ISSC33 - Explore with eclectic Paperie!

Hi everyone! It's been a few days...or seven since I posted last due entirely to lack of mojo so what better way to get that mojo kick started then to use this week's iSpy Sketch! The ISSC33 challenge is from Cindy Elam (Cards4Ever @ SCS) and is based on this card

 I started off by straying a little from the sketch by coming up with this camping scene using the Gone Camping set by Market Street Stamps. I'm not sure if you can tell or not but there is a pretty thick coating of Glossy Accents on the trailer to give it more of a metal feel and I added a mini brad for the door knob :)

I Sponged the sky in with Ranger Distress Weathered Wood and Broken China and then attacked my grass and handmade trees with Ranger Distress Forest Moss and hit up the gravel with Ranger Distress Pumice Stone. I used two different inks on the tree trunks - Ranger Distress Vintage Photo and Rusty Hinge.

I thought that I would try something a little different and cut out the campfire from the curly cue smoke and added it to my scene, replacing the stamped "smoke" with some Mini Rhinestone Swirls "smoke" :) I then finished off the card with a little stamp tag and anchored it down with some Caribbean Twine :D

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Market St. Stamps - Gone Camping
Paper: Gina K, Black, Water Colour, Olive, Artichoke, Suede, Cocoa
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress: Vintage Photo, Weathered Wood, Broken China, Forest Moss, Pumice Stone, Rusty Hinge
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Die, MFT Grass Die-namics, Tombow Dual Brush Pens, Brad, Glossy Accents, Tombow Multi, Chalk Pencil, Water Brush, Caribbean Twine,Mini Rhinestone Swirls , Scotch Foam Mounting Tape

The new eP!

Hey everyone! I have been keeping a secret from you all and so has Kim Schofield! Kim has recently treated herself to an early birthday present and purchased eclectic Paperie!  She has re-hauled, re-stocked and re-established the store with all kinds of new goodies for the-relaunch and decided that her birthday was the best day to showcase her gift to herself :) She also has a brand new design team and guess who's on it? I'll give you one guess ;) Me! And I'm pretty darn excited too!

So in honor of Kim's birthday, let's help her celebrate by checking out the new goodies in her new store! I have used some of the wonderful goodies that she sent to me to create this fun campfire card :) I used two of the Market St. Stamps sets - Gone Camping and Woodgrain for the campfire and decorative panel and combined it with the fabulous papers from the My Mind's Eye Lost and Found line. I also used my Tombow markers to water colour the campfire and then sponged in the background using various inks and stains. I then added some little Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pen dots to create a bit of a twinkling sky :D Lastly, I finished off the card with some twine, raffia and buttons from my Buttons Galore and More Color Blends Mint Cooler set.

Because today is the re-launch of the store, there are some exciting specials offered! You don't want to miss out on any of these!

• The first 25 orders receive a free sample paper pack of Carta Bella 12x12 papers

• Mystery Shopper - at midnight on 8/15 one shopper will be randomly drawn and will receive their entire order for free

• Order the Summer Seasonal Distress Ink set and receive all three coordinating reinker s for free (while supplies last)

•  25% off on select items (these will be listed on the eP blog)

Thanks for joining me today and don't forget to check out the rest of the eclectic Paperie Design Team! These girls are incredible and will have some lovely projects to show you! Happy Birthday Kim and here's wishing you the best with your new business!

eclectic Paperie Blog

Kim Schofield

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Julie Masse

Michelle Daigle

Micki Harper

Sherry Cheever

Tammy Hershberger

Tenia Nelson

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Market Street Stamps - Gone Camping and Woodgrain
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Rosy
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Ranger Distress Stain Chipped Sapphire, Wild Honey, Baja Breeze, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Pointe, Sahara Sand, Basic Grey
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Dies, Tombow Dual Brush Pens, Chalk Pencil, Water Brush, Buttons Galore and More, Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust Pen, Raffia, Twine