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Monday, 9 August 2010
Painterly Stamping
Topic: Stamping

I picked up this stamp (on sale, of course) with the express intention of stamping it in this style. There are actually two stamps here, one is the 'sticks' at the bottom and the other is the flowers/weeds.

I tapped on ink from Adriondack stamp pads in multiple colors, sprayed with a 'mini-mister' and stamped, drying immediately with a heat gun. I re-misted and stamped twice more before re-inking and repeating. The branches were done the same way, using two tones of green ink. I made a smudge in the upper right so I covered it with a stamp of a bee and then repeated it in the lower left. The bees and the text were stamped with Archival black ink.

The bands that cross the image were made by scoring using the Scor-Pal. Then I inked them and all the edges of all the papers with "Old Paper" Distress Ink.

After adhering all the layers, I colored the bees with grey and gold watercolor markers and added Stickles to them (different color for the wings than the body).

Ddd

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Sunday, 8 August 2010
Long Time Coming
Topic: Around the House

Remember, way back when, I shared my remodeling project (result of a broken dishwasher flood)? Well, we finally finished that up with the installation of the backsplashes in the kitchen and replacing the basement furniture with some from the living room (which in turn got replaced with Mom's gift of some she did not have room for any longer.

So here is the kitchen tile work:

A close-up of the tiles:

The designwork behind the range:

Here is the family room with its furniture in place:

And the 'new to me' living room furniture:

We have only one more part to this remodel - installation of a 4-foot round window in the diningroom. It will replace a wall-mounted air conditioner.

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Updated: Thursday, 22 July 2010 8:15 PM PDT
Saturday, 7 August 2010
A Unicorn in My Yard
Topic: Photo

Did you really read the caption for today's entry?

When I glanced out the kitchen window the other day I thought this buck looked a little weird. It took the binoculars to realize what I was seeing was a very strange configuration of horns. His left horn appears to naturally come from just on the nside of his ear. But the right horn sticks right out from his forehead! 

I got the camera and started taking picutres trying to get a good angle that would really show this well. This shot was not too bad:


This zoom is a little better:

You can see that even his regular horn has a strange crook in it. Makes you wonder if his mother dropped him on his head when he was born?

As he walked away into the brush I got a side view that really gives the unicorn effect.

Very strange!

Ddd


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Friday, 6 August 2010
Sweet Nothings
Topic: Stamping

I suppose I could select designer papers first and then color my stamped images to match but, NO! Why start making sense now?

I stamped and colored the wheelbarrow image and cut right against the lines (called 'fussy-cutting'). Then I selected cardstocks for layering that enhanced the coloring and FINALLY went looking for a designer paper. Lucky for me, I had this blue/green print.

The corner brackets are from the scrap heap and the text is a rub-on.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Scalloped Candle
Topic: Stamping

Same color disclaimer - the background is lemon yellow. SIGH!

Simple image stamped and colored with watercolor pencils. Then I used Stickles in 'ice' and 'diamond' over the image (one has yellow/gold glitters and one has purple/blue so they enhance different areas)

I used three sizes of nestabilities petite scallops on white, baby blue, and lavender cardstock. The lavender got a greeting stamp added and the embossed edge traced out with a marker. The white layer got the area below the flowers trimmed out and dots added to the scallops with a marker. The blue got the embossed scallops traced out with the marker.

I cut the right front edge of the folded card back 1/4 inch and added that width of blue band to the inside layer. The corners were rounded with a punch. Then I layered the whole thing as shown.

Ddd


 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Not As Old As I Appear
Topic: Stamping

The caption refers to the CARD, not me!

I've had this collage stamp for a L-o-o-o-n-g time (got it in a used stamp grab-bag)  but it isreally not my style, so I hadn't used it before. I used watercolor pencils for the flowers and to edge the 'papers' in the image.

NOW WHAT? It sat in my pile of stuff for months waiting for inspiration to strike. When none did, I finally just grabbed it and started right in. I tore around the edges and then inked them in black. Then I focused on a 'postage stamp' in the upper right and suddenly had inspiration. 

I pulled out my box of foreign postage stamps and sorted out ones with a similar color palette to the flowers. These I glued all over the brown base cardstock and then used 'old paper' distress ink to tone down all the white parts of them. I added the same to the stamped image. I cut around the upper right flower and inserted a real stamp over the image that was there (yes, the one that started the inspiration) and used a black pen to enhance the cancellation mark.

I used a rub-on to add the text and mounted the image over the postage stamp background with foam tape. The last step was to pull an organza ribbon around the front layer and tie a bow.

The colors and the distress ink give this a vintage look but, trust me, it's brand new!

Ddd

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Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Faith Defined
Topic: Stamping

I'm going to categorize this one as stamping even though there is a dry embossed background. We're talking 'featured technique' here, folks.

This is another image from my marathon stamping/coloring session last month. I used watercolor pencils and an aquabrush for coloring it. A nestabilities label die provided the cutout and edge embossing which is then mounted on foam dots over a Cuttlebug embossed background. The brown is a white-core cardstock that cracked a little at the intersections so I inked over it with walnut distress ink.

The base cardstock is lemon yellow to match the flowers in the image. The other photo colors are fairly close though. I added some pre-made ribbon roses to match toe image colored ones and then a clear text sticker at the top.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Monday, 2 August 2010
Oh My Stars
Topic: Dry Embossing

I hope you are patient with me while I try to figure out the color balance on my new camera. Outdoors it is fantastic but, with the indoor photo booth, not so much. I always end up doing a lot of 'tweaking' in the photo editor program on the computer and it is never 'exact'.

With that said...

I had two scraps laying around that just sort of fell together for this card. I had made the Cuttlebug star background a while back and then set it aside as I wanted to try an inking technique for a the project I was working on. So this one was in my 'pile' and I also ran across the gold bordered star that I had cut off of a Christmas card front a couple of years ago. The star fit perfectly on the background so I glued it right on there.

After I had assembled the card, including a vellum sticker that matched to colors and images to perfection, I though it needed a little 'punch' so I applied Stickles in 'ice' and 'diamond' to the two parts of the star. Perfect!

Ddd

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Memory of Trees
Topic: Collage

Remember the field and trees images I used some time ago? Well, I had one left in my scrap pile so I pulled it out for this card. Three colors from the image are echoed in the backgrounds. I added a text strip and an oval 'memories' sticker.

Glittery raised dots enhance the layout.

NOTE: The color is washed out in this photo. They are much brighter in person.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Saturday, 31 July 2010
Kraft-y Friend
Topic: Stamping

Ohhhh, I like this best! Of all the birdcage images I have used lately, this turned out the best.

I used two distress inks to tone the image more like the background and glued it on. To the opposing corners I stamped simple scrolls and adhered paper flowers. The flowers got self-stick pearls and the card got three more on the scrolls.

I used the distress inks to tone the edges of the kraft cardstock and then added a single line doodle around the edge. Lastly, I penned in the 'friend' text.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Friday, 30 July 2010
Rose Cross
Topic: Paper Embroidery

Stitched on purple with irridescent lavender thread. I rounded the corners and added to yellow folded card base with rounded corners.

I added rose vine peel-offs to the cross, corners, borders and then trimmed up some punched butterflies and used peel-offs on those as well.

NOTE: The color on this image is WAY off. The actual card is Easter Egg purple rather than blue as it appears.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Cross and Violets
Topic: Paper Embroidery

This simple cross was stitched with purple metallic thread. I used a scallopped nestability to cut and impress the oval. Once I selected the background color of cardstock and chose the violets rub-ons, I realized I needed some green in the image. This I added using a distress ink pad.

I mounted the oval with foam tape and added a single green rhinestone to the center.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
New Housing
Topic: Stamping

Our little bird has moved house - smaller quarters!

This background is the reverse side of the printed cardstock from yesterday's card. I added a crocheted lace and a grosgrain ribbon on the left and added a sticker greeting at the top.

Again, I popped up the cage 3D on foam tape, but I did not curl this one.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Bird on a Wire - or a perch
Topic: Stamping

Trying some different designs to use these stamped birdcages. In this case, I cut close to the image and curled the edges slightly back to make it look three-dimensional. It is mounted to the background (printed cardstock) with foam tape.

I chose the folded cardstock to pull out the color from the background and added a round rub-on and two appropriately colored stickers.

The rub-on border at the top was added to give the birdcage something to hang on. The chain is glued flat to the background instead of raising it 3D like the cage itself.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Monday, 26 July 2010
Plum, Purple, Iris
Topic: Scrap Recovery

The only thing not scrap on this card is the iris and lattice. They were cut from a partial sheet of printed parchment. I then used glue dots to mount on the light purple background, rounded the corner and mounted on the folded card.

I rounded the upper right corner of the card and stamped the greeting. Then I added the two corner brackets, the leftovers from Cuttlebug die-cutting.

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Sunday, 25 July 2010
Hit Parade
Topic: Photo

Love visiting small-town America on a holiday. We sat roadside for the 4th of July parade in such a town near our farm (after the pancake breakfast and before the spectacular fireworks show).

This was my favorite parade photo - really highlights the meaning of it all:

I especially love the red, white, and blue wrapping on the 5-spoke wheel covers - turning them into big stars. Clever!

Ddd

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Saturday, 24 July 2010
Symbolic
Topic: Photo

As we sat on the bank of the river (at our farm) on the 4th of July, this amazing bald eagle swooped in and lit in the trees on the opposite bank. He stayed long enough for me to go back to the camper for my camera, return to the bank, and take a series of shots before he took flight up the river.

What a beautiful sight! Thank you, to our national bird for this Independence Day visit.

Ddd

 

 

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Friday, 23 July 2010
Sometimes You Just Feel Blessed...
Topic: Photo

...to be in the right place at the right time. In this case, it was being down on the farm at about 6 pm when this rainbow dropped from the sky.

Isn't that awesome?

I'm hoping this is God's promise that the rain is over for the summer. We've had quite enough, thank you.

Ddd

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Stand Up and Be Counted
Topic: Stamping

As assigned - make a stand-up card. My dimensions are not as per the original design but I made it work like I wanted to. There are Z-fold wings on each side that fold to the back. The card then stands on its own.

For this birdhouse image I drew in light vertical lines to look like wallpaper. They get washed out in the photo, though. The center panel of the card was Cuttlebugged for texture and then the center aperture cut out with Nestabilities. The white stamped piece is actually mounted on the back to show through the aperture.

I slit both sides to feed ribbon through and tied a bow off center. This is a counterbalance to the stamped greeting tag in the upper left. That tag is mounted with foam dots.

Ddd

 


Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net at 6:00 AM PDT
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Gift of Children
Topic: Paper Embroidery

Back with the bib pattern. For this one I used a verigated thread and then picked up the same colors in the decorative sticker and the background paper. This paper is more from the 'scrapbook page-a-day' calendar.

I had another of the vellum text stickers and placed it on yellow cardstock before trimming out. Since the pink heart matched the paper this time I did not cover it with a flower!

I mounted the bib and text on foam dots and then added rhinestones to the skateboard wheels and the dot on the 'i'.

Ddd

 

 


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

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