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June 14, 2013

Single Layer Scene

Good Friday morning. My project today was made for the Splitcoaststampers Way To Use It challenge to create a single layer card. This was lots of fun and took me back to when I created stamped outdoor scenes on almost every card I made. It is odd how interests keep changing and I have become addicted to creating die cut scenes and paper flowers.

I started by sponging in the sky area using my hand cut cloud template and an ink blending tool and stopped at the point that I wanted the top of my picket fence to be. I used the picket fence die cut as a mask and sponged blue over it to create the fence in white negative space. I stamped the tree from the Impression Obsession Solid Tree set and lightly brushed reinker on the trunk with my waterbrush to smooth the color. I stamped the leaves in both shabby shutters and peeled paint and lightly sponged yellow ink over top to create a highlight.

I used a dry brush run directly over the ink pad to lightly stipple apply antique linen to the fence sections to create dimension and texture. I used the same technique to stipple peeled paint up around the bottom of the fence. I used a Color Box stylus and foam tip to apply peeled paint to the ground area and filled in the grass and added foliage and flowers to the fence using the mini fern stamp from my Kittie Kits Outdoor Master.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Stamps: Impression Obsession Solid Tree Set, Rubbernecker Kittie Kits Outdoor Master Ink: Distress Inks Tumbled Glass , Shabby Shutters , Peeled Paint , Antique Linen , Walnut Stain , Worn Lipstick , Scattered Straw, Accessories: Poppystamps Picket Fence , Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool , Color Box Stylus and Foam Tip , Waterbrush , Dry Brush , Hand Cut Cloud Template

Jun 14, 2013 12:01:00 AM | Die Cut, Impression Obsession, Kittie Kits, Poppystamps, Rubbernecker, Scene

May 26, 2013

Tiny Birdhouse Village

Good Sunday morning. I have a fun project to share with you today using the Memory Box Tiny Village and Resting Birds paired with the Impression Obsession Leafy Branch 2. I had such a good time yesterday stamping a foliage background behind my die cut images that I thought I would use the same technique today. I pulled out a tiny foliage stamp from my Kittie Kits Outdoor Master to stamp leaves and add depth and dimension behind my branch.

I cut the leafy branch using green cardstock and colored the branches with a brown Copic marker leaving the leaves green. I cut the tiny village houses and resting birds using white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers. I attached the houses to the branches with glossy accents and applied a couple of leaves to the top of each house. I cut tiny flowers using amethyst cardstock and my flower mound die, formed the flowers with my tiny stylus and attached to the branches and house tops. I attached the birds in place with glossy accents.

I laid my branch on the white cardstock to get an idea of where to stamp the foliage background. I stamped in the foliage and used a Copic marker to color in tiny flowers. I applied the white layer over the amethyst decorative border and attached to the card base. I attached the branch over the stamped foliage using rolled glue dots.

Pale pink, yellow, blue and amethyst are one of my favorite color combinations for spring projects. One disappointment is that amethyst always seems to photograph as a darker blue than it really is. The amethyst is really much softer in person. Here’s a couple closer views to see the dimension.

I thought the tiny village houses would make perfect birdhouses. I love how this turned out. I wish you could see it in person.

I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend. I sure am. Check out my Saturday post if you would like to see how I created the background behind my die cut images. Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: Kittie Kits Outdoor Master Paper: White, Spring Moss, Amethyst Ink: Distress Ink Shabby Shutters Accessories: Memory Box Tiny Village, Resting Birds, Flower Mound, Impression Obsession Leafy Branch 2 Border Duo 1, Copic Markers Y32 Cashmere, R81 Rose Pink, B000 Pale Porcelain Blue, BV11 Soft Violet, E57 Light Walnut,Tiny Stylus, Sizzix Accessory Tool Kit, Glossy Accents , Glue Dots , Metal Adapter Plate , Paper Piercer , ATG , Refill Tape , Big Shot , Teflon Bone Folder , Snips , Guillotine Paper Cutter,

May 26, 2013 12:11:19 PM | Die Cut, Flowers, Impression Obsession, Kittie Kits, Memory Box, Rubbernecker, Scene

November 21, 2012

Sparkly Moonlight Snow Scene

Good Wednesday morning. I have created winter moonlight snow scenes several times using the trees from the Kittie Kits Moose set and never tire of making them for fast and easy holiday cards. For this project I added another step and added sparkle over the tree using versa and iridescent ice embossing powder. The trees are very sparkly but once again it is hard to capture it in my photos. The sparkle adds such a special touch with the contrast of the dark blue and pure white.

I will not go into all the steps for the main part of this scene as you can find everything you need to know in my Winter Moonlight Snow Scene tutorial. In my tutorial I used regular cardstock but I found using the glossy cardstock much easier to sponge and smooth out the ink for the sky and tree shadows. The ink glides across the glossy paper.

When I was totally finished with the scene I heat dried it to make sure all ink was dry. I stamped over all the trees again using versa and then heat embossed using iridescent ice embossing powder. I have a closer view so you can see the sparkle on the trees.

This is one of my all time favorite Christmas cards and I know I will make a few every year. The three little trees in the set are my all time favorite evergreen trees.

I couldn't resisit trying another sparkly scene using a mix of plum ink along with the dark blue and this one is on regular cardstock. You can see that it isn't as easy to get the sky smooth but I still like it.

I hope you have a great day preparing for your thanksgiving holiday. Thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Kittie Kits Moose Paper: Inkssentials Glossy Cardstock, White Ink: Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire Accessories: Versa, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool, Tsukineko Sponge Dauber, SU Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, EK Success 1 3/8 Circle Punch, Hand Cut Mask for Landscape, Mounting Tape, Deckle Scissors

Nov 21, 2012 12:03:00 AM | Christmas, Kittie Kits, Rubbernecker, Scene, Snow

October 11, 2012

Christmas Tree Sales

Good Thursday morning. Before I start my post I want to draw your attention to the 30% off of Tim Holtz idea-ology products at Rubbernecker Stamps.

By now you know you have it figured out that I love adding texture using my crimpers. I had fun making this card using the old truck from my Rubbernecker Kittie Kits Fall Harvest set and pairing it with the new Impression Obsession Christmas Tree die,

I stamped the tree on red cardstock and again on gray cardstock using versafine onyx black pigment ink and embossing with black embossing powder. I cut the window out with my kraft knife and cut the red truck out and layered over the wheel section of the gray truck. I slit the bed of the truck so I could tuck small Christmas trees in the back.

I lightly added liquid applique around the border of the crimped trees and on the truck for a snowy effect and added dots of LA to the sky area for falling snow. The snow drift layer was cut using deckle scissors, crimped with the wave crimper. and attached with mounting tape. The little sparkly star on the tallest tree and the Tree Sales sign and bow on the back of the truck were the perfect finishing touches.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by. Oh….and thanks to you for all the wonderful ideas you have given me for crating stained glass for new Poppy Stamps windows.