Masked - Happy Birthday

I just love how this card turned out. I made the black and white background paper. Cut a 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 inch square of white paper. Scored lines every 3/4" on the diagonal. Cut out 3/8" strips of black card stock. On the left lower side I place the black strips just underneath the score lines. Cut off the excess black parts. Matted with 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 black card stock. Sewed edges. For the butterfly - I found the image from the Internet - googled "butterfly" colouring book pages and found one I liked. Printed it out, cut out the butterfly - from the inside of image - to keep the outside section as my mask. Placed the mask over a piece of white card stock. Sponged pretty in pink and riding hood red ink onto butterfly. I used my cloud template to get the scalloped edges on the butterfly to make it more interesting. Stamped on the Artful Asian (Stampin Up) leaves and the butterflies from the Water Colour Mini's (Stampin Up) set. Stamped on the birthday sentiment from Stampin Up's "Well Scripted" set.. Matted with black and stitched edges with the wandering stitch. Used my white gel pen on the leaves and mini butterflies. Pierced holes for the big butterflies flight path. Popped up the image, added the Martha Stewart pearls and Stickles

Hugs..Pat

Totally Stampalicious - It's all FAUX fun

Merry Christmas -I hope you are better prepared for Christmas than I am - I have been running around in circles for days. Each year I seem to be more and more disorganized than ever. I am very pleased with myself - I did manage to get a big project finished yesterday with some help from my DH. We made Calendars for our parents - using assorted pictures from our Spain trip. Anyways - enough of that. Onto today's fun challenge at TS.

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious challenge - this week we have been asked to "FAKE IT" (ie: faux stitching, faux brads, faux metal, faux wood, faux linen etc). I used the "faux stitching" and "faux brad" techniques on my card. The "Snowmen" are from the Totally Stampalicious "Snowmen" set. I stamped the snowman once, masked it, and then stamped snowmen again. I stamped the scarfs on a textured acrylic paper and coloured with Stampin Up "more mustard" and "soft suede" markers. Pierced holes and attached the mini black brads. Faux stitched around image. I cut a strip of Kraft card stock and scored lines every 1/4 inch. Rubbed chocolate chip ink over raised ridges. Matted all panels with gemstone black card stock. Attached the Faux brads with pop dots. Used a felt Dollar Store snowflake, added Dazzling Diamonds to the snowflake, their Halo"s, the ground and some to the sky (falling snowflakes). Designer paper is from K&Company - Yuletide mat pack.

Check out what the other TS DT members have come up with to inspire you. If you make a card/project make sure to upload it to Mr. Linky from you Blog or Gallery.

This card will also work for a challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers - the Technique challenge TLC304, issued by Joan Ervin - to do Faux or Real stitching on your card.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Hugs.. Patricia Rose

THANK YOU SEW MUCH

Here is the card I made yesterday for the Tuesday Teapot Challenge, Colour Challenge and Double Dog Challenge. Here is the story behind this card... Poor little Dusty Bear has been left in the attic for many years.. The tea party ladies have been asked to help Dusty Bear out.

I have also used yesterdays Splitcoast Stamper colour challenge (CC244) - bravo burgundy, very vanilla and kraft. This also qualifies for the Double Dog Dare Challenge - to make at least a four layer card, use ribbon - plus make a card for the Tuesday Teapot Challenge...

Thanks for stopping by...
Happy creating and stamping.

Hugs... Pat

Introducing Totally Stampalicious Snowmen

Congratulations to Christine (aka chrisations.ink) for being this weeks Featured Stamper on Splitcoast Stampers.. I thoroughly enjoying checking out all of your cards. I chose to case two snowmen cards. I have been asked to design at least three cards from this fun, cute newly released "Snowmen" set from TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS.


Rak for Noah Biorkman - a 5 year old boy who is loosing his battle with cancer. He loves Christmas time and his one request is to receive lots of Christmas cards. Check out this page for more information.. Here is the card I cased of Christines...
Below is the first card I made for today's Feature Stamper challenge on Splitcoast Stampers.
Here is the card I cased.

Recipe: card #1 - rak for Noah Biorkman, FS144

Stamps - Totally Stampalicious - Snowmen

Ink - Stazon jet black, Real red, Bashful blue
Paper - Paper Pizzaz - snowflakes, real red, pacific point, Bristol vellum, textured white

Accessories - sewing machine, Icicle Stickles, mat pack, white fun flock, pop dots, mini brads, prisma colour pencil crayons, gamsol, blending stumps

Recipe: card #2 - FS144

Stamps - Totally Stampalicious - Snowmen

Ink - Stazon jet black rose red, tempting turquoise

Paper - more mustard, taken with teal , Recollections - Mom's Diner - salt, Mustard corelations, Bristol Vellum

Accessories - sewing machine, mini brads, Diamond Stickles, white fun flock, pop dots, gold metallic marker, Martha Stewart glitter pens, Prisma colour pencil crayons, gamsol and blending stumps, Snowflake brads

Thanks for stopping by...

Happy Stamping,

Hugs - Pat

A Christmas Postcard

Here is another card I made for the Splitcoast Stampers November VSN challenge - this one was "masking" and to make it a one layer card. I used the Tope Note die cut and placed it in the middle of my card and sponged around the edges to give it the red frame. Next I stamped on the reindeer. Masked the reindeer and stamped on the trees. Coloured the reindeer. Stamped on the Postage stamp. Applied white liquid applique for snow....

Recipe:

Stamps - Lovely as a tree, Winter Post, Magenta - reindeer
Paper - white
Ink - Riding hood red, creamy caramel, stazon jet black, old olive, black, chocolate chip
Accessories - Cuttlebug, Top Note, Liquid Applique, post it note, sponge, aquapainter.

Thanks for stopping by...

Hugs - Pat

Totally Haunting

Happy Tuesday everyone. I got to play with my new "Totally Stampalicous - Witch Brawd" set today. I combined two of Splitcoast Stampers challenges - Sunday's Featured Stamper FS141(dancerriley) and this weeks colour challenge CC241 (bravo burgundy, cameo coral, very vanilla and (optional) - always artichoke). Here is the card of Riley's that I cased - called "Haunting Halloween". I stamped the bravo burgundy background panel with the Flying monkey image. Stamped the Witch brawd image onto very vanilla. Water coloured part of the image. Paper pieced her hat and dress. Masked image and stamped on the moon and the stormy sky background. Sponged all edges with basic black. Made center strip panel. Stamped the spider web/spider twice. Cut out only the spider from one image. Tied on the ribbon and heat curled. Assembled card. Applied diamond stickles to her hat and the spider web. Added the 1/2 black pearls to lower right corner.

Recipe:

Stamps - Totally Stampalicious - Witch Brawd
Paper - burgundy, always artichoke, cameo coral, very vanilla, DP
Ink - Stazon jet black, basic black, bravo burgundy, cameo carol, blush blossom, creamy caramel
Accessories - sewing machine, pop dots, Diamond Stickles, ribbon, heat gun, aquapainter, sponge, pearls

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy stamping..

Hugs - Pat