back to the drawing board

here's the first card that i will be entering in to the 'open audition' call for paper crafts magazine's gallery idol competition. the theme for this round is kid/teen birthday cards - figured an ipod was quite appropriate.

supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah paper, [slate] a muse studio
patterned paper: [pink & hearts/sketchbook 6x6 paper pad by amy tangerine] american crafts
clear stamps: [ipod/teen routine set & sentiment/sentiment sampler set] paper smooches
ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
markers: [y06, yg09, fb2] copic
finished size: 4"x5"

this past week i put together a card for the current moxie fab world challenge - the wonder of watercolor. i think this is the first time that i've watercolored with distress inks - even added in a bit of paper piecing. here's what i did to create the scene:

1. for the background, apply distress ink to watercolor paper with an ink blending tool and use a waterbrush to pull the ink towards the edge of the paper.

2. stamp scene onto the watercolor background and very lightly trace over the stamped image with waterbrush.

3. on a scrap piece of watercolor paper stamp the scene twice. with waterbrush apply distress ink to the houses and trees.

4. cut out images, layer, adhere.

supplies
cardstock: [kraft] bazzill basics
specialty paper: [cold press watercolor] strathmore
rubber stamp: [scene & sentiment, made in the shade] taylored expressions
ink: [fired brick, mowed lawn, mustard seed, pumice stone, salty ocean, spiced marmalade & walnut stain distress inks] ranger
tool: [aquash waterbrush] pentel, [corner rounder] we r memory keepers
finished size: 4"x5"

the end of april is here, so my crafting time this past weekend was spent on my april tag for the tim holtz 12 tags of 2013 challenge. my tag this month is very similar to the tag tim created which you can see here. the background was created with the new distress paints - used the distress paints on the metal pieces as well. the awesomest technique tim shared this month was stamping on modeling film - just stamp on it, heat it, bend it, let it cool and you have a dimensional element. i used the clear modeling film for the butterfly, but it comes in black and white also. you can find the tutorial tim created for april here.


supplies
other paper: [#5 shipping tag] avery
accents: [reinforcer, tissue tape nostalgic, vial label, pen nib & word band/tim holtz idea-ology] advantus, [black ruler washi tape] cute tape
fibers: [crinkle ribbon/tim holtz idea-ology] advantus
rubber stamp: [butterfly/mini blueprints 2] stamper's anonymous
ink: [jet black archival; walnut stain, rusty hinge, salty ocean & evergreen bough/distress ink] ranger
paint: [broken china, salty ocean, peeled pain, forest moss, antiqued bronze & tarnished brass/distress paint] ranger
stain: [brushed corduroy/distress stain] ranger
tool: [tiny attacher/tim holtz idea-ology] advantus
other: [clear modeling film] stamper's anonymous
finished size: 2.375"x4.75"

this way awesome announcement went up on the paper crafts connection blog today!

it's been a while since i've posted any of my published projects. this card here is in the may/june issue of paper crafts magazine - i used one of the go-to sketches featured in the issue. there's a small photo of the card on page 22 while the supply list and instructions for recreating the card can be found paper crafts magazine website here.

today i have my march tag for the tim holtz 12 tags of 2013 challenge. tim used tinsel twine for his bunny, but i opted for white flock and gave my bunny a ball chain collar. the painted flower i borrowed from tim's tag and genius how he used a wire/stick pin for the flower stem - i usually cut off a piece of copper wire to use for a stem but the stick pin is so much easier. you can find the tutorial tim created for march here.


supplies
cardstock: [green/tim holtz distress collection] core'dinations
patterned paper: [seasonal paper stash/tim holtz idea-ology] advantus
other paper: [#5 shipping tag] avery
accents: [ball chain, long fastener, foliage, wire pin & reinforcer/tim holtz idea-ology] advantus
fibers: [blue seam binding from miscellany/midway collection] october afternoon
rubber stamp: [sentiment/block party card kit stamp set] studio calico
ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
paint: [mustard seed, picked raspberry/distress paint] ranger
flock: [white] doodlebug designs
steel die: [mini bunny/tim holtz alterations] sizzix, [banner] papertrey ink, [grass border] taylored expressions
finished size: 2.375"x4.75"

just finished up my project for the tim holtz tattered floral challenge - and with a couple of days to spare. this canvas came together pretty quickly - basically just some die-cuts and a few metal embellishments. also inked up the edges of everything with distress ink - can't make a tim holtz challenge project without some distress ink.


supplies
patterned paper: [farm girl & 9 to 5 8x8 paper pads] october afternoon
other paper: [old book]
accents: [foliage/tim holtz idea-ology] advantus, [brads/max & whiskers collection] basicgrey, [pewter pearls] kaisercraft, [copper wire] darice
sticker: [vial label/tim holtz idea-ology] advantus
fiber: [black embroidery floss] dmc
rubber stamp: [dear lizzy 5th & frolic roller date stamp] american crafts
ink: [black archival ink] ranger, [pimice stone distress ink] ranger
paint: [summer linen] martha stewart crafts
steel die: [tattered florals & mini tattered florals set/tim holtz alterations] sizzix
other: [wood panel] dick blick
finished size: 6"x6"