Using a Kraft Card

Using an image from my stash from  The Stamping Chef to create this week's card for the challenge over at The Stamping Chef  blog.

We was ask to use Kraft card stock in our creation, as the card base, or a punch die cut which I chose to do.  First I printed the image, 'Rock My World'  on Kraft card stock, and than colored the image with various medians including finger nail polish (the base of the guitar is a silvery color of finger nail polish) .

I used a new die cut from Spellbinders Nestabilities called Floral Ovals to cut the image out.  On my card base, I cut off a quarter of the front of the card, and placed the oval shape cut out onto it.  I used a design paper with the peace symbol on the edge and ribbon was placed for embellishment.  I printed the sentiment and than used a paper punch from my stash of punches to layer on top of the ribbon.  Two brads where included in the tag.

Stop on over to The Stamping Chef  and check out this challenge and join in the fun.  Also, check out TSC Recipes on Facebook and join in the weekly challenges she has going on.

Thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all of you. xoxo

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 Challenges entered:

1. Challenge Blog Anything Goes with a Twist of a Marker

Challenge Monochromatic or No Color Image - Birthday Bash #TSC-BBa

This challenge is Monochromatic or No Color Image which is a new technique for me.  Decided to use all shades of gray on my image using Spectrum Noir markers.

My recipe for the this card is as follows:

Base card is gray
Layered with black mat with about half of a design paper from Creatief Papierblok, with a strip of black and white polka dot wash tape laid across the top of design paper.
Stamped sentiment onto off-white card stock and used the Sizzix Big Shot I punch out the imprinted tag, placed brads at the points and foam taped the tag to the card.

Spectrum Noir markers used for coloring, along with Cool Gray from my Copic collection and a gray from Stampin Up.  Brads by Stampin Up.

The image is available at The Stamping Chef Store.  Stop by the challenge and check out the challenge teams great work at Blog.

As always, thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all.

The Staming Chef  is happy to announce that we're expanding DT/CT family!! So excited and happy with these awesome crafters who will join our group!

For the challenge team we will welcome:

Bettina Leikvoll
Deanne Saunders
Sylvia Anderson
Marji Franklin
Suzanne McKenzie

For the new release team
Katrina Benton,
Jill Hogg,
Kate Edwards,
Zoe Bennett- Morton,
Donna Braatin-Budzynski,
Judith Culham-Elsdon,
Summer Hill-Painter,
Christine Garner,
Erin Fairclough,
Kerrie Brown 

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 And now, to the challenges that I have entered:

1. CMM72 Monochromatic sponsored by Meljen's Designs
2. Pattie's Creation Challenge #71 Monochromatic (Must always use an image)

A new release at The Stamping Chef

This is one of two new releases for July 5th, and I apologize for being late in posting this, but due to a weather change that has affected my arthritis in my back and the 4th of July fire works going off across the street that left my sons' dog very, very nervous, I was not able to complete this until today.

 

I brought the image into my Silhouette Studio DE software, traced and print and cut with a little white border around the image.  I colored the image with my Copic markers.  I downloaded the free background paper from a website and ran it through the embossing machine using the swiss dot embossing folder.  The design paper was part of a goodie packet I had received, and cut it where the bird is on the right side of the image.  I used a stamp of small flowers and stamped three times and colored in with my Stampin Up markers.  And stamped 'Hello" in the corner and placed two gemstones next to sentiment.  Layered all the paper and placed on the card, and noticed that I placed the whole thing on wrong side of the card, so cut the first card stock with image and mats, and trimmed it and glued to another card stock to correct my mistake!  LOL.

Thank you for stopping by to visit with me; and please go to the Store to see what Tamara has available. 

These two new releases are available for past weekend only at 20% discount.
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Challenges entering:

1.  A Gem of a Challenge Lot's of Layers
2. Crafty Friends Challenge Color Inspiration

Bring on Christmas

It's almost the end of June, and less than six months to Christmas! 

Using my library of files from SilhouetteAmerica I found and cut out a tent card for this week's presentation. I print and cut the Bring on Christmas image and stamped the sentiment and gift package on the front of the card.  Colored the image with my Copic and Stampin! Up markers and the belt was colored in with a black gel pen.

I played around in my Photoscape software to create the background as the time of day I took the pictures was not the best so edited it as best as I could.  The card stock I used to the tent card is a shaded green, going from light to dark and does not show up to well. 

You will be able to obtain this image at http://thestampingchef.oo.gd store.

Thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all.

Kapow

Remember watching Bruce Wayne and his sidekick Robin on t.v. years ago, more than I can tell you now.  I watched the t.v. show with my son as he was growing up, and than the movies came along.  The Stamping Chef Tamara drew this sentiment "Kapow" for us to present today, June 21st.

I first created a card by combining the "Kapow" sentiment with the yellow and orange rays and than print and cut the card mat using my Silhouette Cameo and Studio Design Edition (I love, love that software and cutting machine.)  Than layered with black and than orange and white polka dot card which Tamara created as well.  Layered this onto a navy-blue cardstock and later used for a birthday card.

Now I purchased the Stampin Up Post Card stamp set and thought, this would be a neat little post card so created the same image and cut out with my cutting machine.  And than stamped the Post Card image on back side of card and have a post card.  This stamp set can be used to create your own post cards to send invites to birthday parties, showers, about anything that you can think of.

Thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all...xxxx.

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Challenges entered:

1. Male Birthday with Sentiment

Rockability Rebel

I'm back from vacation....went up north to Indiana for my grandson's h.s. graduation.  Had a great time, but I'm super happy to be home and be back to creating.

Rockability Rebel - I love her.  Cardstock, I believe, is Stampin! Up and design paper is Colorbok.  I created the sentiment, using my Silhouette Studio Design Studio print and cutting it.  The lower layer found on my library in my Design Edition software, and I used one of the fonts from my files, using the offset function to thicken the font.  I pop-dot them onto the first printed out design.

Head on over to http://thestampingchef.wordpress.com to have a look-see at the design team's beautiful creations, and head over to the store to purchase the image as it's on sale this weekend.

Thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all.  I will be starting a mini-album(s) for my grandson of his 4 years in High School.  Will be blogging as I go with the results.

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Challenges entering:

1. 600 Follower Give-away 
2. Inspire Me Friday #107
3. Challenge #11 Anything Goes
4. Anything Goes Challenge #12
5. Anything Goes

Milkshake Anyone

This image reminds me of the 50's & 60's diners and the delicious milkshakes they made.  I love this image and the paper I used, I hope, gives it that 50's look.

 

Really didn't know what to add to this card but I was checking out rosette flower tutorials on youtube and love how this one is created.  Of course, being my first attempt making these flowers, it's not as perfect as I would like it to be, but with a punched out circle (about 3/4 or 1 inch) and a button it hid the imperfections.  And next time I create the rosette flowers, I will use regular card stock - not the thick kind.  

I used the lattice looking card stock from Colorbok  and punched scallopes across the shaped mat and inserted brass brads in each scallop.   The card base is from svgcuttingfiles (check it out, may be still a free file from them but I got the file when I was on her Design Team awhile back) .  The cut file includes at least 4 card bases to chose from.  

Thank you for stopping by and check out the Design Team's inspirational work at http://thestampingchef.wordpress.com.  Hugs to all.

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Challenges entering:

1. Birthday Bash Button Challenge 
2. Challenge 44 Shaped Cards
3. Anything Goes
4. Challenge #1 Anything Goes
5. Challenge #3, Bows, Buttons Brads
6. Challenge #44 Dies/Punches
7. Clean and Simple

May 21st New Releases - Keep Your Faith

 

Here it is almost the end of May...just can't believe it.  Time is going by so fast, and that we'll be half way thru the year.  And this afternoon, I realized that my son and family, hopefully, may be home in 11 months from their deployment to Korea.

This card is titled "Keep Your Faith" and I thought, when seeing it, that it would make a great sympathy card.  There are many other uses too, but I chose sympathy.  I print and cut the image with Silhouette Studio DE, along with outsetting the image to create a shadow effect.  I used various markers to color in this image, and the sentiment 'With Sympathy' is part of the Tiny Wise 

I placed black and white polka dot washi tape on to the card, and than placed the image over it, centering it. 

This digi stamp will be available at The Stamping Chef Store on May 21st.  Head on over to the store and check out the digi images available there.

Thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all. 

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Challenges entered:

1. Anything Goes
2. Challenge May 12-27 Anything Goes
3. Challenge #38 On the Square
4. Challene #219 The Stamping Chef

Beary Bear Release

 

This Beary Bear was colored with Copi and Spectrum Noir Markers.  I created the Beary Birthday sentiment using my SCAL3 and print and cut option.  The scalloped circle is from SilhouetteAmericaStoreOnline for $.99.  I do love their files except.....

 

This Beary Bear was watercolored using Crayola SuperTips markers and a waterbrush.  The sentiment print and cut with my SCAL3 software, and the one is the annfold font used.

I created the cards by using the shadow from the image in my SCAL3 program and joined it to a rectangle creating a shaped card.  I put the Bear on both ends of the card base so when folded it will fold on each other.  I placed a heart doiley on the girl bear card.  Both cards will be given to my great-grandchildren at their birthdays.

The image is available from The Stamping Chef store.  Thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all

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Challenges entering:

Challenge #92 Shaped but not Squared 

Challenge #80 Shades of Blue

Sprinkling Spring....

 

Sprinkling Spring

• Step-card cut out with Silhouette Studio Design Edition ... file obtained from SilhouetteOnlineStore, created by Lori Whitlock
• Design paper by using my Abode Photo Elements Version 7.0
• Sentiments print and cut 
• Sprinkling Spring image from The Stamping Chef 
• Flowers on lower step created by me using SCAL 3 and from the SCAL3 library.
• Beads and brads from my personal stash
• Bic markers used for main coloring; and Copic #R00 used for the skin tone.

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Challenges entered:

8th Stamp Anything Goes  Lady Anne's Challenge
Challenge #131 Floral Frenzy 
Challenge #220 Mother's Day with Flowers 
Challenge #168 Spring 

Floral Cards

Thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all.