Don't give up on me.

Hello Everyone, I apologize firstly for not having as many blog entries as usual. There are some amazing things happening over at SNR and I'm working like a busy bee on things. Today i took a little break though, to share with you an amazing image that is from About Art Accents. If you like Asian inspired stamps, Annette has some of the prettiest I've seen out there. I decided to use muted tones for the card and some great Little Yellow Bicycle paper that I just got in a kit, was just the right thing. So here she is. Ain't she purdy!!!???



Supplies:
Accessories: Ribbon, Pez-a-Blings
Coloring agents: Onyx Black Versafine, perfect pearls , Smooch, copper embossing powder, glaze pens
Die cuts- scallop and regular rectangle (spellbinder)
Paper: Not quite Navy (SU), Kraft (PTI), patterned paper- Little Yellow Bicycle (.
stamps: Framed Woman (About Art Accents)
Tools: Scor-pal, Purple Cows 2-in-1 trimmer, Big Shot, heat gun,

Stained Glass

Today was Earth Day. Did you take part? I did some craft recycling, and cut down some cardboard for making chipboard goodies.

A few days ago, I received a package from Frances over at Hearts in Touch. Some really pretty Asian stamps from a set called Oriental Stained Glass. Well I've never tried the stained glass technique on acetate, so i thought these stamps were a good enough reason to dive in. I really enjoyed coloring on the acetate and it sure did help to emboss the image first. So without another moment to wait, here she is.

I decided to use very muted colors for the card stock, so I could really focus on the Geisha and cherry blossom images. Did a little distressing on the edges of the card and made an embellishment from scrap acetate and a rub-on. I will definitely be getting some more of Frances' stamps. They are great quality and the images stamp really clear.


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Supplies:
stamps: Hearts In Touch-Oriental Stained glass
Spellbinders: Scalloped large rectangle
Paper: Card stock- SU: basic gray, Going Gray, Green tea Design paper, PTI: Clear Card stock, Sweet blush.
Accessories: Pink pearls, Clear detail EP, teal glitter, Sticker King butterfly rub-on.
Coloring agents: Versafine Onyx Black, Le Plume markers, Glaze markers, Shimmerz: buttercream, bubblegum, coal
Tools: Big Shot, Scor-pal, Purple Cows 2-in-1 trimmer,

It's been a while

Hi Everyone and happy Tuesday. Things have been a little busy around here the last few days, but I've got a really great card to share with you. For this card i combined 2 challenges. This weeks Card Pattern Challenge and the Color Create challenge using Green and Red.I thought I would take a shot at an Asian inspired theme so here is the sketch...
I started out with Garden Green, Sahara Sand and a really pretty deep red CS. Also adding in a patterned Matte from the Far East DCWV Matte Stack. I also used an Asian print red paper on the layers. The Oval and diamond shape are from the nesties Labels1 and Ovals sets. I love the nesties and think I need to get a few of the new releases.
The image of the Dragon is one of my favorites, but unfortunately I don't have a brand to share. I got it on Ebay. Using Le Plume markers, and some glaze pens as well as a green shimmer pen, I colored the image in. Then ink distressed the edges with Nick Bantock Ink in Vermillion Lacquer.
I added a moss green satin ribbon through the labels die cut, then added the Dragon image with dimensionals. I used 2 colors of cord: Black and Moss Green, applied them with adhesive. Then I used a few pieces of Tim Holtz Grunge Board that I painted with Red Adirondack Dabber. To finish off the corner, I added an Asian coin on top. The Sentiment is from Third Coast Stamps using Onyx Black Versamark and again distressing the piece of CS with the Vermillion Lacquer.
I really hope you like the card. I love creating with Asian influence and this card was no exception.

Thanks for stopping by and
Happy Crafting