Saturday, July 16, 2011

Domestic Goddess

Yay, the weekend is heeeeeeere! That means no more appointments for at least two days lol! I just finished another project yesterday that I just couldn't wait to share with you guys. I gotta admit, there has been more than one occasion when I've thought exactly what this domestic goddess is saying :D I have another scene planned out using the dad from Dadisms.

I used a total of 8 TSG stamp sets (see list below) on this 5x7 sized scene! All of the images were stamped onto Georgia Pacific cardstock (I prefer a thin cardstock with enough of a tooth for good blending when layering images), colored with Prismacolor pencils, blended with OMS, cut out and layered together using dimensionals before adhered to the main scene with dimensionals.

A couple of fun things I wanted to point out-
*Do you recognise the picture on the wall? The frame is from Home Sweet Home and the scene is actually from one of the windows included in the Once Upon A Time set!
*Take a close look at the laundry basket. In the process of layering all of the separate pieces together, I had the ridiculous idea of cutting out all of the holes in the basket with a craft blade. Gotta say, I think that it was worth the effort :)
*Instead of trying to cut out the telephone cord I decided to cut it off completely and used a textured nylon thread instead.
Domestic Goddess 
Stamps: Home Sweet Home, Welcome Home, Believe In You, Loads Of Fun, Domestic Goddess,She's A Lady, Puppy Love, Once Upon A Time
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black
Paper: DP scraps, Very vanilla, white cardstock
Accessories: Dimensionals, Prismacolor pencils, OMS

Friday, July 15, 2011

Forgotten Stamp Friday / Good Times

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Wahoo, it's Friday! I have been wanting to play along in the challenge that my girl Jessie does on her blog called Forgotten Stamp Friday so I finally had the chance to make one this last Sunday. The only rule of this challenge is that you have to use a stamp that is at least 6 months old. Wellll..... this image is 5 months old, does that count Jess? lol! I absolutely love this adorable clock from the Good Times set but haven't had the chance to actually ink it up since it's been released *blush*.  I had lots of fun experimenting with the bright colors used on the house and while I was a tad nervous while doing the actual coloring, I have to say that it actually looks pretty good when finished :)

Image was stamped with Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto white card stock multiple times, colored with Prismacolor pencils, blended with OMS, cut out, layered using dimensionals and then adhered to the card base using dimensionals once again. The yummy ribbon is an olive solid plaid that you can find at the Ribbon Carousel for only $0.75! Can you believe that price?!
Forgotten Stamp
Stamps: Good Times
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black
Paper: DP scraps from my stash, Poppy Parade, white, black
Accessories: Corner rounder, dimensionals, Prismacolor pencils, OMS, SU word window punch, Olive plaid ribbon

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Teacher Gift Project

Hi everyone! I have been wanting to share this project that I made for Chloe's teacher for an 'end of the year' thank you but things have been so crazy that I just haven't had the chance to. As I'm sure you've probably noticed, but I kinda have a thing for combining stamp sets to make a scene ;) I love the versatility of TSG stamp sets because I can combine almost any style of stamp set by a variety of artists and create a scene that looks like all of the images belong together!

Every single one of the images below was stamped onto white cardstock multiple times, colored with Prismacolor Pencils, cut out and layered together using dimensionals before being adhered to the 'room' using dimensionals once again.
Teacher Gift 
Here is a list of stamp sets that were used for this project:


And here is the final product after I framed it. Even though it was put into a frame it still kept its 3D appearance which made me happy :)
Teacher Gift 

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

RCC11: Inspiration with Laurel

No you aren't dreaming and yes you are at the right blog- I really am posting two days in a row lol! I am back again to share a card that I made for this week's Ribbon Carousel challenge which is to create a card based on this inspiration piece.
And here is my card-
RCC11-Jessica 
I love the pink and grey together and I decided that I would try to incorporate the tag shape as well. I used my new favorite ribbon which is the Vintage Seam binding in Ascot Grey. One of the coolest things about this is that you can crinkle it up in your hand and it keeps the wrinkles! It's love I tell you :)

Make sure you stop by the Ribbon Carousel blog for all the info about this challenge so you can play along too!!

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black
Paper: DP scraps, Grey, White
Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, OMS, dimensionals, Ribbon, Nestabilities, Scallop corner punch

Monday, July 11, 2011

I'm back!

Hello friends, sorry for the recent absence on my blog! Kylie's health has been acting up a bit lately so we've been having a bunch of different doctors appointments. I will have to do an update on our little trooper soon, it's been awhile! But for today, let's talk stamping :)

This week we have a fun challenge brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week Karen. She is challenging us to use fabric on our cards/projects. Make sure you stop by the TSG Blog for all of the details about this challenge as well as to find out how you can win a stamp set simply by playing along!

I wanted to think outside the box for this challenge so I rifled through a box of miscellaneous embellishments and came across something that definitely fit the bill! I'm not sure where they came from but on the very bottom of the box I found two butterfly iron on transfers that are made from fabric :) I knew right away that I wanted to use the new The Fairy Best stamp set and I have some gorgeous purple ribbon that I got from The Ribbon Carousel

And here is my card-
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Stamps: The Fairy Best
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Toffee
Paper: White, Black, My Mind's Eye DP
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, Stickles, Nestabilities, Corner rounder, Sponge, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Sewing machine, Iron on transfer, SU slit punch

Friday, July 8, 2011

Join us tonight!

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Friday, July 1, 2011

Lighten Up / Friday Night Chat


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Hi everybody, happy Friday! I took a bit of time the other night to get inky and was able to make 5-6 cards but unfortunately my mojo decided not to join me so I have a feeling most of those cards will never see the light of day on this blog lol!

 But I did want to share this card that I made quite a while ago using the Lighten Up set. I added a bit of Diamond Glaze to one of the lamps so that it would stand out from the others and I love how the card turned out!
Lighten Up
Stamps: Lighten Up
Paper: My Mind's Eye, Early Espresso, White
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: SU scallop border punch, Diamond Glaze