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This branch is stamped on watercolor paper using brown stamp pad. The branch and blooms are colored with watercolor markers.
I wasn't happy with the color of the text stamp using brown ink so went over the lettering by hand using the darker of the pinks from the flowers.
Maroon cardstock and a strip of mulberry paper are the finishing touch for this.
Ddd
I made this little card to show the grand-daughters about coloring in rubber stamped images. BIG HIT!
I mounted mine on a Cuttlebug background and gold cardstock - both chosen to complement the watercolor markers used in the illustration.
I used a single word stamped in green for the greeting.
Ddd
I was teaching my grand-daughters how to use the Cuttlebug and made this backfround as a sample. After we had been running everything in sight through the machine we decided to add some color. I used a small 'Whisper' inkpad brushed over the raised text.
The center sticker introduced more colors so I was able to match it with this piece of eyelash yarn. The last touch was to add corners and a greeting using gold peel-offs.
Ddd
Here's another do-up of the dandelion and dragonfly - this time in pastels. I started with pink cardstock and stitched using white and soft green. Then I backed it in green cardstock.
I used a single-word white rubon and added the rest of the text using white gel pen.
Ddd
At mention of an accordion folio I was intrigued so I went online and looked at a few examples. I made up my own way of construction and produced this sample. For assembly it uses three 12 x 12 cardstock and three 12 x 12 patterned paper. Then I used a coordinating paper for decoration and cardstock for tags for the pockets.
The overall book is 6 x 6 inches.
I used 4 x 4 cardstock blocks on each page for mounting photos. More photos can be mounted on the 4 x 6 tags. The tags have ribbon pulls and the book ties closed with more ribbon.
Ddd
This is another rendition of the stitching pattern by Lisa Burns. I used metallic gold thread on burgundy cardstock.
Though you can't tell from the photo, the first mat is also glittery metallic as are the greeting stickers. The green card is actually almost moss green.
When is someone going to invent a digital camera or scanner that renders TRUE COLOR?
Ddd
Calendar illustrations make great cards! This bird was trimmed close and the colors echoed in three tones of cardstock. I added a band of satin ribbon and a bow.
Clear stickers were added as flowers and text.
Ddd
I used tones of cardstock that would draw out the sunset colors on this magazine illustration. I just loved the look of these horses running wild.
I picked up these rough amethyst at a store in Skagway, Alaska. The owner picks them up when he is out hiking and tosses them in a box by the register. I tried to get ones that matched well in three sizes.
I used wire-wrapping to connect them and create this pendant. I had the silver chain on hand to finish it off.
This is pretty close to life-size.
Ddd
These stitched pansies are my own design. When I prick out designs I often layer and prick through 3-4 sheets at once. This allows me to stitch several cards without the tedium of all the prep work.
In this case I used scrapbook paper with a faux quilt pattern.
Ddd
Stitching stickers are used for corners in this Kanji character card. I designed the character for stitching and worked it in blue metallic thread on green card. The tassel is created using more of the blue thread and all the elements are mounted on cream cardstock.
These clear stitching stickers were placed on a green background and stitched with green metallic thread. Green holographic stickers are used as accents in the medallion.
The stitched stickers are mounted on cream cardstock.
Ddd
I borrowed this illustration from my d-i-l's blog, turned it into a 3D card, backed it with plaid to mimic her blog background, and added a text sticker and silver peel-offs.
This made a perfect card for the family's house-warming.
Ddd
This 3D illustration with a tile background works up so beautifully. I gave it a background of scrapbook paper and a vellum text sticker to finish it off.
Isn't this sunflower illustration just the definition of summer? I mounted it on dotted scrapbook paper and added a text sticker at the bottom.
One of my own patterns was used as a challenge on one of the lists I belong to. Several ladies stitches it up using their own interpretation. This is my work-up of the design, which I have done in at least 8 different ways.
This stitching design from an online friend was open to interpretation due to the minimalist layout. I combined colors and used some left-over serendipity squares as a centerpiece.
I love stitching up this pattern that I adapted from an old string-art pattern from the 70's. I play with the colors every time I do it up and it reminds me of all the 'painted ladies' in the local area.
I brought out the fishbones rubber stamp again to make this card. I found that I had this fish hook sticker so I hooked it up.
I used the same plaid background as last time.
Ddd
I brought out the face again and this time added a tulip photograph instead of the sticker used before. The text is a sticker.
