Tropical tag # 2

This is the second tag I made today.

 

On this tag I stamped the leaves with Versamark  and clear embossing powder. I used my inkpads and watercolor pencils to color the leaves and the background. On the parrot I used Prismacolor pencils,  I cut the image and used foam tape to adhere it. For the flower I used  a Sizzix Framelit die and the center was created using some plastic flowers from the dollar store. On the edges I used Tim Holtz distress ink and finished it with some fibers.

 

Materials used:

• Stampendous Jumbo Parrot Stamp
• Tim Holtz distress ink- frayed burlap
• Prismacolor pencils
• Sizzix Framelit- Flowers # 3
• Clear embossing powder

 

Tropical Tags

Today I was playing with the Jumbo Parrot Stamp from Stampendous and this is what I created...tags.

 

The parrot in this tag is made  of cold porcelain. You can find recipes on you tube.

I made the porcelain, stamped the image, cut the excess off and left the image to air dry for a few days. I used watercolor paper to create the background. I stamped the leaves using Versamark then used clear embossing powder. I  used watercolor pencils and my inkpads to color in the leaves and the background. I added some aged embossing enamel for the grass and around the edges of the tag. I finished with some fibers on the bottom border. The background was sprayed with glimmer mist in green and yellow and the parrot has blue pearl ex on the feathers.

 

The top image is stamped on cardstock and the bottom one is the porcelain. You can see it shrinks a bit.

 

The image on the left is the parrot stamped on regular cardstock and the one on the right is the back  of the porcelain one. I left it unpainted so you could see what it looks like.

 

Materials used:

Stampendous Jumbo Parrot Stamp

Stampendous aged teal embossing enamel

Clear embossing powder

Watercolor pencils, inks

Pearl Ex powders

 

 

February Card

I made this friendship card  using the Stampendous Jumbo Hollyhocks stamp.
I used a cream card base and a simple mat  . I cut a second mat using a die and inked the edges.
I stamped the image on cream card stock  using watermark ink and clear embossing powder .
I sponged on some Tim Holtz distress inks to add color then cut it using a Spellbinder die. I added some Stampendous aged teal embossing enamel around the border of the stamped image and adhered it to the card using foam tape.

Paper shoe

I just finished  this shoe last night .
 I used 110lb cardstock,  covered with paper then cut and scored the pieces.  To make the flower I cut  a 3/4" strip of paper and scored every 1/4 inch using my scor- pal.  I layered the paper flower with lace and used ribbon to finish the edges of the shoe.

I searched online for " free paper shoe patterns" and found various styles. The one I used is by Ellen Hutson .

Valentine Cards

I am finally back in my craft room after what seems like a very long time. Sometimes you can't help it. Life happens...

My first project was a Valentine's day card for my hubby.

I used the Graphic 45 French Country collection. I added one of the small  chipboard pieces from the collection , a small key and some brads to finish it off. The large sentiment was cut from DCWV paper I had in my stash and matted on black cardstock. The inside was also decorated with some of the papers.

CAS Holiday card

I have a last minute Christmas card to share.  I didn't have much time so I decided to keep it simple.

I used my new Stampendous Manger Family stamp and Prismacolor pencils. I embossed the stars using a sizzix folder then added some diamond Stickles to the stars. The stamped image was fussy cut then added to the background using 3L foam squares. The colors in the picture look a little washed out but they are a little more vibrant.
Enjoy and have a wonderful Christmas.

Stocking stuffers 2 - Handmade flower pins

OK here is a second post. I decided to make cards to hold some pins and earrings I made using fish scales.

 

I liked the way my first cards came out so I decided to make a couple more using the same Stampendous stamps. I used a stamp from the Halloween charms set to decorate the corners of the cards for the earrings and the white rose pin. For the pink flower I used the border stamp from the Jumbo Hollyhocks . I only used the center portion of the stamp to add the detail on the card.

I think this makes for a cute presentation...now all they need is a small box.