Calendar Card

Here's another card I made with the Technique Junkies Waxed Cuttlebug technique. This one is a bit different since I didn't stamp on it before I ironed the embossed waxed paper. I used stamps from Inque for the outside and Fiskars for the inside. The inside says "Happy Birthday" "may all your wishes come true".

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Diane

Leaves ATC

This was last months ATCOTM for the Stampers Corner Yahoo Group. I stamped a background of...well leaves of course using a set by Inque. Next I used a technique I saw on Roni's blog. I added a few smaller leaves I had purchased in a bag and then finished it off with a phrase from Repeat Impressions.

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Diane

Make a Wish...Have a blast

Here's another spinner card that I made for a grand nephew. This one uses the Kazoo Kids paper by K&Co. and stamps by Inque. The inside (not scanned) has a matching rub on by K&Co.

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Diane

Big Boy Birthday Card

Here's a card I made for a grand newphew. I used paper and a rub on (on the bottom) from the Kazoo Kids collection by K&Co. The inner part spins to reveal the sentiment. I used stamps by Inque. the big brad in the center is what keeps the center tan circle in place and allows it to spin.

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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.

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Diane

Only Stamping ATC

Here's an ATC I made for the Altered Designs Yahoo Group with the theme of "Only Stamping". I stamped an image of a stamp by Outlines on different colored paper and then cut them out and layered them. I was a great way to use up some scraps too. The three dots is a stamp by Inque.

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Diane

Risque ATC

The theme was Rique at Altered Designs for their TGIF ATC. I chose this image I had downloaded from Gaby. I used a background paper and quote from a Leisure Arts ATC paper pad. I stamped with the Nightingale set by Inque using Ranger Distress Inks and then added a bit of bling. The final step was to outline the image with a Marvy Metallic Marker.

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Diane

Eat Cake Card

Here's a card I made recently using Provo Craft Super Slab paper. I used an Inque stamp and a tag from JoAnns as an embellishment.

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Diane

Nature ATCOTM

Here's my submission for the Stampers Corner ATC of the month for March. First I took some glossy paper and sprayed some watercolors on it. Then I used a portion of a stamp by Inque (they used to be called Sugarloaf and that is what this stamps says). I actually got out a needle and thread and tied on the butterfly on the left as it had a hole through the body portion. For the right side I cut out two matching butterflies from a collage pack by Leisure Arts and glued one to the ATC. The other I coated with Glossy Accents and when it was dry glued just the body for a bit of dimension.

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Diane

Elvis on an anniversary card?

Yup it's "The King" on an anniversary card. I used specialty paper by EK Success and a stamp by The Stampsmith that I stamped on glossy paper with StazOn. But why Elvis? Well, if you open the card it says "You Rock My World", a stamp by Inque. The card was from me to hubby.

The longer I'm married the younger I was when I got married. After all if I stay 29 and I've been married 28 years I was just a year when we got married....

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Diane

This gift of a letter...

Here's a card I sent with an ATC mingle recently. I used the Life's Journey paper by K&Co. The big stamp of the gal writing a letter is by Inkakinkado. The quote and faux postage cancelation are by Inque. I stamped the gal on vellum and embossed it then cut out a lot of the background. I added a few embellishments to finish off the card.

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Diane

Open Theme ATC...good friends

This is my submission for the Altered Designs Open Theme TGIF ATC. I used an image by Stampsmith and colored it in a little with watercolor markers. The quote is from Inque. The background paper is some more of the marbled paper I made last fall.

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Diane

Music Themed ATC

This was an ATC I made for the Altered Designs TGIF Mingle with the theme of music. I used a background stamp by Inka and embossed with clear powder. I colored the background with Ranger Distress Inks and then stamped the Inque stamps. A few punched paper and acrylic notes completes the piece.

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Diane

Hearts ATC

Here's what I made for the Hearts ATC TGIF mingle on the Altered Designs Yahoo group. I cut out the photo and background heart with the Fiskars shape cutter. The photo is from Tack-O-Rama, the stamps are by Inque and the collage piece by Leisure Arts.

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Diane

Happy Birthday to a biker guy

I made this biker themed card using a template that I got from Splitcoast Stampers. I tailored it to a motorcycle rider by using Harley Davidison background paper and stamps by Artistic Outpost, Seaside Stampin' Ink and Crafty Secrets. The birthday stamps are by Inque. I added an Idea-ology embellishement by Tim Holtz.

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Diane

Vintage styled card for a vintage swap

This is the card I sent with my Vintage School Days ATC swap. As I've mentioned before, if I can I like to include a handmade card with my ATC swaps. This one was made with Life's Journey paper by K&Co as the background. The lady and her accessories are stamps by Inque that I stamped/embossed and then cut out. I used a border punch on the corners and deco scissors on the border paper.

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Diane

Last slider card of the year

This is the last slider card I made this year. This one if for a grand-niece. The stamps are from the Sugarloaf/Inque 262 collection. Why so many slider cards. I've got four cards to make for my grand nieces and nephews for their birthdays. Until I run out of ideas (thanks to the classes I 've taken with Inky Antics) they'll all get the same style interactive card but with different papers and embellishements to make them a bit personalized. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

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Diane

Yet another secret message slider card

Here's another slider card for another grand-nephew. The stamps are from the Sugarloaf/Inque 262 set. I still see that set in AC Moore on occassion. I guess they bought a bunch of them. The parade background paper is from K&Co.

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Diane

Use a punch ATC

For this Altered Designs TGIF ATC we were to use a punch. I used one by McGill and then some stamps by Inque. I colored in the flowers with water based markers and elevated the design on the left by stamping it again and using pop dots. The background paper is colored using Ranger Distress Inks.

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Diane

Fall Colors ATC

The theme for this Altered Designs TGIF ATC was Fall Colors. I started with an old cereal box and applied a coat of gesso. On top of that is various colors of Portfolio Oil Pastels that I smeared with my fingers. The way they blend is with some smeared Matte Medium. After it dried I stamped some Inque stamps with fall colors and then outlined the edge with a Krylon pen.

Until my next post,
Diane