Be extraordinary!

 

That's Birdy Shoes by Stampotique. Isn't he just way too cute?  I think he's extraordinary, especially when he's sporting some colorful plumage so he can stand out from the crowd.

He was stamped onto Neenah cardstock and onto a double layer of Eclipse Tape by Judikins, which were fussy cut to be used as masks. I stamped the birdy on the right, masked him, stamped the birdy in the middle, masked him, then stamped the last birdy on the left. The masks were kept in place while I colored in a floor for them. Then the masks were removed and all three birdies were colored in Toner Grey Copic markers. 

An additional Birdy Shoes image was stamped, colored in orange, yellow, and violet to comply with the current challenge over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge blog. He was fussy cut, edged with a black pen, and put aside.

I found some seriously old black/grey patterned paper with a tiny triple dot pattern in my stash that worked really well matchy-matchywise (new word) with my greyscale birdies. This paper is by Keeping Memories Alive, which has been gone forever and a day. I hoard their papers because I find them useful. 

The birdy trio was matted with grey cardstock, then layred onto the KMA paper using almost-as-old photo corner stickers by Scrapbook Adhesives. I hoard those too because they're useful. Sense a theme here?

I die-cut a piece of grey cardstock using an old 4x4 QuicKutz die and stamped the sentiment, from the Wise Words set by Rubber Soul/Wordsworth, using Onyx Black VersaMark ink onto it. I also die-cut an extra grey arrow and a black arrow and stacked all three of them, offsetting their arrowheads a bit. This gave the colorful Birdy Shoes birdy a nice raised perch. Colorful Birdy Shoes was adhered onto the stacked arrows using my beloved-and-hoarded black dimensional foam stickers by Scrapbook Adhesives.

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I shall enter this card in the following challenges:

• Stampotique Designers Challenge #111: Yellow, Orange, and Purple

• Addicted to Stamps Challenge #61: Wonderful Wings

• Stamping Sensations: Wings & Things and a Touch of Vintage (my papers)

Dance with me!

Greetings! Today I bring you yet another glimpse of Third Coast's newest release. Remember that these new release stamps are on sale for 20% off through June 10th!

This card features Victorian Boots (FA-516-I) from page 10.

I stamped the single boot using VersaFine ink, heat set it, masked it, and repeated the process. Then I colored the boots using Copic markers, and added Glaze Pen accents for the buttons. The image was die-cut with a square Nestabilities die, Victorian Violet Distress ink was sponged over the die, then I grounded the boots with some Black Soot Distress ink. The patterned paper is from a My Mind's Eye: Sophie/Graceful 6x6 pad. The black paper is actually black vellum, but that's not showing. :(

I wanted to mimic the details of the stamp, so I used lots of scallops, then also used sheer organza ribbon that I've had in my stash forever. I made the ribbon flower, colored a pearl button with my 100 Black Copic marker, and also colored pearls with Copics too.

Ribbon Bow: Up close & personal:

Oh yeah. The sentiment is from the Tiny Wise Words clear set by Wordsworth/Rubber Soul.

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Be Extraordinary!

I recently treated myself to a few Kraftin' Kimmie stamps and some wonderful new stencils from The Crafter's Workshop, which I found at Susana's Custom Art store!

I decided to play along with the Monday Greetings Challenge over at the Outlawz. The challenge was to use something using the first letter of your first name. I was flummoxed at first, then realized that I could use Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! :D

I then realized that I could have used one of my 3,013,739,013 kitty stamps. Oh well.

Here's my first card using Mizuki and the new Bamboo stencil.



I colored Mizuki using Copic markers and some Glossy Accents over the skulls.

I used:
Face -- E50, YR000, and R11
Kimono -- G40, G21, G24, G28
Obi -- RV52, 55
Hair was colored with C3, C6, C7, C8.
Background: BG11, RV000, V000
Ground: C2, C1, C0
Skulls: T2, T0

I airbrushed G24 and G28 over the Bamboo stencil which I had taped to light green cardstock. While it was still taped, I ran the piece through my Big Shot to emboss it. If you look carefully, you can see where a crease formed in the upper left.

The sentiment is from an old set called Tiny Wise Words by Rubber Soul/Wordsworth.

BTW, this isn't quite as bright irl and the rhinestone gems are not screaming neon. They're a nice fuschia. *sigh*

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I shall enter this in the following challenge(s):
• Outlawz Greetings Monday: Must start with the first letter of your name.
• Oozak "Anything Goes" challenge

I had planned to enter this in the Kraftin' Challenge last week, but time got the best of me, as it often does. Ah well.

Third Coast Thursday!

I guess I'm in a philosophical mood. Here's a card using Butterfly Ride by Third Coast Rubber Stamps. The stamp comes in more than one size. I got both because I love the image!

The image was colored with Copic markers, which actually match the background papers, which are by My Mind's Eye (mat layer) and Graphic 45 (background layer). I diecut the image, then masked it, kept it in the Nestabilities Label 11 die, and sponged Distress Ink over the image to be matchy-matchy with the background paper.

The sentiment is by Wordsworth/Rubber Soul and was punched out with the Word Window punch, then layered onto another Nestabilities die cut, and a Cuddlebug diecut strip.

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SCS Technique Tuesday Challenge!

Teri, Technique Tuesday's SCS Coordinator and a super-talented paper artist, issued the challenge to use stamps to create a background paper.

Here's my take on the challenge.


This challenge was fun for me because it made me step out of my comfort zone. You see I am in love with pre-made patterned paper and can't seem to craft without it. I have a humongo stash of it and can't seem to stop buying it.

I've done this sort of challenge before and had fun with it, but I can't seem to remember to use my stamps to create my own paper.

Anyways, I found a scrap of lined patterned paper and repeatedly stamped the decorative square from the Crowned Jewels set using China Blue Distress Ink. I then found a scrap of textured cardstock that matched the background of the lined paper and used the same Distress Ink to stamp the heart from the Skin Deep set (retired) and the sentiment from the Tiny Wise Words set by Wordsworth Rubber Stamps/Rubber Soul.

This card was fun, easy, and quick to create. Plus, it's really unlike my usual stuff and I used scraps from my scrap bin, so I feel thrifty too! *snort*

I hope you (all three of you) like it too!

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