Happy 29th Birthday

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Interactive by lisababitz

Happy 29th Birthday

A friend recently commented that his 29th birthday was fast approaching. I saw this as the perfect opportunity to use two new stamps I had recently added to my collection. (He is not 29….. and I am not 110 pounds!) The image on the front is an Art Impressions wood mount stamp (distributed by Hampton Art) that I purchased at AC Moore. There is no name on the stamp, but the item number is PS0919. (Over at the Ai blog, it is referred to as “Ai Girlfriend Birthday Celebrate!”) The inside stamp is another Ai stamp from the “Girlfriends” collection (UMF3572).

I created a cut file with my Silhouette software and stamped the images on the die cuts I created.

Click (HERE) for a tutorial on how to line the stamp up perfectly on the die cut.

Copic Markers were used to color the image (skin: E00, E31, E57, E04 (mouth); hair: E57; Cake: E57, E59, E40, B34; Clothes: B39, B34) along with a Sakura clear glitter pen for a little touch of sparkle.

(Click on photo to see the sparkle.)

Once cut and colored, she was mounted on an Action Wobble spring.

The white panel was embossed with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder. The solid blue card stock is Gina K Blue Denim. The striped panel is digital paper from a set called “Yankee Fan” that I purchased from a store called happyheartstudios on Etsy (HERE).

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24Jul2015

Wobble Head Santa

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards, Interactive by lisababitz

Wobble Head Santa

An earlier version of this card was originally posted in my StampTV Gallery. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

The Santa I used is from an svg set called “Mr. and Mrs. Country Claus” which I have had in my file for a while. My records show it was purchased and downloaded from “Treasure Box Designs” although it was either discontinued or I am mistaken in the artist/company since it is no longer there on their site. (If I am giving credit to the wrong artist/company, I am sorry.)

I cut the pieces with my Silhouette, inked all the edges with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain distress ink, and pieced him together. To create a bobble-head effect, I mounted Santa’s head on a spring. (Excuse the poor quality of the GIF file below. I cannot include videos here in my blog post but wanted to show the movement.)

The spring is called an “Action Wobble Spring” and is a plastic spring with adhesive on both sides so it sticks to your card project and to the element you want to wobble. (I got these on Amazon.com HERE.) I really love using these springs, but as you can see in the photo below, the adhesive panels are fairly large so your element needs to be big enough to cover the spring. (They now have mini ones for smaller elements.)

The background paper is Pine Green Plaid by Paper Pizazz mounted on a Gina K Cranberry Tart card base. The red for Santa’s clothes is Burgundy & Gold Crackle Paper by Colorbok. His sack was made with Recollections burlap scrapbook paper. Recollections gold paper was used for the gold elements. (My original card had gold glitter paper, but I it was difficult to cut, so I switched to a flat gold paper for this card.) The other pieces were cut from a piece of a manilla file folder and scraps of green, black and white from my scrap box.

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19Jul2015

Thanks For Your Hospitality

Posted in Cards, Thank You Cards by lisababitz

Thanks For Your Hospitality

My son did an internship in Baltimore the first half of this summer (we live in NJ), and our nephew and his family were awesome and allowed Eric to stay with them while there. This adorable digital image of Noah from a set called “Another Door Opens” from Sassy Cheryl’s Stamps (no longer available) reminded me of Eric as a little guy (he’s 19 now) and seemed perfect for the thank you note I wanted to send them.

I love Cheryl’s artwork and was excited that she had an image in her collection that worked for my project. I was also excited to have the opportunity to practice coloring since I don’t do it as often as I probably should. It took me MANY tries to get one I could live with. Even after the Copic classes I’ve taken, I still struggle with faces, hair and shading. With all the adorable images at Sassy Cheryl’s Stamps that I’ve purchased (shop now closed), it will certainly be fun practicing!

The white panel is X-Press It blending card stock, and the card base is Gina K Blue Denim. The greeting is from the Gina K Designs “Vertical Greetings” set and was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Copic markers used:

Hair – E57, E59, E49

Skin – E00, E01, E31, E04

Clothes – B91, B95, B97, C1, C3, 0

Shoes – E57, E59, E49

Suitcase – E57, E29, E31, Y28, C1, C3, B97, 0

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14Jul2015

Congratulations Wedding Card

Posted in Cards, Wedding/Anniversary by lisababitz

Congratulations Wedding Card

Those gorgeous stamps (I just love them!) are called Wedding Dress, Groom, and Congratulations by So Suzy Stamps. I stamped these images with Gina K Black Onyx ink. I used my MISTI so I could stamp them multiple times to get really dark, crisp images.

The gems were airbrushed with Copic BG18.

The cardstock I used was black, Core’dinations Mediterranean, American Crafts The Goods – Tulle, and Recollections silver glitter paper. I rounded the corners with a Fiskars corner rounder.

The hearts were punched out with a Creative Memories double heart punch. I punched the smaller heart first, and then I punched the larger heart around the hole from the smaller one.

This card was extremely quick and easy to create. Cut 3 panels and a card base. Round 2 corners on each. Stamp 3 images in black. Add a touch of bling (which I airbrushed to coordinate). Punch 4 hearts, and adhere. DONE! Coincidentally, the Mod Squad Challenge for this week is called “Fast & Easy” for those times where you “just need to get a card done quickly” – perfect! (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

Here is a variation using plain white card stock for the main panel instead of the “Tulle” and no glitter.

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10Jul2015

Praying For You

Posted in Cards, Get Well/Sympathy by lisababitz

Praying For You

I made this card for a sick friend and wanted her to know that we are here for her and are praying for her as she undergoes treatment.

The stamps I used are from the Stampin’ Up! “Work of Art” and “Thoughts and Prayers” sets. The inks I used are SU Blackberry Bliss and the new Gina K Peach Bellini. The card stock is all white. I inked one of the panels with the blackberry bliss ink pad to create a matching mat and mounted it on a white card base.

This card is being entered in The Mod Squad Challenge this week called “Fast & Easy” for those times where you “just need to get a card done quickly.” This card design used minimal supplies and was simply stamped with no complicated techniques. It has been a while since I “just stamped” and while I wish the card were made for a happier occasion, it was a fun card to make. (Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

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