The Secret Gardener

Tomorrow is moving day for me - so I am scheduling this post a whole month in advance.  I am hoping that when this card goes live, spring will have finally arrived here in Alberta, and that the spring flowers are in full bloom.  The theme for this months challenge at One Crazy Stamper is Flowers, and this card fits the bill perfectly.

 

This gorgeous young lady is Gardener Gayle from Saturated Canary, which I have colored with Copics.  The image was then cut with one of the newest Spellbinders dies called Opulent Ovals, then the edges and background were inked with the Antique Linen Distress Ink Pad.  The card front has layers of designer paper from Graphic 45's Secret Garden collection, and various Prima flowers.  The centers of the lily of the valley flowers all received a bead of Frosted Lace Stickles.
 



Glitter Fun!!!!!

Welcome to Terrific Tuesday time for One Crazy Stamper, and this month I get to show you all a great tutorial featuring a variety of items that can be purchased at the online store.  When I first saw this tutorial late last year, the original instructions used the Outline Peel-off Stickers from any of the companies that now sell this item, but I wanted to try for the same look using several of the Memory Box dies that I have been collecting.   The end result is stunning!!!

 

So gather your supplies -

Sookwang Scor Tape, Copic Xpress It cardstock, Glitter Ritz in any of the white or clear colors, Cardstock of your choice, Copics, Glitter Magnet, Tweezers, Cuttlebug, Metal Shim plate, paper trimmer, Memory Box dies, Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive, Microbeads

 

Cut Scor Tape to the finished size of your card front ( 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" )



 

Cut Copic Xpress It cardstock to the same size as the Scor Tape.

 

Peel off backing paper from Scor Tape and adhere to the Copic Xpress It cardstock.

 

Cut your choice of Memory Box dies from cardstock.

 

Using tweezers carefully place die cuts on the exposed layer of the scor tape - be sure to not touch the surface of the tape as that will effect the adhesion of the glitter to the tape.

 

 



 

Once you have the dies placed on the sticky surface of the scor tape, you can then add the Glitter Ritz.

 

With your fingers, carefully burnish the glitter onto the card surface, shake off excess ...



 

... and remove any remaining glitter with the glitter magnet.

 

Now, for the fun!!  Use your Copic markers to color your glittered images.

I have used the following on the Memory Box Wild Sunflower diecuts:

Yellow - Y13, Y15, Y17, Y38

Dark Yellow - YR21, YR23, YR24, YR27

Rusty Red - E07, E19, E18

Leaves - G21, G24, G28

Sky - BG01

Now, if you know me, you will know that I love to add more depth to card fronts, so out came my trusty Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive and Microbeads to cover the flower centers.

 

Here's the finished card front in all of it's glittery finery!!  The butterflies were done using some of the outline peel off stickers from my stash ( and now I will need to add some of the beautiful Memory Box butterfly dies to my collection ), and the sentiment is an oldie from My Sentiments Exactly!

 



 

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and that you want to try this stunning technique for yourself - you will be surprised at how easy this technique is to master!!

One of Those Days.....

Just a quick post today to let you all know why my posts have been sadly lacking lately.  In less than two weeks I will be in the process of moving from my current home to a smaller house outside of Calgary, so my card crafting time has been very limited lately - lots to pack!!  I'm hoping that my new craft room will be set up and ready to use by the end of the month, and then I'll start posting more often, but until then........here's a clean and simple card design using Hazilton Wonders from Eat Cake Graphics.

Sending You Sunshine

 I have colored up this ultra cute image from Whimsy Stamps artist Crissy Armstrong called Fistful of Flowers.

 The image is colored with Copics, fussy cut and then mounted on the inside of the card.  The card front has a scalloped circle opening cut with a Spellbinder die, and a frame is also cut with two Spellbinder dies.  The paper is from Dovecraft's Garden Party collection, sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps, and the flowers are from Prima.

Dreamy Dragon

Surprise!!! 
 As a last minute favor for Design team member Aaemie I get to post another card this week for One Crazy Stamper, and it's a bright spring colored card to finally celebrate the arrival of spring here in Alberta.  ( Shhhhh, don't say it too loud, or the winter fairies might just decide to return and share a few more flakes of snow - horror!!! )

 

This adorable little dragon is taking a well deserved nap and dreaming of all of the pretty flowers soon to arrive.  I have colored up Dreamy Dragon from Whimsy Stamps artist Sylvia Zet with my Copics, then added Icicle Stickles to the flowers for that extra shimmer and shine.  The image was cut and matted with the Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles die.  Paper flowers are all from my stash of Prima, while the flower centers are either Kaiser rhinestones, pearls made with the Cream Viva Decor Pearl Pen, or cream Kaiser self adhesive pearls. 

 



Winged Beauty

Good morning, and welcome to Terrific Tuesday for One Crazy Stamper!  The monthly challenge theme for April is Black and White plus one other color, and you still have a week to get creative and enter the challenge to win an awesome prize!

This week I have once again colored with my Copics, and then used Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol to add depth to this image - Wind Beneath My Wings from Whimsy Stamps artist Crissy Armstrong.  The image was cut and matted with Spellbinders Labels Twenty Eight, Star Dust Stickles were added to the wings and ribbons and Kaiser Craft Flowers were added to the card front.

Today is Your Day!!

I have a wonderful group of ladies that love to color cards using the painting with Distress Inks technique, and at a recent class they were all talking about the fact that each and every one of them has a child graduating from high school this year.  After they had left for the evening I thought that I should just maybe get busy designing a card for either a girl or boy graduate, and within a few days the group leader called to request a class with grad cards!!!  So here's one of the cards that I designed using the Grad Girl 2012 image from Saturated Canary.

 

After painting the image I fussy cut her out, which meant that the tassel had to go, so what better way to replace it, then to make an actual tassel.  She is popped up on the card front in front of a Cheery Lynn die, and designer paper from Moxie, and Karen Foster Designs.  The pearls were made with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen, and the sentiment is from The Places You'll Go set from Taylored Expressions.

I'll show you the grad boy card in a few days!!

Saturated Canary Challenge Blog - #41 Anything Goes