Back in Action.....

I have been sorely neglecting my blog.......so I am going to try harder to post at least once a week! Here is a sweet card I made for my son, who had just been offered co-op or intern positions with both Relic Entertainment and Microsoft. He is currently at Relic until the end of April, then will start with Microsoft in June. Both are him living away from home for the first time!

This card was very simple but I liked this technique for the sentiment that I am pretty sure was a Tresa Black one. I stamped this sweet boy image from our Super Boy set, then coloured him with our Shin Han Alcohol markers. I added patterned paper from Stargazer to some Pacifica cardstock.

I sanded on the Pacifica cardstock where I wanted to stamp the sentiment, to expose the white core of our cardstock. I also added some new Blue Burlap Ribbon.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamp: Super Boy w/coordinating Thin Cuts
Patterned paper: Stargazer
Cardstock: Pacifica; White Daisy
Embellishments: Blue Burlap Ribbon

Super Girl

I am smitten with our new Super Girl stamp & Thin Cuts combo set, not to mention what I consider a coordinating stamp set, Comic Book Scenes background set.

I started this card by opening up our Volume 4, Make It From Your Heart How To pattern pages. This is the card pattern that caught my eye. I used patterned paper from Stargazer. Then I stamped with Comic Book Scenes with Blossom ink on White Daisy cardstock. I added lines to each piece with my Black journaling pen.

I stamped and cut out the strong Super Girl, then coloured her with my Shin Han Alcohol markers. After I stamped the sentiment with Ruby ink, I outlined it too, with my Black Journaling pen. Then I coloured the popped up POW with my Clear Shimmer Pen.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Super Girl w/coordinating Thin Cuts
Cardstock: White Daisy; Ruby
Ink: Memento Black; Ruby; Black Journaling Pen; Shin Han Alcohol Markers; Clear Shimmer Pen

February is here already........

Happy February! I can hardly believe it is February already.....but, lets go with it.....like we have a choice! I have been creating with new products from our Seasonal Expressions from the moment they arrived. I think this is one of my all time favourite issues! Here is the first card I put together with Make Waves.

Mermaids are every where and I am happy to join in. I stamped this sweet patterned paper from Make Waves with the sea star image from the coordinating scrapbooking stamp set. 

*Technique Tip: I used the wrong side of the sea star stamp to make this solid image with Glacier ink. Then I turned it to the right side and stamped the proper image, over top, with Glacier ink.

**Tech Tip #2: I stamped the mermaid image on the lighter side of Bashful cardstock so I would not have to do any skin toned colouring.

I stamped the sentiment with Versamark, then embossed with Black powder. I coloured in the letters with our Clear Shimmer Pen afterwards.

The reeds are stamped with Willow and Emerald ink. My mermaid is coloured in with Shin Han Alcohol markers. I also added a sparkly amazing flower sequins from the coordination Make Waves Sequins and Gems pack.

All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted.
Stamp: Make Waves - Scrapbooking
Paper: Make Waves
Cardstock: Crystal Blue; White Daisy; Bashful
Ink: Willow; Emerald; Glacier; Versamark; Memento Black; Shin Han Alcohol Markers; Black Journaling Pen
Embellishments: Make Waves Sequins & Gem pack; Clear Bitty Sparkles