Love...Anniversary Card

Here's a card I made for an anniversary. I used the Glimmer Lace Tutorial from Technique Junkies found in the Aug/Sep 2010 issue for the background. I also used the Pinwheel technique from the same issue. I used my own sprays made with Ranger Distress Ink reinkers and Perfect Pearls for the background. I used some smeared Stickles for the Pinwheel parts. I got the idea from the Ink Stains blog. The stamp is from Hero Arts.


Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Halloween!

If you've been getting sick of seeing Halloween cards for the last few posts you'll be happy that these are the last ones for the year since today is Halloween. I made these two cards using Tim Holtz masks and Ranger Distress Inks in orange and purple colors. I believe I used Rusty Hinge and Dusty Concord. Both cards have stamps by Artistic Outpost. I cut around the one with the boy to show a bit more of the background. I added a bit of Stickles to the one with the girl on the fence and Distress Stickles to the spider web as well.

Until my next post,
Diane

Witches ATC

Here's a change from the Halloween cards I've been posting, it's a Halloween ATC! Actually the theme for this Stampers Corner Yahoo Group is "Witches" not Halloween. I got this image from the internet but can't remember where so I can't give credit. I can give credit for the stamp though. I used a portion of an Artistic Outpost stamp and then cut around the swirls to tuck the printed image through it. After stamping the image I added some Stickles to the stamped potion. I wanted to color the background blue to match the sky and had some leftover homemade shimmer/glimmer that I made with Ranger Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls. My mister clogged so I decided to pour the remaining contents onto the cardstock so the whole thing is very shimmery/glimmery.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Halloween Preview #4

Only two more days to Halloween and here's two more cards. For these I used more of the Studio G stamps and embossed the Versamark ink with clear embossing powder. After that I used some orange and purple Ranger Distress Inks to color in the backgound. When you get the color you like rub the surface with an old t-shirt or paper towel and the ink comes off of the embossing powder area since it acts as a resist. Both of the cards have images by Crafty Secrets.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Halloween Preview #3

Here's two more cards I made for Halloween...it's only a few days away. The background on both of these was made using various Studio G stamps, VersaMark and clear embossing powder. It's a great way to make a solid paper into a subtle patterned paper. The one on the top I finished off by using some ric rak and an image by Crafty Secrets. The one on the bottom has some rub on images.

Until my next post,
Diane

Age is only a number..

Here's a simple layout card I made for my niece that is hitting the big "40". How she ever got older than me I'll never figure out. I'll have to teach her the fine art of static age like my forever 29. This card was made using patterned paper by K&Co along with drywall patch overlayed with a Spellbinders frame. On top of that is the focal point image by Crafty Secrets. I added a couple of buttons to finish it off.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Halloween Preview #2

Here's two more Halloween cards I made using an owl theme. The inside has a cutout from my Silhouette that says Happy-Owl-O-Ween. The one on the top uses a faux postage stamp by Just For Fun. The owl image is actually an old card reused. The bottom one uses stamps by Inkadinkado and a Spellbinders cutout.

Until my next post,
Diane

Birthday Spinner Card

Here's a card I made for a Grand Niece. I used a template by Art Gone Wild. I took a class last year at the Hampton Stamp Scrap Art Tour and made one pretty much like it but it had been a while so I was a bit rusty since I'd only done it once. Good thing Jan taught us well and of course there was a great set of instructions for us to follow. The class included enough paper materials to make 7 more cards so I decided to stick with pink since the card is for a girl. This time though I stamped the Birthday Wishes phrase by Inque four times around this circle. The Make a Wish stamp is by Just Rite. I used my own brads and ric rack to jazz up the card.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Halloween Preview

Halloween is a few days away so I thought I'd take the next few posts to show the various cards I made for my family. This one is a very simple layout using a combination of patterned and solid papers. I stamped and embossed with white powder the Jack-O-Lantern image. I stamped the Studio G pumpkins then cut them out and raised them with pop dots. I finished the card with a bit of faux stitching on the brown cardstock and the peel off trim accented with a Sakura gel pen.

Until my next post,
Diane

Paris ATC

Paris is often used for ATC themes. Recently the Altered Designs Yahoo Group used Paris as a theme for one of their weekly TGIF mingles. I wanted to do something a little different but that is difficult. I started with a piece of Mrs. Grossman sticker paper that I've had for a while. I stamped two images with an Inque set called French Fancy. On top of that I used a portion of a piece of scrapbook paper that is laid out almost like inchies. I cut with Fiskars Stamp scissors to give it the illusion of a large postage stamp. My embellishment is a disc called The Little Classic Sealing Wax. They came in a package of 10 wafers and you just heat them up and them press your seal. Since I had a seal of the Eiffel Tower I knew I had a great matching embellishment.

Until my next post,
Diane