Family is Forever (#S1409) - September Stamp of the Month

After seeing so many samplings of this technique...I just had to try it for myself!  Love it!!!  So simple to do, and so effective in presentation!  It's the masking tape technique, although you want to use painters tape (we had the blue type on hand)...it works perfectly.

Simply tear off a piece of tape, run it over your ink pad sticky side down, then transfer the ink from the tape to your cardstock...easy peasy!  I kept one piece of tape for each color, until I was completely finished with the mass production of this card.  The ink colors I used were Lagoon, Sorbet, and Flaxen.  I also liked the way Glacier worked for the sky, although I was restricted to color choices since we had to stay within the colors of the paper pack for our swap.

The card measures 5x7 and it's the Midpoint pattern found on page 77 in Wishes Card Confidence Program.  The card base is our new Flaxen cardstock (loving this color!), and I used the patterned paper from Chalk It Up.  My embellishments include: Black Striped Twill ribbon, Gold Sequins, a small puffy heart from the Chalk It Up assortment, and an arrow charm from our Base & Bling product line.   The charm is tied to the ribbon with a small piece of bakers twine tied into a knot.   I absolutely LOVE embellishing artwork with the charms!   The sentiment is popped using our 3D foam tape, then for the finishing touch...I doodled around the edge of the card base with our black journaling pen.

Don't miss out purchasing this stamp set for yourself...you'll love working with it!  The main focus point of the card comes from the images of the Family is Forever stamp set, only available to purchase during the month of September 2014.  With your $50 order, you qualify to earn this stamp set for only $5!  You may also purchase it at full retail of $17.95 without a qualifying purchase.

I have more artwork to show you using the Family is Forever stamp set...come back to check it out!

Poster Tidings - September SOM with video!

I finally had a chance to create artwork using the September Stamp of the Month set, Poster Tidings.  I was inspired by the beautiful artwork other team members shared at our team training last week.

Fall is my favorite time of year!  I love the change in weather (yes, even Colorado's hurricane/monsoon season!), to the colors associated with fall.

I stamped this image in 3 colors, beginning with the lightest color first, as to not contaminate my ink pads.  In this case, I used Goldrush ink on the upper 1/3, Autumn Terracotta ink on the middle 1/3, and finished with Barn Red ink on the lower 1/3.  I stamped the image on a 2-1/2" x 5" piece of Colonial White cardstock, backed with Barn Red cardstock.  The patterned paper comes from the Huntington paper pack.  The leaves were cut using the Artbooking Cricut cartridge...and layered.  I used New England Ivy cardstock layered with Olive cardstock for the green leaf, and Autumn Terracotta cardstock layered with Goldrush cardstock.  The "orange" leaves were cut at 1-3/4" from page 72, using the Icon function key. The "green" leaves were cut at 1-1/4".  I also cut a piece of Burlap Ribbon, bunched it up with Natural Bakers twine from the Wooden Mini Medley, tied in a bow.  I used the largest brown sparkles as embellishment.  The card measures 3-1/2" x 8".

Oh...and the Poster Tidings set also has a Holiday image for December or Winter artwork too!  Check out this video on the trendy subway art technique.  I figured I owed you one, since I've been missing for a couple weeks...with a good excuse, we were under construction in my studio!

Enjoy!

Saturday YouTube Video: Ombre Technique

Oooh, can't wait to try this technique for myself! 

HaPpY SaTuRdAy!!!

Dress up titles and sentiments in vibrant colors to make your lettering fresh. With the ombré technique, you can watch colors of your choice melt together for a fun new style.

Have a GREAT weekend, everyone!