Here's my second try at the Stamp TV Sketch Challenge #6. This time, I used a Gina K. stamp from Down on the Farm for my focal image. I watercoloured it and layered it on some circle punches. I added some doodling (again) with my signo white gel pen. I tried to blow on the end to get the ink to go down to the tip, but all I got was light-headed! After 15 minutes, I finally got enough to go around the scallop. Cathy told me she HATES red cards - well, honey, this one's for you! My card base is Riding Hood Red and my panels are chocolate chip and DSP from Stampin' Up. I used the sentiment from the new Great Friend set from S-U. I used two buttons from the collection I was given by my Baba. Here's the story - Baba was my grandmother on my dad's side and she lived to be 98 years old. She used to darn and crochet things all the time. She lived through some pretty hard times, especially the depression. She saved everything! I remember her saving bacon fat (I have to admit I do that once in awhile - roasting potatoes with it is amazing!), little ends of the soap that she'd put in the end of a nylon once she had enough to make another bar, plastic milk bags that she would reuse to freeze things in (they are pretty sturdy), and many other things. I have hundreds of buttons of various shapes and sizes. One night, I spent hours sorting through them into like-colours and put them in baggies. Often, I can't quite get the right fit for my cards, but today, I hit pay-dirt twice! I cut off the nubs on the underside to make them a little flatter. I ended up pinching my hand with the tool I used when I squeezed the handle. Nobody told me this craft was DANGEROUS! I love the way they look. Unfortunately, I stuck the top one down in a spot I wasn't quite happy with, and when I tried to pull it off, it ripped the paper. Well, back down it went! Despite my toil and labour, I think the card is kinda cute!
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
Second Shot at the Stamp TV Sketch Challenge #6
Here's my second try at the Stamp TV Sketch Challenge #6. This time, I used a Gina K. stamp from Down on the Farm for my focal image. I watercoloured it and layered it on some circle punches. I added some doodling (again) with my signo white gel pen. I tried to blow on the end to get the ink to go down to the tip, but all I got was light-headed! After 15 minutes, I finally got enough to go around the scallop. Cathy told me she HATES red cards - well, honey, this one's for you! My card base is Riding Hood Red and my panels are chocolate chip and DSP from Stampin' Up. I used the sentiment from the new Great Friend set from S-U. I used two buttons from the collection I was given by my Baba. Here's the story - Baba was my grandmother on my dad's side and she lived to be 98 years old. She used to darn and crochet things all the time. She lived through some pretty hard times, especially the depression. She saved everything! I remember her saving bacon fat (I have to admit I do that once in awhile - roasting potatoes with it is amazing!), little ends of the soap that she'd put in the end of a nylon once she had enough to make another bar, plastic milk bags that she would reuse to freeze things in (they are pretty sturdy), and many other things. I have hundreds of buttons of various shapes and sizes. One night, I spent hours sorting through them into like-colours and put them in baggies. Often, I can't quite get the right fit for my cards, but today, I hit pay-dirt twice! I cut off the nubs on the underside to make them a little flatter. I ended up pinching my hand with the tool I used when I squeezed the handle. Nobody told me this craft was DANGEROUS! I love the way they look. Unfortunately, I stuck the top one down in a spot I wasn't quite happy with, and when I tried to pull it off, it ripped the paper. Well, back down it went! Despite my toil and labour, I think the card is kinda cute!
Stamp TV Sketch Challenge #6
I think I'm going a little wonky - I felt almost COMPELLED to do another challenge today. Not only that, I knew I had more polka dot paper, so wanted to do The Cat's Pajamas Inspiration Challenge AGAIN! So, here is my submission for that challenge, coupled with the Stamp TV Sketch Challenge #6:
My card base is Sage Shadow and the background panel is Chocolate Chip. My patterned paper (not sure who made it) went on the top part of the card and the bottom two panels are Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss. I used the Trendy Tree stamp and layered it with various size circle punches. I added dots with chocolate chip and white signo gel markers. I popped the circle up. I initially had stamped the sentiment directly on the tangerine and kiwi panels, but it wasn't straight so I put it on vanilla CS and punched it with the word window punch and added some to each coloured panel. As my final touch, I added two of Baba's buttons with some vanilla satin ribbon tied through the holes. I think this is happy card - at least I'm happy with it!
My card base is Sage Shadow and the background panel is Chocolate Chip. My patterned paper (not sure who made it) went on the top part of the card and the bottom two panels are Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss. I used the Trendy Tree stamp and layered it with various size circle punches. I added dots with chocolate chip and white signo gel markers. I popped the circle up. I initially had stamped the sentiment directly on the tangerine and kiwi panels, but it wasn't straight so I put it on vanilla CS and punched it with the word window punch and added some to each coloured panel. As my final touch, I added two of Baba's buttons with some vanilla satin ribbon tied through the holes. I think this is happy card - at least I'm happy with it!
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