Winter Winds

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Here she is! I finally rounded out the season and came up with this gal here… Winter Winds! This is one of the images that is being released today at Little Miss Muffet Stamps. Now the four seasons are complete with Spring Whisper, Summer Breeze, Autumn Breath and Winter Winds.


Challenge: Aly’s Sunday Sketch #38 (Spring)
Challenge: Catered Crop Follow the Recipe #8

(mini print paper, spring theme)

Challenge: I Did it Creations Challenge #47 (Spring)
Challenge: Dream Valley Challenges #3 (Mother’s day)
Main Stamp: Winter Winds (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Stella and Rose Mabel (MME)
Chipboard: Frame Corner Flourishes (MiC)
Copic Markers

Did you know? Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) was an influential American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist. Born in New York City, after working odd jobs and as a banker, Barbera joined Van Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936. He met his lifelong collaborator William Hanna while working for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1937 and soon began producing animated shorts such as the Tom and Jerry series. In 1957, after MGM dissolved their animation department, they co-founded Hanna–Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, Top Cat, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Smurfs, Wacky Races and Yogi Bear.
[Joseph Barbera, Wikipedia.org]

Dare to Dream

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I finally got around to working with the new Spring Kit from Whiff of Joy featuring Elisabeth Bell stamps and I used Dare to Dream on this card. I saw a card in a magazine that displayed a picture frame using an embossed metal sheet with a monogram. I thought that would be a perfect idea for a card and that’s how I came up with this one. The DT Call challenge was to make these fun flowers.


Challenge: Whiff of Joy Guest DT Call
Challenge: Whiff of Joy Challenge #100 (anything goes)
Challenge: Stamps R Us Celebrate Spring Challenge
Challenge: The Shabby Tea Room Week #54

(BINGO: gems, flowers, diecuts [leaves])

Challenge: Paper Sundaes Challenge #61 (embossing)
Main Stamp: Dare to Dream (WoJ)
Patterned Paper: Stella and Rose Hattie (MME)
Dry Embossing: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders Leafy Branch
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R12, R14
-hair: E35, YR20, YR21, YR23
-clothes: BG11, BG10, BG72, BG75, BG78
-other: R12, R14, G24, G28

Did you know? Leave It to Beaver was a 1950s and 1960s family-oriented American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver (portrayed by Jerry Mathers) and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver’s parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver’s brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-twentieth century.
[Leave It to Beaver, Wikipedia.org]

Update: I was the selected winner at Paper Sundaes for this challenge!

Scott

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I’m excited to help preview the new Simply Betty Stamps‘ Sweet Gothic Kids for Easter and today we’re showing Scott. All six stamps from the Easter line will be released on March 25 in both rubber and digi! I also used this opportunity to use my new paper from My Minds Eye and thought the blue and mustard theme was great for this boy card.


DT Preview: Simply Betty Stamp
Main Stamp: Sweet Gothic Kids Scott Easter (SBS)
Patterned Paper: Stella and Rose Hattie (MME)
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, E13, E04, B91, B93, B95, B97
-hair: E50, E51, E53, E55
-clothes: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, W3, W4, W5, W6, Y21, YR21, YR24
-other: C1, C3, R12, R14, BG11, BG72, BG75, G24, Y35, YR16, RV17, V15, V17, G20, G24, G28

Did you know? Jimmy McAleer (1864–1931) was an American center fielder, manager, and stockholder in Major League Baseball who helped establish the American League. He spent most of his 13-season playing career with the Cleveland Spiders, and went on to manage the Cleveland Blues, St. Louis Browns, and Washington Senators. Shortly before his retirement, he became a major shareholder in the Boston Red Sox.
[Jimmy McAleer, Wikipedia.org]

Marvin with Daisies by Lydia

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I think I started something by posting Cassandra’s card last week and so this is one of Lydia’s many cards from this week. She did almost everything by herself but needed a little help with the bow and Liquid Pearls on the corner. She’s been making little cards with me all week. ;D


Challenge: The Stamping Bazaar – Challenge #20
Main Stamp: Marvin with Daisies (TSB) by Marina Neira
Chipboard: Swirly Corners (MiC)
Patterned Paper: scraps

Did you know? Bats come out at night.
[by Lydia]

Hansel with Flowers

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It has been so much fun being on The Stamping Bazaar design team and the gals have been real gems and a pleasure to get to know. Sadly, this is my last week on the design team so I thought I’d make a card with one of the first stamps Marina released last year. I made this card with Hansel with Flowers and enlarged him so I could work with the details. If your interested in being on the design team for the next three months, then head on over because The Stamping Bazaar is having a Design Team Call. Enjoy!


DT Challenge: The Stamping Bazaar Design Team Call
Main Stamp: Hansel with Flowers (TSB) by Marina Neira
Patterned Paper: Nook & Pantry (BG)
Chipboard: Swirly Corners (MiC)
Copic Colors:
-deer: E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, R11, R12
-clothes: R11, R12, R14, BG10, BG11, BG72, BG75
-flowers: YR21, YR23, YR24, Y21, Y11, E43, E44, G20, G24, G28

Did you know? Mercado de Sonora (Sonora Market) is a mercado público, or city-established traditional market, located just southeast of the historic center of Mexico City in the Colonia Merced Balbuena neighborhood. It was established in the 1950s with a number of other similar institutions in order to help regulate retail commerce in the city. This market has specialized in a variety of merchandise such as pottery, party items, and live animals — and the two which make it notable, herbal medicine and items related to magic and the occult.
[Mercado de Sonora, Wikipedia.org]

The Paper Project – Experiment I

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Welcome to the first experiment of The Paper Project! After punching and labeling over 650 small squares I wanted to work on an easy test – one that require no coloring! Hope you enjoy…

Experiment I – Ink Drop

One droplet of Copic Various Ink Refill G29 Pine Tree Green was dropped at a distance of approximately 1.5 inches high then allowed to dry. I wanted to discover how each drop was absorbed into the paper. (You can click on the image to enlarge it.) The ink was then given 4 hours to dry before I tested for smudging. Each sample was rubbed with a dry finger to see if any of the ink would smear.

Each of the samples was assigned a random letter and the master list can be found on the Introduction page. Even though all of the samples are considered white, you can see that they vary in color including some reds and blues.

I noticed that A has the smallest diameter; it appeared the droplet exceeded its saturation level and the remaining ink pooled and dried on the top.

B, C, N and U have irregular circumferences; it appears the droplet spread across the surface before seeping into the paper.

D, E and (to a smaller degree) S are lighter in color; somehow the depth of the color is lost. In addition, these count for three out of four of the shimmering papers.

As far as I can tell, the edges on A, G, J, L, M and O indicate the droplet was absorbed and spread through the middle layer of the paper first.

On most of the samples, the ink shows through to the back side of the paper. However G, H, I, K, and L all seeped through onto the next sheet of paper and that N didn’t show up on the back side at all.

After letting the sample dry for several days I tested for smudges by rubbing my finger over the dried ink drop and found that A, B, C, I, L and M had smeared.

This was a difficult call because the results varied so much, but based on this test alone I would recommend the following papers to be desirable: D, E, F, G, H, J, K, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and X.