Monday, August 29, 2011

Back2School NotePad Holder

My son starts back to school on wed., I wanted to make a little something for his aid. She is a very special person . While picking up some school supplies I grabbed a couple extra Post-it Notes and decided to make a note pad holder. I needed some inspiration and found a it Here




I first started out with the Back2School Digi Stamp,
I colored the bear with my colored pencils using the Gamsol Technique. I added
some Glossy Accents to the eyes and the pencil tip. I also applied some Pink
Cotton Candy Stickles to the ears, nose and eraser. But I still felt something
was missing, so I decided I was going to use Flock. I have all kinds of glue
but not something to use with the flocking. I tried the Glossy Accents and got
mixed results. It dried shinny in spots. But in the end it turned out OK. I
also used a Micro Sharpie to add some definition lines between the flocking and
then ended up doing the whole bear once the glue and flocking were dry.

I set my bear aside and created some flowers. I used a mixture of flower
files I have. I applied some Tsukineko Stain to them and once they dried I
applied some homemade Glimmer Mist using Pearl Ex Powders, a couple drops of
glue and some water in a Mini Mister. The leaf is from my stash of left over
cuttings. I believe it is from one of the cartridges, I will have to check my
handbooks to see which one. Used some Platinum Liquid Pearls in the center of
the flowers. Sprinkled some Martha Stewart Holiday Glitter, Crystal on
the rolled rose.   .


The cover is an empty Keebler Town House Flatbread box, Italian Herb to be
exact LOL. I used the stain again to add some distressing around the edges. I
cut some card stock and embossed it using one of my embossing folders. Punched
some photo corners and added a border to the inside using Martha Stewart border
punch.

Some additional photos:







Supplies:
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Reflections Card Stock Spice Market, additional card stock
Liquid Pearls Platinum
Brown Flocking
Glossy Accents
Post-it Notes
Glimmer Mist
Tsukineko Stain Terracotta, Walnut
Martha Stewart Border Punch, Holiday Glitter Crystal
Flower cut files
Empty Town House Box
Micro Sharpie
Cotton Candy Stickles

Thanks for looking,
Michelle


Saturday, August 13, 2011

Safari Palz Card

This is my first DT project.  I apologize for the photos, it is very dark and rainy today.



This is an action card based on a tutorial that Dena posted on her blog Here.

This card will be for my nephew for his birthday, he loves animals. I used the Safari Palz files, you can find them Here I used the Stylus on the rocks to give them a curved shape. I applied Stickles on the leaves and used an embossing folder on the crocodile. I also put a tree on the back of the card with some additional grass. This is what the back of the card looks like.




The lever on the right is what makes the monkey move up and down when the card opens and closes. The tab on the left is a support when the card is open.That does get glued to the back front of the card.



This is the front of my card. I used Porky’s Font for the sentiment and joined it to the additional front shape I created in MTC, to create a cut out effect and then cut a piece of black card stock to shadow it. I also applied Stickles to the sentiment and the snake.

You notice the monkey is in the down position when the card is closed and then moves up into the tree when the card is open.

If anyone would like the card file you can download it on my blog.
Supplies Used:

Bazzill Card Stock
Stickles
Card Stock

Thanks for looking,
Michelle