Thursday, October 3, 2013

Steampunk Swamp

Published in the Summer 2012 issue of RubberStampMadness.
Stamps used:  small flourish is Basic Gray; longer flourish is WeR Memory Keepers; rake is unknown; all other stamps are Viva Las Vegastamps

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Fish on marbled paper

I had a chance to visit Dick Blick's store in San Francisco and picked up this beautiful marbled paper.  It reminded me of water, so I stamped a few cards using a fish stamp (unknown company).

Fish on marbled paper

I had a chance to visit Dick Blick's store in San Francisco and picked up this beautiful marbled paper.  It reminded me of water, so I stamped a few cards using a fish stamp (unknown company).

Fish on marbled paper

I had a chance to visit Dick Blick's store in San Francisco and picked up this beautiful marbled paper.  It reminded me of water, so I stamped a few cards using a fish stamp (unknown company).

Sunday, May 5, 2013

BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE



Third Coast stamps used:  Southwest Scene and First Cup  
Coronado Island Stamp used:  extension of horizon
Colored with Copic markers and pencils

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Taking the Cat for a Ride


sources for stamps:  broomstick rider is Third Coast; clouds are from Mostly Animals; cat is from unknown source

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Declaration of Love



 Here is a short tutorial for this piece:
Stamp image on scrap paper and cut out.  Using a pencil, trace the image onto heavy patterned cardstock.  Staying inside the penciled outline, remove  the outer layer of the cardstock with sandpaper.  When the white core is reached, use a stamp positioner to stamp the image into the white hole created for it.  In this case I used brown ink to match the colors of the cardstock.  Using a Copic marker in a shade darker than the original cardstock background, color the background leaving selected images untouched.  Sponge edges with gold pigment ink pad.
Color the prince and princess with Copic markers.  Layer over a piece of the original uncolored cardstock and layer that over an additional matching paper.  Add “love” brad.