Monthly Archives: July 2012

Index Card A Day – #48 & #49

31 Tuesday Jul 2012

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I did these two cards at a crafty night out with some friends. I had new stamps (Dylusions, of course!) and wanted to play!

#48 – upside down

I am not a fan of this card. You know how you have an idea in your head and it just doesn’t work out? Yeah. That’s this card.

First I stamped the body image and masked it. Then I misted with water, then Dylusions, then water again to blend. I went a little overboard with the liquid and had a far amount of seepage under the mask, though that didn’t bother me – I kind  of liked it anyway!

I then stamped the head image, but didn’t like it so I stamped it again and cut it out, colouring before adhering to the card. I stamped and cut out the sentiment and then added it.

If I had my time back I would have left the head out all together and put the body upside down…

Oh, well, it’s only one card out of 61, right? 🙂

#49 – adventures

Now this card was the opposite of the first – it turned out better than expected!

Again I misted and sprayed the background over a stamped body image but then I misted Studio Calico Shine over a stencil to give a little pop to the background.

I stamped and coloured the boots and wings over a gessoed card, which helped me blend and lighten the marker colours. I cut and added them to the card and then thought the sentiment was perfect for the winged boots.

Lots of shine and there’s some good dimension with the wings too (though I didn’t get a good picture of that) – they’re only adhered by the boots so they fly off the card.

I’m still hoping to get vacation pictures up today or tomorrow so keep an eye out for those! And, this is hard to believe, there are only a dozen more index cards left to do – today is actually the official final day but vacation put me behind a bit. Are you sick of them yet? 🙂

S.

Index Card A Day – #46 & #47

30 Monday Jul 2012

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(note: I totally forgot to set this to post yesterday morning – sorry!)

#46 – mandala

If you follow me on Twitter, you already know that this card did not want to be made – it blew into the pool and got soaked twice! Thank goodness for permanent ink!

The ink in the background (Hero Arts Shadow and Mid-tone Inks) did bleed a little but the stamped pattern is still perfectly intact.

I drew the mandala with my black Zig pen from Kuretake and added a few tiny highlights with my white Uniball.

There’s nothing else because, frankly, after drying it out a second time I was simply ready to be done with it! 🙂

#47 – I was cleansed forgiven….

This one was just fun to do. I used my Twinkling H2O’s and randomly painted, adding extra colour here and there, then added in some stencils and punchinella.

I finished by stamping the sentiment on a pre-made background of a contrasting colour, then cut it out and added it.

As always, I love the shine – it makes me happy!

Hoping to be back tomorrow with another couple of cards or maybe vacation photos – I haven’t forgotten about that!

S.

Index Card A Day – #44 & #45

28 Saturday Jul 2012

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Two more index cards for you today and they’re very different from each other!

#44 – one day at a time

I made this one while I was away with very limited supplies. I used a second generation type of inking to get the lighter swirl and text images. Then I used regular inking to stamp the sentiment and butterflies. I coloured them with my Koh-i-noor pencils and smudged with my fingers to blend and give them the halo. Simple, basic….

#45 – celebrating…

This card is special – it was our wedding anniversary and so I made a card to celebrate that – even though I was on vacation away from D!

I used my Twinkling H2O’s, of course, to make the shimmery stripes and paint the wood veneer people, then stamped the sentiment in Jet Black Archival Ink.

The fun part of this is that the sentiment is actually pieces of three different stamps all jumbled together. I simply cut them apart and stamped the bits as I wanted. Have I mentioned before how much I love Ali Edwards and Technique Tuesday?

Oh, right, only a few thousand times! 🙂

I’m pretty sure I’ve also mentioned my love for Twinkling H2O’s…..

See you all next week for more ICAD’s and a vacation recap in pictures!

S.

 

Things on Thursday – CHA-S edition

26 Thursday Jul 2012

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First, a little note: I know I’ve been posting a little less here – summer is busy! If you want to see more, I post pics and life bits on Twitter and Instagram (I’m saracees), follow me there! That’s also where you’ll find sneak peeks of upcoming classes! 😉

So CHA-S (Craft and Hobby Association, Summer 2012) is over and the companies in the crafting industry released their new product, focusing mostly on Halloween and Christmas. Here are some my faves of the new goodies!

1. Dyan Reaveley – Dylusions for Ranger

You know I love Ranger and you know I love the Dylusions line. The new Christmas stuff coming out is no exception. Top of my list is this sentiment stamp set – hilarious!

2. Tim Holtz – Ranger

Finally! Rock Candy Distress Stickles in a big jar with a brush! YAY!!!!

3. Studio Calico

A new collection for SC is Yearbook. And they have polaroid frames. These will be mine!

4. Dyan Reaveley – Dylusions for Ranger

OK, so I know I said the sentiments were top of my list but this is fighting for first place too! 🙂

5. The Crafter’s Workshop

I can’t narrow these down. With new designs from Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Dina Wakeley, Karen Ellis, and Jaime Echt, there are more stencils than I could hope for. And I want them all! The Bug Doily makes me laugh, and I need the Whimsical Vines, and the Spilled Hearts are awesome!

 

Trust me, these aren’t the only things on my want/need list – but it’s a good start!

Leave a comment letting me know what you love and need from the new releases, I have no problem adding to my list! 🙂

S.

Index Card A Day – #42 & #43

25 Wednesday Jul 2012

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I’m very behind on posting my index cards and am very, very behind on the number of cards I should have – vacation pushed me back and I have a class this weekend to prep for so it will be a bit before I can catch up. I do have a couple of posts for you this week of the ones that are completed.

The two I’m showing you today were made the night before I left on vacation at a crafty night with Tina and Marg. Technically, since my flight was 6am, I should have been in bed, not making index cards! 🙂

#42 – Being happy…

This one has a lot going on. I first rubbed purple ink through a floral stencil and didn’t like how it looked – flowers and purple are not really me! Then I used molding paste through the Zinnia stencil and once it dried, misted and inked through some punchinella stencils, a nice little gift from my friend Marg!

I stamped the sentiment on another pre-made background – that seems to be my favourite thing to do lately – and cut it out before adhering to the card.

I love the mix of colours and texture, even the hints of purple flowers that show through!

#43 – let’s go for a ride

This is a flat one but with enough other interesting things going on that I felt leaving off the dimension was ok – strange for me!

I used my blending tool to cover the background with Distress Ink and then I flicked it with water to get the lighter spots. I used Metallic Paint Dabbers and ink with the punchinella templates, then stamped the bike, sentiment, and leaves with Archival Ink. I used a water brush on the interior of the leaves to lighten the colour and added accents with my Sakura Stardust pen.

I love the little bit of shine the pen and the metallic paint gives the card!

See you tomorrow for some more cards and maybe a sneak peek of this weekend’s Yearlong Album class!

S.

I’m back and a Layout!

24 Tuesday Jul 2012

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I’m back from an awesome vacation with M and although it’s nice to be back and the weather is amazing, I kind of wish we were still there! A week of doing just about nothing was fabulous! 🙂

I have just a short post for you today but it has some crafty eye candy so enjoy!

A few weeks ago I started a LO tag with a group of friends and now that it’s finished, I can show you my LO! And, for those of you who are wondering, LO tag is where an initial person (me, in this case) gets inspiration from another person’s work, then passes their take on it along to the next person on the list and so on until everyone is done. It’s super fun to see how much it all changes over the list of people. It’s kind of like the whisper game we played as kids, but in a crafty way instead!

I used the Studio Calico 35mm kit for the bulk of this, along with a roller date stamp and some flair. The picture I used is an all time favourite.

A little while ago my friend Cathie blogged and asked if anyone else reused favourite pics. I had to laugh because this one came to mind immediately! This is the second time (I think) that I’ve used it and I know it won’t be the last – so glad there are others who “recycle” their pictures too!

I’ll be back with the few ICAD’s I managed to get done on vacation – I’m waaaaay behind now! I’ll also do a vacation recap sometime this week when I get a chance to edit some photos!

S.

Quick Va-cay Update!

17 Tuesday Jul 2012

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M and I are having a blast here in New Brunswick!

The weather has been fabulous and our awesome friends and hosts have a pool (lucky us!) that M is just loving!

We’ve been mostly lazing about, visiting the playground, and we went to Cherry Brook Zoo this morning.

Apart from that, the kiddies are having the best time together – it’s like they were never apart!

S.

Blog Break

16 Monday Jul 2012

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M and I are on vacation this week while D stays home to work and G spends some fun time with Poppy. Unless I get a quick second to post, I’ll be on a break this week!

I’m planning, fingers crossed, to keep up with ICAD so I’ll post those pics and details next week along with vacation photos!

See you later!

S.

Happy Anniversary….

15 Sunday Jul 2012

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…to my cute hubby! 7 years ago we had the best wedding on the beach surrounded by all our family and friends. Today, he is asleep in bed with G while M and I hang out at the airport waiting to go visit friends in NB.

It’s been a good run, D, ups and downs, good times and bad, but without you there wouldn’t be our babies, and without you there wouldn’t be us. Love you always.

S.

July 12 on Twelve

13 Friday Jul 2012

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Played along with the 12 on Twelve again this month – I love doing this, it’s a great way to get a monthly overview easily!

1. Ella’s favourite spot in the summer – in front of the fence and behind the trees where none of the kiddies can reach her!

2. M and her new buddy playing in the tent.

3. G in the crab pool,, enjoying some alone time!

4. My selfie for the day.

5. M having a foot spa with pool water and pine cones!

6. Enjoying the bubble blower!

7. M and G playing in the crab pool and pretending to eat the floaties (they’re hot dogs!)

8. MK and M whispering in the sun.

9. Upside down!

10. Singing and making music at Poppy’s house.

11. Playing in Poppy’s bath with the “whooshers” – it’s a storm!

12. Picking wild strawberries before heading home to bed.