Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Sympathy Card for Co-Worker


I made a sympathy card for a co-worker who lost her brother-in-law.

I only used white cardstock and Tim Holtz Distress Inks for this card. The stamps and ribbon were from the Gina K Designs Spring Mix Kit.

I started with a basic 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 card. I cut a 5 1/4 x 4 piece of cardstock and debossed using the flourishes envelope with the Cuttlebug. I used Peeled Paint ink to add color, adding quite a bit around the edges. Next I taped a piece of brown stitched ribbon around it and taped it to the base card.

Using the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge I cut out 3" and 2 3/4" circles. On the larger circle I added Vintage Photo ink around the outside of the circle. I added a little Walnut Stain ink to darken it just a little more. Using the Walnut Stain I stamped the stitched circle stamp in the smaller circle. With the Peeled Paint, I stamped off the flower stamp twice to lighten the color then stamped inside the circle. Next I stamped the Peeled Paint directly, offsetting a little to create a drop shadow look. With the Walnut Stain I stamped the Deepest Sympathy sentiment. I taped the smaller circle onto the top circle and used foam tape to attach the circles to the card.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Great American Scrapbook Convention


I stopped by the Great American Scrapbook Convention in Arlington, TX, this past Saturday. My main goal was to see Tim Holtz in action.

I got there about 10am and wandered around to see what was there. The only vendor that got my money was Stampers Anonymous but they got quite a bit.

I got to see Tim Holtz demo the alcohol inks and tell stories. Wow! What talent. I bought some of the inks so I can give it a shot. I would've loved to sit there all day and watch more demos but I wasn't feeling well and headed back home. Maybe I'll get to attend a workshop when he comes back in August.