Thursday, August 30, 2012

Zebra

Today I wanted to share a rather simple card with you.  It features the new Single Zebra (E7680) image as well as the new Ticking Cover a Card background (CC126).  Of course, Impression Obsession just came out with a new zebra print cover a card that would have been perfect for this card.  I didn't have the new background when I made this card, so I had to improvise.  Sometimes things just work out!  I stamped everything with black versafine ink and added some layers of silver metallic paper.  Very, very easy.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Yellow and Gray


Time for another Impression Obsession challenge! This time the theme was "yellow and gray." I have seen a lot of cards around lately using those colors, and I have to say that I really like the two together.

For my card, I stamped medium yellow cardstock and light yellow cardstock using the Small Quatrefoil Cover a Card Background (CC125) using Brilliance Pearlescent Yellow ink.  You can't really see the background or shimmer of the ink from the first picture, so I took a second with the card facing the light:


I then stamped the light yellow cardstock with the Flower 3 stamp (A5573) and the Flower 1 stamp (C5571) using Dandelion Memento ink. To finish the card, I overstamped everything with the Silhouette 3 flower (D5553) and the Friendships Multiply Joys saying (C5043).

Want to see more yellow and gray cards?  Check out what Daniela, Dina, Jeanne, Jenny, Julie, and Vicki created. Want to play along? You can find all the information here, and you could even win a $25 IO gift certificate!

 

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

New Class

Inspired by all of the "back to school" information that is rampant in August, I decided to design a class for everyone who is a bit of a kid at heart. What is the class about you ask? Here is a clue:


Yep, I am doing a crayon class.  Everyone will receive a 24 ct box of crayons, and we will be making the following cards:






The class will include techniques such as crayon blending, crayon resist, and crayon melt-art. We will also be combining crayons with other materials such as embossing folders, Colorwash sprays, and Distress Inks.  I think it will be a lot of fun, and I hope you do too.  Angela is out of town at the moment, so the class dates may not get added to the store website.

Crazy for Crayons- Friday, August 10th (10am-12pm).
or
Crazy for Crayons- Sunday, August 19th (12:30pm-2:30pm)

Thursday, August 2, 2012

It's A Man's World Challenge

Today the IO team is creating "manly" cards. Everyone has a different approach to masculine cards, but for me, I try to keep clean lines and keep it simple. I also tend not to use much in the way of embellishments.

For my card today, I used the Sail Collage (H13022) as well as the Cover a Card Rolling Waves (CC123). I stamped both using Versafine Majestic Blue ink and then colored the scene with chalks. Usually I don't use cards for masculine cards because of the "soft" look. However, I thought it worked just fine for this card. Perhaps the dark colors and harsh lines needed a little softness.

 Want more masculine card inspiration?  Check out what Daniela, Dina, Jeanne, Jenny, Julie, and Vicki created. Want to play along? You can find all the information here, and you could even win a $25 IO gift certificate!