(2011 Card#108) Jumping Fish

 

 Stamps are Gone Fishing by Theresa Momber & can be found at Gina K Designs.  I stamped fish & reeds with Versamark & heat embossed with black EP.  I colored the fish & reeds with Copic Markers & applioed versamark again & heat embossed with clear EP.  I then sponged Ranger Distress inks for the water, ground & sky.  For the texture I pulled twine apart to frey & colored with Copic & wrapped it around card base like ribbon.  Dies are Labels 8 by Spellbinders.

Challenges:

DoYouStackUP: DYSU Ch #44 - Teal

StampTV: STVMONTMCC3 - Sketch

LilyPad:  Teal, gold & rusty redish orange 

TouchTwinChallenges: TTC04 - Mellow Yellow, Olive Green, Brick Brown & Rose Red

StampsRUSChallenges:  Masculine Theme

(2011 Card #107) Blue Christmas

For a "Blue Christmas Card" I stamped  (Melanie Muenchinger's Festive Frames found at Gina K Designs) with Versamark on llight blue paper, then heat embbossed Blue Glass EP.  Then I colored in the poinsettias & frames with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.
Challenges:
StampTV: STVFRITG4 - Blue Christmas
MarksFinestPapers: Fall or Winter

(2011 Card #106) Poinsettias on Blue

Stamp is Festive Frame by Melanie Muenchinger found at Gina K Designs. I stamped on blue background with versamark & heat embossed with Espresso EP.  Then stamped & heat embossed the flowers on white CS & colored with Copic E21 & colored on top with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen. For flower centers,  added blue glitter glue by Studio G.
Challenges:
ThePlayDateCafe:  PDCC105 - Kraft/Taupe, Flesh, Cadet Blue

(2011 Card #105) Pheasant, Crimson, Orange & Gold

 

Stamp from Mark's Finest Papers, Autumn Glory 2011.  I colored with Copics, then sponged background and cut out & matted with Labels Two Die from Spellbinder's.  Leaves stamp is also from Autumn Glory 2011.  I inked first with Versamark then with red ink & stamped on white CS & then heat embossed with clear EP.  Then using a mask I sponged color inside the leaves, then sponged the background with golden yellow. 

         I was able to use scraps for the focal & frame, thank goodness I save everything...the ribbons are scraps too & the focal covered up the splices!

Challenges:

StampinSistersInChrist: Ch #113 - Isiah 1:18 Use Crimson, Orange & Gold

StampTV: Center Stage Alumni Blog Hop - Sketch

BasicGrey: Ch #56 - Anything Goes

MarksFinestPapers:  Ch #79 - Use your scraps!

LilyPad:  Texture Challenge (Embossed leaves, ribbon & brads)

SimonSays:  Anything Goes 

(2011 Card #104) Pink Butterfly

 

Stamps are from GinaK Designs, focal Butterfly is Hope is Faith by GinaK, Butterfly boarder is from A Year of Boarders by Melanie Muenchinger.   The sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers Gerber Daisies.

     Spellbinders dies used:  Scalloped Squares & (scrunched) Lattice Rectangles.

Challenges:

LilyPad:  Nina B's Sketch

CuteCardThursdays:  Ch #187 - Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word!

StampTV:  GKDOCT11ERG - Release Challenge #1 - PINK

StampsRUsChallenges: Nature's Gifts

(2011 Card #103) Tulips on Acetate

Tulips were stamped Tulip Trio by Rubber Stampede on the front of Acetate with black Stazon ink.  Then colored on back side with Sharpie pens. I mounted the acetate panel with brads.  Drew outline with gold pen.
Challenges:
TouchTwinChallenges:  TTC03 - Florals Part 1

(2011 Card #102) Pheasant Sunset Mauve

My camera colors are a little "off" so the bottom color is more of an egg yolk yellow.  I stamped the pheasant focal image from Autumn Glory 2011 from Mark's Finest Papers with Memento Black ink, then colored with Copics markers: Y02, YR16, YR07, E21, E31, E37, & B29.  I "masked" the image & sponged  around the image. 
Cut out frame with Spellbinders Labels 4.  Designer paper is Carolyn Holt Designs Checkered Path by Paper Adventures. Sentiment was stamped from an old unmounted stamp & heat embossed with black.
Challenges:
ThePlayDateCafe:  PDCC104 - Use mauve, egg yolk & artichoke
StampsRUs:  Natures Gifts