Art Ali

Polished Vellum

Here's a stamp I've had for a while, but didn't quite know what to do with it.  When I made this polished vellum background (TJ newsletter April/May 05), I thought they would make a good match. 

The basic idea is similar to polished stone, where you pounce different colors of alcohol inks and alcohol onto glossy paper, but in this technique, you use vellum instead.  I used vellum c/stock from Stampin' Up!, which is more sturdy than regular vellum paper.

Once the inks were dry, I brayed black Stazon onto the David stamp and stamped onto the vellum.  It was layered it onto a dictionary page, then black and white c/stock.

I'm not quite sure who I'd send this card to, so he might keep me company in my studio for a while.

Have a splendid weekend!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Artful Artifacts (Stampers Anonymous)
• Paper: More mustard, whisper white, basic black and vellum c/stock, dictionary page
• Ink: Black Stazon, alcohol inks
• Accessories: Word stick (Ideology), black embroidery floss

 

Growth

Oops - long time, no post!  I've been super busy with a myriad of projects both at home and stamping related.  And I realized that I forgot to post the card I made for Gingersnaps Growth Challenge last week.  And I posted another challenge today, which will be on my blog tomorrow.  Yikes - I can't keep up!

For this card, I used a new poppy stamp (well new to me) from Penny Black and I just love it!

The poppy is stamped on watercolor paper and I used Stampin' Up! markers to watercolor it (Marker Watercoloring).  The centers has black seed beads, which you can see better in this close up picture:

Tomorrow I'll share a wall hanging I made using a paper fringe.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Poppy Poem (Penny Black), Teeny Tiny Wishes (Stampin' Up!)

C/stock: Watercolor paper, Old Olive c/stock & Fabriano card base

Ink: Stazon, SU markers, Old Olive

Accessories: Linen thread, black seed beads

Tools: Word window punc

Found Paper Herringbone Card

The weekend is almost over, but we had a great one spent in the company of good friends!  And school starts tomorrow after February vacation, so I'm doing a little happy dance.

I have a different kind of card to share tonight.  It's one of those cards that I either really like or really hate, but can't make up my mind which - does that ever happen to you? 

I have a drawer full of text papers - mostly small scraps.  So, I pulled out the drawer and turned over the pile, like it was a compost heap and started collaging pieces onto card stock.  Once the c/stock was completely covered, I sponged on several colors of ink and cut the page into 1/4" strips.  These strips were adhered to another piece of c/stock using the Herringbone technique (TJ Dec09/Jan10).  I finished off the card with a Tim Holtz sentiment and some twine.  

Hope you had a restful weekend!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Good Thoughts (Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous)
• C/stock: Vintage Cream (Papertrey), found papers
• Ink: Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Pine Needles & Faded Jeans Distress Inks
• Accessories: Linen Twine (SU)

Glimmering Bird Song

I made another card just for fun today! 

We had to stay home to keep an eye on our dog - to stop her from licking the wound she had sewn up yesterday - yuk!  So between cooking a huge batch of chicken and rice casserole and watching the dog, I managed to squeeze in a card.  It's for a couple of Splitcoast challenges - Ways to Use It (the color orange) and Clean and Simple (Spring).

It uses one the new Tim Holtz Components stamps called Bird Song, which is stamped onto an Antiqued Glimmer (TJ Dec/Jan 10) background.  I'm not sure you can even see the sparkle from the Glimmer Mist - the winter weather is not cooperating at the moment, but here's a close-up anyway:

The sentiment is also from a new Tim H set called Good Thoughts.  The first half is stamped on the front of the card and the second half on the inside.

Happy stamping!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Bird Song & Good Thoughts (Stampers Anonymous), Vintage Vogue (flourish inside - Stampin' Up!)
• Cardstock: Vintage Cream (PTI), Basic Black, Real Rust
• Ink: Spiced Marmalade & Fired Brick Distress Inks, Memento black, Really Rust, black marker
• Accessories: ribbon (unknown), black brad (American Crafts), Glimmer Mist

Dabbed Shimmers

Do you ever have one of those days?  Today didn't go as planned.  It took me 4.5 hours to get my husband to the airport and he nearly missed his flight - you've got to love Boston traffic.  And while out for a walk, our dog impaled herself on a stick, resulting in a $350 vets bill.  That wasn't in the plan - think how many stamps that would buy!Anyway, the dog's fine and the hubby is on the plane, so I guess it all worked out in the end. 

On a good note, I hosted the Gingersnap Creations Color Challenge today and you have to use 3 colors you love.  I chose blue, green and white as my colors. 

I stamped the image from The Artistic Stamper with black ink onto a piece of Bashful Blue c/stock and highlighted it with a white charcoal pencil.  The blue background panel was created using the TJ technique, Dabbed Shimmers from the Feb/Mar 10 edition.  After I'd dabbed a piece of c/stock with Shimmer paint and SU reinkers, I ran it through the Big Shot with an embossing folder.  It's tricky to see the shimmer because I was photographing it during a snow storm - not such good light, but it is there!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Twenties Ladies - The Artistic Stamper
• C/stock: Whisper White & Bashful Blue
• Ink: Memento Black, SU Shimmer paint, Bashful Blue & Kiwi Kiss reinkers, white charcoal pencil
• Accessories: satin Kiwi Kiss ribbon, hat pin, pearls and crystals (SU Pretties kit)
• Tools: Big Shot, embossing folder, sponge

Playing with Alcohol Inks

There's exciting news at Gingersnaps today - a new Design Team call!  It's been six months since the last one - where does the time go? If you're looking to have some creative fun on an easy going and supportive team, then check it out!

Here's a card I made just for fun - that doesn't happen a lot these days!  I was playing with alcohol inks and used the Alcohol Ink Press technique from the TJs newsletter (April/May 07).  It didn't smoosh as well as this card, so I gave it a quick spritz with some Ranger's Blending Solution and it created this speckled effect.

I love I Brake for Stamps collage image - it's the first time I've used it and I'll definitely be using it again!

Supplies:

• Stamps: I Brake for Stamps, sentiment from Stampin' Up!
• Cardstock: Fabriano watercolor cards, acetate, whisper white, basic black
• Ink: Alcohol inks - Stream & Wild Plum, Black Stazon, blending solution
• Accessories: flat black pearls
• Tools: tab punch

Thanks for visiting!  Come back to tomorrow for the Gingersnaps Blog Hop....

Vintage Lace

I have been working on lots of stuff - honest.  But so many of the projects are not quite finished - sigh....

Here is something I've completed using some vintage lace and an adorable stamp from The Artistic Stamper in the UK.  I wrote a tutorial on Gingersnaps yesterday on how to create this glitter/lace effect - check it out!

The lady is lightly colored with Copic markers and her dress is paper pieced with the same paper used on the card base.  Her earrings and shoes are silver, but the photo didn't pick them up clearly.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

• Stamps: 20's Ladies plate from The Artistic Stamper
• Paper: Very vanilla, basic black & Basic Grey Urban Couture
• Ink: Memento black & Copic markers
• Accessories: Flat pearl, black satin ribbon, glitter, vintage lace & mailing labels
• Tools: SU border punch

Watercolor Resist Card

Ooops, I almost forgot to share this card!  I made it for a tutorial on Gingersnaps called Distress Watercolor Resist.

All the info about the card is over on the Gingersnaps blog.  Thanks for visiting - have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Serendipity
• Ink: Versafine black, Versmark, Fire Brick Distress ink, Glimmer Mist
• Paper: Watercolor paper, Very Vanilla, patterned paper by Crate Paper and BoBunny
• Accessories: black lace, flat black pearls, black & clear embossing powder
• Tools: Heat Gun, iron, aquapainter

Tilted Mat Challenge

One of the challenges on the Gingersnaps Yahoo Group this month is to make a card with a tilted mat.  This is really hard for me - I'm a symmetrical and straight kind of person and making things slightly askew, drives me over the edge!  But I tried.....

I used a gorgeous collage image from I Brake For Stamps and paired it with the Antiqued Glimmers technique from the most recent Technique Junkie newsletter.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: English Rose Tile Collage (I Brake for Stamps), Baroque Motifs (Stampin' Up!)
• Paper: Ruby Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
• Ink: Fired Brick & Pine Needs Distress Ink; Burnt Red & Antique Brass Glimmer Mist, Versafine Black
• Accessories: Small paperclip(Tim Holz), black sheer ribbon (retired SU)
• Tools: Embossing folder, large and small oval punches

Ice Queen

Happy New Year, everyone! 

I've got a card to share today that's made with an ArtChix collage image.  I love this collage sheet called Snowflake Kisses, the women are so ethereal and mysterious. 

My Ice Queen is layered onto a piece of patterned paper by Bobunny and the card base is from the Silver Lustre Package from PaperTemptress.  I added some vintage glass glitter around the corner of the picture for a little icy sparkle, sheer ribbon and a metal snowflake charm.

Today's the last day to enter the Gingersnap Creations Winter Wonderland challenge.  We've had loads of gorgeous creations so far, have you entered yet?  We're starting something different this year and picking a top 5 Ginger Gems from all the entries - it could be yours!