Colored Pencil Magic

Hi blog friends!  I'm here with a new challenge card, and a new technique (to me) called Colored Pencil Magic.  This is a Mix It Up Monday Challenge over at StampTV.  

This was a really fun technique to try and the results are fantastic!  Click the link above to get more information about this technique.

I used GKD Pure Luxury "All Spruced Up" for my base card and I like the way it turned out.  The stamps are from the set "Wild At Heart" by Melanie Muenchinger, for GKD.  This is a fabulous negative stamp and worked really well with this technique.  

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be posting a fabulous Halloween Shadow Box project from a class I took yesterday with Karen Cheetham.  What a great time that was!  

Have a wonderful day!

Cheri

CSS Alumni Treasure Chest Blog Hop

Welcome blog friends, it's time for another blog hop with the StampTV CSS DT Alumni.  This time it's a Treasure Chest hop and the challenge this time is a Fall Theme Shaker Card! 
If you've come here from the fabulously talented Deb Felt's blog then you're in the right place, if not, then you're invited to take the entire hop from the beginning because you don't want to miss any of the great inspiration from this talented group.  BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!  As you hop along, make sure to leave a comment on each blog because on Tuesday morning (September 27), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and someone will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95! How cool is that?


Here is my fall shaker card

CS: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury "Sweet Mango" "White", "Spiced Pumpkin" and "Chocolate Kiss".  DP:  Basic Grey "Pyrus".  I used a punch to make the leaves for the shaker using up some scraps I had.  The scrolled corners were made using a Provo Craft die that came in a set of 4 - they're small dies. Stamps:  For the leaves "Autumn Splendor" Showtime StampTV Kit and for the sentiment I used "Autumn Beauty" by Theresa Momber.  Both of these sets are fabulous for fall projects and cards.  

Shaker cards are fun to create and fun to receive.  We'd love to have you play along with us and post your shaker card to the forum link so we can all enjoy your creation.  If you need some help making a shaker card, Gina K has a 2 part video that will help you.  SHAKER CARD PART 1 and SHAKER CARD PART 2  

Thank you for stopping by.  Don't forget to leave a comment on each blog as you hop - you just might win a GKD stamp set.  Now please continue hopping over to the lovely Carolina Buchting's blog for even more outstanding inspiration!  

Have a great weekend!

Cheri

Oldies But Goodies Blog Hopping Divas

Greetings, blog friends!  Here we go with another Facebook Design D.I.V.I.A.S Oldies But Goodies Blog Hop.  The rules are simple - to use stamps that are at least 6 months old in the hopes you'll drag out those "old friends" you used to play with, the ones you loved so much but now are living in obscurity because you have "new friends" and rarely pay any attention to them now.  

If you've come here from Heather Dennis' blog, then you're in the right place, if not, take a hop back to the beginning blog of Carolyn Bounds and check out the entire hop for some great inspiration.  


This is my oldie but goodie creation

I've been in the mood to begin creating fall crds so I thought I'd dig out some of my autumn stamps for this hop.  
  
I dry embossed and distressed a layer of Basic Grey "Out of Print" dp, then distressed and curled the corners.  The layering cs was distressed with an edger then inked with distress ink "Walnut Stain".  The stamps I used are from two Gina K StampTV Showtime Stamp Kits "Autumn Spendor" and "Signs of Autumn".  


Thanks for hopping here, now please go on over to Cindy Johnson Pec's blog and see what fabulous inspiration she's got for us.  

Cheri

Happy Colorful Hello

Hi there blog friends!  
I haven't been blogging much, I've been creating a new project, one I'll show you in a few weeks - it's not quite ready yet.  I've also been putting together materials for some classes I'll be teaching in October, so my play time is getting big chunks taken out of it.   
That being said, I grabbed some time this weekend to create a card for a couple of fun challenges!  The first one is over at JUGS this week where Elise has delivered a color challenge 

I thought I'd use Elise's colors together with a sketch challenge I found at Card Patterns 

 I had fun with this one.  The colors gave me a struggle at first, but I really like the end result.  The supplies I used were Pure Luxury CS by GKS, Basic Grey "Out of Print", Echo Park, "A Walk in the Park", Copic Markers, YR02, YR04 and YR20.  Bling and seam binding from my stash.  Stamps from GKD "Heartfelt", illustrated by Theresa Momber.


Thanks for stopping by and I Iove it when you leave comments.  
Have a great week.

Cheri

A Little Mixed Media

Hello everyone!  
There's another super fun challenge over at StampTV for Mix It Up Monday.  Vicki Dutcher is challenging us to create a project using Art/Mixed media technique.  

I've always liked playing with different techniques in my card making however, mixed media has been one of those "intimidating" techniques - I never know when there's too much or not enough on the canvas.  So, when I saw Vicki's challenge I knew I had to give this technique another try.

For this card I used ink/media directly on the paper.  The Gina K Pure Luxury Kraft card stock really stood up to this technique and all the layers of ink I put on it.  My background was created using an assortment of Adirondack Acrylic Paint Daubers in Lights, Brights and Earthtones.  I used a brush in some of the areas yet in others I used the dauber sponge top.  Once the bg was created, I began stamping.  The word paragraph was inked with ColorBox Pigment Frost White then dried.  I stamped some branches and leaves in DI Walnut Stain and then used Creative Inspirations "Winter Frost" paint to give them  the "frosty fog" look.  I used the same paint to create the moon.  I love the way it came out.  I embossed a piece of leftover sheet of copper with my CB folder, then pounced some of my favorite Alcohol Inks on it then punched out a butterfly with a MS punch.   I edged the whole canvas with DI Black Soot and added a strip of TH Tissue Tape to the folded edge.
Stamps used:  "Hope Grows" (the branches and leaves), "The Giving Tree"  (the tree and the sentiment) by Theresa Momber and "Vintage Backgrounds" (the word paragraph), by Nina Brackett.  
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheri