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SCS Hope You Can Cling To Challenge: HYCCT1101B

Good morning! October is one happening month, but in today's post I want to focus on just one of those happenings. It's breast cancer awareness month, and Splitcoast Stampers, in conjunction with the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, is embarking on its second annual Hope You Can Cling To card drive. I just happened to have a JustRite Stampers Be Strong set, with 20% of its sales being contributed to ovarian cancer research--yes, I know, a bit different, but BOTH helpful to excellent causes!

I listed the relevant Splitcoast information below so that YOU can go participate if you'd like. I worked on my friend Lori Craig's challenge that included pink and bling. SCS will be posting a different Hope You Can Cling To challenge every day this month, so please check out that master list and make cards to send to the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. 

Challenge Title: Bling the Cling Hostess: stamp_momma aka Lori Keyword: HYCCT1101B Date: Saturday, October 1st, 2011

VIEW THE GALLERY FOR THIS CHALLENGE HERE View the Hope You Can Cling To Gallery HERE View the Hope You Can Cling To Master Challenge Thread HERE

All card details are listed below. Thanks for stopping by today!

Materials List:

Stamps: Be Strong (JustRite Stampers)
Cardstock: Autumn Rose, Lavender Moon, Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink) 
Ink: I mixed two inks directly on the stamps to try to get the right shade of pink, Versamagic Malted Mauve and Colorbox Rouge; Memento Tuxedo Black; Chamomile Distress Cube (PTI)
Patterned Papers: Lost and Found 6" x 6" Blush pad (My Mind's Eye) 
Accessories: pink self-adhesive rhinestones, Oatmeal seam binding, Stampendous ultrafine glitter
Copic Markers: R81, R85, R89
Tools:  Classic Ovals Large (for that tiny hope sentiment on top of the bow), Labels Ten, Lace Doily Accents, Twisted Metal Tags and Accents (Spellbinders Paper Arts); sewing machine; sanding block; glue pen

P.S. Don't forget about World Card Making Day--just in case you needed another excuse to play with paper and ink all day!

Perfect Cherries

Welcome! Today I have a summery little card to share using a new Lockhart Stamp Company image; these Perfect Cherries were fun to color! 

These were the Copic markers that I used on the image. (You can click on it to enlarge.) On the perimeter of the image (after I took this photo), I used a YR30 and a bit of BV0000, softened on the outside edge with a 0 colorless blender.

Spellbinders dies that I used on this card were the Labels Threes, Standard Circle Large, and Lace Doily Motifs. That lace strip is from JustRite's Lace Borders set, stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with detail white embossing powder. Patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye's 6" x 6" Lost and Found Rosy pad. A bit of sewing, some foam tape, and a bow, and that's it--one last hurrah to summer! Thanks for stopping by. 

Autumn Labels 22: Give Thanks

Welcome! Today marks the beginning of the new JustRite Stampers October release, featuring the Autumn Labels Twenty Two set. 

Fun pictures to color here--always a plus in my book!

I thought I would show a stepped out coloring tutorial for large pumpkin image; I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with the Copic markers shown above. I'm planning to cut out the pumpkin and its leaves; so even though I will use a cream cardstock later, I'm coloring on some X-Press It Blending card here to get plenty of contrast in my focal image.

These are the Copic markers that I used for the pumpkin. The blue-violets were used in the shadow areas.

Here is my focal image, colored and cut out. The markers above were used for the sky surrounding the pumpkin.

On cream cardstock, I colored the background in the Copic markers shown above. I left the center empty since I have already finished with the focal image that I will mount on foam tape.

The only thing that I should explain is that I cut that green mat layer into three pieces to get it to fit behind the image the way that I wanted it to. (It is from the Spellbinders Twisted Metal Tags and Accents set.)

Supply List

Cardstock: X-Press It Blending Card (Copic); Vintage Cream, Terracotta (PTI)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Chamomile Distress Cube (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Stagecoach from the Sarsparilla Line by October Afternoon

Dies: Twisted Metal Tags and Accents (the green layer), Fancy Tags Two (the dark orange layer), and Labels Twenty Two by Spellbinders Paper Arts

Accents: Taupe Pearls from Zva Creative, tea dyed twill, wooden buttons (from PTI, but no longer available)

Coloring Medium: Copic Markers

Now, how about some lovely samples with the Autumn Labels Twenty Two set?

Link List for the Autumn Labels Twenty Two Blog Hop

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Angela Barkhouse
Debbie Olson
Sankari Wegman
Michele Kovack
Stephanie Kraft
Mona Pendleton
Kathy Jones
Sharon Harnist
Heidi Blankenship

That's it for today--thanks for visiting!

P.S. I just found out that there is a $50 shopping spree giveaway posted here on the JustRite blog.  

"Blog Candy Alert - Today's Blog Candy on the JustRite Blog is a $ 50.00 shopping Spree.  To enter to win go to the JustRite Blog and answer the blog candy question.  The Blog Candy is open for comments until Friday Night at 12 pm EST. The winner will be announced on the JustRite Blog on Monday October 3rd during the release post.  Good luck to everyone!"

Sending Cheer: ETM

Welcome! I have another of my Easy-to-Make, Easy-to-Mail cards for your today, though this may be the last one for a few days. I have some other release projects coming up this week, but I'll get back to the ETM cards on occasion after that.

Today I used three Papertrey Ink sets, Holiday Photo Finishers, Postmarks, and Tiny Treats Christmas. Obviously the Holiday Photo Finishers is the main one, and while you could get by with only that one to simplify, I like the little additions of the others.

So, why am I adding a tiny little image that had to be colored to this card? Someone asked me to put on a few bells and whistles that could be removed for a simplified version, but would add to it if you have the time, and still not cost extra in postage.--hope that this fills the bill. :-) I used only four Copic colors, all shown above, and I trimmed the image closely.  Since it is so small, that didn't take very long.

I used a couple of Spellbinders dies here: a Standard Circle Large and a Pinking Circle Small. Papers are from the Authentique 6" x 6" Wonder Collection Bundle. Ribbon treatment is flat, so you have little added bulk there.

For a no-frills version, you can leave off the Pure Poppy mat layer on the side rectangular panel, as well as the mat layer under the round focal image. Papers can be anything that you happen to have in your stash--the ones that you just HAD to have last year but haven't cut yet. . . The holly sprig can be omitted, and you could also omit the tiny string bow at the edge of the ribbon.  The ribbon extending will not be a problem for mailing since you can tuck it inside the card to keep it out of the way. 

That it--one more Easy to Make, Easy to Mail card for you holiday idea file. Thanks for stopping by!

Stop and Smell the Flowers Copic Tutorial

Good morning! I have another one of those sweet Mo Manning digital images for you today. This one is entitled End of Summer. I printed it with my Canon MG5220 ink jet printer on X-Press It Blending card, then proceeded to color it with my Copic markers--all pictured below.

For skin tones I used mostly the E00 and E13, with some BV000 in the shadow areas.

Next I colored her clothing--pinks and blue-greens too coordinate with the pretty Kaisercraft Bubblegum Hills Collection papers that I had chosen.

Next, I colored the grass and faded out to white on the edges. **I used my Copic 0 Colorless Blender to soften the edges, though I left it out of this picture.**

Next I colored her red hair. My original picture at this stage was not good, so I had to set this one up at the end. Still--these are the colors that I used on her hair.

Here I've colored the flowers and their leaves, adding some shadows on the grass with BV00.

The butterfly paper is Kaisercraft Bubblegum Hills Collection Fruity Galaxy 12" x 12", and the dotted paper that I cut with a Spellbinders Grand Labels Eleven die template is from the Bubblegum Hills 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" pad. Vintage buttons and Hibiscus Burst grosgrain ribbon are from Papertrey Ink. That's it--one sweet little "end of Summer" girl. Thanks for visiting!

Introducing JRS Shabby Chic Labels Four

Welcome to the third and final day of the JustRite Stampers September release! Today's vintage set is Shabby Chic Labels Four, which has three images that coordinate with a Spellbinders Labels Four die template.

The images from Shabby Chic Labels Four look great paired with both Bon Voyage and Greetings from Paris as well. (I used the postcard, stamp and postmark image from Greetings from Paris on today's card, in addition to the focal image and perfume bottle from Shabby Chic Labels Four.)

These are the Copic markers that I used to color the stamped images, all JustRite Copic color combinations.

Materials List

Stamps: Shabby Chic Labels Four, Greetings from Paris
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; PTI Chamomile Distress Ink and Raspberry Fizz Ink
Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Blush 6" x 6" pad
Accessories: cream seam binding (dyed with Copic 0 and R85 Various Inks); heart pins (Maya Road); white glitter (Stampendous); Lace Tape
Tools: Spellbinders Labels Four die template, Copic Markers (pictured above), sewing machine

Don't forget to go see the rest of the Shabby Labels Four projects--there are some beauties! Thanks for stopping by. 

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken 
Debbie Olson (here)
Mona Pendleton
Kellie Fortin 
Michele Kovack 
Kazan Clark
Sankari Wegman
Kathy Jones
Stephanie Kraft
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram

Introducing JRS Greetings from Paris

Welcome! It's day two of the JustRite Stampers September release, and today's set is Greetings from Paris.  

Greetings from Paris is lovely alone or combined with the set that was introduced yesterday, Bon Voyage. I particularly like the post card image here because it serves as a nice collage-piece on any vintage card.

Here I have already heat-embossed the border pattern, as well as stamping and airbrushing the Eiffel Tower label image, leaving the Labels Four die template in place while I airbrushed. 

Behind the From Paris with Love tag, I used a snippet of an image from the Bon Voyage set.

Now, for the point of indecision: I tried it first with a cream-colored ribbon and couldn't quite convince myself that I liked it; so I took that one off and dyed a ribbon with my Copic Various inks. Which do you like better--cream or violet? I opted for violet, but I'm still not sure. . .

A complete supply list follows, and a BLOG HOP list is right after that--be sure to see what the other girls did with the Greetings from Paris set as well, and thanks for visiting!

Supply List

Stamps: Greetings from Paris, Bon Voyage (JustRite Stampers)

Cardstock: Rustic Cream, Vintage Cream, Fine Linen, Royal Velvet (muted with Versamagic Malted Mauve ink)

Ink: Adirondack Purple Twilight, Ginger, and Lettuce (Ranger); Versamagic  Malted Mauve (Tsukineko); Chamomile Distress Cube (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye A Beautiful Life 6" x 6" pad

Tools: Labels Four, Labels Four Small, Twisted Metal Tags and Accents, Lace Doily Accents, and Nested Lacey Pennants (Spellbinders Paper Arts); Copic Airbrush System, Copic E37 and V06 Sketch markers, Copic V04 and V91 Various Inks (to die ribbon) (Copic/Imagination International)

Accessories: Brown and Taupe Rhinestone Flourish CR-03CA-114 (Zva Creative); Filigree Gold Detail Embossing Powder; cream seam binding (Hug Snug)

Blog list for Greetings from Paris:

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken 
Debbie Olson (here)
Sharon Harnist
Mona Pendleton
Michele Kovack 
Kathy Jones
Stephanie Kraft
Kellie Fortin 
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram
Heidi Blankenship 
Kazan Clark
Sankari Wegman

Sunflower Vase

Welcome! Today I have another stepped-out Copic colored image for you using one of my old favorite images from Papertrey Ink's Autumn Abundance set. The background is stamped in Summer Sun ink on Harvest Gold cardstock with the Mehndi Medallion set., and the tag sentiment is from Tiny Tags. 

First, my greens. The YG91's are so muted that I thought I would liven them up a bit with a much more intense YG11 basecoat in most areas. I saw that I had missed a few areas that should have been green; I colored them later.

Here I have added some blossom colors, as well as the patches of green that I had missed earlier. (Click on any photo to enlarge it.)

Flower centers were added here, along with a bit of texture to indicate seeds.

My toughest decision was what color to make the vase, believe it or not! I love blue-greens, and these made me think of a deep summer sky, or maybe sparking tropical coastal waters. I added shadows here too, keeping them irregular and similar to the shape of the flower arrangement. I also considered leaving stark white areas on my vase but eventually decided that I didn't want to make it that reflective. I didn't want the vase to compete with the flowers in importance, and areas of really high contrast always draw attention.

In addition to the stamps listed above, I used three different Spellbinders die templates on this card, a Standard Circles Large, a Classic Squares Large, and a new Postage Stamps (available 8/30/11).  The green and white bakers twine is from the Twinery. That's it--one more sunflower card for my stash. Thanks for stopping by!

Great Job!

Yesterday my son brought in our first bag of apples for the season--Fall is just around the corner!  The apples reminded me of the Falling Leaves set from my Papertrey Ink stash, so I had to pull it out to play with tonight. I paired it with Background Basics: Gingham, stamped in Versamark ink on a Pure Poppy background, and a sentiment from Tag Its #6. For the tree I used Versamagic Tea Leaves and Red Magic inks, and I added the sky with a Copic BG0000 marker very carefully afterward since chalk inks and Copic markers are not great companions. Additionally I used two Papertrey Ink dies, Tiny Tags and Picket Fence. Rustic twine is also a PTI product. 

Have you been watching the Papertrey Ink reveals for this month? You won't want to miss today's group post of Gratitude Journals. I haven't seen all of them yet, but I've loved what I've seen. Nichole will have them all linked from her blog. Thanks for visiting!

Mermaid Birthday

Welcome! I needed a girl's birthday card tonight and remembered a LaLaLand image (Mermaid Marci) that I had colored at CHA--perfect for a little girl card.

Copic Markers that I used were: RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29; BG11, BG15, BG18; E00, E11, E13, BV00, YR20, YR21, YR24, E35, E50, E53.

I chose patterned paper from a Cosmo Cricket DeLovely Mini Deck, and ribbon and button from Papertrey Ink. Finally, I used a glue pen and added some glitter, because what little girl doesn't like a little bling? That's it for today. Thanks for visiting!