Showing posts with label MISTI. Show all posts
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Monday, 30 September 2019

Warm { caffeinated } Hugs

We all have at least one coffee lover in our family, I confess, I'm one and my sister is too, so what better way to send comforting hugs than with a bundle of coffee beans?


I started with some smooth brown cardstock, a coffee bean background stamp (details & link below), some Espresso Truffle ink and my MISTI, then gave them an inky workout.  This stamp is a new one, so it took a few inkings to get a good even coverage and it was very handing having my MISTI to repeat stamp the image perfectly.  I trimmed the image panel down to 5 3/4" square.


I die cut the letters (warm) and hugs sentiment (details & links below) several times using the same brown cardstock.  I inked one set to make the top layer of my "warm hugs" sentiment.  I layered the sentiment together to give an offset dimension and contrast then adhered them in place on the stamped panel.  Unfortunately they didn't contrast as much as I expected, so I added a delicate golden sparkle with a Wink Of Stella glitter brush, it's still subtle but much better in real life.  It sure is hard to photograph though, that glitter catches the light and sparkles.


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Hope you have a
HAPPY National Coffee Day!

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Picket Fence Studios - background stamp - Give Me A Break
MISTI stamping tool
Memento ink pad - Espresso Truffle
smooth brown cardstock
heavy smooth white cardstock - card base
Sizzix Big Shot
Winnie & Walter - In A Word: Hugs Cutaway
Kaisercraft - Decorative Die - Handwritten Alphabet
Wink Of Stella - glitter brush - Clear
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the image panel
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the sentiment die cuts

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:
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Thursday, 4 April 2019

MORE Frame It With Team Lou at the Southern Girls Challenge

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge




Our generous sponsors for this challenge are:

Altenew


darkroom door

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Today I have used a combination of stamps, inks and dies
from my precious Altenew stash.

 My first card uses the Caps Bold Alphabet Die Set from Altenew.

I framed the sentiment panel with scoring then added a layer of gold glitter cardstock to add more dimension to the framing.  It looks like the sentiment is cut from the top white panel and the sparkling golden letters are peeking out from the negative space.


This 5" x 7" card uses the Altenew - Peony Bouquet Stamp Set (flowers & leaves), the Altenew - Bejeweled Stamp Set (sentiment) and several Altenew inks (details below).  This was my first time using layering stamps and I was so grateful to have my MISTI help to get good solid ink coverage with perfect repeat stamping for the flower and leaves.  I fussy cut the flower and leaves, die cut the frame (details below), then aligned them on my card base to decide the sentiment placement.  Once the sentiment was stamped I adhered the frame and flower in place to finish off the card.



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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Sizzix Big Shot
Kaisercraft - decorative dies - Ornate 1
Die Cuts With A View Glitzy Glitter Cardstock Stack 12x12
Fiskars - Microtip Scissors - to fussy cut flower & leaves
Scoreboard and bone folder - to score folds & framing lines
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the alphas, flower & frame

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Sending a big Thank You to Altenew and darkroom door for sponsoring our

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and look forward to seeing your work shared in the challenge gallery.  Remember we are not just a card blog, we love to see scrapbook layouts, artjournal pages and all types of papercraft.
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I am going to enter my "celebrate" card
in the following challenges:

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Frame It with Team Lou at the Southern Girls Challenge

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge




Our generous sponsors for this challenge are:

Altenew


darkroom door

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Today I have used a combination of stamps, inks and dies from my Altenew stash.

 This 5" x 7" card uses the Altenew - Peony Bouquet Stamp Set (flowers & leaves), the Altenew - Bejeweled Stamp Set (sentiment) and several Altenew inks (details below).  This was my first time using layering stamps and I was so grateful to have my MISTI help to get good solid ink coverage with perfect repeat stamping for the flower and leaves.  I fussy cut the flower and leaves, die cut the frame (details below), then aligned them on my card base to decide the sentiment placement.  Once the sentiment was stamped I adhered the frame and flower in place to finish off the card.

My second card uses the Caps Bold Alphabet Die Set from Altenew.

 I framed the sentiment panel with scoring then added a layer of gold glitter cardstock to add more dimension to the framing.  It looks like the sentiment is cut from the top white panel and the sparkling golden letters are peeking out from the negative space.


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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Sizzix Big Shot
Kaisercraft - decorative dies - Ornate 1
Die Cuts With A View Glitzy Glitter Cardstock Stack 12x12
Fiskars - Microtip Scissors - to fussy cut flower & leaves
Scoreboard and bone folder - to score folds & framing lines
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the alphas, flower & frame

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Sending a big Thank You to Altenew and darkroom door for sponsoring our

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and look forward to seeing your work shared in the challenge gallery.  Remember we are not just a card blog, we love to see scrapbook layouts, artjournal pages and all types of papercraft.

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I am going to enter my one-of-a-kind framed peony card
in the following challenges:
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Thursday, 7 March 2019

Flora and Fauna with Team Lou

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge





Our generous sponsors for this challenge are:

Waffle Flower Stamps & Dies

Creative Embellishments

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Today I have used the Lacy Flower clear stamp by Waffle Flower Stamps and Dies, one of our generous sponsors this fortnight.  I've had this stamp set in my stash for a while now but I'm thrilled to report that it's still in stock in the Waffle Flower store (link below) and highly recommend the design and quality ... you might add it to your shopping cart if you're the lucky challenge winner.

 I tried something new for me, colouring on Kraft.  I dusted the front panel of the card base with powder, then, using my MISTI, I stamped the largest Lacy Flower image and sentiment on a Kraft card base with Versamark watermark ink.  I smothered the stamping with embossing powder, shook off the excess then gently removed any stray granules before zapping it with my heat tool.  I always love watching the magic happen when embossing powder melts.

I gave the card a few minutes to cool down then coloured the segments of the image with Kaisercraft metallic gel pens.  These pens are so juicy and have such a luscious metallic shimmer and shine which looks even more decadent against the Kraft cardstock.


It's not very often that I stamp and colour directly on to a card base.  It was nice not to worry about layers or colours bleeding through.  Using the MISTI would make it quick and easy to make a bundle of these CAS cards to have ready and waiting for some "colouring therapy".

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

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*** INGREDIENTS ***

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Sending a big Thank You to our generous sponsors for sponsoring the
Flora and Fauna with Team Lou challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and look forward to seeing your work shared in the challenge gallery.  Remember we are not just a card blog, we love to see scrapbook layouts, artjournal pages and all types of papercraft.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:
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Thursday, 7 February 2019

Animal antics with Team Lou & The Southern Girls

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge



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Today I have used the Beautiful Wings clear stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs,
one of our generous sponsors this fortnight, to make a pair of CAS cards.

I pulled out my MISTI, combined a butterfly with two sentiment stamps and stamped them on A5 X-Press It blending card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I heat set the panels, coloured with Copic markers, adhered to a A5 top folding card bases then secured the bling flourishes in place.


Full details about the
Animal Antics with Team Lou Challenge
and my cards can be found HERE.

This post is to focus on my card with the heart in the flourish.

 I adjusted the placement so that the top 1/3 of the card was "white space"
and added some extra LOVE with a little heart inside the flourish.

 

Can you read the sentiment?
You can see it in full screen by clicking on the photos.
It says:

Fluttering by
to say ...
You are simply
Wonderful

Such a delightful way to share some love all-year-long,
not just for Valentine's Day.

   

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*** INGREDIENTS ***


Copic markers - butterfly body - BG53-57-18
Copic markers - butterfly wings - R20-21-22-24-27
MISTI
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the image panel to card base


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I am going to enter my hearty flourish card in the following challenges:
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Fluttering by to say . . .

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge




Our generous sponsors for this challenge are:


Colour Of Love
Featuring The Art Of Heather Valentin
(formerly Lacy Sunshine)

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Today I have used the Beautiful Wings clear stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs,
one of our generous sponsors this fortnight, to make a pair of CAS cards.


 I pulled out my MISTI, combined a butterfly with two sentiment stamps and stamped them on A5 X-Press It blending card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Of course, when you're using your MISTI, you have to ask the question, why make just one when I can stamp two at the same time?  To make them a little different, I moved one panel down lower in the MISTI so that it would be higher on the panel.  I heat set the panels, coloured with Copic markers, adhered to A5 top folding card bases then secured the bling flourishes in place.



Can you read the sentiment?
You can see it in full screen by clicking on the photos.
It says:

Fluttering by
to say ...
You are simply
Wonderful



Such a delightful way to share some love all-year-long,
not just for Valentine's Day.



I added a tiny rhinestone heart to the inside of one flourish for an extra touch of love.


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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Copic markers - butterfly body - BG53-57-18
Copic markers - butterfly wings - R20-21-22-24-27
MISTI
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the image panel to card base

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Sending a big Thank You to
 Newton's Nook Designs
&
Colour Of Love Featuring The Art Of Heather Valentin
(formerly Lacy Sunshine)
for sponsoring our
Animal Antics with Team Lou challenge
with us at the Southern Girls.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and look forward to seeing your work shared in the challenge gallery.  Remember we are not just a card blog, we love to see scrapbook layouts, artjournal pages and all types of papercraft.

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I am going to enter my first card (no heart) in the following challenges:
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Thursday, 17 January 2019

Making it SPARKLE at the Crafty Gals Corner

It's time for another challenge with us at the

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with
Challenge #183 - Make It Sparkle
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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The sponsors for this challenge are:

Morgan's ArtWorld
Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

Crafty Sentiments Designs
Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

Prize ~ $5 Gift Certificate

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Today I have used the Flower Tag 5 digital stamp from Morgan's ArtWorld,
one of our generous sponsors this week, to make a sparkly card.

 I opened the image in Silhouette Studio, along with an ornate frame cut file (details below) and sized them both to fit each other on an A5 panel.  I printed the image on X-Press It blending card, heat set, coloured with Copic markers, adding a touch of Wink Of Stella sparkle to the frame to make it look like it was silver.  Next came even more sparkle.  I cut the ornate frame with my Cameo, painted it with liquid adhesive then smothered it with luscious black glitter ... and despite my best efforts, I have to confess that our house now sparkles too!  I scored an A4 sheet of heavy smooth cardstock, trimmed to size then adhered the image panel and frame in place to complete my card filled with sparkle and love.



I was so nervous when I went to stamp the sentiment, I stupidly waiting until after I had coloured it.  I knew it was going to be a tight fit but apart from loving the words, I thought font went perfectly with the fabulous flowers.  Luckily the flourishes fitted in nicely between the stamens.



 PS - I have another confession ... this was my 3rd attempt at making this card
I had almost finished colouring the image panel, got a cramp in my hand, dropped my marker and ended up with a big line of YR09 across it.  No amount of colourless blender was able to get that graffiti out!  While I was colouring the 2nd image panel, adding the deepest red-orange accents to the petals and ... you guessed it, a giant blob of R08 flooded out.  Why did I get out of the habit of taking the caps of both ends?  Lesson learnt, 3rd attempt was done in short stints with both caps off while colouring, luckily there were no more cramps and no more inky floods.

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for
Challenge #183 - Make It Sparkle
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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*** WINNER announcement ***
Thanks to "random.org", the lucky winner from my Blog Hop giveaway is
Mel C
Congratulations Mel, you have won $10 to spend at Beccy's Place.
Please contact me via the "contact me" tool on the right-hand-side of my blog.
You have until midnight 23rd January AEST to claim your prize.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Morgan's ArtWorld - digital stamp - Flower Tag 5
Copic markers - buds - YG 01 + Y21-35-38
Copic markers - petals - Y21-35-38 + YR04-09 + R08
Copic markers - leaves - YG01-03-25-17-67
Copic markers - stamens - YG01-03-17 + Y35 + YR04 + E19
Copic markers - frame - T1-3-5-7
A4 smooth cardstock (for card base)
scoreboard & bone folder (for card base)
American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock
Silhouette Cameo
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #59022
Ornate Rectangle Frame by Jamie Koay
MISTI
Versafine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black
Kaisercraft - Sage & Grace - stamp & die set
"love always" sentiment
Helmar Acid Free Professional Glue - to adhere glitter to frame
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

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Sending a big Thank You to Morgan's ArtWorld for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #183 at the Crafty Gals Corner.
    
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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:
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 A Perfect Time To Craft - January Challenge #1 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Challenge Blog – Open Challenge January #1
Crafting By Designs – Anything Goes January Edition
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog – January Anything Goes Challenge #59
Crafty Calendar Challenge - January Challenge – Make It Flowery
Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - January Challenge – Anything Goes
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - LTSCB #117 - Anything Goes
Morgan’s ArtWorld Open Challenge - Challenge #01 1st Jan-19 - Anything Goes
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 413 – Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - January – Fabulously Feminine
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #1 – Anything Goes January
The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog - Challenge 56 – Anything Goes
optional theme – It’s A Purrfect Day
The Paper Shelter – Challenge #366 – Digital Stamp
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #370 – 371
Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge - Challenge #01 - 15th January 2019
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