My New Obsession–Polymer Clay

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Polymer clay is my latest obsession…I’m not even sure how many hours I’ve spent playing around with it lately.  Some of the artwork people are creating with the clay is nothing short of amazing.  I have so many things I want to try!  Because I’m on the uphill side of the learning curve, my efforts create more scrap than anything else but I’m enjoying the process so much that I don’t mind.

Once in awhile, though, a happy accident happens and I end up with something really cool.  The designs in these beads started off as something much different–a floral design that just wasn’t coming together–so I just took all the pieces and mushed them together and came up with these designs, which I think look like batik fabric. When I was putting the necklace together, I decided the design needed flat spacer beads so I made those, too.  Instant gratification junkie that I am, I’m completely in love with the idea of being able to make whatever beads I need on the fly.

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Starving Artistamps Zodiac Card #6

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

This is the final card in my series made with these stamps from Starving Artistamps…for now, anyway.  I hope you’ve enjoyed them!

 

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Technique Junkies Stampin’ Companion Hop

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Hello and welcome to Technique Junkies Stampin’ Companion Anything Goes Blog Hop!  The Technique Junkie Newsletter is excited to showcase their new Stampin’ Companion CD.  This CD was created as a companion for Stampin’ Up! products, as you’ll see on our hop, most of the tutorials translate well to other products.  For a complete list of tutorials and purchase information, visit Technique Junkies.

If you have been following along already you should have come from Jackie Kalchert’s blog, Inky Fingers.  If you are only starting here, please head back to the The Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog and go from there.  You won’t want to miss any stops along the way because Pat’s giving away an awesome prize next week–the winner’s choice of any two technique or specialty CD’s.  But, in order to win you will need to comment on everyone’s blog AND Pat Huntoon’s Blog.

Your next stop on the hop is Chris Dickinson’s blog, Creating with Chrissy, but just in case there are any hiccups, here is the whole list of participant in this Blog Hop:

The Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog

Jackie Kalchert

Donna Duquette

Chris Dickinson

Hetty Sanders

Jane Bosi

Lisa Somerville

Pat Huntoon

I’m excited to showcase a design I made using the Acrylic Block Background technique from the CD and fun new zodiac stamps from Starving Artistamps.

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of the hop!

I’m excited to showcase a design I made using the Acrylic Block Background technique from the CD and fun new zodiac stamps from Starving Artistamps.

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I’ve Caught the Doodle Bug

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

I’ve been resisting the whole zen doodling craze, not because I don’t like to doodle, but because I’m mad that I wasn’t the one who figured out how to make all that money from doodling.  I mean, who knew?  It sure wasn’t me!

Recently, though, I needed to make some ATC’s for a swap, and the theme for the swap was black and white, either in pen and ink or graphite.  I was in the mood to do some ink work so I decided to break down and try some of that fancy doodling.  Once I started, I just couldn’t stop.  Just like it’s always been…even before it had a copyrighted name and fancy kits you can buy…doodling is relaxing and fun.  Here are some of the designs I came up with:

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Starving Artistamps Zodiac Card #4

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

I’ve been having so much fun with these Antidepresstamps Zodiac collection stamps from Starving Artistamps.  Not just because the images are fun, but because I’ve also been doing some research on the zodiac and astrology.  When I was younger, the subject fascinated me and I’m finding that it still does.

For this latest card, I decided to feature my own sign–Scorpio.  Among other things, we Scorpios are known for being very strong-willed, passionate,  independent, and a tad bit controlling.  Scorpio’s traits pretty much suit me to a T, right down to Scorpio’s lucky color, dark red, being my favorite color.  But, just to show that we are complex people and do have a softer side, I used scallops and swirly flourishes.  Or, am I just being cunning and trying to make you think I have a softer side?

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Starving Artistamps Zodiac Card #3

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

So far, this is my favorite card that I’ve made using these stamps from Starving Artistamps.  I love that it has a comic strip vibe to it, which I think is perfect for these cute little guys.  At 5″ x 7″, this card is a little bit bigger than I usually make but I like that about it, too.  The larger size is easier to work with and I think it makes the card seem more special.

Here’s how I did this one–I stamped my zodiac guys with black ink and then punched them out with a 1-1/2″ punch.  Then, I colored them with Copic markers and drew a black border around them with a Pigma pen.  The borders are drawn freehand and the width varies quite a bit, but I think that works with the style of this card.  Keeping with the whimsical style, I also didn’t get fussy about lining up my squares when I glued them down to the card front.  And, of course there’s a snarky one liner on the inside of the card because what fun is a birthday card that isn’t snarky?

 

 

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Starving Artistamps Zodiac Card #2

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

I’ve been having lots of fun with the new Antidepresstamp Zodiac collection from Starving Artistamps.  Since one of my fellow design team members, Dawn Mercedes, used mostly non-zodiac themes for her fabulous samples, I decided to keep mine horoscope related.  To see for yourself how truly versatile this collection is, be sure to check out our Design Team Gallery blog.

So here’s my second sample card–a card to welcome a new little boy born under the sign of Leo.  You could, of course, use whatever sign and color scheme suits your new arrival.  My sample uses some papers and stickers that have been kicking around my stash forever with just some touches of color done with Copic markers.  The banner and welcome sentiment are also stamps available from Starving Artistamps.

Thanks for stopping by!

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