Stamping, Painting, & Coloring make me Giggle

Sharing some Designs I finished at My Headquaters

Please click on the photo to see the details of how I made it. We also have a giveaway going on at Crafter's Companion!

   

  

    

  

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

Floating Along with a Color Challenge at Art Impressions

Happy Thursday!!

For Art Impressions Challenge #63 this week, I shared this card:

When you click on it, you'll see the details of how I made it and see a link with more ideas and information on how to participate for a chance to win a coupon from Art Impressions.

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

Support Local Art Pragrams and Save

 

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Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

 

Art Impressions Design Team!!

Today is my first day posting as an Art Impressions Design Team Member! Please on the photo below to see the details of how I made this card:

 

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

 

Retreat 2012!

I had a fabulous time last week at the Stampscapes 2012 retreat in Savanna, IL!!! Karen was a lovely hostess to all of us, including Kevin! We had 20 women and Kevin. Poor Kevin.... :o) We stamped and giggled and stamped and ate and watched Kevin create and stamped and colored and giggled and stamped and colored. I learned some great new techniques for making clouds.  Most of all, I enjoyed being with my stampin' sisters!  We had sisters from three countries - USA, Canada, and The Netherlands. Mirjam came all the way to be with us.  Wonder a wonderful time we had.

Here are some scenes I finished (all scenes include Stampscapes):

        

(I did not get the stamp credit for the desert scenes. If anyone knows, please leave a comment. thank you!)

     
(Mo Manning, Beeswax)

     
(Robert Jackson)

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

Jungle Scene - Colored with Spectrum Noir Markers

I made this card for the StampscapesII April Swap.  The theme is a jungle scene.  My swap partner is Terry in NV. He likes bears, but since there's no bears in the jungle, he's getting a tiger. :o)

I'm so happy with the result I got with my new method of masking! It a new way to mask for stamping -  at least for me! :o)  My stampin' sister Barb G. told me about it. She actaully told me about it last year at our Stampscape's Retreat and I ran right out and bought the product and prompty orgainzed it away. :o) I recently saw a beautiful scene she created and asked her about it and she reminded me about how she does masking, so I got out my stuff for this scene.

Next week we are having our 2012 Stampscapes!! I am sooooo excited! We have people coming from different places in the USA, from Canada, and one of our Stampin' Sisters is coming all the way from The Netherlands!! How cool is that?!  I'll share photos and art from the retreat.  

The finished size of the card is 4.5" x 6".

1. I stamped the tiger first. To mask him, I painted over him with liquid frisket. My new favo rite!   I got a little happy and stamped a smaller tiger for another scene and masked him too.  After allowing the fluid to totally dry, I finished stamping my scenes and allowed the ink to dry. TIP: Be sure to wash your paintbrush right away with soap and water. It's a good idea to designate an old brush just for your friskette. 
2. I used an adhesive eraser to remove the dried mask. TIPs from Barb: use a tissue to dab any ink off of mask before removing. Use eraser to get it started, then pull mask off.
3. I used old fashioned paper masking (that's what I'm calling it now. :o)) for the rocks and airbrushed the sky with TB3.
4. Using a photo of a tiger I found on line and my Spectrum Noir Marker color combo chart I picked my colors for the scene, and then I COLORED!
5. For the foliage and grass, I brayered ink onto Cryogen pieces and then used die cuts to make a few plants.  I ran them through my Xyron sticker maker.  Adhered them onto the little scene and then trimmed the edges with scissors. I've found that to be easier than cutting them first and then tryting to adhere flush at the edge.
6. I added one of the leafs to the inside of the card, added highlights in his eyes with acrylic paint and a toothpick, and he's ready to send!

Stamps: Stampscapes 084E, 185G, 279F, 302A, I Love Rubber Stamps
Paper:  Curious Metallic CRYOGEN WHITE 89lb card stock , Stampin' Up! basic black, white glossy paper
Inks: Memento tuxedo black ink pad, Spectrum Noir Markers, Marvy blending blox shades of olive ink pad
Accessories: Pebeo liquid frisquet, paintbrush, Dees Distinctively large green leaf & Poppystamps, inc. grassland border dies cuts, 2" brayer

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

Butterflies Resist

I made this card for my Club Posh swap bud this month, Kimi in CA. Worked in a few fun techniques.

Prepared the background. Inked up butterfly background image with watermark ink pad, and stamp onto Cryogen card stock. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat set.. On a non-stick surface, I laid down color direct from ink pads - being careful not to overlap. Spritzed with water.  NOTE: When I do this, I make several backgrounds at one time

Picked up color on the background by lightly swirling it around in the ink. If you want, you can take a clean paper towel and gently buff away color on the embossed sections. I did not do that on my images. I like the subtle color. Allowed to dry. 

 

Next, I inked up tulip image and single butterfly image with white craft ink, stamped onto vellum card stock, sprinkled with white embossing powder and heat set. As I did for the background, I laid down color direct from ink pads on a non-stick surface, I used a paintbrush to pick up color and paint the backside of the embossed vellum. Allowed to dry.

  

I then cut out the butterfly and tulips and ran them through my Xyron sticker maker. TIP: the Xyron allows for full coverage of adhesive on vellum, so it does not show through.  Adhered all my layers and it was ready to send to Kimi.

I also took a photo before I added the butterfly and tulips. I think the card is pretty with just that background technique - there's such lovely detail in the image, with enough open space to pick up some of that beautiful color from the inks.

Stamps:  Judi-kins & Posh Impressions
Paper: Cryogen White, Stampin' Up! vellum card stock & bravo burgundy, Papertrey Ink Stamper’s Select White Card Set
Inks:  Tim Holtz Distress ink pads broken china, dusty concord, worn lipstick, crushed olive, spiced marmalade, fired brick,  VersaMark watercolor ink pad, Stampin' Up! white craft ink pad
Accessories:  Stampin' Up! clear embossing powder,  judikins opaque white embossing powder, paintbrush,

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

Girlfriends and Letters

Sharing the greeting card I submitted for this months Art Impression's card contest.   The theme is: Lovely Lettering.  Who better to make letters lovely than Girlfriends.  I used the letters Cuttlebug folder for the background.  I used the Tim Holz Blending tool and Distress Inks (worn lipstick, shabby shutter, broken china, dusty concord) to add color to it.  I colored the girls with Copics and added glitter to their lips and earrings with Sakura glitter pens.  That will be a perfect picture!

Be sure to pop over to Crafter's Companion Information Blog today and see who the winner is.  I'm sharing a card with a cool technique with Spectrum Noir Markers.

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

Projects with and Storage Ideas for Spectrum Noir Markers

Please click on the photos to see the details.

   

 

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena

Crafter's Companion Scavenger Hunt Blog Hop

The Crafter's Companion Design Team is having a Blog Hop this weekend for some really cool prizes. Lots of chances to win!!  A winner on each DT's blog and a grandprize winner!!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Trena