CCEE1922 Barbecue Month/Hamburger Day

Frances wound up her month as hostess for the CCEE Stampers challenge with a yummy challenge.  She told us that May is apparently Barbecue Month and May 28th was Hamburger Day.  So she asked us to think BBQ and/or Hamburgers when creating our cards.  I pulled out an old stamp set from Gina K (King of the Grill) and a new die set from Karen Burniston (the Rockin' Rectangle) to create my card.  I used Karen's tutorial for making an acetate-front card with this die set.  I didn't have a big hamburger stamp, so the hamburgers stacked down the front were some free clip art.

Stop over at the CCEE Stampers blog for some more barbecue fun!

Awesome Kindred Stamps/Therm-O-Web Collaboration

Today's project was fun!  The Kindred Stamps Design Team has joined up with the Therm-O-Web Design Team to bring you lots of creativity this week.  For my project I used Gina K Designs Red Velvet Glitz Glitter Gel and Kindred Stamps Building Blocks to create two cards.

I used a very handy tool to spread the glitter gel on a 5" x 5" piece of white cardstock -- the Deco Foil Stencil Pal.  It makes spreading the gel quite easy.   The Kindred Stamps stencil I used was Skinny Plaid.  Not wanting to waste any of the marvelous stenciled glitter gel by covering it up,  I cut out a 3 1/4" square from the center.  I had prepared the stamped image panel by gluing it down onto a red square and a white square and mounted it into the center of the card using foam tape.

The cut-out center square was used as an accent piece in the center of the second card.    Using foam pop dots, I then added the two people to the stack of blocks.

This was the first time I had used the glitter gel, and I'm sure I need lots of practice with it.  But I was happy with the results on my two cards.

Stampin'B Challenge #65 - Summer Vacation

The theme of summer vacation was a great starting point for this week's Stampin'B's DT Blog Challenge, and what better place to spend a summer vacation than at the beach!




For my card I used several images from Gina K Designs’ Lazy Days of Summer, and two diecuts from Spellbinders Surf’s Up! Shapeabilities set. Cut out with a square Nestabilities die, I sponged around the edges of the stamped images before removing the die. The images are colored using Copic markers. I used a piece of SU Cool Caribbean that I've been hoarding for the card base and Tempting Turquoise for the layered water piece. I found some appropriate patterned paper in my stash – and there you are! Have a great summer!!!

Stamps - Gina K Designs' Lazy Days of Summer
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Palette inks -- Reflection Blue, Cognac, Beaux Arts Blue, L'Amore Red, Burnt Umber
Paper - Cool Caribbean, Tempting Turquoise, GP white, unknown sand and water patterned paper
Accessories - Copic markers, Square Nestabilities, Surf's Up Shapeabilities, Sponge daubers

Stampin'B's Challenge #22 - Shades of Brown

Vicky’s challenge to make a card using Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, and any neutral came at the right time for me. My older son’s birthday was coming up, and I needed to make a birthday card for him. I chose the larger grandfather clock from Gina K. Designs’ set A Special Father for my main image.

I stamped it in Palette Burnt Umber and colored it with Prismacolor and Copic markers. After sponging around the edges with Creamy Caramel, I matted the image in Chocolate Chip. The background was created by stamping a pocket watch image by Inkadinkadoo in Whisper White onto Close to Cocoa cardstock and embossing it. I added the wide satin caramel-colored ribbon and chocolate-colored grosgrain ribbon.

Inside the card is a Target gift card, tucked into a little pocket I created using Close to Cocoa and Very Vanilla – stamped with a greeting and another smaller pocketwatch. That small pocketwatch is actually part of a collage stamp by Inkadinkadoo. I just colored the watch portion with a brown marker and stamped it on the panel.
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* Stamps - A Special Father by Gina K. Designs, larger pocket watch and Collage by Inkadinkadoo, single Happy Birthday sentiment by Hero Arts, longer sentiment - Birthday Basics by PaperTrey Ink

* Paper - Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
* Ink - Whisper White, Palette Burnt Umber

* Accessories - White ep, Prismacolor and Copic markers, Ribbon, Stipple brush, Gift card

Embossing Only with Nestabilities

Today I was playing with the Embossing Only with Nestabilities technique from the latest video on Stamp TV.

The first card is for the Featured Stamper's Challenge on SCS. Christy S. has a wonderful gallery, and I chose her Wind to CASE. After stamping the image, I masked a rectangle and made the clouds. Then I used the Nestabilities die to make the embossed frame. I stamped the hot air balloon again on a piece of Basic Grey Lime Rickey DP and glued in onto the original image.

* Stamps – Summer Eclectic and Summer Eclectic Sayings by Gina K. Designs
* Paper – Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White
* Ink – Palette Noir Black, Bashful Blue
* Accessories – Nestabilities, Sponge Daubers

The kids' parade from the Flourishes' Patriotism on Parade is stamped within an embossed Long Rectangle Nestabilities frame. The bunting is also from that same set. I was able to use alcohol markers on the single-layer card because the Gina K Design Pure Luxury White 120 lb. cs is thick enough so that the ink doesn't bleed through to the other side. While the die was still on the card, I sponged the Bashful Blue around the top and sides. I am sending this card, along with a few others, to Flourishes for their Cards for Heros project.

* Stamps – Patriotism on Parade by Flourishes
* Paper – Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White
* Ink – Palette Noir Blac, Bashful Blue
* Accessories – Nestabilities, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Sponge Daubers

Bob's Birthday

I didn't do much stamping yesterday. My daughter-in-law came over to make a Father's Day card for my son, and I was acting as coach. But I did have time to get one card done -- a birthday card for my brother-in-law.

When I saw this new set from Gina K. Designs, which actually has two clocks in it, I knew I had to have it. I just love this grandfather clock. It's stamped on white and sponged in Creamy Caramel. The image is colored with Prismacolor and Copic markers. Most of my alcohol markers are Prismacolor, but I am accumulating a nice collection of Copics, too. The clock works are colored with a gold marker; but, after I colored the face, the numbers were hard to see. So I stamped the top of the clock again on a piece of gold cs and punched it out with a 5/8 inch round punch. The bg paper is from a pad of Martha Stewart DP which I found on clearance, and I thought the eyelets and twine were all the embellishment needed.

* Stamps - Special Fathers by Gina K. Designs
* Paper - Kraft, Night of Navy, GP White, MS patterned paper, Gold
* Ink - Palette Noir Black, Creamy Caramel
* Accessories - Prismacolor & Copic Markers, Sakura Permapaque Gold Marker, Nestabilities, Jumbo Eyelets, Navy Twine, Sponge Daubers

Father's Day Cards

Father’s Day is this Sunday. The only fathers currently in my life are my two sons, so these two cards are for them.

My older son Doug just became a father at age 44. When he got married last year, he became an instant step-father to my daughter-in-law’s two children. Since then they have had a son, William, born in September. Doug likes to barbeque, so I thought this card would be appropriate. I used Gina K Designs’ new set King of the Grill, coloring the image with a combination of Prismacolor and Copic markers.

* Stamps – King of the Grill by Gina K Designs
* Paper – Real Red, Night of Navy, GP White, DCWV Summer Stack
* Ink – Palette Noir Black
* Accessories– Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Nestabilities, Paper piercing tool

My younger son Scott has three children. This card was actually made for this week’s sketch challenge on Stamp TV. I used another new Gina K Designs set, Special Fathers, for this one. The smaller clock in the set was just the right size for the round card. This image was also colored with markers.


* Stamps – Special Fathers by Gina K Designs
* Paper – Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Gold, Basic Grey Boxer DP
* Ink – Palette Noir Black
* Accessories – Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Nestabilites Gel Pen, White

Stamp TV and Today's Featured Stamper

STAMP TV

I just received my new Stamp TV Eclectic Summer Kit. What fun images! As you can see on the header of my blog, I love hot air balloons as well as clowns. The first card I made using the images from the new kit was paper piecing using the hot air balloons.

Using the tutorial on the Stamp TV site as a guide, I stamped the balloon on two different pieces of patterned paper and cut out the sections, gluing them down with a Quicky Glue Pen. After creating the cloud backing with a scalloped circle and a sponge dauber, I stamped the balloons over the background and glued down the paper pieces. The sentiment was computer-generated.

* Stamps - Eclectic Summer by Gina K Designs
* Paper - GKD In the Navy, SU So Saffron, GP White, patterned paper
* Ink - Palette Noir Black, SU Bashful Blue
* Accessories - Circle punches, Scallop punch


SCS FEATURED STAMPER

Today's Featured Stamper on SCS is Kisa. In looking through her gallery, I chose her Just Bugs card to CASE.

I kept the same layout and feel of Kisa's card, but I made the following changes:

* Different colors
* Different stamp, although still a whimsical bug
* Instead of primas, I used Spellbinders Daisy die cuts.I also added some stickles to the centers of the daisies and the spots on the dragonfly's wings.


* Stamps - SU So Many Sayings, Penny Black Flutterby
* Ink - Palette Noir Black, Old Olive
* Paper - Old Olive, White, DCWV Citrus DP
* Accessories - Nestabilities Labels Two, Poseabilities Daisy Heads, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Stickles, Ribbon