Pick of the Week ~ Masculine Note Card Set

 Pick of the Week
Feb 252019
 

Hey there House friends!!!

It’s Cheri and it’s my turn to select some awesome Repeat Impressions stamps for you this week, which you can purchase for 20% off….but hurry, the discount is only for one week!!!

My picks are Repeat Impressions stamps #4216-M Gray Wolf, #815-N Moose, #4218-K Whitetail Deer and Fawn, and #1112-E Just a Note.

A little back story: I was in a local Hallmark store a few weeks before Christmas this past year, picking up my traditional Hallmark tree ornaments, and I over heard a man blowing out frustrating groans while looking at the selection of packaged card sets. He offhandedly said, “all I want is to find a package of note cards for a guy”. A sales clerk stepped over to him and asked if she could help and he told her was looking for a package of note cards for his son to give his male teacher for a Christmas gift.

Well, that’s all this card maker needed to hear to set the wheels in my head turning, and I thought for my next POTW I would create just such a package of cards, and this is what I came up with. There are two of each image in the package for a total of 6 cards.

To create this set of cards here are the supplies I used: My selection of stamps, an ink (VersaFine Smoky Grey) for sponging the background, darker ink for stamping, and colored pencils for coloring (you could use whatever coloring medium you like).

I made the masks using a circle die and an oval die and cut them on simple copy paper… the thinner the better then sponged the ink inside the mask.

Using my MISTI stamp positioner (extremely helpful for this technique), I stamped the image within the area of the sponging where I wanted it to be. I did this with each image.

I used the same color of pencils to lightly color in specific areas of each of the images for highlight and continuity. I kept the colors neutral and earthy in order to give the stamps the spotlight.

Here they are singly…

For this week only (February 25 - March 3, 2019), get 20% Off the stamps used in Cheri’s creations above when you use the coupon code POTW22519

Pick of the Week ~ Monochromatic Floral Card

 Pick of the Week
Dec 312018
 

Happy New Year, everyone!!!!

Cheri here with my stamp picks for the week of December 31. The stamps are discounted so grab them while you can.

The stamps I’ve selected for you are Repeat Impressions’ 10201-W “Flower Power Background”, 10307-H “Patti’s Flower Outline”, 10303-H “Kathy’s Flower Outline”, 10313-H “Daisy Outline Large”, and 2501-H “Happy Birthday From…”.

Here’s how I put them together on a monochromatic card.

Here are the supplies and the process for creating this card.

Supplies: VersaMark Ink, embossing buddy, card stock, vellum, scissors, embossing powder, Copic Markers (or coloring medium of you choice) and a heat gun (not shown).

After treating a teal card stock panel with an embossing buddy, Flower Power Background stamp was inked with VersaMark and stamped on the panel. (I used a MISTI stamp positioner). I sprinkled white embossing powder over the panel and heat embossed it.

The three outline individual flower stamps were stamped the same way only onto a piece of vellum paper that is heat tolerant. (Bazzill makes one). I then fussy cut the vellum pieces.

Here’s another look at the end result after putting the card together. As a final detail and for more dimension I used Ranger Enamel Accents.

Thanks for stopping by today. Don’t forget to grab these stamps while they’re discounted 20% from today until Sunday, January 6.

~ Cheri

For this week only (Dec. 31, 2018 - Jan 6, 2019), get 20% Off the stamps used in Cheri’s creation above when you use the coupon code POTW123118

Pick of the Week ~ Playing With Alcohol Lift-Ink

 Pick of the Week
Nov 052018
 

Hi everyone! Cheri here with my selection of stamps for you this week and how I used them.

I’ve been playing around (and having so much fun) with the Ranger Alcohol Lift-Ink. Some of you may have seen the cards I created previously using the Alcohol Lift-Ink, now I thought I’d show you how I play with it.

You need these supplies:

Alcohol Inks (your choice of colors), Yupo or any non-porous paper, A separate piece of card stock (I used white), Alcohol Lift-Ink, Blending Solution (optional), plastic gloves (optional, but they make it less messy on your hands), stamps of your choice.

This photo shows the results of using the Alcohol Blending Solution (left) and just the blending of the alcohol inks alone (right). You can decide which you’d prefer for your project. I’ll be using the one on the right for my project today. Before stamping, it’s very important to let these papers dry completely.

You’re next step is to place your alcohol ink Yupo paper and your card stock side by side. Inking up your stamp with the Alcohol Lift-Ink, stamp it on the Yupo paper. I let the stamp sit on the paper for a minute before lifting. I then place and stamp the inked stamp on my card stock piece and turning back to the Yupo paper, I take a soft cloth and tap the image inked area on the Yupo paper, lifting the ink and seeing the magic. (Note: Be careful not to wipe the cloth over the image or it will smear)
Both results are posted in the next photo.

Finally, use your images as you’d like. I made a couple of Thanksgiving cards using these RI Stamps, #3308-M “The Pastor’s House”, #3214-G “Thanksgiving Blessings”, #3306-I “Falling Leaves” and #3313-E “Oak Leaf”. All stamps can be yours for 20% off, but only for one week. Grab them while you can!

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial, thanks for stopping by.

~ Cheri

For this week only (Nov. 5-11, 2018), get 20% Off the stamps used in Cheri’s creations above when you use the coupon code POTW11518

Project of the Week ~ Artist Trading Coins

 Project of the Week
Sep 102018
 

Hi House friends, Cheri here with new stamp Picks of the Week for you.

I’ve been having a lot of fun lately creating Artist Trading Coins. These are similar to Artist Trading Cards, in that the process is the same, it’s the size and shape that makes these different. Where ATCards size must be 2.5 x 3.5 inches, ATCoins must be 2.5 inches in diameter.

My stamp picks for my project are RI #9009-F “Butterfly Sm.”, #108-F “Butterfly”, #4404-F “Dragonfly at Rest”, #4405-K “Dragonfly Deco”, #1709-G “Fern” and #3103-F “Live For…”. You can purchase all of these stamps for the next week at 20% off the list prices. BIG savings!!!

Here are my ATCoins

Here are the supplies and the process I used.

Watercolor paper, Distress Oxide Inks, craft mat, Black Archival Ink, a punch, die or template that measures 2.5 inches in diameter. Not shown, watercolor pens (or color medium of your choice), stencil, white and black acrylic paint for splattering.

Smoosh Distress Oxide Ink, one at a time and drying each color before applying the next, on your craft mat and spray with a little water.

With a panel of watercolor paper, slap, dip, drag it through the watered ink on the craft mat. Dry the ink on the paper. Apply second and third colors the same way.

Note: I used two watercolor panels in order to get 4 coins from them. Once you’ve achieved the color look you want and the panel(s) are completely dry, use your punch, die or template and cut out your coins.

At this point, I added some background stenciling and acrylic splattering for additional interest and texture. I dried each coin and then using Archival black Ink, I stamped the images I was going to use, including the fern, in order to get an idea of where the fussy cut images (below) would be on the coins.

On a separate watercolor panel, using Archival Ink (use any waterproof ink), I stamped the images I would be using. I then colored them with watercolor markers and fussy cut them from the panel.

Once each image was cut I then adhered them over the stamped image for it on the coin. For a final touch, I stamped the sentiment “Live” from the sentiment stamp in VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with copper embossing powder.

I hope you found some inspiration here and this wasn’t too lengthy. This process isn’t as intimidating as you might think. It does take some time using my process, but there are many other ways to create ATCoins out there. Check them out and have some fun making ATCoins! AND be sure to get your Repeat Impressions stamps that I’ve used here at the 20% off discount before it’s expired on Monday, September 17th.

~ Cheri

For this week only (September 10-16, 2018), get 20% Off the stamps used in Cheri’s creations above when you use the coupon code POTW91018

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