A Peek Into My Stamping Room

Gotta Love Those Copics!

Here is one of the cards I made as a sample for the Copic Marker Club meeting yesterday at Red Lead Paperworks.  We worked on a couple of blending techniques.  One of the tips I gave last month was to make a note of what colors you used on your project.  Like put a sticky note on the back or something.  That way, if you want to do the card again its not very hard.  Well, guess what?  I didn't even follow my own tip.  I promise to get better with sharing my Copic marker colors.

Supplies Used:

• Stamps - Butterfly Stack, Musical Background Statement Stamp - Red Lead Paperworks
• Cardstock - Kraft, Melon Berry (PTI), Close to Cocoa (SU), Neenah Solor Crest
• Accessories - Copic Markers, S5-011 Scalloped Edge Frame & (S4-191) Dahlia Nestabilities (Spellbinders Paper Arts), Ribbon, pearl brad, recycled Hymnal.

If you would like I can do a tutorial on how I made that recycled Hymnal flower.  Just let me know!  The background is a stamp from Red Lead Paperworks.   I colored the butterflies and then cut them out and popped them up with a foam square. 

I would like to thank everyone for your nice comments and emails.  I just love hearing from you guys!  Its great to know you like what I make!  Hope you have a great day!

Gotta Love Tags!

Here is a tag I made using some cool stamps from Red Lead Paperworks. 

I stamped the Stacked Butterfly image using Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto white cardstock.  Using Copic markers, I first colored the blue and then I colored the purple.  Then I went back in with the blue and blended them together.  I cut out each butterfly and mounted them onto the tag using Pop-It foam circles.  I used Scor-tape to anchor the lace and trim into place.  I stamped the Spring Greetings stamp on the bottom.  The background is kinda hard to see but I stamped an ATC sized stamp called Tapestry using Versamark ink.  This was really fun to make.  I just love those butterflies!

Thinking of You!

Hello everyone!  Hope you are having a great week.  The weather around here is crazy!  Tonight we are supposed to get snow - a dusting to maybe 6".  What is up with that?  Hopefully we will just get enough to be pretty!

Here is a card I made for the Spellbinders™ CHA Booth using new releases S4-239 Classic Scalloped Borderabilities® Petite and S4-246 Labels Eleven.

I used the Square Monogram Stamp set from JustRite Stampers for this card.  I stamped the swirly square on white cardstock and then cut/embossed it using the S4-126 Classic Squares Lg.  I layered this square onto a bigger square cut from rose cardstock.  The bottom layer is the S4-246 Labels Eleven cut/embossed from black cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment onto white cardstock and followed the same steps as above.  I used a slot punch to make a place to thread the ribbon and added pearls to accent.  I love the simple, elegant look of this card!

I will have more Spellbinders™ projects to share with you over the next few days.  Tomorrow I will post a couple of the projects I made for the Red Lead Paperworks Copic Markers Classes!  Check back!

 

Don't forget......

Tomorrow starts the Spellbinders™ Surprise Birthday Party!  Be sure to check out THIS post to see all the details.  Plus my Birthday Party day is Friday, January 8!  I am so excited for you to see my projects!

In the meantime, I have this project to share with you.  Kinda a different look for me but I really love it!

I will post the supplies used and how I did this alittle later today.  Right now, I am off to teach a Copic Marker class at Red Lead Paperworks.  This stamp is from Red Lead!  What a great store!

Hope you have a great day!

Supplies used:

Stamps - Seek Beauty - Red Lead Paperworks

Paper - Webster Pages; Bazzill Cardstock; Neenah Solar Crest White

Accessories:  Scalloped Edge Frameabilities™, Classic Scalloped Heart Nestabilities™, Labels 1 Nestabilities™, Pearl Brad, glue dots, Scor-Tape, Satin Ribbon (Wal-mart), Copic Markers

Another Easel Card

I liked the technique from yesterday that I made another Easel card!  So much fun to make and a great way to display your card, too!  I used a stamp from Red Lead Paperworks in Webster Groves, MO.  Its really a stamp for ATCs but I thought it would be beautiful on a card, too.  Most of the items in the store are Vintage BUT there was tons of brand, spanking new 12 x 12 scrapbook paper.  I was in heaven!  The stamp I used was designed by the ladies who own the store.  I bought a few others so I will be making other stuff for you to see later!  Right now, I have been feverishly working on projects I can't show right now.  I don't know how much I will get to post this week but I have also been working on a tutorial for the Foil Embossing tech. so don't worry.

Supplies Used:

Stamps - 2 Chickadees stamp from Red Lead Paperworks; sentiment - Papertrey Ink

Cardstock - Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke & Whisper White - SU; Patterned paper - Wassail collection from Basic Grey

Ink - Tuxedo Black Memento Ink pad, Always Artichoke Classic ink pad

Accessories:  Pastel chalks (SU), Edge Distresser (Heidi Swapp), Rhinestone Brads (SU), Lace, Nested Poinsettias Nestabilities™, Label 4 Nestabilities™, glue dots & 3d foam squares.

Just a couple of more things to tell you.  If you like the Nested Poinsettias that I used on this project, don't delay purchasing them.  The seasonal dies are only available until the end of November.  Also Spellbinders Design Team has teamed up with the Tattered Angels team for a blog relay on Tuesdays and Saturdays.  Today's day is fellow Spellbinders design team member Julie Overby.  Go on over to her blog and check it out! My day to participate is October 27 so mark your calendar!!