Showing posts with label Stampin' Up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stampin' Up. Show all posts

Monday, August 5, 2013

Frosted Designs Monday Inspiration - Embossing

Hi everyone, it's time for some Monday inspiration for the new Frosted Designs challenge!

 Our sponsor for this challenge is
  Molossi  
You can see what they have in store here,
They will be offering a 30.00 chipboard and bling pack to one lucky winner!!


I think wet embossing was one of my first techniques that I tried when I was first learning to scrapbook that both thrilled me and scared me, lol I can still remember my first failures at it, but unlike some things I use to do ages ago, ( like decorative scissors...ahem..) this is one that I still love to do. I still have my original heat gun too!

 I used 2 different styles of embossing, the first one is dry embossing where I ran a piece of my gelli print paper through my big shot with a leaf texture plate and then cut the leaves out by hand. The second type of embossing was wet, I stamped the sentiment and drew my faux stitching lines with an embossing pen and then heat set it with powder.

entering this in:
Creative Inspiration - Inspired by Anything Goes

Stampin' UP! - embossing buddy
Close to my Heart - embossing powder
Ink it Up! - white pigment ink
Zig - emboss writer
Sheena - embossing folder
Big Shot
Gelli Plate
American Crafts - flower
brad - misc.
Best Occasions - Textured stack

Friday, June 7, 2013

orotund: adjective

marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : sonorous
 
 pompous, bombastic

pronunciation
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Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - #40 Fantasies and Fairies
Technique Time Tuesday - Faux Chalkboard challenge
I wanted to use the word "chalk" in my sentiment because I was afraid that the customers who buy my cards might not understand that it's suppose to look a little smudgy and chalkboard-ish. For the first time in a long time, I dragged out those teeny tiny letter stamps and just let them be random upper and lower case and wonky, kinda like my handwriting on a chalk board, lol I also reinforced the white lettering with a marker to make sure it showed up well.

I have to admit that I have mixed emotions about this technique. I guess I feel ambivalent about it. Maybe I just need time to get use to it, it took me awhile to come around to other trends too.

Close To My Heart - white embossing powder
Ranger - Distress marker, stickles
VersaMark
Ink it Up! - white
Stampin' Up! - embossing buddy
border stamp - misc
papers from stash

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On my blog, Journal of a Lazy Dieter, I am discussing kitchen exercises. I mean what better place to exercise where you are planing on shoving some food into your mouth? Makes you think twice before doing it! Oh, and you don't have to leave a comment but a click on "like" means you are supporting me through my diet. Thanks!

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

allusion: noun

an implied or indirect reference especially in literature; also : the use of such references
or
 
the act of making an indirect reference to something : the act of alluding to something
 
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covered the number 1 and edged the base card in tape
 
Simon Says Stamp and Show - By the Numbers
Used a number 1
 
#16  in 30 Mother's Day cards in 30 days
 
 
Maya Roads - chipboard letters , and fabric tape
EK Success - Purple Plaid paper
Cricut - Out of Character cartridge
p. 22 for the 1
p. 64 for the pound sign
 
Ranger - Distress paints
spun sugar, seedless preserves, forest moss and bundled sage
Stampin' UP! - Marvelous Magenta marker
 
I don't even want to discuss the pound sign...and don't ask!
 


Wednesday, February 27, 2013

True or False ?

Take the test here..post your score if you want :)

I scored a 2330...missing 2 out of 10
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Hi WOYWW peepers...err...peeps!
 
How was your week? Was it crafty? Was it fun?
I hope so!
And what is on my desk, you ask?
A lamp!
lol, yep I am repainting a lamp! Maybe by next week, I'll have it all finished ;)
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And my 8th Mother's Day card...only 22 more to go!
Entering this card in:
Cute Card Thrusday - Challenge 257 Simplify!
 
My Mind's Eye -  owl
Faber Castell - PITT pens
Ranger - Distress marker, stickles
Stampin' Up! - marker
American Crafts - Marvy marker
 
Hope you have a wonderful day, thanks so much for stopping by!