Wednesday, February 29, 2012

SOTM Blog Hop March 2012

 
This month's featured stamp set is "Potential" S1203.  Now hop on through the hop and check out over 50 consultants and their fabulous talents.
If you are coming here from Carol Horton's Blog you're on the right path.....and if you get lost along the way go to Helen Onulak's Blog for a full list of hoppers.

 



Products used are CTMH unless otherwise noted......
  • White Daisy Cardstock 
  • Indian Corn Blue Ink
  • Black Ink
  • Indian Corn Blue Cardstock
  • Cricuit Art Philosophy cartridge Z1686
  • March SOTM "Potential" S1203
Late last night, I decided to play around with the set a little more, and came up with this fun easel card and kept going and going with the wow.  More and more and more, is never enough for me.  I just finished this a few minutes ago, scurrying to take pictures and get the post up and going.  Check back later and I'll have a complete list of products and techniques used for this card, promise :)


 
Now "Hop" on over to Michelle John's Blog and see her work! Have fun hopping. 
More pictures are below.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Fashionista Tutorial

 Fashionista Wall Hanging Tutorial starts here.  Well actually, above is the finished project and below is how my work space looked when I was done.....When I got up this morning I could hardly believe my eyes, where did I even have room to work, I think is see an inch or two near the edge of the desk.
Where to begin, well all products used are Close To My Heart, shown below, with the exception of a Cricut cartridge called "Fancy Frames"
Paper Packet and Stamp Set List:
                                                     
 Inks Used: Cocoa and Lagoon
 Additional CTMH products used:
At least that what I thought.....when I start a project, there is no rhyme or reason, I jump in feet first.  I did know that I wanted to use the new Fashionista Stamp Set and this sheet of paper from the new Stella Paper Packet, and that's all I really knew.
  Then I begin the hunt, through my craft room looking for something to make with these products....I have a new Cricut cartridge "Fancy Frames" which I've had for about 6 months and I never used it :(  So, I picked my frame...
  First I thought to make it black,
didn't care to much for that, so
I decided to use White Daisy for the frame and background.  Then it was too white and the search began again for a background stamp and I chose Diverse Backgrounds, stamping the frame with cocoa ink with the polka dot stamp from the set around all the edges, then gluing together the frame, background and stella paper piece.
 
Now came the fashionista image, stamping the image in cocoa, black, lagoon, sunset, smoothie, and chocolate.  I even embossed her in cocoa and black.  Going with the cocoa image, lagoon for the skirt, a second cocoa for the blouse and the black embossed purse, cut and clue. Note: skirt and purse are glued to the image and the blouse is popped up, and don't forget the belt (in lagoon).
Next the flowers.
 
Cutting the flowers in 5 different sizes out of the tulip print and then the same cuts on the reverse side of the tulip print, distress all edges with cocoa ink.
 Next, glue the same color sides of the paper together, only adding glue to the inside edge of the flowers. When gluing the pieces overlap them so the two colors with show.
 
Prepare flowers.  Pretty cool, two toned flowers.  But guess what, I didn't like this combo, so I went with these....
Cut the center piece for the stamped wording, border strip, flourishes and leaves.


Then you're ready to put it all together.  Flourishes are distressed in cocoa ink and the leaves are scored and sanded for more dimension.
Have a great Monday.....