Monday, July 30, 2012

Friends of Speedy TV - Die Cut Challenge

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge at Mark's Finest Papers - A Heinrich Company this week is to use die cuts, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set: http://www.mfpspeedytv.ning.com/. I was inspired by this new 'Three Bugs in a Rug' paper for my colors and heat embossed the magnolia and colored with Stampin Up reinkers. I did a bit of distressing and embossed the papers with embossing folders. For the die cuts, I added three Spellbinder labels and a Cheery Lynn lace border die.
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - Mother's Magnolias
Accessories - embossing folders, half pearls, embossing powder, heat gun, Stampin Up reinkers, Spellbinder dies, Cheery Lynn lace border die, foam tape, seam binding ribbon

Monday, July 23, 2012

Joy Fold Card

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge at Mark's Finest Papers - A Heinrich Company this week is to make a Joy Fold card, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set: http://www.mfpspeedytv.ning.com/. There's a great tutorial at SplitcoastStampers.com under resources, I had to check it out myself, as I'd never tryed this fold for a card.
I did a sloppy job with the heat embossing on these dogwood blossoms, black powder everywhere!! So I colored them with Stampin Up reinkers and water pen and cut them out, voila, all my problems solved! I colored them with a peachy color to go with these Graphic 45 butterflies and used embossing folders on all of the dp.
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co - Dogwood Blossoms
Accessories: embossing folders, Spellbinder dies, Stampin Up reinkers, water pen, heat gun, heat embossing powder.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Cardinal Christmas

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge at Mark's Finest Papers - A Heinrich Company this week is a sketch challenge, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set: http://www.mfpspeedytv.ning.com/.
I heat embossed this beautiful new cardinal from Mark's Finest Papers and colored with reinkers. Texture was added with embossing folders and I added a Spellbinder poinsettia.


Stamps: Christmas Cardinals
Accessories: embossing powder, heat gun, reinkers, embossing folders, Spellbinders circle and poinsettia dies, striped Washi tape, sun punch, half pearl.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Vacation

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge at Mark's Finest Papers - A Heinrich Company this week is 'Vacation', join us here for a chance to win a stamp set: http://www.mfpspeedytv.ning.com/.
I heat embossed the image to give it extra shine and I have to say, I'm so thrilled with my new Stampin Up reinkers, I just put a tiny dot of ink on a palette and used a water pen to color this gorgeous tropical scene!! I was so excited with the vibrant color that I brought out all of my favorite images to emboss and color!

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - Island Life
Accessories: embossing folder, Dew Drops, water pen, striped tape, heat gun

Monday, June 18, 2012

Color Challenge

The colors for the color challenge this week at Splitcoast Stampers are Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, and Always Artichoke, with the dessert option to pop up all or part of the image. Now, I know I have Tangerine Tango cardstock, I just saw it the other day, but I had to pull out every piece of cardstock I own to find it. The good news is my paper shelves look tidier than they have in months, the bad news is I never found the Tangerine Tango!! So here you see Pumpkin Pie, my Authentique dp does come very close to TT and I heat embossed the Sweet n Sassy roses and mixed Pumpkin Pie and Poppy Parade ink to water color them.

Stamps: Sweet n Sassy - Rose Blossom
Accessories: embossing folders, Spellbinder dies, SU brad, seam binding ribbon, heat embossing, water pen and SU ink pads.

Friends of Speedy TV challenge - Summer

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge at Mark's Finest Papers - A Heinrich Company this week is 'Summer', join us here for a chance to win a stamp set: http://www.mfpspeedytv.ning.com/.
This is a sneak peak of one of the shells from the soon to be released 'Silly Shells' set at Mark's Finest Papers. I heat embossed this beautiful shell image to give it shine and watercolored it with Stampin Up ink pads and a water pen.


Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers A Heinrich Co. - Silly Shells
Accessories: border punch, embossing folders, dew drops, foam tape, water pen, ink pads, Spellbinder dies.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Friends of Speedy TV challenge

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge at Mark's Finest Papers - A Heinrich Company this week is 'Father's Day', join us here for a chance to win a stamp set: http://www.mfpspeedytv.ning.com/.
I chose to make a Father's Day card with the beautiful 'Light My Way Home' set by Mark's Finest Papers. The lighthouse is colored with copics and the sky with chalks. I embossed the background with a shell embossing folder and added royal blue jewel stickers and a metal brad sticker, finishing it off with a blue sheer knot.


Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers A Heinrich Co. - Light My Way Home
Accessories: Copic markers, chalks, jewel stickers, metal sticker, sheer ribbon, embossing folder.