HMF#61 - Cozy Wishes

HAPPY MONDAY everyone.... Over at House Mouse and Friends Blog - the challenge for the next two weeks was given by ME !!! Our challenge is to make a card or project with a "Faux Grid" somewhere on card/project. Here is a tutorial given by Dawn Griffiths (Dawn's Stamping Thoughts). Here is the gallery at Splitcoast Stampers that show you almost 150 cards or projects using this technique. I hope you will have fun with this challenge.

I just love this adorable Stampabilities - House Mouse - Happy Hopper image - "Will knit for friends". I coloured the image with prisma colour pencil crayons. Drew in the faux grid and coloured the squares. Matted image with white and black. Attached the black mini brads and tied on the little gingham ribbon/bow. Sentiment was computer generated. Base card is 5 1/2 x 6 1/2. I pierced holes all around the edge. I used two different pink designer papers for my background panel. Made the center strip and sewed edges and assembled card. I am very happy with how this turned out...

Now it's your turn... Please hop on over to the House Mouse and Friends blog and check out what the other very talented DT members have come up with to inspire you.

Recipe:

Stamps: - Stampabilities - House Mouse - Will Knit For Friends

Paper: - Bristol Vellum, black, white, Paper Company - metallic pomegranate, designer paper

Ink: - Stazon Jet Black, soft sky, pretty in pink, regal rose, basic black, versamark, going grey

Accessories: - Sewing machine, mat pack, mini brads, exacto knife, Martha Stewart border punch, computer, aquapainter, prisma colour pencil crayons, gamsol and blending stumps, pop dots, heat gun and clear embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my little piece of the blogging world.

Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs - Pat

I'm So Happy .......

Happy Tuesday everyone.... I made this adorable Charlie Horse card, late last night... the Colour challenge at Splitcoast Stampers was up loaded early - so of COURSE I had to make a CC card before I could go to sleep. Colour challenge #CC227 ( lavender lace, black, white, going grey and barley banana). I just purchased this adorable Charlie Horse Image from Clear Dollar Stamps called "Charlie Daisy" and wanted to use it for today's Colour Challenge, I also Incorporated yesterday's technique challenge #TLC229 - faux grid and this weeks Our Creative Corner challenge - use pets or any other animal on your card/project. This is what I came up with... I so love this happy prancing "Appaloosa" Charlie....

I made the faux grid panel 4"x4". Stamped on Charlie, the larger daisies, the flying butterflies and clouds. I used my Zig marker to darken in the faux grid lines. Next I water coloured the barely banana squares with reinkers, the lavender squares and the butterflies with prisma colour pencil crayon and gamsol. Charlie is water coloured with basic black. I stamped on the black dots and used white gel pen for the white dots. The going gray dots that are at the bottom edge and stamped lighter over the rest - I used a stamp from Stampin Up's Itty Bitty set. Sponged edge with basic black. Matted with white, black and lavender lace. Sewed edges. Attached the ribbon and pewter sentiment slider. Main card is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4. I sewed 1/4" in on the Going Gray base card. Added the Diamond Stickles to the butterflies and the flower tops.

Recipe:

Stamps - Clear Dollar Stamps - Charlie Daisy, Stampin Up - Itty bitty backgrounds, Hanna Stamps - Route 66 (used the clouds and dirt specs)

Paper - Stampin Up - going grey, lavender lace, whisper white, Non SU black and white cardstock

Ink - barely banana, basic black, going grey, old olive, Stazon jet black

Accessories - brads, piercing tool, Diamond Stickles, Olfa Rotary grid mat, sewing machine, pop dots, sponge, ribbon, pewter sentiment hardware (Dollar Store), Zig black marker, ruler, white gel pen

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping,

Hugs

Pat Rose :)

Faux Grid Art Work

I made this card yesterday - I have combined two of Splitcoast Stampers Monday challenges. One is Try a New Technique #TLC229 - Faux grid and the other is Clean and Simple - Inspiration Challenge - Show us you Artwork #CAS23. Here is the link to TLC229 and the here is the link to CAS23. The art work that inspired me is from art.com called "Martha's Quilt II"
I made the grid, stamped on the leaf images. Coloured the leaves and squares with markers. Over stamped image with Stampin Up "Sanded" backgrounder in ruby red. Sponged edges with RR. Matted with black and more mustard. Added the leaf brad. Base card is 5" x 5". Image panel is popped up. Tied on the black 1/4" gingham ribbon.

recipe :
stamps: Stampin up - Sanded backgrounder, Sarah Beise - leaf, Stamp craft - Leaf

paper: Stampin up - whisper white and more mustard. Non SU black and white cardstock

ink: Stampin up - more mustard, certainly celery, ruby red, Crayola sketching markers - orange, Stazon jet black

accessories: gingham ribbon, pop dots, Zig Memory System - black marker, copper leaf brad, sponge, piercing tool, Olfa Rotary grid mat

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Stamping
Hugs...
Pat :)