Monday, June 29, 2015

Repeat Impressions Project of the Week - Masking Techniques

Happy last Monday of June!

I'm here today with a few masking techniques for the Repeat Impressions blog, The House that Stamps Built.  Grab your coffee, and let's get started!  WARNING! This post is photo heavy.

For my cards today, I used all Repeat Impressions Stamps:

When you mask images, you always want the 'front-most' image to be stamped first.
In this case, the black cat is the 'front' image.  It was stamped once on the card front, and once again on a piece of thin paper, to be used as a mask.

Here's what you will have so far.


Fussy cut your 'mask'.


Use a bit of double sided removable adhesive on the back of your mask,
and adhere the mask directly over your stamped image.


Choose the images that you will want to appear to be 'behind' your cat.
In this card, I wanted a couple of tombstones.  I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to
place the first tombstone over the cat image. If you have questions
about the stamp-a-ma-jig, let me know! Perhaps that will be my next
Project of the Week!


Repeat that process, adding another tombstone on the right side.


Begin peeling your mask away.


Here is a closer view.


Your final image will look like this.


I added some sky colors, grass colors, bats, boo's, and a sentiment.
Voila!  You've aced the masking technique!  Easy, right?
Read on, for two more masking techniques.


For this card, I used a Reverse Masking technique.  You will
begin with your card base, and another piece of card stock cut to the same size.



Set your card base aside for now. Apply a die (or you can use a punch) of choice, to your
panel that you just cut.


Here's what you have now.


Next, use some post it notes, or other removable material to firmly hold 
the panel to your card front.


Grab some inks, and sponge the opening you just created. I wanted
mine to look like an outdoors scene.


Remove your panel, and look at the pretty background you just
created for your favorite Repeat Impressions stamp!!!


To finish this card, I simply stamped an image and sentiment in brown ink.
Another easy project!


Last but not least, is another form of masking.
For this card, I stamped the ornament frame, and completely masked
off the ornament around the outside edge, leaving a bit of the black ink showing.


Some blue ink was sponged onto the circle, and I randomly began stamping
snowflakes into the center of the ornament with white ink.


Remove the masking pieces.


I used a silver glitter pen to color the ornament hanger, and a black micro pen
to draw some 'wire'.


To finish this card, a silver bow and some bling was added to the card front.
The card front was matted onto some black card stock, and then onto the blue card base.


You could take this one step further, by stamping your center ornament,
masking it, and stamping again on either side.

When the mask is removed, you will see that they are dimensional looking, as if one is
in front of the other two.


Draw in your wires, and you're ready to get creative!

I hope that you enjoyed today's project, and that you will give it a try!

If you do, be sure to drop by and let me know, so I can come to see your beautiful 
creation!!!

Don't forget to stop by on Wednesday, to check out the newest challenge!

Thanks for stopping by,
Patti J.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

ShowCASE a Great Impressions Tutorial

Hi there!

Have you been following the Great Impressions blog this week?
All week long, our DT has been ShowCASEing (copy and steal everything) past tutorials that are on the GI blog. Each day has had new inspiration!

My project today, is showcasing a favorite technique - "Split Negative". Mynn has a tutorial on the Great Impressions Blog HERE showing you how to get a beautiful card using this techqnique. The fun thing to me, is that you end up making two cards in a jiffy!!!

Here's what I created, using Great Impressions Stamp H-257 Someone Like You.
Who wouldn't love to receive one of these for their birthday???




Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget about the GI challenge!
The theme for May is 'Celebrate Spring'.
You don't have to use GI stamps, but we'd love it if you did!
If you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery HERE. 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store HERE and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

Have a great weekend,
Patti J.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

More fun with Die-Versions!

Hello!

I'm here today to share a fun card made with a Die-Versions new

I had to Google these flowers, to see what colors were prevelant,
and what I found were mostly pinks and yellows, with a few whites.
I decided to have some fun, and go with the yellow (which had pink
centers, on Google) and a very bright pink.

Here's what I created:



I think it will cheer up my Chemo buddy, don't you?
What gal doesn't like a bit of pink bling, now and then!

Hope you will become a follower of the Die-Versions blog,
and do a bit of shopping at the Die-Versions store - they have some wonderful new releases!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,
Patti J.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge

Hello, and Happy Wednesday!

Time for a new sketch challenge at The House that Stamps Built.

When I saw this sketch, I immediately thought of aquarium windows. I have no idea why,
but that's what kept coming back over and over again, so, I relented!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my little aquarium:

Feel free to click and enlarge for a better peek :)



Hope you like it!!!

Now, let's hop along and see what my DT sisters have created!

Cheri     Deonna     Joy     Karen     Kathy     Melissa

Have fun!
Hope you link up your card this week at The House that Stamps Built!

Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your

Hugs,
Patti

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

MIA and Loving It!

Good Morning!

No cards to share today....

If you've been wondering why I haven't gotten around to your blogs to comment, it's
because we've been to Vermont for 10 days!

We are so proud of our son-in-law - he graduated last weekend from grad school, and we
were invited to attend his commencement at Norwich University in Vermont.

Of course, we got to spend oodles of quality time with our sweet granddaughter,
who is 16 months old today....

Son-in-law, me, and my DH, with our little sweetie in beautiful downtown Barre, Vermont.


And with our beautiful daughter, who is seen here, enjoying some wonderful
chocolate!



Look at this display...can you blame her for smiling???


Last but not least, look at this sweet smile!



I promise you all 
(with fingers very tightly crossed behind me)
that we did NOT do any spoiling of small children, while in Vermont!

Hopefully, things will be back to normal for us tomorrow. Our last day, we
drove in with a 14.5 hour trip, and it's harder to do that, the older we get!
Seems like I have some jet lag, and we didn't even fly!

See you all soon,

Patti J.

Monday, June 22, 2015

CardMaker hops with Avery Elle!

Good Morning!





Today, the CardMaker Blog Team is hopping with the Avery Elle team,
and we will all be sharing some fun new release products!  

I love happy mail, and the Avery Elle stamps and dies that I
received to work with were happy mail, indeed -thank you Avery Elle!

I have used Avery Elle ST-15-22 Bring on the Cake for my projects.

Here's what I created:

The first two cards, use the bundt cake image and sentiment...
pretty cute sentiment, right? 
The images were colored with markers, and popped up on the pennant
using dimensional foam. The pennant was also popped up on the
card base with foam.



One of my favorite stamps in this set is the darling TEENSY sprinkles.
Hope I never drop this one!



Next up, the cake slice was used, along with the 'Happy Birthday" sentiment. This time, the image was paper pieced. If you enlarge the photo, you can see what fun I had glossing the image up with some Glossy Accents.
The sweet sprinkles were stamped on the cake top and sentiment - 
love that wee stamp!




Last, but certainly not least, I just had to use this sweet little cupcake!
Don't you just love the 'wish' font?
I tried to color the cupcake to look like the real thing. 
What do you think?
I wanted to use the sprinkles, but since there were none on the
real cuppie, I decided to stamp it just once on the sentiment.
Made me uber-happy!


All righty....on we go!

Next up, hop on over to Karolyn's blog. Prepare to be wow'd,
as she is pretty amazing!

Be sure to leave lots of love along the way, and wait!
There's more!

Avery Elle will be giving away a $30 Avery Elle Gift Certificate on
the Avery Elle Blog, so be sure to go check out the details!

Thanks for hopping with us today - it's been fun!

Hugs and smiles, 
Patti J.

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Other supplies used:
A Muse Card Stock
Hammermille White 100# Card Stock
Black Card Stock
Kraft Card Stock
Patterned Paper
Baker's Twine
Sizzix Big Shot
Doodlebug Designs Doily
Tombo Permanent Adhesive Runner
Toothpick
Recollections Dimensional Foam
Glossy Accents
Perfect PaperCrafting Perfect Layers Mini Rulers and Cutting Mat
Copic Markers: BG34, BG10, YG0000, RV25, RV23, E13, E11, 0

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Kitten Kaboodle...

Good morning!
Can't believe this month is slipping away so quickly!
It's Saturday, so here I am with another fun creation, using some new


Here's what I did:


Are these kittens not the sweetest stamp ever? 
This card was SO easy!
The image was colored with Copics and fussy cut.
Found a pretty piece of patterned card stock, and trimmed it enough at the top edge of the flowers that the kittens could sort of slide in behind the flowers.  The sentiment was stamped, panel attached to card base,
and I was done!

I know you want these stamps!
How could you live without them? So sweet, right???

Don't forget about the GI challenge!
The theme for May is 'Celebrate Spring'.
You don't have to use GI stamps, but we'd love it if you did!
If you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery HERE. 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store HERE and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

Have a great weekend,
Patti J.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Repeat Impression Photo Inspiration Challenge

It's Wednesday, and time for a new challenge at The House that Stamps Built!
Today's challenge is an inspirational photo. Isn't this beautiful?


Photo inspirations are the toughest challenges for me. I tend to think way too much INSIDE the box! I'm learning a bit to step outside of that box, and outside of my own comfort zone, and that's a
good thing!


Here's what I made:


I didn't have any papers that more closely touched on the color scheme, so this is what I used. Thought the print was a cool background. The dragonflies and sentiment were stamped with Versamark, and heat embossed in black.  The wee white sequins tied in the touch of white on the photo.  
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!!!  Lol...

Come join in our Photo Inspiration Challenge!  
Remember, you don't HAVE to use Repeat Impressions Stamps, 
but if you do, you have double the chance of winning!

Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your RI orders!

Now, it's time to see what my DT friends have created!

Cheri    Deonna    Joy     Karen    Kathy    Melissa

Happy Hopping!
Hope you link up your card this week!

Hugs,
Patti J.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Another Birthday???

It's Saturday, and I'm back to share another fun creation for Great Impressions Stamps.
It seems like their releases just get cuter and cuter!

Today, the Great Impressions stamps that I used are:


Here's what I made with these darling new stamps:


I thought it would be fun to give this little mouse a floor to sit on, and a pretty painted wall.
When I see the card here on my blog, it almost looks like he's sitting on a wall, with a grassy field in front of him.  Oh well, I tried!!!

Loving the new releases!

 Don't forget about the GI challenge!
There will be a new challenge up soon!
You don't have to use GI stamps, but we'd love it if you did!
If you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery HERE. 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store HERE and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

Have a great weekend,
Patti J.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Fun with Die-Versions!

Die-Versions has another great new release, and I had a great time
creating with one of the new dies.

for my card.

Here's what I created:


To begin, I die cut the lamp from a piece of patterned paper. I put some adhesive on the back side, die cut the lamp again in black, and inlaid the pieces into the opening on the patterned paper. I cut one more time, using some yellow patterned paper, and filled in the light itself. To finish, I stamped a sentiment, matted the layers together, and Voila!

Note that this lamp post is a great size for your A2 cards! Some that I've seen are pretty short, but this one would make such a nice backdrop for other dies or images. Can't wait to use it again!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hope you will become a follower of the Die-Versions blog,
and do a bit of shopping at the Die-Versions store - they have some wonderful new releases!

Thanks for stopping by!
Patti J.

Other supplies used:
Gina K. Designs Stamps (retired)
Heartfelt Creations Paper Pad
Patterned paper from my scrap pile
Tombow Permanent Adhesive Runner
Bazzill Black Card Stock
Perfect Paper Crafting Perfect Layers Rulers and Cutting Mat
(see my sidebar to find out how you can save money on your
Perfect Paper Crafting orders!)

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Repeat Impressions DCC Challenge - Fresh and Fruity

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for a new Designer's Choice challenge at 
Our talented challenge hostess today, is Melissa Cash, and she has
challenged us to create something fresh and fruity!

For my card, I used Repeat Impressions Stamps:


And here is my card:


I thought that this 'sweet', fresh, and fruity image needed to have all of the focus, so I left things pretty simple!

Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on all of your 

Hope your week is going well!

Now, let's hop along and see what my DT sisters have created!

Cheri     Deonna     Joy     Karen     Kathy     Melissa

Have fun!
Hope you link up your card this week at The House that Stamps Built!

Hugs,
Patti

P.S. My beautiful uber-straight mats were made using my Perfect Layers Mini Rulers and cutting pad. Check out my sidebar to see how to save money on your orders!