SSWC120

I enjoyed this sketch challenge so much I made 2 cards. The Rooster stamped imaged was colored with Distress ink pads and my aqua painter pen. The bird's nest was colored with Copics.
If you enjoy challenges and/or sketches go try this one out at Sunday Stamps Weekly Challenge #120. You're going to love it!


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Hi There!

Well, I had a few evenings to play this week, just by my lonesome.
So I perused Pinterest to get some ideas and I came up with these cards.

This one was for my monochromatic board on Pinterest. This was all done in Stampin' Up! Hunter Green.

This was a sort of challenge proposed to me by my dear friend Debbie Segler. 

The card above was stamped with Versa Mark, then dusted with Perfect Pearls. Lovely.

This card was stamped using the same stamps and Versa Mark. Only this time I used embossing powder and heat embossed.

So I like both versions. However, if you use Perfect Pearls you need to use some sort of sealer so that when you pick up your card and you stick your thumb on the image you don't come away with half of the powder.

NOTE**** For both of these cards the stamping was done on SU! Vellum.

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Green Monochromatic

Found this beauty created by Marion Vagg on Pinterest. So then I created this.

What a beautifully fun, creative and simple technique. 

Here's how I did it!

I Stamped the lovely Fancy Flower from Chocolate Baroque in Versa Mark. Heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then using Copic marker #G07 Nile Green I flicked in the areas where I thought it would be darker. Then I stamped the butterfly from SU! set Nature Walk and added the dark green. I matted my image on SU! Whisper White cs. Then I mounted a piece of the same lime green cs to a matte of SU! Whisper White and ran it through my Big Shot inside the Spring Flowers ef from SU! A little bit of ribbon and bling from Making Memories and all that's left is to stamp Happy Birthday inside and this one is D-O-N-E!

Hope you enjoyed this card. I thank Marion Vagg for her inspiration on Pinterest.

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Christmas Card Challenge 42

Christmas Card Challenge #42 - Music. Stamp is from Chocolate Baroque. It's stamped in Versa Mark and heat embossed with Ranger Seafoam White embossing powder. I added a yellow rhinestone for the Eastern Star. The doily came from a local restaurant. I just cut it in half to make it fit my card. DSP is from Glitz Love You Madly paper pack.

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DD60

My card was created using the color combo of Summer Starfruit and Gumball Green in tandem with the Swallowtail stamp from Stampin' Up! I inked up my stamp with Versa Mark, then Gumball Green. Then I stamped and used clear embossing powder. I added the colors with my finger daubers. The sentiment is from another Stampin' Up! set. Stampin' Up! rhinestones and my black Signo Gel pen, a couple of pieces of cs and this one is done!

Thanks for looking. If you like color challenges or if you are looking for some inspiration pop over to the Dynamic Duos blog and get it there!


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Catered Crop

Catered Crop - Make an Impression. I used a Stampin' Up! EF then I painted in the design with Ranger Pearls. I think it takes the "impression" to a whole new level.

What a fun challenge! Totally enjoyed it! If you want to play along too go to Catered Crop and join in!

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JFF Denim Woodgrain

It's a birthday card and although there are some stamped flowers on the denim woodgrain I think it works as a birthday card for a guy or a gal.

I first drug Adirondack Earthtones STONEWASHED ink pad over Craft cs. I used my heat gun and dried the ink. Then I drug Whisper White ink pad over the Stonewashed. Dried it with the heat gun. Then I inked up my WoodGrain EF with Crumb Cake and placed my cs inside and ran it through my Big Shot. Then I stamped SU Quin-Essential Flower randomly all over the cs. Added a piece of Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon. My stamped image is from SU Crazy for Cupcakes. I stamped the image in SU Soft Suede, then I colored with Copics. Voila!


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PP134

The Paper Players Challenge #134.

I went out of the box on this one. I created my own background from a piece of scrap dsp.
I saw this technique on Pinterest. I found it HERE. Basically, what you need is a patterned paper and an embossing folder, some Versa Mark and some clear embossing powder, a dauber and some black re-inker.

Run your dsp through your Big Shot machine in the embossing folder. Then lightly drag your Versa Mark over the raised areas. Sprinkle with embossing powder, dust away any embossing powder that falls into the valleys. Then heat. Repeat this process about 3 or 4 times. Then with a dauber and some black ink daub the black ink into the valleys, until they are completely covered. Then take a paper towel and rub ink off any ink that may have gotten onto the raised areas. It's a resist process and I am now "in love" with it!

So anyhoo, this is my entry for this week's episode of The Paper Players Challenge.

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Letterpress Effect

I watched a tutorial today by Gina K and I really loved what she did so much that I had to give this technique a try. I think it makes for a stunning card.

I used Always Artichoke, Pool Party and Calypso Coral to antique my cs. I love it!

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Betty J Schaub
www.bettystampstx.stampinup.net

Butterfly Effect_Swallowtails

Today I want to introduce you to the Swallowtail Stamp from Stampin' Up! W129213

From the moment I saw this stamp in the catalog I knew I just had to have it!

So I am going to talk to you today about how I created each of the following butterflies. Please bare with me, I have a new camera and I am still trying to learn how to get the best shots. 

The first image below is of two different colored butterflies. 

The butterfly on the left was stamped in Basic Black and colored with my Stampin' Up! Markers in Island Indigo, Marina Mist and Pool Party. Then I went back and highlighted some of the details with a blue glitter gel pen. The butterfly on the right was stamped the same way but I used Pumpkin Pie and Summer Starfruit markers. hit the details with a gold glitter gel pen. There bodies were colored green and hit with a yellow green glitter gel pen.

The butterfly below was stamped in Archiver's Jet Black Ink on glossy white paper. I colored this one with Markers as well. I tried to use my blender pen but I let the ink sit too long on the glossy paper and I could not move it around the way I would have liked to. So I used Frost White Shimmer Paint with a wet paint brush and covered the entire butterfly.  

This butterfly was stamped with Versa Mark ink. I have mixed together copper, Wild Wasabi and Silver ep. and heat embossed my butterfly. Then I used Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie ink on daubers and smooshed the ink around. 

 Finally for this butterfly I used the same ep mixture and heat embossed. Then I smooshed, Pretty In Pink, Pink Passion and Ballet Blue ink around.

I hope you gain some inspiration from my creations. I'd love to see what you do with the Swallowtail

Special Thanks to Sandy MacIver for inspiring me.

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Betty J Schaub
www.bettystampstx.stampinup.net

Tuesday Morning Sketches183

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge #183 - I found this sketch lent itself very well to a center stair folded card. I am so pleased with the way this one turned out. Be sure to check out the lovely designs from the folks over at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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Day 3 Season of Love

Day 3 Season of Love class theme is Family -

Supplies:
Stamps - Simon Says Stamp! Beautiful Words, Teresa Collins Fabrications "Linen" Stamps FAB153, Glitz Clear Stamps Vintage Blue stamps.
Ribbon - Stampin' Up! Pleated Baja Breeze 125571
Ink - Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Close to My Heart Outdoor Denim
Embossing - Stampin' Up! Delicate Designs Folder 127023
Cardstock - Stampin' Up! Basic Black, WhisperWhite and Pool Party
Twine - Stampin' Up! Basic Black
Accessories - silver and pearl brad


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Betty J Schaub
www.bettystampstx.stampinup.net

Through the Window

Through the window.

Last week I was snurfing - snooping while surfing, when I came across a tutorial on how to double emboss and make it look like porcelain. Well, now I can not remember the site I found it on. But I think she may be on SplitCoastStampers. Anyhoo, I changed the embossing folders and the the flowers to make my card have a winter/holiday feel. I've used embossing folders and inked up the negative spaces with River Rock ink and ran them through The Big Shot. Love this effect!
My flowers were punched from Spring Blossoms punch (discontinued). Branches are punched with Build a Bird punch. The candle is part of the Word Window Punch and the flame is a little piece of dsp punched from the Build a Cupcake Punch. My window frame was craft cut for the most part with the panes punched out by punching with the Photo Corner Punch (discontinued). I just snipped with excess from the middle with my scissors. Little yellow brads make my flower centers.


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Imagine Happiness

It's another MOJO MONDAY Challenge #226. My friend Deb and I went over to our other friend Ann's house today to do a Stampin' Up! card class. When we got back to my house, Deb and I started playing with a decorative paper pack she had purchased recently. I loved all the greens and a couple of the papers were nothing but glittery butterflies. YIPPEE! So with a few products from Stampin' Up! I was able to throw together this design. For the embossing and die cutting I chose the NEW Textured Impressions Embossing Folders - Adorning Accents and the Edgelits Dies Adorning Accents. I've used Stampin' Up! cardstock too! The craft cut two matching butterflies and with Crystal Effects I adhered one body to the other. Then I folded up the wings to make it look like it just landed. I added Crystal Effects to the wings too add a little dimension. The sentiment is 2 stamps from the Loving Thoughts set. I punched two little hearts and tied some yellow and white dotted organza ribbon into the hole of my tag and called it done.

This is the LAST WEEK of my KIT OFFER. I have a few spots left, so if you are interested please contact me as soon as possible. These will be ordered on the 4th. Then I will close the KIT OFFER.
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Betty J Schaub
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PCPCUTTLEBUG-ERS #123 WEDDING

Hello Again! This is my PCPCUTTLEBUG-ERS Challenge #123 this week. Make a wedding card using ONLY WHITE! The other rules that apply are to heat emboss and to dry emboss and use dies or punches.
I wish I could take credit for this design but once again I spotted this on my friend Monika Reeck's blog and I fell in love! Well who wouldn't!? :O)

If you decide to play along with us please tag your photos: pcpcuttlebug, pcpcuttlebug123

Thanks,
Betty aka ZacksNana
Betty Stamps (SHOP ME) 24/7

Let It Snow

Yes, it is It's been hotter'n a goat's butt in a pepper patch in north central Texas but I am still in the mood to make Christmas cards! LOL

Hope you like this one. I used an embossing folder called Evergreen on some white core cardstock. Then I sanded the raised areas. I love this technique and the effect it turns out. I added some stashed embellies and ribbon and called it a done deal!

Hope you enjoy peeping in on my creations as much as I love bringing them too you. Remember, no matter what your creative style you can always try something new!

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Betty aka ZacksNana

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Holiday Emboss -- PCPCUTTLEBUG-ERS #121

Hello!
I am back from my birthday retreat with Deb Segler @ Priceless Memories Scrapbooking Retreat (page takes a little while to load but stick around there and enjoy her website) in Wylie, TX. Special Thanks to my dear girlfriend, Deb for this wonderful gift. It's one birthday party I'll remember for years to come. :O)
Now to my card. I moderate the PCPCUTTLEBUG-ERS on PaperCraftPlanet which simply means I post the challenges for the ladies who want to play along. This week we are embossing both with embossing folders and with powder and heat. I hope you'll join in the fun over there with us at PCP. Or you could create a card and link it in your comments below. I'd love to see what you do with the challenge.

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Betty aka ZacksNana
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Tweet Fall - 4CCC3 - emboss

Tweet Fall   

 

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #3 - emboss (wet or dry). This tweet little birdie (A little birdie told me) image is from IDidIt! Creations. I think it is simply adorable! It's colored with Copics and American Crafts markers. The orange bg is stamped with flowers from Kaiser. They've been stamped in pumpkin spice ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The little flowers are punched and then I colored them with my American Crafts markers and heat embossed with some more of the clear embossing powder. The sentiment is computer genterated.

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HAPPINESS - PCPCUTTLEBUG76

HAPPINESS - PCPCUTTLEBUG-ERS Challenge #76 - double embossing. Hey yall! I have a pretty easy challenge for yall again this week. I have double embossed with the second embossing on an angle. I ran my cardstock through my bug in the Fleur De Lis eb with about an inch of the cardstock and folder hanging off the B plate at the bottom. I stopped cranking when I reached the end of the lower left hand corner of the folder. I removed the cardstock from that folder and placed one of the floral borders on the cardstock at the same angle. When I removed the cardstock from the folder I trimmed the very bottom portions of the design to remove the negative areas of cardstock.

Gosh I hope you can understand this description. My mushroom is one of my own digis and if you'd like to play with it you can purchase it through my etsy shop. I colored it with Paint Shop Pro. My popsicle stick is from a CupCardsToGo as are my flowers, ribbon, and brads. The yellow flower was white. I pounced some SU summer sun on both the front and the back of the flower. Then using a flower branch from SU set Fresh Cuts and my ruby red pad I stamped the branches on the now yellow flower. The HAPPINESS stamp is from a Card Kit Of The Month kit and I stamped it onto the stick and added some embossing powder and heat embossed it.
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Special Delivery - SNBSC1

Special Delivery - Stretch N' Bubbles Sketch Challenge #1. For this challenge I decided to go for a baby card. My hub's 2nd cousin is expecting her first baby, a boy, Jaxon. So I made Ashley this sweet card. I made a special request of Alison; could she please draw me a bird with a baby. Well, I was so happy when I received an e-mail from Alison with a selection of 4 images to choose from. I immediately fell in love with "Baby On Board". I used my PaintShopPro program and colored her in, then resized her to fit on the postage stamp die from ProvoCraft. You can see from my photo that I used all of the embossing folders in the set in duplicates to make my card. I added the buttons to the first carriage so that it would make it a little more obvious this is a welcome baby card. I also wanted to keep this card CAS so I used barely banana and whisper white cardstock on the front. Inside I added some light turquoise to matte my sentiment. To finish off my card I added some ribbons and a little silver rattle charm (inside).

My internal sentiment says :

Babies are cuddles and memories to keep, (three a.m. feedings and too little sleep).

Babies are laughter and smiles to share, (and bottles, and booties, and bibs everywhere)!
Babies are sweet, and though they are small,

Babies fill up your heart - and your house - wall to wall.

Every time a baby is born, God smiles,

the angels dance, and a new star of hope lights up the skies.

Jaxon is here, and heaven is cradled in your arms.

Enjoy each and every once-in-a-lifetime moment!

Congratulations,

Ashley & Jeremy on your new baby!

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Betty aka ZacksNana