GO FOR IT - VLVS DT Project

Here's my Viva Las Vegastamps! DT project for this week! I started off thinking I was going to try an ATC and wasn't really jazzed about it when I was done so I turned it into a card instead.

I have to say this was out of my comfort zone but I am happy I attempted it. Here is what I did...

I stamped one of the rubber stamps from

Paper Artsy Wings Plate 6

available at Viva Las Vegastamps on my surface.

I then colored it and added some Ranger Ink over top and faded a little then covered it with Gesso...and scraped so you could see the print below. I added scraps of various adhesive for the border of the image. The layer under that is a little hard to notice but it's textured paper that I added Smootch - Mocha to. For the next layer I used some orange paper from my stash and the layer under that - plain white paper. The main paper for the back is some designer paper I used - added some Sticko swirls and Darice gems. on the very top I had two really old adhesive circle stickers I put on opposite corners and on top of the upper left hand side a metal embellishment that says GO FOR IT. I thought it was really different for me so I thought the phrase was fitting not only for that but for a neat "aged" Encouragement Card or something. Sure, it's a little funky, but I thought it was fun to make.

VLVS DT - Halloween & Wine - And Everything's Fine?

At my poor attempt at a title let alone a rhyme...here is my post for this week! I like to call it "Halloween & Wine: But Not At The Same Time"

I ended up not knowing what to do for this week's post at the beginning and ended up with two completely different projects in the end.

For my first project above I took the back of a cork board coaster and added one of the VLVS to it. I used various inks, craft markers, blending tools, glitter pens, etc for coloring. I had some 'gel' embellishments that fit in the corners nicely and then added a border to each side as it looked a tad bare without it.

I used THIS STAMP from VLVS over at stampo.com

For my next trick...I mean project...I just did an ATC. I guess I could say this is my very first Halloween Project of the year!

You can find THIS STAMP HERE. I used paper from my stash, gel pens, blending pens, and other craft markers for my coloring. I used the same border as in the first project but I think it looks very different. I also used black ink around the edges of the white paper where I stamped the image.

SketchMania #44

Here's the sketch for this week over at SketchMania! I had no idea what to do with it so I went with an ATC this week! I haven't done one of those in a while...here it is...

Take a look at my sidebar for the SketchMania Link :)

LSS DT ATC Project

I haven't done an ATC in a while so I figured I would do one this week for my LSS DT Project. I ended up using a Digi Stamp from THIS SET available over at Lindsay's Handmade Shop.

It's hard to see but I used stickles on the star.

Make sure you swing by Lindsay's Blog...for endless treats!

And take a look at the rest of the team's blogs and their recent projects!

Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer)

Shannon Neparko

Margie Visnick

Tracey Allen

Leanne Garner

Tamara Bennett

Cindi Hooks

Micki Harper

Karin Martin

Jennifer Bliss

Rhonda Walker

Diane Bove

I'm entering this project in the following challenges this week...

AiFactory - Monochromatic

Delightful Challenges - Use Your Scraps

Romantic ATC

Apparently I have a new found LOVE for these lil stars that are a part of a digi stamp from THIS SET that Lindsay created! I have found myself using them over and over again for just about anything. I cut them out and covered them in Stickles here in this ATC.

It's been a while since I did an ATC. I might get back into them again!

Check out the rest of the LSS DT Girls Blogs:

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer) Cheryl Gorka (DT Coordinator) Cindi Hooks Diane Bove Jennifer Bliss Karin Martin Laurel Seabrook Leanne Garner Lisa Jurecek Margie Visnick Melissa Craig Micki Harper Rhonda Walker Shannon Neparko Tamara Bennett Tracey Allen Tracy Vinson

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:
Aly's Sunday Challenge - MUSIC
Anything Goes Challenge - Emboss It
Crafts And Me - Glitter
One Stop Craft Challenge - Embossing
Tiffany Doodles - Anything But A Card
Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog - Stickles & (Shade of) Yellow

Button ATC Card

Here is an ATC Card that I did recently for a Website as well as a SWAP. Since I am still new to ATCs I was pleased with this attempt.

Paper Arts Mingles & Challenges is having an ATC Challenge!

I'm still very excited to be on the DT for the Paper Arts Mingles and Challenges Group! Here is the 2nd challenge...an ATC Challenge - the theme is FRIENDSHIP. Here is the link:
http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/paperartsminglesandchallenges
I hope you will join!
Above is my example. There are other examples on the website as well!