Gladiola & Hummer

Hi All!

I have a pretty card to share with you today that you could use for lots of different occasions!

The image is Gladiola and Hummer from the Tender Thoughts line  of Eureka Stamps.

I colored it with Copic Markers and kept the design really simple because the image is large and I didn't want a fussy card to take away from it.

I left the sentiment off of this one.

I think it could be used with out a sentiment or you could add one for nearly any occasion.

Stamps:

Gladiola and Hummer by Eureka Stamps

Paper:

Bazzill Basic Card Stock

Neenah white card stock

Ink:

Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink

Copic Markers

Other:

Pink Brads

I hope you enjoyed today's card!  Stop by again soon!

Kristine

A Single Rose

Happy Wednesday!

I am so glad you stopped by today.

I have a simple but striking card to share with you today.

I made this card with Rose by QKR Stampede stamps.  The image is available in red rubber and digital.

The frame is a Spellbinders Die.  I embossed the white panel with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

The Rose image is colored with Copic Markers.

The Bling is Jelly Dots. 

I left the sentiment off so that the card could be used for almost any reason...birthday, sympathy, wedding...or just because!  QKR Stampede stamps has any sentiment you might need!

Happy Stamping!

Kristine

Ornate Scripture

I thought this card was going to be extrememly difficult to make, especially having to cover up the original "L" at the beginning of Eureka's 1 Corinthians 13 verse so that I could use the (Garden Square) alphabet cube.  I took a post-it pad and cut tiny strips to place over the L while inking. 

I colored the cube with pencils, and lightly chalked the background and the filagrees with a light yellow.  After stamping the L in black with versafine ink which is gives nice dark coverage, it still seemed a little light, so I added on a little black embossing powder.  By the time I did so, the ink was partly dry, but it still did the job.

All images (besides the verse) are located on this same page.  The whole alphabet is present, as well as several other cubes.

Design Team Call!!
I am looking for a TWO groups of stampers for my new Design Teams -- one group to work with Eureka Stamps (www.eurekastamps.com) and one group to work with QKR Stampede (www.qkrstampede.com).

Requirements include:

1. The ability to produce 3-4 projects per month
2. Good photography skills for taking pictures of your projects
3. Projects posted with social media such as: your personal Facebook page, your personal blog, Pinterest, and at least one online gallery, etc. Along with projects posted on the company blog including writing your own posts.
4. Participation in a monthly blog hop
5. Ability to participate in a 6 month term starting July 1st through December 31st. 

Design Team call is open to everyone (not just US residents). DT members will be sent DIGITAL stamps of their choice in order to fulfill monthly requirements. At the end of the term, members may request their digi-stamps to be replaced with RED RUBBER stamps.

I also need two ladies to lead each team. Unfortunately life right now has me too busy to do this myself (my mom and daughter seem to be alternating hospital stays). So, each lady must be a good leader and feel comfortable making decisions without me if needed.

If you’re interested in being a part of the team send an email with a link to your blog to maribeth@qkrstampede.com.

Christmas Angel

Merry Christmas ???

Yes, I know it's June and Christmas isn't for several months, but it's always good to think ahead.

If you are someone who makes their Christmas cards, it's never too early to start. Now that being said, it doesn't necessarily mean that I will keep working on mine. LOL! But I'm going to try to get at least some of them done early.

I was inspired to start some Christmas cards when I stamped this angel not realizing that it was a Christmas Angel until I had her stamped.

"Large Christmas Angel" (#7504) is from Eureka! Stamps.

I stamped her onto white cardstock and colored her with FlexMarkers.

I also added a bit of Distress Stickles to the trim of her coat.

This is a large image, so all it needs is a bit of layering of colored cardstock and it was done.

I do think she is rather pretty.

Thanks for stopping by. Leave a comment if you would and let us know if you are starting on your Christmas cards early this year.

Stop in to the Eureka! Stamps site and see what you find for some lovely and unique cards.

Be sure to stop again soon and see what the design team has to show you.

Geometric Fun II

As I mentioned in my last post for Biblical Impressions, I have two more designs made from the suncatcher images. I love doodling geometric designs,so despite not being into suncatchers (Native American religious symbols), I find the design wonderful for playing with.

The first thing I made with the 16 pt. suncatcher image was this flower. If you look at the original image, you can see where I cut for the petals, and where I cut for the leaves. You'll need to emboss it four times to come up with enough to cut from. Each petal layer is a single piece (2 total), though certainly you could cut out individual petals (though you'd need additional embossed images)for a more layered and perhaps more elegant look. I placed the thank you on white mulberry paper just because the card "needed" something.

The idea of making a butterfly is what motivated me to order the 8 pt. suncatcher. It certainly could be made with just one pattern, but I liked the idea of using the more angled image for the lower wings. I thought I would just create my own butterfly body, but I really am hopeless when it comes to forming shapes with pencil or scissors, so I simply used the body from Eureka's 3-D butterfly pattern. It's a little short, but the best I could do! The Proverbs 3:5,6 image is a bookmark stamp; Biblical Impressions carries a number of scriptures in this great style.

Under the Weather!

The duck is a digital image from Eureka Stamps. I printed the entire image then cropped the image to get just the cloud and printed it a second time so I could pop it up on the image. I used a couple layers of thick carpet tape to pop it up.

Copic markers were used to color the image.

The EK Success Zig Zag border punch was used to cut the rick rack and it’s glued to the card with Aleene’s tacky glue which I also used to attach the brads cut with the Cuttlebug using the Tiny Tags dies and brad mats using a QuicKutz die.

The insert is printed with two separate images from Eureka which are listed below.

Images: Eureka Stamps all three images are digital but also come in rubber - Rainy Day Duck, Under the Weather, Feel Better

Paper: Cor’dinations textured cardstocks, Hot off the Press designer paper, Beckett Exprssions for image

Ink: computer ink