RemARKable Stamp of the Month Blog Tour

Welcome to the RemARKable Stamp of the Month Blog Tour.  This month we're featuring projects using the stamp set Winter Memories.  You may have arrived here from Jackie Bottomley's blog.  Didn't she do a nice job!!!

Onto my project.  After contemplating the many ways I could use the Winter Memories stamp set, here is what I came up with:

Does the layout look a bit familiar to you?   If so, it's because I partially modeled my card from the Frosty Friends sample found in the 2012 Holiday Mini catalog.  I started by stamping with StazOn ink on watercolor paper.  Then I colored the images with various Stampin' Write markers and blended them using my blender pen.  Then I cut the watercolor paper using my Big Shot and the largest shape from the Apothecary Accents Framelits.

But it doesn't stop there!  Do you see how I matted the focal image with another Apothecary Accents shape?  I achieved this look by cutting the watercolor paper a second time trimming it down a bit -- like this:

The Cherry Cobbler mat is the original framelit size.  Pretty cool, eh!  Oh, for added detail I used the Essential Paper-Piercing Pack to add punched holes inside the Cherry Cobbler card stock.

I'd love to hear from my readers what you think about this project. 

Stamps: Winter Memories
Paper: Watercolor Paper, Regals Designer Series Paper Stacks, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party
Ink: StazOn Jet Black; Stampin' Write Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Blush Blossom, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Sahara Sand
Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Delicate Designs embossing folder, Paper-Piercing Tool, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Pennant Builder punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Next up on the Tour is Deb Currier.  Click the icon below to follow the link to her blog:

If you get lost on the tour, here is a list of all participants:

Nancy Amato http://stampinallnight.blogspot.com
Melissa Bolinger http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/missybolinger/blog
Jackie Bottomley http://jackiebottomley.blogspot.com/

Susan Carlson http://stampinmomoffour.blogspot.com
Debra Currier http://artfeltimpressions.blogspot.com/

Tamra Davis www.thecardladies.com
Connie Deibler www.conniestamps.com
Marilyn Dollar www.madmoonstamping.com
Becky Evans www.alwayshappystampin.com

Crystal Kondo  www.card-ed.com
Deb Lehigh http://thestampinhut.typepad.com/
Anne Matasci -www.MauiStamper.wordpress.com
Robin Merriman http://www.trinitydesignstudio.blogspot.com
Maria Pane  http://www.stampinandscrappinwithriri.blogspot.com

Jeannette Swain http://www.stampsnwhatnot.com/

Happy Stamping!

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Two Challenges Combined- Merry Monday and SUO Challenge

A few weeks ago I thought to myself that I really need to make Christmas cards all year round.  Then I stumbled upon a new challenge called Merry Monday, a new weekly sketch challenge.  And here's this week's sketch:

I've combined this sketch with the SUO Challenge to pick a technique that's something you use infrequently – or not at all.

The technique that I use infrequently (due to lack of experience and confidence) is watercoloring. I started out by stamping my focal images several times on different types of card stock - Whisper White, Shimmery White, and watercolor paper.  This way I had many different pieces to practice on.  

I tried several different methods of watercoloring (aqua painter and ink pads, aqua painter and reinkers, blender pen and ink pads, blender pen and reinkers).  For the size images I had, the blender pen and reinker gave me the best effect.  (I thought about photographing my "mistakes," but I don't want to embarrass myself. LOL!)  I used the image created on watercolor paper.

Stamps: Polar Party
Paper: Watercolor, Real Red, Garden Green, Brights Collection Patterns dsp paper stack. Regals Collection Patterns dsp paper stack
Ink: Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Pacific Point, Early Espresso, StazOn jet black
Accessories: Big Shot, Tasteful Trim die, Blender Pen, Dazzling Details, 2-way glue pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig


Happy Stamping!

Susan
PS- No matter what I did, I could not stamp that sentiment properly.  If anyone has any tips on stamping fine print words or intricate designs, please let me know.  Although I could stamp the trees with no problems, I think my StazOn pad is not evenly inked.

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Greeting Card Witch

I first saw a card very similar to this on Diana Gibbs' blog.  I really loved her card, but I had to change it up a bit since I didn't have the Wicked Fun dsp.  How is it that once I get an idea in my head, I find it so hard NOT to think about it?  Then inspiration hit me one day while blog surfing. I saw the color combo that Dawn Griffith used on a card, Tangerine Tango and Peach Parfait.  Thus, my card came to life!

I cut the background pieces large enough to leave just 1/16th of an inch around the edges.  I kinda like that look.  I stamped the girl using StazOn jet black ink on watercolor paper.  I colored it with several different marker colors and also used my aqua painter on the dress and the pumpkin. I thought about adding a sentiment, but I chose a simpler look.  What do you think?

If you'd like to know how to create this cute card, please join me at the Oil City YWCA on Monday, October 11th at my stamp camp.  Call 676-6528 to register.

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