Wishes

June 19, 2012March 8, 2020 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 33 Comments

It’s my day to post a project on the Some Odd Girl blog and today I’m bringing you a special project from the pages of my art journal! Like many other crafters and color enthusiasts out there, I have several boxes full of cards to send out (or keep) that were starting to cry out begging to be used. Although I send out several cards a month, I still have stack and stacks and decided I could start making journal books instead.

For this project, I’ve used the faerie Nouveau Girl Wishes from Some Odd Girl and the background is Metallic Flowers from Make it Crafty. The book is about 5″x8″ which is a bit larger than a square 6″x6″ card so I have a little more room to work with. I love to include at least two images on them, if not more, because the size allows me to focus on what I like to do the most … color!

This is the fourth book I’ve started and I love having it proped up on my desk – and just like a calendar, I can flip the page to something else inspiring for that week. I’ve also started a smaller sized one which is about the size of a trading card which I like to use for single character stamps. Those I plan to use later on as actual trading cards and I think having them all bound up will make it easier to transport.

The books I like to use the most are multi-purpose heavy duty art journal books with thick sturdy pages. I found mine at the local craft store but you can find book at any art supply store too.

I had the background metal flowers colored long ago and had the colors jotted down so I’ll share those with you – they’re my favorite color combination for Copper, Steel and Brass:

E41, E42, E43, E44, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, BG93, G94, T4, C1, C3, C5, E11, E13, E93, E95, E97, E15, E17, YR30, Y32, YR21 and Y26.

That’s about it for this project. 😀 Thanks for coming by and I hope this gives you an idea for your next project!

Winter Marci

June 15, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 6 Comments

It’s time to announce last week’s Blog Candy winner and thank you to everyone who participated. 😀 The little Krafin’ Kimmie stamp is waiting for a new home so I’ve used random.org to pick a lucky winner and that person is…

#33 April D

Congratulations! My email is on the sidebar and you can send me your mailing address. 😀

For my project today I’m showing a card that I had created last winter using Winter Marci from La-la Land Crafts that I purchased and combined her with Winter Sleigh from Make it Crafty. The ticket sentiment is from Whimsy as well as the coordinating diecut – been loving that combo!

It’s been so long since I’ve colored this but if you can believe I have the list of Copic colors I used on card! Woah, is right! LOL But thanks to Sandie I was able to keep a list and here they are…

Copic Colors: R21, R14, R17, R37, R46, R59, YG61, YG63, YG67, B000, B00, B01, 0, E000, E00, E11, E13, E53, E04, YR14, E08, E19, E59, E55, E57, E59, E50, E51, E53, E70, E71, E74, C1, C3

For this card I was going for the white on white look with a colored image but I think my image is so large that it doesn’t really fit in the catagory. However, almost everything else is white so it counts in the game of horseshoes, right? LOL Thanks for dropping by and I hope you’ve enjoyed this winter scene.

Toxic Teens Mac

June 14, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 14 Comments

Today’s challenge at Simply Challenged Challenges from Simply B Stamps is to create a project with a movie in mind… aka, create a project that represents a movie! This one is always one of those challenges that I struggle with but once I get started and into the color part I can then (and only then) think of tons of movies that would work! It’s like watching the movies in my mind as I pay close attention to the details in the images. LOL

So for this project, it started out as a representation of Footloose… and it never failed, I was able to think of lots of other movies involving break dancing and even running that would fit. The main secondary one that came to mind was anything to do with the Michael Jackson!

The images I used on this project are Toxic Teens Mac from Simply B Stamps and I combined him with some Urban Elements from Make it Crafty. In the background I also used the upper part of the Eerie Fence from Make it crafty and colored in the moon.

Make sure you get a chance to steel a moment and visit the SCC Blog for more inspiration and a few movie reviews with their projects. He he he. Also, Simply B Stamps is having a sale right now that you don’t want to miss – you can get 12 digi stamps for $25! Plus I think there are a few more bargains you can look out for. Happy shopping!

Santa’s Workshop

June 11, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 7 Comments

I hope you’ve been enjoying all the fabulous inspiration and show casing of the new releases at the LMMS Blog! I can’t wait to get back home to technology and check out what everyone has made! But until then, here’s another project I made with the Park Glen Door Diecut from Little Miss Muffet Stamps…

I used the base door part of the Park Glen Door Diecut and kept it simple with a nice bold red door for the season. The solid color also helps to see the embossing details around the edges. They don’t photograph well, but it’s a nice little addition and some added interest.

The fun part about this project is the view inside the door… for that I used Santa’s Workshopfrom Make it Crafty and zoomed into one area of the room. I colored it back and white because the outside already had so much color.

The Joy banner was created with a pennant diecut but I can’t remember from which company it comes from. Anyoen know? I know there ar a few out there but I don’t remember which one has the scallopes and holes all around. Regardless, it makes for a great banner! 😀

In between the banners I’ve added little jingle bells which have a nice little gingle too them. They post office is going to have fun delievering this card and if I get it sent early enough in the season pehaps they’ll enjoy shaking the envelop for a little music. LOL

Underwater Shipwreck

June 10, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 15 Comments

I’m excited to say that it’s my day to post on the Make it Crafty Blog and I chose to do a step-by-step tutorial of how to color sun rays in the water! Now this is a simple task so be sure to grab your favorite coloring medium and head on over to check it out. It actually should only take a few minutes to get the blue water part done then you can worry about the rest of the image. LOL

I don’t want to go into the tutorial details on this side so I’ll briefly talk about what I did and give you lots of pictures instead. For my project I used Underwater Shipwreck from Make it Crafty, however, any of the underwater scenes would be perfect for this task.

The algae was an after thought because at one stage of the coloring I had covered up most of the seaweed I added so as I was going back in it occurred to me that a ship this old would have lots of slimy algae growing on it. This was easy to add by taking a light moss green (YG91) and coloring over and around the ship. On the masts I added strings of algae with the same color.

Most dolphin pictures I see have the light reflection on the backs and I wanted to give this a try. So for this technique I used a white gel pen and drew in some rough hash marks that I hoped resembled the sun shining through the water. Then to soften up the edges I took a lighter gray marker and colored the sides of the dolphin. I also used the white gel pen to color in the air bubbles.

I hope you get a chance to try out these techniques – the best part about an underwater scene is that you can be messy and it looks like it was done on purpose! LOL Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you’re having a fantastic weekend! Remember to check out the Make it Crafty Blog for the water tutorial. Thanks. 😀

Welcome to Hollywood Day 3

June 3, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 36 Comments

Welcome back to the final and third day of the Make it Crafty and Simply B Stamps Hollywood release! Today is the big day and we have a fantastic game for you to play!! Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to guess what movies are being represented on our projects! Are you ready?

You should have arrived here from the fantastic DEBBIE!

Did you guess my movie yet? He he he, ok, I have a couple clues for you but before I get to that, just a few details about my card. The images I used are Little Usher Miller and At the Movies Jude from Simply B Stamps which are combined with At the Movie Theatre from Make it Crafty (which I merged a couple times for a grander audience). The box of popcorn on the bottom right is a snipet from the At the Movie Theatre image but the little bits of popcorn I had snuck in from Agent Popcorn Aiming from Little Miss Muffet Stamps – they were perfect for scattering all over the floor for a more authentic theatre experience!

Now for some clues! These clues are elements that I incorporated into my card design which represent the move and not necessarily depicts a scene from the movie. Oh, and it one of my favorite types of movies too. 😀 Ready?

(1) the colors, (2) the age group, (3) the door and

(4) the saying “Kids these days. They just don’t get scared like they used to.”

I have a confession that I’m a movie nut – not necessarily a movie buff (nope, don’t have the memory for that) so just someone who watches almost anything. I practically watch a movie every night while doing the computer stuff and because of it sometimes I take me ages just to do one thing. Just like today! LOL

As you might have noticed, I used my new diecut door today – the Park Glen Door Die-cut from Little Miss Muffet Stamps! It comes with two sheets of mesh if you want to make a screen door but I went for a simple open door. Then used most of the hardware elements that are part of the die with a gem for the handle – then rigged it up to open. It was a perfect element to represent one of my clues!