Wicked Sweet – YNS

Hi all, Madge here for another wonderful Wednesday at One Crazy Stamper.  I just can’t get enough of the sweet Hallowe’en images from Your Next Stamp at One Crazy Stamper!  They are just so darn cute!

I’ve chosen Wicked Sweet for today’s card.  I tore this card apart because it was photographing very dark – then I masked the image and sponged in the moon – it gave the gloomy papers just the right “pop”.  Since I am out at the lake, I didn’t have a “stash” to dive into to change anything.   The boys are doing some much needed dock repair……….ahem…………………major dock repair.  Just like replacing a zipper in a pair of pants – takes longer than to actually make the pants! 

OK back to the card.  I stamped the image, colored it with copics……………assembled the card, then decided that it needed a big Yellow Harvest Moon……..  easier to do when the card is not assembled!!   Then I shaded the white with Concord Distress Ink.  The background paper is a brayered piece from 100 years ago…….. it fit in perfectly – the ribbon and brads are from my stash.

Hope you like my Sweet little “Wicked”…..lol

~Rubber Hugz ~

YNS Elle Loves Sunflowers

Hi all, Madge here for another wonderful Wednesday.  I have chosen stamps from YNS called Elle Loves Sunflowers and Autumn Harvest. These are available from OCS.

This card will be for a little girl’s 10th Birthday and will have to be mailed thus I tried to keep it to a reasonable thickness.  I will be entering this into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #207

Supplies used:  Copic Xpress It cardstock; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Copic Markers; Spellbinders Labels 4; Distress inks (Spiced Marmalade); Copper Stickles; Glossy Accents and Misc. DP’s from Basic Grey and SU. Be sure to drop by the OCS blog for the challenge and enter your name into the drawing for oodles and oodles of free stuff – all to celebrate the opening of the OCS store with the same awesome service as the OCS online.

~ Rubber Hugz ~

Magnolia Mingle – Tilda

Hi all,  I’ve been trying to catch up on some loose ends for mailing and DT obligations before time gets ahead of me.  What a gorgeous fall we are having here in BC!!  Our time at the lake is being extended!

I have created an Easel card featuring “Tilda with Watering Can”.  I love this little image because of her pinafore!!! 

W-a-y back in May, I stamped a couple of dozen of this one image to “practice on”.  Of course some of them turned out to my satisfaction – and had been stamped soooooo close together – they had to be cut  out…….. (a lot of little ridges).  Here is one that I put together as an easel card for my first Magnolia Mingle. 

The papers are from DCWV’s Far East Stack which I happened to pick up at Homes Sense for $6.99!!  48 sheets of “8” x 8”!! I love deals, and deals that I actually LOVE are the best…..lol

I’m pleased with it.  Hope you’ll leave a comment as to what you think?

 

YNS Apple Pie Kid

Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year – the colors, the smells, the abundance of sweet, juicy, crisp Okanagan APPLES – mmmmmmm.  I’ve chosen a sweet little stamp set called Life is Great (aka: Apple Pie Girl) – from YNS available at One Crazy Stamper The image was stamped onto Xpress-It Blend cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers.

I chose to do a “pull tab” card, (measuring 5” x 5 1/2”) which is a fun card for such a fun little image.  The oven mitts, (and sentiment)are part of the stamp set and were stamped onto double sided paper.  To get the opposite mitt, I cut the mitts out then flipped them over. The dots, were a mistake – They are the hot glue / metal discs (I forget the name of them, but as soon as I put one down, I knew that there was no going back.

The Martha Stewart punched borders were sponged with Fired Brick, along with the oven mitts.  DP is from stash. 

Hope you enjoy my little “Apple Pie Girl” and will join in on the OCS Celebration challenge to win prizes galore!

TREATS from YNS

Get ready for surprises and prizes  galore on the OCS blog this month for the launch of Lora’s Brick and Mortar store in Bolton, ON. 
One of the numerous stamp companies that is being showcased is YNS (Your Next Stamp) September Releases.  The DT has had the privilege of working with the fall releases thanks to the generosity of Lora at OCS.
So many fun images!!!  So many ideas!!  So little time!!  And an Easel Box it was!!  Filled with hidden treasure!  CHOCOLATE!!Here is what I came up with. I used a single 8 1/2” x 11” piece of cardstock for the box (tutorial to come).  
All stamps are from OCS’s, YNS (Your Next Stamp) September’s releases. 

The final “treasure??  CHOCOLATE.  $2 worth at Dollarama.
See the spider and the bat??  They are Cuttlebug die cuts – the spider is perched on a web made from the stretchy net the candy came in (a tiny version of the bags onions come in).  No self respecting Black Widow would be dull in color so glossy accents came to the rescue -- on the bat, spider and pumpkin.
I have patterned paper in my craft room that would make most Scrapbooking Stores pale in comparison, but I love to create DP from cardstock.  Yep, I’m strange!  A circle was cut to use as a mask for the moon and those yummy distress inks from Tim Holtz (Spiced Marmalade; Dusty Concord; Mustard Seed and Black Soot) were sponged to give the sky affect.  The same was done for the “Happy Hallowe’en” and “Trick or Treat”.  A Martha Stewart border punch made the fence in a flash.
Til next time,          ~ rubber hugs, inky wishes ~

Isabelle with puppy – Sara Kay – Stampavie

Hi all, Madge here for another wonderful Wednesday showcase.  I’ve chosen to use a wonderful little summer image of Isabelle with puppy by Sara Kay for Stampavie.

I love these images as they are loaded with so much detail. 

I wanted my image to literally “pop” off the page – so I cut out the main image and layered it onto the same stamped image, leaving all the fussy details in the background.   The background was pre-colored by sponging with Tim Holtz Distress Inks  (Broken China and Peeled Paint).  I added highlights for the grass and flowers.

I had colored this image a while back, so the search was on for the DP’s to match.  I found them in my 6 x 6 stash from “A Walk in the Park” collection.

Supplies used:  Xpress It blend cardstock; Memento, Tuxedo Black ink; Copic Markers; Tim Holtz Distress Inks; EK Success Border Punch; DP’s from “A Walk in the Park;  Flowers and Ribbon from stash; Misc SU Cardstock.

OCS is only days away from opening an actual Brick and Mortar Store!!!!!  That means LOTS more “STUFF”………Prizes will be given away to celebrate!!!!  Become a follower of OCS and there will be wonderful surprises in store for some persons!!  And there is still the opportunity to join the OCS challenge for the month of August “Fun in the Sun” to win additional free stuff!! 

Til next time.

~ Rubber hugs, inky wishes ~

Banjo Maya – La La Land Crafts

And a Wonderful Wednesday to all.  Madge here, with a La La Land Crafts image called Banjo Maya.    I must admit, this one had me stumped – but here is what I came up with. 

I stamped the image onto Xpress It blend cardstock (especially for copics), and dug in with my copics. C0; C1; C4, W0; BV23; BV25; BV29; BV31; R00; R95; Y18; G07; and BG24.

The Designer Paper is from a Bo Bunny “Ad Lib” 6 x 6 pad which I thought my Maya needed to brighten her up. 

 

I decided to make a run for crazy colors to change her from drab to “fab”!  lol  When I got finished with the pleats on her dress, I thought she looked drab, so I drew in some polka dots and colored them to match the paper.   Excuse the pun – but Cow-a-bunga!  Just what Maya needed.

Supplies used:  Xpress It Cardstock, copic markers, SU Cardstock, BoBunny DP, Spellbinders Scalloped Circles and Circles dies

Thanks for looking, and don’t forget to get in on the Fun in the Sun challenge at One Crazy Stamper for the month of August

 

Cordelia – Kraftin Kimmie

Hi all, Madge here for another Wonderful Wednesday!
The stamp of choice for today is Cordelia from Kraftin' Kimmie. Isn’t she a sweetie!!??  Coloring her was sooooo much fun.  The camera doesn’t pick up the iridescent highlights, but they are there.  I used Copic Markers to color the image. 










I sponged a DP cut from Spellbinders Labels 17 for the background and a couple of DP’s from Echo Park “Splash collection” to fit into the Fun in the Sun theme for OCS this month. As this card will be mailed, I tried to keep the dimensionals to a minimum, using “dap” sealer for popping the fish, fins and bubbles away from the background.  The seaweed is another Spellbinders die which was sponged to give it some “pop”.
Hope you will participate in the August challenge at OCS – for a chance to win OCS $$$.  ~ Rubber Hugs ~

Seaworthy Edwin

Hi all Maggie lovers!  It’s been a long time since I’ve posted a Maggie – even though I’ve been making cards.
This card is for our son’s birthday and in keeping it on a more masculine theme, it is a circle easel card, sans lace and flowers.  He loves to sail and since we all spent some time at the beach two weeks ago his Dad and he did some sailing.
I used Edwin with binoculars (although it looks like a telescope) (sometimes the English translation gets a little lost…..lol)  I sketched a Sea background onto white cardstock, and covered it with a round frame to look like a porthole.  The rivets were made from stacked circles of Silver paper, glued together to give dimension.
Edwin was colored using Copic Markers:  R00; R20; R37; R39; C4; C2; BG72; BG75; BG78; & BG99.
I used a Marianne Creatable die for the large scalloped circle and edged it with sponged punchies from an older EK Success Corner punch.  .
Since I am entering this into the Magnolia-licious Highlights challenge using “paper only”.  I made an accordian chain to pop Edwin away from the background.
The compass “stopper” is an SU stamp, stamped and layered to make it dimensional.
Here is a close-up of the little cutie Edwin……  I am trying to get the hang of folds and creases – I still need lots of practice!
Hope you enjoyed looking at my card –  I appreciate each and every comment, they make my day!
I am entering the following challenges:
Magnolia-licious DT Challenge – paper only
Simon Says Stamp Special Monthly Challenge – anything goes
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 176 – No Designer Paper.
ATS Magnolia Challenge - summer
~ Rubber Hugs, Inky Wishes ~
               Madge

Whiff of Joy – Willow in Summer Breeze

Hi all, and a wonderful Wednesday to you!  Today, I have “ Willow in Summer Breeze” to show you from Whiff of Joy stamps.
I stamped Willow on X-press it blend cardstock, colored her with copics, cut her out and mounted her onto a shape punched from a Martha Stewart punch-round-the-page. To give the shapes some definition, I ran copic markers around the edges.
DP’s are from Bo Bunny Ad Lib Collection and the sun and card front are from my stash.  I used a Martha Stewart border punch to make paper lace and wove a pink ribbon through it, shaped it into a bow and added flowers to the center.
We are still at the beach, and I inadvertently forgot that today was the beginning of the challenge week!!!  YIKES!  Good thing I brought some stuff to play with!!
Rubber hugs, inky wishes

Stampavie - Zoe Gazing at Butterfly

Madge here for another “wonderful Wednesday”.  Today, I’m sharing a card made using  an sweet stamp from  Stampavie called ZOE GAZING AT THE BUTTERFLY by Sarah Kay. This must have been a popular one as I don’t see it in Lora’s store at the moment. I purchased it because the image was so sweet, and because my grandmother’s name was Zoe. A perfect combination!
I absolutely love the Xpress it blending cardstock made especially for copics, the color doesn’t disappear, but remains bright and beautiful.  I stamped my image using Tuxedo Black Memento ink, colored it with copics and then cut it into a rectangle, rounding the corners.  I backed it with a die cut from Marianne Creatibles and backed that with a 6 x 6 Webster’s Page.  I then fussie-cut two side panels from a Webster’s Page and mounted it over top of the matted image.  The butterflies and pearls came from my stash.  I  then mounted it onto a 6” square card base. 
Keeping in the theme of our July Challenge at One Crazy Stamper, I used two papers from Webster’s Pages, One image and three embellishments (butterflies and pearls).  I hope you will join in on the fun at OCS challenge and post one of your creations for a chance to win OCS $$$.

While this is being posted, Art and I will be enjoying sun, salt water, and fireworks. See you next week!
~ Rubber hugs ~

YNS – Pierre from France

Hi all, Madge here once again for Wonderful Wednesday.  Today I chose a stamp from Your Next Stamp called “Pierre from France”.  Brings back wonderful memories of our visit to France and of the baguettes and Brie cheese (unlike any Brie you have ever tasted, because the French don’t pasteurize their cheeses)(at least not the ones that aren’t exported). This set also comes with a little dog and an Eiffel Tower.  To keep with the recipe challenge at One Crazy Stamper, I’ve added 3 embellishments, (well maybe a couple more than 3), 2 designer papers and 1 image (well, maybe 2). 

I stamped Pierre with Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto Xpress It blend c/s, colored the image with copic markers, cut it out and mounted it onto SU Confetti Cream.  I also used the Parisian Accents Spellbinders die, a MS border punch, and 3 dimensional accents by Joli. The Designer papers are Websters Pages.

We are all getting very excited about Lora (One Crazy Stamper) opening a brick and mortar store in September…….it means lots more stuff to choose from!!  And a little birdie told us that perhaps Magnolia Stamps are going to be making a come-back.  How exciting is that?  In the meantime, join us in the Recipe card challenge for the month of July for a chance to win OCS $$$.  Can’t wait to see what you come up with.

~ Rubber hugs ~