Category: Cards

Hello again Saturday… how did you get here?

 

How is it Saturday once again?! I keep trying to figure out how the days seem to be slipping by so quickly – not quite sure. I think this week had something to do with everyone getting the bug that has been going around, working on multiple new projects, moving the girls rooms around, and organizing events/future things as well.

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If you like my birdie friend pictured above, you can see the full project, how-to, and a second project over at the Simon Says Stamp blog today as I’m guest posting. The post is here.

Now I’m back to work… then off to the movies with the girls. Got to keep the work/fun balance in check!

Simon Says: Blog Hop!

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Blog Hop time! Simon Says Stamp has a new batch of products – and I’m excited to share with you projects featuring a mom stencil and a dad stencil.

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For this card, I put gel medium on the backwards side of the stencil (aka the side of stencil I’d want to “stamp”), and then sprayed with dylusions mists.

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Then I pressed onto cardstock – what this did was to create a textured background – love the look!

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My other stencil was a dad one. For this I placed the stencil on kraft cardstock and covered with a heavy layer of white paint. Then I removed the stencil and sprayed a load of Dylusions. LOVE this technique! texture, color, and quick too.

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Ready to check out the other new products? They’re all up in the Simon shop right here. Here are links to the other supplies I’ve used here:

Oh yes – and FYI Simon has a fun giveaway for this hop! We will randomly pick one winner from each stop on the hop to win 2 brand new, not-yet released ink pads and coordinating packs of cardstock from the new collection! The giveaways for the ink/cardstock will close at 6:00pm EST on Thursday April 10, 2014 a complete winners list will be posted on the Simon blog on Friday April 11, 2014.

Now that you know all about the give-aways, if you’d like to keep on the hop then the next stop is the always fabulous Nichol Magouirk!

Challenge: Distress

You know me – I love my distress! In fact- want to know a fun little secret? My next on-line class is going to be 100% about Tim Holtz distress products! Watch for that to be opening for registration in about 2-3 weeks…

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For today though, we’re talking challenges over at the Simon Says Stamp blog and this one for distress is going to be a fun week. You could of course go in a direction like distressing edges, or an art journal page about being distressed – but me, my mind went to wonderful distress inks.

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First up, a thank-you card that is simply a stamped (with water added to blend) with distress marker image that was then re-stamped with clear embossing ink and powder and the Thank You sentiment stamped with distress ink. That’s it! Distress can really holds its own.

Speaking of holding its own… the cap’n would like his turn…

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The background is done with distress inks. Stamped with them, and also a foam blending tool all over the surface with them. Then a few squirts of water to make things blend and finished off with the Adventure Awaits stamp.

Our salty friend was stamped in black distress, then heat embossed with black powder. After that I colored him with distress markers which I then blended with a water pen before cutting him out (he is stamped onto specialty stamping cardstock) and placing him on this sea worthy card.

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50dollar_voucher_600pxAnother Monday, another challenge week! Simon is, as always, offering a generous $50 voucher that will be randomly drawn from the eligible entries each week. Join the fun by creating a project this week – and for your chance to win a $50 voucher you should hop on over and join in the challenge here.