Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Celebrate the season

I had this image stamped and coloured for some time, it is a rather large image and needed the right sketch to make a reasonable sized card. I made the medallion with 6 punched scallops and I folded them teabag style to give the dimension. For my layout I used Sweet Sunday Sketch SSSC132.Supplies:
Stamps: Stampabilities, Stampin up
Paper: White, blue card, DP
Other: scallop punch, brad, copics
Hugs
Maryann

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Graduation Dreams


I created this card using Paper Pretties stamp set. It has a some really nice verses that you could use for any occasion. I stamped the boy and coloured him with copics, cut him out fee hand and sponged the edges for a softer effect. The panel to the left was punched with the ticket punch both were then layered onto black card. The medalion was created with a 5cm x 5cm square with punched corners the corners were then flipped out to show the edges, it was then topped with the the punched circle again I softened the edges with ink. The designer paper was a bit left over in my scrap pile, brads were then added to complete the card.


Inspiration for this card





Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Pretties

Paper: cream,brown,black card, Dp

Other: copics, brush gold brads,ink black & antique linen, stampin up ticket punch, EK Sucess corner & circle punches, sponge.
Hugs

Maryann

Monday, August 29, 2011

Chef Marci

Today I inked up La la Land stamps Chef Marci, they have just the cutiest range of stamps. This is the first time I have used the mini rolled rose die from MFT, I love the look but it is a bit fiddly getting the roll right, I think a bit more practise is needed.




and Our Creative Corner Colour challenge for my inspiration.

Supplies:

Stamps: La La Land Stamps Chef Marci, sentiment - Paper Pretties

Paper: Basic balck, basic gray, real red, green &white card, DP Rosies wedding stack

Other: black ink, copics, MFT mini rolled rose die-namics, leaf punch, hot glue gun,foam tape,MS border punch.


Have a great day

Maryann

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Special Delivery

I had this image coloured and sitting on my desk, just waiting for the right moment to use it. It was a bit of a long time to wait for Easter card. So I it would make a rather cute baby card you never know when you will need one of those. I had the brown and blue card still out from the other day they match so well together.
Supplies:
Stamps: Mouse Mouse, sentiment paper pretties.
Paper: scrap DS, white brown and blue card
Other: ribbon, button, thread, copics, corner punch, ms border punch

Hugs
Maryann

Saturday, August 27, 2011

It's a boy

A Clean and simple baby boy card with this cute designer paper and lovely ribbon.
Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts

Paper: cream and blue card, Designer Paper
Other: copics, nestabilities, ribbon


Maryann

Lily and friend

This lovely Stamp is from a get well set from Kanban, I haven't added a sentiment because I am not sure if I will use it as a get well or a birthday card. I have coloured the white flowers & ribbon with my copics to match the colours I have used for the dress.

Supplies:
Stamps: Kanban
Paper: brown and white card, DP Dovecraft Sugar and Spice Stack
Other: copics, brad, ribbon, paper flowers, MS border punch

TFL
Maryann

Friday, August 26, 2011

Have a great day

Today card is clean and simple, some days you just need a quick card. Winter is nearly over but over the past week we have felt the strong windy days and today I just needed some bright colours, roll on spring.


Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin Up - delight in life
Paper: Orange, cream & Pink card
Other: punches martha stewart and stampin up, ribbon, gems,thread, button, adirondack inks red pepper, mountain rose, latte.

Maryann


Thursday, August 25, 2011

Cracked Glass

The idea for this card came last month when I had to choose a theme for the COTM on
Boomerang Stampers List. I found this tutorial link for cracked glass on splitcoast stampers Beate does the most amazing tutorials. I did this technique many years ago so it was great to refresh my memmory. I don't use my embossing folders often enough and never with ink, but I really like the effect so I just have to try it again.
Supplies:
Stamps: Grace Taylor - Bird Blossum
Paper: Cream, pink and brown card.
Other: adirondack ink - coffee bean,raisin, current, embossing powder, sponge, heat tool, pearls, brads, copics, ribbon, MFT die-namics, leafy branch embossing folder, word window punch.

TFL
Maryann

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Bringing gifts

It is a cold and cloudy day today and feeling every inch a winters day. A perfect day to make a winter card. This is my first Christmas card for this year,( I usually make my cards at the last minute and very clean and simple), even though it is hot here at Christmas time snowflakes are still a great decoration to use. I have combined Mojo Monday mojo205 and Paper Pretties PPMC05 Challenges. I stamped my image with black brillance ink and coloured it with copics, I am getting the hang of colouring with these pens. I then used the nestabilites oval die and sponged the edges. I wanted to add some pleated ribbon but it wouldn't stay down with just tape so out came the sewing machine. I can tell I had to dust off the cobwebs as I have not used it for years, but it worked perfectly. I love chocolate and blue colour theme and would never have thought to use it in a Christmas card, I usually stick with more traditional colours.
Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Pretties
Paper: 3 bugs in a rug, white,brown and blue card
Other: Martha stewart punches, nestabilities, cuttlebug snowflake die, brad, sewing machine, copics, sponge, ribbon.

Hugs
Maryann

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Mosiac Tile

This card was for July COTM theme techniques on BSL. I have used a stencil to create the faux mosaic tile. Dry emboss some card and while the stencil frame is held in place, stamp and colour your image, then using a versamark ink pad and thick embossing powder, emboss it and once it has cooled take off the stencil and walla a beautiful faux tile for you card.
Supplies:
Stamps: My Stamps orential lady, unmounted fan
Paper: pink, yellow and white card
Other: brilliance ink, flower, threads,embossing powder, stencil,heat tool.

Maryann

Monday, August 22, 2011

Holiday projects

I have totally lost my mojo over the last month, but lately I have been working on some things. So I thought I would forget about the month a do a bit of catching up. Last month I met up with my husband for some R & R at the beach, he had his fishing rods so he was all set. I hastily packed my stuff after work and thought this is great while he is fishing I would get some images done for later projects. There is only so much room in the caravan, so I can't take a lot of craft items, so I had planned to use a few stamp sets and do lots of colouring. I was totally shocked to find I had left my bag of copic pens on the craft table, so all I had to work with was the stamps , a whole week of stamping the same images was not that inspiring.
But stashed away in the cupboards were some 3D sheets that I had picked up from crafts stores just in case it was raining. So it was a week of a bit of stamping, lots of cutting and layering but no colouring. In the end I have some lovely Accents to put on handmade cards for the occasions I need a card for some-one who is not a stamper.





Hugs

Maryann