My Paper Creations

Merry Christmas

Hi Everyone!  I made this card earlier this month to share over on the Stampavie blog.  I had to choose an image to use first.  (There are so many adorable Stampavie images that it can be hard to choose which one to use next!)  I decided to pull out this adorable Penguin and Tree image by Gillian Roberts.

I just love cute little penguin stamps and this one is definitely cute!  I used some patterned paper from Echo Park’s Season’s Greetings paper pad.  I added some bells and a silver filigree corner from Wild Orchid Crafts and some baker’s twine from my etsy shop.

I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  I colored it using these copic markers: C6, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, T5, E31, E33, Y35, Y38, YR18, E23, E25, E27, E29, BG53, R27, R46, R89, BG0000, BG000, colorless blender.  I die cut the image using a rectangle nestability die and then stitched it to a red cardstock layer.  I added some white fun flock to the penguin’s cap and some polar white flower soft below the image.  I also used some spica pens to add some glitter to the ornaments and star on the Christmas tree.  The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley's Grunge Christmas Postmarks stamp set.

Have a great day!

Niki

Autumn Fun

Hi Everyone!  Are you enjoying fall weather where you are?  The leaves are almost all off the trees here and the days have been chilly.  (We even have snow already!)  I have a cute little Autumn card to share today using the Autumn Fun image from the Laurence Collection from Stampavie.  It’s such a cute image!

I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  I colored it with these copic markers: BG52, W3, Y35,YR23, YR24, YR12, YR14, E08, E09, C3, R24, BG000, E31, E33, E35, E37, E21, E23, E25, E27, E29, YG95, colorless blender.

I wanted the image to really shine on my card so I didn’t add a lot of embellishments.   I used some patterned paper from Imaginisce and stitched them together before adhering them to my card.  Then, I added my image using foam adhesive.  I finished my card off with a little twine and a wooden button from CTMH.

Have a great week!

Niki

Best Witches

I'm having a hard time believing how quickly this month is flying by (the whole year really).  I figured I better pull out this cute little witch image from Stampavie (called Magical Meg) because Halloween will be here before I know it!  She was part of the Christmas release this summer that also had a few Halloween and fall images thrown in.


I colored her with copic markers (sorry I didn't write down the markers today) and cut her out with a rectangle nestability die.  I sponged some antique linen, tea dye, and walnut stain distress inks around the edges while the image was still in the die.  I used some patterned papers from Echo Park's Halloween line from last year and that great sentiment is from Catslife Press (part of their recent release).

Have a great Monday and thanks for stopping by!

Niki

Let it Snow

Hi Everyone!  It’s my turn again today to share a card over on the Stampavie design team blog.  I was looking through my stamps to choose an image to use and decided to pull out one of Gillian Roberts’ older Christmas/Winter images called Snowman.  I love snowman images and this one is absolutely adorable! 

I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then I colored it with these copic markers: R20, R22, R24, R27, R46, YR04, YR07, G94, G99, W1, W3, W5, W7, C1, C3, BG15, E25, E33, E35, E37, B00, B000, B0000, colorless blender. 

I used some patterned papers from Cosmo Cricket’s Jolly By Golly paper pad.  I added some white fun flock to the snowman’s hat and some polar white flower soft to the snow beneath them and on the tree.  I used a sentiment from Tina’s Wenke’s new Merry Christmas stamp set and finished off my card with some flowers (4mm deep red closed rose buds, white aster daisies, and 20mm deep red open roses) and some 5mm pearls (that I colored a darker red with a copic marker) from Wild Orchid Crafts. My sketch came from the current Wild Orchids Crafts challenge which is also a Christmas theme.

Hope you’re having a great weekend!

Niki

Teacher

Hi Everyone!  It’s hard to believe that summer is about over and school is starting up again.  My two little ones started last week.  With school starting up again, it’s time to create cards and projects to let those special teachers in our lives know just how much we appreciate everything they do for us and our children.

I decided to use the adorable Just to Say image from the Laurence Collection for my card.  I used some patterned papers from October Afternoon’s Schoolhouse paper pad and added some stitching before adhering them to my card base.  Then, I die cut my image with a labels 8 nestability die, stamped the sentiment (from my School Time Additions set that I illustrated for Papertrey Ink), wrapped some baker’s twine around the bottom, and stitched a few buttons in place before adhering my image with foam adhesive. 

  

I stamped the image with tuxedo black memento ink and used a combination of promarkers and prismacolor pencils to color my image.  The first photo shows just the promarker coloring.  I used these Promarkers to color my image: warm grey 3, ice grey 1, pale pink, buttercup, putty, sandstone, caramel, burnt sienna, blender.  I have a limited number of promarkers and I wanted more depth to my shading.  So, I used prismacolor pencils to add more shading like you see in the second photo.  I used these Prismacolor pencils: cool grey 50%, french grey 50%, french grey 90%, sepia, yellow ochre, henna.  (You can click on these photos to enlarge them.)

 

Have a wonderful day!

Niki

just a note

Stampavie offers so many adorable images.  I know there was just a release with lots of great Christmas and fall images, but I still have lots of the previously released images that I haven't had a chance to use yet.  For my card today, I decided to pull out the Mouse in a Tea Cup image from Tina Wenke.

I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and colored it with copic markers.  I used these markers: B00, B02, Y35, Y38, YG63, YG67, R20, R22, R24, R46, R89, W3, W5, W7, T3, B000, B000, B00, colorless blender.  I used some patterned papers from October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker paper pad and sponged some antique linen, tea dye, and walnut stain distress inks on the edges of my image, patterned papers, and sentiment.  Then, I stitched my layers and added some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (2 tone antique blue cherry blossoms, 2 tone pale blue sweetheart blossoms, white gypsophila).   The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps' Everyday Mini Postage stamp set.

Have a great day!

Niki

Trick or Treat

Have you seen all the new images that Stampavie released last month?  There are lots of adorable Christmas images, but there are also a few Autumn images thrown in.  For my card today, I decided to use the new Batty image from Penny Johnson.

I just love the cute little Halloween images Penny drew for this release!  I used some patterned papers from Cosmo Cricket’s Matilda paper pad.  I added lots of stitching and some orange brads and some baker’s twine.  I stamped the image on copic x-press it with tuxedo black memento ink and added a sentiment.  I colored the image with copic markers.  I used these marker colors: W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, E33, E35, E37, E29, V93, V95, V99, T1, T3, T5, T7, N1, N3, N5, N7, Y11, E000, E00, E11, E13, colorless blender.

Then, I stamped the image again on Eclipse Masking Tape and cut it out.  I masked the image so I could spray the background.  I punch a circle out of the masking tape and used the negative piece to spray the moon (using Y35 marker).  Then, I put the circle over the sprayed moon to mask it.  I tore a piece of cardstock and used it as a mask so I could spray the background (using T3 marker) to resemble a spooky, foggy night.  I finished the image by spraying the background a different shade of gray (using W3 marker).

Next time, I will change the way I spray the moon so that it's peeking out from behind the fog, but I had fun experimenting with a new idea (to create a foggy background).  :)

Have a great week!

Niki

happy everything!

I have another card to share that I created for the July Stampavie magazine.   I used the adorable Stitched Hearts image from Tina Wenke.  Tina draws some of the cutest little animals! 

I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and colored it with copic markers.  I used these markers: W1, W3, W5, W7, C2, C4, C6, YG93, YG95, YG97, BG11, BG13, BG49, R30, R00, R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, Y32, Y35, Y38, YR16, colorless blender.  I die cut the image with a rectangle nestability die and sponged some antique linen distress ink around the edges while the image was still in the die.  I used some patterned papers from College Press's Hometown Summer line and sponged some antique linen and tea dye distress inks around the edges.  I stitched around the edges and added some white buttons and baker's twine from my etsy shop.  I finished off my card with a sentiment from Lili of the Valley's Happy Circular Sentiments stamp set.

Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to enter my blog candy below!

Niki

Winter Birdhouse

Have you seen all the new Stampavie Christmas images?  Stampavie just released 35 new images and 5 new sentiment set.  Aren’t they all so cute?!  I love all of them and can’t wait to ink up each one. 

I decided to ink up this Winter Birdhouse image from Tina Wenke first.  It’s such a pretty image.  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and colored it with copic markers.  I used these marker colors: R27, R29, R46, R89, YG95, YG97, Y35, BG000, BG01, BG02, E21, E23, B52.

I used some patterned papers from October Afternoon’s Good Cheer paper pad and added lots of stitching.  I also added some 25mm Deep Red Open Roses, White Sweetheart blossoms, and small filigree silver corners from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I added some white liquid applique to the snowy parts of the image and used my heat gun to make it all puffy like real snow.

I also finished the inside of my card with more of the patterned papers I used on the front and more silver filigree corner pieces.

Have a great day!

Niki

love you

Hi Everyone! Sorry I am late with my post today.  My little one is teething and I just didn’t get a chance to finish up my card last night so I could post it.  Today is my turn to post over on the Stampavie blog.  When I was deciding which image to use for my card today, I came across this adorable image from Gillian Roberts called Teenage Love.  My husband and I met when we were kids so it kind of reminds me of us back then.

Isn’t this such a sweet image?!  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and colored it with copic markers.  I used these markers: Y35, Y38, R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, R89, B91, B93, B95, B97, YG95, YG97, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, E53, E55, E57, E59, E31, E33, E35, E37, E29, E49, E000, E00, E11, E13, colorless blender.  I used some patterned papers from College Press’s Hometown Summer line.  I added some stitching and some blue baker’s twine.  I die cut my sentiment using a labels 8 nestability die and added my image and sentiment using foam adhesive.  The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps' Half Pint Heroes set.

Have a wonderful day!

Niki