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In & Out of Studio 3D
Monday, 13 June 2011
Time For Tea
Topic: Fantastic Folds

I was assigned a Secret Sister who:

1-collects teapots

2-likes roses

3-says her favorite color is purple...

So for a revealing gift (I had to squelch my crafty urges for three months so she would not guess who I was) I made her one of my teapots and then used the other 1/2 sheet of cardstock to make a matching teacup - designing it as I went along.

I made the set from purple printed vintage-look cardstock:

On a closer look at the teapot you can see that I used a rose-shaped button for the knob on top. It was frosted white so I made it match the purple by coloring on the bottom of it with Sharpie marker. This way the color is muted when it is viewed through the button.

Here is a closer view of the cup. If I were making it again I would make the straight sides shorter. This is more the height of a coffee cup rather than a tea cup.

You can see that on the cup I folded over the upermost edge to make the cup lined rather than showing the inside of the cardstock. This only goes as far as the folds where the cup begins to curve in at the bottom. I also used a plain circle of the cardstock to make a foot for the cup as I was very short of supplies at this point.

Ddd

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Spring Flowers
Topic: Paper Embroidery

Hey, the butterfly ring is back! This time I stitched it up a bit differently in the center. This creates a design feature without the big antennas that are common to this pattern.

I used a 3D illustration and added a printed tag with one end on a pop dot for dimension. It says 'designed by the day'.

Ddd

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Color of Love
Topic: Sketch Challenge

We're done! (after today's card).

I used the other half of the floral band for the bottom and set it off with a green woodgrain. I found I had some awesome picot-edge trim that matched well. Rhinestones in the centers of the flowers bring the bling.

The crackle finish background paper eases the formality and matches the light pink in the chipboard text tag.

(HEY, SOMETHING DIFFERENT TOMORROW!)

Ddd

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Friday, 10 June 2011
Leaves and Vines
Topic: Sketch Challenge

The larger block of paper and the ribbon both feature leaves and vines so I stayed with that theme by adding a leaf chipboard at the side. A couple of additional green papers add some texture while the tan border breaks it up.

I added three green rhinestones down the left set of leaves for a bit of balance.

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Devotion
Topic: Sketch Challenge

Sixteen. That's the answer to 'how many of this sketch did you do?' Still a few more left to post.

Table scraps, scrapbook paper from the scrap bin, a satin ribbon and a chipboard text block.

I fell in love with this color combination. The teal and rose work very well together and I added a folded card base in the teal as well.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Color Splash
Topic: Sketch Challenge

Many, many color blocks - layering one of each as found in the floral paper. Those flowers are part of a magazine photo of fabric.

I added a double-layered acrylic swirl and topped it with a fabric flower.

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
With Friends
Topic: Sketch Challenge

The way this background paper read it was a phrase that included the words 'without friends'. We, in this situation it was inappropriate so I covered part of it with a red heart! The little hugging bears were so cute in illustrating this so I pulled the green and pink colors from them for the color blocks.

I added a sheer pink ribbon and then placed green rhinestones at the flower centers.

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Monday, 6 June 2011
En-twined Heart
Topic: Sketch Challenge

Another masculine card today. I had some leftover skeleton leaf print (scavenged from an old greeting card) and found that I liked the black and brown houndstooth with it. The printed tag with a twine heart sets the right rustic tone and I punched the top and added a simple string.

The starkness is lightened with the use of the organza ribbon. A distressed background finished this off (and looks better in person since it is really beige instead of the pink it appears.)

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Me and You
Topic: Sketch Challenge

Imagine my delight when I found I had a metal embellishment that matched to color in the lower strip. That strip is a scrap off of a cardstock pad and it was just fortune that the floral group ended up where it did. I think the branches in the top panel are a great counterpoint to the brown panel.

The harlequin background is a scrapbook paper serves as an  unobrtusive frame.

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Saturday, 4 June 2011
Ooooh, Shiny!
Topic: Sketch Challenge

I started with the band of foil pansies and paired them with an irridescent paper run through the Cuttlebug with the d'vine folder. A shiny organza ribbon divides them and leads the eye to the silver and rhinestone star flower.

I accented the darkest tone of the pansies by repeating that color in the panel border and lightened the overall feel with a casual pastel striped scrapbook paper.

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Friday, 3 June 2011
For Him
Topic: Sketch Challenge

I turned this one into a man's birthday card just by the use of masculine paper. It becomes a little more celebratory by adding a sparkly ribbon and three rhinestones.

The papers are scraps of ones already used in this series and I added a chipboard text greeting. This used to be one long tag but I cut it in two to mount it over/under.

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Tulip Heart
Topic: Sketch Challenge

For this background I used a piece of paste paper I made some time ago. Two scrapbook papers echo diagonal gridwork and are separated by a green organza ribbon.

I topped a chipboard diecut with a red acrylic heart sticker and used glue dots to attach it to the card front.

Ddd

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Loving Hearts
Topic: Sketch Challenge

So how many of this sketch DID you make, you're asking? Many, many more...

Today I went with a soft color combo - pink and beige. The pinks are coordinates from a cardstock pad combined with a pink ribbon and overlaid with pink acrylic heart stickers. The pinkish beige backing softens it.

The focal embellishment is a thick acrylic sticker embedded with papers, thread and pressed flower.

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Bubbly Kisses
Topic: Sketch Challenge

I love these clear bubble acrylic stickers! I used them over the dots on the green paper again cause I love how it looks. That bottom strip is the border off the rose fabric shown yesterday.

I loved mixing up the greens for this one. I pulled the burgundy for the ribbon from the bottom border and then found the chipboard tag with the burgundy text to bring it all together.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Monday, 30 May 2011
Wooden Heart
Topic: Sketch Challenge

I fell in love with this paper combination. The rose border is actually a magazine photo of a length of quilting fabric - I would love to sew with this fabric! I used a muted text background to keep with the vintage feel and chose the pink dotted paper to pull the pink from the roses.

I placed clear acrylic dot stickers over all the dots on the pink paper and popped on a wooden heart button with ribbon knotted through the holes.

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Heartfelt Greetings
Topic: Sketch Challenge

Today's card is a bit more subdued than the last couple of days - simply selection of materials. The background is a scrapbook paper as is the top of the feature papers. The bottom strip is a scrap of the Color Me paper I had left over from a recent project.

Love the gold-edged organza ribbon. I added a chipboard diecut tag and then placed milky acrylic flower stickers over each of the dots on the green paper.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Soft Stripes
Topic: Sketch Challenge

The background for this card is a textured scrapbook paper. I used it to pull colors from the striped paper and then chose the green dotted paper the same way. More matching the stripe gave me the block frame and the ribbon color.


The feature embellishment is a thick acrylic sticker with embedded papers, thread, and pressed flower. I accented with three rhinestones.

Ddd

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Friday, 27 May 2011
Poppy Sketch
Topic: Sketch Challenge

I added a new category to the topics: Sketch Challenge. I have started participating in these for the Operation Write Home blog. This set coming up in the next few days was for sketch challenge #61 back in March.

For the background I started with a magazine illustration photo of a field of poppies. I keyed all the colors from that and then used a couple of muted patterned papers to tone it down.

I finished off with orange ribbon and rhinestones and added a chipboard diecut.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Thursday, 26 May 2011
D is for Daisy
Topic: Paper Embroidery

Here's that butterfly ring again! This time I stitched in an uncommon color to link it back to the illustration I was going to use. The background cardstock was chosen to go with the picture as well. It is actually more of a buttery color than the tan it appears to be.

This was done for the alphabetical stitching swap and fulfills 'D is for Daisies'.

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Wordless
Topic: Scrap Recovery

One more of the flower quilt blocks left and tired of the same old sketch from the challenge, I went searching through the table scraps and came up with this face I had dry embossed with a brass stencil in the Cuttlebug.

This is a shimmery paper and I dropped it onto a brown folded card base. On the center and each of the four corner flowers I placed a champagne colored rhinestone.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT

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