"School of Rock" @ Red Carpet Studio

Our challenge this week is inspired by Jack Black and his movie "School of Rock"  ~ to make a Back to School card.  I have to say I almost forgot to make my card for the challenge... in fact last night I suddenly realised I should have had done by Thursday last week.... Panic stations!!!!

But good old Bugaboo to the rescue.  Off I went to the website and purchased this image... They have heaps of images suitable for Back to School cards.

Here's what I did

The background is from MyGrafico (Lindsay's Stamp Stuff)  I distressed round the edge and added some black ink and smudged some black ink over it.  I printed out Deacon and coloured with Copics.  I coloured the blackboard with a black Copic and then using a white gel pen I wrote the alphabet.  I finished by fussy cutting Deacon and adding some glossy accents to the apples.


Be sure to hop over to the blog and see what the others created and join us with your Back to School cards.

ETA:  Added to the Linky party over at Craftin Desert Diva's (Thanks for the heads up Tara)
and Back to school over at The Paper Nest Dolls challenge.

 

CAS(e) This Sketch #40

I like to join this challenge when I can..  Last week I made a card at my Saturday group for challenge #39 but between Lei's place and home I misplaced it, so this week I got onto it quicker...

  

I did a quite literal take on the sketch for my card. 

I started by smooching Distress inks onto a narrow acrylic block and spritzing with water and stamping onto my card.  I then used a Hero Arts silhouette stamp in black ink and added a Hero Arts sentiment.  Then I used my scoreboard to make the frame around it.  

Feeling much better today, but only did a 3/4 day, leaving early which gave me the time to have a little play this afternoon.  Got this card made and one other.  

 

Runway Inspired Challenge #41

 

 Runway Inspired Challenge

Isn't this just the most incredible dress and very inspiring it was.

My inspiration was all the pretty pink flowers on the dark background.  Not sure if it's black or deep purple so went for black.  Used a technique called "Joseph's Coat"  (Tutorial from Splitcoaststampers HERE) The background was made by sponging Distress inks onto white card and then cutting out the Memory Box butterfly.  I stamped a small flower from a studio g set in Versamark and clear embossed.  Then sponged Black Soot distress ink over.  I dry embossed my white panel and then layered it onto pink card before adding to the black card base.  The sentiment (Kaisercraft) was stamped onto white card and cut in a banner shaped, edged in black and added to the card.  Finished the butterfly with some black gems.

Also entered into the following challenge

Flutterby Wednesday ~ Anything with Wings

Hope your week is going well.  I've been home for most of the day with a dreadful cough.  Went to work, but ended up coming home and having a nap.  Coughing quite a bit and that's quite draining.  

Stamp Your Story ~ inspired by Jennifer.

I was totally inspired by Jennifer's card on Monday's blog post at Hero Arts.  I don't have any Hero Arts Ink Daubers but do have Distress stain daubers... so thought I'd see what they look like done, using the technique

Yep they worked!!!!  I did get a bit carried away using a variety of distress stain colours.  I then used one of the lids and some Walnut stain distress ink to make some circles which I filled with a stamp from "Brush Strokes" as well as stamping the word Graffiti.  I added the sentiment from "It's your day" set and used some orange distress ink to colour the words. 

This was quite a fun card to make and really quick too.  Love using my new Hero Arts stamps.  

A little bit of Steampunk

Steampunk (sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery,) isn't something I have done a lot of.  But this month, Olga at Little Blue Button Stamps  has designed a very cute image called "Steampunk Jessica"

So of course, I had to make a Steampunk background for her.

  

I started by added some tinfoil to card stock.  I then put this through a Spellbinders M-bossabilties folder.  I then used a variety of mediums to colour it up.  Distress stains, Alcohol inks and finally some acrylic paint in black .  For my flower piece I cut a small doily die from Couture Creations, trimmed to fit. I added some netting and then some paper flowers.  Jessica was coloured and fussy cut and layered onto the background.  I haven't added a sentiment yet but will do so before I use the card.  I am happy with the results. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Wishing you a good week.

 

More Penny Black "Beat the Heat"

I'm really enjoying using my Penny Black stamps at the moment.  And entering into their latest challenge

This is another one of the T-Time Girls.  This one I have coloured with Copics and cut with a Spellbinders die. I layered onto cream die cut and then a Fancy label.   The sentiment is by Simon Says Stamp as is the matching die cut and the butterfly die.  

I have also entered this one into the challenge over at Moxie Fab World

Had a really nice day today visiting our son and his girlfriend at the house they were housesitting.  It was out in the country and was a delightful old farmhouse.  Mel got to take her horses with her.  The owners have 4 horses so Mel and Kieran were feeding them as well. 

Hope your weekend has been a good as mine

What a fun day I had.....

Today my group of friends meet to spend some time stamping together.  We haven't been together since mid May so was great to catch up with Helen, Lei, Sandie and Janet.   I managed a few cards.  Finishing off some cards where I had coloured images and a couple of others.  I took some of my new dies which the ladies loved.  It's quite amazing how different each one made a card using the same die.

I also took along my Penny Black stamps and had fun making this card

I stamped and paper pieced the Penny Black girl and then fussy cut and stuck to the base.  The PP is from Docrafts.  Sentiment from Simon Says stamp as are the tiny hearts (from the Falling Hearts die) Entering this into the "Beat the Heat" Challenge over at Penny Black

Also entered into Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Bright and Sunny

Here a some photos of the day

 Sandie and Janet

 Helen

 Lei

Table full of supplies

I had a great day and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with like minded card makers.

Thanks for visiting today.

A new challenge is underway at Die Cut Divas

Yes, August has arrived and with it.... Paula has challenged us to use her superb sketch at Die Cut Divas

 Our sponsor's this month are Eureka Stamps and  QKR Stampede.  For my card I used Eureka Stamps "Cool Cat with Shades"

I used an embossing folder that I got with a Magazine to embossed the card and them distressed with ink.  I printed and coloured the cat and cut with a Spellbinders die.  I made the frame with the dies as well.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp die and stamp set.    My buttons are two that I made myself with some resin and molds.  As you can see I stuck to the sketch quite literally.  Hop over to the blog to see what Arlene and Paula created.  It is always such fun to see how people interpret a sketch.

I'm going to spend some time tomorrow stamping with my friends.  It's been a couple of months since we all got together... so looking forward to catching up with everyone.  I'm taking my new Penny Black stamps so hoping to get a few cards made.

Thanks for visiting.  Feel free to leave me a comment... I appreciate them all...and now I've fixed my comments I look forward to hearing from you.