“Just A Touch” Challenge

Ok, this was a fun challenge. Over at Gina K. Design’s Stamp TV, they put out a challenge to use just a touch of red on a card. Oh the possibilities! I ended up making a birthday card for my Father-In-Law:

The supplies I used are:

**paper is from Gina K. Designs (base) and Club Scrap.

**leaf stamps and sentiment stamp all from Gina K. Designs “Autumn Wishes”.

**embossing folder for background is from Tim Holtz Sizzix.

**Gina K. Designs Ink in Charcoal Brown (sentiment and distressing edges) and Red Hot (red leaf), VersaMark Ink (gold leaves).

**gold Zing embossing powder (gold leaves) and Fine Detail Clear Gina K. Designs embossing powder (red leaf and sentiment).

**ribbon is from my stash, altered with Tsukineko Java Walnut Ink spray.

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“Literature” Reading Journal

In the sneak peek for this month’s Club Scrap Lite kit, I saw a cut-a-part quote that all but screamed at me what to make for the October Blog Hop and Linky Party.

My daughter has always been a voracious reader. I have a very fond memory of her at about age five sitting in the kitchen reading “Green Eggs and Ham” to me while I was cooking. Before she moved out on her own, she used to have a stack of books to be read that was taller than her. So, using inspiration from Terri Zwicker’s “Field Journal” workshop that we did at the 2011 Club Scrap Retreat (with my own modifications), I made this journal for her:

All the paper, and most of the other supplies came from my “Literature” Club Scrap Lite kit. To start, I created a document with information to record (Title, Author, Pages, Started, Finished and Notes). I used some cardstock from Staples to print out enough copies, front and back, to make the signatures. After putting the book together, I embellished it inside and out using the cut-a-parts, the “Literature” stencil, and a “Dots” stencil from Stampinback. 

 Other supplies I used are:

**Ruby, Earth and Mahogany Club Scrap Ink.

**wax linen thread which I have left over from various Club Scrap projects over the years.

**Glossy Accents from Ranger was used to highlight the books on the cover cut-a-part quote…the one that “told” me what I had to make!

One more note:  If you went to either of the Club Scrap retreats this year, you know that Tricia came up with an invaluable tool to use when doing piercing for bookbinding projects.  My new Piercing Cradle made creating the signatures for this book so much easier, and the results so much better!  If you haven't got one and like to do book binding projects. you really should check it out!

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Embossing Technique Challenge

I am a “technique” junkie, so I love Club Scrap’s monthly Technique Challenge. This month’s challenge is to dry emboss something.  I decided to try out a new (to me) technique and came up with this card:

My background was done using the “Resist and Reveal” technique found on the “Emboss or Die” CD from Technique Junkies. The patterned paper is from Club Scrap’s “Garden Shed” kit. (If you look closely, you can see the pattern on the bamboo.) I used a brayer to spread Distress Embossing Ink onto the raised portion of a bamboo embossing folder from Darice, ran it through my BigShot, and covered it with clear powder from WOW. After heating it, I sponged on Sapphire Club Scrap ink.

The other supplies I used are:

**all the paper is from Club Scrap.

**sentiment stamp is from Club Scrap “Moroccan Spice” (I split the sentiment – inside it says “ but younger than tomorrow”), stamped with Sapphire Club Scrap ink. 

**The focal die is from GEO, the bamboo dies near the sentiment are from Spellbinders (“Scruffy Panda”)

**ribbon came with my Club Scrap “The Blues” kit.

**the bamboo near the sentiment was colored with Copic Marker YG99

**the brad is from my stash, altered with Copic Marker (but I don’t remember which color).

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