This week I wanted to show an easy way to create a background for your cards. This technique is called Crinkled Chalk. While the tutorial listed below says to use chalk ink, I used classic ink to create this background. Either one will work. Here is the link to view the tutorial so you can see step by step how I did this: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/crinkledchalk.php To create the first step of the background I used Certainly…
This Monday the colors for the challenge are Really Rust, Soft Sky and River Rock. We would love to see what you have done with these colors so please e-mail us or if you have a bolg and you do this color challenge we would love to see it. Alternate colors may also be included. This week’s alternate colors could be Sarah Sand, Pumpkin Pie, and Bashful Blue. Here are the cards we each created.…
Each week one of us will choose a sketch and create a card following the sketch (well as close as possible as I already changed mine up a little). This week I was the lucky one to do this – I think Candice wanted me to go first so she could have more time :). I used sketch challenge #11 from the Splitcoaststampers website to create this card (sorry I can’t copy it as I…
Congratulations to Beth F. She is the winner of our blog candy. Beth if you will e-mail us at our e-mail with your address we will send out your goodies. Thanks for all the great comments. Candice and I enjoyed reading them. Make sure you check in tomorrow for our sketch card. Have a great weekend!
Okay Ladies if you have not seen it here is “The File Folder Card”. I really enjoyed putting this card together, I hope this will inspire you to try it!!! The directions for this fun File Folder card are on Beate’s site, Fresh & Fun. Make sure you stop back by on Saturday, Robbie will be taking a sketch and she will design her own card. Have a great day and a wonderful weekend!! ~…
This card was so much fun to make. You can’t tell but the burst at the end of the wand has black embossing glitter so it is sparkly in real life (IRL). I colored her leggings with green, orange, and purple. I sponged all the green edges as well as the white with the green ink and the purple edges with purple. Don’t you just love all the fun things available for Halloween! Stamps –…
