more faux letterpress!

when you try a new technique sometimes you really TRY it! I think I treid almost every embossing folder I have to see what works best for the faux letterpress technique. Here's what I got!

recipe: stamps- Papertrey Ink fillable frames #8

paper- real red, white

ink- tempting turquoise, black, fresh snow

accessories- cuttlebug embossing folder, rhinestones

recipe: stamps- Papertrey Ink Stocking Prints, Peaceful Poinsettia

paper- kraft, pure poppy, white, wild wasabi

ink- black, fresh snow, wild wasabi

accessories- PTI embossing plate and die, cuttlebug embossing folder, felt, rhinestones

recipe: stamps- Papetrey Ink embellishments, giga guide lines

paper- old SU purple unk?, vintage cream

ink- purple acrylic paint, black, fresh snow

accessories- MS fine glitter, cuttlebug embossing folder

recipe: stamps- Papertrey Ink heart print sentiments

paper- kraft, melon mambo, white, SU DP

ink- melon mambo, black

accessories- PTI dies, cuttlebug embossing folder, divine twine, button

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faux letterpress for FTL110

Hope you enjoyed World Card Making Day yesterday! Here are some cards I made this weekend....

The Clean and Simple challenge this week was to use the faux letterpress technique. Here is one of the cards I made for that...it is also for the clean and simple blog sketch this week...FTL110

recipe: stamps- Papertrey Ink Birthday Bash Sentiments

paper- hawaiian shores, white

ink- hawaiian shores, black

accesssories- sizzix balloon die, cuttlebug embossing folder, divine twine

*one more post for today...more faux letterpress....

Holiday cards....a start

I'm trying to decide on a holiday card to send out this year....I have int he past only used the picture ones but I think I will just include a photo of the kids inside the card....Here is my first contestant!

This is also for the sketch challenge at clean and simple blog...the Free 4 All challenge at SCS to use scallops and the Ways to use it challenge at SCS to get started on holiday cards!

recipe: Stamps- Leigh Hannah Holidays, Papertrey ink Holiday Greetings

paper- wild wasabi, real red, white

ink- wild wasabi, black

accessories- ribbon, rhinestones, PTI scallop border die

Back to School at LAST!

Ok finally my kiddies are back in school! That gives me more time to blog and keep up on challenges! I made these cards for my kids' teachers to let them know from the get go they are appreciated! I did a kinda faux letterpress here...just inked the top of the PTI embossing plate and then embossed...looks cool huh?

recipe: stamps- Papertrey Ink Fruitful, Unity sentiment from KOTM

paper- kraft, black, white

ink- real red, black, fresh snow

accessories- ribbon, PTI embossing plate

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CAS82 Sketch by ME!

This week's Clean and Simple challenge on SCS is a sketch by ME! How exciting! Jen chose this card for everyone to use:

Trick or Treat with One Sheet!

I did this the other day for the Ways to use it challenge...we had to use only one sheet of cardstock!

Here are some I made for today's challenge (it's weird to follow your own card!)

For this one I used the baby Wipe technique...you squirt some re-inkers on a folded baby wipe and basically make a new inkpad. I made a rainbow one! Then I stamped some smaller butterflies in grey and then stamped the script over it in black. Too cool!

The butterfly is stamped on acetate so you can see through it.

Rainbow of Butterflies

For this one I made a mask out of a post it note (a big one) with a square nestability die. Then I sponged in with blue, stamped over the mask with the black flourish and drew in the outline by hand. Quickie felt flower, button and balers twine and viola!

Pretty Window

Getting even simpler....I didn't even make the squares with this...just implied them with the stamps. I kinda like this color combo (crumb cake, real red, baja blue and more mustard)....interesting......

Happy Hello

Thanks for stopping by! You can see more details in my SCS gallery (I didn't feel like typing them twice today!)

It's Delicious!

This week's clean and simple challenge was to be inspired by a word...DELICIOUS!

One thing that is delicious to me is summer fruits! I have had lemons and limes in my kitchen all summer and have added them to everything, even just water! Here is my delicious lemon-lime treat:

recipe: stamps- Papertrey Ink Fruitful, Fiskars Celebrations

paper- wild wasabi, white

ink- black, certainly celery, wild wasabi, barely banana, crushed curry

accessories- ribbon, rhinestones

And another delicious thing to me is Martini's! I love experimenting with new recipes...one of my new summer favs is a Basil Martini (and I have a ton of it growing in my yard this year)...

recipe: stamps- Rubber Romance (sentiment)

paper- black, wild wasabi, white

ink- black

accessories- ribbon, stapler, martini stickers

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