This card was created for SplitCoastStampers.com Color challenge today, CC170 in which we were challenged to use Regal Rose, Real Red and So Saffron.  Hmmmm, that’s a hard combination.  But I will give it a try.

The stamp used in today’s tutorial is by Innovative Stamp Creations from the Natures Silhouettes sheet.  Here is a link to their online store:  http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

Let’s get going on the tutorial.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamped flower silhouette stamp on Whisper White card stock by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then So Saffron ink before stamping.

Note:  this stamp is an unmounted stamp, but I don’t own a large enough acrylic mount for it so I stuck it to the back of a large mounted stamp I have temporarily.

Heat embossed using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Punched from the sticky part of a post it note a 1 3/8 circle to use a mask for the moon.

Brayered on Regal Rose ink in the sky area, leaving some white card stock showing towards the bottom.

Brayered Real Red ink at the top of the card stock.

Used my Coluzzle to cut a curve in the right side of the card stock.

Colored the centers of a few of the flowers with a black marker.

Stamp the silhouette stamp with Regal Rose ink.

Wiped the ink from the embossed images with an old rag.

Used a Prismacolor Silver Paint marker to edge the card stock. 

Sponged Real Red ink on a Regal Rose piece of card stock for one of the layers.

Assembled card front and used my piercing tools to do the piercing at the bottom, top and right side of the card front.

Here is the completed card measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

Hope your day if filled with pink flowers and sunsets.

Until my next post. . . . . . . .

Michelle

This card was created for the Innovative Stamp Creation’s Color Challenge ISC C5 that can be found here:   http://innovativestampcreations.blogspot.com/

All images are by Innovative Stamp Creations.  Here is a link to their online store:

http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

Let’s get started with this morning’s tutorial.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamped flower with Palette Noir Black ink on Whisper White card stock.

Colored the middle and center of the flower with a Prismacolor Crimson Red marker.

Colored ends of the petals and circle in the center with a Prismacolor Light Blue marker.

Colored over the entire flower with a Versamark marker and heat embossed using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Randomly sponged Soft Sky ink on the background.

Randomly sponged Cool Caribbean ink on background.

Randomly sponged Taken with Teal ink on the background.

Randomly sponged Real Red ink on the background.

Flipped the background stamp over on the table, design side up and inked it using a sponge so I would get a soft impression.

Flipped my card stock over, face down on the stamp and gentle went over it with my hand to make the impression on the card stock.

Stamped Flourishes with Palette Noir Black ink around the edges of the card stock.

Sponged black ink around the edges of the card stock.

Darkened some of the flourishes with a black marker.

Missed taking this picture, but I took a white gel pen and accented some of the flourishes.  Now that makes them pop.  I also, make three white dots in each corner of the card stock.

The corners in the finished piece were made with a Photo corner punch and black card stock.  The photo corners are put under the main image panel.

Assembled the card and here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

I hope you have some time to get inky and try this tutorial and join in the Innovative Stamp Creations challenge. 

May your day be filled with flowers and flourishes.

Until my next post. . . . . . . .

Michelle

I got these great images from My Paper Moon.  Here is the link to their online store:  http://www.mypapermoon.com/

There is a great inspiration challenge at Split Coast Stampers today that I used when creating this scene.   The colors in the inspiration pieces are so beautiful together.  Here is a link to the challenge if you would like to play along:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=353758

Saturday mornings I have a little more time to play around so this piece was done with layers of emboss resist. 

Ready to follow along?  Let’s get started.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamped Bird Foliage stamp using Palette Noir Black on Whisper White card stock.

Colored foliage with Prismacolored markers – Light Olive Green & Lime Green.

Stamp Grassy Rock stamp twice by first loading stamp with Versamark and then Old Olive ink before stamping each time.

Heat embossed grassy rock images using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored rocks and the bird with a Prismacolor Cool Grey 10% marker.

Colored the shadow on the bottom of the rocks with a Prismacolor cool Grey 80% marker.   Then went over the rocks again with the Prismacolor cool Grey 10% marker to soften the hard edge of the darker grey.

Colored the birds beak and legs with the Prismacolor Cool Grey 80% marker. Colored over birds body with a Prismacolor Blush Pink Marker.

Colored over the rocks, bird and leafy foliage with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the images with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Since my foreground images are heat embossed I’m able to now go in and stamp over them to get depth in the scene.

Using a Stamp a ma jig for placement, stamped pillar using by first loading stamp with Versamark and then Old Olive ink before stamping.  Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Repeated the pillar stamping and embossing 3 more times for the other pillars.

Colored the pillars with a Prismacolor Light Cerulean Blue marker.

Colored over the pillars with a Versamark marker and heat embossed images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Since the Pillars are heat embossed I can over stamp them with the palm tree.  So using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for place, I stamp the palm tree by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Old Olive ink and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.  Note:  It is not necessary to wipe the ink from the pillars when you stamp the tree, because the ink just melts away when you heat emboss the tree.  Really!  Try it!

Colored the stem of the tree with a Prismacolor Cool Grey 80% marker on the left side to create a shadow.

Colored the trunk of the tree with a Versamark marker and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Now all of my images are heat embossed so I can put in my sky and water.

Used post it notes to mask the sky area.

Brayered on Aqua ink for the water.

Sponged Stonewashed ink right at the edge of the post it note to create a darker horizon line.

Took off the post it notes and put clean ones on to mask the water area.   Note I use clean post it notes so the blue will not smear into my sky area.

Brayered on Watermelon ink at the top of the card stock.

Removed mask and wiped the ink from the embossed images using a soft rag.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Heavily sponged Watermelon ink at the top of the card stock to make the sky more dramatic.

Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

Why don’t you give this tutorial a try?  I think you will be amazed at how easy it is to emboss over embossed images and get depth in your stamped scenes.

Hope your day is filled with balmy ocean breezes and beautiful scenery!

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Michelle

Wanted to work on a piece that was not a landscape this morning.  The images used are by Innovative Stamp Creations.  Here is a link to their online store:  http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

Let’s get started on the tutorial.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamped flowers with Palette Noir Black ink on Whisper White Card stock. 

Colored the outer part of the flower petals with a Prismacolor Eggshell marker.

Colore the flower centers with a Prismacolor Terra Cotta marker.

Colored over the flower images with a Versamark marker and heat embossed with fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the face image of my Stamp a ma jig plastic sheet and then used it for placement.

Stamped face image by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Chocolate Chip ink before stamping.

Heat embossed image using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the face using a Prismacolor Buff marker.

Colored her eyes with a Prismacolor Light Blue marker.

Sponged on Soft Sky Ink using a circular motion.

Sponged Ginger ink around the face image using a circular motion.

Getting darker yet, sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the face image.

Sponged on Stream ink in a circular motion to the left of the face and a little on the top and bottom.

Stamped Flourish with Soft Sky ink.

Assembled card and here it is completed measuring 5″ x 6.5.

Hope your day is one of sweet smelling flowers!

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Michelle

This is for the Color Challenge on SCS in which we are challenged to use Real Red, Soft Sky and Blue Bayou.  Here is the link if you would like to play along:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=352715

Let’s get started with the tutorial.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamped bird on Whisper White card stock by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Real Red ink before stamping.

Made a dot for the birds eye with a very fine tip black marker.

Heat embossed the bird using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Soft Sky ink at the top and bottom of the card stock leaving a bit of white space.

Punched a mask for the moon from the sticky part of a Post it note with a 1 3/8″ punch.

Brayered Blue Bayou ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Soft Sky ink entirely.

Put sticky notes on to mask the sky area.   Sponged Blue Bayou ink right at the edge of the Sticky note onto the card stock using a circular motion.

Also sponged some of the Blue Bayou across the water area using a swiping motion from left to right.

Removed all the masks.

Stamped foliage using Blue Bayou Ink.

Wiped ink from embossed bird use an old rag.

Stamped foliage a couple of more times with Soft Sky ink creating the look of a shadow on the water.

Colored the berries one side with a Real Red Marker and the side facing the moon with a white gel pen.

Outlined the bottom of the foliage with a Not Quite Navy Marker.

Outlined the top of the foliage with a White Gel Pen.

Sponge some Blue Bayou ink on the top left corner and bottom right corner of the card stock.

Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

Just one note before I close this post today.  The workshop I’m teaching in San Jose, CA in August is filling up pretty fast.  Here is a link with more information if you would like to attend:  http://flatfishpaperarts.blogspot.com/

Hope your day is filled with lake breezes and red birds.

Until my next post. . . . .. .

Michelle

Boy, ever have one of those days you just couldn’t make up your mind on what you wanted to create?  Well that is me today for sure, lol.  So I settled on a project with a background that is as random as my thoughts are!

Enough said, you will see what I’m talking about in a moment.

Let’s get started.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamped daisy by first loading stamp with Versamark, then Shabby Shutter ink, and then colored in center of the flower with a More Mustard marker before stamping on Whisper White card stock.  Heat embossed image with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored in flower with a Versamark marker and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped stem by first loading stamp with Versamark and then Oregano ink before stamping.  Heat embossed using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Sponged Butterscotch ink on the card stock using a streaking motion and going different directions.  Note to get a warm glow to your project, start out with an layer of a warmed colored yellow and build color on top of it.

Sponged on Lettuce ink using the a streaking motion and streaking it in random directions.

Sponged a few spots of Rust ink on.

Added some sponged streaks of Oregano ink.

Going darker yet, sponged on black ink in a streaking motion.  Note:  Be careful not to sponge the black onto you embossed images.  It stains it gray, yuck!

Added more streaks of Butterscotch ink to bring back some of the warmth.

More Rust sponging, lol.  There is no right or wrong way to do this.  I just keep piling on the color until I like it.  🙂

Traced the left side of the stems with a black fine tip marker to create a light and dark side.

Traced the right side of the stems and top of flower with a White Gel pen.

Stamped corner stamp with black ink in each corner.

Stamped dragonfly with Oregano ink.

Stamped flower bud on left side of stem.  Colored stem with an Old Olive marker, used a black marker and traced the left side of the stem,  traced right side of stem & Dragonfly and colored flower buds with a white gel pen.

Repeated the bud stamp and coloring on the left side of stem.

Stamped stem stamp around the outside edge of the card stock using black ink.

Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

Hope you enjoyed this embossed sponging project and will give it try.

May your day be filled with sunshine and daisies.  🙂

Until my next post. . . . .

Michelle 

Hi Everyone!  I’m apparently still in the mood for birds.  Here is another one only using Stampin’ Up’s set Touch of Nature & Trees Three.  I hope they bring the Trees Three set back in the next catty.  It is definitely one of my favorites.  Funny that it is because the first time I seen it, I really disliked the way the trees are chopped off at the top and waited until the last second to order it.

Yesterday for me was one of home improvements.  My husband and I installed a split rail fence in front of our home.  Let me say, both of us are pretty sore from all the physical labor.  Now I remember why I don’t do Physical labor!

Enough ramblings from me.  Let’s get started! 🙂

Supplies:

Stamped bird with Palette Noir Black ink on Whisper White card stock.

Colored his chest and the leaves with a Prismacolor Wheat marker.

Colored his upper chest with a Prismacolor Burnt Ochre marker.

Colored his upper body with a Prismacolor True Blue Marker, leaving some white space.

Colored in the white spaces of his upper body with a Prismacolor Light Cerulean Blue marker.

Colored a little Prismacolor Light Walnut marker on the underside of his belly.

Colored over the bird and the leaves with a Versamark marker and heat embossed using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped a second bird, using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement and Palette Noir Black ink.  Colored, Over colored with a Versamark marker and heat embossed this bird the same way as the first bird.

I wanted to disguise the fact that the branches just end under the birds so I stamped a couple of branches using Black ink and the Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

Colored the Berries with a Prismacolor Light Walnut marker and then went over the dark areas of the berries with a Prismacolor Burnt Ochre marker.

Colored the leaves with a Prismacolor Wheat marker.

Colored over the berries and leaves with a Versamark marker and heat embossed using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped Trees by loading the stamp with a Versamark pad.  Heat embossed trees using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Sponged Soft Sky ink on the background using a circular motion.

Over stamped embossed trees with tree stamp and Soft Sky ink.

Wiped ink from embossed images with a rag.

Sponged Blue Bayou ink on using a swiping motion from bottom of card stock toward the top to create the appearance of some grasses.

Used a white gel pen to make some highlights on the bird, such as a dot on their eyes, beak and colored a bit on their bellies.

Stamped the blossoms at the top of the trees with Blue Bayou ink.

As I was figuring out the layout I wanted to use, I stamped the sentiment using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement and Blue Bayou ink.   I like to stamp my sentiment before I glue everything together just in case I mess up and stamp it crooked.  Believe me this has happened more than once, lol.

Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 5″ x “6.5”. 

This is tutorial number 60!  Are you all still out there following along?

Hope your day is filled with singing birds and blossoming trees.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Michelle

Well it’s a beautiful sunny day here in Ohio.  The birds are singing and my bird-feeders are extra busy this morning.   The bird songs I’m hearing are what inspired this creation.  🙂

I used the up and coming sketch challenge that will be posted later at  http://www.innovativestampcreations.blogspot.com/  

and new stamp images from Innovative Stamp Creations – Nature Silhouettes II & Art 4 Frames II.  Here is a link to their online store:  http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

Ready for this Rusty Spring Scene Tutorial?  Alright, then let’s get started 🙂

Supplies:

Stamped Bird with Palette Noir Black ink on Whisper White card stock.

Colored birds belly with a Prismacolor Buff marker.

Colored the upper half of bird’s belly with a Prismacolor Burnt Ochre marker.

Colored the very top of the bird’s belly with a Prismacolor Terra Cotta marker.

Colored the top of the bird with a Prismacolor True Blue marker.

Colored the Bird’s beak with a Prismacolor Burnt Ochre marker.

Colored over the bird image with a Versamark Marker and heat embossed with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamp Floral Swirl stamp by first loading with Versamark and then with Lettuce Ink before stamping.

Heat embossed using Clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored Center of flower with a Terra Cotta marker and went over it with Versamark and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped Floral Silhouette stamp by first loading stamp with Versamark and then Lettuce Ink before stamping.

Heat embossed with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Starting at the center of the card stock, sponged on More Mustard ink in a circular motion.

Working from the outside in, sponged Pumpkin Pie Ink in a circular motion not covering all of the More Mustard.  I left a light area behind the bird.

Sponged Really Rust ink at the top of the card stock and at the bottom of the flowers.

Stamped the floral silhouette stamp again only using Oregano ink and moving the stamp about 1/2″ over to the right from where I stamp it before.

Sponged Walnut Stain using a swiping motion from bottom toward top to create the look of grasses.

Using a rag wiped ink from embossed images.

Made highlight with white gel pen on the top of the Flowers in the silhouette.

Distress edges with The Tim Holtz distressing tool.

Sponged Walnut Distress ink on the edges.

Stamped pen nib stamp with Oregano ink on Apricot Appeal card stock.  Cut out images wand swiped on end of the images over a Really Rust ink pad.  Colored the nib end of the images in with a white gel pen.

Stamped flourish with Oregano Ink at the top of the card stock.

Punched a label shape out of Apricot Appeal card stock.  Sponged Really Rust ink on it.  Drug the ends of the label over the Walnut Distress Ink pad.  Stamped flower on the label shape using Walnut Stain ink.  Colored Flower bud with a white gel pen.

Cut a panel of Apricot Appeal card stock and sponged on Really Rust ink and Walnut ink around the edges using a swiping motion.  Sorry, no photo.

Assembled card.  Finished card measures 5″ x 6.5″. 

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and your day is one filled with bird songs and sunshine.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Michelle

Announcement, Announcement!  I’ve been asked to be part of the Creative Architect Design Team for Innovative Stamp Creations.  Woohoo!  and what an honor to get to create with such artistic stamps and along side such artistic designers!

Here is a link to InnovativeStampCreations.com  http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

Check them out and you will find that their stamps are so artistic, fresh and wonderful!  I can’t say enough about their quality either, very deeply etched red rubber, MMMMMM.  Sorry, I sound like I’m describing a desert, lol.

I used two stamps in the making of this card.  One from Innovative Stamp Creations new set Flair of Summer and the other stamp from their Fancy Designs set.   This is my very first card with these stamps so I’m just getting my feet wet with this creation. 

This is also for the Innovative Stamp Creations weekly challenge.  These challenges are just starting and they are going to be good ones. 

Here are the details to play along. WIN a FREE ISC stamp sheet To qualify for the FREE stamp sheet of your CHOICE, you must use ISC images only and post your link on the ISC blog   http://innovativestampcreations.blogspot.com/   There will be a deadline for entries very soon.

Colors are:
Soft Sky

Certainly Celery
Sage Shadow

Chocolate Chip

River Rock or Neutral

Whew!  I’m a bit gabby this morning.  Ready to get going on this tutorial?  Here we go!

Supplies:

Started my main image panel scene by stamping four times the Fancy Designs set stamp on Whisper White card stock.  I loaded my stamp first with Versamark and then Chocolate Chip ink before stamping each image. 

Heat embossed the images with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Now this next stamp was loaded first with Versamark then River Rock ink, then I took the Certainly Celery pad and patted it on the bottom part of the stamp image, then I stamped the stamp on the card stock.  This gave me a variation in color on the image.

Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Punched a 1 3/8″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for my moon.

Brayered Soft Sky ink on the top 2/3rds of the card stock.

Masked the sky area with post it notes and brayered Sage Shadow ink at the very bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Sage Shadow ink at a diagonal from the moon, so there is a light spot left under the moon.

Removed the post it notes and sponged Sage Shadow ink at the top of the card stock.

Stamped the plant stamp again using Chocolate Chip Ink.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink at the bottom of the card stock using a pouncing motion so it looks like grasses.

I let the ink dry a few moments and then I wiped the ink from the embossed images.

Here is the assembled card that measures 5″ x 6.5″.

Hey, I’m so very glad you got to join me today for this tutorial and little introduction to Innovative Stamp Creations.

Hope your day is one of peace.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Michelle