Diva Inspiration Challenge #14

Got Blue?! Seems to be the theme for today's Inspiration Challenge. This big ball of blue comes from Blog@NanoVic Nanotechnology Blog. This image was taken using a scanning electron microscope. I can't even begin to understand how tiny this "flower" actually is, but boy is it pretty!

My sample for this week's challenge is not so tiny. I chose to go with the different shades of blue and layer the hues on different sized snowflakes on glossy card stock to form my background. I then layered vellum card stock on top of my new background to soften it up. To stay with the winter theme, I embossed in silver embossing powder the tree from Snow Swirled and then added silver brads to the tree and the four corners. I added a rhinestone brad to the top of the tree, as well as to the Season's Greetings sentiment. And speaking of the sentiment, I punched out the Season's Greetings with the Wide Oval Punch and stuck it on the front side of the vellum paper. I then used the 1- 3/4" Circle Punch to punch out a Pacific Point circle and glued it to the back of the vellum paper behind the sentiment.

Stamps: Snow Swirled
Paper: Pacific Point, Glossy, Vellum, White
Ink: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Pacific Point, VersaMark
Accessories: Silver Embossing Powder, Silver Elastic Cord, Silver Brads, Paper Piercer, Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads, Wide Oval Punch, 1- 3/4" Circle Punch

To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name :
Bev
Elizabeth
Charmaine

To view the submissions on SCS click here.

Now it's your turn! Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or SCS gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to SCS be sure to put DivaIC14 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~

Another Haunting Wednesday

Today's projects come to us from Alicia Tomicich-Wiley of Missouri. Here's what she has to say!



Since Halloween has never been a big holiday for me, I don't have stamp sets for it. This year, since I had a club and knew I should do something for the holiday, I created the projects without any stamping, and personally, I really like them. My club members loved them. These have been inspired by various cards and projects I've seen circulating recently.





Mummy Card
Paper--Creamy Caramel, Confetti Cream, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink--Creamy Caramel
Accessories--1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, White Gel Pen, Sponge








Owl Treat Holder
Paper--Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Ink--Creamy Caramel
Accessories--Stampin' Up! Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 5 Petal Punch, White Gel Pen, Sponge, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Cello Bag, Candy Corn




Frankenstein Pull Treat--used this tutorial by Beate Johns: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ee/index.php/resources/tutorials/pull_treats/



Paper--Old Olive, Lovely Lilac, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink--Basic Black
Accessories--1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, White Gel Pen, Sponge, Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Sticky Strip, Hershey Candy Bar







Thanks so much for sharing your adorable projects with us today, Alicia!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Happy Stampin'!
~*Elizabeth*~

Technique Tuesday - Colored Soot Stamping

Good morning! As Halloween approaches I thought it would be fun to learn Colored Soot Stamping. I saw the instructions on Splitcoaststampers. Beate Johns does such a great job in explaining this easy and fun technique.

Colored Soot Stamping - by Beate Johns

Take soot stamping up a notch by brayering your cardstock beforehand.

Supplies

Candle
Glossy Cardstock
Dye Ink
Brayer
Stamps
Acrylic Sealer









Step 1

Ink up your brayer with dye ink and start rolling it over your glossy cardstock.






Step 2

Continue to do so until your cardstock is evenly colored.













Step 3

Light your candle. Hold glossy side of cardstock over the candle, so that the flame touches it.
Move the cardstock around quickly. WARNING: Be careful! The edges of the cardstock will catch fire easily.







Step 4

Take your stamp and press it onto the soot covered cardstock. NOTE: Don't touch the soot-covered part with your fingers, or you will have fingerprints. The soot comes off easily.



































Step 5

Spray your image with acrylic sealer to prevent smudging.












Step 6

Finish your card.









Have fun playing with this great technique, just in time for Halloween and Fall! Post your creations here, we'd love to see what you come up with.

See ya next week! Stacy P.

Trick or Treat!

Here is a cute treat from a very creative diva/demonstrator, who also happens to be cute !Becky Roberts.

Becky has shared a very cute creation with us. Here is the recipe!

Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink Pads: Kiwi Kiss, Staz-On Jet Black
Stamp Sets: Eat, Drink & Be Scary
Accessories: Ghostly Greetings DSP, Build-a-Brad, Kiwi Kiss Grosgrain Ribbon, Black Gingham Ribbon, Scallop Punch, ½” Circle Punch, Stampin’ Write Marker-Basic Black

I LOVE the build-a-brads. The spider looks so cute on this card.

Have a great day!

Max

Showcase Saturday

Today's featured Diva is Stephanie G. Stephanie is also one of our Designing Divas, so look to see more of her creativity on this blog in the future.

Here's what Stephanie has to say.....

I am from Northern Utah. I am married to Steve, my high school sweetheart, and we have three adorable (but very energetic!) little boys: Benjamin (5), Spencer (3), and Daniel (16 months). I am a stay-at-home mom, but I also manage storage units. I've been a demonstrator for almost 4 1/2 years. I signed up because I adored all the products and wanted a discount, but I also needed a way to express my creativity... and a reason to get out of my house once in a while for some adult conversation! I love Stampin' Up! and all the wonderful people it has brought into my life. I also love scrapbooking, following politics, reading, and writing.

Steph first saw the idea here and decided to run with it. Don't you just love her creation?

Paper: Bella Rose DSP, Chocolate Chip & Whisper White cardstock

Stamps: Dreams Du Jour
Inks: Basic Brown, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red Classic Pads
Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Blender Pens, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals, Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Cropadile, Button Bouquet (these have magnets on the back), galvanized metal

Thanks for sharing with us today, Steph. Looking forward to seeing more of your talent. :)

Have a great weekend! We'll be celebrating another birthday. My baby girl is 2!! Time flies!
Alicia :)

Diva Sketch Challenge #3

I can't believe we are at week 3 of the diva sketch challenge already. Thank you to everyone who played along last week...there were some great cards posted! This weeks challenge comes from a sketch I made from a card that I loved in Cards magazine. Here is the sketch...




...and here is my interpretation...

Every time I looked at this sketch, I kept seeing that big cupcake as the 2nd layer. Simple Birthday Thanks has to be my absolute favorite new stamp in the catalog this fall. I just love how fun it is to do paper piecing with it and it is too cute as a kids thank you note. And even better, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Stampin' Up!, it is 20% off during the month of October with a qualifying purchase.

To see what my team came up with this week, just click on their name.

Carol

Tammy

Alicia

Barbara

Splitcoast gallery


We would love to see what you create using this sketch. You can leave a comment with a link to your card or upload to your splitcoast gallery using divasc3 as your keyword. Thanks for playing!

~Becky

Cupcake card supplies
Stamps: Simple Birthday Thanks, Say it with Scallops
Paper: Rose Red, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Washington Apple DSP (color combo from KWerner Design Color Inspiration #26)
Ink: Chocolate Chip Marker, Rose Red Classic Ink
Other: Rich Regal brads, 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, dimensionals, paper snips, crafters tool kit

Diva Inspiration Challenge #13

Happy Thursday! Are you ready for today's Inspiration Challenge? Our image is was found online here.

I think these lilies look absolutely gorgeous - especially against the black background! My first thought is the Chalkboard Technique. I never tried it before, but isn't that what these challenges are for?!? As far as colors go, I can pull out Pretty in Pink, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Apricot Appeal, and Regal Rose just to name a few.

For my sample I drew out the pink colors against the black background. The Chalkboard Technique seemed easy enough, but there seemed to be shadows from the pastels left on the black paper. Does that happen to you? All in all, I think the outcome came out pretty good. I think I will have to try this technique more often.

Stamps: Inspired By Nature, Best Yet
Paper: Basic Black, Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Basic Black, White Craft
Accessories: Scallop Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Stampin' Pastels, Sponge, Daubers

To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name :
Bev
Elizabeth
Charmaine

To view the submissions on SCS click here.

Now it's your turn! Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or SCS gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to SCS be sure to put DivaIC13 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~