Just Rite #2 Card

Here's quite a fancy card for Easter.  This is one you give to someone very special!  Just Rite stamps coordinate with Nestiblities perfectly. 

Just Rite Card

There were no reps from Just Rite stamps at the show, but they had a box of samples that were stunning.  I'll post some of my favorites, and here is the first one.

Stampendous Butterfly

Here's one more card with Tombow's new colored pencils.  Thought this stamp showed how nicely the pencils blend.  We also learned in this class how to do this two part folded card to it holds these tags.  Pretty  cleaver!

Irojiten Pencils

Yesterday I posted a card made with these pencils.  Today I'm showing a board with done up samples all using these pencils.  All stamps are by Stampendous.  Pencils aren't the first medium I turn to since using them takes effort and time, but I did enjoy using them and found they blended well without tiring out my hand too badly.

Stampendous stamp

Of course, after I finally broke down and bought a new camera, I found my old one.  Good news is that I hadn't even taken the new one out of the box, so back it went to the store.  The extra good news is that since I found my old camera, I have the pictures I took at the Trade show in York.  So, for the next few days I'll be posting items I made or saw at the show. 
Today we're starting with a card we did with Stampendous stamps and the new colored pencils from Tombow.  They have a harder lead than Prisma pencils and I found them easier on my hands than the Prisma.  They tend to blend in a more trasleucent way than Prisma.  The good news for any shoppers at Angela's Happy Stamper Store-we just got these pencils in!  They come in beautifully done up sets of colors.  Makes a great gift for someone special.

Egg Card

It may be hard to see, but the card has been stamped with a design stamp using a watermark pad.  It leaves a subtle image on the card.  The eggs were created with printed paper punched out and adheared with foam tape.  The words (by Magenta) are inked with a pink ink.  The ribbon is a grosgrain solid pink ribbon.  Nice and easy today.  As I always say-simple is good.

Memory Box Egg Tree

Well, I bought a new camera.  Now I just need to charge it up and use it.  In the mean time, here's a post of one of my favorite Easter stamps.  The egg tree from Memory Box.  It was inked in brown pigment and stamped on a cream cardstock and heat set.  The the eggs were colored in with Copics and a Stardust pen was used on top of each egg.  The startdust pen allows the color to show through but adds a dimension of irridescent shimmer to the color.  Words were samped in Versafine Black. 

Magenta Tulip

If you have been wondering why no posts, I've been hunting for my camera.  Haven't seen it since I was at the Trade Show in York.  Unfortunately, I still haven't found it.  Guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and go get a new one today.  (Bummer)  Other than losing my camera though, I did enjoy the Show and learned some new ideas that I hope to post.  In the mean time, the tulips are popping all around here so it inspired this card.  The tulip is by Magenta and was inked with pigment Color Box Chalk inks and then stamped on white paper.  Same with the words.  Same ink was sponged around the oval.  Used some of Memory Box's self adhesive gems to finish the card.

Celtic Thank You

My boss knows how much I like Celtic things, and recently gave me an early birthday gift of a Celtic plaque.  This is the thank you card I made for her.  The knot is from Scottish Borders and was stamped in  Versafine Olympic Green on a light green card stock.  It was then placed on top of a darker green card stock which was then added to the card.  The words are by Impression Obsession and are also done with Olympic Grenn.  A green gem by Hero Arts was added to the center of the card.

Happy St. P Day

The printed paper used today is rather dark, so it was layered onto a white card to brighten it up.  Then a ribbon was run across the top and laid down with red line tape.  A glittery sticker was added to the side, and it's all done.

Accucut Shammrock Card

This die was done with an Accucut die.  The print was already on the paper.  All that was added was some Smokey Gray to the edges and then the gems.  The paper was added to a green card, and the words (Stampendous) were also done in gray.  More grey was added to the corners of the card.  I'm about to leave for a new Trade show in York.  Hoping to get some good ideas, and always enjoying spending the boss's money. :-)  I'll show some of my goodies next week on this blog.  Will post a few more Celtic cards until then.

Irish Quote with Lace

This is a MSE stamp that was done with Olympic Green Vesa Fine on a cream card.   The circles are punched from printed paper  and added with foam tape.  Once the quote was added to the card, it seemed like it needed a little something more.  The Irish are known for their lace, so a little bit of lace was gathered and added under the blessing.  Then the words were applied with more double foam tape.

Patchwork Card

I do love all the wonderful green printed paper this time of year.  A great way to use it is by combining them together to create a patchwork background like this.  The message was then stamped on cream paper with a dye black ink.  A couple of self adhesive gems are in the corners.

Coin Card

I have a friend who is not only Irish, but is a Kennedy.  So, needless to say, I couldn't pass up this holiday without giving her a card.  When I found these coins, I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  This Irish blessing calls for some coins, and Kennedy coins seemed perfect for her.  The message below  is actually all part of the ribbon which was attached with red line tape. 

Celtic Thank You

My boss knows how much I like Celtic things so when she found a plaque with a Celtic design on it, shegave it to me for an early birthday gift.  This is the thank you card I made for her after getting the gift.  The knot stamp was inked with Versa fine Olympia Green and stamped on a light green cardstock.Darker green card stock was layered under it, and then attached to the card.  A green gem was added to the center.  The words are by Impression Obsession and also stamped in Olympic Green. 

"Kissing" St. Paddy's Day Card

The kissing technique was used to create this image.  The shammrock was covered with a light green pigment ink.  Then a plaid background stamp with dark green ink was stamped over the light green-hence the "kissing" effect.  Then the image was stamped onto the white paper, and a solid image now has a pattern on it.  The words were also inked with a dark green pigment ink and stamped on the green card. 

Stenciled Background Celtic Card

Instead of spraying this card with a mister, a sponge applicator tool was used to apply the ink onto the card.  The key is to use sort of a "medium" tapping (not too heavy, or too light) over the stencil.  The ink used is from a Versa Fine Olympia Moss pad.  The words are also inked with this. The ribbon is taped on the back of the dark paper.  We did this card for the Make and Take on the first day of March this year.  Seemed like a good way to start the month.

Best St. Paddy's Day

The good news about not sleeping is I can stamp until I'm tired.  Got a bunch of cards done in the quiet of the night.  This sentiment was stamped again with the Brillance Gamma Green onto the cream paper.  Tried out some Nestiblities on my Cuttle Bug.  Used a metal sheet from Memory Box that just came in the store and it worked like a charm for the shim.  Cut and embossed the pieces all at once.

Impression Obsession Card with Copics

Back with another card for Techniques I.  This time we are creating the background prints with the Cover a Card stamps.  Then we are inking this IO stamp and coloring it in with Copic markers.  Fun, fun, fun!