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Jun
14
Summertime please hurry
Filed Under DT: Annie F., Nature, People, Summer | 1 Comment
Annie sent in this cute little summertime card! The water looks so refreshing and little Lilly is ready to jump in!
Annie said she used Copics to color everything in. She actually used Copic ink on a rough washcloth and dabbed it on the hills to give them a little texture. Pretty cool technique. Oh…and she drew the hills and the little trees herself.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1057-D Lilly Puddlesworth
6026-H Pier
7018-E Tall clump of grass
7023-G Smiling sunshine
8026-D Speaking bubble
Mar
4
If we have Spring thoughts does that mean it’ll be here soon? Annie packed bunches of flowers using just one stamp. I love her use of frames and have images pop out of them.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
5014-E Flying Hippo (large)
7009-E One bunch of lantana
other stamps/supplies used:
sentiment – Purple Onion Design
punch for sentiment – Stampin Up
Jan
4
Thanks ever so!
Filed Under DT: Annie F., Nature, Thank you | 1 Comment
Maybe now that the holidays are over it’s time to write a few thank yous. Annie created this beautiful pull out card. Kind of makes you want to give gifts just to receive pretty thank yous. :)
eat cake graphics stamps used:
7044-V Magical flowers (left big)
7046-S Magical flowers (right big)
Nov
5
Believe in your dreams
Filed Under DT: Dagi W., Dogs, Nature, People | 6 Comments
Can’t you just feel the light of the full moon on this card. Dagi sent in this wonderful scene featuring Stuart and puppy Scooter in their flying box.
She sent a note along with the card that I thought needed sharing (with her permission of course).
This card was inspired by life and sometimes having to keep believing in yourself and in your dreams. She’s been trying to become a teacher in Germany. After years at university she’s finished her exams, with top scores, but finding a full time position is difficult. I think a lot of people might be able to relate to this in one way or another. It can be frustrating but she says she just has to keep believing in her dreams. I think that is so true…hard sometimes…but very true. Thank you for sharing Dagi and for such a lovely reminder. :)
As for the card techniques, she says that she didn’t do anything special – although I find that hard to believe. :) Nothing more than a bit of masking and positioning and then coloring with distress inks. The tiny alphabet she used to create her saying is from Stampendous.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1074-G Stuart and puppy Scooter fly
7073-N Winter trees
7017-M Pine tree
Sep
6
My Journal
Filed Under Animals, DT: Christy, Nature, Other projects, People | 1 Comment
Christy hand-crafed this journal using chipboard coasters – I think this is way more fun than using them for drinks!
The coasters were painted with Tim Holtz crackle paint and set aside to dry. The fence and Penny were stamped, colored with Copics, and cut out. Once the coasters were dry the Pine Tree was stamped directly on the coaster that was being used for the front cover. She attached the fence and sat little Penny just perfectly on the top. The title was cut out of a magazine.
She says, “this will be the perfect summer journal for my daughter to record all her favorite camping memories.” I couldn’t agree more!
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1018-E Penny sits
6035-I Summer fence
7017-M Pine tree
Aug
18
Long before Twitter and Tweeting there were the original Tweeters..birds. Pam’s created a project showcasing a new home specially made for Crackers and Keebler. She started out with an A2 shaped card (4 ¼ ” x 5 ½ ”) and went from there. The basic shapes are pretty simple…the house, a circle, the roof – which looks like a humongous photo corner. I think her orange accent throughout (the birds, the saying and even the embroidery floss) really add a great little pop of color.
Home tweet home!
Here’s Pam’s Tombow marker coloring chart:
eat cake graphics stamps used:
5025-E Crackers (bird looks right)
5026-E Keebler (bird looks left)
Other supplies:
Materials: CS – (Bazzill); Paper –Accademia (Fabriano); Ink – Black StazOn (Tsukineko), ivy ink pad (CTMH); Punches – 1” circle punch (SU!), 1/8 “ (Cropadile); Tombow markers, water brush, foam tape, embroidery floss, computer generated colored sentiment.
Jul
20
If you want something to pop, using black and white is the answer because there is nothing higher in contrast.
Well this card by Kriss really pops! And the borders created by layering cardstock frame the card quite nicely.
Here’s what Kriss did…
- Stamp Tree Hill and Today’s Mighty Oak with Watermark Resist Ink on 4 ¼” x 5 ¼” black cardstock and emboss with Seafoam White Embossing Powder.
- Mount to 4 ½” x 5 ½” white cardstock.
- Mount to 4 ¾” x 5 ¾” black cardstock.
- Mount to 5” x 6” top-folded white card.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
7047-W Tree Hill
8069-E Today’s Mighty Oak
Other supplies:
Inkssentials™ Watermark Resist Ink, Ranger Industries
Embossing Powder, Seafoam White, Ranger Industries
Black and White Cardstock
Jul
10
Judy got very creative with the use of this stamp. It’s actually a single bunch of lantana (the flowers that butterflies like), but she made it into a flowering tree.
I love that in the first card she actually stamped additional flowers and used them to fill in around the edge of the pot, and the second card she swapped out the flowers for some leaves. Sometimes when I draw images, such as this one, I’m thinking one thing but I love to see it when people use them and think of another thing.
I think you could use this card for all types of occasions. Great job Judy!
eat cake graphics stamps used:
7009-E One bunch of lantana
7015-D Terra cotta flower pot
Jun
13
Christy wrote…
A card to welcome all the discovery that can be made when warm weather arrives! The main image, colored with Copics, is Stuart the bug-ologist. He is standing on a layer of stamped stones, with some of the stones cut out and attached with foam squares for a more 3D effect. Joining him on this outdoor adventure is Aunt Annie & Jr Ant. Can you spot them? Any outdoor adventure isn’t complete without a cold drink for refreshment, so the bottled water image was fun to place just perfectly among the stone pile.
I just love the use of the black Dymo tape for the word “Discover” and the little frog that seems to have parked himself on Stuart’s head! Such a fun summer card!
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1132-I Stuart the bug-ologist
5009-G Aunt Annie & Jr Ant (set of 2)
9037-B Bottled water
Other stamps & supplies used:
Martha Stewart punch, Stamps by Judith
May
28
Just keep paddling
Filed Under DT: Georgia, Dogs, Nature, People, Summer | 6 Comments
Georgia says sometimes she thinks she’s paddling upstream… and if she keeps going, she’ll get there…wherever there may be.
This card is so vibrant with the orange background against the teal blue water. I love how she picked those up when coloring as well. Looks like she tore the paper for the water and layered the stamp in between. Very clever and oh so cute!
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1158-J Paddling in the canoe
May
21
Birthday Wishes with Fairy Blossom
Filed Under Birthday, DT: Thao, Fairies, Nature, Spring | 3 Comments
Thao found some Martha Stewart flower embellishment stickers that were just perfect! She stamped Fairy Blossom and colored her in using Copic markers. She added a little shimmer to her wings – I think that’s a must for fairies, don’t you. :) She then stuck on the flowers so that it seemed like they were just too fragrant for Fairy Blossom to resist. Absolutely lovely.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
1157-E Fairy Blossom
May
15
Family history journals
Filed Under DT: Kriss, Nature, Other projects | 2 Comments
For the longest time Kriss says she’s been wanting to do a genealogy search but has just never gotten around to it. NBC has launched a show, “Who Do You Think You Are?” in which each episode takes viewers on an emotional and personal quest into some of America’s best-known celebrities family history.
Well this was just the jump start she needed and what better way to start things off then by creating some wonderful journals to keep all her findings in.
She says she spent a couple weeks laying the foundation for each family tree and it’s been fascinating! Although she did note that she sure hopes her relatives took root and became mighty oak trees…and just didn’t remain a bunch of nuts like the rubber stamp says. Ha ha. :)
Wonderful job Kriss! I’m sure you’ll have a great time filling these up!
Instructions: COMPOSITION BOOK
- Cover front and back covers of composition book with solid and pattern papers.
- Stamp Tree Hill on cream cardstock, color, trim to 4” x 4 ½”, and ink edges with black ink. Attach to 4 ½” x 5 ¼” pattern paper panel and attach to front of book.
- Stamp Today’s Mighty Oak with black ink on cream cardstock and trim to size. Attach to black cardstock allowing room at the bottom to border punch. Punch border with Lacy Days of Summer, and attach to book.
- Cut a 1 ½ ” square from black cardstock and then cut in half on the diagonal. Use Lacy Days of Summer Border Punch and punch edge. Use these as corner embellishments and attach one to the lower left corner of the book and the other to the upper right corner of the stamped image panel.
Instructions: JOURNAL
- Cut pattern paper to fit pocket on front of journal.
- Stamp Summer Neighborhood with black ink on cream cardstock.
- Circle cut out one of the houses and cut out a coordinating scallop circle from black cardstock.
- Color house and adhere to black scallop circle. Attach to pattern paper panel and slip into to cover’s front pocket.
eat cake graphics stamps used:
6034-R Summer Neighborhood
7047-W Tree Hill
8069-E Today’s Mighty Oak
Other supplies:
Archival™ Ink Stamp Pad – Jet Black, Ranger Industries
Watercolor Pencils, Prismacolor
Blender Pen, Marvy-Uchida
Circle and Scallop Circle Dies, Nestabilities by Spellbinders
Cuttlebug, Die Cutting Machine, Provo Craft
Lacy Days of Summer, Border Punch, Fiskars
Pattern Paper, BasicGrey and My Mind’s Eye
Cream, Dark Turquoise and Black Cardstock
Gel Medium
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