My Inkspirations

GrumpaBella

This is exactly how I feel in the morning...'cept I don't look as good as this little cutie! I saw a sketch over on Katarina's blog that inspired this card.  I Love her work!  Sigh~ when I grow up I want to create like her!

So here we have GrumpaBella from Stamping Bella.  Since this is a scheduled post and I'm posting from work, I can't remember who makes this sentiment.  I picked it up years ago at either Michaels or AC Moore.  I stamped her onto cream cardstock with Memento black and colored her with Copic markers.  I then sponged the image and sentiment ovals with Tim Holtz Distress inks. The patterned paper is from DCWV, I think it's called the Luxury Stack.  I dyed the seam binding with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.  And the pearl swirl is from a larger Prima swirl, I just cut a portion of it.  I don't think you can tell in the photo, but I added some sparkle with my clear Spika glitter pen to the coffee cup, steam and her slippers.  It's so sweet irl.  Did you ever make something that you just couldn't bear to part with?  Me thinks this is one of them for me....

Stamps: Stamping Bella, Sentiment...don't have it with me :(

Cardstock:  PTI's Kraft, Black & Cream.  PP-DCWV Luxury Stack

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Extras:  Nesties, Copics, Seam Binding, Prima swirl, EK Success border punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Melanie

Hey All

As usual, it's been quite some time since I posted anything!!  I'm getting a little more proficient with PSE6, so I've been editing some photos of some of my cards and such. 

A couple of weeks ago I came accross the Embellish Magazine Blog and the current challenge they are having just got my juices flowing again.  So I created 4 cards!

Here's the Challenge....

And here are my cards

For this card I used the Ric Rac as antennae for the Butterflies.  Very simple card...Supplies are mainly from Papertrey Ink.  The card base is Dark Chocolate, the accents that were cut with Spellbinders Fleur di Lis are in Orange Zest and Hawaiin Shores.  The butterflies are from the Butterfly Dreams stamp set.  They were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Kraft cardstock then colored with Copic Markers.  I added half pearls from Michaels to the center of the butterflies and some Stardust Stickles to the Ric Rac Antennae though it's difficult to see in the picture.  The antennae was created using PTI's cream felt and small Ric Rac die.

This next card also uses Papertrey Ink supplies.  The base is Kraft cardstock, the circles were cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities circles in Hawaiin Shores and Terra Cotta Tile cardstock.  Stamp sets used were Damask Designs and Simply Stationary.  Ink is Tim Holtz distress inks in Broken China and Fired Brick.  Ric Rac was cut with the small PTI die and Hawaiin Shores and Dark Chocolate felt.  The little roses were created with the leftovers.  Betsy Veldman has a tutorial on her blog, I will post a link later.  I hand cut the leaves from Simply Chartreuse felt.  The little rinestones on the center Kraft circle are from A Muse.

 Up next is a card that is still CAS, but took a little more time to put together.  Again, all Supplies are from Papertrey Ink..I used the Take Three: Summer stamp set.  I stamped it on to watercolor paper (not PTI)  with Versafine Onyx Black ink and embossed with clear EP.  I watercolored the flowers with Tombow Markers (also not PTI).  I punched them out with a scalloped square punch from Marvy Uchida as well as the Hawaiin Shores square with the sentiment and flowers.  The flower centers were dotted with Stickles, though it's hard to see in this picture.  Ric Rac was die cut with Dark Chocolate felt and onother ric rac rose adorns the end with some hand cut leaves.

Last Up...

This card uses stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink's latest release!  Love it!  The base is Kraft cardstock and I stamped notebook lines from It's Official with a cream pigment ink.  The focal point uses Dark Chocoale, Hawaiin Shores and Orange Zest cardstock.  I die cut spiral notebook page twice and stamped the "order" image (also from It's Official) in white pigment ink.  The ticket is also a new die from PTI, and I used another new set called Just the Ticket to stamp the focal image with Memento Black ink. 

So, where's the Ric Rac for this challenge?  I used a scrap piece of Hawaiin Shores ric rac felt, tied with some Dark Chocolate twine and a mini library clip (SU) as a little accent piece.  Another CAS card.  I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Melanie 

I Love Santa!!!

Am I the worst blogger ever???  Anyway... a couple of weeks ago as I was going through the many blogs in my google reader account, I came across this  card by the incredibly talented Anna Wight.  I just loved everything about it..the super cute image by High Hopes , Anna's snowflake accent, the coloring...I could go on forever!!  I was so inpsired by her Anna Wight-flakes (that's a name I came up with) that I just had to try to replicate.  You can see Anna's post on this technique Here.  I used some cheapo fluff stuff from M's, it looks ok, but on my next trip to Mike's I'm going to look for some Diamond Dust Glitter.

So here goes                                                              

Isn't this Santa image adorable!!!  I am just in love with High Hopes rubber stamps!  I colored him in with Copic markers and just sponged the "beach" and "sky" with SU's inks.

Here is my attempt at a close-up of my Anna Wight-flakes.  I'm still trying to learn how to use my camera in manual mode, so I apologize for the blurry picture. 

I also made a second card which is pretty much the same except for the sentiment and the center snowflake accent.

 

I used a star button here.  I inked up the edges a bit either Riding Hood Red or Bravo Burgundy (can't really remember) and just threaded some copper cording through.  Here is another close up attempt, again sorry for the blurry pic.

 

Ihave been having problems lately with my black inks and coloring with Copics.  I have Palette Noi, but it has been smearing lately.  I also have Memento in Tuxedo Black, that smeared on me too.....Insert pouty face here.....Maybe I'm not letting them dry long enough before I start coloring...I dunno..do you have any suggestions?  I ended up using my Onyx Black Versafine pad and clear embossing powder, I was then able to start coloring immediately!  I'm not good on the waiting thing. 

Anyhoo....don't you think this would make a cute retirement card for someone?  You don't necesserily have to adorn the card with snowflakes...hmmmmmmmmm my wheels are turning now.....stay tuned.  Either later today or tomorrow I will post another High Hopes creation that is very similar to Anna Wight's Santa Face card.  Actually, I placed my first order with High Hopes because of Anna's card!!! 

Well, I hope you enjoyed today's post!  And I promise that I will not let time slip by me again!! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to either email me or leave a comment on this post!

Supplies:

Stamps: High Hopes, sentiments from Papertrey Ink

CS:  Cream and Ripe Avacado from PTI, Bravo Burgundy and Summer Sun from Stampin' Up!

Ink: Versafine in Onyx Black

The extra's:  Copic markers, Marvy and MS snowflake punches, Nestablilities ribbon label die, ribbon from PTI, button and snowflake doo-dad

New Picture

So, I have a brand new picture over to the right.  What do you think?  I don't usually like myself in photographs...not very photogenic at all...I know you've heard me say that before, but I must say that I am thrilled with the way this turned out.  This was taken during the Soulology Weekend I spent with Erika and a bunch of other wonderful women....Hi Mary!!!!!....  Jen/  took our pictures and she is Amazing. 

 

Ok, so enough with the babbling...here's another Halloween card I made a few weeks back.  This is a fluffles stamp..I'll take a pic of that drawer too someday and show you all...anyway he is colored with my Copic Markers.  I double stamped him so I could cut out the had and the frog to give the finished card a 3-D effect.  It's really cute in person.  I then just sponged some random colors around the main image. 

Cardstock is Su's Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, PTI white.  The designer paper is from SEI.  The Bat brad is from MM and the little skulls are rub-ons from SU.

Here is a side view, you can click on it for a larger version. 

 

Thanks for stoping by!!!

I Love Boris

About 4 months ago I went on a Spender Bender over at AMuse.  I will not divulge the dollar amount spent....so I will let the photo speak for itself

 

Yea...Ouch!!!  You should see my Fluffles & Elzybells drawers..well, maybe some other time..

So, I finally inked up by buddy Boris!  I just love him! 

Isn't he just a riot!!!  This was a super simple card to make.  He is stamped with Palette Noir and colored in with my Copic markers.  Isn't the bubble thought adorable?  It's from The Cat's Pajama's and I thought it would go well with Boris.  What do you think?  The sentiment is also from Amuse.  After I colored Boris, I masked his feet and stamped one of the clear Ovals from Amuse to "ground" him.  All the way to the left is some piercing I did with an Ornare Template that I bought from Ellen Hutson's store.  The ribbon is from Michael's I think, I bought it last year.  Cardstock is PTI white, Pumkin Pie and Basic Black from SU.  The rectangels were cut using my Nesties!

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget about the BOOTY!!!!!