Card 1 - GKD

Hallo,
I have another post for you today.
Below is a card I did for this months Design Team contest for Gina K.
The challenge was to make a card using a favorite children's book and one of the stamp sets released last month. Check out the contest here - www.blog.ginakdesigns.com
My main challenge was that I am working 4 of 5 days (12 hour shifts) that is the time frame for the challenge....
My other challenge is deciding which books to use - I am a bookaholic so therefore my kiddos had a ton of books - I finally just had to kinda close my eyes and point (after narrowing the pile down a bit...)
My first card was inspired by Peter Rabbit as you can tell by the photo to the right :).



Its only a small part of the book about Mamma rabbit knitting mittens
but I learned to knit when I was about 7 years old and My Mom and Grandma have always knitted and crocheted.
The card features the new set 'Nana's Needlework' and also uses the 'Lovely Labels' set.
First I used the lace doily to make the backround - white craft ink stamped onto dark cardstock and colored with chalks and then stamped again with white craft ink. It is a technique from Technique Junkies called 'backround burst extension'
The main image was stamped and colored with copics and then both panels edged with copper mettalic ink. I layered the top panel onto an old scrap of lace and embellished with pearls.





All for today - gotta get off to bed....more tomorrow....
Have a great weekend!!!!
Tera

Polished Path

Hallo,
Off to work again....
I did this card earlier in the week for a challenge over at Stamp TV to do 'polished stone' technique. I hadn't done this one in a long time.
The backround is the polished stone onto which I stamped the mountain/tree scene. Then I used a sheet of acetate to stamp the phrase and the motorhome. I colored the motorhome with copics - left the windows uncolored as a 'reflection' of the 'scenery'.
All stamps are from Gina K Designs.


All for today - gotta run....
Take Care
See ya Monday - I only have tomorrow off and work Sunday/Monday again but do have something planned to show you on Monday.
Tera

Flourished Poppies

Hallo all,
Working today so have to keep it short.....don't want to get late....
I did this card for 2 challenges - first is Flourishes FTTC challenge to use what you bought. Well I hadn't played with my alcohol inks in quite awhile - some of them never even opened sooo....
Flourishes poppies are stamped/embossed in black on a piece of polished stone made with red , orange and gold alcohol inks.
See what everyone else did for this challenge here - www.flourishes.org/blog



I also used this weeks sketch from CPS and you can find tons of inspiration for this sketch here - www.cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com
I also used a TJ technique on the bottom layer (leftover scrap) called 'faux designer paper'
The card tunred out a bit on the busy side ...ahhh well....
All for now - got the couch calling my name :)
Take Care
Tera

CARD 2 - GKD

Saturday, April 10, 2010
Hallo,
Due to my poor typing skills the post date is not correct.....I finished this card last night and got it loaded and finished writing the post this am - 4/10/10.....ahhh well
Anyway.....
Today is day 2 for my entries in this month Gina K Guest Designer contest. The challenge was to use one of last months new sets and for inspiration this month was a Favorite Children's book. Check out the contest here - http://www.blog.ginakdesigns.com/
My kiddos had lots of favorite books as they were growing up and little Critters was high on the list - thanks to Little Critters I got them to clean there rooms (for about a week) and play nice together (for an hour or so) LOL and some quiet time anytime we pulled out some books to read - ahhhh....
This card features the stamp set 'Nana's Needlework Sentiments' along with 'Nana's Needlework.
The backround is the extension half of TJ's 'backround burst extension' technique which I used on yesterdays card. Using white kraft ink - stamped on top of the chalked images and then spritzed the stamp with water and stamped off onto light colored paper. I used the doily stamp. Shelf is colored with prismacolor pencils

The phrase and corners are stamped with burgundy ink and I added small pearls in a row after the sentiment for accent - and in the corners.
All for today - I am going to try and get 2 more cards done today for the contest......but first we are headed out to Game Stop - today is my DS's Birthday.....then lunch....
Hope to have more for you tomorrow!!!!
Tera

Quilted Couple

Hallo,
A quick card for you as I start off my day - another sunny day so time to get out in the yard and pull some weeds.....
I did this card for the challenge over at Mo's - you can find it here - www.mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com
The challenge was to use pastesl. Now for me that really is a challenge as I am typically not a pastel person. I copied this lovely couple onto kraft cardstock and colored them with pastel colors (if you look real close Grannys hair is even a light blue :) - I thought the kraft cardstock would give it a vintagey feel - its also a technique from Technique Junkies called sepia technique.
I also used another TJ technique called 'Quilted Frames - which truthfully didn't turn out as I envisioned......but cute anyway.....
All for today - wathc out weeds here I come!!!!
Take Care
Tera

Grill Master

Hallo,
Quick post for ya today - not at work (YIPPPEEE). Weather was nice - sunny and warm!!!
I did this card for this months Design Team challenge over at My Favorite Things - the challenge was for Masculine and Metal.
I managed alot of metal.
The card base is stamped with 'diamond plate' backrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms and embossed with silver.
The panel behind the main image is a Technique Junkie technique called 'Faux rusty metal' - edged with silver matallic pen.

The main image is from My Favorite Things and is colored with copics - I used a silver mettalic pen on the grill and spatula. Paper pieced the apron with more of the diamond plate backrounder and edged the panel with the silver mettalic pen.
Other metal includes the metal tag embossed with a phrase and steak from the same MFT set, and silver brads.
The bricks in the main image are drawn in and colored with pencils.
All for today - I guess I had better think about cooking dinner :)
Take Care
Tera

Lacey Red Wedding

Hallo,
Quick post today - had a ton of errands to do, and got most of them done. I didn't get any yard work done and the weather is perfect. I di have all the doors and most of the windows open though and DD made bananna bread so between the fresh air and the bread - my house smells wonderful!!!
This card will match for 2 challenges - the first is Flourishes FTTC60 - inspiration photos. And the second is for Stamp TV's monday color challenge to use red, kraft, and ivory.
See the Flourishes challenge here - www.flourishes.org/blog.

The lace stamp is from Flourishes and I embossed it in white onto the kraft cardstock.
The wedding cake and phrase are both from Gina K. Colored with copics - I was going for a more ivory cake but it ended up looking a pale peachy ivory instead.
All for today - I have to work this weekend so I hope everyone has a Happy and Blessed Easter!!!
Tera