Mostly a Penny Black Day!

I love the way this turned out.  I had purchased the tag cards at Michaels and hadn't used them at all.  I also picked up the Penny Black cling set at my LSS yesterday.  I thought it would go well with a clear set I have had for a year.  The lady is perfect with her purse (ok, a little large, but I think it works) beside this cling store.  The roof was easy to cut out and overlap part of the frame.  A gem on the purse, doorknob and by the heart were enough embellishments for me.  I wrote my granddaughter's name on the store front, so it will be just perfect for her.  She's younger than the young lady in the card, but she'll like it.

Recipe:

Hero Arts Dots and Flowers S5213 

Penny Black Uptown 40-191

Penny Black Hello Gorgeous 30-097

Copic Markers  BG15, BG45, G00, T0, T1, E00, E21, RV34, Y13, YG 61, YG63, I used a green on the left side of the dress and don't remember which one.

Distress Inks Broken China, Faded Jeans & Worn Lipstick

Sheer yellow ribbon

Heart Box, you say?

I never would have made a Heart Box, but I went to an all-day event at "The Stamp Art Shoppe" and played ALL DAY!   Here is the result.... well, one result of this all day work-out!  hehe  Great plus too; this is an example of colors used for Valentines, other than only Reds or Pinks!  See the Die Cut Divas' February challenge!

The Box after decoration - it was a plain cardboard box before this whole process. The wonderful bird cage is a chip board cut-out that was in one of our packages. The heart is from my Provo Craft die.  The bird is a stamp from the Hero Arts Antique Engravings clear set (CL383).

The heart is from my Provo Craft die.

Close-up of the top of the box.

I really enjoyed making this box and it was fun to work with women who enjoyed the process as well.  See my February 5th post for photos of how spoiled we were at "The Stamp Art Shoppe".  Happy Heart month! 

TIME TO STAMP!

I love my local stamp shop - The Stamp Art Shoppe!   What do they say?  A picture is worth a thousand words?   SOOOO....  We were greeted by this wonderful set-up in this first photo in the morning.  We were served lunch with a homemade carrot ginger soup that was outrageously good.  Our tea cups were kept filled and the ink flowed.  Lots of projects and fun revolved around our tables.

Sandy, owner of the store on the left and our marvelous teacher.on the right.

Since I have so many photos here, I'll save the projects we worked on for another post... Yes, I am devilish!

Hear All About Die Cut Divas

Paula's been creating buttons and bows... no, that's not it.  Buttons and Banners!  Oh my!  I think it's time to get re-acquainted with the Die Cut Divas blog and no time like the present.  Why, you ask?  Little elves have been playing and uploading, top loading, bottom loading anything and everything for the February challenge.

Our Hannah has a fantastic challenge for February and I'm so happy to be able to present a sample to our challenge blog.  I made a Valentine card with a twist.  It's rather sparkly when the light hits it.  Is that heart flying out of the mirror?

The inside of the card below.

However, there's more than a twist to the challenge, so continue on to DIE CUT DIVAS now!

ATC - little canvas of art

I've been working on Artist Trading Cards (ATC) lately and wanted to post a couple.  To the uninitiated, an ATC is a miniature piece of art created and traded or swapped, but never sold.   This card is 2 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches or 63 mm by 89 mm and can fit in standard card collector pockets, sleeves or sheets.  I pick up my sheet protectors at a Sports Memorabilia store.   You can find more information here.    

                                    

Even on a small canvas this size, you can still use die-cuts or dry embossing folders in your work.  I have traded the first one and working on more, so cannot really trade for a week or so.  Hope you enjoyed seeing these.   Be sure to catch up with the Die Cut Divas blog.  Big things are happening in February!

Sympathy card - In Memory of Leona

My very good friend's mother passed away last Friday and so I made this card for the office to sign and send to her.  I chose the Hero Arts Digital Design Kit "the Art of Style" because I love the ladies' faces so very much.  This image is a reminder of Leona to me, not the face, per se, but what the image portrays to me, an elegance that is a part of the person.

I will truly miss her.  This post is in memory of Leona.

Winner of My Blog Prize

Winner of my blog prize during the Hero Arts Stamp HOP is Mariette!   

 Mariëtte said...

Love the way you uses the Map background stamp!

January 16, 2013 at 9:55 AM

 

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