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Here’s a card I submitted to Paper Crafts for their sketch challenge submission call. It’s a reject….lol! But I love it just the same! I saw Ashley Newell use this Hambly Screen Print Transparency HERE and had to have my own in yellow Also, here’s a tip, the basic grey chipboard alpha stickers were the wrong shade of brown for this card, so I went over them with my copic markers! Easy peasy! I also layered the transparency with some vellum, so that it didn’t blend in with the woodgrain!

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!!! I’m still working on that wreath! I’ll post pics of it when I’m finished!

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Materials:

• A-muse Woodgrain Paper
• Bazzill cardstock
• Papertrey Ink Vellum
• Hambley Screen Prints Transparency
• Basic Grey Chipboard Alpha Stickers
• American Crafts Brads

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I love the way architecture can reflect the story of a place.  And even contribute to the writing of it.

i think we'd be healthier if our design had closer ties to its local environment

“sprouting infrastructure”, which also explores the possibility of better design, placed at last night’s show.  Thanks, jurors.  If you didn’t get to make it out last night, you can see the painting and some thoughts at altdaily.com

(above image inspired by a photograph in the latest issue of Readymade)

Ran across these oh-so-cute knitted log bolster pillows! These would make such a great addition to a cabin or woodsy-themed room for any child. You can check them out, along with all things faux bois (fake wood), at It’s (K)not Wood. If you’re interested in buying either the short or the long logs, then you can find them on Etsy. So fun!

{Image from It’s (K)not Wood}

If you have been stamping for any amount of time you remember the tedious process of using many different stamps and masks to create scenes. Don’t get me wrong, it’s fun,  but one mistake at the end could ruin an hour work.  Now that we have digital stamps we can build scenes in minutes and save them for  future use. Here are a few examples using the Funky Forest digital stamp set from Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff:

This week I used stamps from the Funky Forest set to make scenes. Learn how below.

For this excercise you want to use the PNG files that come with the set (you get both PNG and JPG files in all the LSS sets) and you will need a graphic software that allows you to work in layers. I am using PAint Shop Pro but Photoshop and many other brands of software will work too.

The moose, bubble and birds are all separate stamps. Just resize and piece the scene together, easy peasy!

In this example I opened a new document and copied and pasted the moose in it. I opened the Primitive Bird stamp and used the “Magnetic Lasso” tool to draw a circle around the bird and copied that portion only and pasted it as a new layer in the new document with the moose. I resized the bird using the pick tool and moved him up to the moose’s antlers. I opened the thought bubble and copied and pasted into the document above the moose. Now if you want to resize the whole scene you will need to flatten it, You can save this as a new png file simply by hitting the save as button and naming it something like” moosemontage.png”

Now let’s move on to something a bit trickier. Here we make a scene with overlapping images (I used this weeks sketch over at 2 sketches 4 you as my inspiration):

Stamps: Lindsay's stamp Stuff, PP: American Crafts (green & blue) Woodgrain (LSS freebie, download below;)

Follow along with the step by step photos and you can make this in minutes using the “pick” and “eraser” tools.

step 1. Open a new document and copy/paste the stamps you want to use as new layers.

Use the pick tool to re-size and arrange the stamps.

Use the eraser tool to remove overlapped portions of the design. Here I have the "tree" layer selected and I am erasing parts of the tree that are behind the deer.

Here I am erasing the parts of the clouds that are behind the tree, see how the cloud layer is selected.

Crop the image, flatten and save. Easy huh?

Here a the close ups of the other cards:

On this scene I just had to erase the portions of the clouds behind the title and sun.

Here is the scene from the tutorial with the freebie background paper.

And here is another card just because I was on a roll

don’t forget to grab this weeks freebie: It is a sheet of funky colored woodgrain paper, the same woodgrain paper I used in my cards this week!

Download the Funky Forest Woodgrain Paper here.

The Funky Forest digital stamp kit had 14 images in both png and jpg format for only $5  in the Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff shop! Take a look:

14 300 dpi digital stamps in png and jpg format for $5!

Now that you have made it though my long post let’s see what the fabulous Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff Design team has been up to this week:

Ceal Pritchett October Guest DT

Tamara

Leanne

Shannon

Cindy

Katt

Diana

Margie

Lisa

Janet

Melissa Craig

Kim

Tracey

Thanks for stopping by! Don’t forget that the Babies and Bows Collection is 50% off until the end of the month and be sure to check out the Halloween and Creepy Crow sets in the Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff shop today! Till next time happy crafting!

The coolest thing about being an aunt is that you don’t have to be the fuddy-duddy responsible mom, you can have fun!

Digital Stamps: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, Pattern paper: American Crafts and Autumn Leaves, Stickers: EK Success, ATB

A friend took this photo of me holding my sister’s baby last week when he was just hours old. Cute!

I wanted a funky look so I used my new Wood Grain Background stamp and printed it on an ink-jet transparency (make sure you print on the rough side!) and I hand wrote my journaling on my Library Card digital stamp for a funky look. I adhered the transparency to my layout with red acrylic paint, I also used the red paint on assorted foam stamps to stamp the word “hip”. I cut the shaped background paper with my cricut and SCAL software.

Download the shaped paper SVG file here.

Download a similar shaped paper .cut file to use with Cricut Design Studio and Accent essentials here.

Have a wonderful Wednesday folks, It is raining here and I have a new audio book to listen too while I craft and baked beans in the crock pot, ahhhhh. Till next time happy crafting

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With fall quickly approaching, my taste buds turn to chocolate in all forms! And applying this love of chocolate to a special occasion like a wedding or holiday party?! A Charleston shop called Baked has partnered with Sideshow Press stationers to create a visually delectable display of sweets consisting of woodsy cupcakes, adorable hot chocolate favors, and yummy stenciled brownies. Oh the cute and fun wonders that can be created when you combine tasty food and creative design!

To view more photos and to learn how to create these red velvet cupcakes, vanilla marshmallows, woodgrain cupcake liners, and so much more, check out Do It Yourself: Dessert Bar None.

{Images by Roo Way via Charleston Weddings Magazine}

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When we last met, for the  Ugly Door series, I applied the second layer of the woodgraining process, to my exterior front door -  a glaze that got flogged.

A few days have passed,  it actually was too hot for my liking, to be working on a front exterior door.

Today was perfect -

Layer 3

-   A mix of Faux Effects Stain and Seal Antique Cherry,  Faux Effects Stain and Seal Antique Mahogany,  and Faux Effects Aquacreme.  Brushed it on,  then added in, for dimension,  some Faux Effects Stain and Seal Van Dyke Brown and Wood Gel Mahogany , and Faux Effects Aquacreme.

-Used some wood graining brushes to try to make the steel doors look like wood,  then badgered -

Obviously, the door isn’t done.  I finished the sidelights,  then had to run my daughter to training.  by time I got back home and finished the main door, it was too dark to photo.  Notice the bottom part of the door?  It has some splotchy’s from the kickplate being on the door.  The stain/glaze dried on several areas diffferently.  Maybe it wasn’t cleaned well enough ?    I plan on putting the kickplate back on -  but want to change it from ratty old brass to a rubbed bronze (the advantages of owning a bunch of finishing colors) – plan on painting the door handle as well.

Tomorrow I’ll topcoat.

I don’t know what to say. It’s like someone dug The Step up from his grave and dismembered his body. The pain and agony are too much for me to bear. I must live on knowing that The Step will never rest in peace. Stories about The Step have come from all over the city and it seems that he had almost as many enemies as he had friends. We may never know who the step really was, but we will always know what he was; he was a step, but not just any step, he was THE Step.

Somehow, someway, The Step will have his revenge.

Wooden panel art around Capitol Hill by artist Karl Addison. A little bit of variation from the usual stickers is always nice, but I’m not so sure I can fully get behind these wooden cutouts. On an unrelated note, go to the Capitol Hill Block Party this weekend and see great music/art. This posts musical accompaniment, “Make Her Say”, the new Lady GaGa sampling Kid Cudi video.

As part of my design-a-day homework, here is day #2… and it’s hump day. Double bonus.

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I’ve been in a major rut at work lately – so in an attempt to jump start my creativity again I’ve decided to make myself design something EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Even if its just a pixel. I know it will be craptastic to start – but I’m hoping by the end I will have my creative mojo back that has been MIA for the past couple years.
 
Since I am starting this on a Tuesday, I’ve decided this particular day of the week will be my theme for the first one.

design-a-day no. 1

Thrifted Brushed Metal Frame+thrifted deer print+ Woodgrain shelf paper= my newest piece of art!

Wednesday night was my monthly card club and the first orders with the new catalog. It’s a fun group of ladies who enjoy stamping and chatting. They made two cards.

The first uses the Animal Stories and Woodgrain background sets. I love this giraffe, I think this card would be a great birthday or new baby card

The second uses the damask stamp from the Friends 24-7 stamp set. The sentiment was embossed using the new Rich Razzelberry classic ink pad using a new trick I learned. To emboss with regular stamp ink, 1st stamp on a versamark pad, then stamp on your ink pad, add embossing powder, and heat to emboss. I was pretty excited to see how well this worked as it now gives me many more options for embossing! I was inspired by this card by Jill Hilliard to use the damask stamp.

I also showed a couple of other card options.

Bright Flowers

Owl Get Well. This is the stamp set I thought of when I first saw the woodgrain background. So fun and funky, it’s a new favorite!

Specs: (All supplies SU)

Giraffe Card
-Animal Stories, Teeny Tiny Wishes, and Woodgrain stamps
-whisper white, crushed curry, soft suede card stock
-soft suede ink
-accessories: crushed curry polka dot ribbon, word window and modern label punch, paper piercer, embroidery thread

Damask Card
-Friends 24-7, Oval All stamp sets
-whisper white, rich razzleberry, basic gray card stock
-rich razzleberry and versamark ink
-accessories: rich razzleberry polkadot ribbon, clear embossing powder scalloped oval and large oval punches

Bright Flowers Card
-Woodgrain and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets
-basic gray, rich razzleberry, bermuda bay, melon mambo, crushed curry card stock, and old olive card stock
-basic gray ink
-accessories: basic gray taffeta ribbon, scallop edge, modern label and word window punches, flower blossom sizzlet

Owl Get Well Card
-Forest Friends, Teeny Tiny Wishes, and Woodgrain stamp sets
-soft suede, whisper white, dusty durango card stock
-soft suede and dusty durango ink
-dusty durango polka dot ribbon, word window and modern label punch, paper piercer, embroidery thread

Normally, I’m not a huge fan of woodgrain wallcoverings. For some reason, the images from Stark Wallcoverings made me take a second look at this handpainted paper. (Maybe it was also the cute mix of colors.) Also, like anything with such a specific look, I think I like it best not covering an entire wall. The wainscot adds elegance and gives the eye a break from the woodgrain.

Contact me if you are interested in pricing info.

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Whenever summer rolls around, I always dream of a sweet cruiser or bicycle to ride around on because it just feels right!!
However, every summer I don’t get a bike. I just dream of it.
So although it’s headed to winter time, I’m dreaming ofthis gorgeous woodgrain bike! Mmmmmmmmmm!

Designer holga cameras are sweet. Actually. Holga cameras are sweet anyway, even without an amazing custom woodgrain finish… So what happens when you add custom woodgrain finish and holga cameras? An amazingly sweet holga! (is that on too many adjectives?)

Since I was feeling a little blue about coming into work on a Sunday, Paul cheered me up by taking me for a walk on San Francisco’s Coast Trail that runs along the Presidio to the Cliff House. These little snapshots are nothing exciting, but the walk reminded me to not take for granted the interesting and beautiful things that are all around us.