Bday Photo

This is my 2nd post today so be sure to scroll down!

When I saw this cute little Trevor I was thinking of a birthday photograph hanging on the wall. So......

I used DP for my wall paper. I made a "frame" for the picture by cutting the outter edge with a Labels 8 Nestie and then cutting the center out with a rectangle Nestie. I sponged some chocolate ink in various spots around the frame to give it some depth (note to self: Next time use lighter cardstock so you can really see the sponging!). I stamped Trevor and colored him with Copics. His shirt is paper pieced. I added a little shading to the dp on the shirt. I sponged a little ground for him and cut him out. Instead of trying to cut out that thin little ballon string, I left the piece between Trevor and the string and just colored it with Copics to blend into the DP. Ta Da!

Stamps: All That Scraps C.C. Designs Sugarplums Balloon Trevor
Paper: GP 110, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Archaic DP
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Copics, Nesties

Enjoy!
Michelle B.
"Queen of the Scene"

Bee Happy

Time for another All That Scraps Guest Designer spotlight! Whoo Hoo! You can read the All That Scraps posting HERE. I saw the little bee accessory stamp included here with Darby and I decided to carry the bee theme to the extreme.

I stamped the bee on the yellow layer to make my own DP. This layer was also sponged all around the edges with 2 darker colors of yellow ink and finished with an edge punch. Darby was colored with Copics (sticking to my black and yellow bee theme) and I sponged a little ground for her to stand on. Finally, I stamped some sentiments from All Women to make the sentiment here. I used the B from "Birthday", the e's from "celebrate" and the word "happy". To make sure the letters stood out from the white background, I sponged a little around the edges of each piece before attaching them in a whimsical pattern. The idea to do the sentiment like this came from that list I've been keeping of things I never do but wanna try!

Stamps: All That Scraps C.C.Designs Presents Sweet November Sprites Darby & Bumbles, All That Scraps C.C. Designs presents AmyR Stamps All Women Sentiments
Paper: GP 110, Basic Black, Barely Banana
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, So Safron, More Mustard
Accessories: Copics, Martha Stewart Scallop Dot Punch

Enjoy!
Michelle B.

Gotta Howl!

As soon as I saw this Love Bites set from FireCracker Designs by Pamela, I knew I had to do the wolf howling in the moon kinda scene! This is another versatile sentiment from this set too! A "howl" could be a YIPPEE or a BOO HOO or a "just be you" message.

To create the night sky, I punched a sticky note with my circle punch. I placed the outside piece (the piece with the hole in it) into position. I sponged the lightest color ink into the circle. I gave it a minute to dry and removed the sticky note. Then I stuck the circle shaped sticky note onto the moon as a mask. I sponged the next darkest shade of blue around the moon. I moved out a bit and sponged with the next darkest ink and kept repeating until I had black at the edge. I thought the moon needed a bit of clouds so I used my Bayou sponge without re-inking and just swiped right across the moon a few times. I then stamped the wolf into place and gave him a few white highlights on the right side.

Stamps: FireCracker Designs by Pamela Love Bites
Paper: GP 110, Soft Sky, Basic Black
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy
Accessories: sticky notes, 1.5” circle punch, stamp-a-majig, white Prismacolor pencil

Enjoy!
Michelle B.
"Queen of the Scene"

Tropical Gift Bag & a Tip

I love to make my own DP and this gorgeous flower from the Artful Inkables Paradise Island set was perfect for this! When it comes to wrapping gifts, I am a "last minute lucy" so its prolly a good idea for me to have a few of these around!

HERE's the link to the instructions for how to create the gift bag.

All I did to create this DP was stamp the flower in black right in the center, color that one with Copics, and randomly stamp the flower on the rest of the piece with various coordinating inks.

And now for the TIP: I am often preparing my DT pieces days or even weeks ahead of when you see them. I often "hunker down" in my stamp area for hours and complete many projects in one sitting. By the time I get upstairs to write up the the blog posting (which may be days later....), I have completely forgotten what supplies I used. I thought about putting them in a basket until I post but then if I need to use the same item twice its a problem. I thought about writing it all down but that takes time. I think I finally have a simple solution - Just take a pic of all the supplies with the finished piece! Here's an example of the pic I took for this piece:

Stamps: Artful Inkables Paradise Island
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Rose Red
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Rose Red
Accessories: Copics, Ribbon from Pink Hedgehog, Round Tab Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, ¼” circle Punch, Score-tape

Enjoy!
Michelle B.

On a Gift

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And now for my next trick.......This little girl needed a gift to gift to sit on!

I cut out two pieces of dp to serve as the lid and base of the box. On the base piece, I sponged black ink all along the top. When I put the two pieces together as you see here, it appears as if the box lid is hanging over and shading that base piece. In real life, this is flat as a pancake....no pop dots or anything! How fun is that!

I did not want to cut out that tiny balloon string to add this girlie to the scene so after I made the gift box, I stamped this little cutie into the box. I stamped her again on a piece of GP 110, colored her, and cut out her body and baloon. Then I simply paper pieced her body and balloon in and I didn't have to worry about the string. You can find out more about my cheaters for trimming images HERE.

Stamps: All That Scraps CC Designs Sugarplums Balloon Emma, All That Scraps CC Designs AmyR All Women Sentiments
Paper: GP110, Basic Black, Basic Grey Urban Prairie DP
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black,
Accessories: Copics, Ribbon from Pink Hedgehog

Enjoy!
Michelle B.
"Queen of the Scene"

Quilty Girl

I'm back to show you my first piece for the All That Scraps February Guest Designer spot. When I first saw this little girl, I thought her boots looked kinda old fashioned. I have also been seeing a lot of folks do faux quilts on their cards lately so I decided to give it a try.

Yep, I tried my hand at quilting for a bit so I had some old quilt books around. I found a pattern I liked and I sketched it all out on paper first. Then I drew the pattern in pencil onto the blue dp. I cut out the pieces for the red dp and pieced them into place. The image was colored in Copics and cutout. The dp for her dress and ribbon were shaded a bit with Copics and pieced into place. The panel she is standing on was first stamped with the words in the background, then sponged the edges, next sponged the "ground" and finally, stitched around the edges with a sewing machine to add to the quilty feel.



Here's an EXTREME close up:




Stamps: All That Scraps CC Designs Sugarplums Party Emma, All That Scraps CC Designs AmyR All Women Sentiments
Paper: GP110, Pacific Point, Basic Grey Marrakech
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Creamy Caramel, River Rock
Accessories: Copics, sewing machine

Enjoy!

Michelle B.
"Queen of the Scene"

This is BIG...really BIG!

Whoo Hoo! I'm so excited to tell you that I am the February Guest Designer over at All That Scraps! You know I love their images and I purchase many of my supplies there too! You can read the complete article right HERE. There will be a new article each Monday in February so I'll link you up each time, k? I'll be back later to post a review of my samples....want you to see them at All that Scraps first! Whoo Hoo!

Enjoy!
Michelle B.