LIM#283 Kitchen Colors

A new challenge over at

This week is to make a CAS card using your 

kitchen colors.  Below is my card:

I paper pieced the little giraffe image

(by Art Impressions)

with some dp by DCWV "Safari Chic"

and sponged some Distress inks for a quick scene.

I popped the stitched frame 

(by Simon Says Stamp) after

inking the verse (by Stampendous).

I added a small flower for a sun to hide an oops.

It sort of looks like a sun?

And below is a pic of my kitchen and the colors.

You see the pottery on cab tops is from

New Mexico (the blues and greens),  walls are yellow and cabs are brown

Birthday Bubbles

This card was super-quick to make.  

A bubble background with some SU balloons floating

up over the verse by Stampendous.  I attached some black fibers

that were run thru a small circle punched on the verse itself.

I sponged a little color over the bubbles to rev it up a bit.

Blowing Bubbles

I began this card by stamping various circles and bubble images

here and there.

I stamped the saying (by Stampendous) and then made a shaker from a

tag.  I replaced the paper insert with an acrylic one, stamped the fishie (by TAC)

and tossed in some Rox for the shakes.

art by sodakstamper

Quick and easy, just my style!

Masked Love

This was a simple card to make.  I stamped and colored the

fish (Stampendous) and then masked them.  

Stamped the shape and masked that before brayering the

background.

I found that the fish tails didn't get covered with the brayering, which is good since I'm really

NOT a patient cutter outer.

I matted this onto black.

The bubble background was done with a large stamp by Stampin' Up!

They kind of look like the fish in my pond right now, cuddling up and

being all kissy kissy.....ah!  it must be spring!!

Cuttlebug Background

I've been having some problems with my scanner today. Probably due to the fact that we got hit by lightening in a t-storm last night? I DL a new driver etc, installed it and of course it's different than what I am used to using so please bear with me...

Today I am adding a card with a background done simply by running some white cardstock thru the Cuttlebug....no ink or stamps to detract from the stark simplicity of it. I stamped an image by Cowtown Stamps (actually 2 of them) and mounted that on some pink cardstock onto the Cuttlebug background. Stamped a lovely verse that goes across the bottom of the white panel (by Stampendous)...actually I stamped this BEFORE embossing it. I ran a clear ribbon across over the stamped verse and added a small flower. Simple with a WOW factor I think. What do YOU think?

Masking Technique

This card uses a simple masking technique. I stamped the fish image (by Stampendous) on white cardstock and again on copy paper. I cut a mask from the paper image and using low-tack tape I stuck it over the cardstock image. Then I spritzed color over for a background with Color Wash misters. I stamped some seaweed & bubbles around the fish before removing the mask. Then I colored the fish image with watercolor pencils.

This project turned out fine except after I finished it all I realized I had stamped my fish UPSIDE-DOWN! LOL They looked too cool to re-do so there they are....turned upside-down forever and ever.

Suspension Card Technique

This is a simple suspension card using a scallop circle punch along with a slighter larger plain circle punch. I punched circles both in the overlay and cardfront with the plain circle punch and 2 slighter smaller scallop circles that I stamped on both sides. Using a little clear fishing line (ha! I just knew that stuff had a better purpose!!) I ran it down the center of my scallop circles and stuck them together with the line inside. Then I laid it out in the center of the cardfront circle with double sided tape and laid the overlay on top.
The clear line is somewhat invisible and if you twist your circle before putting the card into the envelope for mailing, when the recipient opens the card it will twirl and twist around.

Sort of simple but packs a punch. This works well with almost any punched shape or even a cut-out stamped image.
Stamps are by Stampendous

Bouncing Brayer

I love this technique!  Simply roll your brayer in ink and bounce it around in a circle....clean off and ink another color & bounce around again.  Overstamp and layer and you're done...what could be easier than that? Verse is by Stampendous