Awash with Flowers

I haven't stamped awhile..so I thought I better start otherwise, I think you would be afraid I had completely stopped! I went to a scrapbook show this weekend and had fun looking at all the scrapbook stuff, but mostly did some observing. (ya believe that? Wink!)

I love all the new colors and stuff and accessories! I stamped this in the black ink and then watercolored it using (copics) but also tried to stick with using Stampin' UP! colors as well. The card is Pink Pirouette, and certainly celery. I used the pinking heart punch

This is a A6 size card, a sympathy card (I have had a lot of deaths and illnesses lately!) The butterfly was made using one of the flower stamps in the Awash set, I think it actually is a blossom but I was turning it sideways, and it looked like a butterfly to me, so I drew the body and the antennae.....Punched it out using the 3/4 punch and then mounting it on a 1" circle punch of certainly celery.

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Embrace life w Spring Break

Yvonne had shared her tote, which she got from another demo's site..and it was so cute, I decided that I would make one too. Since the Spring Break paper matches the Sky Blue paper IN-Color, I thought I better use up some of the 'scraps' I have to make a few cards to go inside this cute tote!

Leslie Miller has the tutorial on her blog and directions as to how to make it. I did a few changes, but the basic tote is here. I like the practicality of the tote, and that it uses 8 1/2 x 11 Cardstock and then you cut up the cards to fit as well as the envelopes.

I made 5 simple cards with the left over papers, and the Embrace Life set.

The ink markers were copics, but you can use the SU markers as well.

The card here is VERY simple...it needs something else..but I don't know what I want to put here...(it is also very hot today, and I don't want to sit and stamp anymore....I am sweating as I stamp...now..where's my air conditioner???)

Remember to buy your In-Color Cardstock and the Spring Break DSP before the end of this catalog year!!!....

It will be the end before you know it!

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Summer by the Sea - Dormant not retired

Summer by the Sea....well, this is not by the sea, but it is by a lake...

I dug out one of my OLD retired sets, called Wide Open Spaces, and used it for the background for this card....

I colored it in using my SU markers and copics. I used both because I wanted to have the truer colors of Stampin Up, plus I wanted the trees stamped....

I am not an 'artist', but I feel like one when I can make it look like this...

One thing I need to add...if I was on a row boat, I would NOT be sitting on the bow with my feet hanging over..let's just hope she's got someone else on the boat weighing down the other side!....lol

Less than 30 days to Convention 2008!

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Riot of Petals Pop up Card

I have been trying to come up with a way to make this type of pop up easy..

I think I have finally figured out a way to make it simple!
Using Coluzzle ovals and my excess Handsome Hunter cardstock..I am finally getting some progress in doing both~!!!

Tomorrow I will show you how to make this card a snap! You will definitely want to try to make this one!

I colored it in with Copic markers, but you can also use the Stampin' Up! markers too.....

Stay tuned for tomorrow!

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Zeno's 4!

I have a friend, Diane, who lives in Milwaukee, WI. She has a son, who is turning 4...I don't usually make kids cards. Mostly, I do women..adults, teens....but, I like kid's cards. They are bright, cheerful and it was a challenge that I was going to take on..and make something fun too.

This card is a trifold card. I used the SCOR-PAL to make the card, and with this tool, it makes a PEFECT Trifold, everytime!

I colored in the Space ship from the PUN FUN set using my copic markers, and using basic bright colors - Ballet Blue, Real Red, Bashful blue and whisper white

The slot punch was punched on a separate cardstock and then layered on top to form a strip, but it holds the card down perfectly!

When you open up the card, you lift up the space ship side, and it will open up to show your message!

Happy 4th Birthday Zeno!

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Playing with Copic Markers

Today, I went to ART SUPPLY WAREHOUSE....and bought Gamsol (for my blending my Prisma Pencils) and ....what did I FIND??? Copic Sketch Markers..!! Now, I've had alcohol based markers (from Printworks) and they were really fun to play with..but I love these colors! I have the Copic markers on order from my friend Gina Taylor, but ...I can't wait any more. I am too impatient..so, I saw them in their little boxes on display, and thought.."Well, I can play, can't I?"...so I bought a few colors. actually, 6 colors although 1 of the pink colors is not in this photo! I can't say that I am doing very well at playing or coloring. I don't have enough marker colors to really blend, but I do have the blender from the other system of alcohol markers so, they were able to blend somewhat.

This is my first attempt with the markers...and although I didn't get any fleshy tones, so I couldn't color some face or do anything other than flowers..I thought this was a bright pretty way to use this set (SO MUCH, from Regionals). I really am impressed with the Vibrant images that you can get with the markers. The color just got better and better as I layered them together, and blended more. I still have a way to go, but I think I am hooked on these copics...

I used the wild wasabi cardstock (the one in the special for 3.95) and mounted it on Purely Pomegranate. It is stamped on Very Vanilla Cardstock, and I love the bright colors against the Wild Wasabi. The green copic is close to Garden Green or Wild Wasabi...so I think it works well with together!

Now, for the shameful part....I have the airbrush system for this copic markers. I loved that, and I even have a generator for my airbrush. (is that obsessive or what??)

I guess I better dig it out from it's hiding place!!! (YIKES!!) and play with that too!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
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