CK Sample Number 3

Crazy for Chipboard was the name of the class sponsored by Paper Crafts Magazine. We made this cute card on the left. I omitted the sentiment which was stamped in pink up the upper left corner because the ink looked too light to me. The chipboard flower was painted using pink acrylic paint. We applied it with a make-up sponge, the triangular kind, which really made the job easy. Then we stamped the green dots on the dried chipboard in green pigment ink. Very cool technique, which I had to try with my stuff this week. On the right is the July 4th card that matches the weekly layout. The big star is chipboard. No makeup sponges in the cupboard, so I just "smoshed" (that highly technical verb) the Brilliant Blue Craft Pad all over the star. I let it dry and then stamped the stars in White Craft Ink.

Thanks for visiting this week. I'd love to hear your comments about the projects. Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.

Crazy For Chipboard Card Recipe: Stamps: Polka Dot Background (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Ink: Colorbox Pistachio, Bubble Gum acrylic paint from Delta Crafts
Paper: Solid colors: Bazzill Basics, Flowered paper: by Heidi Grace
Accessories: Chipboard (self-adhesive, I didn't write down the company), Button (Jesse James & Co)

July 4th Card:
Stamps: Background Basics, Polka Dots and Paisley, Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel, Big Deal Numbers, Simple Serif Alphabet and Numbers
Ink: Brilliant Blue (classic and craft), Real Red, White Craft Ink
Paper: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Real Red
Accessories: Real Red striped Grosgrain ribbon, On Board Chipboard Simon Upper, Large star punch, Small star punch, dimensionals

CK Convention Sample Number 1

Here's a really cute Make and Take card (it was free!) that we did at the Ink About It booth at CK Manchester. The card uses A Muse rubber stamps. Unfortunately I can't find the stamps at the store's website. If you're in our area, Rubber Chicken and Photo Scraps are listed as retail locations on the A Muse home site. Visit the gallery at A Muse for some really cute samples. To make this card we used 3 really cool products that were new to me. The first was coloring with the Copic markers. Very cool. A bit pricey, but cool. The second was this great "Quick Stik" by Quick Kutz. It picks up those tiny, sticky bling-jewels to put them exactly where you want them. (Yes, I bought one...I love cool tools!) The third product we used was the Gelly Roll Glaze pen in clear (by Sakura). It makes the glass look like a glass. Kind of similar to SU's Crystal Effects (see p. 187 in the big catalog at this link), but it's in a pen. (Yes, I bought that one, too!) The products are linked to places on the web for more info. Later today, I'll post a re-creation of this card using SU products and my new Nestabilities scalloped ovals. Here's the recipe for this one. Enjoy.

Stamps: Glass and Happy Summer from A Muse
Ink: Color Box Chalk ink in Black, Copic markers (an orange one and a yellow one, I don't recall the numbers)
Paper: White, Orange Glitter Paper and Polkadots from a source unidentified by the Make and Take Helper. (apologies to the companies)
Accessories: Scalloped Oval punch by Marvy ( I think it was the pink one), Creative Candy from A Muse in teal (yes, I bought some of these, too) and an unidentified stitched ribbon in orange.