CDS Sneak Peek - You're My Peep

Welcome back to the last day of the CDStamps sneak peeks! Today I happen to have one of Shawne Arnold's newest releases called You're My Peep to show you and it will be available for purchase tomorrow :)



This little cutie has been water coloured with my Tombow Markers, cut out and popped up with pop dots. The shell has been paper pieced with coordinating Basic Grey DP and then glitterfied (it's my word of the day) *giggle* The background was sponged in with various inks and then I added some dew drops to the centers of the flowers and some white flocking to the chicks belly as a finishing touch.



Thanks for joining us for our 4 day adventure of sneak peeks and please pop on by the blogs below to partake in a feast of creativity with the other new sets that will be available tomorrow :)

Laurie Wilson
Lori McCroskey
Linda Borneman
Nancy Grant
Katie Renz
Sarah Taylor
Angela Thomas
Tricia Traxler
Cassie Trask
Linda Anderson
Trudy Sjolander
Wendy Hall
Tori Wild
Stacy Morgan

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps -You're My Peep
Paper: Gina K, Watercolour, Razzleberry, Basic Grey Lemonade DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Razzleberry, Baja, Olive, Sky, Sand
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Embossing Folders, Sponges, Pop Dots, Aqua Painter, Clear Embossing Powder, Dew Drops, Glue Pen, Glitter, White Gel Pen, Oval Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Corner Rounder Tombow Markers

CDS Sneak Peek - Hey Diddle Diddle

Welcome back for day 3 of the CDS sneak peeks and I actually have a stamp set to show you that is being previewed today (unlike yesterday ) ;) This set is called Hey Diddle Diddle and is my other new illustration for the month :) Yes sirree, I do love nursery rhymes ;)





This cow looks like she's more than a little surprised that she actually accomplished jumping over the moon. Or you could say that she has a crazy party face on like Laurie's card. lol





And this moon here? Well he's fast asleep in dream land and isn't paying any attention to Miss Cow and her amazing Olympic high jumping abilities! The set comes with a few different sentiments as well as a piggy backing Dish and Spoon. If you would like to see what the entire set looks like, please hop on over to the Clearly iStamp blog.

Both the cow and the moon have been water coloured with my Tombow Markers and the sentiment circle was sponged with both rose an saffron inks to give it it's own little glow :) I added some stickles to the polka dots on the night cap and some liquid applique to the ball on the end of the hat. Miss Cows eyes have glossy crystal effects on them to exaggerate her surprised look and all of the designer papers used in this card are the Basic Grey Indian Summer line. (I ♥ the Indian Summer line....so much that I hoard it) LOL

Please pop in and see all of the amazing creations that all the CDS girls have created for your viewing pleasure and I will be back tomorrow with another sneak peek!

Laurie Wilson
Lori McCroskey
Linda Borneman
Nancy Grant
Katie Renz
Sarah Taylor
Angela Thomas
Tricia Traxler
Cassie Trask
Linda Anderson
Trudy Sjolander
Wendy Hall
Tori Wild
Stacy Morgan

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps - Hey Diddle Diddle
Paper: Gina K, Watercolour, Chocolate, Basic Grey DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Chocolate, Rose,Saffron
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Embossing Folders, Sponges, Pop Dots, Aqua Painter, Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots, Liquid Applique, Stickles, Crystal Effects, Tombow Markers

And the Winner is....

...me and this cute little fellow from Inky Antics! Are you wondering what I'm talking about yet? ;) A couple of days ago I stumbled upon the Tombow USA Blog and noticed that they were having a little contest for one of their new 10 piece Craft Collection sets. I thought to myself, that I had a new stamp that I wanted to colour and a few spare minutes so why not? The contest was that you had to submit a piece of work using the blender pen technique that was demonstrated at CHA. They have a little video here if you are interested in learning it.

Am I the only person in the world that never uses a blender pen to blend their markers? (I use water) I'm thinking that I must be because this technique was new to me and was a little bit out of my comfort zone. I found that it provides a much softer look much like prismas and OMS together - I ended up choosing darker marker colours to achieve some of the intense colours that I was looking for. After a bit of playing around I finally felt comfortable using the blender pen and away I went to create this cute little 4 1/4" square card :)

Yesterday, I entered my card to the contest a few hours before it closed and I received an email this morning that said I won! I am so excited! Yippee! This is the set that I chose and I can't wait to play :)


Card Recipe:

Stamps: Inky Antics, Clear Dollar Stamps
Paper: Gina K, Watercolour, Chocolate, Cosmo Cricket DP, K&Co DP
Ink: Black, Olive, Sky, Chocolate, Caramel
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Button, Pop Dots, Ribbon, Linen Thread, Tombow Markers, Blender Pen, Sponges, Craft Knife, Dew Drops, Clear Embossing Powder, Corner Rounder, Cloud Stencil, Crystal Effects

CDS Sneak Peek - Once Upon a Wall

Anyone in the mood for a little Humpty? *grin* This is one of my newest illustrations for the Feb 1st release from Clear Dollar Stamps called Once Upon a Wall. This set has a couple of images in it including the look on poor Humpty's face when he falls - it really is priceless ;) If you would like to see photo of the entire set, please visit the Clearly iStamp blog.




Humpty has been stamped 3 times and water coloured with Tombow Markers. I cut out various sections of the image and layered them with pop dots to make him 3 dimensional. I then placed him on a designer paper backdrop that has been sponged for more depth.



This set was a lot of fun to create because it can be used for kids and adults :) I'm a big kid at heart and Nursery Rhymes are very near and dear to me as I had a collection of mother goose books when I was growing up :)

I hope that you enjoy the set as much as I do! Feel free to hop along the blogs below to see what the CDS girls have been up to :)

Laurie Wilson
Lori McCroskey
Linda Borneman
Nancy Grant
Katie Renz
Sarah Taylor
Angela Thomas
Tricia Traxler
Cassie Trask
Linda Anderson
Trudy Sjolander
Wendy Hall
Tori Wild
Stacy Morgan

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Once Upon a Wall
Paper: Gina K, Watercolour, Artichoke, K&Co DP, My Mind's Eye DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Blue, Caramel
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Embossing Folders, Sponges, Pop Dots, Aqua Painter, Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Brads, Crystal Effects, Tombow Markers

No Place Like Home

Today I am bringing you a card that truly says how I feel...there is no place like home! While doing numerous loads of dishes and laundry, I was looking out the window at all the horrible rain we have been having I was so thankful to have these walls that surround me!

These walls keep the bad weather out and all of the coziness inside the house while keeping my family warm. My house isn't a big one and sure it needs some repairs and updates, but I wouldn't have it any other way...well, maybe without the house work and if only I could paint the vinyl siding this cool shade of turquoise ;) But, we can't have everything we want right? lol

This bright and cheery card was made for the June '09 Dirty Dozen gallery and these stamps are some of Anna Wight's adorable creations. They are so fun that they really do call for outrageous colours sometimes! In this case, I chose to water colour these images with my Tombow Markers and then cut them out and mount them on my Sponged Background. I paired it up with some Scenic Route papers and stepped out of my cozy box to bring you this really vibrant card :)

I hope that you enjoyed this creation because it certainly brightened my gloomy day to see it again :) Well...back to my laundry. Mt. St. Laundry is about to erupt any minute now!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Whipper Snapper Designs - Love at Home, Hello Neighbor
Paper: Gina K, Watercolour, Tempting Turquoise, Scenic Route DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Baja Breeze, Bordering Blue, Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Sahara Sand
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Corner Rounder Punch, Aqua Painter, Re-Inkers, Clear Embossing Powder, Sponges, Dimensionals, 1/4" Circle Punch, Ribbon, Brads

With Love

Aren't these mice just the cutest? Can you believe that I have had this stamp for over a year and it's never seen ink? It's a crime, I know ;) I actually have about 10 Penny Blacks that have yet to see ink, but shhhh...don't tell my hubby!

I was feeling in the Valentine's Day spirit a little early and wanted to ink up these guys so I got busy and made this "could-be" Valentine's Card because the image is just so sweet. These little mice scream "pucker up" but alas, I didn't have a stamp that said that to match *sigh*




I water coloured these little guys with my tombow markers and a water brush, and then cut them out to layer them. I then sponged the blue background in and then placed my mice on it to spotlight them and then added this little metal rose embellishment that I found on sale :) I just had to have them...it was like a gravitational pull towards the pretties...an uncontrollable impulse. Ok, maybe not but I do think that one fits right at home on this card - it's like a match made in heaven :)




While making this card, I got to use one of my new Martha Stewart Punches too...ok, maybe I used a couple of those punches but only because I scored a wicked deal on them at Michaels for 60% off the already reduced price and I have been absolutely itching to try them! Just sayin' :) I paired the mini hearts punch up with my cuttlebug dies to make this fun little tag. I love how this card turned out and am thrilled that I finally inked up this stamp that has been very lonely on my shelf!



The time has come that I can announce that my Water Colouring with Tombow Markers class is open for enrollment again! This class is a 6 week online class and starts on Feb 2, 2010 - that's only 2 1/2 weeks away peoples :) The cost is $50 USD and it's perfect because you can learn on your own schedule, with printable information and videos with moi for your viewing pleasure ;) Come and join me for the fun and learn how to use your markers along the way!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Penny Black, SY Yummy
Paper: Gina K, Watercolour, Red, K&Co DP, My Mind's Eye DP
Ink: Black, Red, Baja, Mustard
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug Dies and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Nesties, Pop Dots, Sponges, Clear Embossing Powder, Metal Rose Embellishment, Ribbon, Linen Thread, Martha Stewart Punches, Dew Drops, Corner Rounder

Quick and Easy Note for You

Does this really look quick and easy? It was for me because I found this little leaf that I had pre-coloured some time ago so I put it to good use :) It works for me especially since I was in need of a little note card earlier today! I love it when things work out like that :)

I feel as though I got alot accomplished today especially for getting things done in between dealing with some sick little ones. Taiton and Ashlynn haven't been feeling well and lets just say that there have been alot of cleaners and towels used! Poor babies!

In going with my New Years Resolutions for wanting to sell off my rather substantial stack o' cards that threaten to fall on my head, I actually got off my patootie and set up a Card Shoppe that is attached to this blog and doing a few little tweeks around here too (chat box and card widgets). What a task that was! It took me most of the day to get it *hopefully* running smoothly, so if it doesn't then please let me know right away!

My little Card Shoppe is where I will be selling altered items, note cards, A2 and irregular shaped cards....what does that really mean? Basically anything that isn't a 5 1/2" square card will be sold here. When you head into the shoppe you will notice a link for card auctions - that will take you to my eBay cards where all of my larger "deluxe" cards will be auctioned off :) Hopefully with doing this I will be able to move some of the cards off my shelving to make room for...more! Hehehehe

I only have a few cards listed right now because I want to make sure that it works properly, but I will start listing more of my stash soon. These cards will remain in my store until they are sold and then I will remove the posts. Please make sure to pay attention to the card sizing as I am selling all shapes and sizes of cards :)

Thanks for coming by today and what are you waiting for? You know you wanna take a peek *giggle*


Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU Natural Beauty
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Black, Basic Grey DP, My Mind's Eye DP,
Ink: Black, Olive, Chocolate, Caramel
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Dies, Ribbon, Button, Sponges, Pop Dots, Water Brush, Tombow Markers, Mini Brads, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Linen Thread, WW Punch

Mini Wine Glass Tutorial and Blog Candy Winner!

Ok ladies, you all asked to know how I made these wine glasses look so real, so I'm gonna show you! First things, first....here is your list of supplies:

• Scissors
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Black Ink
• Water Brush
• Heat Tool
• Tweezers (optional)
• Versa Marker
• Pop Dots
• Black Marker
• Tombow Markers (912, 847, 757, 879, 312, N79)
• Stamp of any glass/drink image
• Water Colour Paper

Please note that before we get started I have listed the colouring tools that I used but this technique can be done with Copics, or Prismas and OMS as well ;) In the interest of not taking a gazillion pictures, I have started this tutorial using already coloured images :) Please also note that you can click on any of the pictures to see them enlarged.




1. Ink up your stamp with black in and stamp the image on your paper. Immediately pour clear embossing powder over top, shake off the excess powder and then heat set. You will need 2 stamped images of your drink.




2. Colour both of your images in with whichever medium you prefer. I have used Tombow Markers and a water brush to water colour my image. You will notice that I only coloured the areas that I will be using as the rest will be cut off.




3. Cut out your images as close to the embossing powder as you can get. The embossing powder should act like a speed bump for your scissors to help prevent you from accidentally lopping off any pieces of the image.



4. You should have one full image cut out and a partial image cut from the second wine glass.




5. Take a black marker and trace around the very edges of your cut out images to hide all of the white edges. This just makes the image look a little more clean and will help to cover up any boo boos.




6. Take your versa marker and colour over top of any red. This is to protect your colours from accidentally bleeding together when you add your crystal lacquer. I always do this as water coloured images can bleed easily when you add liquid to the top of it. Add a thick layer of crystal lacquer on top of both pieces of your images. It will appear cloudy when you apply it but will dry to a clear glossy sheen. Please allow for plenty of drying time!




7. Now it's time to add your pop dots to make your image 3 dimensional. This will help make the glass more realistic and will add dimension to your card.

I hope that you enjoyed this little tutorial and if you did, please feel free to leave me a comment! Who knows...it' might entice me to make another one soon :)

And now t it's time to announce the Blog Candy winner from Tuesday's Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop!

Cindy O'Donnell said...

Beautiful card - what a fun hop with all these great cards!

January 5, 2010 8:12 AM

Congratulations Cindy!!! You are now the proud owner of these sets by Skipping Stones Design:

• Gettin' Old
• Coffee Volume 1
• Funny about "Men"

Please email me your address and I will get these out to you as soon as I hear back from you! Thank you all for playing along with me and leaving me such wonderful comments!

We are hoppin' with Skipping Stones!

Ok ladies, so now that you have seen my posts using Skipping Stones Designs all throughout the month of December, how about celebrating the official opening of Heather's new store and welcoming 2 new members to their DT with a blog hop, TONS of blog candy and a SALE? I thought you might like that! lol




Here's how it works...if you happened to stumble upon my blog and haven't started at the beginning then start your journey from Angela's Sparkle and Bling blog. Once you arrive there, simply enjoy the creations using the Skipping Stones Designs Stamps and leave a few comments along the way to enter yourself in every one's blog candy then follow the links to the next blog in the line-up.

If you guys are super sleuths then you will notice that there are 4 stamp sets (new stamp sets not yet released) are be hidden along the hop, but we’re not telling you where *insert wicked grin here* so be sure to leave some love as you hop!!! The more comments you leave the better your chances of winning are! The winners will be announced on Friday January 8th over at Skipping Stones Design!



My card for this hop is eerily similar to the one I made for the SSD01 sketch (I know). But it's not my fault I can assure you! My gram loved the card that I made so much, that she asked me to make one similar to it using the same papers for her BFF's birthday! How could I refuse? To my credit, I did change it up a little for you guys ;)

So are you all ready to hear about the SALE that is happening and all about my blog candy? First off, Heather is offering 25% off all stamps today and tomorrow (Jan 5 & 6) as well as free shipping on orders over $30 including international purchases!! Secondly, I would just like to say....feast your eyes upon this.....


I can already hear to ooooohhhhing and aaawwwing! This my dears is 3 sets of 4x6 stamps that I will be giving away to 1 lucky winner!!!! All you have to do is leave me a little lovin' in the comment department and I will post the winner here on January 8th! Easy peasey, lemon squeezy!

So now it's your turn to get ready, set....and HOP to your next stop to revel over Erin's creation at:

Erin Grotegut over at Inky Smiles

Thanks for joining me and don't forget to have some fun along the way!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Skipping Stones Design - Margarita Birthday, SU Baroque Motifs
Paper: Gina K, Chocolate, Watercolour, Basic Grey DP, Autumn Leaves DP?
Ink: Black, Mustard, Caramel, Burgundy, Chocolate
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Pop Dots, Sponges, Pearls, Ribbon, Designer Tag Punch, Crystal Effects, Tombow Markers, Water Brush, Lined Thread, Eyelet