Everything is Royal in PAISLEY for #ICAD2014 Day 12

For the day 12 prompt I knew I had to use these unmounted paisley stamps from Viva Las VegaStamps! For this card I wanted to play around with some embossing powder.

Since I made a clock out of my glitter tray {it was never used anyway} – I grabbed my baggie full of embossing powders with paper plate pouring trays. In there I have these two handmade stamps I had created carved from recycled foam vegetable trays and they go nicely with the paisley stamps.

I started by selecting one of my painted cards leftover from day 5 "galaxy".

 

Using Globecraft and Piccolo Enamel and Embossing Powder Adhesive {which comes in a nice dauber top bottle} I applied the clear "INK" to the stamps and pressed onto my background. If you be careful about where you are placing the images and your fingers, you can stamp then apply embossing powder, then continue stamping and powdering until the background is filled – then at the end heat set the embossing powder in one fell swoop. This is what I try to do so the embossing powder doesn't get overcooked in areas.

  

Due to my messy way of storing my embossing powders my white and gold had each spilled out and got mixed up in the protective baggie I had them in. There was more than enough to use for a project and this is the perfect project to not let that crafty goodness go to waste. It looked like the perfect combination of salt and pepper.

  

I stamped the larger handmade flourishes first, then filled in with the smaller stamps. When filled I added a few hand doodled details using a Versamark marker {this is the clear ink in a pen form}. I like the results of this but the lines came out a lot thicker than I really wanted. I have a fine line detail applicator that I'm going to fill with some of the embossing liquid and give this a try again on another project. To fill in a couple leftover areas I used my tiny arrow recycle heart from Viva Las VegaStamps!; one of four stamps I've illustrated that have been immortalized in rubber at VLVS!

Here's a detail of the magic happening... on left the raw embossing powder and on the right – all it's melted golden glory! The white bits add a nice texture to the gold, but really is lost into the gold. I love those happy accidents!

I totally love how this one came out... paisley and all.

It's so regal with the purple and gold! :) Sb

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Paper Woven Horses... #ICAD2014 Day No. 19 - Orange

Hello friends! I'm playing a little catchup with some of my cards. I had some other creative projects that I needed to work on that took up my daily creative time {and I have been taking some creative time daily}. I have been really inspired by everyone's One-Staple Collages so I started out with this card for the day 19 prompt "ORANGE" to try one.

I have all sorts of bits of this and that saved for collage and cardmaking, some of which being these orange patterned paper scraps {I think are from QuickQuotes}. I had plenty of them to make a woven paper background, but due to the small footprint of my index card, it was a little flimsy... so I needed something to hold my woven paper strip background together so I used some orange patterned washi tape to tack the loose edges down.

Then I pulled out some more orange things in the scrap bag: some off-cut pieces of American Crafts Ribbon; a bread bag tag; tie and tag from dry cleaning; fluorescent orange mini envelope; more washi tape; foil seal from a San Pellegrino Orange Seltzer; and the feature – a horse torn from a notepad at work. All tacked down with a few mini glue dots. Pretty close to one staple... I will try again!  :) Sb

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Now I Know my ABC's - #ICAD2014 Day 9 ALPHABET

For the Index Card a Day 2014 day nine prompt "alphabet", I started out by stamping with a virgin {never been inked} stamp in my stash. This is a distressed newsprint/clippings #60-0067 background by Inkadinkado. I stamped it a number of times using jet black StazOn ink - just in case I decide to add color after.

There are bits of doodles and distressed edges, swirls and visible
alpabet letters... a nice start for today's prompt theme.

Then I got out my nicely organized and ever growing stash o'washi tape. I was bad over the weekend and acquired 6 new rolls and when putting them away, I came across two others that were hiding in my tool tote. The words "GET" and "FUN" are clipped out of the newspaper from my puzzle hunt the other day.

The "Just Flying By" is clipped from the stamp storage box that I'm storing my ICAD cards in. I got a bunch of these empty Stampin' Up storage boxes at a crafty yard sale. They are great to hold crafty supplies to be taken on the go.

I had fun mixing, matching and clipping out words to spell out

fun phrases – "Get Out a Happy Smile" and "Love fun Time!" :) 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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Happy WORDS of Wisdom for #ICAD2014 Day 7 - Yellow

For today's prompt I wanted to try a little experiment with stamping with rubber hose gaskets I found at the hardware store {a real ACE hardware next door to the butcher - yep a real old-timey butcher}. I placed them onto my acrylic block in a pattern then applied glue stick instead of ink to make a resist with the glue stick.

  

I've darkened the image here so you can see the glue stick stamped impression of the gasket pattern. I reapplied and stamped 4 or five times to fill the entire card background. The glue stick gives a real distressed and painted feel creating imperfect stamped circles.

  

I applied Mustard Seed Ranger Distress Stain on my craft sheet, misted with a bit of water, then swiped my index card into the color. I swiped repeatedly to mop up all of the color. I let set for a few minutes and misted a bit of water on the card, then blotted glue off with a paper towel revealing the contrasting white of the card. A fabulous result! I could have left the card finished just like this - but I wanted to add a quote.

   

I wanted to add some shimmery rays so I sprayed some golden yellow mist through this mask. The result is subtle and is not really showing in the scan, but the cleanup from the leftover spray on the mask resulted in a great start for another card... you just gotta love it when cleaning up creates arty stuff!

I added this quote and some doodling using a contrasting Moonstone Yellow Bic Mark•It® marker and added a little shimmer with my Sakura of America Gelly Roll® Stardust® Hologram pen. This little bit of Cre8time I'm stealing away each day for this challenge is fun and totally following my wisdom on this card! :) Sb

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The Wheel of the Pen goes Round and Round for #ICAD2014 Day 8 - MANDALA

Over the weekend I got to enjoy a much needed UN-PLUGGED weekend from my various DT blogging duties. I spent some time sleeping in, cooking and keeping up with the Index Card a Day 2014 challenge prompts. I'm so thrilled that I've been able to squeeze them in and keep up so far. I had to complete days four and six over the weekend because they required more time to make them just they way I wanted. The day 8 prompt - MANDALA, proved to be a bit of a challenge.

I had every intention of making a symmetrical design – but my mind and hand obviously had other plans. While catching up on the DVR recordings, I started off with a simple flower shape in the center and worked outward. Nothing planned or sketched out... I just went for it using a Sakura of America Pigma® Micron® Black pen and continued for about two hours until the card was filled with the resulting asymmetrical design. This had me plum tuckered out and I slept the rest of the night like a baby.

On Sunday AM after breakfast I started in on adding color with Sakura of America Gelly Roll® Stardust® pens, and Gelly Roll® Stardust® Hologram pen {my absolute favorite} for some silvery shimmer details in the white space.

The radial shape is full of motion and colored shapes resembling gems. I'm very happy how this turned out, it's sketchy look - even the imperfections. My hand is thoroughly stretched and ready for some more drawing adventures!   :) 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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WASHI makes a #Cre8time Prism for #ICAD2014

Day 1 prompt is Prism. Since I'm already a day behind because I was out-of-town on a creative field trip over the weekend, I could NOT leave the house for work before completing my card. I can do today's tonight after work and a nap.

So I grabbed my newly organized and beautiful collection of washi and began creating a rainbow of washi on my index card. I finished off the edges with a black and white geometric pattern that resembled a prism and overlaid a rainbow glittery tape with a grey polka dot washi and a ruler. Something quick and easy - but an exercise in color balance and pattern.

My completed card for ICAD 2014 Day No. 1 - PRISM

Event the backside is pretty interesting where the washi tape is folded over the edges. I'm looking forward to catching up on the day 2 prompt later tonight. :) Sb

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Greencrafting for Saturday Cre8tive Time on Ustream - Honeycomb Accordion Mini

Due to technical difficulties plaquing the Saturday Crafts Fair streaming interface, today we moved over to our personal channels on Ustream. 

Altered Book spread features Honeycomb accordion pockets filled with Robin's Nest paper tags in a rainbow of colors.

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In today's creative playtime I shared a greencrafting project - making a honeycomb mini tag album and did a couple variations using mini envelopes. This is a fun and fabulous little project that is easy to make and are great for using up those scraps. Thanks to everyone who joined the live stream. Please enjoy the replay here via Ustream. When it's done converting it will also join my library of YouTube Channel videos {update: replay can also be viewed on YouTube HERE}.

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On Monday, EARTH DAY - I will share the completed honeycomb tag book "all decked out" for a special Earth Day Bloghop. 

Have a great weekend and THINK GREEN!  :) Sb