Think INK Tuesday

This week your challenge is brought to you by DT Member, Sherry Campbell, and she wants you to USE ANY TECHNIQUE OR CREATE ANY 3-D ITEM THAT YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED BEFORE!

For inspiration....Sherry had never made an Acetate Box...so here's what she came up with using the new AI set, A Birds Song- and she did a fabulous job!


* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, November 9, 2009, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, November 10, 2009 to win a GRAB BAG of AI STAMPS!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC06

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Tell your friends!

An Artful INKables swap....

Do you love AI stamps? Want to get ideas and cards from others that love AI? Then join the AI swap on SCS:

AI SWAP ON SCS

You are sure to get some FABULOUS CARDS in return- you might even get an AI DT member's card! Sign up by October 31st!

More Sketch Inspiration...

Our DT member, Joy Stagg, has used the newly released set- A Birds Song- for the current Think INK sketch challenge....


You still have time to enter!!! Go, Create, Win!

Faux Stone Tutorial by Holly McMillen

Good morning!

Today I am bringing you a quick tutorial on a technique I call 'Faux Stone'. It is a fun technique that you can use to achieve different looks depending on the colors you use.




Here is what you will need:


White cardstock cut to size needed
Mosaic Cuttlebug embossing folder
Cuttlebug
Two or more colors of ink in different shades (I used grays)
Clear embossing powder
Embossing gun
Versamark
Daubers or sponges

Step 1: Dry emboss your cardstock with the Mosaic folder

Step 2: Lay in your colors, starting with the lightest color and work toward the center.

Step 3: Cover your piece with versamark (I used an older pad, so that the ink didn't ruin a new one)

Step 4: Apply clear embossing powder to the entire piece and heat with embossing gun.

You can use browns, reds or a combination of both to achieve a whole different look as seen in this card:

Now go create some faux stone!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Holly ~

A 5 Hour Creation

Ok, so maybe I don't stamp too often anymore because it takes me FOREVER to complete a card, lol! I started this card at 2:30 this afternoon, using the sketch Challenge over on SCS and didn't complete it until 8:30. This is according to my daughter who seemed to find it necessary to ask incredulously every so often..."are you STILL working on that card, Mom?" She graciously allotted me an hour for dinner prep/eating/clean up and announced that my "five hour card" was finally complete! *snort* (Sadly, it wasn't the coloring that took all that time...it was the design of the card. Which is pathetic since I had a sketch to work off of!) Crazy!

The paper choices seemed to give me more agita than anything. I just didn't have anything that looked like the imaginary paper I saw in my head, lol. I knew I wanted to use our new Bird's Song set and once those things were finally decided upon, (Basic Grey decorative paper, chocolate chip card stock) I got to work. I stamped the leaf image on various colors of mottled paper and cut them out. Then I stamped the bird image on the paper vertically and colored it using Copic markers. It is colored to resemble a titmouse, one of various birds that has a bit of a crest on it's head. I "artfully" arranged the leaves to fall off the branch and gave them some dimension with pop dots as shown here:

Finally, I stamped the quote by Maya Angelou, cut it out with my oval cutter and added some interest by using some of our May Arts textured ribbon and a copper brad. The 3 pearl dots in the left corner were an after-thought, one by daughter told me was overkill. *grin*

So I hope you enjoy my creation, I hope the next time I stamp, it will be a bit less painful for all involved, lol! TTFN

~ Blog Hop Winner!! ~

Here are your random numbers:

15

Timestamp: 2009-10-18 22:16:23 UTC

Our winner is Michelle (Enchanted Stamper)


I am sending you an e-mail right now for your information!

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We are having another hop later this month, so make sure you hop along for a fabulous prize!


Thanks to all for playing!!

~~ Holly ~~

Think INK Inspiration

Look what our DT member Deborah Young came up with for the current Think INK sketch challenge using the AI set, Peaceful Wishes:


You still have plenty of time to enter to win a grab bag of stamps!