I’ve got a new batch of stamps from Starving Artistamps–Antidepresstamps Zodiac, a Kawaii style collection drawn my Nina Aslund. I’ll be sharing projects made with these stamps over the next few weeks. Since the sun just entered Pisces I’ll share this card first:
Pisces, of course, is a water sign so I used Basic Grey papers in shades of the sea and colored my fish to match using Copic markers.
Thanks for stopping by my studio today!
Inktense pencils, 5" x 7"
Here is my latest painting-Bug Light on the breakwater in the harbor at Portland, Maine. I fiddled with this one off and on for a year and a half, so above all else, I’m thrilled that it’s finished. I’ll be entering it in the East Granby, CT library art show, which runs through the month of February. If you’re in the area, be sure to stop by!
Bug Light, 17" x 14", colored pencil on Bristol
Hello and welcome to The Paper Temptress and Technique Junkie Newsletter joint Blog Hop! The Technique Junkie Newsletter is excited to showcase their new 3D and Fun Fold CD, and I’m excited to showcase some designs I made using designs from the CD and scrumptious papers from The Paper Temptress.
The Technique Junkie Newsletter has been publishing rubber stamping technique tutorials since 2002. The 3D and Fun Folds CD contains 70 step-by-step technique tutorials in pdf format – perfect dimensions, perfect directions and great pictures for every step. Visit www.techniquejunkies.com for more details about the CD and the Technique Junkie Newsletter.
A fantastic group of design team members from both The Paper Temptress and the Technique Junkie Newsletter, have helped put together this fabulous Blog Hop to kick off the 3D and Fun Folds Cd.
We have a Blog Hop happening each day with an opportunity for you to win many prizes from some of our wonderful advertising companies! Please stop through EVERY DAY and take your time visiting each blog! You have until 11:59pm EST December 2nd to leave comments on as many blogs as you can to win the Grand Prize.
Monday – Joint Blog Hop with Classy Cards ‘n Such
Tuesday – Join Blog Hop with Rogue Redhead Designs
Wednesday – Joint Blog Hop with The Paper Temptress
Thursday – Joint Blog Hop with Mark’s Finest Papers a Heinrich Company
Friday – Joint Blog Hop with Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps
On Saturday, December 3, Pat from Technique Junkie Newsletter will announce the winners from each company. Be sure to hop along on each day! There will be FIVE WINNERS! On Monday, December 5th, Pat will announce ONE LUCKY WINNER with a GRAND PRIZE with a bundle of prizes from all of the participating businesses.
If you have been following along already you should have come from The Paper Temptress Blog. 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 – in order to win you will need to comment on everyone’s blog AND Pat Huntoon’s Blog. There will be an additional chance to win by playing along in her Blog Hop!
The first card I have to share is a Tee-Pee card–easy to make and so easy to display! The solid cardstock is Heavenly White 120# Ultrasmooth and Chocolate Truffle Linen. The patterned paper is from SEI and the stamps and dies are Memory Box. The snow border on the blue triangle is done by using tape to adhere Polar White Flower Soft.
Next is another Tee-Pee card using Bronze Mica/Metallic and Vintage Silver Lustre papers. The Vintage Silver Lustre paper is absolutely gorgeous stuff! For this card, I embossed the paper and then swiped over it quickly with a Copic marker. The paper takes the ink beautifully and retains all of its shimmer and sparkle!
Another fun design on the CD is the Wiper Card–the only hard part about putting this one together is deciding what to put inside! For this first one, I used Chocolate Truffle Linen and Cryogen White cardstock and a scrap of printed paper. The Joy die is from Memory Box and the ticket stamp is from Inkadinkado.
And finally, another Wiper card. This time I used Vintage Silver Lustre, Bronze Mica/Metallic and Cryogen White cardstock with dies from Memory Box. I’ve also included a close-up of this one so that you can see the beautiful texture on the Vintage Silver Lustre paper.
Your next stop on the hop is Mel’s Crafty Clips, but just in case there are any hiccups, here is the whole list of celebrants on this Blog Hop!
The Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog
Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of the hop!
I make a lot of greeting cards, and I used to publish them one at a time on my old blog or at least that was my intention. The reality came to be that I didn’t publish many of them at all because I just didn’t have the time to be writing all of those blog posts. So what I’ve decided to try is a weekly post with several cards. I’m also not going to be posting details about what paper, which ink, what colors, and so on…unless someone asks. I don’t mind sharing at all, but it takes quite a bit of time to dig up all that information every time I post a card. So if you’ve got a question, just post it in the comments and I’ll be happy to answer!
These are the cards I made for the current issue (August 2011) of the Technique Junkies Newsletter. Some were published in the hardcopy newsletter, all are published in the subscriber section of the Technique Junkies web site, and some are for sale in my Salmon Brook Studio Etsy shop. The name of the technique used in listed under each photo, and the stamp credits are in parentheses. Beyond that, I can’t really think of much else to say about these. But, like I said, just ask if you have a question.
Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend! I plan to be spending time with family and friends, and I even have plans to work on a painting I’ve got started. Good times!
Welcome to my new home on the web! I’ve been wanting to expand my Dee’s Studio blog to include my art as well as my cards and other crafts, but I just couldn’t find a neat way to do that in blogger. At one point, I had thoughts of designing my own website and even purchased the rights to the deesstudio.com domain. I started work on the site but lost interest pretty quickly because I just don’t want to invest the time it would take. So here I am at WordPress. It’s not a perfect solution, but I do like that I’ll be able to set up distinct areas for my various works.
For those of you who come here to see my cards, I’ll be blogging about them right here…soon, I promise! I’ll also have special Dee’s Studio page where I’ll keep a gallery so you can see them all at once. I’ll also have a page for my artwork and one for my brand new Etsy shop. So, lots of work left to do here, but at least I’ve made this first step, which is the hardest!
It’s been over a month since I blogged about anything, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. I just finished another portrait yesterday, I’m working on a painting, and of course, I’m making cards. Another thing that keeps me busy these days is my new job teaching art! I recently became certified to teach the Complete Drawing and Painting Certificate Course. This where I learned to draw, and it is simply wonderful. When I started the course, I knew that I wanted to learn to draw, but I wasn’t at all sure that I could. But, learn I did and so can you! All you need is the determination to try and time (as little as 15 minutes a day will do) to practice.
Here’s my latest portrait–our granddaughter, Emma. See you again soon!
