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Friday 22 August 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Stamped Die Cuts Part 2

So the other day when I was out and about I made another stamped die cut card from day 3 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. I wanted to make a male version so I switched up the colours and the die cuts I used. I used Distress Inks in Fired Brick, Mowed Lawn, Frayed Burlap and Vintage Photo. I used stamps from Fiskars and Mpress as well as dies from Lifestyle Crafts and spellbinders. I also used a mini stencil from Heidi Swapp.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Layered Heat Embossing

Woooohoooo I made it to play day! For my first card for the last day of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes I used a Kaisercraft sentiment Rangers with Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel in Platinum as well as their Red Embossing Tinsel. Lol short and sweet . . . My only advice is don't drop your panel while it's still hot, don't ask how I know ;)
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 DIY Stamped Letter Embelishments.

G'day, this is my second card for day 10 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. As I already had the red cs out I decided to go red again lol. Thank goodness for my Ebosser I can tell you, as I didn't have what was used in class to make the letters I had to do the old cut the cardstock four times trick lol. For this card I used stamps from Paper Xtra, Vermillion Archival ink, Matte Accents for all the letter gluing and Xcuts Slimline Alphabet.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Layering Stamped Images

Hi, I have finally arrived at day 10 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. Fot this card I used Stampin' Spots in Gable Green and Green Galore as well as Archival Ink in Vermillion and Versamark. The stamps I used are Heidi Grace Family Traditions, Printworks Elegant Patterns and TPC Studio Floral Collage. I also used Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles and Hero Arts White Embossing powder.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Sketched Outline

Hi again, this is my last card for day 9 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes and I freely admit I cheated. I am not very good at freehand drawing or sketching so I used Stampin' Ups Two Step Stampin Simple Sketches for this card. I also used Stampin' Up Spots in Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Blue Blossom and Mellow Moss. I also used Cottage Cuts Tea time Doily, my Stampamajig (that things the best investment ever lol) and Black Soot Distress Marker.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Stamping On Dark Cardstock

Hiya onwards and upwards to day 9 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. As I don't really have any suitable floral builder stamp sets I had to hunt for a bunch of random stamps I could use for this technique. I used Printworks' Elegant Patterns, Clearly Wordsworths Comfort Collection, Heidi Graces Family Traditions and The Paper Studios XOXOXO. I also used Archival inks in Magenta Hue, Aquamarine, Deep Purple, Vermillion, Plum, Manganese Blue and Chrome Yellow as well as Studio G in white, Versamark, Hero Arts White embossing powder, an embossing buddy and a Zig Emboss pen.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Thursday 21 August 2014

Stetch Your Stamps 2 Watercolour Stamping

My last card for day 8 for Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes and then I best get hopping on projects for the last three days haha . . . I used an itty petal stamp from the See Dee's stamp set and Fired Brick Distress Ink as well as Archival ink for the sentiment from Mpress. This is a super super quick card to make if you're in a hurry and you can cheat and just use a heart stamp if you want lol, I was tempted!
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch You Stamps 2 Ombre Repeat Stamping

I am back to the See Dee's stamp set again for this card from Day 8 of Stetch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. I have used a combination of Prima and Distress Inks for the Ombre as well as versamark and Hero Arts White embossing powder for the flowers. I used a mini version of a technique from Watercolor For Card Makers for the banner. Only a few more days to get posted yay lol.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Kissing (I cheated)

I admit I cheated lol, no kissing on my card, that's because I don't really have many graphic stamps and the ones I had were already patterned :). I did like the effect though. Again I have used the Fiskars Shapes N' Such set with Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Tumbled Glass, Milled Lavender, Spiced Marmalade and Spun Sugar, the sentiment is from TPC Studio, stamped in Archival ink.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Random Patterns Part 2

Hiya so I wasn't super happy with the last card so I tried again, this time with the spotty circle from the Fiskars Shapes N' Such set. I also used Prima Hybrid inks for the first time and loved them! I used Vanilla, Rose Petal, Sky and Lilac as well as Archival Black ink to stamp my sentiment from Cloud 9. If you're liking what I'm making check out the class at Online Card Classes.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Random Patterns

I have to say this card for Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes posed a bit of a problem as I don't really have many graphic stamps but I found Fiskars Shapes n, Such in my stash and it had two patterned squares of differing sizes. I also used Distress Inks in Ripe Persimmon, Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass and Peackock Feathers as well as Archival Black to stamp the sentiment from Kaisercraft. I wasn't wholly happy with this one so stay tuned fo Take two!
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Strecth Your Stamps 2 Form A Shape

Well I am now onto day 7 of Stetch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes, almost there. This one would have been nice and quick if I had thought to trim the stamp before I started lol. By the fourth go I'd figured it out lol. I used Distress inks going clockwise in Picked Rasberries, Festive Berries, Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves. I also used Hemptique Twine, Hampton Art embossing powders, versamark, Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles and some foam tape.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Combo Card

Hiya, for this card from Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes I used a combination of Techniques from two differtent cards. I used From the creator as well as a little paper piecing.

For this card I used stamps from Fiskars (alphabet), TPC Studio (elephant), Hero Arts (greeting) and See Dee's (balloons) with Archival ink and Dylusions as well as Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass, Squeezed Lemonade and Pumice Stone. Really need practice doing these, guess I am using too much water, but it's kind of sweet :)
Happy Scrapin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Watercolour Spotlight

Hi we are at the bonus day and the final stretch of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. Panicking a bit as I have 6 cards still to make (I wanted to do more but time is of the essence lol) in the next 24 hours lol. Sorry in advance for the glut of close together posts!

So the storu behind this card and the next one is that I had a specific stamp set I wanted to use that I put somewhere so I could find it . . . and promptly lost it lol. I had to borrow some stamps off my friend to do this one, but may after class finishes now that I found my stamps in a spot I looked five times I will make this card with my original vision.

I have used Stazon Jet Black to stamp my stamps, the sentiment is from Kaisercraft and the flowers are freebies off a mag I think but I'm not really sure. I used Dylusions, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists and a home made glimmer mist as well. Oh and it's on Ranger Watercolor Cardstock, my new fave watercolour cs! I need to get the hang of this technique a bit more.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Wednesday 20 August 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Water Painting

Hiya, still on day 6 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes and I again chose this lovely Mpress stamp set. I used Hero Arts white embossing powder, Distress Inks in Seedles Preserves, Mustard Seed, Festive Berries and Ripe Persimmon, a waterbrush, sentiment from TPC Studio and a corner rounder to add some interest.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Over The Edge

So I am at the mid point, Day 6 of Stretch Yours Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. I tried using this Mpress stamp for another technique but there wasn't enough open space for colouring. It looks great for this technique though :) I used Hero Arts white embossing powder, Distress Inks in Seedless Preserves, Festive Berries, Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed and a brown which I cannot remember lol. I need to start taking notes as I create! I died some white grosgrain with the distress inks to match and used staples to attach to the tag. The background is stamped with the same colours of ink stamped off so its barely there, using a Cherry Blossom stamp from Fiskars.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Tuesday 19 August 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Easy Watercolour Outline and Debossing


So we are at my second card from day 5 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes and I have chosen to use an Mpress stamp set, same flower again I know lol. It looks good what can I say?  I used Distress inks in Pine Needles and Aged Mahogany for the flower and Tumbled Glass for the border. I have used some Hemtique Twine and a Buttuerfly border punch I have for the itty butterflys. Really need to start writing on my dies what brand they are . . . I coloured the butterflys with Aged Mahogany so they tied in with the flower and sentiment from Whimsy Stamps.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Monday 18 August 2014

Special 200th Blog Post Mini Easel Card With Drawer Featuring Candy Lane

So for my 200th blog post I thought I would have a break from SYS2 and post my Daughters 11th birthday card. As you can see it has a bit of a twist. It's an Easel box card so that you can put whatever you want in the little drawer that comes out. Here is a link to the youtube vid I watched to show me how to do this. I used two colours however because that's what miss 11 wanted lol.
I used KaiserCrafts Candly Lane 6" paper pad for this card 'cause if you can't tell . . . my daughters favourite colour is hot pink lol. I also used dies from Spellbinders and Lifestyle crafts as well as archival ink for the sentiment and prima flowers nd some resin floers from Ebay.
For the foam insode I just used some that came in something new once upon time. I have a box full of this stuff just for that purpose. She also got a ring and bracelet in this so I cut slots using my Tim Holtz Scissors and my Prima Knife.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Saturday 16 August 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Multi Coloured Embossing

Onto day five of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. For this card I used Embossing powders I got a very long time ago in tiny little vials from Spotlight. Unfortunately the red has a tendency to soak into cardstock but I don't have another red in that deep shade so I used it anyway lol. I used Spelbinder Gold Labels Four, Hemptique Black Twine, Herot Arts White Embossing Powder, Hampton Art Footlong Thank You stamps, a corner rounder and my Ebosser for die cutting.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Arched Greetings

So I only chose to do two cards for day four of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes and this is the second one ;) lol. For this card I used Spellbinders Heart Circles and Lifestyle Crafts Nested and Rounded Squares, Kaisercrafts Black & White Timeless, Memento Tuxedo Black and Distress Ink Black Soot. When I find the Stamp set I used I will let you know . . . Hopefully ;)
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Friday 15 August 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Letters As Objects

I am up to day four of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online card Classes and this time we are using letters as objects. Today I used Stazon Jet Black, Archival French Ultramarine, Tim Holtz' Umbrella Man from Stampers Anonymous, alhapbet stamps from Fiskars and sentiment from Cleary Wordworths Comfort Collection.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple


Stretch Your Stamps 2 Word Art Stenciling

This is my second technique for day 3 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes and I have to say in trying to keep up with class I am a little bit too lazy to to attempt the other two right now, maybe at the end when I have more time lol. For this card I used a Heidi Swapp butterfly stencil with distress inks and Primas Notary stamp along with Versamark and Zing Aqua embossing Powder on a Fiskars Laughter Quote stamp for a pretty cool one layer card.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Stamped Die Cuts

I had fun making this card for Stretch your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. This is the first card for day 3. I am not doing every single technique but I am trying as many as possible. For this card I used Lifestyle Crafts and Xcut dies, Distress ink in Picked Raspberries, Evergreen Bough, Shaded Lilac and Seedless Preserves, I used a fiskars alphabet, mpress birthday stamp and a Heidi Swapp Mini Stencil.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Thursday 14 August 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Resist Part 2 Bonus

So the last card was resist and not wanting to waste the negative I decided to use it to make another card. Waste not want not lol. Along with some of the products I used on the last card I also added a Kaisercraft Stamp and some I Am Roses coloured with distress stain.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Resist Part 1

Still on day 2 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. This card uses resist with paint but my paint wasn't cutting the mustard so I switched to embossing powder. I used Hero Arts embossing powder, Dried Marigold Distress ink, versamark, spellbinders In'Spire die, Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Scalloped Hearts, A bunch of hearts within a heart die that I can't remember the name of off the top of my head :( and Glossy Accents. At 3-4 cards a day I'm fallig well behind but I have loads more to post :)
Happy Scrappin'
Purple



Stretch Your Stamps 2 Metallic On Black

Another technique from day 2 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. For this technique I again used Stampin' Ups Floral Background stamp. I used Perfect Pearls in Blush, Ranger Superfine Clear Embossing Powder, Spellbinders D'lites sentiment and Xcut Bloom dies as well as my Ebosser, oh and perfect medium.



Wednesday 13 August 2014

Stertch Your Stamps 2 Colouring and Tiling (not so much...)

So I don't have a background stamp suited to this colouring technique so I decided to go in a whole different direction. I took a stamp set I had recieved free with a magazine and paired it with Hampton Arts Clear Expression stamp set Beach Bum.
This technique is from day 2 of Stretch Your Stamps at Online Card Classes. As you can see I used fussy cutting instead of tiling . . . Hey whatever works, right?

Today I also used Gelatos in the following colours, Black Licorice, Blueberry, Butter Cream, Butterscotch, Margarita Mix, Metallic Blueberry, Metallic Grape, Metallic Melon, Metallic Mint, Red Cherry and Snow Cone. Phew that's a lot of colours lol. I also used Hero Arts White embossing powder, an embossing buddy and the Stampin' Up blender pen. I think I'd like to try the Dove one though as my Stampin' Up ones are almost dry I think.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Ombre Effects


Onto day 2 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes and today we are doing a little ombre. I used watercolour for this but you can use any colour medium. I used Windsor & Newton Cotman watercolours in turquoise. The background stamp is from Fiskars, white embossing powder from Hero Arts, a Spellbinders die cut in my Ebosser and the sentiment is from Kaisercraft.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple


Stretch Your Stamps 2 Faux Watercolour Stamping

Another card from day 1 of Stretch Your Stamps 2 at Online Card Classes. I used Stampin' Ups Floral background stamp along with some ink spots I have from years ago, older colours. I used spellbinders and Hero Arts dies in my Ebosser and the sentiment is from whimsy stamps.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Mist Resist

This background is so sparkly! Think I got a little too happy with Mr Huey's gold mist lol. Still on day 1 of SYS2 at Online Card Classes. The background stamp is Floral Background from Stampin' Up used with Hero Arts Seafoam embossing powder. I used spellbinders dies for the die cut piece and the sentiment. I used Ranger Gold Embossing powder on the sentiment too.
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Monday 11 August 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Multi Layer Emboss Resist Part 3 Bonus

I couldn't waste this lovely piece I had left over from Stretch You Stamps 2 over at Online Card Classes so I decided to turn it into a card too. I added some Prima flowers and a bling brad to give the card a lift. The cardstock I chose for the card base fits right in between the orange and yellow mixing :)
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Multi Layer Emboss Resist Part 2

Hiya, I am doing Stretch Your Stamps 2 over at Online Card Classes, it's running right now if you want to join in. The beauty of these clsses though is that you can do them whenever you want :) This card uses all the same products as the last one so I won't repost them here. The only difference is the die is from mpress and I've added glossy accents over the top and scattered some sequins about the place lol
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Sunday 10 August 2014

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Multi Layer Emboss Resist Part 1

Hi, well I am really into Online Card Classes right now and am currently doing Stretch Your Stamps 2. This is my first card for day 1. Yeah I'm a bit slack on the  posting front but get ready for a tonne of posts! lol.

I used Hero Arts Seafoam embossing powder, Windsor & Newton Cotman watercolours, watercolour paper, the background stamp and the letters for "to you" are from Fiskars stamp sets and the die was a freebie from a magazine :) Free stuff is good!
Happy Scrappin'
Purple

Friday 1 August 2014

Watercolour Daisy Thanks


Hi Everyone, this week at Eclectic Ellapu I chose watercolour for the theme because I am doing a class at Online Card Classes. I bought a bunch more last weekend because they had $5 off every class except for the new one coming up. If you haven't guess this is the class I am doing, Watercolour for card makers, lol.

I used Windsor & Newton Cotman Water watercolours in a 45 pan set that I have with Stampendous Daisy Thanks clear stamps that I have stamped in Stazon jet black as my archival has grown legs and run for the hills... For some reason my Stazon had dried out something fierce and I had to reink it twice to get it wo work . . . For my first attempt at this technique it didn't turn out too bad lol.
Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Scrappin'
Purple