Fall Colors and Trees with Technique Junkies

Hello Dreamers,
We are really enjoying Fall weather here in Michigan, USA.  The leaves are turned and falling--now I have to rake--again!  Oh well, the trees are so pretty.  And, with all the beautiful colors outside, I just had to use those same colors on my projects.  I made two Fall cards using stamps from the Technique Junkies November New Release .

Materials List:

Stamps: Creaking Trees and Glowing Branches both from Technique Junkies

Ink: Archival Black and Sepia

CS: Kraft, black, and orange

Tulle 

Ribbon

Make It:

• Make a card base from kraft CS
• On orange CS stamp the branches of the Glowing Branches stamp with Sepia ink; set aside
• On kraft CS, stamp Creaking Trees with black ink; add a layer of black CS

•  Add stamped trees piece to orange background
• Wrap tulle around this unit; tie in a knot and then add to card base
• Tie ribbon around tulle

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On the second card, a dry embossed background was used.  Distress the dry embossing with Vintage Photo Distress ink.

Add ribbon in a criss-cross pattern.  

Great stamps! I just love this stamp.  I would use this for Thanksgiving too.
So glad you stopped by today.   There are lots of fun Fall and Winter projects coming up over the next two months.  Technique Junkies is having a Thirty Days of Christmas Event starting Nov 15.   I will have more info on that Friday.    So, I will see you soon!!
Karen

Spring Theme with Vintage Stamping Challenge

Hello Dreamers!
Time for a new theme on the Vintage Stamping Challenge!   The theme for the month of April is:

All Things Spring

Please make the focal point stamping--does not have to be vintage.  You may use any stamps.  The challenge is sponsored by Flonz Craft Stamps--one lucky entrant will win a $20 gift certificate.

For my design team project, I stamped a large tree with green ink.  The green ink reminded me of the intense green of the new Spring foliage on the trees.

Material List:

Stamp: Old Tree Engraving from Flonz Craft Stamps

Ink: Northern Pine and Rich Cocoa Memento

Decorative Paper: Blushing Rose Collection from Our Daily Bread

CS: peach and green

Buttons

Pearls

 Make It:

• Make a card from green CS and add a layer of peach CS
• Add a layer of green decorative paper
• On  polka dot decorative paper, stamp the tree by inking the leaves with orthern Pine ink and trunk with Rich Cocoa ink
• Add to card

•  Cut four groups of Roses from decorative paper and glue to corners of card

• Add three buttons below tree
• Add several tiny pearls around top of tree

Be sure to visit the Vintage Stamping Challenge site and link up your Spring themed project! Thanks for dropping in.  I hope you are having a fabulous day!! Love ya

Karen

Tall Trees on the Bike Trail

Hello Dreamers,
How is your day going?  Well, I hope.  Doing good here.  Did my grocery shopping already this morning.  So, that means I get to goof off for a bit.  Yea!  LOL  Today, let's take a bike ride with a project made with stamps from Lost Coast Designs.

Materials List:

Stamps: Tall Trees Background and Bike Border from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Mushroom Adirondack,Versa Fine Black

Distress Ink: Faded Jeans and Forest Moss

CS: Black; Not Quite Navy - Stampin' Up

Sheet Music Paper (or sheet music stamp would work too)

Metal disk embellishments

Ribbon Slide -Stampin' Up

Tweed Ribbon

Instructions:

• Make a card from Not Quite Navy CS and add a layer of black CS
• Stamp the Tall Trees stamp onto the sheet music with Mushroom ink
• Stamp one of the Bikes from the Bike Border with Black ink
• Distress with the Distress inks

• Add the stamped piece to the card base
• Add the silver metal embellishment
• Wrap the tweed ribbon around the card
• Slide the ends of the ribbon through the ribbon slide and tie in a knot

I was using the paper with sheet music as a scrap to test the Tall Trees stamp...My husband is a musician and prints lots of sheet music.  And, when it does not print correctly, he hands it to me and says, "Can you use this?".  Of course I can.  Anyway, I liked the way the trees looked on the sheet music and just went with it.  And, that is my design process for this card...in case you were wondering.  

Challenges for my Bike Trail in the woods card:

Simon Wednesday: anything goes

Love to Scrap: anything goes

Amusing Challenge: anything goes

See you next time for more crafty fun!!  Have a great day!  Love ya.

Karen

Cards Using Memory Box Die Cut - One Spooky, One Not Spooky

Hi Dreamers,
A few weeks ago I won some really cool Blog Candy from Memory Box Design Team member, Bibiana!
Check out Bibiana's Personal blog too.  The blog candy was  a die cut called Willow Tree from Memory Box.  Bibiana asked if I would make a sample and send it to her.  Well, I made two samples and here is the first card--which is  not spooky.

Materials:

Willow tree die -Memory Box

CS: White, Bashful Blue, Pear Pizzaz (Stampin' Up)

Distress Inks: Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage, Forest Moss, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo

Dye Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento

Stipple brushes

Ribbon

Pearls

Instructions:

• Make card base from Bashful Blue CS and layer with Pear Pizzaz
• Using a fairly large piece of white CS, die cut a tree
• The waste will be used as a stencil/mask

• Lay the waste/stencil/mask on top of a piece of White CS
• With stipple brush apply Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress inks to color in the tree
• Remove the mask
• Using the stipple brushes and the Distress inks, add more color onto the white CS--blue for sky, greens for leaves and add to the card front

• Add the White die cut tree to the card allowing the "shadow" of the tree peek out
• Stamp a sentiment with Rich Cocoa ink and tear out
• Add a ribbon tied in a knot and some tiny pearls.

And, now for the Spooky card!

Materials:

Willow tree die -Memory Box

Stamps: A wood/tree Grain stamp, Halloween Owl-Warmest of Wishes Set from Stampin' Up, Sentiment from A Muse Studios

CS: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Black, and Cream all from Stampin' Up

Ink: Chocolate Chip-SU: Toffee Crunch-Memento

Orange Marker

Owl Punch-Stampin' Up

Spellbinders die to cut sentiment

Black satin Ribbon

Instructions:

• Make a card base from black CS and layer with Soft Suede
• On the Crumb Cake CS stamp the wood grain stamp with Toffee Crunch ink
• Die cut the tree from the wood grain stamped piece and add to the card front

• Stamp the Owl with Chocolate Chip ink and punch out
• Color the treat bag with orange marker
• Add to tree branch with dimensional adhesive
• Stamp and die cut the sentiment

I really loved working with this fun Willow Tree Die Cut !!  And, I have showed how easy it was to make a Summer card and a Fall card with the same die.  I will be using it to create a few more Halloween cards and Fall cards and lots more. Thanks to Bibiana and Memory Box!


*********Challenges for my Tree cards:
Card a day: Autumn/ Halloween
Craft-Room: trees or leaves
Cuttlebug Mania: back to nature
Loves Rubber stamps: anything goes
4 Krafty Girlz:---A new challenge blog---anything goes
As you like it: favorite tree---love this tree die cut as it is so versatile and can be used on cards and altered projects
Aud Sentiments: any sentiment
Addicted to Stamps and More: anything goes
Simon's Wednesday Challenge: animals


Well, I guess I slipped this post in--Surprise!!  So, the next post will be some of the cards I am making to fill that order.  Have a great day!!  Love ya.
Karen