Under the sea

Isn't this one of the most gorgeous images?! It is from Sweetpea stamps. You can see some other cards from SweetPea stamps at stampersquest.com. Just search for Sweetpea or look at the featured vendors page.

This Card uses some Kaiser papers, emboss resist on the back card with tsukineko 'Opalite' ink which has also been used to add highlights to the mermaid.

Baby Brag book

This is the second brag book that I have made - the first (with instructions) is here at stampersQuest.com. They are so easy and fun to make. You should definately have a go. This one has a little yellow box to keep it in.

A fun challenge

Here is a snippet of two of the projects I made for the I Brake for Stamps feature over on Stamper's Quest magazine. Mine were featured on the final day. I recommend looking at all of the guides creations to see what a wide variety of images they have. Follow the links on the stamper's quest pages to check out I Brake for Stamps.

SQ Feb sketch challenge

Well the 10th of the month has been and gone so the sketch challenge is up over at stampersquest. This horse card was made using Rubbadubbadoo stamps with a hero arts sentiment. It was inspired by Kitties tutorial at Stampersquest which you can see here. I had fun drawing in the fence but was not brave enough to attempt a tree so I used one I already had.






This card uses the same sketch turned on its side.
I've used darkroom door stamps and ?Distress Inks? with lots of distressing of the edges with scissors and fingernails.



Go and look at the other Artistic guides interpretations here. And as the readers cards are contributed you can see them here in The Sketchbook.

Stampers Quest sketch challenge

This is the sketch challenge on Stampers Quest for January. Go over and see the designs by the other artistic guides at StampersQuest it is always amazing to see the other creations that are made from exactly the same starting point.

Like I've said I find sketches a challenge - but I think it's about going through my supplies and finding just the right stamps - which is not always that easy if you don't have a huge variety. Then it's looking at parts of bigger stamps and also smaller stamps which go together. I'm working on next months now and hope to have some successes...

For this sketch I decided I had to get out my new cuttlebug and give some embossing a go - I'm still learning what I can do with this thing and having fun. All of the colour was added by sponging. The little robot heads are from the robots vol 2 by Darkroom door - I am loving these sets at the moment and these robots are the cutest. I left an actual sentiment off this one so it could be used for birthday, congratulations or even a thank you.

African bodice dress card

Here is the third card I made for the Stampers Quest January issue focussing on Masking.

It is my advanced level card - go to Stampers Quest to see how I made it and check out the other masking projects while you are there.

All the stamps I have used are from Rubbadubbadoo. If you still haven't done it, I recommend you go and have a look at their catalogue.

Faux ripped wallpaper card

Here is the second card I made for the Stampers Quest January issue focusing on Masking. It is my intermediate level card - go to Stampers Quest to see how I made it.

All stamps are from Rubbadubbadoo. They are the same stamps used in the previous card with a different focus and masking technique.

Solitary Lion card for the 'discoverer'

Here is the first card I made for the Stampers Quest January issue focussing on Masking. It is my beginner level card - go to Stampers Quest to see how I made it.

All stamps are from Rubbadubbadoo. I recommend you go and have a look at their catalogue - with the NZ dollar, as it is, at the moment it's much more economical to "buy New Zealand made" no matter where you are.

Darkroom door oval garden card

This is one of the cards I have made for the January issue of Stampers Quest.com using a masking technique and some new stamps. For details on what I used and how I did it, go on over to Stampers Quest. From tomorrow (01/01/09) check out the other cards that have been created. (I'll add the other cards I made over the next few days).


Stamps used: wildflowers by darkroom door

Mary-Jane has made some cards like this - go over to her blog - Chookarooni1 and have a look - they're gorgeous.

Stampers Quest sketch challenge

Here is my interpretation of the stampers quest November Sketch challenge which also fits in with the theme at the created by hand challenge

Check out what the otherstampers quest guides came up with and post a comment with a link to your version on the sketch post site.

Stamps used:
Hero arts, stampendous and sugarloaf

Inks used:
Black archival and alcohol inks

Techniques used:
Alcohol inks on acetate and gloss paper. A little masking of the script stamp. Distressed the edges of the black card with scissors.

Guest artist at Stampers quest e-zine.

Wow - check out this tutorial by Jill Meyer at Stampersquest.com.
I love a new technique and this one is going to be fun... go have a look here.