Friday, November 7, 2014

OWH November ODBD Challenge

The theme of this month's Our Daily Bread sponsored challenge for Operation Write Home is hearts. Here is the card I made:


For some reason I have been using a lot variations of a green and blue combination lately.  This card started with an art orphan that was a "happy accident".  I was attempting a technique called "Dylusions Resist" from Technique Junkies.  Instead of using clear embossing powder, I used Ranger's Antiquities "Frosted Crystal".  It didn't exactly resist the Glimmer Mist, but it did add a cool texture under the mist.   

The chipboard hearts (from Recollections) were coated with VersaMark ink, covered with Zing gold embossing powder, coated with ink again then sprinkled with Ranger UTEE.  The result ended up being a distressed metal look.  (it is a variation of a technique that I learned from a Tim Holtz online class).

One other trick I used on this card is on the sentiment.  I didn't have any embossing powder that would really work well with the rest of the colors.  So, I embossed it using Zing "leaf" powder, then colored over it with a Copic Marker to tone down the bright green and make it more compatible with the rest of the card.  

Other products I used are:
**paper from Gina K and Club Scrap
**stamps used on background from Club Scrap, sentiment stamp from Stampassions
**ribbon from Club Scrap

 Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Set from the Past Challenge at Stamp TV

Good afternoon! Where has this year gone?  I can't believe that it is already November.  I had so much fun with last week's Stamp TV challenge of only using two colors that I thought I would play along again this week.  This week the challenge is "Set from the Past" encouraging us to use older Gina K stamps.  Fortunately I have some of those.  Here is what I came up with:


I used a technique from SplitCoast Stampers called Alcohol Ink Faux Bleach for the focal image.

The supplies I used are:
**paper from Gina K, Club Scrap, Ranger
**both stamps are from Gina K
**ribbon is from Club Scrap, altered with Distress ink
**in addition to the Distress ink I used VersaMark ink and Ranger Alcohol Inks
**Zing embossing powder
**the ribbon is attached with Idea-ology Tiny Attacher staples that I altered with Copic Markers
**the brads are from my stash, but I don't know the manufacturer.

Thanks for looking!