This is for todays sketch challenge. I wanted to make a special card for my new b/f. I just found out he likes purple, and purple is my fave color too!
So I used my left over piece from my smoosh, squish and spray technique.
Directions here: This is what I did:
plastic baggie - cut on side and across bottomOpened baggie to look like a book.
stamped almost amethyst directly onto one side of the baggie (stamp pad to baggie)Then I stamped elegant eggplant directly to the other side of the baggie (stamp pad to baggie)I closed the baggie, used a bone folder and rubbed it along the outside of the baggie
Opened the baggie, sprayed clear water (usually food coloring and water is done this step) Only 3 squirts of water needed.Close the baggietake bone folder and smoosh it around the outside of the bag
Open the baggie, take 2 pieces either photo paper or glossy paper. Put glossy sides out, and matted side back to back.Put in center of baggie
Close baggie, smoosh, and squish the colors together using bone folder again.
Open baggie, see finished product, cut to size
I really like this rose I think I bought it from AC Moore a few years back. I stamped it in eggplant and artichoke, and colored it in with amethyst and celery.
I used my marvy uchida punches, and punched in artichoke and eggplant.
tfl

On Sunday I got to hang out with my best friend. She's not a stamper, but we were both stressed out, so we decided to make cards. She had some stuff that needed cards for anyway. So I got to teach again. It was great. I am a SU demo, but I have no clients, so I am more of a hobbiest than anything. Due to finances, I might even have to give that up, but in any case, I love to teach. It is such a relaxing craft, and I am totally in my element when I make my cards.

It was nice to be inspired again. Things had been a little off lately for me, and I've kind of been in a funk and not creating to the best of my ability, but Sunday gave me light and enthusiasm again. I'm glad I had the chance to chill out with my bff and create and to get my mojo going again.

This is what we created.

I made this for todays sketch challenge.
I haven't used my smoosh, squish & spray technique in a while, so I decided to use it today. I thought it would be a neet backdrop. I did my technique a little different this time. I usually use food coloring & water, today, just plain water.
This is what I did:
plastic baggie - cut on side and across bottomOpened baggie to look like a book.
stamped almost amethyst directly onto one side of the baggie (stamp pad to baggie)Then I stamped elegant eggplant directly to the other side of the baggie (stamp pad to baggie)I closed the baggie, used a bone folder and rubbed it along the outside of the baggie
Opened the baggie, sprayed clear water (usually food coloring and water is done this step) Only 3 squirts of water needed.Close the baggietake bone folder and smoosh it around the outside of the bag
Open the baggie, take 2 pieces either photo paper or glossy paper. Put glossy sides out, and matted side back to back.Put in center of baggie
Close baggie, smoosh, and squish the colors together using bone folder again.
Open baggie, see finished product, cut to size

I thne layered my pieces on eggplant and finished with the sentiment from dreams for you in artichoke.

tfl

Hi, I'm Charlie, I'm 9 years old. I got to stay home today because it snowed. I asked mom what the challenge for the day was, and as soon as I saw this I had an idea.
I originally was going to use flamingos for my card but then the cardstock ripped while mom was out shoveling, so, I found some paper and changed my image. When I stamped on the workplace paper, I made a trail with my stamp, I thought it was cool. It looked as if the flower was moving. I wanted to repeat this affect.
This is how I made the "moving effect", I stamped my main image, then I slowly wiggled the stamp in the direction I wanted the image to move. It's kind of a rocking motion back and forth. I think it is way cool.
The card is on pixie pink, I like this color because it is nice and bright, then the other color is brilliant blue, another bright color.
Thanks for looking!

Well, It's the New Year! Let's hope that things are better than last year. Last year was a very difficult year, and I'm hoping with my school graduation looming in the forefront that things will look up. I certainly could use a financial boost. That is totally for sure.

Today on Splitcoaststampers.com we had a challenge to be inspired by cakes. The website is here: http://cakenouveau.com/cakes.html

I found two yummy looking cakes and made some cards. The first one I made out of choc chip paper, then I took some close to cocoa paper, and cut it in strips, each a little more narrow then the next. Then I took Delight in Life and Organic Life flowers and stamped them in brilliant blue, then cut the flowers out. I mounted them in a cascade of flowers. This was quite time consuming. I took a few breaks and took down the ornaments on the tree. the lights and tree, and accessories are next them I'm done! Yeah! Anyway, this took quite some time with this card. I popped up some of the flowers for visual interest.

Around 10pm I decided to make another card. This one I used the orchid as the inspiration. This was a little less tedius as the other card. I used some diecuts and my cuttlebug to cut them. I'm so new to die cuts! Anyway, I used my new nesties too! I'm still trying to get the hang of them, they don't look like everyone elses, I think I'm doing something wrong! HELP!

I made my card of river rock, black, very vanilla, and garden green. I think I had a really cool effect with this card. The die cut corner I used, I really wanted to swirl around the "cake" but I couldn't find a way that I like it, so I stuck with corners. I then stamped in orchid oppulence the flower from touch of nature, and the small flower from delight in life. All in all, it has been a productive card day.