American Gothic redone

Here's another card made using a technique with a used dryer sheet. This one is an anniversary card. The stamps are from Lost Coast Designs. I stamped the diamonds on the blank card blank then added the other elements. The "revised" American Gothic image was stamped on glossy paper then colored in with Whisper pastel markers. I covered the entire image with the used dryer sheet using my Xyron. I think it is a fun card.

Until my next post,

Diane

John Lubbock quote ATC

Once again, here’s another item I made with the free set of art quotes from Pennywise Art. After printing the quotes on acetate I colored this one with Ranger Alcohol Inks using Raisin, Cranberry, Red Pepper, a bit of blending solution and Silver. I cut it out and rounded the corners. I glued the acetate to a white backing paper using Diamond Glaze then layered it with red and black cardstock. The base of the ATC is plain black paper overlayed with glossy paper from the Paper Cut. I used the same alcohol ink colors on the glossy paper but used more blending solution for a lighter more muted look. The final touch is another Anita’s outline sticker cut to fit.

Until my next post, Diane

Marc Chagall quote ATC

Here’s another item I made with the free set of art quotes from Pennywise Art. After printing the quotes on acetate I colored this one with Ranger Alcohol Inks using Butterscotch, Carmel, Rust, Terra Cotta a bit of blending solution and Pearl. I cut it out and rounded the corners. I put another piece of paper through my Cuttlebug using a Spellbinder dye then inked the edges with Cut-n-Dry Foam using Tea Die Distress Ink. I glued the acetate to a white backing paper using Diamond Glaze. This makes the words stand out better having a light background. The base of the ATC is paper from the DCWV Rock King paper with a finishing element of Anita’s outline stickers cut to fit.

Until my next post,
Diane

Ralph Waldo Emerson quote card

I got a free set of art quotes from Pennywise Art and made this card. I printed the quotes on acetate and colored this one in Ranger Alcohol Inks using Stream, Stonewashed and Denim a bit of blending solution and Silver. I ran this through my Cuttlebug using a Spellbinder dye. It cut OK but I think other machines might cut acetate better. I glued the acetate to a white backing paper using Diamond Glaze. This makes the words stand out better having a light background. I added one more dark blue layer bigger than the acetate that I cut with Provo Craft scissors. The base of the card was run through the Cuttlebug with an embossing folder and then inked to complete the design.

Until next time,
Diane

Playing Hookie

Yep I've been playing hookie again. This time I was up in New Hampshire skiing at Loon Mountain and Bretton Woods. As a military retiree I have access to excess time shares at reduced rates through the Armed Forces Vacation Club. I've used this service about 6 times in New Hampshire and Utah. This year we stayed at Loon but also did some skiing at Bretton Woods. I hope you liked the posts while I was gone. I need to get back to crafting and show you some new stuff.

Until my next post, Diane

Same but different

Here's a way you can use one stamp basically the same but with different inks/chalks and paper you can get a little different look. This might be nice to make a gift set of note cards for someone or in my case more anniversary cards. Each one the same but just a bit different. This stamp is from the Whispers line of Sugarloaf bought by Inque bought by Darice, like my last post.

Until my next post,

Diane

What a great pear...I mean pair

This card was patterned after the first ATC's I made. It is an easy way to make background paper and then add your stamping later. I thought this stamp was great for an anniversary. You know pear/pair -- ok maybe a bit corny but I liked it and it is a simple image. The coloring is on watercolor paper and outlined with a gold metallic marker and then added on top of a card that also has outlining in gold. The stamp is from Anita's a division of Sugarloaf that got bought by Inque and subsequently bought by Darice. I'm not sure if they bought everything or just the recent See Dee type stamps that Inque put out.

Until my next post,
Diane

Happy Valentine's Day

Here's the card I made for hubby. The embossed images are from my Cuttlebug and the stamps are from Scrappy Cat. I find I have the best success when I use chalk inks with clear stamps. These stamps are clear so I used Color Box chalk inks. Hope everyone has a Happy Valentine's Day.

Until my next post,

Diane

Bet you can't touch your nose with your tongue

Well maybe you can...but can you do it twice?

OK you win!

Until my next post,

Diane

Get well card

Here's a card I made for my niece a while back. She's a three sport player: basketball, volleyball and soccer her favorite. She broke her collarbone last fall and couldn't have any contact so she had to do drills by herself. This card is from the November 2007 Sheetload template. I used patterned paper from a Provo Craft super slab. The swirls are embossed on light blue paper and then have Ranger distress inks applied to bring out the color. The get will stamp is a Studio G $1 stamp.

Until my next post,

Diane