CSI Case File No. 256

Hello Friends! 

This month the Imagine Artist Team is joining up with CSI Challenge blog to share a bit of inspiration. I was assigned case file #256 to try to solve the case (shown below) and this is what I came up with...

I was so excited about this as I had the perfect stamps to go with "The Scene" and since we like to travel so I thought the inspiration was the perfect way to celebrate how we "camp" on road trips!  You see, our idea of camping is the Holiday Inn, Marriott, Hampton Inn and Suites, etc.  The photos are from a trip earlier this year when we had to stop in Harrisburg/Hershey area during a pop up snowstorm. We lucked out and got the last room available at Spring Hill Suites and it was beautiful to boot!   

My inspiration from Case File No. 256 was "The Scene", Colors, Banners and more.  

These stamps from Just For Fun Stamps went with the theme perfectly!!

And I had this Club Scrap "Road Trip" stamp that worked out so well...

I also used a map and travel sign stamps to create various background pieces as well...

Hope this inspires you to pull out your stamps, inks and photos to scrap your travels.

Supplies:
Imagine - VersaFine Clair - Nocturne, Cheerful, Tulip Red, Warm Breeze; Memento Dual Tip Markers
MFT - Banner Die
Just For Fun Rubber Stamps - Camper 1, Camper 2, Wash Tree, Campfire
Club Scrap - Vintage Travel Stamps, Washi Tape, Cardstock

May Card Sketch Idea...

Hello Friends!  I wanted to share the card sketch I made for the Club Scrap Cards Sketch Challenge this month as well as a couple cards using the sketch....

I left it kind of open for embellishments of your choice.

I love this card, that blue is just amazing don't you think?

It was made using 3 different pieces of pattern paper - quick and easy!

This card was made by using 2 pieces of the same type of cardstock.

Simple but very embellish-able when I decide who I am giving it to.

Hope you give this sketch a try!

Yeah! House of Cards Top 5!

What fun, my card below was chosen as one of the top 5 for Marches challenge...

Colored Pencils on Black or Dark Cardstock.

Stamps - Rubber Stamp Tapestry

Imagine - white ink

colored pencils

Club Scrap - Cardstock

New Card Sketch

Inky salutations my artsy friends! I hope you're all fairing well today. I had a rude awakening this morning...snow!  I know many of you have been dealing with the resurgence of winter this Spring but up till now we had been spared.  Unfortunately we woke up to the white stuff today....my dog was not happy about it either - he refused to go out ;)  LOL!!  I think he's had enough of winter like the rest of us.

Today I have a new card sketch to share with you that I made for the Club Scrap Card Challenge for April.  

And here it is...

And this is what I created!  It was made using supplies from the Daffodils kit (03/18), paper flowers from Prima and VersaFine Clair inks.  The splatter background is actually a stamp from the kit that I stamped all over with yellow then went back and stamped the orange in a few locations (so it didn't over power the yellow). I didn't notice it at the time but the orange strip (which is a cut-a-part border) is almost a mirror image of the flower I stamped on the tag!  Looks like I planned it that way but it happened purely by accident.

I hope it inspires you to get inky and you go ahead and give it a try!

Stampin' Trees

Hello Friends!  I hope you're all doing well today.  I know many of you have been battling a late winter snow storm - I hope you're all safe and snug wherever you are.

Today I wanted to share a couple of cards I made today using the UM stamp set - Trees from Rubber Stamps Tapestry.

The first card was made for my sweetie...  I stamped the bare tree using VersaFine Clair Pinecone.  I then used a peg stamp that is called "Heart Dust" (isn't that darling?) to stamp the VersaFine Clair ink colors Glamorous (deep pink), Tulip Red and Charming Pink (bright pink)  VersaFine Clair.  You won't believe what I used for the grass...a Pineapple Top! It worked like a charm :)

This is a more traditional spring tree filled with lovely flowers and a sprinkling of flowers beneath as well.  A picture I'm sure we're all ready for!  The background for this card was stamped with a tri-flower stamp using VersaMark ink.

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Trees UM set; Heart Dust, Pineapple Top, Oak Leaf, Flowers Three Ripply, Cherry Blossoms

Imagine - VersaFine Clair - Pinecone, Acorn, Tulip Red, Glamorous, Charming Pink, Verdant, Green Oasis, Golden Meadow, Blue Belle; VersaMark

Club Scrap - cardstock

Altenew - Painted Greetings

MFT - Stitched Dies

A bit of Autumn Glory

Hello Friends...I hope you're all having an inky day.  Today I have a trio of cards bringing in some Autumn Glory using Rubber Stamp Tapestry set Autumn Glory Chrysanthemums!  I wanted to play with color on these cards sticking with orange, gold, rhubarb and grape jelly for my flower colors...and this is what I came up with...

My first card I also wanted to incorporate a sentiment background so I stamped the main sentiment and stamped a second sentiment with VersaMark ink - it just adds a hint of the message in block lettering.  

For this card I wanted to create a cascade of mums.  I love the look don't you?  I was brave and stamped the sentiment in orange...something I almost never do.  Orange is so bright but it works well with the flowers.

My final card was made in layers...I stamped and fussy cut tiny little masks for the flowers and stamped and layered and stamped some more.  I love the finished stamped flowers framed by the green card.  The delicate pattern on the green really accentuates the foliage on the stamped portion.

Hope you've enjoyed these cards and they inspire you to get inky!

Ink on my friends, Ink on!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Autumn Glory Chrysanthemums

Imagine - Memento Dye Ink, VersaFine, VersaMark

Club Scrap - Cardstock, Happy Birthday sentiment, Ribbon

MFT - Dies

Other - Faux Gemstones

New Month, New Card Sketch!

Hello Everyone...  

Happy March!

I hope you are doing well - it's rainy and cold here today but that can only mean that spring is working it's way here right?!?!?  That's the story I'm telling myself anyway.

New month means a new card sketch at the Club Scrap Chat and here's what I have for you...

And here are a couple of cards for inspiration....

This card was made using items from the 02/18 kit Steamworks along with a sentiment from What a Ride kit.  The gear dies are by Memory Box and I inked the background using the gear stencil from the kit and Golden Glitz Delicata Ink.

This card was made using the Surprise! kit 01/18.  The background and sentiments were stamped using the new VersaFine Clair inks.  They stamp so crisp and clean...love those inks!

Supplies:

Club Scrap - stamps, papers, cut-aparts, embellishments

Imagine - VersaFine Clair, Delicata, Tear It! Tape, On Point Glue

Memory Box - Gear Dies

Sweet Song of Spring...

Happy Friday!  Today I wanted to share some fun I had recently with Rubber Stamp Tapestry's new stamp set Sweet Song of Spring.  I was so inspired by this set of stamps that I decided to create little scenes by incorporating a bit of free-hand drawing and watercolor painting with the stamps...here's what I came up with...

My first card I made this little home for the Spring robin...I wanted to give him a nice secluded home in a secret garden to live. All of the flowers and foliage were stamped using VersaFine Clair then embossed with clear EP.  The bird was stamped using VersaFine ink and I drew the birdhouse and pole in free-hand.  The remainder of the image was watercolored using Kuretake Watercolor.  The sentiment is from Club Scrap.

This card is my attempt at a clean and simple watercolor card...not sure if it fits the "C&S" police term but it's pretty simple for me.  I started off by penciling in the mailbox to give myself a rough idea on where to add the foliage.  Next I stamped the greenery and added the flowers with VersaFine Clair inks.  I then went back and watercolored the mailbox and pole.  The final step was adding the sentiment (Club Scrap).   I messed up though - I wanted to sit the bird on top of the mailbox but my proportions were off and he looked like a giant next to the mailbox so I left him off ;)  LOL!!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Sweet Song of Spring
Imagine - VersaFine Clair
Kuretake Watercolors
Club Scrap - Sentiments

A Card Sketch for February

Hello Friends!  Today I wanted to share the card sketch I created for the Card Sketch Challenge on the Club Scrap Facebook group.  If you'd like to join us there you can find the group here: Club Scrap Chat.  You have to answer a couple questions to make sure you're not a robot then you're in :)

This is a card for my sweetie...made using supplies from the "Sweet on You" collection.

This card was made from the Surprise collection (01/18).
Don't you just love those ring sequins?  I've never seen them before but I love em!

Finally a card made using goodies from the "To You...With Love" kit. 

Hope you decide to join in on the fun!!

Be sure to stop by the FB page and check out all of the fun cards folks have made using this sketch.

Geranium Magic

Have you seen 2 of the newest sets of stamps over at Rubber Stamp Tapestry?  They are themed around geraniums!! Cottage Geranium & Red Geranium -  I just love these sets.  Geraniums are some of the first flowering plants I can remember aside from violets.  My grandma had a small nursery/greenhouse and these were always a favorite.  Here's what I made...

The first card was stamped and embossed using Imagine's VersaFine Clair. I was able to stamp the entire piece then emboss in one fell swoop - no stamp emboss, stamp emboss, etc.  This ink is just amazing!  All stamps are from the Red Geranium set.

This is a combination of both geranium sets along with a tiny single flower from my stash...  It just needed that little pop of red don't you think?  Inks are a combo of Memento  & VFC.  

This card was so much fun.  I had a piece of cardstock laying on my desk that had 2 holes cut out of it from a previous project.  I used that piece of cardstock as a stencil to stamp through.  All of the inks were VersaFine Clair that was stamped and embossed.  Simply stamp through the stencil, move the stencil and stamp some more.  Once all the stamping was done, embossed using a clear EP.  I wish you could see it in person...the colors are stunning.  I know blue isn't the usual color for geraniums but I thought it worked out well.

My final card was made using the Cottage Geranium set...the bucket I planted my geraniums in is also a RST stamp.

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Cottage Geranium, Red Geranium
Imagine: Memento Dye Ink; VersaFine Clair Ink; Clear Embossing Powder
Club Scrap.com - Sentiments
Cardstock
MFT Dies

Giddyup Cowboy!

Today I wanted to share some fun cards made using Rubber Stamp Tapestry's stamp set Giddyup!  This is such a cool kit great for any buckaroo in your life, young or old.  I paired the stamps with Imagine's VersaFine Clair for some amazing, clear bold images....

I had a strip of flannel from an old shirt that looked great in place of ribbon for this card.

I love to use corrugated cardboard on my cards - 

this piece was rescued from the trash at work ;)

Finally I used some die-cuts and this fun staying from Club Scrap to finish off this happy card!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Giddyup! Peg Stamps

Imagine - Versa Fine Clair, Tear It! Tape, On Point Glue

Club Scrap - Sentiments

MFT - Dies

Cardstock

Sparkle & Shine

Hello my inky friends!

I hope you're week has been going great so far. Today I wanted to share a few cards using one of Rubber Stamp Tapestry's newest sets - Sparkle & Shine!  I love these stamps because the flowers come in multiple sizes AND there are solids and outline images - perfect blend for all sorts of projects.

My first card I made a grid pattern using a pencil and ruler to place dots where I wanted the flowers to be located. I stamped the solid and outline flowers both using VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze then stamped the leaves with  VFC Verdant.  I sprinkled clear ep over the entire panel and embossed.  I added faux gemstones in multiple colors of blue over top.  The sentiment (clubscrap.com) was stamped on a banner which was affixed to the card with double stick foam tape.

I love this card...it's one of my fav's, so easy but it turned out so pretty.  The flowers were all stamped with VF Clair as were the leaves.  I stamped the sentiment along the bottom then flicked a lavender watercolor paint over the panel.

My final example looks a bit tropical don't you think?  It was a total surprise because it wasn't at all what I was going for.  My original intent was to do something similar to the circle card I made yesterday where the circles were "bouncing" along.  When I started stamping I just got carried away and it ended up like this...that sometimes happens - LOL!! Does that ever happen to you?

So there you go - can you tell I was having fun with it?

Hope you enjoyed them as much as I did making them.

Have a great day friends!!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Sparkle & Shine

Imagine - VersaFine Clair; Clear Embossing Powder

ClubScrap.com - Sentiments

Prima- Watercolor

Cardstock

Gemstones

Perfect Layering Circles

This month Rubber Stamp Tapestry ~ the Peg Stamp people ~ have released 6 brand new peg stamp sets plus 5 limited edition sets designed by Lindsay the Frugal Crafter.

Today I wanted to share some cards I made using the Perfect Layering Circles.  I LOVE these stamps!!  I was actually going to try to carve various size circles but RST saved me from trying to do so.  (WHEW!)

I wanted to stamp "lines" using the new VersaFine Clair inks and these stamps were perfect to do so. These circles start out at about 3/8" up to the largest which is just a smidgen under 1". 

In addition to the Perfect Layering Circles, this card also features stamps from the Sparkle & Shine set (more on those tomorrow).  Initially I stamped the circles using Memento Dye inks then stamped over top with the flowers using VersaFine Clair.

The last example is again made using VersaFine Clair inks but this time on a piece of vintage map text. I wanted to show the translucent quality of the inks, even the darker shades.

Supplies

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Perfect Layering Circles; Sparkle & Shine

Imagine: VersaFine Clair; Memento Dye Ink; Clear Embossing Powder; On Point Glue; Tear It! Tape

ClubScrap.com - Sentiments

MFT - Die

Cardstock

Sequins

Blue Purple n Silver!

Hello friends...I wanted to share a few cards I made for the newest challenge over on the JFF Stamps blog....Blue, Purple and Silver!

My first card was made by stamping the trees in the background with Paris Dusk Memento Ink which I sponged a few different colors of blue and purple inks over the entire panel.  Once everything had dried I stamped and embossed the stag with VersaMark & White EP.  I wanted to add a bit of zing so I framed it with a really fun sparklie washi tape.

My next card was made by stamping and embossing the snowflake image that had been previously colored using Color Burst pigment powders.  Don't ya just love the pretty effects they create?

Finally a but card with a bit of stamped & embossed snowflakes and watercolor over top.  Can you see a snowy theme going on here?  I guess the weather is guiding my art right now - LOL!!

If you have some time and inky desire...please feel free to join in on the fun...

JFF 01-18 Card Challenge

Supplies:

JFF - All Stamps

Imagine: Memento Dye Inks; VersaMark; Embossing Powder - White, Clear, Sparkle; Sponge Daubers

Color Burst

Club Scrap - Cardstock, Ribbon

Washi Tape

MFT Dies

December Technique Challenge - Repeat Stamping!

Hello Friends! I am the host for December's Technique Challenge on the Club Scrap Blog and I choose Repeat Stamping!  This is such a fun and easy technique and it yields soooo many different looks - let's check it out...

Grid Stamping...

I used a ruler and pencil to tick off stamping marks.

All in a row...

You can use sentiments to repeat stamp for a fun look.

Layers of the same stamp make a remarkable card!

Combine repeated patterns for a fun layered look.

Tilt your card on it's axis to stamp multiple lines of images.

Makes for quick work but yields a complicated intricate look!

If you give repeat stamping a try please share!

And if you use a Club Scrap stamp/materials be sure to enter the linky party for your chance to win!

Club Scrap December Technique Challenge - Repeat Stamping

Supplies:

ClubScrap.com - cardstock, stamps, embellishments

Imagine - VersaMagic (chalk ink); Memento Ink; VersaFine

A Few More Pegged Christmas Cards!

I am really trying to finish up Christmas cards and get them sent out reasonably close to Christmas...some may not make it but at least it's the thought that counts right?  

For some reason this year I seem to be making more portrait instead of landscape oriented cards this year. Usually it's the other way around.  Anyway, here's one of the landscape cards I made this session...  Don't ya just love those lights?

A poinsettia wreath.

This is such a fun card. The "tree" is actually a pine branch but it was laying on it's side on my desk and I noticed that it looked like a charlie brown tree so I decided the snowman needed his very own tree - LOL!!  It's decorated with a trio of tiny flowers (in red) and a 5 petal flower in gold for the star on top!

I love this card - I might have to go against my policy (of no dups) and make a few more of these...It's very "me".  Anyway, the sentiment is from Joy Clair's Rustic Christmas set...goes perfectly with the peg stamps don't ya think?  I may add more glitter if I make more...need to bump up the sparkle factor - LOL!!

So that's what I've been doing...how about you?

Ready for the big day??

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Peg Stamps

Imagine - VersaMagic (chalk ink); VersaFine; Memento; On Point Glue (to adhere the glitter)

Club Scrap - Cardstock, Ribbon

Joy Clair - Rustic Christmas Sentiment

Glitter

MFT - Stitched Circle Dies