Angel

I am so excited that SCACD is carrying some of the Stampotique stamps.  Especially when I saw SCACD had Angel.  This image has been on my wish list for a long time so I grabbed her!  Angels aren't just for Christmas.

Here she is stamped in black Momento on a tag.  I colored her hair, bodice and frill on the skirt the sponge inked the background.  I really wanted her to have an angelic glow around her and think I succeeded.  The finishing touch was a wooden heart from Studio Calico Hearts and Arrows.

Get Inky!

Alex

Lovin' this new die!

Oh my! I knew I would love the new Dies by SCACD but I really, really am LOVING them! Today I decided to play with the new Sun and Moon Statement Corner. I love that it’s bigger than the normal corner die and such fun details in it!

I started by cutting out one of the corners in an orange-ish color cardstock. Next I painted some Luminarte Honey Amber Silk onto it and let it dry. Once it was dry I added touches of Luminarte Solar Gold Silk to create some interest.

For the background of the card I used a Crafter’s Workshop Template- Mini Star Shower, and used the same Luminarte Silk colors as I used on the Sun and Moon Statement Corner.

I thought these were the perfect elements for Sunny Eyes from Susana Loves Stamps to go with so I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with copics and then cut her out.

To finish the card I added some stickles and a few touches of Smooch Illuminate.

This card was so much fun to create! I can’t wait to play with more of the new Dies by SCACD!!


copic colors- E000, E00, E21, R30, R20, E35, YR20, Y20, B05, B02, YR04, YR07, YR09, YR18, R05, R08, Y17,

Marilyn

Hi folks!
Did you all know that Susana carries Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps at SCACD??? SCACD has several of the Old Hollywood stamps that were released back in July. (She also has some of the brand new August release in stock as well!) I'm pretty sure you can guess by the pose and dress that this lovely starlet is none other than Marilyn...isn't she gorgeous?? I love her...and she has just the right amount of "sass". :)  Now unfortunately, the papers I used here are no longer in stock, but Susana has an abundance of fantastic paper pads available HERE...and her prices are fabulous! The flourish was created with a die. SCACD carries a great flourish die by Memory Box called Elegant Scrollwork. The sentiment comes with Marilyn. In keeping with the "twinkle" sentiment, I added some rhinestones. The corner embellishments are Make It Crafty Chipboard. I love these chipboard embellishments as they are intricate and very versatile. They can be painted, inked, sprayed...I've simply inked their edges with a bit of brown ink so they coordinate with the kraft cardstock elements on the card.

The lovely Marilyn was stamped in Memento Ink and coloured with Copics. Her dress was actualy paper-pieced with pale pink paper. Colouring with pink is a challenge for me...I can never quite get it right. So I used the pink paper as my base colour and then just added some additional shading with Copics. Her dress was also given a lovely coat of Stardust Stickles for some added "twinkle".

You can find SCACD's entire stock of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps HERE.

Some more new products of note are:

• 6x6 paper pads including Christmas and Halloween designs
• Dies by SCACD
• Viva Decor 3D stamp paint
• Ranger goodies including Metallic Distress Stains and Rock Candy Glitter
• Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamps
• Saturated Canary Stamps

 Hope you all have a fantastic day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings,

Melanie

Vintage Teddy and Making Watercolors!

Today I have a card with a vintage feel to it.  I adore teddy bears, so I was excited to be able to create with this precious image by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD called The Secret.  It's from the Storybook Collection :D

I began by stamping the image with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and coloring with copic markers (I'm sorry I haven't been writing down the colors lately, I'll remember to do that for the next batch I color!).  ShinHan Markers can be found HERE.

I've used different kinds of glitter on this piece.  As you can see in the photo above, the bling-y glitter is Stardust Stickles.  The corner of the butterfly is peeking out from the upper right hand corner which has the new Tim Holtz Clear Rock Candy Dry Glitter which I applied using Studio Multi-Medium.  So you don't get confused, I've also edged the butterfly with the new Tarnished Brass Metallic Distress Stain, so that is not the color of the glitter...

Papers are Authentique Lively Collection.  The very cool looking Steampunk Clock behind the focal image is from Susana's Mixed Media Stamp line.  I plan to use this stamp again as an all over background image :D

I LOVE Luminarte Mica Powder!  If you've been visiting me for awhile, you've seen a number of projects using this mica powder.  Today I *watercolored* the butterfly with Lemondrop mica powder.  It is soooo easy to whip up a tiny batch  on my 6x6 Splat Mat and brush on the butterfly die cut.  This butterfly is from a punch, but Memory Box has a number of beautiful butterfly dies HERE.

Making Watercolors:

First, I sprayed some water from my Mister on the 6x6 Splat Mat and dipped my dry brush into the Lemondrop mica powder and mixed it into the water.  Easy Peasy!!!  A whole rainbow of mica powder can be found HERE.

The adorable charm alphabet was cut out using my Silhouette and one of the Silhouette files from the online store.  Oh so cute!!!  Here's the cut, colored with 110 copic marker.

The above photo shows how I colored my sentiment while it was still on the cutting mat.  Obviously I could have used black paper, but #1 I didn't plan what color I was going to use yet and #2 I like the option of coloring the upper part a different color...

So I left the top 'circles' white and then decided that I wanted to use the Tarnished Brass Metallic Distress Stain for color.  Oh so many options!!!

Scrapper's Floss in midnight came in handy to hang the lower portion of my sentiment.  I used ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever to glue down the letters so they would hang properly.  These letters are approximately .5 inch tall, but the Best Glue Ever still worked like a charm (hee hee) not oozing all over the place!  Of course, I also used Best Glue Ever to adhere everything on this card including the Zva Rhinestones on the butterfly :D

My corners are recycled.  What?!?  Yes, indeed they are... they are the 'leftovers' from the edges I cut off from the Steampunk Clock which hung over the card front.  I saw them sitting there so lonely, so I said to myself, "Self, why not?"  So here they are, all faux-stitched up!

To give the card a more vintage, worn look, I edged and distressed papers with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and more Tarnished Brass Metallic Distress Stain.

NEW PRODUCT ALERT!!!

Memory Box Dies - Holidays, Alphabets and More - EEEEEK... I want them ALL!!!  ***HERE***

Thank you sweet friends for dropping by today.

Coming up...  a VERY simple but elegant Wedding Invitation with a custom lined envelope.  Don't miss it!

Love and blessings~

Lori ♥

STRIKE A POSE!

Hello Everyone!!! Isn't this sweetie, precious? This image is from the Story Book Collection 

and she is called the Big Hat Peeker.  To color her in, I used the

Creative Inspiration Paints  - Rose Quartz, Sky Blue, Beige, Blue Ice and Antique Copper

Ink: Blushing Bride for skin tone. 

Susana has all kinds of NEW fabulous papers in her store! On todays card, I used the cheerful  So Happy Together by Echo Park Paper. You can see all the beautiful patterned paper that Susana carries HERE.  I also used the totally COOL new Petaloo Premier Cruelty Free Feathers  (just scroll down)! You can choose from a wonderful variety of colors. There is a WIDE variety of Mixed Media things in Susana's store! Sure to fit every artists needs! To add a bit of flair to my project, I added the Jasmine Frame memory Box Die . 

I used the Sakura Quickie Glue Pen to adhere it to my project. To finish off this cutie pie card, I used the Ice White Viva Pearl Pen on the flowers and the corners.

Check out some of the new goodies in the store!!! If you haven't seen them yet, there are some BEAUTIFUL new  Dies By SCACD! 

They are available exclusively at SCACD and at Quixotic Paperie for our crafty friends overseas.

While you're visiting the SCACD store, here a few more newer products you might want to check out:

• Brand new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
• Metallic Distress Stains (and other Ranger goodies!!)
• New 6x6 paper pads...Susana adds new pads frequently, so check back often!! There are some fantastic Halloween and Christmas papers now in stock...it's never too soon to start on those holiday projects. ;)
• Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamps
• Stampotique Originals stamps

Thank you for stopping over! have a blessed day! Have fun shopping!!!
Chrissy D

Big Hat Peeker Loves Quilting and a How To!!!

Are you a 'die-hard' crafter who loves practically every craft?  I couldn't quite put myself in that category, but I do love to have my hands on a wide variety!!!  Quilting is one of them.  However, I have numerous unfinished quilts waiting for 'someday!'

Today's card is a faux quilt.  Well, ok... not even 'faux' but it was fun to make :D

I've seen the technique I used around blogland (I think some call it Pillow Top).  What I've noticed on mine though, is that the 'seams' were pretty light.  I should have used a darker color!  So to remedy this, I decided that I would 'stitch in the ditch' (a term that refers to quilting following the seams) using my copic multiliner.

This is the cutie-pie I used.  I'm in love with her ♥  She's called Big Hat Peeker by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD.  She's colored with copics and accented with both Ice Silks and Stickles.  ShinHan Twin Touch Markers can be found HERE.

The tag is a double decker I created using Memory Box Classic Tags.  The distress ink I used to create the background and edge the tag is Weathered Wood.  The pearls were created using Viva Decor Paper Pen in Opal (20% off!).  I just picked up a package of safety pins at my local grocery store for 25 cents!  I thought it would fit in nicely with this theme :D  I used Scrapper's Floss for the thread HERE.  I really like how it doesn't unravel like thread.  It is a bit thicker, but as you can see, it knots up beautifully... AND, of course I need every color LOL!!!

All gluing was done using ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever (my FAVE!!!).  One of the reasons I LOVE it so much is that it's quick and easy adhering paper layers.  Just a little is needed and it's STRONG!  I don't have to try and remember how to reload my ATG again...and again...and again hee hee!

Calling All Paper Addicts!!!
Have you checked out all the great new paper Susana has in the store?  In case you missed last week's NEW, here are a few to whet your appetite...


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Even more can be found HERE!

What?  More Cards?  I forgot to post these earlier, so... here ya go :D

This li'l cutie is called Life is Good.  Oh how she loves to giggle and have a little bit of mischievous fun!!!

She's stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with copics (Susana carries the new ShinHan alcohol markers HERE).  I've used Stardust Stickles along with a couple of red rhinestones for the cherries as accents.  Other rhinestones used:  Green and pink.

 

This is actually a hybrid card.  The laundry hanging in the background is from Designer Digitals.  I created the scene on my computer and printed it out.  The paper was also 'created' on my computer.  I used the eyedropper tool to pick the colors in the clothing so it would coordinate.

To create the speckled effect, I used Smooch Vanilla Shimmer Spritz.  I sprayed the whole card, but as you can see, the image wasn't affected - only the ink from the printer. Pretty cool huh?  It leaves a wonderful shimmer on the image :D

I used my Cameo and Silhouette file to create 'Sweet Little One' which I colored with RV00 and detailed with copic multiliner. 

Here's a tip I picked up somewhere along the way:  Use white paper to cut out your pieces and color to match your card while the pieces are still on the cutting mat.  Here I've used RV00 to match the RVs in my colored image.  I will certainly do this again!

For a bit more dimension, I used Scrappers Floss to create the bows with tiny buttons adhered with ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever.  I lined portions of the card with a copic multiliner and stamped 'Smile' with a PTI sentiment.

Next up is Party Hat... Isn't she sweet?

I began by stamping her with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored her with copics (ShinHans HERE).  Next I die cut the image with the balloon 'out of the oval' (see tutorial photos below) with the largest Classic Large Ovals (30% OFF!) and layered over the largest Floral Ovals.  I adore the decorative edge!!!  

I'm lovin' my new Garden Corners dies by SCACD!  Aren't they delicate and pretty?  The beautiful paper is from Prima Meadow Lark Collection.  It's been neglected long enough and fit perfectly with this image :D  I didn't see this particular paper pad in the store, but Susana carries a huge assortment HERE.

Lots of Stardust Stickles added, a seam binding bow tied to the Memory Box Classic Tag dies HERE, and you've got yourself a sweet and simple card ready to party!!!

How To:

Steps 1 & 2:  Place your die over the image as you'd like it cut.  Using a pencil, mark lightly (so you can erase later) along the inside and outside edges where the image will be 'out.' *See arrows above.

Step 3:  Cutting diagonally into the paper as shown above, cut around the image (balloon) up to the inside edge you marked with your pencil.

Steps 4 & 5:  Place the die behind the portion of the image that will be 'out' and make sure it fits where you want it to cut.  Make any adjustments necessary.  Using removable tape, adhere die to paper and run through your die cutting machine.

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit!  See you next time : D

Love and blessings,

Lori ♥

Check out these new products!

Good morning my friends! I wanted to pop on here today not only to show you a card I made but to bring to your attention some new products Susana has in. Now normally, I am content to wait and see what others do with some of the new stuff out there but Susana sent me one of the new Viva Decor 3 D paints to try out and you know what? I have several more on their way to me as we speak! I LOVE this stuff!

Ok, first off is my card and I will point out what I used the paint on.

Ok, my image is one of the new Elisabeth Bell images and this one is called Big Hat Peeker. She is colored with copics, the paper is Echo Park For the Record-Tailored, it is lovely by the way. Lots of pinks, some black and florals. I have used one of Susanas new dies, Classic Timepiece which is the perfect size for a nice accent. It is my first use of the Viva Decor 3D paint. It has such a beautiful shimmer to it, this is two coats just lightly rubbed on with my finger. I have also applied it to the brads in the corner of my image and if you look along the edges of my image I have taken some and just sort of tapped it around the edges. It adds just that little extra touch of glimmer without being to over the top. The flower came in the flower grab bag I picked up. I did pull out the pearl that was there and replaced it with a larger one, just my preference. Ok, when my new paints arrive I am going to post some swatches and color up a few more things so you can see exactly what the colors look like and how well they work. But so far you can see I have colored both paper and metal without a problem. Until next time!

Cameo Rose

I was asked to make a bridal shower card for a friend. I don't know if I've ever been to a bridal shower so this was a bit challenging but hopefully she'll like this card!

I chose the stamp, Cameo Rose by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD. I stamped it in VersaFine Onyx Black then heat set it and colored it with copics. I used touches of liquid pearls and stickles to complement the image. I went with the elegant feel and used embossed white cardstock as my designer paper. I used Couture Creations Drifting Endless for the bottom layer and Craft Concepts Brocade for the top layer.

To finish the card I added some Kaisercraft pearls.

Have a great day!

What's New Monday!

I just love Monday's!! I love being able to share with you all the fabulous new products at SCACD each week!! Let's get right to it~

New Viva Decor 3D Paint-this is amazing paint, you really NEED this--HERE!!!

New Saturated Canary rubber stamps- HERE!!!

New 6x6 Paper Pads-Echo Park and Carta Bella to name a few--HERE!!!

In case you missed it last week, new Dies By SCACD- HERE!!!

Spellbinders are 30% off! Limited to stock on hand- HERE!!! Lots to choose from so be sure to check it out!

Happy Shopping and Creating!

Vintage Fountain

The Dies by SCACD are just so amazing.  I am awed every time I use one at the detail.  The main one here is the Vintage Fountain which is amazing as it is.  I used several colors of Flowersoft to turn it from a fountain into more of a layered planter.  The corner is also one of the Dies by SCACD.  One of the Classic Corners.  I used paper from the Memory Box Nightfall collection and a couple of different Kaisercraft collections.

Be sure you check out all the newly arrived holiday papers.  There are Halloween, Christmas, and more!

Get Inky!

Alex

Summer Flower Thanks

Hi Friends~  I hope you are all doing wonderful!  Today I have a fun summer flower card to share with you all!   

For my card I have used Little Susan by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD who is a part of the Sampler #7 collection.  Papers are from the Echo Park This and That Graceful Collection.

Little Susan was colored with Copics and pastel pencils.  Her hair tie, sash, bow, pants patch, and pants cuffs all got a coat of Star Dust Stickles.  Her flowers got coated with Illuminate Smooch and the centered of each flower got a dot of Fruit Punch Stickles.

And one more angled view to see all the glitz and glitter!  I hope you've enjoyed my card!  

Shopping Alert:

Have you gotten your NEW Dies by SCACD yet?  Make sure you head over to the store today to order yours!  These are absolutely AWESOME and I can't wait to order my own!!!

♥ Thanks for stopping by! ♥

Monster Bash

I have the hardest time making cards for my son, Matthew since he’s not really into sports and he’s not a little guy anymore as he just turned 11--where did my baby go? So when I sat down to make his birthday card this year I was excited to have the Oddly Sweet Curiosities Sets from Susana Loves Stamps!

I thought Monster Bash was the perfect choice for an 11 year old boy’s birthday! well, anyone’s birthday really because how fun is this stamp!!

I stamped Monster Bash in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with my copics. I paired the image with My Mind’s Eye-Lime Twist- Fly a Kite papers. I was going to add some stars made by my Cricut but Matthew kept coming by so I opted to add some buttons and call it good! It’s hard to create a card for a boy who is always peeking in my room!

To finish the card I just stamped Monster Bash on the inside of the card along with the sentiment.

Have a great day!!