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I'm finishing my weekend with a wedding card for the Global Design Project.
Sentiments are from Stampin' Up For the New Two.
I finished with a strip of black pearls from Eyelet Outlet to finish my design.
The layout is this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch.
It's been one of those days in the studio ... you know the kind of day where no matter what you try to do, all you end-up with is a mess. I've got foil, glitter paste, ink, sequins all over the place ... a big crafty mess.
Normally, I would just walk away and try another day ... but I'm heading on vacation this week, so I needed to push through and get some projects across the finish line.
I wanted to make something using the orange & turquoise color combination at the Impression Obsession Challenge ... two of my favorite colors.
First, I thought I would use my MISTI and 6" gel press to create an inky background using those colors ... only one problems ... those colors of ink together are not pretty ... yep, an icky inky mess (I wanted you, it hasn't been pretty today).
So I decided to use the same process, but stick with one color ... Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink. I ink the Gel Press, spray with water, and then stamp onto the water color paper. I love the coverage I get with this process.
I thought I would try some Turquoise foil tape, but that failed miserably (somehow I managed to try to adhere the foil upside down ... )
So instead I did some stamping with Seth Apter's new LG Primatives Stamps ... the thing I love about his stamps, is that no matter how you stamp them, they turn out great ... and with the MISTI it was super-easy to line them up as I moved across my paper. I used Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink for a bit of orange contrast.
I decided to cut my panel into two pieces, so I could make two smaller cards (4" x 5 1/2") using Impression Obsession Birthday Top Edgers Die Cuts (amazing how different the colors look in day light vs. my photo tent ... reality is probably somewhere in the middle).
The finishing sentiment is from Impression Obsession Birthday Squares (I tried stamping in Turquoise on a scrap of Orange, but it created more ick, so I went with black).
This sentiment is from Impression Obsession Birthday Wishes.
I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at Seize the Birthday.
I have two goals for today ... clean-up my studio & re-stock my card stash. This card helped me accomplish both. These baby stickers have been on my studio table some April when I made a card with the other pieces from the set ... and today, they finally made it onto a card.
I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch with scraps of paper from my scrap bin. It's their 300th Sketch, which is absolutely amazing! Since the stickers covered most of my oval, I added a small sticker sentiment to complete the design.
For the Peace on Earth Jingle Belles prompt, my issue is always choosing which of the many peace-themed items from my stash that I want to use.
This week I decided on some gorgeous Penny Black Stickeroos from 2005 (yes, they are timeless).
I added some Eyelet Outlet Silver Pearl Gem Swirls to finish my simple design. I cut a 5" x 7" card base down to a square, but it's still mailable for standard postage when you put it in the 5" x 7" envelope.
I'm also joining the Anything Goes Challenge at The Holly and Ivy Challenge.
Another week of skipping through blogland:
Have a tremendous Thursday!
I found another set of fun little stickers in the planner section at the craft store ... they were perfect to make a set of 4 1/4" square cards featuring a selection of Eyelet Outlet Brads.
I had a pad of Prima's Sweet Peppermint Holiday Papers on my crafting table, and they coordinated perfectly (remember some seasonal papers can be used all year 'round). I love this cute little pair of doughnut brads.
When I was young, there were two things I always read at my Grandad's house ... National Geographic Magazines and Reader's Digest Condensed Books. Today, I have a collection of maps from National Geographic Magazines that remind me of those wonderful memories.
When I saw The Male Room Challenge was to use maps, I knew it was time to cut into my collection.
I combined my map with this week's CAS(E) this Sketch! and a Motorcycle Stamp from Artistic Outpost's Route 66 Set.
I love that that map has Logan, Utah on it ... a place where my family moved after I graduated from high school. I added piece of Eyelet Outlet Wide Postage Washi Tape over the map to tone down the color a bit and finished with a sticker sentiment.
The current Challenge at Impression Obsession is Christmas in July. Shopping our Stash is also celebrating a Countdown to Christmas.
I used my MISTI and four colors of ink on my Impression Obsession Christmas Word Background to create an ombre stamped background.
It allows me to position the ink on the words I want, and by cleaning the stamp between inkings, it keeps the colors from mixing on the pads.
I added another Impression Obsession sentiment from Holiday Words to complete the design. I'm also joining one of the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges at SplitCoastStampers.
The current Essentials by Ellen Mix-It-Up Challenge is with Avery Elle. My process is to pull out all of my products from both companies and spread them out on my studio table to see what sparks my inspiration.
When I saw Avery Elle's Made with Love set (which has apparently been discontinued since it's neither in the Ellen or Avery Elle Stores) next to the Essentials by Ellen Stitches Cover Plate, they looked like a match made in crafty heaven.
I stamped & embossed using a scrap of purple ombre designer paper in my scrap bin. I added a wrap of grey cord, since it is the closest to yarn that I had in my stash. I love the texture of the embossing plate on the background.
I'm also joining Lydia's second Dare to Get Dirty Challenge at SplitCoastStampers.
Drum Roll Please ... the winners are:
1 - $20 Gift Certificate to Eyelet Outlet goes to Jennifer Earley who tagged her friend Barbara Sprofera on my Ingenious Inkling Facebook Page.
Barbara - send me your address too, and I'll send you a few goodies.
2 - $25 Gift Certificate to STAMPlorations goes to Patricia Dunbar who shared my Facebook post
3 - $15 Gift Certificate and Holiday Paper Pack from Lauren's Etsy Store Just Enough Stuff is blog commenter Jean Marmo
4 - and the Grand Prize - $60 Gift Certificate to the My Sweet Petunia Store goes to Lorraine who left this blog comment (Thursday Link Love is my guilty pleasure too).
