New England Stamper

Impression Obsession & Shimmerz

As I mentioned in my last post, Impression Obsession is sponsoring the Shimmerz Design Team this week.  Here's another project I created using their Damask Floral acrylic stamp set, a journal for the summer to record books I read or want to read. 

I covered the Chipboard Album with Basic Grey patterned paper and sprayed it with one coat of Baby's Breath Spritz.  The leaves are one image that I stamped onto the front of the journal with black ink and onto a piece of cream c/stock.  I colored the three leaves with Copic markers and painted them with Celery and Evergreen Shimmerz and December Sky Blingz.  I cut out the leaves, added them to the journal with foam pop dots and accented them with pearls.

The inside pages are all stamped in the corner with the remaining stamps in the set.

 

Thanks for stopping by and come back Wednesday for the final project.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Damask Floral (Impression Obsession)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Soft Sky (SU), Copic markers
  
• Paper: Vintage Cream c/stock (PTI), Chipboard Album (October Afternoon), patterned paper Basic Grey
• Accessories: Celery & Evergreen Shimmerz, December Sky Blingz, Baby's Breath Spritz, white taffeta ribbon (SU), pearls (Kaiser Scrapbook), black stickers (Making Memories)

A Sneak Peak & Thanks

Impression Obsession is sponsoring the Shimmerz Design Team next week.  So, here's a sneak peak of the set I'm using called Damask Floral.  It's a very versatile set that I know I'll be using a lot for many different projects and occasions.

I made this card for The Pink Elephant challenge this week which was to use your favorite color combination.  I have a lot of favorite combos, but blue and green comes at the top of the list.

The main panel is a piece of water color paper that I created a salted background on with So Saffron ink. To create the flowers, I stamped three different images from the set with Not Quite Navy ink and colored them with Celery and Evergreen Shimmerz.  I highlighted some areas with a gold paint pen and added extra sparkle with Gold Glimmer Blingz.  Here's a closer look:

And the thanks goes to Stampendous for featuring my Biker Bee card on their blog and The Pink Elephant for putting my wedding in their top 5 last week.

 

And to Ann at Raindrop Echo for her sweet blog award.  Thanks Ann!

Come back on Monday for another Impression Obsession/Shimmerz project.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Damask Floral (Impression Obsession), Vintage Greetings (Pink Persimmon)
• Ink: Not Quite Navy, So Saffron
• C/stock: Not Quite Navy, watercolor paper, patterned paper by Basic Grey
• Accessories: Celery & Evergreen Shimmerz, Gold Glimmer Blingz, gold Dew Drops, gold paint pen (Pilot), ribbon (May Arts)
• Tools: large oval punch, scallop oval punch

Celebrate July 4 & DT Call

It's a holiday weekend here in the USA.  We sort of celebrate July 4 in our family in the sense that we go to a parade, cook outs and fireworks.  But we're British, so this weekend always seem a bit strange to us. In honor of America's independence from the British, here's another red, white and blue project for you.

It's for Crafty Creation's Celebrations Challenge this week.  [My stamp club members might recognize this one!]  We're looking for some new design team members at Crafty Creations.  Head over and read this post if you are interested in joining us.

These stripes were achieved by attaching three pieces of 1/4" sticky strip to a piece of card stock measuring 3/4" x 4".  I removed the sticky backing one piece at a time and sprinkled with different glitters.  Always apply the white glitter or Dazzling Diamonds last otherwise small pieces of the colored glitter get stuck in the white.

Here's the inside of the card.  It's a spiral pop up using SU's small star punch.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):

• Stamps: Celebrate Everything
  
• C/stock: Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, So Saffron
• Ink: Riding Hood Red
• Accessories: Glitter
• Tools: Small star punch, mat pack

Oxford Tag Card

I have a double challenge card for you today.  The clean and simple challenge on Splitcoast, which was to use sparkle on your project.  And Gingersnap Creations supply challenge to use a tag on a project.

The main image is from a plate by Oxford Impressions called The Bird's Nest.  I used the Sponge and Shimmer technique to create the background and then stamped the bird collage image over the top.  I was inspired by Sharon's post last week about Ideology Fragments, so cracked open my unused package of tags and added it to this card.

If you head over to Gingersnap Creations, you can see a couple of journals I posted this morning. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Red, White and Blue Cupcakes

I promise this will be last red, white and blue creation for a while - honest!  I received some newly released stamps from Pink Persimmon last week and when I saw the Flower Greetings set, I knew instantly that I wanted to make cupcake picks with it. 

I saw later that Pink Persimmon had a cupcake challenge on their blog, so that made up my mind - cupcake picks it was.  We have a red, white and blue challenge on the Gingersnap Creations blog, so my colors were all set too. 

The picks are wooden kebab sticks from the grocery store.  I cut them down to about 6" with my rubber scissors (probably not very good for my scissors) and colored in the top portion with a copic marker.  The section that is stuck in the cake has no marker - I'm guessing that the marker wouldn't taste good, although it is an alcohol marker - hmmmm.

The satin ribbon rosette and all the layers on top of it are stuck to a 1 3/8" circle with a large glue dot, and taped to the back of the kebab stick with a piece of Scotch tape.  Here's a closer look at the medallions:

They are a little time consuming to make, but so much fun.  I can't wait to make them for my daughter's birthday in August.

Happy crafting!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Flower Greetings (Pink Persimmon)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Copic markers B05 & R29
• Paper: Pacific Point (SU) & Vintage Cream (PTI)
• Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, ivory satin ribbon (May Arts), Vanilla/Riding Hood Red striped ribbon (SU)
• Tools: glue pen, 1", 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches, scallop circle punch (SU)

Wednesday Challenge Cards

It's Wednesday and time for another Crafty Creations challenge.  I'm hosting this week and chose the theme Stars and Stripes in honor of July 4.  Head over there to check out the other design team members' creations and this week's prize.

I also made the card for Gingersnap Creations color challenge - red, white and blue. 

 

The only stamping on the card is the Polka Dot background which was stamped with white craft ink and heat embossed with white e/p.

Why not stretch yourself today and take one of the many creative challenges out there.

Thanks for stopping by!

Craft Critique

No crafting for me today - I took a day off and went shopping with a girlfriend to Ikea!  Oh, I love Ikea! 

But I have a little something for you.  Craft Critique is reviewing Shimmerz and Spritz today plus they're doing a giveway:

Vendor Spotlight by Jenny Barnett Rohrs

Vendor Spotlight by Francie Horton

Don't take my word for how fabulous Shimmerz is, read these excellent independent reviews.

Happy creating!

French Poppy

Check out these gorgeous prints by Kim Poloson!  The Flourishes' Timeless Tuesday Challenge was to make a card inspired by one of Kim Poloson's pieces and I had a hard time picking just one.  This time I chose her Belgian Tulip II, but I'll definitely back there for more inspiration.

This is the 3" x 6" card I made using Poppy Patch and various patterned papers, found text and trim.

Here's a close up where you can see the slightly shimmering poppy center:

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Poppy Patch (Flourishes), French Script (SU retired)
• Paper: Pure Poppy & True Black c/stock (PTI), watercolor paper (Fabriano), Patterned paper by Crate Paper & October Afternoon, text from French novel
  
• Ink: Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger), Tuxedo Black (Memento), Real Red, Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke & Old Olive inks (SU)
• Accessories: Fire Engine Red Shimmerz, vintage trim, pearls (Kaiser Scrapbook)
• Tools: Aquapainter, sponge

Blog Candy Winner

The winner of my Shimmerz blog hop prize, the large cupcake stamp by Stampin' Up!, is:

Kate Blue

Congratulations Kate!  Please contact me at alimanning@charter.net and I'll get it shipped out to you.

Blog Hop Last Chance & Club Member Cards

The Shimmerz blog hop has exceeded our wildest dreams - thanks to everyone who has taken time to comment on all blogs and good luck with winning the grand prize.  There is still time to participate, but today is the last day!  Go the post at the top of the blog to find out all the details.

I set a challenge for my stamp clubs each month and May's challenge was to use little seed packets that I picked up at Target. Here's what these talented ladies came up with:

Kerry:

Rhonda:

Peggy:

 

Thanks for taking the challenge ladies!