Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft Vol.14 No.12

I know, I know, I'm terribly late posting this but my first copy got lost in the mail and the replacement only arrived today. Soooooo.... here is my "Vintage Snapshots" project in Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft, as well as a couple of ATCs in the gallery. The first project features the very yummy Darkroom Door photobooth gentlemen and wordstrips from The Stamping Queen, while the artist trading cards are all about Stampington's whimsy stamps. Hope they give you a few ideas of your own :-)

Friend

Pesky internet problems these past 2 weeks have kept me off the computer and updating my blog. But now I'm back online and ready to share some new creations! This card is for a dear friend in the States who's just had a knee replacement. Ouch! I wanted to make her something bright and cheerful and this card is the result. Hope it gets there in one piece, LOLOL.

Stamp - Stamp-It, Inkadinkado

Paper/card - SEI, Daisy D's, Bazzill

Embellishments - Pebbles Inc. sticker, Daisy D's sticker, Kaiser rhinestones, embroidery thread, feather

Other - Plaid glass finish, sewing needle

Fly

It's funny how making a tag can get the creative juices flowing. I think it's working on a smaller scale that takes the pressure off. I put this tag together with bits and pieces from my TSQ design team kits, plus a few extras that were cluttering up my desk :-) It's funny, you know - I haven't used glitter in *ages*, but now I'm throwing it on anything and everything, LOL. The bluebird, in case you're wondering, is chipboard painted with gallery glass (3 coats), then sealed with glass finish when dry. It's a bit time consuming, but makes for a lovely glossy effect. Perfect for a bluebird :-)

Paper/card - Basic Grey, Bazzill
Embellishments - Designs Galore vintage beauty clip art (TSQ), Collections chipboard bluebird (TSQ), Collections butterfly print (TSQ), ribbon, glitter glue
Other - Plaid gallery glass, Plaid glass finish, hole punch, sandpaper

Razzle Dazzle

And now for something completely different! Keyrings are always a fun diversion after making lots of cards (OMG, you should see my card collection - there's boxes and boxes and boxes of them! LOLOL). Anyway, this one has found a home, I'm happy to say :-) As you can see I've used lots of odds and ends putting this keyring together, plus a couple of things I've had for ages and didn't know what to do with. Rubble anyone?!

Embellishments - Designs Galore vintage children clip art (TSQ), Collections frame, Collections rusty alphabet tiles, Jolee's Boutique silver key, rubble, assorted vintage jewels, silver bell
Other - Opals embossing enamels, Plaid papier glass finish, heat tool

Stampers' Sampler June/July 2009

A lovely surprise awaited me yesterday - the new issue of Stampers' Sampler direct from the US. There's always heaps of inspiration to found in the pages of this magazine; so many beautiful cards! And I was thrilled to find my polka dot challenge card inside! After struggling to come up with something for this issue, and almost not getting my card mailed in time, it was pretty great to see the magazine lying in my mailbox LOLOL.

Adorn

My next peice for The Stamping Queen is a little gift tag. This time, instead of using the Designs Galore image whole, I trimmed around the pretty lady and placed her front and centre on the card. The other little bits I've used are from my May/June DT pack, plus a strip of old rhinestones from Jewels of the First Water. I must say, I'm absolutely *loving* the Collections butterfly prints. They're getting stuck on everything!

Paper/card - Wild Asparagus, Bazzill
Embellishments - Designs Galore vintage beauty clip art (TSQ), Collections dictionary strip (TSQ), Collections butterfly print (TSQ), photo clip (TSQ), Francheville brad, ribbon, vintage rhinestone fragment
Other - sandpaper

Unique

Here's my third card for this month's Designs Galore challenge at The Stamping Queen. As you can see, I've returned to shabby chic colours with this card, LOL. I think it'll be perfect for my grandmother's birthday :-) This really was an easy one to put together; once I was happy with the placement of the flowers - arrrrggggghhhh! - everything else fell into place.

Paper/card - Basic Grey, Bazzill
Embellishments - Designs Galore vintage beauty clip art (TSQ), Kaiser pearls (TSQ), Kaiser rhinestones (TSQ), Kaiser rub-ons (TSQ), Collections dictionary strip (TSQ), Collections butterfly print (TSQ), Prima flowers
Other - sandpaper

Melange

I'm having a ball with my to-die-for Designs Galore images from The Stamping Queen :-) This piece, titled "Melange", is a real collage of distressed paper and embellishments! You can't really tell by looking at the photos, but I've used heaps of glimmer mist on this card too - there's a fine speckling over all the papers and the card, on the chipboard flower, and also on the dyed lace. This was a fun card to put together, and a bit of a challenge too. It's been a while since I used such a rusty shade of cardstock, but I'm really thrilled with the result. I think I'll have to use this colour more often!

Ink - Distress
Paper/card - Collections (TSQ), Bazzill
Embellishments - Designs Galore vintage children clip art (TSQ), Collections chipboard flower (TSQ), Collections butterfly print (TSQ), Francheville brads, lace
Other - Tattered Angels glimmer mist (TSQ), Plaid papier glass finish, Plaid gallery glass

Beauty in Frame

I know, I know, I've been a TERRIBLE blogger! What can I say? Real life keeps getting in the way of creating. But no more! The new theme at The Stamping Queen this month is the gorgeous Designs Galore clip art sheets and I've had a ball making lots of new cards to show them off. This first piece is very flirty and romantic. Lot of soft, pale colours, pearls and ribbon. The great thing about these images is they're a joy to embellish; it's easy to go beserk with bling! I know I had to restrain myself, LOLOL.

Paper/card - Basic Grey, Bazzill
Embellishments - Designs Galore vintage beauty clip art (TSQ), Kaiser rhinestones (TSQ), Kaiser pearls (TSQ), Kaiser rub-ons (TSQ), Collections butterfly print (TSQ), Collections chipboard heart (TSQ), ribbon

Curtain Call

How cool are these Cherry Pie curtain stamps from The Stamping Queen?! As soon as I saw them I knew *exactly* what kind of card I was going to make. Funny how that happens, huh? I think it turned out pretty close to the vision in my head. I wanted the curtains to frame a stage - the silver rhinestones representing the spotlights, the Japanese paper the backdrop, and the ribbon bows the curtain ties. Of course, I needed a glamorous showgirl to finish the card, and a Designs Galore image did the trick. Now I feel like doing the cancan! LOL

Stamp - Cherry Pie Art Stamps (TSQ)
Ink - Distress
Paper/card - Japanese Yuzen, gold shimmer, Bazzill
Embellishments - Designs Galore vintage beauty clip art (TSQ), Kaiser rhinestones, black ribbon, vintage jewellery fragment
Other - Fiskars border punch

Discover

Again, I've eschewed a card for something different, this time an ATC. This new project for The Stamping Queen was a lot of fun to create. I even had the perfect piece of clip art saved, which doesn't happen often in my little world. My lucky day, LOL

Stamp - Cherry Pie Art Stamps (TSQ)
Ink - Distress
Paper/card -Canson Vivaldi
Embellishments - Collections altered book word, grosgrain ribbon, bottle cap, clip art
Other - sandpaper

Explore

This next piece for The Stamping Queen reflects my absolute favourite style to work with - collage! LOL I've used another Cherry Pie stamp and built my layers around a travel theme. The image itself is tinted with watercolour pencils and then distressed with sandpaper for that "olde world" feel.

Stamp - Cherry Pie Art Stamps Venice (TSQ)

Ink - StazOn

Paper/card - K&Company, Bazzill

Embellishments - Darkroom Door wordstrip (TSQ), Kaiser wood flourish (TSQ), MAMBI sticker, Rebecca Sower freshcut, lace, embroidery thread, vintage religious medallion

Other - Tattered Angels glimmer mist (TSQ) Krylon pen, beeswax, heat tool, watercolour pencils, matches, sandpaper

For You

For my first Stamping Queen project this month, I wanted to do something other than a card. So, using one of the new Cherry Pie stamps from the store, I made this little gift box. It was very simple to construct - I just covered a match box with scraps of patterned paper - then added the stamped butterflies. Rhinestones, gold wire and a light wash of Twinkling H2Os give the box a bit of pizazz.

Stamp - Cherry Pie Art Stamps (TSQ)
Ink - Versamark
Paper/card - K&Company, Bazzill
Embellishments - Kaiser rhinestones (TSQ), gold wire
Other - LuminArte Twinkling H2Os, match box, pliers

Flutterby

This is a card I've created for a friend's birthday later this month. It's very similar to the Nouveau Dreaming card I made a while back. I followed the same basic composition but played around with the colour scheme and altered the embellishment at the bottom. This card will soon be winging its way to South Africa. I'd better make it in time!

Stamp - PSX

Paper/card - Basic Grey, Bazzil

Embellishments - Kaiser rhinestones, Kaiser pearls, decorative playing card, gold wire, vintage cameo

Other - pliers

Handle With Care

This is the little card I've made for Easter this year. It's a simple design which makes replication a very quick process - very important when you're making a large quantity of cards :-) I've used three gorgeous Stampington stamps from The Stamping Queen. They're clear unmounted's which make stamping a pleasure. Not only are they easy to use, they're a breeze to clean. Happy Easter!

Stamps - Stampington & Company
Ink - Distress, Versamark
Card - Bazzil
Embellishments - ribbon
Other - hole punch