Black Magic/Chalkboard

At SweetStamps blog today our theme is Black Magic/Chalkboard.  Please join us for a chance to win $20.00 in FREE stamps by entering your Black Magic/Chalkboard creation in our challenge.  If you enter using a SweetStamps stamp you will be entered twice in the drawing.

Use white dye ink or white EP, then color over the white areas. Here are two splitcoast tutorials: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/blackmagic/ and http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/chalkboard_technique/

Background paper is Bo Bunny Country Garden.  I stamped the 4003 Bold Blooms Tall Corner stamp from SweetStamps.com on black card stock using Distress Embossing Ink and heat embossed it with Fine Detail White EP.  Pitt Pens were used over the embossing to add color.  I used the same technique on the one of the butterflies from the S600 Fanciful Butterflies set.  Delicata Golden Glitz ink applied with a course pouncer on the black card stock for added color.  Black photo corners were used to attach the colored piece to the background paper.  To finish the card I added pearls and used Krylon Adhesive Spray to attach the 98256 Pepita Border from Memory Box.

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Thanksgiving 2012

There's a card I made for Thanksgiving.

For this card I used the Memory Box dies 98300 Orchard Tree and 98297 Debutante Frame, Cheery Lynn Designs B240 Fall Pumpkins.  French Roast Shades Dye ink and 9048 Happy Thanksgiving stamp both from SweetStamps.com.  Patterned paper is Bo Bunny Apple Cider.  I also used Krylon Adhesive Spray, Micro Glue dots and foam dots.

Halloween 2012

Here are the cards I made for my Grandkids and Great Nephew.

The supplies used were:
Memory Box dies 98300, 98297, 98421 and 98409
Memory Box stamps G1882, B1886
Inks-Shades Dye Ink Nightfall and French Roast
Center Step Die-CS25
Cheery Lynn Designs die B195
Papers-Memory Box Nightfall and Blackbird, Bo Bunny Apple Cider, Authentique Enchanted
Bottle Cap Images Halloween Craze and Bottle cap
Halloween Buttons, Google Eyes
Micro Glue dots, foam dots, Adhesive Spray
Misc stamp BOO

Hope you enjoyed the cards, I really enjoyed making them.

Mums the Word

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For the these cards I used 6001 Mums the Word Silhouette and 9120 Happy Fall stamps,  Queen's Gold EP, Brownie Shades Dye ink, Distress Embossing ink and Super Sticky tape all from SweetStamps.com. Paper, ribbon and photo corners (were white, I colored with Brownie ink) were from my stash and the resin flowers are Kaiser Craft Blossoms. 

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Fall Robyn Bird Silhouette

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For this card I started with a 6.25" x 6.25" white card.  I sponged the edges with Brownie Shades Dye ink.   I used the 458251 Holly Frames die on various papers to form the frame for the SweetStamps.com S601 Decorative Elements stamp (this stamp is part of a set of 7 decorative stamps). I sponged the edges of the rust and gold pieces of card stock and used a stipple brush on the smaller gold piece that was stamped.  On the dark brown strip of card stock I used Brownie ink to stamp the 6007 Robyn Bird Silhouette than edged the piece using a Pale Gold Leafing Pen.  The leaf paper is from the Apple Cider Bo Bunny 6"x6" paper pad.

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Birds of a Feather

This card was made by embossing the Crafts Too 3055 Scrollworks Embossing Folder on a piece of Tim Holtz Kraft Core Nostalgic card stock.  The following Shades Dye inks were applied by sponging and applying direct to paper-Nightfall, French Roast, Brownie, Cream of Wheat, Vanilla Cream, Latte, Sandcastle and Beach.  The Memory Box dies used were the 98160 Perched Reedbird and the 98187 Woodland Branch, I cut the bird twice so I could layer one on top of the other for dimension.  The hanging metal birds were made from black Vintaj Art Metal small rectangles that were embossed using the Woodland Birds Sizzix Vintaj embossing folder.  After embossing the metal it was painted with Aged Metal Vintaj Patina, once it dried the paint was partially removed sanding it with a Vintaj Reliefing Block.  The metal pieces were attached to the branch with black wire.  The ribbon was colored with Nightfall ink to tone down the shiny color (it was a shiny rusty color).  the black bottle cap was covered with a Vintage 1" Bottle Cap Image and attached to the card.

It's a Perfect Night for Halloween 2012

Here's one the Halloweens cards I made for this year.  All the printed paper is from the Blackbird 6x6 paper pack from Memory Box.  I used Krylon Spray Adhesive to attach all the the dies to the card.

The front of the card was done using 98374 Dancing Skeleton and 98408 Creepy Web Frame dies, B1886 Perfect Halloween stamp and Blackbird 6x6 paper, all from Memory Box.  The bottle caps were topped with Halloween Craze 1" Bottle Cap Images.  The frame with the sentiment is the MFD014 Rectangle #3 die from Nellie Snellen.

The left inside of the card was done using the B191 Spooky Tree, B195 Creepy Gate, B197 Pumpkin Swag and DL191 Celtic Chain Rectangle Reflections Boutique die all from Cheery Lynn Designs.

The right inside of the card was made from the MFD014 die from Nellies, the 98376 Ghost Trio and 98409 Swooping Bats from Memory Box and the B173 Lace Corner Deco H die from CLD.

In Her Easter Bonnet Silhouette

For this card I started with a piece of gray card stock that was embossed using the 723159 Bradshaw Embossing Folder from Couture Creations.  After embossing the paper I used Nightfall Shades Dye ink direct to paper to highlight the embossed areas.  I also embossed a piece of white card stock, hand cut around the outside of the frame and used the Nightfall ink to highlight the raised areas.  I used Distress Embossing ink to stamp the silhouette of the 6005 In Her Easter Bonnet stamp from SweetStamps.com on black card stock and heat embossed it with Fine Detail Clear EP then hand cut the silhouette.  I attached the white oval to the card using foam dots and then attached the silhouette to the oval with more foam dots.  The flower in the lower right corner was made from the B181A Embellishments #1 Stamen dies.  I cut these from black and gray card stock, using a black marker to add highlights to  some of the gray pieces than layered them to form a flower.  I finished it with a resin rose from Kaiser Craft.  The flower in the upper left corner is an antiqued silver bottle cap topped with another resin flower.  The flourishes were cut from the DL151 Victorian Romance Flourish die from Cheery Lynn Designs.  Ribbon is a piece of fancy black ribbon I had in my stash of things.  Card measures approximately  5"x7".

Lavender Butterflies

For these cards I used the Dreamcatcher 6X6 paper pad
from 1st Edition and Thimbleberry Shades Dye ink.  All stamps are from SweetStamps.com

The butterfly on all the cards is the 98261 Kaleidoscope Butterfly and the 98260 Moonlight Butterfly from Memory Box.

I used Krylon Adhesive Spray to attach all of the dies to the cards.

On the first card I also used used the B189 Sentiment Frame #1 and the B172 Lace Corner Deco G from Cherry Lynn Designs.

Stamp is 9027 Happy Birthday Antique small

1/8" Cream ribbon attached using Super Sticky Tape

For the second card I used the DL148 Cathedral Lace 
Frame and B190 Sentiment Frame #2 from CLD.

Paper is Core'dinations card stock

Stamp is 9024 Cheery Hello



 

On the third card I used the B172 Lace Corner Lace Deco G and also the Nellie's MFD008 Rectangle multi frame die.

Stamp is 9001 Butterfly Kisses

Crocheted Doily and Resin Flower are from Kaiser Craft

For the inside of the card I used the I used the 

B189 Sentiment Frame #1 and the 

B149 Cuties #1 Flower die from CLD.  

The stamp is 9063 Happiness.