Challenge: Embossed

New week, new challenge!

50dollar_voucher_600pxThis week we are all about embossing (texture, dry, powder, etc). Simon is, as always, offering a generous $50 voucher that will be randomly drawn from the eligible entries each week. For your chance to win a $50 voucher you should hop on over and join in the challenge here.

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How-to:

1. Emboss (gold) ticket stamp. Then ink with salty ocean distress, crumple paper, flatten out.

2. Stitch to card. Use black embossing (with compass stamp) and gold paint (with stencil). Dry.

3. Use star stencil + embossing paste

4. Finish by stitching on stickers.

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Love my embossing – both for texture, technique effects, and just how much fun it is to turn powder into shiny raised

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Supplies Used:

First fall card of the year!

Having such fun with the new exclusives from Simon Says Stamp!

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Here’s a fun little card where I stamped onto watercolor paper then colored in (and watered down a bit). I do love cute stamps for the holidays, and this kitty in the pumpkin is TOO CUTE! You can check out all the new Simon exclusive products here – and stay tuned as I’ll be sharing loads more projects with them soon!

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Oh September, I’m so glad you’re here!! Now I just need someone to get me a pumpkin spice latte, and help me decorate the house for fall!!

Supplies Used:

September card kit

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I wanted to see what I could do with ink + the stamp set from the new card kit (from Simon Says Stamp)… I’m digging the results!

Some days, you just need to stamp a bit and play.

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It’s not often I challenge myself to make such simple cards on white paper, but this was a lot of fun! I hope you like them. The September kit is available exclusively at Simon Says Stamp – and if you are interested I’d hurry and get one. I’m sure they won’t last!

A new stencil…

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You know I love my stencils (and have been working a TON with them!) – well when Christine of Scrap Time gave me one of her stencils (that she designed!) I knew I had to play with it right away, and test it out. I ended up making a card – and having a lot of fun blending colors of distress ink across the stencil.

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Fun note – you can’t get this stencil in stores! Christine designed it, and is sending it to students in her on-line Art Journaling class.

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Once I stenciled my background I layered on a few bits and pieces, trimmed down the white cardstock, and mounted onto a bit of purple cardstock. That pop of yellow wasn’t in the original plan – but that’s ok! It’s fun to play and just test stuff out.

If you’re looking for an art journaling class this fall – you might want to check out Christine’s class. She says:

This class will run daily for the entire month of September!  Each day you will get a journaling prompt, a creative technique video as well as a stop-motion video, watching my page come together!!

PLUS, every student will receive my brand new, custom stencil!!!  I designed them and had them made through the Crafter’s Workshop!!  These stencils are only available through me!!!  Not sold in stores!!!

Sounds like she’s really packing it full of inspiration and fun. To learn more about signing up for Christine’s class, you can check it out here.

I’m off to drop-off for the first day of school and then it’s back into the studio for me! Summer vacation is over for everyone around here.