Christmas Trees

GLITTERY CHRISTMAS TREES

HI EVERYBODY!!! It has been FOREVER since my last post!!! I have been busy playing with my Copic Markers and a new air compressor (whew!!! is that ever fun!!!!). I have learned new techniques using Elizabeth Craft Designs - can't wait to share them all with you!!!
These stickers are from Elizabeth Craft Designs.
First I placed a strip of tape onto a piece of white cardstock. I very carefully lifted the peel-off and placed it right onto the tape. Sticky side down. I then sprinkled the images with transulent glitter and burnished it using my forefinger. I decided to use the palette technique and a very fine waterbrush to transfer the ink to the glittered image. This way I am positive I won't clog up my markers. I used 2 sizes of pop dots to give each tree a different dimension.
Click on the image to enlarge it and you can see how the glitter shines through!
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SPARKLING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

HELLO EVERYBODY!!! I have absolutely fallen in love with Elizabeth Craft Designs! Last week I discovered a way to combine her wonderful glitter with Copic Markers.

I applied double-sided tape to some scrap pieces of Neenah Classic Crest paper. I transferred the ornaments to the tape, glittered and brunished the ornaments and then used my selected colors of Copic Markers over the glitter. WARNING.....I would not suggest using any glitter other then Elizabeth Crafts!!!!! Elizabeth Crafts' glitter is an incredibly microfine glitter. After it is burnished there are absolutely NO specks of glitter left to clog up your marker. Other glitters might clog the marker so be careful!!!!

I cut out the ornaments and mounted them onto an embossed piece of cardstock, added the pearls and Elizabeth Craft chains.

This technique gives a beautiful sparkly shine all the way through - gorgeous!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hi Everyone! Whether we like it or not it is definitely time to start thinking about Christmas cards! Every year I make a promise to myself to have everything done by Thanksgiving so I can totally enjoy the holidays. I think I just might get it done this year - hope so!

When I saw this wood reindeer stamp from Stampendous I knew I had to have it! I'm not sure if you can see that the white background paper has been embossed with snowflakes. The textured plate from Sizzit is actually called "Polka Daisies" but it sure looks like snowflakes to me! I stamped the image, colored with Copic Markers, added ribbon, attached a snowflake and finished up with Our Craft Lounge's Sparkly Fluff for snow. I almost always shadow my images with a light Copic Marker to give the image some depth. I love the simplicity of this card!

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Bootiful Halloween

Hi!! Tomorrow I am doing a make and take at a local scrapbook store and wanted to share this fun card with you.
I used my Scor-it board to create the embossed lines on the card base. The stamp set is from the Stampendous 2010 release. The stamps are cling rubber - I love the way these stamps grip the ink to the paper. I am becoming a big fan of the rubber stamps again now that they are die cut and can be mounted on a block rather then having all my drawer space taken up with wood blocks! I used Martha Stewart's doily border punch to give the card a really girlie look. I colored the boots and socks with Copic Markers and embellished the buckles with Our Craft Lounge's Sparkling Silver glitter.
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Making Tomato Sauce

As I was picking my beautiful vine ripened tomatoes yesterday, flowers in full bloom, all the vegetables-I had this this thought as I was picking the oregano( I am making some tomato sauce) I realized that the crispness in the air was the signal to get out the pumpkins and of course scarecrows. I love the cooler temperature and the change of seasons.  It inspired me to get coloring- Speaking of coloring, I just found an art store near me (very bad for my budget) that carries all the colors of Copic markers and all the fun accessories to go along with it! So as the sauce was simmering I sat down with this fun little scarecrow stamp and my Copic markers.  So many colors so hard to choose from!. I know like a broken record... A little glitter to accent my pumpkins, mustard cardstock base and deep chocolate brown, mustard checkered paper,of course checkered-so fallish.  A smattering of buttons and he was done!   I love spending a little time every day tucked away in the midst of stamps and all the fun accessories that go along with them.  It makes for a great day!

BEAUTIFUL FALL LEAVES

HELLO EVERYBODY! Think it's too early to do a fall card? NAH!!!! I love fall!!! Here in the Rockies we experience the most beautiful Indian Summers and after a 90 degree day like today, I am ready!

The stamp set is from Our Craft Lounge - Shades of Fall. I wanted to do a lot of blending with my Copic Markers so this was the perfect card! I used my blender pen to saturate the backgound and then colored with my marker - YR20. Not only does this technique make the paper interesting but it makes the ink go further. I then used YR23 for the corners and blended it into the background. I colored the leaves using my favorite fall colors and added Spica Glitter Pens to the centers of the leaves to give them a sparkle. I cut them out and popped them up using pop dots. I didn't have the right color of button so I airbrushed a white button to match the orange in the leaves. I attached the button with twine (confiscated from my husband's stash in the garage). This was a fun card to make - LOTS of coloring and oh, such beautiful colors!!
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Ahh Summer

Summer in Colorado can be, shall we say temperamental at the least?  Sunny, beautiful, clouds roll in, some wicked Mother Nature is unleashed, the sky returns to a stunning bright blue!  Watching the weather this afternoon is what inspired this" life is good" card.  This little Stampendous bee just looks so happy, ready to dig in to a delicious piece of watermelon.YUM, true Summer a little glitter to accent wings and of course Copics fantastic colors to add just the right polish to the image! Taking time to make a card is better then blood pressure medicine!  Take time to pamper yourself-get out your stamps and create a fabulous card to share with someone you love!  Come back and visit real soon!