I have been trying to make a post for the last half hour, but it keeps getting "stuck" or getting deleted so hopefully I can manage to be successful soon!
Hey, long time - no post!! Yeah, well, January has been mostly this......put away Christmas decorations, squeeze as much activity into 3 weeks as possible before younger daughter goes back to college, pack up daughter's belongings which have surprisingly multiplied by 10 since she came home, send daughter back to college, pack up and ship boxes of daughter's stuff that didn't fit into suitcases, and relax.
Then it was time to finish up projects for The Stamping Studio January DT Challenge. This month it was a simple assignment.....we had to use stamp sets that were the creations of Dionne, an amazing artist with unique drawings that have been an ongoing collection of stamp sets at TSS. Go check out her blog.....you won't be disappointed. I love these gorgeous stamp sets! I colored the images with colored pencils and then did some blending with odorless mineral spirits. This is actually something I have not done before, so it was fun to experiment with something new!
Here are all of the projects individually:
This card has a background made with an old book page sprayed with Glimmer Mist, and even though you can't see it, it's sparkly! The card is also made with Dotted Swiss cardstock, which makes it kind of pretty. But you can't see that either!
This card had a TON of components to it, and took a long time to do. Isn't that what happens when you get what you think is a good idea in your head, and then it just takes sooooooooo long to execute it? There is stitching on the top to make it look like a quilt, which I thought would go well with the little button heart. The brown bottom has been embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, which you can't see very well either. {sigh}
The golf tee gift bag and birthday card were probably the most fun to make. I got my husband involved with searching out a bag of one color of golf tees at the store, and he came through for me!!
Project Recipe:
Baby Carriage (sentiment), Bouquet, Carving Out Memories (sentiment), Golf Cart, and Love Potion
stamp sets by The Stamping Studio
Bamboo Leaves and Rich Cocoa dye ink from Memento by Tsukineko
Jumbo Java chalk ink from VersaMagic by Tsukineko
Origins collection 6 x 6 paper pad by Basic Grey
Early Bird collection 6 x 6 Mini Deck paper pad by Cosmo Cricket
Suede Brown Dark cardstock from Prismatics by Prism Papers
Lime Crush Smoothies, Paper Bag, and Salt Dotted Swiss cardstock by Bazzill
Apple Green, Cool Grey 20%, Light Umber and Yellow Ochre colored pencils from Prismacolor
by Sanford
Clover Double Dot Ribbon by Bo Bunny
1/4-inch green double-faced satin ribbon by Offray
Waxed 100% hemp twine by Ecolution
Meadow Green Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels
Brown embroidery floss by DMC
Buttercup Matte Finish Brads, and Buttercup, Kiwi and Root Beer Matte Finish Buttons by
Lasting Impressions
Standard Circles-Large, Pinking Circles-Large, and Ribbon Tags Trio dies from Nestabilities
by Spellbinders
Multi Tags Diagonal Punch by McGill
Scalloped Scallop Edge Punch by EK Success
Scallop Paper Edgers decorative scissors by Fiskars
Other:
Smooth white cardstock
1/8-inch hole punch
Corner rounder punch
Odorless mineral spirits
Gusseted cellophane bag (3 x 6 x 2 inches)
2-1/8 inch white golf tees
Old book page
I'll be back soon with more cards.....I have some challenge and Valentine's cards to post! Yup, I've been busy! It is one of my 2010 Goals to accomplish more projects (notice I didn't say New Year's Resolutions because I don't believe in saying that!)
