Say CHEESE!!! #ICAD2014 Day 11 - Toy Camera

For the Index Card a Day prompt for Day 11 - Toy Camera, I started with one of my extra backgrounds created from mopping up spray mists on Day 5 "Galaxy".

  

I started with one of my coveted and never been used stencils by The Crafter's Workshop. The Rhonda Palazzari 6x6 Stencil: TCW392s Captured is perfect for this prompt. Using my Faber-Castell big white PITT pen, I traced and filled in the main body of the camera.

  

I went over this a couple of times to build up the opacity on top of the misted background. When dry, I switched to the outline of the camera and filled with black PITT pen. I also added some cross-hatching for extra detail. The mini star clusters are also in the stencil. I tried to fill with the white PITT pen, but it sort of bled under and lost all detail, so I went over with a blue PITT pen {that did the same thing because of the large nib}, then used the thin black PITT pen to trace the stars proper. I really like the pop art feel the out of register colors give so I repeated it while applying the stamps I used to fill in the background. 

Some hand lettering in the style of the fonts from the stamps and this card is complete. Stamps are from Cloud Nine Design 66042 Travel Set and Heidi Swapp Arrow Stamp/Die Set HS01136. This one is so fun and I'm enjoying trying out some of my "never been used" supplies.  :) Sb

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Here Comes the Sun for #ICAD2014 Day No. 10... "The BEATLES"

For the day 10 prompt - "THE BEATLES", I wasn't sure where I was going to go with this. I didn't grow up in this generation, but the Beatles have influenced so many generations and music genres that I do know countless songs off the top of my head. I have about a half-dozen extra card bases started with colors in an effort of not wasting my precious spray mists and I knew the leftover from my day 7 card would be great! 

Though to be perfectly honest, it did cross my mind to do a spoof card with a bunch of creepy-crawlies... "The BEETLES" - LOL!

   

Today's background was a result of cleaning up my mask with leftover spray mists from my "YELLOW" card. This was the perfect start for the Day 10 prompt,"The Beatles."

A nice sunrise background in yellow to go along with the Beatles tune "Here Comes the Sun". Using a pencil I sketched in the exaggerated words at the top along with a little bird toting a banner with the word "the". This was my little touch of whimsy. 

Using a yellow-orange Faber-Castell PITT Brush pen, I filled in the letters right over the pencil {next time I will erase them a bit so they aren't so dark} and added sparkly accents with my Sakura of America Gelly Roll® Stardust® Hologram pen. In the bottom I filled in the sun with some decorative doodling and added "...and it's alright" with black PITT pen. The bird and banner got a touch of black pen as well to give them a little "POP".

I think this card is just the sunshine I need to brighten

another stormy day ahead here in the tropics. :) Sb

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ALTER EGO Tops my Nails Pretty... #ICAD2014 Day 6 - Nail Polish

The ICAD prompt for day 6 is "NAIL POLISH" - well there is only one way to tackle this challenge. Go grab the nail caddy and go to town painting with my stash-o-nail-polish. These are all my bottles - a nice assortment of neutrals, reds and of course... PURPLE!

I traced around the shape of one bottle that was completely dried up with red, white and blue glitter and stars in it using an eyeliner pencil that was in the bin. To preserve the drawing from smudging, I covered the pencil with a sheer nail polish.

Then I continued building up layers of color to build up dimension and depth.

  

With the bottle complete, I fill in the card with solid geometric shapes - no rhyme or reason. One block for each color that remained after painting the bottle.

I added some graphic "POP" by drawing in white lines using my big white Faber-Castell PITT marker. I was really surprised that it wrote on top of all this nail polish {did take a couple layers to make it opaque though}. I also used a black brush PITT pen to outline the bottle. I really love the graphic feel of this. On the back of the index card I wrote the names of all of the colors on the bottles – the names are pretty fun also. My favorite title of a red color is "I'm NOT Really a Waitress"... this totally cracks me up! :) Sb

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LOST in SPACE for #ICAD2014 Day 5 - Galaxy

Hello again! I'm playing with my somewhat small mis-matched collection of spray mists for the day 5 prompt of ICAD2014 – GALAXY. The photo above is how I clean my sprayers after use. I prop them all upside-down in a small container with warm water to keep them from clogging. I have to say my favorite colors are the handful of Ditto misters I picked up on clearance one day at the craft store.

I brought out my makeshift spray cloth {a recycled dry cleaning bag} to cover my white counter tops so that I may commence spraying. I misted the front and back of my index card with water first to minimize warping as I add colors.

  

I added a couple sprays of purple, royal blue, teal, pink and denim blue mists to create outer space... super fast and EASY. I did not mop up the colors off the plastic.

Then using Picket Fence Ranger Distress Stain with an old stiff paintbrush I flicked layers of white "STARS" onto my galaxy scene. This required a couple of passes as the whole background was drying – as the white would soak in to the other colors. This was OK because it added to the depth and realistic look.

Here's my finished background before any embellishing.

  

Now what to do with all this PRECIOUS misted goodness!!?

Pick up the paint on all these papers. Nothing goest to waste here! I started with four {4} more index cards and still had quite a lot of ink left. So I went and got some larger sections of paper {that are approx. 8" x 12"}. This did the trick and I have these new background papers ready to go. 

I have the perfect stamp to embellish this card to make it complete... this terrier in space from Viva Las VegaStamps! stamped with Black StazOn ink on gloss cardstock rubbed with Brushed Pewter Ranger Distress Stains. I fussy cut the space dog out and then hand-doodled in the type and a cord to keep my pooch from floating away. This one is so fun! :) Sb

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HELLO... My Name is Snoozin' and I {heart} Purple Paint for #ICAD2014 Day No. 3

My completed card for ICAD 2014 Day No. 3

"HELLO... My Name IS" Susan and I <3 Purple Paint!

Not too much special going on for today's card... except for some good old fashioned finger painting inspired by this sepia photo. This is a photo of me at age two after I had painted myself with a freshly frosted Chocolate cake... I was only left alone for a minute. I think this is when I learned to paint – even at this very young age {and I'm still not that fond of chocolate cake either}. Snoozin' is my nickname because napping is one of my favorite things to do - anytime, anywhere!

Using my favorite tools {my fingers}, I smudged some metallic purple paint all around my blank index card, and on my photo and a recycled name badge sticker from an Etsy Craft Party attended a while back. I finished off with tracing the word HELLO using an old-school alphabet stencil with a big white Faber-Castell PITT pen and outlining with a Black PITT pen. Quick and easy and done before work. Everyday is off to a great start with purple painted digits! :) Sb

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A Peek into the Circus Tent for #ICAD2014 Day No. 2

Day 2 prompt is Circus Tent. This card began with one of the Tim Holtz Distressables Stickers; "E for Elephant." Seemed a good jumping off point so I inked the edges with ink and stuck it down. This ICAD 2014 Challenge is proving to be a great way of using up misc. leftovers and my one touch rule is in full force!

I came across this little baggie of glittered sticker letters while grabbing things to head out to work for the day. I was curious so I dumped them out and just my luck – I had every letter I needed to spell circus... EXCEPT I needed another "C".

Nothing is going to waste here!!! These letters are getting used TODAY! So I arranged the letters to check spacing and traced the one letter "C" where it would fall with black Faber-Castell PITT artist pen; then filled in with an orange PITT brush pen.

I applied some glue stick strategically inside the letter and then poured on some Dried Marigold Distress Glitter. Tapped off the excess and I have another letter "C" lickety split! I had to repeat this process to create a dot for my letter "i" too – and I'm so happy to be able to use something up that I keep picking up in the process of creating other things. There are a few glittered letters left - but I'm sure they'll go quick in the days to come!

My completed card for ICAD 2014 Day No. 2 - CIRCUS TENT

The roof of my tent are paper scraps punched with a Martha Stewart snowflake border {looks like gears} of a long since retired Daisy D's Girlfriend line. I painted in the rest of the tent stripes with Orchid Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Paint and filled in the white stripes where needed with a large white Faber-Castell PITT artist pen. The finishing touch is adding shading with my water brush and black PITT brush pen. I'm happy how it turned out – it's bright and colorful, too! :) Sb

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My Newest #Cre8time Obsession...

My newest playtoy in my creative arsenal are the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos. I don't know why I held out for so long... I can't get enough of them! It started with a couple I received in an R.A.K. from the fabulous Rita Barakat and I was hooked. These combine my love for painting and pastels with everything paper crafting. I started off with a handful and needed to have more.

The Gelatos come in every color of the rainbow and a handful of metallics, that can be used like pastels - or like watercolors giving you lots of versatility and more importantly, PORTABILITY. I love them so much that I needed to label each one with it's color on the side with my P-Touch labeler {and this crafty girl is a disorganized mess} – and also find the perfect sized containers to house them so I can take them with my in my daily travels bag {you know that bag of stuff that you carry around day-in-and-day-out]. 

I just wanted to share this fun little tidbit. Please CLICK HERE to view my lastest project that utilizes these fabulous art supplies! Happy Crafting :) Sb

P.S. The Super Stacker Pencil Box by Advantus is the magic box housing my new little friends. I got mine at Office Depot...