A Bit of Americana - Artistic Outpost June DT Blog Hop

Welcome to the Artistic Outpost Design Team Blog Hop! Each month, the fabulous designers at Artistic Outpost showcase projects created with various Artistic Outpost Plates/Themes, this months DT Blog Hop theme is Americana.

I used the sweet little solider from the Artistic Outpost Hero plate, stamping the image in Black Archival on White card stock, then coloring with STAEDTLER Karat Aquarell Watercolor Pencils.

Details:
Stamps - Artistic Outpost Hero
Ink - Ranger Black Archival, Ranger Gathered Twigs Distress Ink, Cherry
Card Stock - Black, Cherry, Vanilla
Other - Ink Blending Tool, Dimensionals, Bo Bunny Pattern Paper

Looking for more inspiration, be sure to stop by the Designers Blogs to see what they created!
Gerrie * Suzanne * Tracy * Linda *Alison * Terry * Kate

Thanks for stopping by!

Kitchen Sink Stamps - Contest Finalists

Happy Kitchen Sink Stamps Monday!   Thanks to those who played along with last weeks Kitchen Sink Stamps Contest!  Can you believe no one correctly matched the designers to the stamp sets?

The following 7 people are finalists in the contest and have one more chance at guessing correctly:

twinsmom515 

SuperJen 

Billie Dee 

ErinS

singer21 

Anita Champagne

Shellsgr09 

 

If your name appears above, head back to this forum post and enter your new guesses by Wednesday, June 19th, midnight PDT.  In my post last week, I mentioned that I did not show a card made with the set I requested, I also mentioned that two people requested the same images for a set.  What I didn't tell you is that the one set was then broken down into two separate sets,  something even I didn't know.  I didn't show a sample of that set either last week.  One more easy hint, if you know where KSS stamps are located, then it should be easy for you to guess Maria's set.

I had a card prepared for my post today, unfortunately I am unable to share it with you, as I cannot pick up WIFI on my laptop and retrieve my saved photo, (I'm blogging from my iPad), so I'll be back next week with some new cards!  In the meantime, here's a look back a KSS card previously posted on my blog.

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Thanks so much for stopping by, for more Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration, be sure to visit the other Design Team Members:

 Connie • Julie • Lynn • Maria * Tammy

Have a wonderful week!

Beautiful Silhouettes - North Coast Creatiions June Release

This month North Coast Creations is releasing 3 beautiful Silhouette stamp sets - Find Beauty, Heaven's Masterpiece and  Something Marvelous.  Continue reading below to find out how you can win one of two North Coast Creations $10 Gift Certificates good towards the purchase of NCC Stamps.

I have two cards to share with you today using this months release.  For this first card, I used the silhouette flowers and Get Well Soon text from North Coast Creations Heaven's Masterpiece stamp set.  The small butterfly is from Our Daily Bread Designs Stamped by Butterfly Mini.

The silhouette flowers were stamped in Saffron on White card stock; the text in Black Archival, then die cut/embossed with Spellbinders Petite Oval Dies, and layered on a Black Oval.  All pattern paper is from the Authentique Renew Collection, the border is from Our Daily Bread Designs Antique Labels and Border Die, cut from Black card stock.  To embellish I added Black Seam Binding tied in a Double Bow using Becca's Peg Bow Maker, Black Pearls from Zva Creative, and the butterfly from ODBD's Hand Stamped Butterfly Mini.

Details:
Stamps - North Coast Creations Heaven's Masterpiece, Our Daily Bread Designs Stamped by Butterfly Mini
Card Stock - Black, White, Saffron
Ink - Saffron, Black, Ranger Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Other - Big Shot, Spellbinder Petite Oval Dies, Authentique Renew Collection, Dimensionals, Zva Creative Jet Black Crystal Flourish, Becca's Peg Bow Maker, Black Seam Binding, Ink Blending Tool

For my next card I created a Mixed Media card using the silhouette stamp from North Coast Creations Find Beauty, and the text from Heaven's Masterpiece.

I started out by creating the background with Acrylic Paints, a Prima Stencil and the Gelli Arts Plate.  Once the background was dry, I black embossed the flowers and text, then die cut the text from the panel using Spellbinders Petite Oval Dies, layering the text onto a Black Oval.

Details:
Stamps - North Coast Creations Find Beauty, Heaven's Masterpiece
Card Stock - Black, Mixed Media Paper, Bermuda Breeze
Ink - Versamark, Ranger Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Other - Black Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Ink Blending Tool, Dimensionals, Spellbinders Petite Oval Dies, Gelli Arts Plate, Acrylic Paint, Brayer, Prima Stencil

Kelley will randomly be selecting 2 winners who will each receive a $10 gift certificate to North Coast Creations, good towards the purchase of stamps,  just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until Monday, June 17th, at 9 pm EDT to leave your comments.  Winners will be posted June 18th, on the North Coast Creations Blog, so be sure to check back there to see if you are one of the winners!

For more inspiration using the new June Releases from North Coast Creations visit the other Designers Blogs:

Angie * Cathy * Lisa (you are here) * Dawn * Sabrina * Lori * Sandee * Julie * Grace * NCC Blog

Thanks for stopping by!

Bloggers Challenge - Birthday

Happy Bloggers Challenge Friday! Thanks to those who played along with last weeks Masculine Challenge! This weeks Challenge is Birthday.

I created a Mixed Media card using the images from the beautiful Heaven's Masterpiece set that is being released tomorrow at North Coast Creations.  Be sure to stop back tomorrow for two more cards featuring stamps from North Coast Creations June Release.

To create the background, I used the Gelli Arts Plate, Acrylic Paints and a Prima Stencil.  The image and sentiment were stamped in Black Archival.  The Guava panel was embossed using the Dry Embossing with Stencils Technique from the Club CR8, using stencils from The Crafter's Workshop.

Details:
Stamps - North Coast Creations Heaven's Masterpiece
Card Stock - Black, Bahama Breeze, Guava, Mixed Media Paper
Ink - Ranger Black Archival, Ranger Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Other - Big Shot, The Crafters Workshop Stencil, Prima Stencil, Acrylic Paints, Brayer, Prima Stencil, Gelli Arts Plate

If you'd like to play along with this weeks Bloggers Challenge, please link back to this post on your blog and mention you created your card for the Bloggers Challenge Birthday Challenge. Please add your link using the Link Tool below, your link should be a direct link to your Bloggers Challenge Post, use your name as the Title. Please do not link to cards that were created prior to the challenge date. Entries not linking properly, or backlinked will be removed. If you have the captcha enabled on your blog, please consider turning it off, as it makes it so much easier to leave comments.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Recipe Card Box

 

 

I'm excited to share with you one of the projects I have published in Fall 2013 issue of Crafts 'n Things Magazine. The Recipe Box is cut from Bo Bunny pattern paper using the Silhouette Cameo and SVG Cuts Christmas Open House Kit, and features stamps and dies from Our Daily Bread Designs, colored with STAEDTLER color mediums.  For full details on how to recreate this project see pages 54-55 of the Fall 2013 Issue of Crafts 'n Things.

 

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