Non Winning Artisan Project #2

 

This is the second card I entered, I tried to go with a simpler look and this is more my style than what I shared yesterday.

 

 

I added another silhouette to the inside of the card.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes, Nature's Pace and Blessings from Heaven stamp sets

First Edition dsp

Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Very Vanilla card stock

Versamark, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso ink

Black embossing powder

Congratulations

 

When my time is so limited in the spring, sometimes quick and simple win out when I am making a card.  This one is definitely that!

 

 

I tore some First Edition specialty paper and stamped my sentiment from Sassy Salutations on that with Early Espresso ink. On my Crumb Cake base, I stamped the swirl image from Everything Eleanor with the same ink and added a dyed piece of flower trim to complete it. 

May Stamp Club

 

This month my lovely Stamp Club ladies will get these projects with their orders along with some other goodies because we won't be meeting.  Usually I am busy cutting potato seed this time of year, but we are not quite to that point with the late spring, instead we are busy shipping out potato seed instead.

 

 

I used the Bring on the Cake and Designer Typeset stamp set for the birthday card and added some Patio Party dsp and Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon.

 

On this card, I left a sentiment off so that they can use it for whatever they wish.  The shell has the faux mother of pearl technique on it although it is difficult to see on the picture.  I love using the By the Tide stamp set for masculine cards so I would probably use it for a masculine birthday.

 

The layout is a pretty simple one again using the Fan Fair designer series paper, Pink Pirouette, Island Indigo, Very Vanilla and Early Espresso.

By the Tide Birthday

 

I like the By the Tide set for masculine cards and this one happened to go to a brother in law.  The base of the card is Basic Gray and I added some First edition dsp as well.

 

 

The randomly stamped images on the card base were stamped with Crumb Cake ink.

 

Supplies:

By the Tide, Bring on the Cake

Crumb Cake, River Rock and Island Indigo ink

Basic Gray, Very Vanilla card stock

First Edition dsp

Summer smooches dsp

1" circle punch

1 1/4" scallop circle punch

 

Buttterfly birthday

I had made this card for a challenge last week and didn't get it posted so I thought I would share it anyway.  It was for Mary Jo's sketch challenge...

 

 

I used some Print Poetry dsp for one layer and the smaller butterfly.  The larger butterfly is cut from First Edition specialty paper and I put some Midnight Muse on the edges with a marker.

 

Supplies:

Sassy Salutations

Gumball Green, Midnight Muse classic ink

Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla card stock

Print Poetry dsp

Beautiful Butterflies die

Basic pearls

 

Nothing is Worth More

 

I am teaching a class next weekend at the PRBC Stamping and Scrapbooking retreat and this is one of the samples I have for them. 

 

 

For this one, I used the Autumn Accents die and embossed the leaves with the Woodgrain and Perfect Polka Dots folders.  There is a little piece of Naturals Composition specialty paper behind the picture and the sentiment is from Summer Afternoon.

 

The buttons and ribbon are from the clearance rack and my card stock colors are Island Indigo, More Mustard, Soft Suede, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake.

Tea Cups

 

My Morning Cup stamp set hasn't been used in awhile so I pulled it out for this card.  Again, scraps of designer series paper - Festival of Prints and First Edition are the base of this card. 

 

 

I stamped on both the base of the card and on some other scraps of dsp with the tea cups and cut out a few of the tea cups and pasted them onto the card.

 

The sentiment is from Friendly Phrases and I added a little bit of 1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon that I cut apart.

Our Late Night Stampers challenge is to CASE a project that we either saw at convention or that someone posted on their blog from convention.  I wish I could give credit to the person who made the card I CASED, but it was apparently on a board with a bunch of other cards and I don't know who made it.  If it was you...let me know!

The original card was sponged and used Crumb cake as the base and for the sentiment.  I also changed the ribbon and the third layer, but the concept is the same.

Supplies:

Kindness Matters

Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla card stock

Pretty in Pink and Soft Suede ink

First edition paper

Naturals composition paper

Beautiful Butterflies die

2 1/2" circle punch

 Vintage wallpaper folder

Victoria crochet trim ribbon

basic pearls

The Last One

The final Artistan Award entry - a 3D box that I decorated on one side with my daughter, Maddie and on the other my sons, Hunter and Wyatt.  I know this was my favorite project and definitely another one I wish I could have back!

The outside of the box was covered with First Edition DSP on the front and all sides.

The stamp set I used was Field Flowers and I also threw in Tiny Tags for the little vintage tag I added by the Trinket key.

On the boy's side, I used I Dig You and Word Play for my stamp sets and the Berry Blossoms dsp and Tea Party Simply Scrappin' Kit dsp. 

 

I added the brads from the Vintage trinkets collection to all the "moving parts" of the equipment and used buttons for boulders.

Pocket Silhouettes

This is one of the cards I worked on at my retreat last weekend as I made a bunch of thank you cards to give to my graduating nieces and nephew this spring. 

It is a very simple card and it was easy to make a bunch of them at once. 

Supplies:

Pocket Silhouettes

First Edition specialty paper

Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Pear Pizzazz card stock

Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade and Pear Pizzazz classic ink

hemp twine

dimensionals

Simple Sympathy

This card was used for a designer swap for one of our UStamp with Dawn and Friends events.  I have some torn Beau Chateau and First Edition papers layered on a Perfect Plum base. 

I really love the flower image on the stamp set Love and Sympathy and use it quite often, this time with Perfect Plum and Pear Pizazz. 

I added the same flower image on the inside as well.

Supplies:

Love and Sympathy

Beau Chateau DSP

First Edition specialty paper

Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Pear Pizazz, Very Vanilla card stock

Perfect Plum, Pear Pizazz, Marina Mist classic ink and markers

clips assortment

Botanical Gazette layout

I was experimenting with a couple things on this layout.  There was an unusable CD in a package that I had saved and decided to play with it on a page.  It is stamped with Stazon ink (black) and then I cut a piece of DSP to fit on the back.  I didn't know how to attach it so that the adhesive wouldn't show so I made 6 holes with my cropodile and added vintage brads to hold it together.

My next experiment was with poly shrink plastic, I have had this around for probably a year and have not used it yet so I thought it was time.  I stamped the bird cage with Stazon ink, cut it out, punched a hole in the top and heated it up.  It is hanging on linen thread.

I also sewed the Victoria crochet trim ribbon to some Pear Pizzazz seam binding using the linen thread and then scrunched it up a little and stuck it on with sticky strip. 

Supplies:

Nature Walk stamp set

Botanical Gazette DSP

Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy, Pear Pizzazz card stock

Early Espresso classic and Black Stazon ink

vintage trinkets

Pear Pizzazz seam binding

Victoria crochet trim ribbon

linen thread

sticky strip

hearts and brackets die

top note die

First Edition DSP

cropodile

Neutrals buttons

curly label punch