Dinomite Birthday!

 

Hi there!  Life is getting back to quasi-normal around here after all the flooding.  Well, at least for those who didn't have water damage or totally lost their homes/businesses.  My heart and prayers go out to everyone affected.

 

On a lighter topic, the card for today has a background made a long time ago using the Work of Art set by Stampin' Up!  It was found while sorting through all the bits and pieces of stamped items not used on projects, for one reason or another.  Do you have an accumulation of such things, too?  The color palette is Island Indigo, Wild Wasabi, and Smoky Slate.  Images on the focal piece are from another Stampin' Up! set, No Bones About It.   Love this set, especially for those young and "old" people in your life.  Ha!

 

Must sign off to finish up a few things before picking up my granddaughter for an overnight visit.  Thank you for stopping by today!  Your visits are always appreciated!

 

 

 



No Bones About It

Hi there!  Hope you had a great weekend.  Mine was a busy one so it's taking me longer to get things done today.  Guess that's called getting older.

Here is a card made with the No Bones About It  and Work of Art stamp sets - both by Stampin' Up!  Don't have the "right" Designer Series Paper?  Make your own!  The above background panel was pulled from my stash made a while back.  The ink colors used for the Work of Art "blob" image are Island Indigo, Smoky Slate, and Gumball Green (retired).  The dinosaur skeleton on the focal piece was stamped using black ink, then the Smoky Slate body was stamped over the skeleton image.  Since this is a photopolymer set, it was easy to align the images.

Go have some fun making your own backgrounds.  The possibilities are endless!

Thank you for coming by today!

Animal Stories Archeological Dig

Hi friends!  Here is another card "dug up" from my card stash.  The background entails a technique very similar to the Baby Wipe technique (to get the stripes).  Dampen a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol, then a dab or two of re-inker, then swipe it down a piece of glossy card stock.  Do one color at a time (lightest to darkest), using a separate cotton ball for each color.   If you find that the cotton ball becomes too dry, you can moisten it with a spritzer filled with some alcohol.  (No, not tequila!)  You don't want to saturate the cotton ball nor contaminate the remaining contents of the rubbing alcohol in the bottle!  The horse image (looks like a funky swayback but I like him!) was stamped onto White and the edges were sponged with Not Quite Navy.  The stamped piece was then matted to Rich Razzelberry and Crushed Curry.  (See, I told ya it was a dig!  Crushed Curry retired last year. lol)  Set two jumbo eyelets in the corner (make sure you leave enough room between your holes so the eyelets will fit - voice of experience here).  Run some ribbon through the back of the eyelets to the front and tie in a knot.  Adhere the focal piece to your hand made background panel, which is matted to a Crushed Curry card base.  Add a layered oval sentiment popped up on dimensionals.

Supplies used:
Stamps - Animal Stories (retired), Teeny Tiny Wishes (sentiment)
Paper - Glossy card stock, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzelberry
Ink - Not Quite Navy, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzelberry, Old Olive
Tools - Crop-a-dile. oval punches (smallest is retired now)
Other - Jumbo eyelets, ribbon (non-SU!), alcohol, cotton balls, sponges, dimensionals

Thank you so much for visiting today!  Hope you're inspired to try a new technique or resurrect an old one!

Artistic Etchings Valentine

Whoo hoo! We’re finally having a heat wave and the snow is melting. 

Speaking of heat waves, today’s Valentine card has more of an “adult” 

look than the one posted yesterday. The background was made using the 

“spindle” type stamp from Artistic Etchings.  Using the medallion from

the same set, I first stamped the image onto Real Red cardstock then 

punched out with the Full Heart punch.  I didn’t have any lace trim from 

the Holiday mini so hem tape was used around the heart – giving it an 

undergarment look. (How could you NOT get that look with black lace? Lol)

 

Recipe:

Stamps: Artistic Etchings

Paper:  White, Real Red, Black

Ink: Black

Punches: Pinking Hearts border, Full Heart, Curly Label, 1-1/4” circle

Other: Hem tape (non-SU!)

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.