Inchie Nest

Whew, I sure have had a busy week. Last Tuesday I had to have a cataract removed from my right eye. The procedure was easy peasy and I am amazed at how much better I can see with that little "cloud" gone. Today I went for my final "post-op" visit and have ordered my new glasses, I can't wait for them to get here and have both eyes working together again. Right now, the left is near sighted and the right is far sighted. I have to tell people that I am not winking at them........really, really, I'm not.

The card I am sharing with you today was created for Lisa's very first Inchie Sketch challenge on the Inchie INKlings blog. I love me some inchies and knew I wanted to play along. I used a pretty light blue shimmer cardstock for my base card and then added some pretty papers from Memory Box. I used a white inchie square and colored the edges with Copic E29, I stamped the Lockhart IB Nest with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic E35, E37 and E29. The eggs were colored with Copic B00 and then a little Glossy Accents and glitter were added. I punched the nest panel with a 7/8" square punch and added to the inchie square. The card was finished off with a MS Deep Edger punch and some Amuse ribbon. Need some Inchies? Need the nest? You can find them here.

ETA:  Woo Hoo!  I just read this Inchie Inklings post and found out that my card was this weeks winner!  If you want a chance to win, head over there now for this weeks sketch.

Buttermilk Hen

Hi there! I hope everyone is having a good day. It's a bit humid here right now (makes me think I am in the south) I was supposed to be out of town teaching two Copic classes and well let's just say, plans changed........not my plans though. I had made kits for 24 people, my bag was packed and I was all ready to get up at 5:00am and head north. I'm just glad I didn't make the 3 hour drive and then find out!

So rather than sulk about what could have been, I decided to stamp! Stamping is the best therapy afterall. For the last several weeks, I have wanted play along with the challenges over at Crazy 4 Challenges and I just haven't gotten around to it. Today was the day! This week is week 7 and the challenge is another great sketch created by Cindy Haffner. Check out the challenge here. So I have a layout and now what? The team over at Just Us Girls has a color challenge for the week. You are to use aqua, red and cream for your card/project. If you want to check out that challenge go here. So when I combined the two, I came up with the cute little card above. The size of this card is 41/4" square. I started by embossing the front of the card with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug EF. I then layered a piece of Cosmo Cricket Early Bird DP to a cream panel and pierced the edges. After I layered this to the red card, it looked like it was missing something, so I added the red stitched sticker strip (say that fast 3 times) from the Early Bird kit to the edges of the print paper for a finished look. I knew I wanted to use my Buttermilk Hen stamp from Lockhart so I stamped her in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a cream panel, colored w/Copics and cut out with my circle nesties. It looked kinda plain so I whipped out my Verve Just for You set and added the red dotted frame around Miss Hen. I paper pieced the wing of the hen with the small print from the Early Bird kit front cover. I did this because I wanted a small print and why throw the cover sheet out? The hen panel was layered to a red scalloped panel and then to the print panel. I added a few gems to finish it off. The gems were clear and I colored them with my copics so they would match perfectly!

Supplies:

Stamps: Buttermilk Hen-Lockhart, Circle Frame from Just for You set-Verve

Cardstock: Early Bird-Cosmo Cricket, red and cream from stash

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug

Extras: Copics (YR21, YR31, Y000, BG0000, Y28, BG45, BG72 and G21), Spica Glitter pens (Lipstick, Gold and Clear)

Thanks for hangin in there for my long winded post,

Just a Breeze

Hi there! I hope this finds you having a great Thursday afternoon! I started this card with the Fall to Layout #55 from the Clean and Simple blog.

I made this card for my pal Karen who recently moved here to California from Washington. I am thrilled she is only a few hours away. I am hoping her move was a breeze!

I stamped Karen's Electric Fan on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cs and colored it with my Copics (R14, R29 and R35). I added a little Frost Blue (B00) for the wind and C1 (Gray) for the metal part around the fan blades and below for some shadow.

What is hard to see in the picture is the sparkle! I went around the fan and blades with my Stardust pen and then covered the fan blades and fan stand with Glossy Accents. I just love it!

Here are the deets:

Stamps: Electric Fan #2088 Lockhart Stamp Company

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Neenah Classic Crest SW, Penny Lane/My Mind's Eye, Worldwin

Accessories: Copics, Button, Ribbon

Thanks for looking,

Sweet Peas for Thee

I've been playing with acetate again and really having fun. I think I forget how versatile it really is. For this card I stamped the Lockhart Sweet Peas (my new favorite stamp--for this week) in Pitch Black Adirondack ink on Neenah Solor White cs and colored with Copic markers (BG10,RV02,V04,Vo9, YG11, YG63) and Melon Spica Glitter pen. The base card is Wisteria Bazzill cardstock and the pink check layer is Petite Gingham Check cs from Amuse. I ran the acetate through the Cuttlebug with the Divine Swirls embossing folder. The ribbon is from Amuse and the brads are from Bazzill. Want this stamp and cardstock? You can get them here. Thanks for looking!

Mojo Monday #61

See, I really am getting caught up. Now I am only two weeks behind! Sheesh! I created this card for Julee's Mojo Monday #61 sketch. For this little lovely, I used the adorable Bouquet from Lockhart Stamp Company. I colored the flowers and cone with my Copics and then added some Diamond Stickles to the flowers and some Glossy Accents to the ribbon. The striped paper is from the Gingercake Pack from Memory Box (I think). The rest of the cardstock used was from my vast stash of Bazzill cardstock. I used the Fiskars Treading Water punch for the bottom of the red panel. I just love how it cuts the little dots in the scallops! Well I am off to the studio. See you soon.

Hugs,

Inching to Stamp

Inchie Sminchies!!!

So, it's been awhile since I last posted. I have been hecka busy around here. I have been stamping, just not taking the time to post. I think its the picture taking/editing that slows me down the most! Below are pictures of some inchies that I created for the Rustic Inchie challenge/contest over at Inchie Inklings. The basic jist of the challenge was to use a Lockhart image and create something that looked rustic/fallish.....is fallish a word? You can submit up to 3 inchies and you have a chance at winning some great goodies. I ended up submitting two from this grouping. All of the cards are 2 1/2" square and the base cards are Bazzill cardstock. The stamp I used is the Lockhart Wheelbarrow of Pumpkins. I just cropped a bit from the corner. All of the inchies were colored with my Prismacolor pencils and Copic Marker for the light blue background.

For this inchie I punched the corners of a piece of Bo Bunny Double Dot cardstock with the Iron Eagle punch. I then layered with a square of SEI striped paper from the Dill Blossom collection. I pierced around the edges of the punched panel for a little more texture. What you can't see in this pic is the little frame that is around the edge of the inchie panel. I took a little strip of paper 1/16" wide and wrapped it around the edges of the inchie to create the frame. This is a little trick I learned from Karen when she wias here last May. Man how time flies!For this little guy I cut a couple of strips of the SEI cardstock and added some brown Dew Drops as embellishments. What you can't see here is that I sprayed Gold Memories Mist over the card/inchie and it is so pretty and shimmery! For this one, I used a bigger square of the striped paper and a smaller square of the Double Dot cardstock. The ribbons are from Amuse. Just for your info...........I love this ribbon! Okay, so I love all ribbon, but that's supposed to be a secret!

Here is the last one. Mr. Pumpkin is layered on a brown panel and then the striped panel. I hand wrote "Happy Fall" in the corner and embellished with a button and some hemp cording. The edges were distressed with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and then a little Adirondack Ginger ink was rubbed around the edges. If you want more info about the inchies, you can check out Inchie Arts here. All inchie supplies used can be purchased at The Cat's Meow. hugs,

Pickin' Punkins

Continuing on with my Anni-Verve-sary cards, here is number 11. Imagine that, you might get to see number 12 before another month passes by!

For this card, I used Bazzill Brown cs for the base card and the itty bitty layers around the print cs. The print cs are from My Mind's Eye. I stamped the Pumpkin Wagon image (Lockhart Stamp Company) in Ginger Adirondack ink on Shimmer White cardstock and colored it in with my Prismacolor markers. The ribbon is brown twill from PTI and the card was finished off with three brown Dew Drops. I really like how the pencils colored on the shimmer cardstock. It is as though the shimmer just comes right through the color.

Have a great day,