I had last night off (one of only TWO nights off this week) so I was determined to stamp. Of course I had high hopes of getting a LOT done but that wasn't the case. BUT, thanks to Rita's sketch and technique challenge over at the Friday Mashup I did make one card and it turned out really well and makes me feel like I'm back in the groove! Hopefully that continues tonight after work and my run!
I really do love the starburst technique, it just looks cool! I had lots of ideas for the sketch but finally settled on a Christmas card because I just got this stamp set and DSP (after telling myself I didn't like them at first...you know how that goes)!
Stamps: make a mitten, greetings of the season
Paper: Whisper white, crumb cake, cherry cobbler, snow festival DSP
Ink: Crumb cake, whisper white craft, cherry cobbler
Accessories: Circle punch, mitten builder punch, window frames framelits, whisper white taffeta ribbon, silver dazzling details, basic rhinestones
ACK! I was so happy with it which was nice because I haven't been too pleased with most of my recent creations. I really do like the colors and patterns in the DSP after not being too fond of them in the beginning of the holiday catalog. I really like how the main image came out as well. I didn't feel like using my stamp-a-majig to stamp the reverse mitten (never mind that I ended up dragging it out to use for the sweater trim pattern along the bottom, ha) so I wanted to make my own mittens. I stamped the bottom of them with one of the borders from the set and sponged around the edges. And then since my mittens were white, I couldn't punch my circle in white so I got the idea to use tone on tone with the white sponging and it worked well! Yay!
Took me a while to decide on the sentiment too. I ended up stamping a bunch of them on scratch copy paper, cut them out, and used those to figure out what I liked the best. Anyone else do that?
Ok, gotta head to work and then hopefully stamp the night away!
Happy stamping!
Mindy, I LOVE it. Those mittens are adorable and the white sponging gives it a total winter feel! Your mojo is back! (as if it ever really left). :) Thanks for playing along with my challenge at The Friday Mashup!
ReplyDeleteMindy, you must not blog the stuff that you aren't pleased with because I love EVERYTHING you do! You are the first blog that I check every morning when I get up. I can't wait til football season is over! LOL!
ReplyDeleteWaving hi Mindy! Those paper really look great, and I love your tone-on-tone sentiment! Thanks for joining the Friday Mashup this week.
ReplyDeleteLove those mittens on the tone-on-tone backing! So cool with the white sponging. Love your work :) Glad to see you at The Friday Mashup this week!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your win over at The Friday Mashup! I loved your card!
ReplyDeleteHow do you come up with a cute card every single time?!!! And where did you find the instructions for the starburst technique?
ReplyDeleteHere is what I used: http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org/2011/06/tutorial-starburst.html
DeleteAnd I'll try to shoot a video if I get a chance!