Feburary / March: Showcasing My Favorite Techniques

Al Foil Technique:  I guess this is my favorite of all the techniques I know.  As you can see it gives a beautiful background to the card.  Almost anything or any stamp will go with it.

Multiple Techniques

Below is a card that highlights three background techniques on one csrd. They are brought together with an octagon piece in the center and a overlay of a brass flower.

Design Team Entry

Below are three separate scrapbook pages as part of my entry for the PKG Design Team.  I decided to use some of my thousands of pictures from my last trip.  I used the colors that reminded me of Costa Rica--dark green and black.  The trees are black embossed.

On the second page I found paper that was perfect for a rainforest, big ferns.  Throughout the ferns are tiny frogs which have been sprinkled lightly with embossing powder.  They are not covered completely with the powder making them varied in color.  The embossing makes the tiny frogs "pop" on the page. I especially wanted to use the frogs for the rainforest page as Costa Rica is noted for its frogs.

The third page is entirely different.  It does not have as many pictures on it.  On this one I embossed a music collage and accented the page with a couple of "brass" elements.

Altered Items

Below are a couple of altered items - an ornament and a file folder organizer.  The ornament uses the WonderFilm.  Using it made it invisible when I covered it with glitter.  The nice thing about the WonderFilm is that it is invisible from the back.   I used lace on the WonderFilm to make the design with the glitter.The organizer has embossing powder on the initials on the front    

 

Card Samples

Below are a couple of card samples created especially for the DT application.  They are the ones in the posts "Putting on the Glitz" and ""Glitter, Glitter, Glitter."  Others can be found in two slides on the right border of this site.

Metallics

I love cards with metal or have the look of metal.  I made the below card for the Gingersnap Creations' Metallics Challenge.  The scanner didn't really show the true colors.  The strip down the left is an olive green and the script is on gold metallic paper.  The butterfly is a Martha Stewart stamp that has been embossed in gold.  I used Glassy Embossing on the right half of the card.

Another card I did for the challenge is on a gold base.  It is highlighted in the center with brass flowers inside an octagon.

Glitter, Glitter, Glitter

This is another entry into PKGlitz Card Challenge.  I used the WonderFilm  to put my glitter on the card.  The scan doesn't reveal the glistening glitter.  I am able to do a lot  with this glitter as it is ultra fine.

As a final touch I used PKG's Pirate Gold embossing powder for the sentiment..

Putting on the Glitz

I'm putting on the Glitz!  This is one of a couple of cards I am doing for the PK Glitz Card Sketch and Gingsnap Creations' Mettalics Challenge.  I used PKG's embossing ink and powder.  It is hard to tell, but the black cardstock has Glassy Embossing.  Theis give a metalic look to the black.  I used a Cuttleburg folder and then embossed with Timber color embossing powder.  The letter is also embossed.  The embossing was done on a finished piece of chipboard with almost a plastic finish.  I was afraid that the embossing powder wouldn't take, but it did fine.  In fact, it has a real metallic-looking finish.  The nice thing about PKG's embossing powder is that there are so many colors and shades of color.  You can find some powder to go with almost anything.

The stamp is a new one and is from the Song Sheet from Hearts in Touch.   I am proud to say that I won it in a challenge.

Time

I'm ready for a new challenge.  "Time" is the theme on this one.  I chose Tea Time using the Modern Grid Technique.  This was a fun card to make for the Ginersnap Creations Challenge.

Simple and Clean Monochromatic

I've had to change my mindset to do the next couple of cards as they are really out of my comfort zone.  I had no problem with the monochromatic part, but it was the "clean and simple" that was a challenge.  However, I wanted to try my hand by entering Gingersnap Creations' Case a Cas Challenge.  I found these fun to do and they actually were quicker to make than some of my more complicated cards.

The butterifly is Martha Stewart and the script is from my Cricut machine.  The background is tiny white dots on black cardstock.

The card at the right is a little more dramatic.  The beautiful hummingbird is by Inkadinkadoo.  In the two right corners are delicate silver stickers.  Boy, they were a pain to put on, but I think they add a lot.

 

Both of these cards were entered into the challenge.

Favorite Colors

I have decided to join some of the Card Challenges this year.  I had never done any before.  They are fun and make you think.

It just happens that Gingersnap Creations is having a Challenge using my favorite colors--green, gold and purple.  So this is what I came up with.  There is an underlying meaning in the card.  Did you catch it?  It is that even a little pot can dream of being a big beautiful vase.  I guess I had to explain or noone would get it! Stamps are Michael Strong and Inque.

Happy New Year

Let's start the new year with a new technique.  Try doing a little Sanded Cuttlebug.  This technique is quick and easy.   I did this technique to enter Gingersnap Creations January 9 Challenge.  The women are from a stamp by River City; the verse is from Inque.

The Temperature is Falling

The temperature is getting lower each day so it keeps me inside and my cards show my desire for SNOW.

The second card I am entering into the Winter Wonderland  theme is this stand-up card.  The verse in by Inque.  The snowflake is very delicate as it is a hand cut one from tissue paper.  It has been years since I tried to cut a snowflake.

This first card starts with Highlight Cuttlebug technique. I made it for a Winter Wonderland themed card challenge sponsored by Gingersnap Creations.  The house is Stamp' Up and the verse is by Inkadinkadoo.

Happy Stamping