tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21543597749853685382024-02-02T00:27:53.747-05:00StamperJoyce's Creative CornerJoyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.comBlogger494125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-67443985925091154542017-12-11T23:28:00.000-05:002017-12-11T23:29:17.855-05:00Catch-up Post #3 - November 2017<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is the last of three catch-up posts I'm making today to cover the second half of 2017. These five cards are a bit fresher in my mind than the ones in the previous two posts, so I'll be able to provide a bit more info on them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1. Splitcoaststampers Sketch challenge SC671 - This interesting sketch turned into one of my more favorite Christmas cards of this year:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I used my beloved Year of Cheer metallic DSP from Stampin' Up for this card as well as silver foil and Whisper White cardstock. The Joyce die cut is from last year's Candy Cane Lane Stamp of Approval, as is one of the die cut snowflakes. The other two snowflakes are from My Favorite Things. The snowflake behind the Joy was stamped with silver Delicata ink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2. Peaceful Deer Scene - When I started my nature scene card for WCMD, I got off to a false start because I didn't realize at first that I would need to make a horizontal (landscape) card. For this card I began with the vertical (portrait) sky I initially watercolored and built from there. The tree and deer die cuts are from a Stampin' Up stamp set called Carols of Christmas along with its coordinating Card Front Builders thinlits die set. The card base is a piece of my precious Mint to Be, a long-retired SU color that I carefully hoard but for special occasions like this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">3. MFT Challenge - Card 1 This is the very first card I made with my early surprise Christmas present, a Brother ScanNCut. To say I'm in love with this machine doesn't even begin to express how I feel, and I'm sure I don't know the half of what it can do yet! All I can say is I have an extremely generous friend who must like me an awful lot!! (Massive thanks to you-know-who-you-are!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4. MFT Challenge - Card 2 Because I had the stamps and paper out, I figured I'd see how quickly I could make a second card similar to the one above. Would you believe this took me under 20 minutes? It helped a great deal that the ScanNCut could cut out the cat and flower in seconds flat! This machine is going to be a real game-changer for me - not only in terms of cutting speed, but now I no longer have to spend a small fortune on coordinating ("cookie cutter") dies for stamp sets that might require some fussy cutting. I'm already looking at my old stamps differently now knowing that I can do so much more so much more easily. I haven't been this emotional about a tool since I got my Big Shot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">5. Thank You Berry Much - I needed a break from working on my Christmas cards and wanted to do something using my new ScanNCut... but what? My muse suggested I just reach into my bin of stamps I have at my feet (don't ask) and make something with whatever set I randomly grab. The winner was a Catherine Pooler Designs set called I Pick You, a fruit-themed set. I pretty much knew right away what I wanted to do:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I used the ScanNCut to cut out a bunch of the small strawberries and then raised them up with Stampin' Dimensionals to give the card front a 3-D look:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Whew! I have now posted all my finished cards from the second half of 2017. I really need to remember to post as I go so I don't have to do these massive catch-up posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Coming up next: I should be finishing my mass-produced Christmas cards pretty soon (since they need to get to the post office!), and I am also working on a chicken card. :) (More on that later!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">There's about 14 days til Christmas and holiday madness seems to be in full swing in most places judging from what I hear from my friends and see/read in the news and on social media. Just a reminder, if you're one of those people who are trying to move faster than the speed of sound: It's okay to stop, get one less thing done, and just savor the moment. Enjoy a cuppa hot chocolate or coffee, kick back and relax for a bit... YOU are worth more than anything you DO, so take care of YOU! Besides, we'll all be better off if you're better off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Joyce Spear a.k.a. StamperJoyce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-33620054308842853642017-12-11T22:33:00.000-05:002017-12-11T22:33:59.594-05:00Catch-up Post #2 - World Card Making Day 2017<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you ask me what my favorite holiday is, I'll either tell you it's Halloween, Christmas, or World Card Making Day, depending on which is coming up next on the calendar. This year WCMD exceeded my expectations! True to form, StampNation posted a bunch of fun challenges, and a slew of sponsors offered up prizes for participants... and I snagged a generous prize package of Spectrum Aqua markers and accessories from Crafters Companion! I can't wait til the package arrives! But more on that later...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I managed to complete all of the challenges this year, and entered multiple cards for a couple of them. I won't lie - I was at least partially motivated by the huge number of possible prizes, but I also saw it as a great way to get a bunch of my holiday cards made before crunch time. Without further yapping, here are the cards:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Challenge 1 (Canada) - Nature scene: I decided to use my brand new Winterhaven Stamp of Approval collection to create this first card, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I started with the week's sketch over at Splitcoaststampers:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Challenge 2 (Alaska) - Use snow-like product such as embossing paste or whipped spackle: For the first card I used some shimmery embossing paste over Catherine Pooler inks. I think the sentiment in white on vellum is the perfect topping to this card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Challenge 4 (Ancient Rome) - Use something old, something vintage, something distressed; make a birthday card for someone old, etc.: I made a birthday card for an old friend (one I've had for a long time and who is getting up in age) with one of my oldest stamps (Ziggy) and some ancient DSP from my stash. The card base is Robin Hood Red - anyone remember that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Challenge 5 (Spain) - Flamenco dress mood board: I went with this background because it reminded me of the colorfulness of the flamenco dresses, with the circles mimicking the swirls and twirls of the dance. The dancing lady is from a Stampin' Up! set called Beautiful You.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Challege 6 (France) - Cheers! This challenge was the most, uh, challenging for me, but I think in the end the cards I made for it are my favorites. I started out using a "cheers" sentiment from the Winterhaven Stamp of Approval collection, and built a card around it using gold metallic DSP from Stampin' Up's Year of Cheer specialty paper pack (which I am in total love with!) along with gold foil paper, a gold snowflake doily, gold washi tape, and some shiny gold sequins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This next card is my personal favorite, probably because it's so... unique (that's the nice word for weird, which is what two people have called it, lol). The DSP panel is framed with copper foil, while the snowflake frame to the sentiment is silver to accent the silver mistletoe berries in the paper print. Little copper snowflakes accent the card front.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And the fourth card I entered in this challenge is light and simple compared to the last. If I remember correctly, the Joy die is from a previous Stamp of Approval holiday collection, I think last year's. A silver snowflake on foam dots under a die cut panel, some metallic washi tape, some strategically placed rhinestones, and voila'! a card is born! Once again the Year of Cheer DSP does a lot of the work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">That's the end of my World Card Making Day 2017 cards, so I thought I'd take a second and show you a picture of the prize pack I won from Crafters Companion. It includes a complete set of Spectrum Aqua markers, a marker stand so I can have them at reach on my desk, Spectrum Aqua cardstock, water brushes, Spectrum Noir glitter pens, and a slew of stamps! Wowza!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I am still patiently waiting for my goodies to arrive, but when they do I'm sure I'll say they were worth the wait. Can you believe it? Pinch me, I must be dreaming!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">That's it for today. One more post and I'll be caught up on my creations so far this year. Then I'll be able to post the batch of Christmas cards I'm currently working on!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Joyce Spear a.k.a. StamperJoyce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-57774256143651237392017-12-11T17:44:00.000-05:002017-12-11T17:44:20.547-05:00Catch-up Post #1<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This summer and autumn were filled with all sorts of crafty goodness, and as a result I finished up my 100th card for the year recently! Unfortunately in all the stamping madness this blog got left by the wayside for a few months. Rather than post each project separately and give all the deets, I think I'll try to break everything up into two or three groups and post pretty much just the pictures in the order the projects were done (as best as I can remember). I don't have a huge blog following so I doubt there will be much of an outcry - but if any of my loyal readers has questions on anything in these posts, I hope you'll feel welcome to ask!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">1. Art swap with some friends in a Facebook group - Mini art pieces made with Gelatos, stickers, and other embellishments</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">2. More cards made with Gelatos backgrounds (as a continuation of <u><a href="https://stamperjoyce.blogspot.com/2017/07/eleven-cards-with-gelatos-backgrounds.html" target="_blank">this</a></u> post)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">6. Made with Catherine Pooler's August Stamp of Approval release which had the theme of Counting Blessings. Also used her inks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lest your head explode from too much beauteousness at one time (lol), I will break here and continue the parade of projects in the next post. This is a good breaking point, too, since the next batch of cards were all made as part of the World Card Making Day (month) festivities - which was definitely a fun and productive month!</span><br />
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Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-87225203468425920202017-07-10T17:19:00.000-04:002017-07-10T17:19:54.574-04:00Eleven Cards with Gelatos Backgrounds<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is my second blog post for today. If you haven't seen the first one (Blogger sometimes does weird things), you can view it <a href="https://stamperjoyce.blogspot.com/2017/07/you-old-goat.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Over at <a href="http://www.thestampnation.com/forums/portal.php" target="_blank">StampNation</a>, we just finished up a masterclass with Faber-Castell in which we learned about Gelatos and techniques for using them as well as mediums such as Whipped Spackle and gel medium. I think I could use what I learned to play with my Gelatos for a long time without getting bored!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I sat down one day and made a bunch of backgrounds just to get a feel for Gelatos and try out some of the techniques that were taught. Many of the backgrounds turned out well enough to make into cards, and following are the first eleven I finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 1: For this card as well as the second, I colored on cardstock and blended the pigment with my finger. This first card features some inlaid die cutting just for fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 2: The second of the finger-blended cards blended more easily because I primed the cardstock with gesso. In hindsight, I wish I had used a smaller piece of vellum for the sentiment layer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 3: was finger-blended on cardstock without gesso. I then put a stencil over it and wiped out sections with a baby wipe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 4: is the same technique as above with a different stencil. I was more aggressive with the baby wipe this time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 5: is finger-blended color blobs that turned out looking a bit like an Impressionistic painting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 6: The next three cards were made with white cover plates (A2 sized dies) over a blended background. I think they're pretty groovy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 9: I think this might be my favorite from this batch of cards. I simply pushed Gelato pigment through a stencil using my fingers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 10: I used the same stencil as above, but this time used a baby wipe again to remove the pigment. I think it's so cool how one stencil can create such differing results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 11: This card almost didn't make the cut because I felt the black feathers were too overwhelming. I covered them with Wink of Stella (hard to see in the photo) and put them on a blended background that had been splattered with white and black pearlescent watercolors. It was better, but I still wasn't sure I liked it. I finally made peace with it once the tribal borders were added.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Not a bad show of work for a few days, eh? I still have nine more card backgrounds that I want to turn into cards, hopefully this week. I also hope to Mod Podge a bunch of really cool paper stencils I got from Faber-Castell... and play with my new Whipped Spackle... and paint with Gelato-tinted gel medium... and -- well, you get the idea. I better go get busy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As ever, thanks for stopping by. I really do appreciate my subscribers! I'm toying with the idea of having a bit of Blog Candy when I reach my 500th post, which will be soon. (This one is #490, I think.) Is anyone interested?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Make my day and leave me a comment telling me which of the eleven cards I posted today is your favorite!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-65058134802805255242017-07-10T16:12:00.000-04:002017-07-10T16:12:44.251-04:00You Old Goat<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">When she saw the card in my last post, a friend of mine put a request in for a similar one with an "old goat" reference. My stamp set just happened to have a goat and a sentiment with the words "old goat" in them, so I was good to go. I had to splice the sentiment on the card front, but it turned out great:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'm sure my friend's husband will get a kick out of the card. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Coming up next: I've been playing with Gelatos pigment sticks and having a blast. I have 11 cards done so far and nine that are partially assembled... and I'm hoping to get into my Whipped Spackle and gel medium this week and create some more Gelatos backgrounds. Such fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Moo-tiful Smiles,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-92132375317197534692017-06-27T02:43:00.001-04:002017-06-27T02:43:52.622-04:00"It's Your Pig Day!"<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">This humorous birthday card features one of my favorite silly stamp sets.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;"> The card</span> was created for Splitcoaststampers' sketch challenge SC650 which looks like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;"><u>Papers</u>: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">Recollections 110#; Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Party Animal DSP (SU)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;"><u>Inks</u>: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">Tuxedo Black (Memento), VersaMark</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;"><u>Accessories</u>: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;">Circles Collection Framelits (SU), Balloon Bouquet Punch (SU), Watercolor Pencils (various), Aqua Painters, Clear Embossing Powder (WOW!), Stampin' Dimensionals (SU)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Coming soon: Gelatos! There's a class going on at StampNation this month focusing on these creamy pigment sticks by Faber-Castell, so I rolled up my sleeves this last weekend and started experimenting. I'm hoping to have some cards made from the results soon, and when I do I will be sure to post them here.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Finally it dawned on me that this background would play well with translucent vellum. I cut a piece of vellum using the Spiro Doily die from the Naturally Inspired Stamp of Approval and placed it over the glitter background. Next I stamped some flowers from the Wild Garden stamp set in Grass Skirt and Party Dress and butterflies in Something Borrowed, cut them out with their coordinating dies, then adhered those onto the vellum. I placed adhesive strategically on the backside of the vellum doily where the flowers were attached and glued it to the background panel. I added a quick sentiment and called the card front finished. I stamped some matching flowers on the inside of the card and the envelope to pull it all together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-51075046135465126292017-06-21T05:14:00.000-04:002017-06-21T05:14:55.493-04:00Feather Cards<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My second sitting with the Naturally Inspired Stamp of Approval collection took me to the much-anticipated Birds of a Feather Stamp set, along with the Simply the Best set and the Lattice Frame die. I am in love with that feather! Naturally I had to use the purple family from Catherine Pooler's inks (Sweet Sixteen, Pixie Dust, and Flirty Fuchsia). I decided to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card created by CP, but changed up the sentiment as well as a few smaller details. To create the diamonds background I used the Lattice Frame die as a stencil through which I sponged the ink. I used all three purple inks on the feather to create an ombre look, and situated a bunch of wee stamps to give the illusion that the feather is turning flying birds. (Those wee stamps were a challenge for my shaky hands, but I prevailed!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I used my MISTI to stamp the feathers as well as the sentiments. I waffled between using the "best" stamp or the "best" die, and ultimately went with the stamp. I was feeling brave so I pulled out CP's Midnight (black) solvent ink despite having had trouble with it before. I am now a big fan of it! Previously I had pressed some of my new stamps into the Midnight pad too heavily and created a mess! I thought I was using a gentle touch then, but my photopolymer stamps became so stained I could no longer see where I was stamping. I swore I would never use that horrid ink again (laugh with me!), but now I'm glad I got over myself and gave it another try. Once I got the right touch, I found the Midnight ink stamps so dark and so completely that I don't really need to use my MISTI to double stamp - it's a dream come true! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As you can see, I wasn't very sure of the placement of the feather, so I tried it in a few different spots. I rather prefer the last card with the feather more centered because it makes the flying birds look better planned instead of squeezed into the corner of the card. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I ultimately made two of each of the top two cards, and one "best friend ever" card to send to my friend who had popped over recently to surprise me with a big stack of Recollections 110# cardstock (from Michael's) that she had taken to the local office supply store and had cut in half. Now I have a box of super heavy white cardstock ready to score for card bases and my cutting blades will last a lot longer! Crafty friends really are the best, and this friend is the best of the best!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-84064071509744299272017-06-20T12:00:00.000-04:002017-06-20T12:00:23.978-04:00First Naturally Inspired Card<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">On Friday, June 9th, I received my Naturally Inspired Stamp of Approval collection in the mail. A dear friend of mine also ordered it, and so I thought it might be fun to challenge her to see which of us could complete a card from the collection first. I tend to dawdle and get sidetracked, while she doesn't always get to her new toys right away because she has so much other stuff on her plate - so I figured we both could use the incentive to break open our boxes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The box arrived and, as usual, I opened it up to look at each item and squeal with excitement. The first products I chose to play with were a big stamp set called Medallion Mix-Up, the Best die (which is the word "best" in a lovely font), and the Simply the Best stamp set. Catherine also included some exclusive-to-SOA embossing powder called Wanderlust... which knocked my socks off! I used the EP on the Best die after gluing four die cuts of it together to elevate the word from the card base. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The medallions were stamped in Something Borrowed, Tiki torch, Pixie Dust, Party Dress, and Grass Skirt from Catherine Pooler inks. The embossed words in white came from the Simply the Best stamp set and were raised using foam tape.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I finished my card around 10:30 p.m. that day, but was too pooped to take pictures and post, (and I secretly didn't think my friend would get to make a card that day). Turns out she had <u>two</u> beautiful cards done and posted by shortly after 11 p.m. - so she easily won!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-3026235899949438942017-06-19T17:38:00.005-04:002017-06-19T17:38:42.664-04:00A Card for Adeline with Cosmic Shimmer<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I recently celebrated a first-year anniversary with my home health nurse, Adeline, and wanted to make a card for her as a thank you for her support and friendship. I wanted her card to be something super special - so I brought out my Cosmic Shimmer. Cosmic Shimmer is an embossing paste that is thick with fine glitter, and on a card it has a huge wow factor. I colored it with Something Borrowed ink and used it with the Mod Squared stencil by Catherine Pooler Designs to create a fabulous background, and was very pleased with how it turned out. I only wish I could have captured the shimmer better in the photos!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Since I had my Stamp of Approval Perfect Reason collection box out (that's where I got the stencil from), I decided to use other elements from the collection to build the card. The layer of leaves was made with the Perfect Vines dies, and then I used the Perfect Reason stamp set and coordinating dies to create the flower bunch. The sentiment is from the Everyday Mod stamp set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Naturally (because I am so addicted to them) I used Catherine Pooler's inks in Something Borrowed, Party Dress, Grass Skirt, Tiki Torch, and Pixie Dust. The leaves were cut from Cucumber Crisp cardstock from Stampin' Up because it so closely matches the Grass Skirt ink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Adeline was both impressed and deeply touched by the card, so I'd say the project was a success!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Coming up next are several cards made with products from the most recent Stamp of Approval collection called Inspired by Nature, as well as another Cosmic Shimmer card. I placed an order from Stampin' Up's new annual catalog </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">last night, so I'm hoping to be back to using SU materials again very soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Joyce Spear a.k.a. StamperJoyce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-78389271247512043912017-05-30T23:48:00.000-04:002017-05-30T23:48:41.884-04:00Stippled Blossoms Revisited<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I've had a fascination with Stampin' Up!'s now-retired Stippled Blossoms stamp set since I first laid eyes on it years ago. I made a 60th anniversary card using the set awhile back, but have always wanted to redo it with some changes. Below are the new, improved cards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The recent arrival of some new Catherine Pooler Designs inks was the catalyst for these cards. It's easy enough to use Stampin' Up colors with Stampin' Up stamps, but I wanted to see if I could use Catherine's inks to create a different look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><u>Card 1</u> - I used It's a Boy and Something Borrowed to create the flowers for this first one. The background is SU's I Love Lace with Hello Doily overstamped in the bottom left corner, both in Sahara Sand, on which are layered the flowers. The leaves are CPD's Grass Skirt and SU's Garden Green. Being the lunatic I am, I fussy-cut all the flowers and leaves for all four cards in one sitting. (I'm not sure whether that counts as therapy or indicates that I need more therapy!) The sentiment is taken from the Geraniums Take Two set by Power Poppy and was stamped on a circle created by SU's Stitched Shapes dies. All elements of the card were stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This first card was made for a friend who intends to give the card to her mother, so her mom's favorite Bible verse (Phil. 1:21) is on the left side; I printed it on my computer printer. On the right is a sentiment from CPD's Wild Bloom set. All rectangles were cut with a stitched die set from Simon Says Stamp, and the oval is from the Stitched Shapes dies again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As of this post, I am up-to-date with blogging finished cards. I have about 20 Christmas cards in progress and a handful of non-holiday cards as well. I also need to finish up an Artist Trading Card (ATC) project -- so hopefully all of this will be coming soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As always, thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-27017339470004688242017-05-30T22:49:00.000-04:002017-05-30T22:49:43.715-04:00Beautiful You<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This quick catch-up post is a card I made for a Splitcoaststampers challenge a week or two ago. Here's the sketch:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This super easy card was created with Catherine Pooler Designs' recently released Beautiful You set and her inks. The center panel on the card front was designed to be the size of an Artist Trading Card (ATC), or 3.5" x 2.5".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I simply stamped and watercolored the flowers, added some Wink of Stella, then fussy cut them and arranged them on the panel with glue dots and foam tape. The puffy background was done with a We R Memory Keepers Next Level embossing folder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Quick and Easy Smiles,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Joyce Spear a.k.a. StamperJoyce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-53168292565370167662017-05-30T22:14:00.000-04:002017-05-30T22:14:42.382-04:00A Colorful Birthday Card<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">One of my favorite friends had a birthday mid-month, and I used it as an excuse to finally break into a virgin stamp set -- Fill-in-the-Blank, which was part of Catherine Pooler Designs' Lovely Notes Stamp of Approval collection last year. (The set is now available for individual purchase in <a href="https://shop.catherinepooler.com/collections/lovely-notes" target="_blank">Catherine's store</a>.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I began the card by creating the banner using my handy-dandy MISTI tool. It took me a bit of time to ink-stamp-clean for each color (probably because I'm a putzy stamper), but I really like how it turned out. I used the banner from Lovely Flowers and Banners dies to create the scalloped banner bases, and the flowers and leaves layered onto the banner are from the Enchanted Garden stamps and dies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I embossed the Bundles of Blossoms background stamp from My Favorite Things, then daubed on color from inks I used on the banner itself. I got a little carried away and used my daubers on the whole panel, so it was kinda painful to place the huge banner over the colorful gorgeousness. (This is why I should plan my projects instead of creating on the fly, lol!) The card base is Stampin' Up!'s Pacific Point, which seems to nicely coordinate with Catherine's Something Borrowed ink. A few sequins and voila' -- a birthday card!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Joyce Spear a.k.a. StamperJoyce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-14690531099132099372017-05-30T19:30:00.000-04:002017-05-30T19:30:07.899-04:00It's a Sara Thing<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">April's My Paper Pumpkin kit from Stampin' Up! was the best yet! It was designed by Sara, who is CEO and co-founder Shelli Gardner's daughter, and even contained stamps in Sara's distinctive handwriting. The twelve cards consisted of black bases, watercolored pieces, washi tape, and some other unique embellishments. Sara included a gift of a small watercolor pencil set for us to work with as well as a paintbrush. I had a blast putting the cards together!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As I usually do with Paper Pumpkin kits, I took liberties and strayed slightly from the given instructions. The kit included three card designs with enough supplies for four of each. No two of my cards is exactly alike, adding to the fun. Below are pictures of the most distinctive ones.</span></div>
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Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-40974886288201528082017-05-02T20:25:00.000-04:002017-05-02T20:25:30.344-04:00Just Clowning Around<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I purchased My Favorite Things' Clowning Around stamp set, part of the Pure Innocence line, at the same time I got the Crafty Friends set I used in the last post. It had been sitting on my desk for weeks when I decided to use it, along with some Catherine Pooler Designs inks, for the April 19th challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. I used to be a professional entertainer known as LolliPop the Clown in my younger days, so clowns hold a special place in my heart. I *had* to make a great card with the set!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Next I stamped the clown in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with markers and blender pens. In the process I learned that the Catherine Pooler inks watercolor brilliantly, much to my delight. Here's the card:</span></div>
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Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-59452671301315891452017-05-01T19:51:00.000-04:002017-05-01T19:51:08.477-04:00Crafty Friends with Distress Oxide Inks<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I've seen some amazing stuff done with Ranger's new Distress Oxide inks, so I decided to take the plunge myself and see how I like them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My first order of business was to do my best Tim Holtz impersonation (although some things, like Tim, just can't be reproduced!) by smooshing some ink on my craft mat, spritzing it with water, and dipping a piece of distress watercolor paper into the puddles. I dipped and dried with my heat tool, dipped to layer on some more ink, and dried again. Since the Distress Oxide inks do not muddy, I was able to keep adding layers of color until I was happy with the results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I did six rounds of experimenting, then decided I wanted to make some cards using the results. I recently gave in to my longing for the Crafty Friends stamp set from My Favorite Things, and it seemed like the perfect set to work with for this project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 4 - Wilted Violet, Fossilized Amber, and Worn Lipstick went into this background. Oh, I forgot to mention that the Distress Oxide inks stamp beautifully, more so than their non-Distress Oxide counterparts. I used different 3-D embossing folders on this and the remaining cards. While you can't see the texture very well in the pictures, it adds a lot when you see the cards in real life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Card 6 - This is my favorite of the six experimental panels and includes Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet, Fossilized Amber, and Worn Lipstick. Do you recognize the color of the card base? If you guessed SU's retired Lavender Lace, you would be right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">To be honest, I wasn't too thrilled right after I made the six Distress Oxide panels, but they've really grown on me and I'm thinking of making some more -- especially now that I have Broken China and Peeled Paint added to my arsenal. (I've purchased nine of the twelve colors, opting away from the two browns and Iced Spruce.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So, what think you? Have you seen others' Distress Oxide projects, and if so, are you digging them? I was waffling until I remembered that the technique of dipping and drying to create layers is just one of several techniques that can be done with these inks. Even though today's technique turned out well, I think I'm going to enjoy blending the Distress Oxides even more, and especially on dark cardstock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-17832897936147926812017-04-16T17:13:00.000-04:002017-04-16T17:13:35.181-04:00An Unexpected Gift<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I recently received an unexpected envelope in my snail mail, and it when I opened it I discovered a pocket letter that my friend Carey had sneakily done without mentioning to me. It's pretty amazing, so I asked for her permission to post it here since it just screams to be seen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In the back of each card was a liner with a special surprise behind each one! The center pocket held a little letter to me, and in the other pockets were metal cogs or gears, some hummingbird and butterfly embellishments, and some decorative napkins that will make amazing backgrounds for future cards or ATCs. It was so delightful to hunt and find all the little gifties!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Thank you, Carey, for taking time from your hectic life to spend time making these ATCs and putting together a pocket letter for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Joyce Spear a.k.a. StamperJoyce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-72720569716522763262017-03-29T23:47:00.000-04:002017-03-29T23:53:09.988-04:00Dragonfly Dreams Birthday<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I just made a complete fool of myself by calling my friend who designs some of the <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/" target="_blank">Splitcoaststampers</a> weekly sketch challenges and bragging that I finally finished a card before the day it was due to be posted. My bubble burst when she reminded me that this is the day to upload and post it. Rats! I feel like I lost a couple weeks this month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is the sketch for <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/card-sketches-f41/sketch-challenge-638-%7B3-29-2017%7D-t617013.html" target="_blank">SC638</a> ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It was hard choosing how I wanted to do the wings since I could have used an iridescent embossing powder, mica watercolors, Pearl-ex, or even a clear Wink of Stella or Spectrum Noir sparkle pen. I chose the Perfect Pearls because I love their subtle shine in just the color I wanted, and no fixative was required because I used the Perfect Medium.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A close-up of the dragonfly:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">What's next? you ask. (Or am I hearing voices?) To be honest, I'm not really sure. I do need to regroup and finish up an ATC project, then check to see what birthdays and deadlines are sneaking up on me during April. I *might* do an art journal page related to me getting dentures, as there have been quite a few hilarious moments this week after their arrival on Friday. I'm learning how to talk and eat, sometimes together, all over again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Brilliant new smiles,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-49480158321621948562017-03-26T02:58:00.000-04:002017-03-26T02:59:22.147-04:00Beautiful You<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Recently I joined in on another <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/" target="_blank">Splitcoaststampers</a> <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?page=1&si=SC636" target="_blank">sketch challenge</a>, SC636, using it to make a birthday card for a friend of mine in Canada. (Hi, Lydia!) Here is the sketch designed by my friend Carey. (Hi, Carey!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The card base is Pacific Point, and the striped left edge Party Animal designer series paper contains that color as well as Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, and Whisper White. I used a Real Red SU! watercolor pencil to color the lady's hat and dress, but chose not to add water for fear of touching the Pacific Point ink and ending up with a mess. (I have shaky hands.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The scalloped edge was cut with the first Edgelit I purchased long, long ago. Both the scalloped circle and the inner circle were cut with the Layering Circles framelits. and the sentiment banner was cut with using the Banner framelits. The yellow flowers were punched from a retired SU! punch, and the blue centers are Pacific Point candy dots. The circle and the banner are popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals, and most edges are sponged to soften the look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I like the inside of the card even better:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Beautiful You is a wonderful stamp set that I'm sure I'll be coming back to frequently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In other news, I'm still working on a set of ATCs for a friend. I keep getting sidetracked, though, which probably indicates that making ATCs is ultimately not my "thing." Either that or I have the attention span of a gnat. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Beautiful smiles for Beautiful You,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Joyce Spear a.k.a. StamperJoyce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-35469372795923268732017-03-13T00:39:00.001-04:002017-03-13T00:39:31.490-04:00Pocket Letters Project<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I recently learned about Pocket Letters, a current trend popular among papercrafters. The idea is to start with a clear 9-pocket page, the kind that sports enthusiasts use to store their trading cards, then fill those pockets with artist trading cards (ATCs) or decorated placeholders, embellishments and small gifts, a short personal letter, and some questions you may have about the recipient. I expressed an interest in trying this, and one of my StampNation sistahs (hi, Robi!) stepped up to swap with me. I'm also now working on a Pocket Letter page for a personal friend (hi, Tammie!) -- but more on that in another post.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ATCs are what intrigued me most about this project, so I ended up making nine of them for Robi's page. We decided to use a Spring/Butterfly theme, so every one of my ATCs have a butterfly on them. (I do love butterflies!) Here's how my completed page looks:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I chose to work with the colors Sweet Sugarplum (a current In Color from Stampin' Up!), Blushing Bride, and metallics (gold and silver), plus spots of other colors to add interest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The Pocket Letter was a fun project to do once, and it gave me a chance to look through my stash of embellishments. I learned, though, that I really like making ATCs and really dislike writing letters. The page I'm filling for my friend Tammie will have the letter omitted since we talk to each other almost daily, and most of the ATCs will be different from the ones I sent to Robi.</span></div>
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Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-21429609059457671202017-03-04T00:20:00.000-05:002017-03-04T00:20:01.343-05:00Quick Party Collection Cards<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Today's post will be quick, just as the two featured cards were to make. I used my new Catherine Pooler Designs inks from the Party Collection along with some of her stamp sets to create these one-layer cards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This first one uses the colors Lime Rickey, Grass Skirt, Fiesta Blue, and Something Borrowed along with Memento Tuxedo Black. I think the dots are from the chevron in the Yay Stripes set, and the greetings are from Hello World, but if anyone would like to me to double-check I'd be happy to do so. The 'hi' and 'hello' were stamped on die cuts from Stampin' Up!'s Word Windows die set and layered on black cuts of the same, then popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals after hand-drawing the lines around the bubbles. I added a bit of black and white baker's twine and some gold sequins and Voila'! I had a general purpose masculine card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'm still working on my Artist Trading Cards which I will use in a Pocket Letter I'll be exchanging with one of my StampNation sistahs. I'm also making a second batch of ATCs which I will be trading with a long-lost friend from high school, so I'm putting extra effort into those! Pictures of these 18 ATC cards should be ready to post within the next week or two. Meanwhile, I also need to work on some birthday cards and I am longing to get back to my art journal. Sigh... I wish I could hire someone to do my day-to-day life stuff so that I could sit and create all day, every day! Quite a dream, huh?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I was so excited to finally be starting an art journal after a couple years of just thinking about it. Once this first page was done, though, I abandoned my journal in favor of more timely projects that came up, mostly birthday and Christmas cards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">With the start of the new year, however, I resolved that I would do my best to keep moving on the art journal project. Below is the next set of pages I created in early January. I started out with white gesso and then gradually added lavender acrylic paint with the intent to leave the center area lighter than the edges. To be honest, I made this background before the black and copper page, but I just could not figure out what I wanted to do with it. One of the groups on Facebook that I'm a member of recently became active again, and in one of our conversations the phrase "butterfly mind" came up. "Blissful moment..." is from a creative prompt. I was tickled pink (or lavender, lol) when I realized the two phrases play well with each other! Naturally, I had to include some butterflies, so I started by stenciling some in a slightly darker purple onto the page. The gold and white crocheted butterflies were the last to be added, along with a few clear gemstones to bling things up a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The third set of pages has a beautiful stenciled background that I was quite proud of and didn't want to cover up. After admiring the Flirty Flamingo (a current Stampin' Up! In Color) background, I finally decided I wanted to do flowers. I grabbed the perfect set of flower dies from Paper Wishes and proceeded to give my Big Shot a workout. I wasn't initially sure that the papers I chose coordinated with the page, but at the encouragement of a couple friends I forged ahead and started building up the flower layers. The white paper that you see has specks of gold in it, and that really jazzes up the page. (Click on the picture to enlarge it!) I knew I wanted to add a hummingbird since it goes so well with the saying I used, "Hope is a waking dream," so I was elated when I found I owned the perfect hummingbird die.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I generally don't like doing collage work, but last week I got a wild hair to make one. It all started when yet another Good Housekeeping magazine that I never ordered appeared in my mailbox. As much as "good housekeeping" does not apply to me, the thought of simply throwing the magazines away pained me. So I started flipping through them and pulling out images and words that appealed to me. I ended up with a rather large pile! The next natural step was to start trimming and layering the clippings into my art journal. I found some words that spelled out a message perfectly: "Happiness is real easy... Look for those with heart, and activate your own awesome, good, real heart." The box in the lower right corner reads: "This is not a quick fix. This is my decision to make beauty last." I have no idea if the message makes sense to anyone else, but to me it's rather profound.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As you can see, I also added a bunch of hearts, a few hummingbirds, and a black border to hold it all together. The hearts both match the message and are a nod to Valentine's Day, which was when this project was finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'd be remiss if I didn't point out my Turkey Lady on the far right. She even wore a scarf to celebrate the holiday! (I'm so easily amused, lol.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So that's my art journal to date. I anticipate future posts about it will be much shorter than this one. If you have any questions or observations about any part of the project, please leave a comment for me and I will get back to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The card began with some simple stenciling using the color Party Dress from Catherine Pooler Designs' new line of ink pads:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Next, I narrowed down my stamp choice to the Stampin' Up! Host set called 'Love You Lots' because the critters featured in the set are so adorable. I had great fun using colored pencils to color the hedgehogs, ladybugs, and frogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The cards turned out cuter than I had imagined them, and I'm already looking forward to making next year's valentines. (Let's hope that feeling lasts another year, lol.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-76734539997155070082017-02-17T00:35:00.000-05:002017-02-17T02:23:32.029-05:00Happy New Year 2017<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Here's a card I made at the end of 2016 to give to someone for the New Year's holiday, but then forgot to send.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I began by blending Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick, Salty Ocean, Broken China, and Wilted Violet distress inks onto heavy white cardstock. I added the black die cut of a cityscape and then began embossing fireworks stamps from The Ton's Pyrotechnics set in a variety of colors of embossing powder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Joyce Spearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653120647326890195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154359774985368538.post-564881857811074352016-12-23T20:09:00.001-05:002016-12-24T09:36:36.846-05:00Bear on Candy Cane Lane<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As you might recall, I've been making Christmas cards with Stampin' Up!'s suite of Candy Cane Lane products. I have a handful of pieces to turn into cards yet (most likely for <i>next</i> Christmas) and decided to put some of them towards a card using <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/card-sketches-f41/sketch-challenge-624-%7B12-21-2016%7D-t614944.html" target="_blank">Splitcoaststampers sketch challenge SC624</a> which looks like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I nearly abandoned the project when I cut the bottom piece of designer series paper and realized that I had a headless Gingerbread Boy right over the sentiment "Put on a Happy Face," and that just didn't seem right. I saved the card by fussy cutting his head and reattaching it to his body. I wasn't sure I'd like the Gingerbread Boy hanging over the diagonal, but once I saw it I thought it was rather cute and kept working on the card. It was the extra attention on this little guy that gave me the idea of cutting pieces out of the designer paper to decorate the card inside and envelope. The final touch was putting the Real Red Candy Dots on the front to balance out the bear. Despite the beheading, this card was a breeze to make and done in record time compared to how long I usually dink with my cards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">... and that brings us to Christmas! I have a low-stress weekend planned for the holiday -- a couple friends will visit tomorrow and one will take me for a much-needed haircut, and the rest of the time is mine to craft, sleep, read, eat, watch movies, or do whatever else strikes my fancy. Love it! I'll likely be talking on the phone with out-of-town friends as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Let me wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays filled with love and laughter! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Big, big smiles,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Joyce Spear a.k.a. StamperJoyce</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">P.S. I'm not sure if I'll have something to post next week, but I will be back soon!</span><br />
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