtNJT/s1600-h/a3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423466672349135602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0awvuNIXnMPuD3HjMfvX5Q0iQGWHsXn8ze5NFcyoGFxprC6yNxcB_er6EmoHpTHeLiLm7TiRE0oFQd7NaYh1ST3bZ2ZIMo_OtR-qGD-7Axr6I5qiJXxUl2fmTHWVgRrew-Y68wPFLtNJT/s320/a3.jpg" /></a><br />I found some patterned paper that went pretty good with my copic colors in a 6x6 Basic Grey Marrakesh pack and decided to pop the image by matting in black; I added the black button which I think kind of makes it look like a little door or something... Anyway, it seemed like a good idea at the time:)<br /><br />The next set I made used the Brick Wall technique - this technique I learned from Splitcoast Stampers. I had already made one ATC using it for the Pat 13 swap and it turned out really cute - this one not so much but it's OK I guess. I think I needed a more defined image on the bricks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXskErJkncTo50NqqQnrZMNVY94V0Ai446qZ8vHsMXuyUlESdsjyYIskprjEp2Ta4QtqtUySqN9xP-4D01o7GjsktRXgK7TN81erhkzO2lxEmm4Sj9vuQxuSZOMIDJR9nkBE-Et2kpLCZl/s1600-h/a4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423466679695232834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXskErJkncTo50NqqQnrZMNVY94V0Ai446qZ8vHsMXuyUlESdsjyYIskprjEp2Ta4QtqtUySqN9xP-4D01o7GjsktRXgK7TN81erhkzO2lxEmm4Sj9vuQxuSZOMIDJR9nkBE-Et2kpLCZl/s320/a4.jpg" /></a></p><p>I stamped the background mat with a Glitz background stamp to give it some texture. For the second layer I tried some collage stamping; this is something I'm usually not particularly good at because my nature is very symmetrical and thus everything I stamp tends to look symmetrical rather than having the random effect neccessary for collage stamping; this one wasn't too bad considering past attempts. The sheet music stamp was also from Glitz; the other stamps were all from a cute little Crafty Secrets set that I won from them last World Card Making Day... I love their stuff!! After I stamped all the images I used the Faux burnt paper technique around the edges. The image on the brick wall is actually a face but it doesn't come out very clearly... I added a little flower and lock from my embellishment stash. Overall a lot of work went into this one so I was a little disappointed that I didn't like it very much when it was done, but I learned from it so that's a good thing. </p><p>The last technique I tried is called Jenny's Coat... it's a variation of Joseph's Coat using patterned paper instead of a stamped background.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzau-OIzd_3m1yB8awDUhjW7cEaft_3rpx0k0wg4fNQ7Y0viepE4-_ok0g7NxccGCK-OG6mWPkqFnduOGgy9sj4xcv6trGByeqm9vyIZdQdO3IxqM4P566BK7PIHbp1TByuFCfIRs_wAM/s1600-h/a2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423466671122262290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzau-OIzd_3m1yB8awDUhjW7cEaft_3rpx0k0wg4fNQ7Y0viepE4-_ok0g7NxccGCK-OG6mWPkqFnduOGgy9sj4xcv6trGByeqm9vyIZdQdO3IxqM4P566BK7PIHbp1TByuFCfIRs_wAM/s320/a2.jpg" /></a><br />I ended up not being very happy with this one either. I tried really hard to get the ink to cover the patterned paper but it still shows, so the cool effect is kind of lost. Maybe if I had chosen a lighter color of pattern paper it would have worked better; if you cross your eyes you can kind of see it as it was intended, so maybe everyone who receives one will do that! I again used paper from my Basic Grey Marrakesh pack for this card - I love the colors and thought it would be cute, and it probably would have been if the ink would have covered a little better. The cat stamp is from Will n' Way stamps... I bought it at a lss several years ago and have never used it, so I was glad to finally try it out.<br /><br />Thanks for checking out my ATC's.... hope it's warmer where you are than it is here!!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-8562478763177838352009-12-07T05:47:00.001-08:002009-12-07T06:36:34.979-08:00Julie Bonner Sketches #46 and 48I just can't believe it's December already! I realized the other day that the whole year is almost gone and I've hardly scrapbooked at all! My primary focus used to be scrapbooking - that was what I loved. This past year I've learned so much about other forms of papercrafting that it's taken my time away from my true love. So, I decided this weekend that I had to participte in Julie Bonner's last sketches before she leaves her sketch site.<br /><br />I was so sad to read the other day that Julie has decided she will be taking this year off from her <a href="http://52sketches52weeks.com/?p=583">52 sketches 52 Weeks</a> scrapbooking blog. Of course, I totally understand because there is just so much work involved in these things that it's hard to accomplish anything else. And, as she plans to focus on furthering her design career I can only wish the best for her. I look forward to following her on her personal blog.<br /><br />I decided to use this week's sketch #48 along with a sketch from two weeks ago, #46, to create a double page spread.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412490809263185586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 405px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pH67C1CGaLoV7gHcX2L55MqAk8qv0F0dVGjVSDx83hheseEJZNus89fCKXpaJw49hX1BZel5CLqccgMEPRKUu-p98YvCcH8p260_Bc7pCn3JoAHGxV_eZnvbF7Fig6kJRHTAg3t1vybH/s320/Tam's+JB46481.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />I used some new Christmas paper we got in from the store from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/websterspages.html">Webster's pages </a>- I just love vintage style so these pages just make me happy! I'm working on getting them into the system now, so if you like them check it out over the next couple of days.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412490810269699314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaX8Khr5eQIPn_CDzqkAS9Sh4TT8xTLGTVFW6HItscKXdrL5Z3-VgD0t_P0vtYmGS0BYsL-vFyKMQhyphenhyphen7dg2fhNavNE4oXpfvt0qq6ZNHFqJo1471xIFaB0U5jp3rUrqhuxBvIuATFq1y4/s320/TamsJB46482.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />For the first page I used a base of Always Artichoke under the <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/websterspages.html">Webster's</a> patterned paper "Christmas Sky". The paper is so decorative you really don't have to do a lot else! I found the laser cut frame in some of my mom's old old stash (we decided we think she bought this when we first started scrapbooking, about 14 years ago! Bout time it gets put to good use!) I added <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Liquid_Pearls.html">gold liquid pearl </a>for the holly berries. The title letters are QuicKutz revolution Blossom - I stamped underneath them with an Autumn leaves flourish stamp in Chocolate Chip ink and added <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Kaiser_Craft.html">Kaiser Craft blush pearls</a>. I think pearls are so awesome on vintage style! The gorgeous crochet flower was done by my mom - I added the red gem in the center.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412490816037607906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinab-lYAF2V3YqCgdWwfk96DEJBtL7G0ZK7B9CYhwHXzxHT84eGYZoDLGcXJF2grY4Sjse0KkB-e5Lyh03E3QhI1jEUdVV1t0iE6T605vQiyo69vxWLh_DatkFYGR1aPFA76geuHbbxRrr/s320/TamsJB46483.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />This is another background paper from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/websterspages.html">Webster's</a> - Wish Upon a Star. The red border is made from the back of another sheet of Wish Upon A Star - this paper is heavy weight and double sided, so good good stuff. I punched the edge of the paper with a Martha Stewart border punch and added more Kaiser Blush pearls. I printed the photos in sepia tone because the original colors SO did not go with this paper and I really wanted to use the paper! The way I scrapbook I create three layouts of every theme - one for me and one for each of the kids to have one day. So, this will be mine:) I decided to cut the photos out with my nestabilities; then I took craft paper, embossed it with the cuttlebug, rubbed chocolate ink over the raised portions and used that as my photo mat. It gives a lot of texture and looks cool IRL! And, it matches the little deer on the patterned paper, who is a craft color stamped with words in chocolate chip ink. I stole another crochet flower from my mom (thanks mom!) and added it on top of more stamped flourishes accented with more <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Kaiser_Craft.html">Kaiser Blush pearls</a>. The last step was just the journaling. I SO enjoyed getting back into my scrapbooking groove - hopefully I can wing a few more sketches before the end of the year. Have a great day!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-2310002067605831022009-10-24T09:44:00.000-07:002009-10-24T10:05:21.785-07:00Mono Masking, A TutorialFor the Pat 13 ATC swap I signed up under a technique, Mono Masking, thinking in my head it is something I would like to try. Of course, once the fog cleared I realized that I wouldn't be the one doing the Mono Masking... only the other people in my group. SO, I decided to go ahead and try it and post a mini tutorial for the people in my group... I did get the idea from Pat Huntoon's Technique Junkie newsletter, so I hope I'm not infringing on any rights... These are all my own pictures and my own wording, but for the original idea you should check out her newsletter or think of becoming a member... they're awesome resources!! OK, with all the appropriate disclaimers aside, here we go:<br /><br />1. To begin using this technique on an ATC, you need to use a 2.5x3.5 piece of background cardstock. Or, a little smaller if you plan to mount on additional cardstock, as I did. Stamp your image in the center of the cardstock piece. Mine happens to have a rectangular outline around it, which is helpful, but not necessary. The technique is called "mono" masking, part of this meaning your going to be working in one color group, so make sure your ink and cardstock are from the same color family.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396209772758497234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cNAdPexRMgFbwHSGTnen9N0r9ojIQTi7xhzXmer0bimjs8AvsHm2zH-YsV56JCZY0WeUdmKiy4tmx0yTV1yY6rRRdw6COd6yBEq0xQqSC2sL2Jmn-vpkipLLAfVVZJ5Zjw1YoKeZlkrn/s320/astep1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />2. Next, cut the sticky end of a post-it note to the approximate size of your central image and cover it. Again, my image had the border around it, so it was really easy to cut to the right size, but don't worry if you don't have a border around your image - it will be added later. Fold the post-it in half lengthwise, unfold it, and then fold it cross-wise and unfold it again. Then stick it down over your stamped image.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396209773825167266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafof7NpN3g1FUWlBtMys7AgIh_N4uYLCgYKFYJNiUjT3PtWw2cOlsb6_6mLnijp5wv6myzlrNOm-vT5pg-sSpHDHzdzwW6KoISokRRpbt58UTaShDunosBrAW8BHmsEUympDJq0WMFZRx/s320/astep2.jpg" border="0" />3. The folded lines will be your guides for the next steps. Take two new post-it notes and line them up in the center boxes so that they cover two corners of the cardstock and leave two corners exposed. Stamp a background stamp or a small stamp repeatedly to cover the open areas of cardstock.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396209776698014018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37PIdlsNLEHxQSGDnC8dL8uql9mbOQ_QDlSS1adJS5lLZxLIXVF5NkECPsl23F8mzuHg4WevM0f0O1sbNaXWiX5dsp520nkKfVBgpW-J1YCRZUjgzGJ6PP0G7m2d_-U4DNOPzfYKtCXgO/s320/astep3.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396209781748135042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBguxwKdQOKoaPnGHHvo2vU4ENVSvYOmNaNgCI-4hcW9l2zMy5RsAPZwrjdkR1kOA873i5G8_GDnF86Gy83O9klFkuPG5BVW650d9WOia0qqB3afco71HVdEYcq-RBYck0OAxFZriMoJ2/s320/astep4.jpg" border="0" /><br />4. Pick up the two top post-its and move them to the opposite corners, so the corners you just stamped are covered and the unstamped corners are exposed. Stamp a different background on the exposed corners.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396209783834513026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoTpqc68a1K56H9EOl3EXSEYf7GVJMMZNP1KXl4A6OhT7wGhcEY9lb7OJ0Y_y4WjE6CJ_EaEuL05YiTkm-QbS1jwe-W86m4aj3NHS1Ng8TVkujsV66AAcOoT_0lTUe5YwMFfHTajvujg-/s320/astep5.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />5. When you remove the two top post-its, you should see all the background now. Use a stipple brush loaded with ink to lightly colored the exposed background, coloring a little heavier around your center post-it note.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396210027403173074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5TQBhYRz0IXsgKrt0NJfgPjIHFVVfcv6TRRRW-cy-Co07XEuyBIUQZnaO6gwIhI5LD5ZFP1L8cehP24d5aHaXq9YLFaxDBZdlKB6WRuaO1KSVRw6Q4eKEwDQr2ziMr85LhLAsYgbJ1sF/s320/astep6.jpg" border="0" /><br />6. Now, using the lines on your center post-it as a guide, use a marker in your color family to draw lines around the center image and in between the backgrounds where they meet. When you remove the center post-it, you'll see the stippling makes your border a little darker and it looks like a layered piece, even though you're working only on a single sheet of cardstock.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396210027445462690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg23Mwzkdj_hCHbsP5ZeeGWvv3CUZCDZmonWlzlyMrvhbYeJ2BzzVZniVR86fMo3j5yNsdEUABPqBhue7nWRgs-q53m4q_xUQM7EkMpJozfg2cVE9NEHHypWGggH5UJK9XxmsXZ4SYh_Vv/s320/astep7.jpg" border="0" />7. Finish your piece as desired. I did add a little pop of color to mine, because it was very brown, but I've seen the technique in blues and other colors where you don't need it.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396210030902904306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnd4AIuhLc0bH8UaKv_scP5oOMBMXzobUUOb1t2p2DamM1DOF5Ed2cMJToCJ_PeE06wb7rRiBK3RH97k9DXmKwhP44LzQ7VOHMfhnHWKba80OAAfqtZPfeHQM1TGi_WyM_vmdvS8waOff/s320/astep8.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Hope this helps you guys - enjoy your mono masking!!</div>Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-44531299941760976422009-10-04T21:00:00.001-07:002009-10-04T21:21:28.199-07:00World Card Making Day Post 2!<div><div>OK, I got a few more quick challenges done today, and almost finished a third but HAD to get these up by the deadline of midnight, so I'll have to finish the fifth and upload tomorrow... </div><div> </div><div>So, I participated in the challenge hosted by My Favorite Things stamps... they provided a free digital stamp to work with. I'd never tried that before because I assumed the ink would smear, but I colored with my copics and had NO problems.... very exciting! The challenge requirements were to use black, pink, and white and to add some bling.... here's my sample:<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388961064626515266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hNjqje6_hau8085WdIz-KCgDx3jpLrNGJkbhonO7Axq8HHlCoMvdNyQuTMV_YwZ0gKc14yhqswbH1pKhvWM5VyexfvIVKyJQl_opR2IYGqV_HQbVjI-se4jQcXBR0I_PNGc14J-aLkOF/s320/001e.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><br /><p> </p><p>The base is Pink Passion SU cardstock, followed by a layer of black. The top and bottom fourish lines on the card are from a roll of ribbon I got at Micheals for $1 - woo hoo! The center panal is a retired background stamp from SU, Houndstooth. I mounted the stamped image on a Label nestabilities, and added three circles down the side of the image to showcase some <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Kaiser_Craft.html">Kaiser</a> flower gems. The big flower is a sneak peak of some new product we got from Glitz - the stickers are a good weight and have bling already on them - super cute and can't wait to use some more!! You'll be able to find them in <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/MDCHome.html">the store</a> this week... The sentiment is from an old TAC set.</p><p>The next challenge I did was for Hannah stamps... perfect opportunity to use one of my new Riley stamps! The challenge was a sketch and I followed it pretty closely... </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388961073608534114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 307px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlJkhgpBt9cXrCLLHtU14SruVwh47jcomKIV9UK0aQ6rxGvwZwzrGq_9JIh_fQxFz32omPxX-duCJrc84x6tMAe1F4zAZJ0cgE_QTlbJkWg1OPmHV05mTQExdp22Vu1nu1vJ0rw1uiJyK/s320/001f.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>The base is Always Artichoke SU cardstock, followed by a layer of Pink Passion. All patterned papers are from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Imaginisce_Paper.html">Imaginisce</a>, and the flowers are from Bazzil and Prima. The brad says 'Go Wild' and is also from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Imaginisce_Paper.html">Imaginisce</a>. It's a pretty basic card - just colored the image with Copics and put everything together according to the sketch.... </p><p>I had a lot of fun this weekend getting some cards done!! Hope everyone else got some done too - will share my final project when I get it done... thanks for stopping by!</p>Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-50035730812392894052009-10-04T09:06:00.000-07:002009-10-04T09:43:50.302-07:00World Card Making Day 1<div><div>Belated Happy World Card Making Day! Happily, I had time to make two cards yesterday and am trying to pull off a few more today, so maybe I'll have another post to share later this evening.</div><div></div><br /><div>I participated in two challenges at Splitcoast Stampers - the first one I chose was the Splitcoast teams challenge to use Chocolate, to followe Beate's sketch, and to give the card a thankful theme. We just got in some stamps from a brand new company in <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/MDCHome.html">the store</a>, and I immediately thought of one of a new set that fits this challenge, so here's a little sneak peak of one of the new sets from Darcy's that will be revealed tomorrow:</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388779816441387218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgrXffjqWcb-Q3nbQe8XtV49u17P_3hk6e85OVrKhRzhqG24W3mPw3khtSIlg8zzg0VGeWvjSKGNpB-C7rLYojreoCHybgBn7xQ3y5Y0gsIrww2cjQo6qCCtEARUB9Qm7CskoHs3lLAxG/s320/001d.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>Aren't the pumpkins scrumptious??? The stamps come "prekissed" with the patterns and I think they're just beautiful... Be sure to check <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/MDCHome.html">the store</a> tomorrow to see this set and the other new sets we got in from Darcy's!! The paper I used was from two stacks from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Memory_Box_Paper.html">Memory Box</a>, Butterfield and Embrace. The cardstock is SU Dusty Durange and Vanilla, the ink is SU Dusty Durango, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive and Always Artichoke, with Chocolate Chip for the sentiment and leaf, and the button is actually from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Basic_Grey.html">Basic Grey's </a>Archaic collection. I faux stitched around the image because despite my best attempts I can not figure out how to use the mini sewing machine!! I followed Beate's sketch pretty closely, although I did have to move my sentiment up a little to balance the weight of the card with those pumpkins on the left. </div><div> </div><div>The next challenge I participated in was from Crafty Secrets.... love, love, love their stuff!! I have their <a href="http://www.shopatron.com/products/productdetail/French+Mail++Clear+Art+Stamp/part_number=SM03/555.0.1.1.23009.0.0.0.0?">French Mail</a> stamp set and thought it would work great with my favorite K & Co paper... </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388779807573659090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji71O7pvrk8lmMjJ1eLvNBhhABr0RihijYOZPnC_-cLa45B3eukx6PwipjPpUKk7Ae5eO28JRLU32xVJ45T__pdC_cZBeXdSo9moy1fZJEKpUajf77F7npJYHiRQgRkV6iV07m72LPzuXu/s320/001c.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The challenge was to add dimension to your card. I tried to accomplish that by using lots of layers and pop dots, along with some 3-D embellishments. The card base is SU's Bravo Burgandy and then a layer of Vanilla; all the patterned papers are from K & Co's BW Madeline mat pack; I find that if you pick up the mat packs the patterns are generally reduced and perfect for card making. I stamped the sentiment and the eiffel tower from the set directly onto the patterned papers. The postage stamp at the top is actually a Madeline rub-on over some of the patterned paper accented with the tiniest amount of platinum stickles - you can't actually see that in the pic. Over the eiffel tower stamp I used some bird rub-ons, and the patterned paper had the flowers at the bottom of the image piece, so my little cupid mail delivery man looks like he's walking along a flowered path. I stamped the cupid several times to get the shades; his body is stamped on Blush Blossom, his hat, wings, and letters are stamped on scraps of patterned paper from the Madeline pack so they match the card. He's raised on pop dots, so he's dimensional. Then for the heart accent in the lower corner, I cut it out of the patterned paper, cut some of the flowers out and popped them up at three different levels so it is very dimensional, plus added some <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Kaiser_Craft.html">Kaiser</a> pearl accents. All the pink gem accents are from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Zva_Creative.html">Zva</a>. I then accented the flower centers, the mail, and the heart the birds are carrying with <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Stickles_Glitter_Glue.html">stickles</a>. I love, love, love this card!! I think because it just uses so many of my favorite things - hope you enjoy it too!</div><div> </div><div>Ok, gotta run - off to try to get a few more challenges done - happy crafting!</div></div>Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-80657207730234147652009-10-02T00:30:00.001-07:002009-10-24T18:58:09.794-07:00Disney PAT 2 Swap...<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>I participated in a Disney ATC swap a few months ago and didn't have time to post about it, so thought I'd take a minute and do it now. I joined three groups, which means I made 12 cards based on the Disney character that each person in my group selected. Most of these are pretty simple because the Disney themes rely a lot on the images, but I tried to throw a few things in here and there. <br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387908393082297314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvNFnNu0dK92uRNF47HnvUuJq0TLozDVB3D85HzQjMXuw1U3komF5s_FfJ1Yy9gofUYY4E1Ves6f4eK-LQbNaUK5H4j87uhB7cmRktZJp3RMSJezgc_uMKzvDIzdeo46knufXhJ4_3cCd/s320/001coll3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387908383918286450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI-37BCQ7Diw_r8Zff1M2D3OHXPJeNYu1LYLCkXffTBJwhaMXf02zwCobTTBa30jRa0J-9TuGenF5NVjbey_aHhCczvf7mebUaE_pmdqi5fc7BPDN8l-WLAu1ZuwuEyZPt079BVseMZ4h/s320/001alice.jpg" border="0" />I had a dimensional Alice in Wonderland Jolee's to use, and I was picturing the Card Army in the garden in the movie, so I decided to make my ATC into a playing card. Pretty self explanatory - I just cuttlebugged the background with hearts and added the appropriate stickers.<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387908672305293122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6euYRscMOztk5VmhR5jwkNp-uLxAxz2r7RXmj8waPpMzm8PUVqarvejnN-7csn0vMcL8m3BiOv3uP4-b_squoYUJNJLmmhAAwM23nvjvfZfQ-LHTV3QpggsSjfk97cY82uV_rhcvDdRyE/s320/001donald.jpg" border="0" /><br />For the Donald Duck card, I really wanted to try to do something different, so I found some Disney patterned paper that had some "antique" images to pull from. I cuttlebugged the background, and added the mounted image. The letters were stamped and then punched out with a 1/4" square punch. I used a scalloped circle as a guide to place my star eyelets on the side.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387908700723454514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdddtpDhE6-vNKn3BGT1qoFbgoPi4tA-ic7VCoU8r6kV5ROZ1pz90gUhcaAYKEPYoWRUSXEAWaVHji9uhwKmrXgMrmdoaErpJrnT4nVMfsqcKRmCLza9r7HWEJu_FbrEmyQ7Q68PDp2edd/s320/001mater.jpg" border="0" /><br />This one was fun to do... I used the SU cloud template and some brown ink to make dust clouds, then just added the stickers.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387909036167030834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNO_NH99hgllzUKHBdwHEyuc1h5nFgYlePtaPfCjRtuT6gFMQM80_8ujrte-TgznCIp-nfa3PQis_TdEcjhUqfneJ696xW1gh19aU-HBLk6OjzbRvliu03QTd4BGFe3nd0U62suPSKqZ-L/s320/001nightmare.jpg" border="0" />For The Nightmare Before Christmas, I used some halloween patterned paper from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/MyLittleYellowBicycle.html">Little Yellow Bicycle</a>. I found the image on the internet and did a cut and paste. I added a little dimension with Crystal Effects, some bling, and some letter beads.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387908389869438258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiPf8-FvsanPwMf0c3G0YwYwOFqU4wK6csz7OrNpRYcTq4EzlZHi_hYXHnudJalCmwsyOhLU6NqTcD9hyphenhyphen4julNQ_7hf3pCa2CfWGvygneruRUjS0jzoTCqKW7-3l7EAVEFhCDNeOdnYPk/s320/001coll2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387908685265525394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxmu4IhCHvd_1G0SWK9F1J4Q9Hip7LqDjKp16z9R1WaVaI9qPddWaoWez7FiVmT3ZxlIqnbwmqP0kOLlE11khyphenhyphenkRMXHDhOcq4Sa9wK_5_YB6wHJVVwoYpcL7JoMUov6g4dgexaUk7tda3/s320/001hercules.jpg" border="0" />For Hercules, I used some <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Best_Creations_Paper.html">Best Creations </a>beach paper, which has it's own glitter and had a large expanse of clouds, which I used for the background here. The image was downloaded from the Internet and then I added some letter stickers for the name. The strips around the edge are just paper, for some interest.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387908401604589874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhqCzNcFyL2qFr6-4-DAdqlflPv2inNVUTnT2KiCckdmpgAAFYMQWXFWCYVYCzFaZ0xGhxXPyrYJ22GH-Vnhpb1EnvIah3VdEICpDTNTawO50YQjLVgN9znFl83ZBVfQzaMYOQewqyFeT/s320/001daisy.jpg" border="0" />For Daisy Duck, the background paper is <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/BoBunny.html">Bo Bunny </a>dotted cardstock. I cut out the scallop with my Nestabilities, added a Daisy sticker and a little Sweetheart embellishment I had in my stash.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387908677690623298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5u0TrkxbLbnNpFjdC1hc7JpcOFafY-3uLHctuTl_aU7lajE_KopQIx-PpnbAv69kd5AS02MtWo0qLhTc5Wc_vp5oDr1p3KPDzHa788ixDjaT5FWIUCJJbXuUL4nZzREvGecai5FmjqOi/s320/001heffalump.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>I love Heffalumps! This image was downloaded from the Internet as well. All the patterned papers are from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/MDCClearance.html">Paper Salon</a>, with a prima flower and some <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Kaiser_Craft.html">Kaiser</a> flower bling. The scallop behind his head is a nestabilities as well. </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387909044833562914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJK4L1gIz1-nibyNjQYuMy9iTdJuIDb3b0gCaM83nfk1Go1JO-d2m7Rf8wDLYoJMg0_5i7Tcg9To6EwJKJfbeOBv8e-M4bOTCl85zohnLzt5rYNDhD7JODQpus8B13B468bZWTH7m8RqkE/s320/001toystory.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>For Toy Story, I found this cool Buzz Lightyear sticker set. I used spacy paper from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Prima_Embellsihments.html">Prima</a> and then just added the stickers. </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387908387579861554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EjK-49_xe8dnU5Se_CZWBL83A801siHLNzvbMOBXiI7uIHoEkn-NMcLTOXZVtx1jL0PzSfpo1ema-KlSS2SQTGioFpPpTgZyCUUDQGQOLDjrGSrUC-IQQUjoo4mxQSYmpatGBNh-DbCs/s320/001coll1.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387909025421810546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXo6JWui0dOZdo6sQW9gF5sZaL4AIv4yNYtDjWiMqj4L4I9EydsLRaENAmieYbNrAKsfR86Vho9x498k5rwBtefAv5kAu8ZNkgDOo6Y02ACk1giBPUzLT_mM9Lyu0FGFBMfFbLPtnydOM-/s320/001mpoppins.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>This one was just patterned paper, some ribbon, a flower, and a picture downloaded from the Internet. It's cute, but it was getting close to mailing time :)</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387909050995635730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4OcZOywm1FN08ANpiyq9H0zRatYNfc4UOWq692jAFmPoxWHmV6U-ySlBmsFf60gA9T3pt8e4m1v_KQKciAkvXbCpLqfYfVvued0IvEBR3RMNhlnLLcWGYgL0zuuuCK2MkzEgYIQnqZ5U/s320/001ursula.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>The actual subject on this was Ursula, which is difficult to come up with! I used the bottom of the beach paper from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Best_Creations_Paper.html">Best Creations </a>for the background, printed the poem directly on it, then added a sticker "U" and an image downloaded from the Internet. </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387908697490707826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNnL0fc3Su_2aKYADJwyEKuHa_CDQIg11b-JE0fov5gaSmF4souBFNl4tr59yvxBcIAv_F3cgSus4g2qQPEzGRlyF_w8wg_FHA8NflAWqHj-lWISGLGNOs04wc7qyQgpiZPeJUkBCkP1O/s320/001jpeach.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>This was another super simple one, because I couldn't find ANYTHING for James and the Giant Peach and I've never seen the movie, so I had no idea what to go for! I found the image on the Internet and enhanced it with glitter paper from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Best_Creations_Paper.html">Best Creations </a>and some flocked halloween spider paper from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/MyLittleYellowBicycle.html">Little Yellow Bicycle</a>. </div><div> </div><div> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387909040154106578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7Ewx0W_gXXXW-26NGcqznsPqAoZphZbWrQF1edBcdK2xV0v-5aDH0-g6cXVE8K1iJeB8BrUcFBvRi7pe22lx17cfSzgHTzjlQu-xRnMzBSOYKRCHBsjkvnYbPNIAAIcLyhS9VQ-aN54i/s320/001tigger.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>This one ended up being one of my favorites. I used the dragged Madras technique to make the background, then added the sentiment, which I just typed up in word and printed out. I had this file folder Tigger sticker, so I just added some orange plastic flowers from my stash and stuck a little bling in the centers. </div><div> </div><div>I really love Disney, so this was a great swap... have another one coming up soon that I'll be able to share. Have a great evening!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-46667409259048641502009-10-02T00:27:00.001-07:002009-10-02T00:29:59.429-07:00A Quick Share...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EA1BCjPy5e9vfKJibQKi_w8LP1qz1aIiMoA6fwYjzXpufDQHSDp3gOsLhA3oUpaWZAInO2DCHfLzOxmxmsi1Mg9Z3kAws-E_XkVNkJxDiEWEAtQwXII0sPqV3tr02aFok_pbM8Hl3TE9/s1600-h/001b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387901365525373314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EA1BCjPy5e9vfKJibQKi_w8LP1qz1aIiMoA6fwYjzXpufDQHSDp3gOsLhA3oUpaWZAInO2DCHfLzOxmxmsi1Mg9Z3kAws-E_XkVNkJxDiEWEAtQwXII0sPqV3tr02aFok_pbM8Hl3TE9/s320/001b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Just wanted to share this pic of my daughter.... we went to a dolphin research center in the Keys a few weeks ago and Alyssa got picked as a 'volunteer' to get a dolphin kiss... totally awesome! She was psyched and I was super excited for her:)</div>Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-27973292862973616172009-10-01T19:15:00.000-07:002009-10-02T00:25:40.241-07:00ATC's are Fun!<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Over the past few months I've been involved in a few more ATC swaps... I think I'm addicted! I just really enjoy developing a whole theme and expressing it in miniature. Maybe it has to do with my background in miniatures; that was the first craft I ever got in to as a teenager. I used to build dollhouses and dollhouse furniture - loved that, but it requires a lot of space! Scrapbooking kind of took over, but I imagine I'll get back to it one day. </div><div></div><br /><div>Anyway, I wanted to share a few of the ATC's I've swapped. One really fun swap I joined was an ATC Fairy swap... I love all things mystical, so I was excited to get a couple of spots, and they were worth it, because I received some really beautiful and fun cards back in return. Here are the cards I made:</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387840387331529954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87AGDQpDygSTlm0M8UpXi_MKE_ozgFAnGiXX7ozZ3y0IpM7wMQixnBsfW4Hmz6xtYelEt8EsABckhYG7rzVNp6iBQQun0wndWG0Sa9oVJgMjPiorOAjfrJ9oA7ve__PB8eHl2zYOEn5Y7/s320/068.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>My photos on these two cards really don't do them justice; there's a lot of glittery stuff going on that you really can't see in the pics. On the stamped image above I outlined all the light lines and the fairy dust in her hands with my <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/catalog/item/5971291/6836143.htm">stardust jelly roll pen</a>, so it looks very magical IRL; I colored the image with my copics. For the green scalloped edge I just used a very large scallop punch to take off the one edge, then I inked it and added the gemstones. The flowers are prima, and the center is a glitter brad.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387840394267082834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZr5s3rE7n_kH0eU8-GZCJe_EXMRV3fshkowB8ngGZAx7xFnWS5d1qEme6xGI_LVvGWZmU6_bpJhcBVqtERBMiUa5D7vK30TCJLsMVVJS2mQgQRTcA0KXFG9_Ticc4zxvwlOGNE8wQzra/s320/089.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>This card definitely didn't photograph well; the base and the black layer are both glitter cardstock. The top layer is actually amethyst and the fairy stamp is embossed with a shimmery purple embossing powder. I also outlined the image with the <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/catalog/item/5971291/6836143.htm">stardust jelly roll pen</a>. The moon was colored with a metallic sharpie paint pen. I used an edge punch to punch the stars so you can see the glittery black underneath. I added a few gems to the wing, but they show up dark in the pic. </div><div> </div><div>I joined an Asian ATC swap and came up with these cards:</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387841680172715986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ity9F-ho8D0WU5309b7MzBHVsmcAYGk1rswJWCBDz_mTVkVK26bwMZqXoGdPbpF0taHAV_7PLzlZHkrMN7KiZBC2cfjffYWU6tSNJQbmvHPYLqa-FAKjbTZwGLH7drkRfW9_3gSyWGC5/s320/073.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>For this one I used specialty <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Hanko_Designs.html">metallic gold paper and washi paper from Hanko</a>. Hanko makes all kinds of beautiful Asian inspired papers with metallic accents - they look awesome on just about everything I've used them on. I added some QuicKutz photo corners. The image was stamped in red ink and then I did the crackle technique with three layers of UTE; I don't know, I guess I was going for the ancient pottery look - anyway, it looks OK IRL but is another thing that isn't showing up real well in the photo.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387841673941204930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmNnZvijqfXCG41GtOFJna4nM1UE5Ujh8v1jbl1omQZdAmLKSIbML_mMZb5yQ4Bfiq4K5S6ABewsvhEnrDShEYc5dsoEXnpfWcbS1qC_2gwG8NSTPTaPd31vA2sD0MDpgy5HIubdlEOiq/s320/071.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>More washi and metallic gold paper here; I stamped the image right on the washi paper and embossed with detail gold embossing powder. I used my spellbinders to cut it out and added a prima flower with a gem center - very simple one here (I was running a little close to deadline!). The red cardstock is also from Hanko - it has a great ridged texture. </div><div> </div><div>My next one is sort of funny because it was for a Jewish Holiday ATC swap. No, I'm not Jewish... I was invited to join by the hostess and decided it might be fun to learn a little about some Jewish holidays because I actually have quite a few friends who are Jewish; anyway, I DID learn a lot about different Jewish holidays - I didn't have any idea there were so many, with minor and major holidays. It was pretty cool to research and I received some awesome cards back in return... here's mine:</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387841686360684034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8X4KuRpqu5d5v3n4T-SeBAHBlN1gmKuVwcOpryi9WnRu1XSl-Jt-3qnpHnyvxToWnOY7Y1N1RFE_Kuxui1choftX2IIs7uDSCshDfYRUXHOn31xfR8nN3p3fw7E4yvWHhdTjP7P_YS2lN/s320/077.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The holiday my card is based on is called Tu B'Shevat. It appealed to me because it celebrates trees and harvesting; everyone can appreciate the significance of that. It is referred to as the New Year for trees, and typical customs celebrating the holiday these days include planting trees and eating new fruits. Tu B'Shevat starts at sundown, so I brayered a sunset on my glossy cardstock background using three ink colors. The tree stamp is from<a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Daisy_Bucket_Stamps.html"> Daisy Bucket</a> and I accented the branch ends with <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Liquid_Pearls.html">pearl paint</a> to represent little fruits. </div><div> </div><div>The final group of cards to share was for a techniques based ATC swap. </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387840414168572178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQMmffnA4q-a9-tbNAxWM1Fg2DBNuc_s85BSKvhA3Bm3HRGw8grFHRbdKJ3XmZI982F8gcF9UA-_zrI_ujjcADV8JLriJdkqivdjlSmXSEu3FfQDVEdnEOS_KChS3Zb6KXHQ9Wd4B2Jm8/s320/083.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>The technique for this card is called "glitter stripe". It is illustrated in the background. What you do is tear strips and curl down the top edge. You glue them down, then rub Versamark down the card so that it hits all the rolled edges. Then you sprinkle on some glitter embossing powder and emboss. The seahorse was created with a metal embossing plate and black embossing powder - as it was drying I coated it with blue Pearl-Ex and added a stickles eye. </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387840403685757506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf6iR9bkhWRnIxd_nNuLglmEOXjPaLArYq2ggILtVek0wvFg2d9W3Fungg3vGYfwlD79yS_JSB_m-NG34oaqDzCVIyecyIn3lbID_YKb4yw6iTvRWNhe4VvnPBl1SICaclt7_IdS4QtLG/s320/080.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>The technique for this card is called "Newsprint Reveal". I was glad to practice it here because I can see a lot of cool uses for this technique. Basically what you do is use a solid stamp with Versamark and stamp the image directly onto newsprint, then emboss it with clear embossing powder. Then you brayer over the newsprint with black (or dark) ink. Rub the ink off of the stamped image and the newsprint is revealed. Pretty cool for vintage inspired work!</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387840397000593458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCHPpw4oGAe84TkP9zm8Im4Z8mpvA3wZbhXoHWp9WNF97AW5TQUJX8so-xlU-ahDmAM41zR1yKy_kGJMnKU0dpCNoaTuJIt2q3i2poMdv14Mt5v6Ii1CsIUex5rZxFa8jyY7AsbaDGaW0/s320/079.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>The final technique I demonstrated was "Dragged Madras". You create your own plaid background by dragging ink over a straight edge onto your background in both directions. My horizontal stripes are in a very light purple, so they're a little difficult to see in the pic. I enhanced my background by adding some stamped flowers. To keep the focus on the background, I used a quote stamp in the center and enhanced it with a little punched butterfly.</div><div> </div><div>That's it for now - I have two more big swaps to share with you so I'll try to get those up soon - one Disney and one for PAT-12... have a great day!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-50348138853007525992009-09-29T22:08:00.000-07:002009-09-30T00:02:54.719-07:00Recipe Cards - Finally!OK, as promised months ago, (eek!) I wanted to share some recipe cards I have made as part of a few swaps I joined. As I shared in earlier post, I'm sort of new to the whole swapping thing, but I quickly got addicted! I have a lot of things to share, but wanted to start here. I LOVE recipes... I have a huge collection of cookbooks (over 200!) and recipes I've collected from various sources. I'm not sure why I love them so much.... I like to cook OK, but I hate cleaning up so I hardly ever do actually cook. Plus, my kids are pretty basic in what they'll eat, so I don't get much chance to experiment. But, I still collect... I've found some great recipes from those that I have tried! <br /><br /><div> </div><div>The first recipe swap I joined was a Campfire recipes swap - I shared my recipe for Marinated Flank steak.... I tried to make it look kind of rugged since it was an outdoor theme...<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387126862259235506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpzS5KSJMFZFZc5qKKam4Kjo8vSbWhOseWrhxVc5Lxe1wXPNEqDlCgI37xZiAUFvPUa11xx925JrSsn_3F44Kfc2gP3I9JiDZK0SGL0seRkonAjyWu3EqGzbzJzVrQKk43BWG4lPpNxmu/s320/001a.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><br /><br />The "smoke" is part of a swirl stamp set from Fancy Pants; the little grill is a Quickutz die. I just printed the recipe right on the patterned background paper. It was easy and I was really excited because the hostess chose me to win an award - how exciting since it was my first recipe swap on line! </div><div> </div><div>I also joined an A-Z Cupcake Recipe swap. The idea behind this swap was that everyone shared a cupcake recipe based on a letter of the alphabet, so at the end of the swap you get to make a book of cupcakes... cute idea! I actually mainly joined this swap because I wanted to get an extra book as a gag gift for my mom... it's kind of a personal joke, but she really HATES cupcakes and so I thought it would be fun to poke a little fun at her on her birthday... she's a scrapper too, so she'll respect the work even if she doesn't care for the theme. Plus, I actually DO like cupcakes, and the recipe titles sounded yummy and so I signed up for two spots... here are my cards:<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387125214358293490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_v8vSVAfWTYHvc1AG1PsJDI93WqIhFG7yRRWQAh04ibNyON37EE_6JhUJODRZeGyXkYwrEj27Q-X2wuXsbLqi0Ibz-3yUUICIwNcVP1YnB-GOzhyphenhyphenMCeatMLZfHG2AcB2tp2peMYYesS_/s320/056.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><br />This was a pretty basic little card. The background paper was from Imaginisce; the border punch was from SU and the recipes I just printed on GP cardstock and matted. The frosting is in a pocket behind the recipe. The letter "L" is a Quickutz glued over a stamped cupcake. <br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387125223701703650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-XoNHsNfuofssq2sMNC7Yt_mVPAvJUKP1KFqBWwM7Y-SPw_kPqBSngtPMl130DE0aior2Eo9tIcMnFPSjz0_mZLrqr0-poWo7LoklNBkdDepbEpVZKbOWRWXH0UmsyWJr1Q3i4WpnZNM/s320/057.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><br /><br />For the letter P, the recipe I shared was for Pineapple Banana Smoothie Cupcakes, so I did a tropical theme. The paper is from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/BoBunny.html">Bo Bunny</a>; I printed the recipe on SU Naturals cardstock and stamped a faint palm tree behind the recipe portion using Always Artichoke ink and a stamp from Rusty Pickle. The pineapple, letter P, and decorative flower were all QuicKutz, and the flower gem center is from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Kaiser_Craft.html">Kaiser Craft</a>. I love the Quickutz pineapple - super cute! Glad to have a chance to finally use it!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>The next swap I joined was a Trifle Bowl recipe swap; I joined this one because I have a trifle bowl and they can be difficult to come up with ideas for! I love the idea of them, though; so pretty to serve in and fun.... I took two spots in this swap too, since the recipes already listed in the swap sounded awesome and I wanted all of them!! The ladies in this swap did a great job, too... it was really a fun one; here are the one's I did:<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387125212026294722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 315px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsWMxWkJ9bBh5iYHlVT87y58M96cVhOOebtgXX6g9B2_CkWQe6Ccw84kFwcypOEg5DgFpGQsbDKxVCua0xRiF6NvJ0rqlaPTa0LniQfJjTZfH1Wb1PdYMZTLMUTwuLOM5wIW9ei3oHqIA/s320/054.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><br /><br />I used Bo Bunny dotted cardstock as a based, and created the card to kind of look like the trifle recipe I used.... the Ladyfinger trifle uses Ladyfinger cookies around the base, a fluffy mixture of cream cheese, 10x sugar, and whipped cream topped with cherries, so you can see how the card came about! I cheated and used my pineapple Quickutz again to make my "Ladyfingers"; the cherry is also a QuicKutz, and the rest is pretty self explanatory! Fun fun fun to do and in my favorite retro kitcheny colors!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387125208702930434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7AGYR9PTzk0tLqfKHTQDNikmnPUYQOa1ZIo3S5VwMKzB4B6Z88UuKhs0_xMm4xrTIe59pdzAkGAomIBlZWd9R7Fc4xYER5fuGHZSj1R12-c26PD1ick7pGPUCQpJgeO73EJfyIQ2wJb-/s320/052.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><br /><br />The stamped peas and patterned paper all come from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Basic_Grey.html">Basic Grey</a>; I added a little stickles to the peas in the pea pod to make them pop, and the rcipe is cut out using SU's top notch die. Quick and easy, and I got to use the BG paper that I loved but didn't have a lot of use for!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>My last swap was just for fun.... yes, I enjoy the Twilight series! I'm not a die hard fan sort of person, but I saw a recipe card swap for Twilight fans and thought it just sounded fun trying to come up with recipes inspired by the books; and it was! I wish I could fin more swaps based on book/movie ideas... it was fun seeing what different people came up with and finding out where their inspiration was from... Here are my cards:<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387125228223201090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgSV-rthhePwItbXNsorQJLo7nbr1y-_gtxJhGcIszkIv1WZN2elO_qqHpBIVTSAnJL1kSOK6-w4QqJXIhhuMuMk3q8NUmeUGASKHNVqb1waut1CHOJssUvtXXlTgzXy9iZH-bbACU3s6/s320/061.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>This card uses paper from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/MarksPaperCompany.html">Marks Paper Company</a> and an SU set for the pretty stamps behind the printed recipe portions. The Edward picture was downloaded from the Internet and cut out using my tag maker tool; I chose "Butterscotch Sauce" because the book refers to the color of Edward's eyes as "butterscotch"... I included the quoted passage on the card. <br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387125690175352034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqnh4IGdLoZ5LfspKJFAKtR28msHURfnKkUS8nkLJPvTPVbTYsPNVZZkh8YKFr8CU138wYR7FSjAf05lqHu9nS54UtCFqMJUtdh_tF4h6YNN1nVr7pHXQzUWYpwdCLnu5PrTewUxsXhy3/s320/063.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div>Bella actually makes Chicken Enchiladas for her father at one point, so I included a recipe for them... I just tried to go with kind of a southwestern theme since Bella is from Arizona. I used the back of some paper from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Best_Creations_Paper.html">Best Creations</a>; In a clip art website under southwestern themes I found the wolf image and knew it was perfect! I again included the quoted paragraph on the card, this time on a little tag tucked behind the recipe. <br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387125694963464674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDddPmxliJG9Nt7n-VgSfe2XxPtW6Y2THRFkgfhKGePPRdkk0-frVvI6kbkVASTuMUTR-b7kJePOxBVui7UAX6QldTObTkkviRTRAKLtu5yY7aEk3W18X-gifTMByjpdRyxsXtixhotEP0/s320/065.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><br /><br />You could also choose to do a drink recipe, and since I don't drink I needed to find a recipe; I actually found one called the Bella, so I picked it... I stamped the flowers on the black cardstock with white craft ink, and the patterned paper is from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Prima_Embellsihments.html">Prima</a>. It was just a quicky fun one and I used blacks and reds for the romance and slightly goth undertones; the swap ended up being kind of a dud because I guess a lot of people didn't come through with their cards, and the hostess ended up having to do a bunch on short notice that for obvious reasons didn't have a lot put into them, and I still got some of my own back, so that was kind of a disappointment, but I did enjoy many of them; like I said before, it was really fun coming up with recipe cards that were based on a theme that really didn't have anything to do with cooking - great twist!<br /><br /></div><div> </div>So, yea! Months later I finally have at least this much for you... Now I have a bazillion (OK, not really a Bazillion, but quite a few!) ATC's to share.. will have to do that in smaller bunches so keep an eye out! Have a great day and think about joining a swap - fun stuff!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-28215398346749280612009-09-29T12:27:00.000-07:002009-09-29T12:36:59.661-07:00More Big Changes...Hi to all - I've been so SO lax at updating my blog... sorry! The reason is that once again I have gone through some MAJOR life changes.... I know, I know, after last year everyone is probably thinking enough is enough! But, not so, apparently :) So here's the scoop... I decided the time was finally right to quit my job and go back to school. Unfortunately, at the time I decided this and investigated the program I wanted to go in to, the program was starting and I had to get in ASAP... which meant getting my transcripts together and going through a bunch of financial aid stuff... yada yada yada. So, anyway, I am now just completing my first semester to become a Radiological Technologist, which means I'll be taking x-rays. The classes take about two years, after which I'll be able to take a registery test and then continue on if I want to become an ultrasound or MRI tech... which, I DO want, so I'll be doing that, but after the registry test I'll be a registered technologist and able to start working in the field, and the salary is good and I'll be able to support my family, so that's really good. In addition, I decided to start a home school program for my daughter because she was having some social difficulties in school and we're going to work on those in more intimate settings where there is better supervision. Luckily, our state has a virtual school program that is fully accredited, so she is on track with the work the other kids in the county are doing and just does it all on computer - I am there in the mornings to help guide her lessons and when I go to school in the afternoons my mom takes over if there is any left. Of course, all these changes have taken a lot of time and even though I've gotten some crafting done I haven't had blog post time, so I'll be working on getting those posts caught up... just wanted to let everyone know that I haven't dropped off the face of the planet and now that things are smoothed over you should be seeing my posts a lot more regularly!! Hope everyone is having a fabulous day!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-65891140585887341922009-05-31T00:15:00.000-07:002009-06-03T17:10:18.883-07:00PAT 11 ATC Swap...Yes, I've been very quiet lately! I was feeling industrious a couple of months ago and signed up for several swaps at Splitcoast... I've never done internet swaps before so I was thinking it would be something fun and different. Well, it has been both fun and different, but I've also been hopping to keep up with them! I did two recipe swaps in April, and then four groups of ATC swaps for May, and next I have two more recipe cards and 8 more ATC's due mid June! I'm going to reveal the recipe cards all together in an upcoming post, but I wanted to share my ATC's.<br /><br />I've only made a couple of ATC's previously and so I hadn't really gotten fully emersed in it, but I have to say I had a lot of fun with these little cards!! Participants in this particular ATC swap joined groups of different themes, and each person picked their favorite subject within the theme. So, everyone will make one card for everyone else's theme, and then you receive back the cards that are your favorite subject within the theme. Silly me, I was so excited I joined 4 groups... not a good idea for your first ATC swap! These cards require quite a bit of research and thought... mine are still probably very simple compared to what other swappers will come up with - I hope they're OK! <br /><br />Anyway, enough jibber jabber - here's what I came up with! <br /><br /><strong>Color Group #21</strong> <br /><br />The four color mixes in the group were: white on white; monochromatic yellow; silver, robin's egg blue, and black; and black, turquoise, and terra cotta. I picked fuschia, celery, and basic grey, so I will receive four cards in those colors. Here are the four I did:<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342185898477497154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvlqapHwGNb1UXbuOml-1bDol3Z1BDtTJCZ6L5atuF2zHrMPP9wR9XAFTfSU4AACPLTz78yVuf7c2XHuro06hwN9UPpoSLvOeDwnJrEWG8XCRvfuCfLZsEu9QQfpmjBkhIW4cKCj6cgV_/s320/a1color.group.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342185903448573650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB72HqCrXxHI8_nLIusMQF0HihUamz4BBg7JoFLq3eHcHNqMqChPV8b1c7lvzdV8cTkpMjrUMi7QSAQ_nwfmPsLE344VyPwWuzgwfisaJz7yEuEKQis6W5rkCnZszdh3AZ2Zm_m6DlkrLK/s320/a1color.white.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />The white on white card was the first one I attempted. Normal monochromatic color schemes utilize different shades of color, but there really aren't a lot of shades of white to work with, so I decided to work with texture. I matted the different layers with mulberry paper and used a cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss the background. The ribbon slide behind the frame is a Quickutz, and the corner piece is a spellbinders. I found the little frame in my white embellishment box - I think it's from Melissa Frances. I stamped and heat embossed flowers inside the frame, but they were hard to see, so I added Quickutz blossoms and white pearl paint for the centers. It was extremely difficult to photograph, but it was pretty cute IRL!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342185911795224018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OXXplV5mptPviyrop5wQpGG8D1PPas34TTo2VA9HLq92D8TwEp7d2h6mjw6sAb6mZHmj_Uc8k9nWBGe6f4aGL8kbXz5D6xNvpsxgADh-v_S6LZSLvG6OeF25i2Mw8veVwDsZ9Z0IdcWd/s320/a1color.yellow.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />For the monochromatic yellow card I automatically thought of my new little bee stamp set from SU, so the whole card was created around that. I basically stamped the different pieces on different shadesof yellow and paper pieced. The dark yellow is mustard, and even through it kind of looks brown in the picture it is actually yellow. I paper pierced the edges as for a little added punch.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342185895213586210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4fUmeKOLGW08ZogQYpO14KE2m1hvtOXUCFVr1nxfRSf9P6OXoVgxCtY4WmJ76ji6SRab8a51K6nIXNjDGRhfHMy_DemzVgpihovAvkf0fgY5g3bA6tMzoS3kkuDG4IXTW7AcS6bW47jS/s320/a1color.bluesilverblack.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />I think this was probably my favorite. I did the polished stone technique on glossy white paper, stamped the image on clear acetate, and then painted the back of the blossoms with silver alcohol ink. The black frame was created with a corner punch. The little silver frame was another find from my embellishments, and the butterfly sticker is actually a Jolee's sticker... hope that's not cheating, but I thought it looked great on the card!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342185900467637218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVZsPVIeeKlDK7qC-hRQvZ7Js-ax1kRgnW89GlcV9K3pJ3p4WAe6OpManpZa_E8EmtnqtZ7A_EI52J2sax1cf9uxmKTCYFiUzLzB_Fz9QOFVl1lfsNBepJY8SZt4ZaJXpCdC9EscWV2t9/s320/a1color.rust,turq,black.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />This one didn't come easily for me. The colors naturally drew me to a western theme, but I didn't have anything to really go with it. In the end I heat embossed the horses on some Daisy Bucket patterned paper and added Quickutz hinges and stars to incorporate the western theme a little more. It still feels like it needed a little something else, but I never could settle on anything, so off it went! Still lots of other cards to make!<br /><br /><strong>Designer Group #18</strong><br /><br />For this group each person chose a favorite designer or artist. I chose Laura Ashley, so those should be some pretty cards! Two members of the group chose Mary Engelbreit, one chose Susan Branch, and one chose Laurel Burch. Here are the cards I made for those subjects:<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342188856315507522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_2ek1vvenU9jUr09x4YYjntpSWWBdLf-RDkNkbL7VrU5NfiVpZugssqHiZfnVcIp7A-w-hJzruCdAZMWZ4F6l0UEmmahlgMFkyae5jX6jPY9L3MsmM9-UKasvXPdzeIg0Xns7u2wZTz3/s320/034.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342188892079968946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjBIF3vAnVZdqYB1ssotGAAbkXUECR1Ah9E_RJtT14S25s2JOsjGjtwETdzSyUJ-T3OGjY7Uy0gqBO9APnEodzxQa983mPgExbqTzBOsCk9m6JUWCiHL0fwWY8foK5dpHPNg0xn-4tXcc/s320/040.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />This is the first of the Mary Engelbreit cards I made. I didn't have any stamps or product from her, but I did find some cool dimensional stickers in the dollar section at Michael's, so I designed my cards around those. The patterned paper is from SU. I added the little red heart button and put QuicKutz leaves behind it.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342188858804934002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrK12Le7h2Bi1hLooHUiEt0b0zvxbwc7TTW-6G9SJtV51zOXxdhu2kybotvekV74QE7TW6sJhhxDIQo6cWdYNh2pJA9uSIFjBUrwW9Ei1-PB8RO_PwhcpIarpa-q5WFuFd5xXAW5cqyEz/s320/036.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />This is the second Mary Engelbreit card. I used another of the dimensional stickers I found, mounted on a black scallop. I added some little white dots around the scallop with my white signo pen. The patterned papers are from SU; the felt flowers are from Zva Creative, and the pearl bling from Kaiser. I added some QuicKutz flowers and leaves to fill in. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342188886988217058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqF8x1o-Dwd9WiFKWGaPtSoSCJAwInZ-VPpLT5w9pXKdGPpFsq5UMWHD0SqlG0xKEj71CiMX4ZmNZa8oZ5l4BmCXtnVfNRojeb_iGQ0ucFPn8jW2qtaMk20v4FtvjiaXSJkM75F64t8TSD/s320/039.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />This was the Susan Branch card. I have a lot of stuff from her, but unfortunately it is still in storage, since I don't have a full craft room at the moment. I found this stamp and colored it with markers. I stamped it again and cut the pie out and mounted it on a pop dot for a little dimension. The edging around the stamp is a SU rub-on. The red gingham ribbon is from SU, and the patterned paper and buttons are from my stash.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342188861862193138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziGGfg4oaznLqD3vv7NKnEkjz9BHeRdRuaCFqwMLyDfzb5GRoLcXfi_xNryL1tGt-r5y9Fl2pOghy2Mb-vIMAiPeV55qLZH2gG17g8GkcOdOL31bngb84W1cmp8D7EifVUw3hBM26_jsn/s320/038.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />This is the Laurel Burch card and I have to say, it was fun to do! I actually didn't know who she was, so I googled her and found this painting on her website. I printed it out several times and cut out the little cat heads. I traced their wings on heavy glitter paper and cut them out and replaced the original wings, which printed out a little dull. I mounted them on different thicknesses of pop dots so it really looks like kitty heads flying through space. I added the bling across the bottom for fun. I was watching an old Star Trek when I was doing this one, so it was all in all a very cosmic experience. I wonder what Captain Kirk would do if he saw these things floating around through space!<br /><br /><strong>Historical Figures Group #20</strong><br /><br />The cards coming to me will be about Albert Einstein; the other members chose Johnny Carson, Harriet Tubman, Louisa May Alcott, and 'signers of the Declaration of Independence'. For that one I chose Benjamin Franklin. Here are the cards I made:<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186493422237618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6awuIkiSbkdRP9KyTsY3y7U_EGHfmORd9OFZrz56HJUVylYgeeMjUC6uGDrC6WEzyKc6cbESDTUz2mZ6F7AbcQfh-PrII1ge0d0vXXRP3-br3LvvC98b8_0SxIzh1QgR8OvGLsTXkWf4/s320/a1hf.group.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186496019482674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPks3Vrvx3X0MzTDI0BSJVo40LhzB5xv4lloGcQ1WtmWZCNGoOnaBhqFBVI5A9c0cbS8r_joSm_ghB7OZbJ8uhXKUMMALwyNRWHBR-SSww5ygpjdh7InSYuWGsgDx3vpMrw3uSv5m7_h-/s320/a1hf.johnnycarson.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />For my Johnny Carson card, I wanted to have a sort of retro look. I found the little TV clip art with the picture of Johnny in it on line, along with the quote. The patterned paper is from an SU paper pack, and I rounded the corners and added the QuicKutz splat flowers to enhance the retro feel. It was pretty simple, but I really thought this one was fun!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186489279979570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeldbtEi2hCKvXWIHW0lnPrpmu-qKUQZo9LyxT5Dr08dOeMk0eiOeN58LrZR36EPINtH484roYkVWA0uGCljRUjW6E3nW9xMs5NiVRA6mwGJLskj6AFsnMHv6idRKjW09o-fqg5KQGxII4/s320/a1hf.harriettubman.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />This was another one that used a lot of computer help but was fun to do. I found this painting of Harriet Tubman on line and printed it in color and in black and white. I emplyed the spotlight technique to highlight Tubman, and used papers from Basic Grey to compliment the rich colors in the painting.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186490167708818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMyuyNiTx4hKhkpw-d2r_AUvLYYfiDaDw0urqAAJ18fFsoqKhg56HruY7_Y5LlPKlMWaC1IhpTJ98p67E0B4zoEjebYZhN6fcWlqnKi0qVWC4PU4JnnqWcuNVziOnPLaNB-aaYEHv18JK/s320/a1hf.lma.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />For the Louisa May Alcott card, I printed a copy of the original illustration for 'Little Women', which was actually drawn by Alcott's sister. My mother remembered the artwork and said the copy of the book she had was blue, so I made the card blue. I added some gold glitter paper under the illustration to mimic book foiling, and found some pretty laser cuts to add to the corners. The button was from my stash. This one was one of the last one's I made, on the DAY it had to be posted, so it was a very quick job, but I thought it turned out kind of cute. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342925225436910642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 237px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi700lcQN-J-e9G3MOXGy777rgalHENLCfn8ccAGvFAGqxjyXY8ttokB3eFx_nN7uyrReXyGjEgNfGLyt1xofxbyQs-BMNhZYt6FBIFCo58XPuuz6_4j4NB9ISBkD8nAsx1dPuxbpg7HhIZ/s320/a1hf.benfranklin.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />OK, so I'm not at all sure how this one will be received! One of those things that looked a lot cooler in my head than it came out, so we'll see.... the subject was 'signers of the Declaration of Independence", so I printed a very small copy of the Declaration out on blue granite paper; the idea was for Ben to be flying his kite with a storm behind him. I found this cool Cricut die cut that was a town cryer, so I just cut the bell out of his hand and made a QuicKutz kite. The kite is mounted on pop dots and they are attached with a piece of string. My friend gave me the key, which, although way out of proportion, added a little fun to the piece. Again, in my head it was all much more exciting, so I hope the recipient likes it!!<br /><br /><strong>Art Deco Group 5<br /></strong><br />The last group I joined was a group about different examples of Art Deco work and to be honest, I only joined it because no one else did and they needed a final group member. When it came to making the cards, I suddenly realized that I had NO idea what Art Deco was all about, and no supplies that fit the period, so I'm not at all sure how the cards are, but I gave it a go!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186948370446946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETfN-Trs7gvqlPH0t-BC9oXsTvGZwIMFTLDXIKlj9iGa1SNYCBQPXXyBDthRto5AO4glHxSZL7EMyXYMK27O9HJzY-OUnSWrd1nDpdx52kTuSaLHOKRn3Vuv5tRcH1ABBEn0YIQbj7htw/s320/a1decogroup.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186945028682306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyxrHgTKTC6_TbAVziTHIw_9X7zCafwXsRtIA2eEbE2BKf6J0wjlug4GzOPKHlxs48jyXlk8eN3KYCeU2D2Imx3o-mS_nL8nqUSPcQedx2BgCKTALKDwkkJEzEtFpVNHQmpJ_jGBJmj3k/s320/a1artdeco.ladies.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />So for these cards I really didn't know what to do! The theme for this one was Art Deco ladies, and I loved this painting, with the square shoulders and angular features.... lovely. But what to do to it? In the end, the only thing I could think of to do was to use a corner slot punch so that I could add a thin gold frame around it and added a red flower to her hair. I mean, really, the painting speaks for itself.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186933865570898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkz3SR46Tki2mmTXCApZxzVAJlD1HViek0HF5-pvCPMprkuvHB8CdEnSV741sZAGiDg6Fvk-tmfMsbs7ZBGV_HtWjA9obeszUMZnwGaAGBZvNb7e-_PgmbWOAFDtLXMhXETVtBQaMUVwF/s320/a1artdeco.architexture.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />The next subject was Art Deco architexture. I googled it and got a lot of pictures, and I really loved this picture of an elevator. I decided to make it come to life by making it dimensional. I printed it a couple of times and cut the 'walls' out. I made angular cuts in the corner so that I could bend the inner walls down toward the 'doors'. I added gemstones to the lighter panals on the door for a little fun.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186938499434482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVnLk2HOeKaFVEPap4VRHECcopNNpB5eREalF3QMSdRKPrPCsmkhaLkc0qvoLqrwkb28YUPXu05j-WtwenA1umrsGpIv9EfwAwI9J6sgUFrsWaXtHW0twSA-JLoE29ymR4nSINaQXfk8j/s320/a1artdeco.building.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />This one looks really cool IRL. I found this example of an Art Deco building and printed it out about 5 times, then cut out the different layers of the building and popped them up. I added some thin lines of Glossly Glaze over the lines in the artwork, so it really has a lot of pop and dimension you can't see in the pic. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342186939145131282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Cq1jyIRV0haBXaQ4Bl3uaC_tXDJgxIpbQmFm0JbagKyzcPpM62zHA5fD98cpQWe9oqS1p26af37i0leRSNzBFHVsxXS7ATO4ZRxemY0HcbZZ9kWoxFPtYlDJXGFwEbEfx6VyrEAFcVPl/s320/a1artdeco.furniture.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />This is the final ATC for this swap, and it's a doozy! It might be too thick, so I hope the recipient is flexible bout that, but it was fun. The subject was Art Deco furniture, and I found this cool picture of an Art Deco screen, so I thought I would duplicate it. All the colors are little strips of paper 1/8 to 3/8" wide. I sponged them to mimic the heavy varnish of the original piece, and then I decided to add the title on the side so the recipient would know what the heck it was! The dragonfly brad was added from my stash just for fun... <br /><br />Well, that's it for now!! Whew! I'll show you some of the recipes in my next swap... hope you enjoy!!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553784721508174804.post-37556367719204168142009-05-05T09:09:00.000-07:002009-05-05T12:15:22.087-07:00Scrapping with ATC's - Day 6 of the MDC Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog RollHello and welcome! Our Mothers and Daughters Traditions blog roll continues today with a celebration of ATC's. ATC's are Artist Trading Cards - little samples of wonders that papercrafters trade with one another to showcase their talents.<br /><br />Cathy is our resident ATC expert on the MDC Design team. She did two awesome tutorials on her blog <a href="http://seasiderosecottage.blogspot.com/2009/02/artist-trading-cards-or-atcs-are.html">here</a> and <a href="http://seasiderosecottage.blogspot.com/2009/02/artist-trading-cards-or-atcs-are.html">here</a> if you'd like to learn how to make them. <a href="http://paperblossoms.blogspot.com/">Leah</a> also posted a wonderful new example today on her blog.<br /><br />My part of the challenge is to illustrate how ATC's can be used on scrapbook pages. I had so many ideas for this, you have no idea! Wouldn't an ATC without a strong central image be great as a monogram title block, with the first letter being on the ATC and the rest of the title extending from it? Or you could use an ATC to create a journaling pocket, or several together to create a border. I think their are so many things one could do with ATC's and scrapbooking!<br /><br />On my sample below I chose to use one simply as an embellishment, as you would a tag.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVScU5aqbTy4CuWrIO52KdhrF-MlfJAfLQpj9RruFwkdSOB17sgzwX3HQ5FIFtRiofC4BTaXVs_w-nlsRPY42E595ZdDuknbhr1JIM1vpeU5u9nOKW_PMjxtfCNkyJmZoDUkqMEOGB9lnd/s1600-h/0505me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332374169034673474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVScU5aqbTy4CuWrIO52KdhrF-MlfJAfLQpj9RruFwkdSOB17sgzwX3HQ5FIFtRiofC4BTaXVs_w-nlsRPY42E595ZdDuknbhr1JIM1vpeU5u9nOKW_PMjxtfCNkyJmZoDUkqMEOGB9lnd/s320/0505me.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The ATC I used is one I received in a swap amongst our designers a little while back, and it was created by <a href="http://paperblossoms.blogspot.com/">Leah</a>. Isn't it awesome? There is inking, stamping, and heat embossing all contained in a 2.5x3.5" canvas. I loved receiving it, and am so happy to put it to good use! Here's a close up:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fJ_3Z8JVxxsoAmvrfAyptoFx8QS72IEgDHjvYBGkn8bYWkA1BBjZ2Q-h3k2PIGe5nPpMPuqGcPkEf9IB7xGcJPRpHNY7dEJtRwyNa7lBTmFPOkuYZNDCMzs2qg5P5nkH0IqqEksu339Z/s1600-h/0505meleah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332413051414676050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fJ_3Z8JVxxsoAmvrfAyptoFx8QS72IEgDHjvYBGkn8bYWkA1BBjZ2Q-h3k2PIGe5nPpMPuqGcPkEf9IB7xGcJPRpHNY7dEJtRwyNa7lBTmFPOkuYZNDCMzs2qg5P5nkH0IqqEksu339Z/s320/0505meleah.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My page uses papers, stickers, and rub-ons from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Basic_Grey.html">Basic Grey's Wisteria</a> collection. <a href="http://paperblossoms.blogspot.com/">Leah'</a>s ATC uses papers from <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/Melissa_Frances_Paper.html">Melissa Frances</a> and <a href="http://www.mothersdaughterscreations.citymax.com/catalog/item/5965405/6420585.htm">this Basic Grey stamp set</a>.<br /><br />The picture is of my x's grandmother, so my kids' great-grandmother. She's a pip! Her name is Virgie, but none of the kids could ever pronounce it, so she became Birdie, which fits because she loves birds, flowers, and butterflies. I have a lot more pictures to scrap of her 85th, but since I had such a good one of her alone with the cake I wanted at least one page to just really focus on her.<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed this sample - I wish I could have shown samples of all my ideas, but life rolls on! Don't forget to pop over to <a href="http://paperblossoms.blogspot.com/">Leah</a>'s blog to check out her sample, and the main <a href="http://www.mdcchallenges.blogspot.com/">MDC Challenge board</a> if you want to play along!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480607496213273691noreply@blogger.com2