Elegant Santa

Good Morning.  Welcome to "Wonderful Wednesday" here again at One Crazy Stamper.  As we have all mentioned, for the month of September, myself and my design team sisters will be showcasing the Christmas release from High Hopes.  I have a card to show you today using Elegant Santa.  I see this Santa from the Victorian era so paired him with colours and a sentiment to match that.

Supplies Used: Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, High Hopes "Elegant Santa", Copic Markers, Glossy Accents, Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink, Christmas Red Stickles

A close up of the image:

Copics Used:  Skin ~ E00, E02, E11, R20; Hat ~ G21, G24, G29, R24, R37, R39, R89, YR21, YR23, YR24; Beard Shadows ~ W1, 0

Thanks for dropping in today.  Two reminders ~ our blog hop is Sept 10th with lots if inspiration and prizes and you can enter our September "CHRISTMAS' challenge with a card of your own.

Hugs,

It's Your Day - Take Time for You!!!

The month of August has flown by and today is my last BIRTHDAY themed card for the monthly challenge at One Crazy Stamper.

Just before my move back in May, I cleaned out my Distress Ink Palettes, and just never seemed to have the time to get the inks refilled. So I finally pulled out all of my Tim Holtz Distress Re-inkers and filled my palettes, and the end result is this little birthday card. I inked the House Mouse "Spa Day" with Tsukineko Black Onyx ink and stamped it on watercolor paper, and then got busy using my water brush and the distress inks to color the image. To enhance the bubbles I used Stardust Stickles to add sparkle and shine.

Card Recipe

Flowers - Shaded Lilac, Seedless Preserves

Leaves - Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint

Mouse Faces - Tattered Rose, Tea Dye

Mouse Bodies - Gathered Twigs

Stone Wall - Pumice Stone, Weathered Wood

Soap Dispenser - Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet

Water Bubbles - Tumbled Glass, Milled Lavender

Sky - Stormy Sky

Bowl - Crushed Olive

Word on bowl - Wild Honey

You still have a couple of days left to enter the BIRTHDAY challenge here at One Crazy Stamper to win a fabulous prize, and don't forget that OCS is looking for future guest designers - all of the details can be found by clicking on the icon at the top of this page.

 

 

Little Boys Are A Gift

Welcome to another Wonderful Wednesday at One Crazy Stamper.  It is once again my turn to show you a project that uses supplies from One Crazy Stamper store.  I am very bad at "collecting" the cards I have made instead of sending them but am proud of myself that the last 5 cards (including today's here) I have given away.  Any one else like me and make more cards than they give?

Today's card I made for a friend who had a baby boy.  I used an adorable image from High Hopes along with the matching sentiment.  Oh, and there is a girl version of this as well.

Supplies Used:  Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic Markers, High Hopes Binky Boy Monkey, High Hopes Boys Are A Gift, Echo Park Bundle of Joy Boy , Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink

A close up of the monkey:

Copics Used: Monkey ~ R20, R22, E31, E33, E35, E37, E39; Blanket ~ YG03, YG05, YG07, B01, B02; Binky ~ YG03, YG05, YG07; Top ~ B00, B01, B02; Diaper ~ E50, E51, B02, B05, E25;

Bear ~ R20, R22, E04, E41, E42, E43

Thanks for dropping by today.  We are half way through May but you still have time to enter our flower challenge for the month.  See the pinned post for all the details.  Have a great day and happy crafting,

Hugs,

February Tutorial ~ A Tri Fold Card

Good morning, crafty friends.  Today I have a quick but picture heavy tutorial on how to make my version of a tri fold card.  I tweaked it a lot to make it work for what I wanted it to do.  I have a confession to make ~ I had a video tutorial all filmed and was going to post it ~ but two things happened.  One, I kept filming my card off the screen so that you couldn't see what I was doing and second, I forgot how to upload my videos.  My camera is old and it has always been confusing as to what software supports it and I believe the original program is no longer on my computer.  So instead, there are a series of pictures for you to follow.  If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment and your email and I will get back to you with an answer.

 The Tri Fold Card:



Card open:

Supplies Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic Xpress It Blending Cardstock, High Hopes Special Thank You Set,

Copic Markers, Bazzill Basic Card stock, Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink, Kaisercraft Rhinestones

Copics Used: BG11, BG13, BG15, E11, E13, E15, YG61, YG63, YG67, YR02, YR04, YR07

And now for the tutorial:

Step 1:  Begin with a piece of base card stock 6 1/2" x 11 3/4"

The reason for 11 3/4" is because I needed the center piece to be 5" across so that I could use my Punch Around the Page punch and have it even.  If you have a border die and would prefer to use that to make a fancy edge along the top, you may use a 12" piece of card stock. 

Step 2:   Score as shown in diagram.  At 3 1/4" and 8 1/4" and at 2 3/8" along longer edge.

Step 3:  Cut out rectangles formed by score lines, either by hand or with your trimmer.  Punch along upper edge with punch or die.  Round corners.  Fold on score lines.  This is your card base done.

Step 4:  Cut 3 outside layer pieces as per measurements shown.  If you use a 12" card stock you will need to cut the small piece 1/4" larger in both this step and the next.

Step 5:  Cut 4 inside layer pieces as per measurements shown.  If you use a 12" card stock you will need to cut the centre layer 1/4" larger.

And your card is ready to embellish any way you want.  Thanks for joining me for this tutorial today.  If I can every figure out the video, I promise I will add it to this post :)

Have a great day!  Until next time,

Hugs, Heather

 



Shall We Dance

Terrific Tuesday time again here at One Crazy Stamper, and in keeping with this month's theme of Love, I have stamped and colored up this great image from Art Impressions.

This is one of the Bird Brains stamps called Dancing Birdie and Scratch, which I colored with Copics, fussy cut and then placed on the card front with an Action Wobble to make them dance, wiggle and jive!!! To create the card front, I randomly rubbed four different colors of distress inks (Aged Mahogany, Barn Door, Spiced Marmalade and Walnut Stain ) across a piece of watercolor paper, then spritzed with water to make the colors blend. After drying the resulting wash with my heat gun, I then stamped the Aged Mahogany ink pad on to my splat mat, then spritzed the color with water to make the ink form into drops. I then placed the original piece of blended colors over top of the droplets of color, to create the blotchy look. To complete the look I stamped the Whimsy Stamps Into the Farm image with Versamark ink, sprinkled with brown embossing powder, and used the heat gun again. The sentiment is from my stash. This would be a great card for an anniversay or special day to celebrate Love.

Trish's Stone Gate

Hello!  Today I have a gorgeous image to share with your from FrogsWhiskersInk called Trish's Stone Gate.

I colored my image with Copic Markers;  YG67, YG17, G99, YG95, YG91, BG0000, B66, V04, T4, W5, W3, W1, E44, E43, E42.

I trimmed the image and layered it on white cardstock which I trimmed with a Fiskars deckle edged scissors.
I added Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress Ink to my embossing folder, added a touch of sheer ribbon and a decorative brad for my finishing touches!

Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

Sweet Blossom

Today I'm sharing project using the Sweet Blossom image from Whimsy Stamps for my One Crazy Stamper post! 

I colored her up with Copic markers:  B99, B97, B95, B41, YG67, YG17,YG13, E02, E00, E47, E44, E43, E31, YR27, YR14, Y35, Y21.

I distressed the image edges with Tim Holtz's Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint.

I love using embroidery on a card to dress it up a bit.  This is the first time I used three different coordinating threads to frame my image.  I create a pattern I like, pierce it freehand and then stitch it up!

Designer papers are from BasicGrey's Clippings collection.  I then framed the panel in a 9 x 9 inch frame that my husband made for me.  I left the glass out for the purpose of the photo.

Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

Heidi!

Today's post for One Crazy Stamper features the adorable Heidi image from the Wee Stamps collection from Whimsy Stamps.

I colored her with Copic Markers:  B99, B97, B95, B93, E43, E42, E02, E00, BG000, BG10, E31, Y35, Y21.  I framed her with Spellbinder's Labels Four Die and distressed it with Tim Holtz's Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  

I further framed her with the Spellbinders' Fleur De Lis Rectangle Die that I cut the center out of.  Designer paper is from Bo Bunny's A Gift Of Love collection. 

Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

Hello!

A simple title for a Clean And Simple card for One Crazy Stamper!  My niece has a birthday coming right up....and this image is perfect!

This adorable image called Hello by Stampavie inspired my pink, black, grey and white color scheme. 
I colored my image with the following Copic Markers:  110, T4, T2, N3, RV10, E42.  I used a pink Sharpie permanent marker for my phone details and used a Signo white gel pen to add the detailing on the phone back in after coloring it black.  I also highlighted kitty's eyes with the white gel pen.  Finally, I distressed the image with Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress Ink.

I used a simple designer paper and some stickers to add my sentiment.  Sometimes clean and simple just strikes me, and in this case I wanted the image to shine!

Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

Dad's Catch

Today I'm sharing a card for One Crazy Stamper using High Hopes' stamp Dad's Catch. 

I colored the image with Copic Markers:  E47, E44, E43, E11, YG97, YG95, B97, B95, R59, R56, W5, W3, BG10, B000.  

Image is cut out with Spellbinders' Deckle Rectangle and distressed with Tim Holtz' Frayed Burlap Distress Ink.  I embellished my card with some linen thread and Candi embellishments.

Michelle Pearson
Inspiration Blooms

Happy Everything!!!

Hi All! Well the last Sunday of February has finally arrived which means that this is
my last post for this month's theme "Love is in the Air".

I have used this adorable stamp from the Whimsy Wee Stamps called Bird Swing.


Supplies used:

• Stamps: Bird Swing (Whimsy Wee Stamps) and Friendship Sentiments Tickets (Whimsy Stamps)
• Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Victorian Velvet Distress Ink
• Paper: X-Press It Blending Cardstock, DP - Picadilly (Basic Grey)
• Cheery Lynn Designs: Dainty Dutch Deco Frame
  
• Copic Markers: E81, R81, R83, YG17, BG0000, B0000, B000, YR04, YR21
• Atyou Spica Glitter Pens: 00 - Clear, 02 - Pink, 07 - Olive
• Miscellaneous: Peel offs, Rhinestones

There is still time to enter this month's challenge which is "Love Is In the Air" and Thursday is the start of a new challenge. All supplies can be found at Lora's amazing store One Crazy Stamper.

Lovely Kissy!!!

One Crazy Stamper's Terrific Tuesday is upon us again - it's my turn to show you some of the wonderful items available both online and at the store.

Here's Kissy by Mo Manning for Stamping Bella!!!!!

Doesn't she look just like the typical Prima dona waiting for her accolades!!

The image was stamped with Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic Xpress It paper.  I colored her with Copic sketch markers and Prismacolor pencils, then highlighted the rubies in her crown, on her slippers and around the sentiment with Stickles Christmas Red.  Although you can't see it on the photo her sash and crown shimmer with the addition of Sakura's Stardust pen.  The dp, frame and seam binding were distressed with Tim Holtz's Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The designer paper is from the Pretty in Pink collection from Glitz, the flower is from Prima, and the frame is from Spellbinders ( it's an oldie but goodie ).

Santa's On His Way!!!

Welcome to another Tuesday at One Crazy Stamper and my card for this months challenge theme of Winter/Christmas. 

I was so happy when Lora started carrying the Impression Obsession Stamps at OCS as the detail in these stamps is absolutely amazing, and this image is no exception.  This is Santa's Bridge which I stamped on watercolor paper with Versa Fine Onyx Black ink, and then colored using a Pental Aquash Water Brush  and several colors of Tim Holtz's Distress Re-inkers.  You can use your Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads for this technique as well, by just pushing down on the center of the lid of your ink pad, and then using the droplets of color on the inside of the lid.  I have always used a palette that I created out of a list of the 36 colors of distress inks and a sheet of acrylic, and I have now added the new Tim Holtz Ink Palette to my collection, and I love the fact that you can just close the lid and save your colors for the next project ( see photo below ).

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year!!!

Don't forget to enter the challenge for your chance to win!

Wicked Sweet - Your Next Stamp

Hi guys! Dana here and for your inspiration today I thought I'd use this cutey called Wicked Sweet from Your Next Stamp:

Do you recognize her from my mini card set from earlier this month? I decided to repurpose her on a full card. My papers are from Echo Park Apothecary paper pack.  

Here's a few close ups:

Sorry, I don't have my list of copics anymore. But here's a close up of that flower:

I used plain black tulle that I cut 3 different size circles with my Spellbinders. I cut 4 of each size. Then I just secured them together with a  brad.  Then I used my heat tool to scorch the edges. I actually did it pretty aggressively but given that it's for Halloween I sort of like that spider web/grungy look. 

I also distressed most of the edges of my papers with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Black Soot.

Thanks so much for looking and I look forward to seeing you in the Challenge.  You could win 3 cute stamps from Your Next Stamp ♥

Hugs~

Coffee in my Bathrobe... Heaven!

Except with my curly hair you will never catch me in curlers, ha! But check out cute Coffee Kiki La Rue:

My papers are Echo Park Victoria Gardens. I love hot pink and orange together! I think I've been trying to get in as many bright colored cards as possible before the more somber tones of fall. Although I do love a great fall palette also!
Here's a close up of the Copic coloring:

Although she looks popped up, she isn't. That is shading added with the V91 and V93. Sorry, sometimes I forget to add some of the final colors to my list. I added it after my adding my "halo" around her with the YR's. Those tones blended too much with her skin so I needed to add something to make her "pop".

I cut her out with my circle Nestie and backed with another scallop Nestie.  My sentiment is also from CC Designs. I don't see Amy R's Sassy Sentiments in the store at the moment but lots of other cute ones to choose from! Some final touches of Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spiced Marmalade and some white gel pen faux stitching and I think we are done : )
Thanks for looking! Come back everyday to see all the amazing projects by my teamies!!
Hugs~

Your Next Stamp Card Trio and MASSIVE BLOG CANDY!!

Today I'm sharing more of the September 2011 Your Next Stamp Release available at One Crazy Stamper! 

My first card features the Apple Pie Cutie set.  You may not see it in the photo, but the Chocolate Truffle cardstock has been embossed with Tim Holtz's Sizzix Woodgrain embossing folder!  Designer paper is from BasicGrey's Out of Print collection.

This card features the Apple Tree and Autumn Harvest set.  I used the same woodgrain embossing and uses the same designer paper collection and cut out my image with a Spellbinders Oval Die.  I distressed the sky and grass with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint.

My last card features the Ellie Loves Sunflowers set.  I used some designer paper by My Mind's Eye's Stella Collection as well as a misc scrap I found in my stash.  I colored my card images with the Copic Markers shown below.

Be sure you keep your eye on the One Crazy Stamper Facebook page and the design team member's blogs....there are giveaways celebrating the grand opening of the brick and mortar store, and you don't want to miss the GRAND OPENING CANDY WORTH $175!  I will be selecting my candy winner from last Monday's One Crazy Stamper post tonight....so QUICK, enter while you may!!!

How About a Sunflower?

Sunflowers always speak fall to me and I can hardly believe we are already half way through September! I have the cutest stamp from CC Designs to share with you today. Meet Swiss Pixies Birgitta:

I really enjoyed coloring this one with my copics! Here's a close up:

Don't forget about all the cool things you can do with your colorless blender! See those dots in the center of the sunflower? All done with the colorless blender. One thing you want to remember when you try this though is to give the blender a few seconds to start pushing the color out of the way. You will not see immediate results so better to add just a few at a time and then you go back and strengthen some of the spots or add more if you need to.
Here's the colors I used:

Here's some of the other supplies I used:
Memento Ink, Tim Holtz Distress Inks,  X-Press It adhesive, Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities, Black Pearls.

Thanks for looking and I hope you will play along with our Sketch challenge this month : )
Hugs~

Love Lolita Butterfly

Hi all! Dana here to show you my card using Love Lolita Butterfly by CC Designs:

I am still enjoying stamping with lighter colored inks and I am sure you will too! This was stamped with London Fog before coloring with my copics. Any of the lighter colors I think will work and what a fun way to challenge yourself! Here's a close up:

Because I stamped with lighter ink I was able to take great liberties with her eyes. I used a sepia copic multiliner pen to add her eyebrows and lashes. I also used a black copic multiliner to do all that detail on her wings. I really wanted them to look like monarch wings.
My papers are Cosmo Cricket PixieLicious.  She was cut out with Spellbinders Nestabilites in both Circle and Scallop circle. The finishing touches were some Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Spiced Marmalade and some Stickles.
You still have plenty of time to get in our Fun in the Sun challenge : )
Hugs~

Pink Cat Studio - Beach Plate 1

Dana here today to show you more images from the Pink Cat Studio Beach Plate 1:

Since I did pretty much straight forward coloring on this one with Copics and not a lot of shading and details I didn't write down my colors I used. 

I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Label Seventeen to cut the panel with the images. The sand was create by simply tearing some Kraft CS.  The images and sentiment (that is included with the Beach Plate 1) are popped up with some 3D Dots. 

I created the "netting" from a plain old piece of gauze that was sprayed with some Tim Holtz reinkers diluted in a spray bottle with water. I used Vintage Photo and Peeled Paint. I bet the Distress Stains would work just as well also.  I also used Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black and X-Press It Tape.

The shells are from my stash. The beach (any beach!!) is my favorite place in the world. 

Thanks for looking and I hope you will be joining for our "Fun in the Sun" challenge this month.  Don't forget to keep checking in for all of the great sales and events Lora will have going on as she gears up for the opening of her new store!!

Hugs~