Thinking Inking

Enhanced Denim Texture Tutorial on the CLASSroom

Good morning!  I have a tutorial up for creating an enhanced jeans texture on the CLASSroom blog today, if you're still looking for Father's Day card ideas. It uses a CHF Denim backgrounder, white gel pen, a ruler/piercing template and piercing tool, a white Prismacolor pencil, and three Copic markers. It's easy-peasy too!

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Stamping Public Service Announcements

Remember the Card for Heroes Memorial Day blog hop? Swarovski Crystals is partnering with CFH to try to get 30,000 cards signed for troops. In fact, if you are near one of their stores, you could sign a card, complete with crystal bling. Learn more about it here. Also, here is a link to a locator to see if you are near a store.

Next, Kimberly Schofield and Julie Masse have teamed up to bring you a Stamping Around event coming up in Connecticut on July 10-11. If you live in or would be visiting the area at that time, you might want to check out this informational blog. Future venues are Vermont and Philadelphia. These sound like a lot of fun!

Finally, tomorrow, June 22, Spellbinders has a Blog Frenzy starting at Becca Feeken's blog, Amazing Paper Grace. I'm sure that Becca will have something fabulous to share. Prizes are involved, and if you want to win the grand prize, you'll need to be hopping from June 22 through June 29. Good luck!

English Daisies on the CLASSroom Blog

Good morning! I have a step-by-step Copic coloring tutorial of the Lockhart English Daisy image posted on the CLASSroom blog today.

Don’t forget that PaperTrey Ink’s June release is at midnight, EST tonight. I’m hoping to be at the release party IF my internet is working. In true Murphy’s Law form, my satellite receiver seems to have gone bad just after its warranty expired. . .

Altered Tag Card and Envelope

I have this experimental manila tag card and altered envelope posted on the CLASSroom Blog today, along with process thoughts and pictures.  It was one of those "start with pretty things and see what happens" cards--you know the kind, right? (The card slides into the top of the envelope, so the front of the envelope is decorated, while the card remains mostly free for writing.)

Thank you for visiting, and have a lovely Sunday!

Felt with the Heart

A blessed Sunday morning to you!  I have the card on the left  posted on the CLASSroom blog today with stepped-out process pictures. It's a stamp-y card--no patterned papers involved. Feel free to check it out if you are in a technique mood today.

Thanks for visiting, and if you haven't already signed up, don't forget about the giveaway below from Marianne Walkerin honor of her first blogiversary!

This, That, and the Other

A beautiful Sunday morning to you! I hadn't intended to post again this weekend, but I have a couple of pieces up in different places today and thought that I would at least link to them.

First is a creative use of rub-ons challenge on the Emma's Paperie Blog.  Since this is only my second or third time using rub-ons, I'm not sure that it was especially creative, but it was definitely fun! There are some fabulous pieces posted--you'll want to scroll down to see ALL of them!

Second, I have a little canvas and grungepaper piece up on the CLASSroom blog  today, with step-by-step explanation. The background was more creative than the grungepaper flowers, probably, but I do like grungepaper. It's like grungeboard, but thin enough to die-cut with a chemically etched die--hmmmm. . . I have a few of those! ;-D

Thank you for stopping by.

Lilacs in a Pitcher

I mentioned that my little violet card from Saturday had a sister card; this is the sister. If you would like to watch me color the image with Copic markers, I have a two-part video posted on the CLASSroom today. (I'm still really struggling with my camera settings--perhaps it's time for a regular camcorder instead of my FLIP, which I can't get focused well on a close-up image.)

Have a lovely day!

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Product Credits

Stamps: Lilacs in a Pitcher by Karen Lockhart
Paper: Basic Gray Euphoria pad
Coloring Medium: Copic Markers in V01, V15, V17, G21, G85, C1, C3, W1, B21, B23
Tools: Copic Airbrush System, Spellbinders Circle Nestability, Martha Stewart Lattice Punch

Embossed Polished Stone on the CLASSroom

Today I have a card posted on the CLASSroom blog; I had been playing with my Copic Ink Refills and polished stone again, and added a little twist with heat embossing. After I figured out what not to do, it was a fun little  experiment.

Have a lovely day!

Come to Me: New CHF and Memory Box on the CLASSroom

Have you seen the beautiful new Cornish Heritage Farms releases?** I was lucky enough to get some of them in the mail a couple of days ago, and I've made a card, complete with a simple step-by-step watercoloring tutorial and posted it on the CLASSroom to end the Twelve Days of Christmas with giveaways there. I hope that you've been keeping up with these giveaways, because there have been some fantastic prizes!  You still have time to sign up if you head over there. Edited to add: TODAY is the last day to sign up for all twelve prize packages, and here is the link to all twelve.

Also, don't forgot to go to Mish Wooderson's blog for today's Spellbinders Reveal, and Holly Craft's blog tomorrow.  Thanks for visiting!

**Liz let me know that the CHF Shady Tree line will be available for purchase on January 15.

Lucky to be Me: Twelve Days of Christmas on the CLASSroom

Just in case you haven't already seen it, there will be twelve days worth of fabulous prizes given away randomly on Ellen Hutson's CLASSroom blog.  I have posted directions for this little 1-1/2" square charm on the CLASSroom blog today, made with the Cornish Heritage Farms Shoe Boutique stamp set and soldering tools and accessories. Have you ever wanted to try your hand at soldering? Today's giveaway could enable you to do so. . . Be sure to scroll down past my post there to sign up for both today's and yesterday's prizes.

What are you waiting for? Go sign up!

Somebirdy Special

It's quite cold and snowy here today, the perfect reason to make a Spring card! I have posted full instructions on the CLASSroom blog, if explanation would be helpful to you. 

I hope that you are having a special time with your loved ones this week!

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Product Credits
Stamps: Pretty Birds by Kim Hughes for Cornish Heitage Farms
Paper: Basic Grey Urban Prairie
Accessories: Rose Grosgrain (Stampin' Up), hot pink pearls, foam tape
Markers: (All Copic) W1, BG11, E55, E57, YG03, YR21
Tools: Spellbinders Plain Square Nestabilities, Copic Airbrush System