tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91573885554698456582024-02-18T22:41:19.368-06:00Scootingranny's Worldscootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-69246161641568188952017-09-21T18:18:00.002-05:002017-09-21T18:18:50.996-05:00Hurricane Harvey tshirtsMy son and his girlfriend recently weathered Hurricane Harvey on Galveston Island, not necessarily by choice. By the time they evacuated everyone at the park where they work and found places for 20 workers to be safe and moved the office to a safe location, it was too late for them to leave. He said it was scary at times even though they didn't get the full force of the winds or the storm surge that was anticipated. I saw this free design on hoopmamadesigns.com and knew I had to make a shirt for them. I finished them up tonight and will get them in the mail tomorrow. Hubby is modeling the shirt for our son. Thank you so much HoopMama for such a wonderful design and for the reminder of the grace extended to us all ....<br />
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scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-45281097827072128442017-09-18T11:56:00.002-05:002017-09-18T11:57:59.676-05:00Bitten by the Bug Apple challengeBitten by the Bug is having an Apple Challenge at http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/2017/09/a-is-for-apple.html . Although I did this apple card awhile back, I never posted it so I will submit it for this challenge. I did a simple white card base, a striped mat, then did another mat of black with top grey mat and turned it a little. Then topped that with a black mat with white mat on top of that and an apple image from either A Child's Year Cartridge or Doodlecharms...it's been so long ago that I really am not sure. Then added a thin red ribbon at the bottom. <br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-42455447960686130222017-06-23T09:20:00.001-05:002017-06-23T09:20:43.137-05:00Coffee anyone?I just found out about this cardmaking hop about coffee and I just have to join in! Link: http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2017/06/2017-summer-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/ Here's a coffee card/gift card holder that I made for a friend's birthday using my Cricut Explore. I used the image in Design Space that was done by Joy from the blog Obsessed with Scrapbooking (thanks for the file, Joy!) which used the cup from the Close to My Heart cartridge "Artistry". I used a Anna Griffin's Soiree Lettering-Grace Script font to write the greeting with the Explore on the coffee cup and on the inside. Then I just did a simple pocket on the inside to hold the gift card. The coffee paper liner is a free image from the internet and I used the Print to Cut feature of the Explore and the liner image from the Close to My Heart cartridge Artfully Sent. It was easy and I just made a tweak to the cup (sliced out the top and cut it in pieces to layer on top). <br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-7477396074742873052017-06-17T08:20:00.001-05:002017-06-17T08:20:46.968-05:00Where has time gone?Where has time gone? It is flying by at a dizzying pace and I have been so busy. So many things, so many changes. I have kept this post mostly about scrapbooking and cardmaking but my world, Scootingranny's World..is so much more these days.<br />
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We have decided to clear out our house, sell it and hit the road in a fifth wheel trailer. Our gameplan? To travel around until the kids find us and put us in a nursing home. Seriously, that is just a family joke. The kids say they will never put us in a nursing home, but time and life take funny and bad turns sometimes so we are hoping to pack the next few years with adventures and travels and probably some trials. This is going to be our new home on wheels. More stories about rvs and crafting to come! And OH...I was featured in an RV magazine, along with others, about our crafting on wheels. <br />
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Yes, it's kind of big but it's going to be our home in the future and we wanted to be able to do this with a little space. We are already talking about getting another one for our "vacation" home, a smaller one that we can use for a 3 day trip somewhere and it won't be the huge ordeal that packing up this one is. We are currently workamping 2-3 days a week and have the rv at a great campground about 30 miles from the house. We spend the other days at the house, downsizing and getting the house ready to be put on the market. SO MUCH STUFF to get rid of. The process of downsizing has been hard for me. That issue could be a blog, just by itself! <br />
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Well, I must say that this year's challenges were winners for me. It made me stretch outside my comfort zone, to get to feel more comfortable with water colors and inspired me to want to do more. Thank you Nicole Heady, Lexi Daly, Kay Miller, Heather Nichols, Lizzie Jones, Melissa Phillips, Danielle Flanders, Amy Scheffer and all those who contributed to make this a great Stamp A Faire.<br />
<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-12314209094617491302016-07-25T15:02:00.001-05:002016-07-25T15:09:44.939-05:00Stamp A Faire Last Challenge #9This challenge was to do color blocking which was one thing Andy Warhol was noted for. I decided to following the example done by the instructor and this was the result. I'm not too crazy about it because I ended up not liking the color combos or the images all that much or the sentiment I chose. I may remove the sentiment and put one on that says something about Get Well or Feel Better Soon. Much more fitting for some cans of soup.<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-81113957760857455942016-07-25T14:57:00.003-05:002016-07-25T15:11:00.021-05:00Stamp A Faire Challenge #8This challenge was to water color like a master. Well, I still have a lot to learn and fears about painting outside the lines to conquer but this is another fabulous card and technique that I really liked. I'm beginning to think I really like water coloring. I forgot to add some splatter to the card as the instructor did but I still am proud of this one!<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-34863960699352780272016-07-25T14:55:00.002-05:002016-07-25T15:11:45.697-05:00Stamp A Faire Challenge #7This challenge was to use the theory of Pointillism, which I had never heard of. It's making a painting or scene using round images for the coloring. This takes some time, even with watercolors but the effect is different and stunning. On the first layer of coloring, I used the round eraser on the end of a pencil and for the smaller dots, I used small dots from two Paper Trey Ink stamp sets. I used this image of the violet and the great purple inks also from Paper Trey Ink to create this card, along with a die that punched the holes for the thread around the card. This is another one that I like so much I might not ever give it away. <br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-83070745380549463262016-07-25T14:49:00.001-05:002016-07-25T15:12:23.059-05:00Stamp A Faire Challenge #6This challenge was to be inspired by Jason Pollock who used lots of splatters and splashes of paint. Now anybody who knows me understands that I struggle with painting outside the lines or doing abstract things. This technique was a lot of fun and one that I will most certainly do again. I loved making background paper that I not only liked but would use!<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-32951697621730697882016-07-25T14:45:00.001-05:002016-07-25T15:12:57.444-05:00Stamp A Faire Challenge #5Challenge #5 was masterpiece inspirations with the team where we were encouraged to look at one of the design team's takes on a masterpiece water color. I chose to again do one with flowers because I really, really want to get better at doing flowers in water color. Here's my card and it's another one I really liked.<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-68898509766856363362016-07-25T14:42:00.000-05:002016-07-25T15:14:07.165-05:00Stamp A Faire Challenge #4The fourth challenge was to do a card using flowers based on Monet's techniques and I tried to duplicate the example totally and ended up LOVING IT! The card itself was time consuming as we had to heat emboss twice in addition to water coloring the flowers, the vase, cutting out the flowers and assembling. I may have a hard time giving this card away.<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-19117620398408597532016-07-25T14:37:00.001-05:002016-07-25T15:14:44.272-05:00Stamp A Faire Challenge #3The third challenge was to make three note cards and three tags using gold, specifically liquid gold leaf paint or gold embossing. I did the note cards using the gold leaf paint on the initials and I must admit I struggled with the gold leaf paint. And then tragedy struck...I knocked over the entire vial and it went EVERYWHERE. We had to stop, my sister came running to my rescue and did the majority of the clean up. There was a little left in the vial but I decided to use gold embossing for the tags. I would have to practice with the liquid gold before I could every really be very good at it and I'm just afraid to go near a bottle of it again! The klutz in me can strike at any time! We were also supposed to do envelopes for the note cards but I never got around to doing that.<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-47573069291459844272016-07-25T14:32:00.002-05:002016-07-25T15:15:29.333-05:00Stamp A Faire Challenge #2This second challenge was to make a card thinking of Van Gogh's Starry Night...they taught us a great technique for using different colors of paint to make a night sky and stars. I ended up loving this card and will definitely try it again! <br />
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Well here I am in beautiful Bar Harbor, Maine with my sister, and we are doing the Stamp A Faire challenges. The first challenge was to look at one of the old masters and use the color scheme to do your first card with watercoloring. This is the picture and color scheme I chose was Monet's Poppies. LOL. My card ended up being absolutely the polar opposite of the inspiration! <br />
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I am not comfortable with water colors but I'm trying!<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-40108260354172605402016-01-29T11:04:00.001-06:002016-01-29T11:04:19.419-06:00What's wrong with me?Oh my word! It's been a year since I last posted. This last year has been filled with challenges and changes and SO MANY projects and cards done with the Explore. Projects and cards that went out the door so fast I didn't even take pictures. So .... stay tuned while I catch up! In the meantime, here's one of the first t-shirts I did with HTV. I think this could easily become an addiction! The design is done with all Cricut images and was done by a member of a FaceBook group I'm on. I sure wish I could remember her name because I LOVE how this turned out. I made it for my hubby and he loves it, too! <br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-66317063821233382052015-01-02T11:42:00.002-06:002015-01-02T11:45:50.398-06:00How to cut out your photos and save ink in Design SpaceThere was a video recently done by the talented Melody Lane and it showed how to cut shapes out of your photos in Design Space. It was a brilliant idea and I kept thinking that surely there was a way to do this but print out only the shape you want cut in order to save ink. After lots of trial and error, I FOUND IT! It does take quite a few steps so some may not want to bother with the extra steps but I am on a self-imposed crafting budget and this will help save on toner on my laser printer. Please be patient with my explanations as I am definitely no teacher but here goes:<br />
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Upload your picture using the basic upload feature of DS. Select a shape from the cartridge library that will fit just a bit over your picture and in the layers panel make the color of it white. I used a rectangle-the first one that showed up in images that I had. Select a shape from the cartridge library that you want cut out of the photo and in the layers panel make it white. I used a heart from Seasonal Soirees. Place your image to be sliced (heart) on top of the basic shape (rectangle) Slice your image (heart) from the basic shape (rectangle) and move the heart to the side. Position the basic shape (rectangle) over the picture so that the cut out shape is where you want it on the photo (your white basic shape needs to be on top). Be sure that your basic shape covers the entire photo --I did that before I sliced the heart out. Using your mouse, drag the blue box around the picture with the sliced white rectangle on top and click attach. Take your sliced image (heart) and using the corner dots resize it just a fraction smaller--I had to do this because I had difficulty getting it EXACTLY in the same spot it was sliced from. It's strange to note that even though I used the corner resizing dot, the heart did not resize uniformly but it wasn't off enough to bother me. Make sure the sliced image (heart) is on the scissors in the layers panel. Then, for now, click the eye on the sliced image (heart) to hide it. At this point there were times when my layers panel showed it had two photos (same pic) to print but ignore that...only one will print)<br />
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After it prints, you will then be on the Cut Preview Screen. X out of that and you will be back at the main cut screen. Click the "eye" on the sliced image (white heart) and it will appear. Bring it to the front of the images using the "arrange" icon at the top and position it in the spot where it was cut from. You should see a white rectangle, a sliver of the printed image and the white heart. Using your mouse, draw the blue box around the images and click attach. At this point, click on the eye of the photo in the layers panel to hide it (saves on processing time). In the layers panel BE SURE THE HEART IS ON THE SCISSORS NOT THE PRINT ( think it automatically reverts back to print during the attach process). You will then see a white rectangle (print) a sliver of background mat and the white heart with a black outline (meaning cut). Click the green go button. On the Mat Preview page, click on the print and continue. <br />
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Place your previously printed heart picture on your mat and load it into the machine. Hit the cut button on the Explore. First the heart will cut and then the rectangle. There may be a way to not cut the rectangle but honestly at this point I couldn't figure out how and I was happy with the process as<br />
is. It's just a little bit of paper waste but I recycle all my trash paper. Once during this experiment, it did a double cut on the heart. Not sure how I did that but it worked and I was happy.<br />
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So...to make a very long story short...it can be done. Just takes some time so everybody needs to decide what's most valuable to them...time or ink/toner. Once I do this process a few more times, I'll probably like it more and more. I did get a lot of shockwave/plug in errors which I just "x" out of and eventually the screens move. I think it's because of the limitations of my laptop.<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-86746726544250931292014-12-26T09:45:00.000-06:002014-12-26T09:45:43.265-06:00Trying to catch upLife has been so crazy busy since Halloween! I will be trying to catch up on posting some of the stuff I've been doing but some of the things I've done with the Cricut Explore have been flying out the door so fast that I didn't even take pictures! Here's an addition to the Thankful list I did for my grankids. Since I have a laser printer, I can't use printable magnet paper that I had in my stash so I did a print and cut of these two little figures from a teacher's website that offers free images. I then did a fast outline upload of the image, ran the magnet material through the Explore, then glued the printed and cut images on top of the cut magnet material and VIOLA!! Custom Magnet!! I originally got the images from a teacher's website for free clip art but now cannot find that link. However, the bear pilgrim and turkey are can be found at http://www.clipartbest.com/images-for-thanksgiving and the kids at the table at http://www.freeinternetpictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/First-Thanksgiving-Clipart.png<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-54932874897759351572014-10-30T09:05:00.001-05:002014-10-30T09:05:29.621-05:00Cherry Good Wishes Card got top 5 !!Well, the Cherry Good Wishes card I posted for the challenge #231 at FCCB won top 5 !! WAHOO! Thank you to Custom Crops and the designer who did the cut file for this card. I only know her first name is Susan and since Custom Crops is out of business and their website is no longer functional, I cannot give her proper credit. Thanks FCCB !!scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-47053870873860481672014-10-30T09:00:00.001-05:002014-10-30T09:02:20.285-05:00Great blog... Wine and GlueI am a follower of a great blog at http://www.wineandglue.com/ and they always have these luscious recipes along with really neat decorating tips and crafting projects and some humorous and thought-provoking posts. This one I really did like and have printed it for my two youngest grankids. http://www.wineandglue.com/2014/10/thirty-days-thankful-printable.html I am so looking forward to their sharing each day of what they are thankful for. It really hit home with me because in a recent Bible Study (about the life of Moses), we discussed how the Israelites grumbled about their trials rather than celebrate in their freedom from the Egyptians and going to the Lord in prayer. I am thinking this might be a good thing for adults to do also! <br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-66536273232395123812014-10-23T19:08:00.002-05:002014-10-27T21:34:41.489-05:00Haunted CabinI did this Haunted Cabin from the Haunted Forest kit by SVGcuts.com and I LOVE IT! I wasn't sure about my choice of papers but they ended up being musty and dark and spooky. I used the Print to Cut function on the Explore and the Happy Hauntings cartridge to do the bats (which are just glued to thin strips cut from the clamshell of a Cricut cartridge), the headless horseman, the owl in the tree, Frank and Mrs. Frank, the pumpkins on the porch and the mummy. The ghosts, raven on the roof and spider hanging from the side window are punches that a friend was working on while I was doing my house and she wanted me to use them. They fit in SO well!! I am thinking of doing one with a Christmas motif next.<br />
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Then tonight I put two small tealights in it to take "dark" pictures but while they worked great, I decided to put in a 6" battery operated pillar candle and it was FANTASTIC. And I noticed something....not sure it was intentional but the window above the peak of the front porch roof looks like a scary face staring back at you. HOW KOOL AND SPOOKY IS THAT????<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-58209770035823353982014-10-16T19:49:00.000-05:002014-10-16T19:49:20.509-05:00Birthday Card for ChallengeThe Cherry Good Wishes card I did for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge! WAHOO!! Thanks to the cut file from Custom Crops http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2014/10/wednesday-winners-challenge-231_15.html<br />
<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-80149870356068501462014-10-13T22:40:00.002-05:002014-10-13T22:40:40.490-05:00Bus Box Card by OmarI am constantly amazed at technology. The Cricut Explore has been so much fun and yet the technology continues to surprise and keep me jumping to learn all the ins and outs. Not only do I think the new Print to Cut technology is just beyond words, to sit and watch this machine draw and then cut is just a work of art. Omar at AwesomeSvgs.com has some incredible free creations on his website and one of my favorites is this bus box card. I sat in amazement and watched the kids on the bus be drawn and then cut and I just shake my head in wonder. Here's the link to his great card and below is the card I made using his wonderful file. The kids were colored with prismacolor pencils<br />
http://awesomesvgs.blogspot.com/2014/08/school-bus-box-card.html<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-3757697161952325532014-10-10T09:01:00.001-05:002014-10-10T09:01:40.489-05:00Birthday Card for ChallengeThe Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog is having a challenge for birthday cards at http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2014/10/challenge-me-monday-challenge-231.html and this is my submission. So head on over to look at all the great entries and submit one yourself!<br />
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This card is a Design Studio cut file from Custom Crops and is by Susan. I have tried in numerous ways to find the link but Custom Crops is now out of business and must have closed out their website. They had a lot of GREAT cut files to use in the old Cricut Design Studio program and it's sad to think there's no way I can share a link and I do not have any authority to share the cut file. And yes, even though I have the fabulous Explore, I do still occasionally use an Expression and Design Studio, especially since I have so many great cut files there. <br />
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It uses Plantin Schoolbook and Lyrical Letters. It's numerous layers and pop dots for dimension with a white gel pen for the dots and I just loved the way it turned out. The cherries would really "pop" with some glossy accents over them. The cherry paper is old Stampin Up and the other papers were just from my stash.<br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-75462194041863994542014-08-25T21:25:00.001-05:002014-08-25T21:31:41.319-05:00Stamp A-Faire* 2014 Time Traveler - Afternoon ChallengesThe 1920s......The afternoon challenges were fun and inspiring and frustrating and made me stretch! The first afternoon challenge was the 1920's and I LOVED learning to use the dies as templates to embellish with rhinestones and glitter. I will absolutely definitely do this in the future. It's a fun technique that can be sophisticated and whimsical and even applicable to holiday cards and scrapbook pages<br />
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The 1940's .... I LOVED this challenge also. The colors and stamps and flowers were just perfect. I had never used a stamp/stamps for backgrounds before and learned a lot doing this one. I need to work on my stem wrapping for the small bouquets but they are so versabile and would be useful for so many occasions!<br />
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The 1960's....I have to be honest and let you know that I struggled with this one. I did manage to do this card which I feel fits with the theme:<br />
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And lastly...the 1980's. I just enjoyed this theme so much!! It reminded me so much of my daughter and I know she will love this when I give it to her for her next birthday. She loved the rainbows and unicorns which were so popular during this era. I also wanted to do the folding technique but probably won't get to it before the deadline for the challenges. <br />
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<br />scootingrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15710754536857398106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9157388555469845658.post-22473611137441229682014-08-22T22:21:00.001-05:002014-08-25T21:32:58.572-05:00Stamp A*faire 2014 - Time Traveler - Morning Challenges<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, it's that time of year again, and Stamp A Faire starts tomorrow. I am at my sisters, awaiting two other friends and we are making a weekend of it. Can't wait for all the challenges to begin. I will be posting what I do and hope you'll join along !!<br />
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7:am Morning Timer Challenge<br />
Well, this challenge was to take a color scheme and a sketch and complete your card in 20 minutes. I failed. Took me 34. Had problems with my tape runner, couldn't decide on the sentiment, redid one flower. But I finished!! The sentiment is from the Regency Era stamp set, the flowers are from the filled with Joy Stamp Set, the papers are two Paper Trey papers. My fussy cutting is not that great but after staying up until almost 3am, laughing and giggling and looking at cards and stamp sets, my eyes just weren't focusing well this morning! And here are the results:<br />
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Ancient Rome Challenge--this challenge was to do a card using a mosaic pattern or one using embossing paste to simulate an old texture. I am planning on doing both but the first one I did was using the mosaic die that came in the SAF kit. I used the Paper Trey Ink stamp set entitled "Natural Beauties" because I love the way the two step die looks. I hope to be posting the embossing paste card...right now am waiting for the paste to dry so that I can stamp and watercolor the image on it.</div>
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This is the second challenge in this series--to use an embossing paste in your design to give it an aged look. I have never done anything like this before but used a pearelscent embossing paste, then stamped in momento black ink (should have used stazon) and then used a waterbrush pen and some ink spots (small ink pads). It kind of blurred and faded but gave it an aged look which I really liked. This card ended up being something I was not used to doing and stretched my limits so I enjoyed doing it. I will use this technique in the future. </div>
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Renaissance Challenge - I was so scared to try this challenge because I was afraid of melting my clear stamp that came with the set for this challenge. I ended up loving the effect. I hope the 2nd picture shows how well this showed up. I used purple and gold because those are royal colors. The gold cardstock was from American Crafts paper pack that is a few years old and already had the striped/embossed effect. Using it on this challenge worked so very well as it really looked antique and fitting for this challenge. <br />
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I used the gold wax for this picture but it is definitely a technique I need to work on. The background paper was one of the small sheets of paper included with the kit <br />
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The Regency era challenge was for the approximate time of Jane Austen...an author, wit and talent that I absolutely adore. I combined both stamp sets for this challenge.</div>
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