all that shimmers...OCCC and then some...

The layout of these might look familiar - it is a sketch by Jen i found in a mag (Stampers Sampler Take Ten) and i just LOVE LOVE LOVE it! i posted a couple last week and here are a few more. I have been playing with some of the new inkadinkado stamps that came in (more will be in very soon) and the shimmery brilliance and encore metallic inks.

The challenge over on OCC today was holiday cards so i have several here :)
The picture doesn't do this one justice - i used silver, denim and stonewashed alcohol ink on glossy paper and then ran it thru the Cuttlebug (my new folders shipped saturday *waving to Hailey Jo over at Crop Stop!*)

The stamps are from on eof the new Inkadinkado sets that just came in to my website - Holiday Wishes. i used blue and silver encore metallic inks.

The border is accented with blue Swirley Pops and i used silver ice stickles - another new item in the store.

I did the double cuttlebug technique here (run it thru the cuttlebug, ink VERY lightly - the small pads work better for me), once dry flatten with your bone folder, repeat with second folder. This gorgeous bird stamp is from the Halloween Trails Inkadinkado set. i stamped it with copper encore ink and colored the moon yellow with a copic marker.

Accents are bead pops and tiny mosaic glass squares. The little cats are black felt with some sparkle, dots are copper stickles.

Next up is a New Years card:

The background is alcohol ink on glossy paper (red pepper, pitch black and gold mixative.) The black panel is doodlebug velvet paper from Paper Patch Crafts.

The stamps are studio Gs. the gold ones are stamped with gold encore ink and the red is stamped in versamark and brushed with forever red perfect pearls. i filled in the champagne in the glasses with a clear sakura glitter pen.

The corners each have a Hot Tamale Jewel Pop (JUST got my new ones in from catherine - oh so yummy - she is the BEST!) Stickle accents are the neW Glitz Designer stickles - i used Champagne and Ruby Slippers - they are available on my website. I also used the Champagne stickles to fill in the punched border.

Next up is my favorite - i used the alcohol ink over tin foil technique using meadow, lettuce and gold alcohol inks and ran it thru the cuttlebug.



the large stamp is from the Winter Trails Inkadinkado Set. I "inked" it with the Essential Glue pad and then covered it in green and gold Martha Stewart Ultra Fine Glitter. the sentiment is a studio G done the same way. i was really impressed with the glue pad and like how these turned out.

The accent dots are Lettuce Dimensional Pearls and the three bead pops are oscar gold swirly pops.

and there is my christmas (and Halloween) in July! I have UTEE tutorials scheduled to start tomorrow but i am a litlte uncertain whether i will get to them in time - i am leaving Friday for the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Valley Forge. SO looking forward to a weekend devoted to me!!!! looking forward to learning some great new stuff in classes and doing some shopping!!

anyone else going to be there???

SFYTT and Pink Cat time!!

time for Jen's Sketch For You To Try - if i don't get time to play any others i always try to make this one! this week's sketch gives LOTS of options - i can see using this quite a bit. i used it to make a card for this week's pink cat challenge - use one of the stamps you have not used yet - well that was EASY since i just ordered a bunch and they arrived yesterday!!


and so here's the card:

the patterned paper is SU Le Jardin - i just love the colors! these are also the colors for the pink cat challenge over on lauren's blog. background bamboo is pink cat and stamped in scattered straw distress ink. cat stamp is also pink cat and stamped in ranger adirondack espresso ink then colored with prismas and gamsol. i am lovin my new adirondack inks!! i added some sparkle to her collar and the circles on her pillow with my sakura stardust pens but i could not get it to show up in the pics. of course i used some more of my oscar gold swirlypops from sugar & scraps!

i have been SUPER BUSY with some new things coming VERY soon. be sure to tune in tomorrow for the first of several announcements and a chance to win some blog candy!!!

and the winner is....plus more coasters!!

KatGreen from The Board - that's the cricut board of course!! Kat I can't email you because I can't get the cricut site to come up but i'll try again later! come on over to the website and check out the colors of perfect pearls I have available and then email me your two color choices. I'll include some of my tutorials as well!

And now on to the coasters - these things are SO much fun - i just may have to make one for my step-mom too! the three i have today are super special i think because instead of using the regular $2/bag skittles from Ms i used some of my newly arrived super gussied up skittles from Cat over at Sugar and Scraps on Etsy.

The first one uses Jen's Sketch For You To Try that she posts each Saturday - they are ALWAYS excellent:



And here's the coaster:



The technique junkies technique i used is called Rainbow Brilliance. And CHECK OUT the adorable SWIRLYpops in Oscar Gold:



The next installment is a "2-page spread" using the color challenge on Splitcoast - Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink and Chocolate Chip - I immediately went for the pictures of Pezzy helping me make chocolate "cake-cake"




BUT i cheated on the technique requirement I set for myself. I just really thought the colors would be perfect for this new technique I came across over on Debbie's blog using multiple passes thru the cuttlebug. I just LOVE the way this looks!



and OF COURSE the adorable little POLKApops in Pink Posies:



I had no pre-planning here all the parts just came together with no effort - don't you just LOVE when that happens???

well I hope ya'll have a wonderful day!! SO glad you stopped by!