Decisions, decisions!

Well, it looks like the 2 cards in my last post will be our projects tonight.  The highlighted technique will be heat embossing!  If you have gypsy and sunset ink, feel free to bring them (if you don't mind sharing)!  Don't forget your adhesive and scissors!

Playing with emboss resist...

I am trying to keep up and share as I go, so here are 2 cards I made this week.

This first card uses the August Stamp of the Month "What a Hoot".  I stamped the owl on a piece of 4" x 5.25" white daisy cardstock, then clear embossed the "happy 'Owl'oween" over it in a pattern, then sponged over it with sunset and gypsy ink.  I stamped the owl again on a piece of white cardstock, painted it using a water brush and gypsy ink, and adhered it over the owl on the card.  I turned it just a little hoping to imply motion.  The wings are stamped in gypsy, and the mask and orange are colored using one of the new markers.  I framed it with black cardstock on a white card base.  The mask, pumpkin and wings are fussy cut and adhered with foam dots, though you can't tell from the scanned image.

This second card also uses embossing, both wet and dry!  The piece of black card stock is embossed using the quatrefoil embossing folder.  The small center background piece was sponged with pixie, cotton candy, and thistle ink.  I then embossed flowers from the "A Blossom" stamp set in clear ink.  Then sponged more thistle ink over the entire piece.  The leaves are from the Lollydoodle WOTG stamp set and stamped in pear, the flower stamped in Pixie on white daisy cardstock, with glitter and a small black sparkle from the Sparkles Assortment black & grey. The flower is raised on a foam dot. The stamped background is framed in black cardstock, and pear cardstock.

Still have a few things started I am playing with, plus I will also be posting what we will be doing Thursday evening, July 24th.  Standby!

I'm off to our CTMH team meeting!

I'm preparing for our quarterly Close To My Heart team meeting... so excited to hear all the news, and see all the new products and hear about the recent CTMH Convention.

I made this card for the swap... and I'll be bringing back some of the artwork of the other consultants on our team!  This uses the Country Born stamp set, white daisy and cranberry card stock.  I used a water color brush and my cranberry, topiary, and desert sand ink pads to color the apple basket.

This is one of the cards we made in June... the background is embossed aluminum foil.  Directions for this technique are  from Greetings From Gail (select technique tab).  Stamp set is again "Country Born", with barn red and white daily card stock, and paper from the retired Dakota paper pack.

SueAnn reminded me of other cards we made recently... they will be posted shortly!

Happy stamping!

Thursday, July 10th!

I am preparing for our group tonight... Lynda is the hostess.  This is the last chance to order on Lynda's party!  Reminder to look at the retiring items, and also the items with price increases in the new catalog.

Here are the cards we will be making tonight!  These are techniques for making cards without b&t paper!

This first card uses the Paisley Perfect stamp set, which is carrying over to the new catalog.  Colors used: blush (retiring color end of July), cotton candy, cocoa.  Technique is "smack down".

Another example...

This next card uses the"Country Born" stamp set, again being carried over to the new catalog.  Ink colors used: sky (retiring color end of July), buttercup (retiring color end of July), topiary and black.  Technique is sponged background.

You are welcome to bring your own ink and/or stamps.  Otherwise, I have one of each, and we will be sharing.  If you bring your own, feel free to substitute colors!

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight!

It's July already!!!

I can't believe I last posted in April... where has the time gone?  SueAnn asked me... "What happened to your blog?"  And I'm like... "I don't know!"  Guess I have not done it enough for it to get in my routine... I will try harder!

I have lost track of some of the projects we have completed, but will add what I remember!

This card was made using the jubilee paper pack, D1544 Distressed backgrounds stamp set, D1580 Catch you later stamp set, cranberry ink, and twine from one of the past ctmh catalogues.  Oh, and also used the scallop border punch.  Suggested greeting inside... "but the second mouse gets the cheese"!

This card was made with the babycakes paper packet using the slate card stock.  The squares were cut at 1 1/4" x 1 1/4", and opposite corners rounded.  The banner was cut out of buttercup card stock with the Artiste cricut cartridge.  The stamp used is from D1529 (Cricut Artiste Collection Birthday Cricut Collection).  This is a good way to use up some of the smaller pieces left from the paper packets.

I will try to do better about posting after our group meets, and will try to share more of the cards I make between stamping groups.

If any of you remember anything I missed, and still have the card, let me know and I'll post it!

Betty