Stamping In The Light: October 2012

Thursday, October 25, 2012

On The Fly - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 4

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's

October Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Christmas Selections Featured October 23

Poinsettia Blooms Featured October 24

Cracked Hello Featured October 25

On The Fly Featured October 26

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on October 27, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday October 26, 2012.

Sue

Today's featured set is just perfect for those hard to create guy cards, scrap booking camping memories or for the fish-a-holic in the family. For my project, I went with a clean and simple design due to my ongoing migraines and foot issues.

I started out by stamping my images from On The Fly and Scenic Selections in memento tuxedo black and then colored with prismacolor watercolor pencils and a blender marker. Since my card is designed for the guys, I decided not to add any additional embellishments and it also helps save on postage.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs and leave some love for a chance to win today's featured set.

Stamps: MFP On The Fly, Scenic Selections
Card Stock: White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils, Blender Marker

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Cracked Hello - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 3

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's

October Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Christmas Selections Featured October 23

Poinsettia Blooms Featured October 24

Cracked Hello Featured October 25

On The Fly Featured October 26

Sue

Today's set is awesome for making quick and easy cards or using as a background layer for scrap booking. Unfortunately, due to my migraines, and now possibly a broken foot, I don't have a new sample for you today. However, I do have a sample I made using this set during sneak peeks.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs for a chance to win today's featured set.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Pointsettia Blooms - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's

October Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Christmas Selections Featured October 23

Poinsettia Blooms Featured October 24

Cracked Hello Featured October 25

On The Fly Featured October 26

Sue

Today's featured set Poinsettia Blooms by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company has an old Victorian feel to it thanks to the lantern and makes gorgeous cards or altered items.

My card today uses a Spellbinders book die along with the lantern, die cut felt, punched pine branches and an elegant red/black color scheme. After I had stamped my images in memento black and colored with prismacolor markers then cut out, I took the die cut felt sticker border and layered across the black card stock before popping up the saying from Poinsettia Blooms. I then added my cut out lantern and poinsettia bunch via pop up glue dots and added the punched pine branches with small floral centers. The only other embellishment added was bling and yellow ice stickles.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and don't forget to stop by to leave some love for a chance to win today's featured set.

Stamps: Pointsettia Blooms

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Red, Black, White, Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Martha Stewart Pine Branch Punch, Glue Dots, Bling, Ice Stickles, Pop Up Glue Dots

Monday, October 22, 2012

Christmas Selections - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's

October Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Christmas Selections Featured October 23

Poinsettia Blooms Featured October 24

Cracked Hello Featured October 25

On The Fly Featured October 26

Sue

I've always wanted to make a snow globe card and just didn't have the right stamps to make it work. Well the new Christmas Selections set by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company takes care of that small issue.

I started out by downloading, then printing out, my snow globe template onto white and caramel card stocks before cutting out the card. Then I stamped my images from Christmas Selections in memento tuxedo black onto the white card and also scraps of MFP snow storm for popping up later before coloring with koh-i-noor pencils and a blender marker then cutting out. Then I stamped the base in Adirondack caramel ink using the new Cracked Hello set before adding some of the cut out poinsettia and pine cone images. Finally, I popped up my remaining cut out images and added some ice stickles so it looked like the snow inside the globe was falling.

I'm pretty happy with the way it came out since I'm still battling a major migraine right now. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and make sure to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave some love for a chance to win today's featured set.

Stamps: MFP Christmas Selections, Greetings Of The Season

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Pine Needles, Adirondack Caramel

Card Stock: White, Snow Storm, Stampin Up! Caramel

Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Stipple Brushes, Computer, Printer, Pop Dots, Ice Stickles, Glue Dots

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Hello Buttons And Butterflies

Second post for me today. If you are looking for my 4Crafty Chicks post, please scroll down one.

I recently discovered a new challenge blog, well new for me, called Drunken Stampers. This week's Napoleon's Buttons challenge is to use buttons and brads. I also decided it would be perfect paired up with Splitcoast's HYCCT1220 challenge.

I started out by stamping Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company soon to be released set called Cracked Hello onto snow storm smooth card stock with Tim Holtz brushed corduroy distress ink before stippling wild honey distress ink around the cracked image before stamping several butterflies on scrap white card stock in memento tuxedo black ink and coloring with prismacolor markers then cutting out.

After cutting out the butterflies, I added some die cut flowers and leaves from my stash, then the butterflies using glue dots, and finally some silk flowers and button bees/ladybugs before highlighting everything with bling and ice stickles.

Challenges entered:
Drunken Stampers #102 - Napoleon's Buttons
Splitcoaststampers HYCCT1220 - Hope Is In The Air

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Cracked Hello
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Brushed Corduroy, Wild Honey
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm, Stampin Up! Rose Red
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Glue Dots, Buttons, Die Cuts, Bling, Ice Stickles, Silk Flowers, Stipple Brush

A Sassy Maleficent

Hello and welcome. This week's 4Crafty Chicks Challenge is dry embossing. Since I had a haunted house cuttlebug embossing folder from last year I still needed to try out, I paired it up with Sassy Studio Designs retired digital evil sorceress. This image reminds me so much of Disney's Sleeping Beauty© movie, so I decided to color her like Maleficent.

After dry embossing some white card stock, I lightly stippled Stampin Up! basic grey ink over and around the image to "darken" it a bit and to give it an eerie feeling. Then I printed out my digital image and colored with prismacolor markers, I also stippled basic grey ink around her before layering onto black and purple card stocks before adding baby brads and a moon Halloween charm left over from last year.

I'm fairly happy with it considering I made the card on no sleep from a migraine with the migraine meds not working. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: SSD Evil sorceress (retired)
Ink: Stampin Up! Basic Grey
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Haunted House Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Stipple Brush, Brads, Halloween Charm, Glue Dots

Friday, October 19, 2012

Nightime Boo!

Hello everyone and TGIF!! This week's Pause Dream Enjoy challenge is all about the night and since I needed to use up some scrap white card stock, I chose to go with a clean and simple design. Plus, my migraines were at it again. *sigh*

I started out by stamping my images from Mark's Finest Papers,a Heinrich Company Tree Greetings set in pallet burnt umber ink onto my scrap white card before over stamping more trees in the same ink from the Tree Selections mini. Then I stippled Tim Holtz forest moss and chipped sapphire distress inks over and around the tree images. Once I was satisfied with the stippling color coverage, I stamped the broom riding cat from the Broom Rides mini in memento tuxedo black high in the night sky. Finally, I stamped out my little ghost from I'm Going Batty, colored him with koh-i-noor pencils and a blender marker, cut him out and added him to my little scene before stamping a matching envelope.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Broom Rides Mini, I'm Going Batty, Tree Greetings, Tree Selections Mini
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Forest Moss, Pallet Burnt Umber
Card Stock: White Scrap
Accessories: Envelope, Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Stipple Brushes

Total Peace

Hello and welcome. Today I am sharing a card I've made for both the Splitcoast Hope You Can Cling To Peaceful Pink challenge and this month's Craft A Scene Mountain challenge.

I started out by stamping my main image from one of Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company newest stamp sets called On The Fly being released on October 24th, in memento black onto MFP snow storm card stock then colored with koh-i-noor pencils and a blender pen. Once my coloring was finished, I then stippled Tim Holtz broken china, forest moss and milled lavender inks over and around the image before layering and adding some baby brads. Then I added some random birds and fisherman on the lake in memento black and grass in forest moss.

For my card, I stamped MFP's Cracked Hello set in Tim Holtz tattered rose and scattered straw inks to create a rustic background before adding my colored image popped up on dimensionals. For the final touches, I then added a die cut sun stippled in wild honey ink popped up on dimensionals, and some Martha Stewart punched hydrangeas and butterfly trio with bling centers along with some pink/gold organdy ribbon from Michael's $1 bins.

Challenges submitted:

Splitcoast - HYCCT1215A Peaceful Pink

Craft A Scene - Majestic Mountains

I happy with the way my card turned out even if it's a tad lopsided considering I made it while dealing with a nasty migraine. Thank goodness the meds were semi working. Well, thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: On The Fly, Scenic Selections, Cracked Hello, Silhouette Mini Selections

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Broken China, Forest Moss, Scattered Straw, Tattered Rose, Wild Honey, Milled Lavender

Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm, Grandma's Lavender, Scrambled Eggs, Stampin Up! Pretty In Pink, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Stipple Brushes, Brads, MFT Sun Die-Namic, Making Memories Baby Brads, Ribbon, Glue Dots, Bling, Martha Stewart Punches

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Inspired by The Rose

Hello everyone. I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Despite another migraine, I was able to get this card made for the Moxie Fab World Trigger Tuesday challenge and Splitcoaststampers HYCCT1212 Spread The News Inspiration challenge - be inspired by a movie or a song from a movie. For my card I chose Bette Midler's 1979 movie and song entitled "The Rose" and let the Tuesday Trigger photo inspire my color choices.

After finding the lyrics to the "The Rose" online, then copying and pasting into MS Word and arranging onto an entire sheet of card stock to use as designer paper, I stamped my images from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company set Love Remains in memento tuxedo black onto MFP snow storm and colored with prismacolor markers. Once the coloring was finished, I cut one of the roses out, stippled Tim Holtz broken china and milled lavender inks around the edges of the main image before layering and adding some faux brads.

After adding the lyrics layer to my lavender card, I added the cut out rose to the image panel, then adhered the entire panel to the upper left corner of the card. My saying was stamped in memento black onto scrap snow storm and also layered onto scraps before being placed in the lower right hand corner of the card. The only embellishments added were some fruit punch and yellow ice stickles to the roses and lavender organdy ribbon from the Michael's $1 spot.

Challenges entered:

Moxie Fab World Trigger Tuesday

Splitcoaststampers HYCCT1212 - Spread The News Movie Inspiration

Link Up For Pink

I will be adding this card to the package I am sending to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX this month for patients and their families. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Love Remains

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Broken China, Milled Lavender

Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm, Lavender, Stampin Up! Pretty In Pink

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Small Hole Punch, MS 2-Way Glue Pen, Ice Stickles, Computer, Printer, MS Word, Ribbon

Trick or Treat For Hope

Second post for me today. If you're looking for my Cornish Heritage Farms post, please scroll down one.

A friend of mine recently rak'd me some cricut die cuts and a haunted house I was looking for. Thank you Janis!!! Here's her blog if you'd like to visit. There's lots of inspiration there. So when I saw one of the Splitcoast Hope You Can Cling To Monster Mash challenge, I pulled them out along with my Halloween stamp sets from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company. After adding some Graphic45 Halloween designer paper, to my card, I stamped out my images from MFP's I'm Going Batty and Tree Greetings in memento tuxedo black onto snow storm white and colored with prismacolor markers before cutting them out. I also used two sneak peeks Cracked Hello and Halloween Selections to help add some subtle touches to the card.

Once all of my coloring was finished and cut out, I added the cut out images to the die cuts and a pumpkin sticker from K&Company. Here's a look at the inside of my card.

Challenges entered:

Splitcoaststampers HYCCT 1211 - Monster Mash

Card Makin Mamas - Halloween or Spooky

I'll be adding this card to my box of cards going to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP I'm Going Batty, Tree Greetings, Cracked Hello, Halloween Selections

Ink: Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm, Stampin Up! Night Of Navy, Graphic45 Halloween Designer Paper

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Glue Dots, K&Company Sticker, Cricut Die Cuts

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Two Roads

Happy Sunday everyone. This week's Cornish Heritage Farms blog challenge is in celebration of Canada's Thanksgiving holiday - make a card in red and white. Well, I cheated just a tad and added a little gold to mine.

For my card I pulled out three of my favorite CHF stamps that haven't been re-released yet: trees backgrounder, Thomas Kincade Sunset at Riverbed Farm, and Mona Lisa Moments Motivational Centers. I stamped all my images, background and saying in Tim Holtz fired brick ink onto white card stock layered onto Stampin Up! ruby red with gold brads. The final touch was adding some red organdy ribbon with gold trim.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: CHF Thomas Kincade Sunset at Riverbed Farm, Mona Lisa Moments Motivational Centers, Trees Background

Ink: Tim Holtz Fired Brick

Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Ruby Red

Accessories: Ribbon, Gold Brads

Teacup Roses

Second post for me today. If you're looking for my Sassy Studio Designs card, please scroll down one post. Thanks.

This week's Play Date Cafe challenge has some really soft subtle colors to the inspiration piece. Prior to the actual colors being posted on Friday, I had already started my card using some substitute Stampin Up! colors and a template I had downloaded years ago from House Of Stir Fry. Once I had printed out my template, and taped it to my folded card, I cut out the shaped teacup, and then stamped my background images from Love Remains by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company directly onto the card in Tim Holtz tattered rose distress ink.

Then after stamping my image from Relax a Bit, I pulled out my prismacolor markers and colored the teacup to match the inspiration picture. Finally, taking some die cuts, punches and pearl stickers, I added the final elements to my card using glue dots, pop up glues, or Ranger Glossy Accents as needed.

Challenges entered into:
Link Up For Pink 2012
The Play Date Cafe #153
Splitcoaststampers HYCCT1210 Ship Shape

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Love Remains, Relax A Bit
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tattered Rose
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm, Stampin Up! Blushing Bride, Scraps
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Glue Dots, Pop Up Glue Dots, EK Success Ribbon Punch, MFT Die-Namics, TCP Heart Border, Pearl Stickers

Little Mermaid

Hello everyone and welcome to the weekend. I recently came across the Link Up For Pink blog for Breast Cancer Awareness and decided to enter some of the challenges as well. Knowing that sometimes kids have to unfortunately fight cancer, I made another card for one of the Splitcoast challenges with kids in mind using Sassy Studio Designs mermaid image.

After printing off my image onto white card stock and coloring with koh-i-noor pencils then blending with a prismacolor marker, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz broken china and then Stampin Up! blushing bride around the image before layering and adding some brads. Then I layered my image onto some digital music designer paper before adding some silk flowers from Michael's I bought a couple of years back. I'll be adding this card to the box I'm sending to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs Mermaid

Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China, Stampin Up! Blushing Bride

Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink

Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Silk Flowers, Brads, Stipple Brushes, Glue Dots, Pop Up Glue Dots

Monday, October 8, 2012

Fight Like A Girl

Second post for me today. At the moment, the migraine meds are working, just making me sleepy. If you're looking for my CHF post, please scroll down one.

This week's CAS-ual Friday CFC73 is for the girls - celebrate the women in your life. Well, I chose to make a clean and simple card in memory of my mother and grandmother who both lost their battles with breast cancer, plus I've already had a suspicious lump removed years ago, and since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, how could I not go with a pink theme.

I started out by stamping the t-shirt from GinaK Designs Little Tees onto some scrap pink MAMBI Breast Cancer Awareness designer paper before cutting it out and stamping a solid pink ribbon from Paper Smooches Hope set in Stampin Up! regal rose dye ink directly onto the t-shirt. After adhering my shirt over a border strip of scrap designer paper, I stamped the word HOPE from the Paper Smooches Hope set in regal rose ink before adding my saying just under it in memento black. The only embellishment added was some soft pink twill ribbon tied into a knot.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: GinaK Little Tees, Paper Smooches Hope
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Regal Rose
Card Stock: Stampin Up! Pretty In Pink, MAMBI Breast Cancer Awareness Designer Paper Scraps
Accessories: Soft Pink Twill Ribbon

Twine and the Gingerbread Cottage

Hello and welcome to Monday. Today I am sharing a card I made using one of my favorite artists, Thomas Kincade, whose paintings are being produced into stamps by The New Cornish Heritage Farms. I bought this stamp, called Gingerbread Cottage, a few months ago and haven't inked it up until today for the CHF twine challenge over on the CHF blog.

After inking my stamp using some Tim Holtz walnut stain distress ink and layering onto Stampin Up! card stock, I added some vintage brads since I hadn't planned on coloring my image. However, once the card was assembled, and the twine added, it looked too plain so I pulled out my Stampin Up! woodless pencils and lightly colored select areas of the image before lightly stippling Tim Holtz broken china distress ink for the background sky before stamping the inside with a saying from the retired Mona Lisa Moments Motivational Centers.. Now I was satisfied with my card.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: CHF Thomas Kincade Gingerbread Cottage, Mona Lisa Moments Motivational Centers
Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain, Broken China
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm, Stampin Up! Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Twine, Brads, Woodless Colored Pencils

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Hope You Can Cling To Courage - WCMD

Second WCMD post for me today. If you're looking for my Paper Smooches clean and simple card, please scroll down one.

I have two cards I made today for SCS's Hope You Can Cling To courage challenge. Both of the cards use Paper Smooches Hope set.

The first card is a clean and simple style using Hope paired with some MAMBI designer paper and Stampin Up! card stock, ribbon, baby brads and mini roses.

The second card also uses Hope, however, I have paired it with one of my favorite sentiments from My Time Made Easy's Keep Strong digital set. Again I paired the images with some MAMBI designer paper, Stampin Up! card stock, baby brads, ribbon, and also a pink ribbon brad.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: Paper Smooches Hope, MTME Keep Strong
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tattered Rose
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm Smooth, Stampin Up! Blushing Bride, Pretty In Pink, MAMBI Breast Cancer Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Baby Brads, Glue Dots, Ribbon, Mini Roses, Pink Ribbon Brad

Peas Love Happiness - WCMD

Hello everyone. I hope you have enjoyed your World Card Making Day as much as I have. Even with a migraine I was able to make several cards today, including a few I am sending in for publication consideration, as well as for the Moxie Fab WCMD Love challenge. Wish me luck with them!

First up is a clean and simple card I made for the one layer challenge over on the Paper Smooches blog. I started out by taking some scrap card stock I had on my desk and then stamping images from Paper Smooches Vegtastic in memento black before coloring with koh-i-noor pencils and a blender marker. My finishing touch was to sponge some Stampin Up! pink pirouette ink around the edges of the card before stamping a matching envelope. I'll be including this in the package I'm sending to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston along with the SCS Hope You Can Cling To challenges I'm participating in this month.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: PS Vegtastic
Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Up! Pink Pirouette
Card Stock: White
Accessories: Sponge, Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker

Friday, October 5, 2012

Get Well Pansies

Hello again. Second post for me today. This week's Play Date Cafe #152 challenge is a color splash is perfect teamed up with the Splitcoast Ways To Use It challenge.

I started out by stamping my pansy trio from the Spring Flowers stamp set by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company in memento black onto MFP snow storm smooth card stock. Once the stamping was finished, I colored only the pansies with a purple prismacolor marker before layering and adding some black Making Memories baby brads. The only other embellishment used is a cuttlebug birds and leaves embossing folder onto a piece of white card stock before adding my layered piece. Clean, simple, and so powerful.

Challenges submitted:

The Play Date Cafe #152 - Color Splash

SCS WT395 - What Are The Odds?

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Spring Flowers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm Smooth, Stampin Up! Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Marker, Brads, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Thanksgiving Fox - 4Crafty Chicks Challenge

Hello and TGIF!!! We made it through another week to the weekend. Today I am sharing a card I made for the 4 Crafty Chicks Thanksgiving challenge using Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company stamp sets Scenic Selections Autumn Harvest Mini and Thanksgiving Greetings.

After stamping my image in memento tuxedo black onto MFP snow storm smooth and coloring with koh-i-noor pencils with a blender marker, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz broken china and forest moss distress inks around the layered image. The only embellishments added to the card besides the antique brads, were primas with bling centers, and a punched Thanksgiving dinner border using a Martha Stewart punch sponged with rust dye ink.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Autumn Harvest Mini, Scenic Selections, Thanksgiving Greetings
Ink: Memento Black, Tim Holtz Broken China, Forest Moss, Stampin Up! Really Rust
Card Stock: MFP Snow Storm Smooth, Stampin Up! Rust, Pumpkin, Mustard, PTI Fall Prints & Patterns
Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Brads, Stipple Brushes, Primas, Glue Dots, Bling, MS Thanksgiving Dinner Punch, Dimensionals,

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Happy Birthday Puppy

Hello and welcome to Thursday. This week's Tuesday Throwdown and Anything Goes challenges are all about animals; especially cute and cuddly ones. I pulled out one of my favorite sets by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company called Fabulous Dogs and got to work with some Die Cuts With A View designer paper.

After stamping my image and saying onto MFP snow storm white, then coloring with prismacolor markers, I layered onto mahogany and chipboard card stocks before adding some paw/bone brads from Michael's. The only other embellishment added is some chocolate paw print ribbon tied into a knot.

Challenges entered:

Tuesday Throwdown #118 - cute and cuddly
Anything Goes #77 - animals

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Fabulous Dogs
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: MFP, DCWV Pet Shoppe
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brads, Ribbon, Glue Dots

Monday, October 1, 2012

Tutorial - Stamping On Photos

This week I am the Featured Designer for Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company over on the company blog and will be posting a tutorial on how to stamp on photographs easily.

Stamping On Photos

Supplies:
Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company Stamps
Scenic Selections
Tree Greetings
Silhouette Mini Selections
Tree Selections Mini
Hey Cowboy
Pallet Noir Burnt Umber Ink
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Brads
Computer
Scanner
Photos
Glue Dots
Photocopy paper
Card Stock

Have you ever wanted to try your hand stamping images onto photographs? I know I have, especially having had a grandfather who was an amateur photographer. Stamping on photos is really easy, you just have to remember a few simple things. First, you need to select some photos appropriate for your project, then scan them into your computer, and print out onto photocopy paper. I have found that working with photocopy paper is easier, and the stamped images come out crisper and much easier to see. Also, using photocopy paper allows your stamped ink to be absorbed more easily instead of using glossy or matte photo paper or also when using card stocks. Otherwise, your stamp will remove the printer ink directly from the photo. For this tutorial, I am using a photograph taken by my grandfather in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains.

*TIP: I have found it easier to work with 3x5 photographs instead of larger or smaller ones due to stamp sizes.

Once you have printed out your photos, stamp your foreground images in memento or pallet inks directly onto the photograph.

Then stamp the background images using the same type of ink.

Once you are done stamping, layer your photo onto matching card stock.

Stamp a matching border directly onto the card for added effect.

Now add your layered photograph and add any additional elements to your card.

Now add your saying.

I hope you will give stamping on photographs a try. It is really easy and not as intimidating as it looks. Below I've attached some additional samples.

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