The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Photo

Wendy has another beautiful photo to inspire us this week at the

House:

 

 

 I went with the floral theme and the lovely colors:

 

I used my Copics on Repeat Impressions: Flowering Hearts & Heart Shutters Window

and then embossed Cat Sil. (sm).  Embossed background is by Sizziz-Tim

Holtz.

 

I hope you join in with our challenge weekly, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A Gem of a Challenge #15 8/26

A Bit More Time to Craft #98

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 32 9/1

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #29  9/25

Happy Craft Challenge August 8/30

 

The House That Stamps Built: Tic-Tac-Toe

 

 

 It's Tic-Tac Toe week at The House That Stamps Built! 

 

 I was going for diagonal bottom left up: dimension, texture

and border but it looks like I did the top row too: by the sea, watercolors,

and border! I used my Distress Oxides to watercolor Repeat Impressions

Under the Sea, this was a new and fun technique for me.  I added

the Starfish (lg) and Find beauty. I used an embossing

 folder for dimension, embossing added the texture.

 

I hope you join in with our challenge weekly, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

 

 

Happy Birthday

A dear friend has a birthday this coming week and this is the card I

made for her. We celebrated with lunch and shopping, along with my mom,

 in the little town of Kimswick, MO which includes a stamping store!

 

 Last week on The House That Stamps Built our

Designer Choice Challenge was to try a technique new to you

and one of my teammates did inking an embossing folder.  I'd been

wanting to try this and her beautiful card motivated me.  The stamps

came with a magazine Creative Stamps and Papercraft Ideas,

$14 and an 8x10 sheet of images and an 8x10 sheet of

sayings, can't bet that deal!

The House That Stamps Built: Designer Choice Challenge

This week at The House That Stamps Built, Esther challenges us

to try a new technique.  I have had Tim Holtz Distress Crayons

for at least a year so I pulled those out.

 

Stamps: Repeat Impressions:  Flower Power Background,  Because
 

 

I stamped my Repeat Impressions: Flower Power Background,and embossed

 it on watercolor paper.  Then I scribbled the Distress Crayons on my mat

and picked my colors up with a watercolor brush.  I did several layers

 in areas for shading and contrasts and made sure to save one

 of the 6 colors in the pack for my background. I added a Repeat

Impressions sentiment: Because.

 

I was having so much fun I wanted to use the crayons in

another way:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions:  Flower Power Background, Thinking

 

I stamped my Repeat Impressions: Flower Power Background again and

embossed  it on watercolor paper.  Then I scribbled the Distress Crayons

across the paper and brushed it with my watercolor pen.  It was not

as smooth a look as I wanted so I scribbled the crayons on my

multi media matt and colored over the layers and got a much

smoother look.  I then added Repeat Impressions: Thinking.

 

Thanks Esther for this fun challenge!

 

Join in for a chance to win a $25.00 gift to Repeat Impressions, details

here.

 

Take a look and see what technique my talented teammates tried:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

The House That Stamps Built:Sketch

Wendy has a fun sketch this week at The House That Stamps Built:

My card just seemed to design itself once I picked a main paper, I used

watercolor markers on Repeat Impressions: Butterfly (sm) for my

image, added some die cutting and gems and was done in no time.

I hope you will join our challenge weekly, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp. 

My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

I hope you join in with our challenge weekly, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

A few fun challenges:

Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge #126 J: Juicy Orange, Jewels, Butterfly 8/24

Ally's Angels #24 Anything Goes  8/7

Die Cuttin' Diva's: Anything Goes #431 8/6

Cute N Crafty #30 Anything Goes 

Cut It Up #179-Critters  8/8

Crafty Creations #395 Anything Goes  8/14

Cupcake Inspiration #475 (colors)  8/10

 

Simon Says Stamp Monday: Bright and Cheery 8/6

The House That Stamps Built: Pick of the Week

It is my week over at The House That Stamps Built to do the
 POTW-Pick of the Week.  I wanted to share some of my stamping tips
that I hope will make your crafting easier for you.

 

To line patterned paper up to match a full sized A2 or any size card

front, lay your card front in the corner of a Scor Pal or Scor Buddy

and then match your paper up starting in the top left corner, works

every time:

 

To cut out words and intricate dies layer a piece of wax paper, your

card stock and then your die.  Cut as you normally do: 

The paper and all the little pieces come right out of the die:

 

When die cutting an image, leave the die on and sponge the edges: 

When you have a spare 5 or 10 minutes or are not in a creative mood cut your card stock,

leave some in half sheets and scor some into ready to go cards:

Now these pieces will go together quickly into cards, on this card I used

Repeat Impressions My Sunshine

 

On this card I used Repeat Impressions Flower Power Background.

I embossed it in white and then colored it with Peerless

Watercolors and added my die cut Hello. 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

The House That Stamps Built: Anything Goes

It is Anything Goes week again at The House!

 

I accidently made two cards on the Red, White and Blue Designer

Choice week and I really liked this card so thought I would

share it this week!

 

I colored up Repeat Impressions Daisies & Butterfly and

Beautiful Days with the Copics above.

I hope you will join our challenge weekly, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley