Posted:
April 23, 2013
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91

More Proof that Distress Inks Are Amazing

Hey there, stampers.

You have heard me say many times that I think Distress Inks are amazing. Well, here is just one more bit of proof.

Creating this flower? Easy with Distress Inks…

I simply inked the awesome Hero Arts flower stamp with my favorite Distress Ink colors (Peacock Feather and Mowed Lawn) and stamped it on watercolor paper. (I did not mist the stamp first.) The image isn’t the greatest at this point, but never fear! Just use water and a brush over it. The water reacts with the ink and it moves – instantly acting like a watercolor (but so much better). It blends so easily and perfectly. I then pressed some Faded Jeans and Peeled Paint Distress Inks onto my craft sheet and used a wet brush to pick up color and add a bit of depth to the image. After letting it dry, I used markers to add dots to the center of the flower…

It looks hand painted! But I couldn’t paint something that good to save my life. LOL. Thank goodness for Distress Inks and awesome stamps! (Maybe I should do a video showing this technique? Hmmm…)

For more info, head over to the Hero Arts Blog. Oh, and they are giving lots of peeks at the new stamps coming out soon. Be sure to check them out.

Hero Arts Painted Flower Stamp (SSS|EH)

 
Hero Arts Tweed Background (SSS|EH)

 

 
Peacock Feathers Distress Ink (SSS|EH)

 
Mowed Lawn Distress Ink (SSS|EH)

 
Peeled Paint Distress Ink (SSS|EH)

 
Faded Jeans Distress Ink (SSS|EH)

 
Versamark (SSS|EH)

 
Copic Markers (SSS|EH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Hero Arts Pool Notecards (SSS|EH)

 
Tombow Stamp Runner Adhesive (SSS|EH)

 

 

 

91 Comments • Hero Arts, Tim Holtz Products
Posted:
April 21, 2013
Comments:
357

Quick and Colorful + Mama Elephant Giveaway!

Hey. Quick card today. Quick and colorful.

I just am so smitten with this stamp set from Mama Elephant. I simply stamped the triangle cluster image in black and colored with markers.

(I plan to make another of this design in blue colors – perfect for a masculine card!)


Giveaway time! I have an extra Mama Elephant stamp set and it needs a good home. Leave a comment here by 11:59pmEST on 4/26/13 for your chance to win it.

(By the way, we have some winners! The winner of the Lawn Fawn stamp set is Karen G. The winners of the His and Hers class spots are Suzanne E, Val and Theresa H. And finally, the lucky winner of the Kiwi Crate giveaway is S. Patterson. I will email you all!)


Mama Elephant Today Was Stamp Set (SSS|EH)

 
Copic Markers (SSS|EH)

 

 
Neenah White Cardstock 250 Sheets (SSS|EH)

 
Neenah White Cardstock 25 Sheets (SSS|EH)

 

 

357 Comments • Cards, Copics, Giveaways
Posted:
April 19, 2013
Comments:
817

Video: Distress Marker Video + Giveaway

Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp May 2013 Card Kit Blog Hop!

Today I have a video for you showing how I used the goodies in this kit along with Tim Holtz Distress Markers for some soft watercoloring…

Distress Markers are so incredibly easy to watercolor with. SO easy. And by ironing off the embossing when you are done, you end up with a “how-did-she-do-that” look. These stamp images? Perfect for this technique. (For any coloring, for that matter!)

It is also simple to do a soft glow of a color around a stamp image with Distress Markers. For this card I used the Tumbled Glass blue marker.

Here is the stamp set in the kit – so classy – and a peek at the May kit. The kits are very reasonable – only $19.95 for subscribers. (Heck – a stamp set is only a bit less than that and you get one of those in it plus a lot more.) These kits have been selling out so you may want to subscribe to ensure you get one each month. (You can also get the stamp set separate, but it is definitely a better deal to get the kit! Oh, and I am dying to cross stitch on those grid images.)

Next be sure to head over to the next blog on the hop – the home of my fabulous friend Kristina Werner. I am sure she will rock this card kit. (If you want to start at the beginning, you can head to the Simon Says Stamp blog.)

Talk about AWESOME giveaways. Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $50 gift certificate on each of the blogs on this hop! (That’s $450 in total!) So leave a comment here by 11:59pmEST on 4/25/13 for your chance to win a $50 shopping spree. Good luck!

 

817 Comments • Card Kits, Cards, Giveaways, Simon Says Stamp, Videos
Posted:
April 17, 2013
Comments:
25

Video: Wood Window Card

Hello! I am back with more fun using the wood paper… along with colored wood embellishments and a window card design. Watch and see…

I was inspired to die cut windows from some awesome wood paper after seeing a card my fab friend Kathy Racoosin did at a retreat a couple weeks ago. (Be sure to go see her card HERE – it is very clever! She is the master of looking at products differently and creatively. She turned this die and wood paper combo into a cruise ship!) These windows are quick to do with the three-square die from Simon Says Stamp. (This is so much faster than trying to line up individual dies or punching them!) That wood paper is awesome…

I then added some wood embellishments that I colored with markers. Theses wood icons are from Prima and the sets are incredible – lots of variety for a good price. Must haves.

The greeting is from one of my favorite Hero Arts sets. Love the look of white on that wood paper.

Again, be sure to head over to Kathy’s blog to see what she created. It is fabulous, just like her!

 

25 Comments • Cards, Copics, Die Cutting, Hero Arts, How-To, Simon Says Stamp, Videos
Posted:
April 16, 2013
Comments:
23

Video: Die Cut Wood

So apparently lately I have been addicted to wood veneer embellishments. My favorites? Studio Calico, Prima and Freckled Fawn. However, sometimes I can’t find the perfect shape for a project. Solution? Make my own. And I added color, too! Here’s how…

I wish the photo showed the wood‘s texture better…

These dies melt my heart. Swoon! (Links below.)

Below I linked the to the dies I talked about in the video, along with the other wood paper products. (I used the Cheery color for this card.)

Oh, and a GIVEAWAY ALERT! Head over to Simon Says Stamp for a chance to win a spot in the His and Hers class!

Have a good day!

 

23 Comments • Cards, Die Cutting, Simon Says Stamp, Videos
Posted:
April 15, 2013
Comments:
314

Bee Awesome + Lawn Fawn Giveaway

I am back again for another guest designer spot with my my friends over at the Lawnscaping Challenge Blog. This blog offers some fun challenges with great prizes and shares lots of ideas for using Lawn Fawn stamps… which I love so much.

This challenge was to create a card inspired by anything. For mine, I was inspired by the heart trail on Emily Leipharts’s card HERE. (Isn’t her card the cutest?!) She did hers with a Lawn Fawn stamp, but I don’t have that set so I did my heart trail with a white pen…

I turned the little lightning bugs into bees by adding stripes and coloring with Copics. Oh, and a quick coat of Glossy Accents gave them some shine. The greeting? I did that myself with alphabet stamps…

I also stamped the hexagon border repeatedly with black ink on a black notecard. Really fun in real life…

Be sure to head over to the Lawnscaping Challenge Blog to learn how you can play along and possibly win…

I just realized I have two of my favorite Lawn Fawn stamp sets – the A Birdie Told Me set. So leave a comment here by 4/19/13 at 11:50pmEST for your chance to win it! Good luck.


Lawn Fawn Summertime Charm Stamp Set (SSS|EH)

 
Lawn Fawn Bannerific Stamp Set (SSS|EH)

 
Lawn Fawn Claires ABC Stamp Set (SSS|EH)

 

 

 
Corner Chomper (SSS|EH)

 
Hero Arts Black Dye Ink (SSS|EH)

 

 
Copic Markers (SSS|EH)

 
Lawn Fawn Bright Side 6×6 Paper Pad (SSS|EH)

 
Hero Arts Black Notecards (SSS|EH)

 
Neenah White Cardstock 250 Sheets (SSS|EH)

 
Neenah White Cardstock 25 Sheets (SSS|EH)

 
Glossy Accents (SSS|EH)

 

314 Comments • Cards, Giveaways, Lawn Fawn
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