... Simply Stamping ...: sneak peeks

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Final Day of Sneak Peeks! Winged Whispers

My cards for today use a beautiful new set that will be available at midnight tonight from Clear Dollar Stamps... Winged Whispers. My first card uses the sparrow and some dp that I found in my stash by Flair. I love that it has music on it, because the sparrow reminds me of the hymn - "His Eye is on the Sparrow". I watercolored my sparrow with watercolor pencils and a waterbrush on naturals ivory cardstock, then cut it out with oval nestibilities. The layers are embossed and torn and distressed to match the designer paper, and everything is tied together with gold cord and a button for a touch of elegance. Hmmm... distressed elegance? Is there such a thing?? LOL!

Supplies:

ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED: Winged Whispers
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: Kraft, Ivory Naturals, K&Co DP, Flair DP
INK: Caramel, Memento Desert Sand, Tuxedo Black
MARKERS (if any):none
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Waterbrush, gold cord, paisley cuttlebug folder, large oval nestibilities, sponge, button
COLORING MEDIUM (if any): watercolor pencils & waterbrush

My second card is colored with prismacolors and oms. I love my copics and can hardly put them down, so I have to *make* myself color with different mediums occasionally!! I used some older SU dp layered on some K&Co dp for the background layers, and did more sponging and tearing. I even pulled out my eyelets. I hate to have neglected embellishments! :-)

Supplies:

ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED: Winged Whispers
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: Caramel, White, Ivory Naturals, K&Co DP, Wanted SU DP
INK: Rust, Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Tuxedo Black, mustard
MARKERS (if any):none
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: eyelets, scrappers' floss, pearls, cropadile, sponge
COLORING MEDIUM (if any): prismacolors and oms
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any):

Don't forget that the other CDS designers have more to share, too!! I'm heading their way now!

Here's the list... and the links are in my sidebar. Thanks for visiting and happy shopping!! :-)

Nancy Grant

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Day Three Sneak Peeks - Dog Days

I only have one set to preview for you today, but it's such a cute one!! Dog Days is a set of 18 doggy sentiments and images that will be released by Clear Dollar Stamps in just a couple of days. October 1st to be exact! This set was so full of potential that I honestly didn't know what to use first. For my first card, I decided to follow an inspiration challenge that Laurie, our DT leader, had given us. It was a pair of yellow shoes with black polka dots. It reminded me of a spotted bumble bee! With that in mind, here's my card... How did I do??? LOL!!

Supplies:

ALL CDSTAMPS USED: Dog Days

CS AND PAPERS: Whisper White, Black, Summer Sun
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Snow, Summer Sun
MARKERS (if any): none

ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: 1 1/4" circle punch, sponge, zigzag scissors

Dog Days is an adorable set for anyone who's a dog lover at heart... like my daughter! I made her this little bookmark and post-it note holder for her desk and she loves it! The bookmark is a "scrapling" - the little piece left over when you cut a "normal" card base down to a 4.25" square. I simply colored little doggy with prismacolor pencils & oms, cut him out and attached him. I didn't use dimensionals, because I didn't think they'd stand up very well being squished in a book. ;-) I used a Basic Grey magnet inside, so it will clip to the page.

The little post-it note holder is a variation of this tutorial. I didn't use the chipboard, just cardstock for the covers. Here's a picture of the inside. I just love the extra strength and the classy look that the inside mat gives!

Supplies:

ALL CDSTAMPS USED: Dog Days
CS AND PAPERS: Whisper White, Pumpkin, Rust, K&Co dp
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumpkin, Teal
MARKERS (if any):
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, white gel pen, brown grosgrain ribbon, staple, basic grey magnets (for bookmark), dimensionals, post it notes
COLORING MEDIUM (if any): prismacolors & OMS

Ready for more previews? Be sure to visit the other designers blogs!! There is *wonderful* eye candy out there, and four other sets that are being unveiled!!

Here's the list again. Remember, the links are on my sidebar!!

Nancy Grant