Haunted Forest with Third Coast Rubber Stamps

Hi Everyone!
More spooky Halloween fun!  Today, I have a Haunted Forest Halloween card for you.  I have used Creepy Tree (DT-376-L)  from Third Coast Rubber Stamps. 

The stamping is done on a  5'" piece of Cream CS.  To make the moon, cut a piece of CS the same size as the cream CS and, using a Spellbinders die, cut a circle from this CS.  Don't throw any thing away.  Both pieces will be used.  Lay the CS with the circle cut into it over the Cream CS.  Fill the circle in with Distress Inks: Scattered Straw and Spiced Marmalade.  Remove this mask.  Take the die cut  circle ( circle mask) and put it over the moon.  Cover the Cream CS with Distress Inks: Stormy Sky and Soot Black.   Remove the circle mask.  Stamped the tree with Stazon Black ink and the bats (Stampin' Up) with black dye ink.

I used a brown marker to echo the stamped lines on the trees and to shade the eyes and mouth.  

Layer with Orange CS ( DCWV) and Mustard CS (The Paper Company).  I also decorated the inside and added a sentiment (Stampin' Up).

 Pretty Haunted, isn't it?!!   Hope you are having a great weekend and are able to make some time to stamp. Love ya.
Karen

Stampsmith Celebration With a Sale and Prizes

Hi There!
We are Celebrating Today!!!  What are we celebrating you ask?  We are celebrating the Launch of the new Stampsmith On-line store.  It is better than ever and redesigned.  You can browse, purchase stamps, create a wishlist, and view finished projects in the gallery.  And to celebrate, we are having a contest and a sale.  The Sale starts Saturday, October 8 at 6:00 am and ends  Sunday evening.   The discount code is TENOFF,  just put that in at checkout and get 10% off your purchase.


Now, the contest!  I will NOT be listing the stamps I have used in my project.  You will have to hunt them down on the newly designed On-line web site and find out their names.  DO NOT PUT THE NAMES ON MY BLOG.  GO OVER TO THE STAMPSMITH DESIGN BLOG AND LEAVE A COMMENT WITH THE STAMP NAMES.  Comment moderation will be turned on, so no one will see your answers.  The winner will receive  one Full Sheet and one single stamp of their choice.


That's a lot of info.  I hope I haven't lost you by now.  Okay, on with my project.  I made a large piece of wall art measuring 10" square.    I used two different Stampsmith Stamps.  Can you find them?  I tried not to be too sneaky.

 This is a large project and I wanted you to be able to see all the details.  Therefore, there are lots of photos. I won't "talk" too much and you can just look.  I started with a artist's canvas that I painted with acrylic paints.

For the center piece, the image was stamped on velum and layered over white CS and mounted on Navy CS.   The other image was stamped on glossy White CS and cut with a Sizzix die.   This whole piece was glued to the canvas using Fabri-Tac glue.

I will stop talking now and let you look.

So, now, pop over to the Stampsmith On line store and find the stamps I used.  Leave a comment on the Stampsmith Design blog with the stamp names to be eligible for the prize.  Good luck.  Hope you have enjoyed looking at my wall art.  I hung this on my living room wall.  Looks great. Have a fun weekend.  Love ya.
Karen

Spa Day with DeNami

Hi Everyone,
Hope your week is going well.  Today's card is one of those just for fun cards.  I used an image from DeNami called Spa Girls.  DeNami is having a color challenge and I used those colors.

I stamped the image with black ink and colored with Copics.  The image was cut with Spellbinders and layered.

I used the challenge colors for all the papers and CS.  CS is from TPC (chocolate brown) and DCWV( orange and charcoal grey).  DP is from SEI.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs.

I added a great, big bow made from Lime green wide ribbon.  Orange gems were also added  for accents.

A Few other Super Fun challenges for Girls day at the Spa;
Cooking it up with Katie: something with  F:  My f word is friends.
Do You Stack Up: Brown
Simon Says Stamp: Sparkle and bling:
Paper Take Weekly: anything goes + punches
ABC Challenge: Anything goes
Paper Play: Autumnal colors

Well that's about it for me today.  Check back on Saturday.  We are having a Grand Opening Celebration at the Stampsmith to celebrate the launch of the new store.  They will be prizes and a coupon code to use on any purchases.  I will also have a project to show you.  How about a sneaky peek at my project? Well, okay, you talked me into it.  LOL......

See you on Saturday!  Have a great day.  Love ya.
Karen

Celebrate World Card Making Card with Third Coast Rubber Stamps

Hi,
Here I am again with another post!  All the Design Team members at Third Coast Rubber Stamps wanted to help you celebrated world Card Making Day.   Click over to  the Design Blog and see what the other Team members have going on.   To celebrate, I thought I would show you three different ways to use the Lady Bug Keeper stamp (VB-029).
For the first card, I stamped Ladybug Keeper on velum and placed it over a photograph I took of wild flowers.

I did a little coloring on the image with markers.  A die cut frame was added.  It was stamped with specks and sprayed with glimmer sprays.   I added a piece of tulle tied in a knot.  Here is  a close up.

And, a peek at the inside.  Sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

 For the second card, I stamped the same image on some DP (Karen Russell Designs) with black pigment ink.  It was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

The image was colored with watercolor crayons.  I layered with Green CS's from Bazzill and added lots of ric rac, pearls, and ribbons.  Close up:

For the last card, I went totally Clean and Simple (CAS).  I stamped the same image on Pool Party CS (Stampin' Up) with black pigment ink.  Then heat embossed with clear powder.  I did not do any coloring other than the belt.  I layered onto a card base made from Wisteria Wonder CS (SU).  To add a little dimension, I added little drops of Aqua Stickles.

And the close up:

I hope you have enjoyed celebrating World Card Making Day with me and Third Coast Rubber Stamps.  Have a great weekend!  Love ya.
Karen

Stampsmith Challenge - Halloween

Hi Friends!
We are having a busy day today!  Happy World Card Making Day!  It is also time for a new Stampsmith Challenge. Some of the rules have changed and I will list them here:

New Rules

1. Challenges will now run for one month.  

2. Project must use Stampsmith stamps to eligible for the drawing.

I am hosting this monthly challenge, which means I get to pick the theme.  The theme for this month is:

HALLOWEEN

You have a whole month to get a project made.  Link up over on the Challenge site.   Now, my projects area  a bit scary.   Take a look at card number one.

I used an image from the Halloween Full Sheet.   I stamped it on Glossy CS with black dye ink.  I cut the image with a Spellbinders die and colored the background with Distress Inks-Rusty Hinge, Black Soot,  and Spiced Marmalade.   I dry embossed another piece of orange CS and distress with Distress inks.   Here is a close up.

The card base is orange CS that is completely covered with black CS.  I added a purple rectangle cut with a Spellbinders, ribbon, gems, and a heat embossed sentiment (Also on the Halloween Stamp Sheet).  And, here is a peek at the inside.

And, the second card uses the same images and is stamped on glossy white paper.  This image is distressed with Stormy Sky, Dusty Concord,  and Black Soot Distress Inks.  Very Spooky!!!

 I used the left overs from the purple rectangle to create the frame.  The Rust Cs is texturized with Texture Plate (Stampin' Up) and distressed with the Distress  inks.  I added some silver pearls for the eyeballs and along the bottom.  The ribbon was knotted and glued under the sentiment 

Here is a look at the inside.

I made these cards for my nephews for Halloween.  I think they will like the gruesomeness of them.   Head over to the Stampsmith Challenge Blog and check out all the other ghoulish projects by the Design Team.  And, have fun!!  Love ya!

Karen

Guest Designing at Desert Island Challenge Blog

Hi Everyone!
I am Guest Designing over at the Desert Island Challenge Blog!  Have you checked out their challenges?  They are really cool.   Every two weeks they have a new "Itinerary".  The Itinerary is a list of design elements that you can pick from to incorporate into your project.  You have to pick at least three from the list.  As Guest Designer, I got to come up with the "Itinerary" for this fortnight's challenge.

ITINERARY:   (Pick at least 3 from the list)

1. No White

2. Torn Edges

3. Dry Embossing

4. Fabric

5. Circle(s)

6. Beads

7. A Fish

8. Sentiment with the word "Happy" in it

9. A Tag

10. Watercoloring

So, I thought I would challenge myself to use as many of the Itinerary elements as I could.  I managed to use five of the elements:

No White    Fabric   A Fish      Beads     A Tag 

I used a large Asian themed stamp, Japanese Ladies,  from Victorine Originals and the small fish is from  Blockheads Stamps.  The large stamp with stamped with black pigment ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  Cs: Gold and Rust- Bazzill; Cherry Cobbler - Stampin' Up.  The fish is stamped with Emboss It ink and heat embossed.  Tag is cut from a Sizzix die.  Layer the large stamped image on the rust Cs.  Add the ribbon around the bottom.  Loop through the hole in the tag various ribbons and  a fabric strip. Add the tag to the card with dimensionals.  Add the beads with double sided narrow tape.  Here are some close ups.

A Few Challenges for My Japanese Ladies Card:
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin: Anything Goes


Pretty fun!  Head over to the Desert Island Challenge Blog and to see more Design Team projects and link up your project.  Happy World Card Making Day!!  Love ya.
Karen

More Halloween Fun to Celebrate the New Stampsmith Store Site

Hi Everyone,
I thought I would help Estelle of The Stampsmith celebrate the launching of her new Store Web Site by posting this scary Black Cat Halloween card.  I used one of the frightful fun stamps from the Halloween Full Sheet.

Very Scary!!!  Man, I just love all these wild and crazy images!  I have been getting all my Halloween cards done and this set has been so fun to work with.  Take a look at my card.

Love that dark blue sparkly paper.  My card is also featured on the Vamp Stamp News Public Gallery.  Check all the other Halloween cards over there too.

Card Size: 4 ¾” x 5 ¾”

Materials:

1. Stamps: Black Cat and Boo from the Halloween Full Sheet from The Stampsmith.
2. Card Stock: Only Orange, Night of Navy (100867) and Basic Black (102851) from Stampin’ Up; Glossy Black and White from Kromekote; Blue Glitter Card from Kreaxions.
3. Ink: Dragonfly Black Pigment from Color Box; Tuxedo Black (ME-900) Memento; Black Soot Distress Ink (TIM19541) Ranger.
4. Coloring Tools: Orange and gray Copic Markers; Faded Jeans Distress Stain (TDW29847) Ranger.
5. Embellishments: Black Brad; Black Satin Ribbon from Michaels Craft Store.
6. Other: Paint Brush; Zots 3-D Clear Adhesive Dots (17180); Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing folder (37-1604) Provo Craft; Tag Punch from Fiskars; Clear Embossing Powder (EPB10968) Ranger.

Instructions:

Make a card from Orange CS and layer with Smooth Black CS.  Dry emboss a piece of Black Glossy CS with the Swiss Dots folder and add to the left side of card.  Stamp the Black Cat image on Glossy White CS with Tuxedo Black ink.  Color the moon with orange and the cat with dark gray Copics.  Apply the distress Stain to the sky area with a dry paint brush.  Press the brush to the sponge top of the Distress Stain bottle to pick up the stain.  Begin on the edges and work inwards.  Layer the stamped piece with Night of Navy and Blue Glitter CS.  Tie a piece of black satin ribbon around card.  Add the stamp piece to the card front with 3-D dots.  Stamp “Boo” on a piece of orange CS and heat emboss.  Punch the sentiment out with the tag punch.  Dry emboss with the Cuttlebug folder and distress with Black Soot Distress Ink.   Add a brad to the end and glue to the card front over ribbon bow. 

Here is a close up view. 

Tuesday, November  1  The Stampsmith Challenge Blog will be celebrating its first birthday.  To celebrate, we will be holding a blog hop.   Should be lots of fabulous projects from the Design Team Members!!  Stayed tuned for more into!  (Edited 9-26-11)

Don't forget to check out the new Store Site.   Hope you are having a nice and relaxing Sunday morning.  Love ya.

Karen