May Sneak Peaks Day 3

The butterfly is my Sneak Peak. It is part of the Scenic Selections set. I used a Technique Junkie technique called Colored Microfine. It is an outline sticker/glitter technique. I have had these stickers a very long time. Got them in a PIF if I remember correctly. Never used them. This is a great technique for them. Just filled in behind the glittered oval with some matching circles. Something different for me. 

                     Don't forget to check out the Blog Hop next week to see all the new sets.

Day 2 of May Sneak Peaks

This set is called Get Reel. A great set for masculine cards. 

I used a Technique Junkie Technique called  Pulled Pastels for the background. Very easy to do. I've layered it on Black Glossy card stock and then onto a blue card base.  This is also going to be my card for the May swap at Speedy TV which is anything goes. 

Don't forget to check out the Blog Hop next week to see all the new sets. 

Day one of May Sneak Peaks

This is a cute set called Oopsy Daisy from MFP a HC. It will be available next week during our Blog Hop. I've used Copics to color it. The lady bug is a good luck sign for the Chinese so I used a piece of Washi paper in the background and layered several matching primary color squares and scalloped squares for my layers. 

One more Christmas card finished

I've combined the Feeling Sketchy Sketch #6 with Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge, use stripes.

I used a IO cover a card for my stripes. They pinecone spray is from MFP a HC. I colored it with markers and then glittered the whole thing.

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 106--Use 3 of something

Todays challenge is to use 3 of something.  I've used 3 butterflies and 3 pieces of ribbon. Both stamps and ribbon are from Marks Finest Papers a Heinrich Company. Recently I found this great rack at a Flea Market and went about moving my room around and reducing supplies. It has these great baskets on each side which now hold all the things I use the most. No more looking for what I need. With this cleaning and sorting I found things I forgot I had. Thanks to this rack everything is now out in the open and ready to use. One of my findings is this paper I bought about 4 years ago. The green background for my butterflies is called POO paper. Made from elephant Poo. I have it in all colors. Maybe I'll use it more often now.

SSSD Try a new Technique--Spotlight Resist

This technique really gave me a problem. I tried several different times but finally got an image I liked before I got frustrated enough to pull my hair out. :O).  Hopefully you won't have the same experience. 

The first thing you need to do is stamp your image with Versa Mark.

                                               Now emboss this with Black Embossing Powder.

                                                         Color it in with markers.

Now use a Versa Marker to fill the areas you colored and emboss with Clear Embossing Powder. Don't have a Versa Marker I'll show you an alternative at the end.

Cover your image with a post it note making sure parts of your image are left showing. I had to cut my post it note down.

Sponge a dark colored ink all over your exposed card stock. No ink will cover what has been embossed.

Remove the square and attach post it notes all around your image right on the line of ink made in step before.

Sponge the lighter color around the edge of the post it notes. You want to leave the very center uninked.

           Now if you want you can stamp something around the edges with the lighter ink.

Remove your post it notes and now you can cut the piece down to the size you want to work with.  I was not happy with this. I know I'm not happy with the blue ink and I'm not sure the image is what I wanted for this either.

So I continued to play around until I came up with something I like. Here is my card for the swap.

Now if you don't have a Versa Marker you can use a Silhouette stamped image embossed with black.

SSSD-May- A Different kind of card--TeePee card

Here we go guys. I think you'll like this one. I followed directions for one and the card is too huge for my liking so I am cutting back on the ones you will be making. Let's get started. We are going to start with 3- 5" squares of card stock all the same color. Score each one from corner to corner.

                                                                     
                                                                      Fold on score

                                               Put adhesive from one corner to the center on 2.

                              Now watch my photos carefully for placement. Lay #1 on top of #2.

                                         Now add #3. Look at the photo does yours look like this.

Now we are going to add designer paper.  You will nee 2- 5 5/8" squares. Now cut those in half going from corner to corner.  Attach 3 of the pieces on the card base as in the photo.

Now when you pick up the 2 loose ends you have 1 with paper on it and 1 is plain.  Take the one with paper and place it on top of the plain panel.

Holding this together you need to use a Crop o dile if you have one or a good paper punch to make a whole through all layers.

                                                           This is how that should look.

                                      Put a length of ribbon through the hole and tie in a bow.

                                                                    Decorate--here's mine

To mail you need to untie the bow and lay it flat like this. You are going to need a 6x9 size envelope to mail to your partner.  Have fun.