CASEing Rachel

Rachel's card

This is for today's TGF Farm Fresh Friday challenge - case a card by Rachel (aka AirForceMommy).  Here is the Rachel's card I chose to CASE.  After all, I can't resist a Twilight-inspired card!  I just love her yummy coloring and fantastic highlights in the hair. 

For my card, I chose to use the new TGF Oliver & Amelia Surprise set.  Wanna know how to squish them together?  I used a masking technique.  I stamped Oliver first, then restamped on a piece of post-it note, then cut out and placed over the stamped image.  Next, ink up Amelia, stamp as usual, then remove the mask.  The post it does not leave behind any residue, like other temporary adhesives can.  I stamped the sentiment, then colored with copic markers, using a white gel pen to highlight.  The image is mounted on dimensionals.  The card base is Whisper White with layers of retired SU Pawsitively Prints designer papers.  In place of brads, I used copics to color pearls to coordinate with the papers.  Thanks for looking!  April

Heart Journal - week 10

Yea, I know I am pushing my luck getting this week done, but inspiration was in short supply.  I feel like I am a bit redundant in techniques right now, so I was not feeling particularly inclined to hustle.  This week's theme is "Torn Between" and we are to create a spread using a tearing technique. 

I sponged the base in Lucky Limeade, Soft Sky and Pool Party.  Next, I stamped the quotes from Twilight on the right side.  I then pulled out some pages from New Moon and Eclipse, crumpled and inked.  I set those aside until I colored my images - TGF's Flirty Edward and Camille (Twilight's Edward and Bella) in copic markers, then cut out.  I used the basic masking technique to overlap the images.  Once they were in place on the sponged background, I ran adhesive around the edges of the spread, then set the crumpled pages over top.  I held them up to a light to find where the images were, then used a needle to create the start of the tear, pulling until the image was exposed.  I used Spica pen to give Edward some sparkle and Versamark to stamp Bella's truck and chess pieces over the text, but it doesn't show well in the photo.  Click on the photo and then zoom in on the bottom left side (the truck) and the right side bottom corner and top right corners (chess, ribbon, flower, apple).  Thanks for looking!  April

copic storage idea

So I have started to fill in my copic collection and am always looking for a better way to store it.  I originally bought a copic brand wallet for 36 markers, but filled it in too quickly.  I was hunting for ideas online and saw someone bought a tool bag and filled it in with their plastic holders.  I didn't want a huge basket to store, and I always have caddies I am not using, so I pulled one out and stared at it a bit.  Hmmm, what to do?  While thinking, I kicked a SU box under my table....the box is pretty sturdy, so I started to tear it apart.  I used the one of the box flaps to make the outer part of the organizer, then used another flap to make the dividers, cutting slits for the cardboard running perpendicular to slide in.  The picture here is just a few of my markers, but it is fairly full now.  This soft-sided caddy was from Hobby Lobby and holds roughly 75 markers, plus storage in the pockets around the edge.  I have my copic swatch book in one end pocket, ID labels in another, as well as tools like a white gel pen, colorless blender, etc.  Thanks for looking!  April

Is it hot?

This is for Anyone for Anya's sketch and TGF's FFF Halloween challenges.

The base is Pumpkin Pie with layers of Cast a Spell retired designer paper, Basic Black and Old Olive.  The image is TGF's Devil Anya digi and is colored with copic markers with accents of glitter added with a glue pen.  The ribbon is orange organza from Michael's.  The sentiment was printed using Twilight font and mounted on a scallop circle.   I also used Martha Stewart's drippy goo punch along the black strip.  Thanks for looking!  April

Not the right monster?

So my mojo has been a bit lacking and now I am playing catch up... This is for Anyone for Anya's Masculine and Pixie Dust Studio's Round & Round challenges. 

 

The base is Very Vanilla with layers of DCWV's Tattered Time photo stack and Chocolate Chip cardstock.  I used a ticket corner punch then added a few Tim Holtz sprockets.  The image is TGF's Wild Sprout Michael and is colored in copic.  Still not loving the hair, but I am getting better.  Each corner has a clear skittle and the sentiment is typed in Almagro font and punched with the decorative label punch.  Thanks for looking!  April



inside of card