Steam & Feathers - a Punk Card

 

 

I just recently got Frantic Stampers Feathers precision die set.  Feathers are all the rage right now and I've been thinking of something to do with them.  I love top hats and steampunk style so....I decided on this theme for a card!

 

I wanted my feathers to really have some pizazz so I used two sets of Encrusted Jewels by Stampendous.  They give you a little kit with embossing powder and other stuff to create some pretty cool effects.  I used Teal and Purple sets.

 

Steampunk is all abut gears so I had to include this in my card too! I embossed an ivory piece of cardstock and added an edging of copper and then Rusty hinge and Tea Dye over top of it.  I added some gears of course, even a little gear at the base of my feathers...so cute!

 

and then...my focal...a top hat with feathers!  I mounted my hat with mounting tape so it could really stand out. 

 

I love the way the top hat and feathers turned out. I cut a small slit in my hat so that I could thread the stem of each feather into it and attach from behind the hat.  I added some gold embossing powder touches like a brim and some "wear".

I hope you enjoyed my car today! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Take Care!  Lis

ATC - Americana - a video

Hi everyone!  I would like to share a video I made using the Frantic Samper Southwest Panel. Enjoy!

 

 

(I know that this video is a little "upside down".  Im working on it!)

 

An Easter Wish

Hi all,

I wanted to wish each of you a Happy Easter.

Lis

 

I wanted to make a tri fold card.  I cut a letter size cardstock on a slant and used a punch to creae my design.  Since 11 x 8 1/2 lacks one inch, I ended up pasting on a 4 inch page to my front so that each part of the card was 4 inches. (Next time I will use a 12 x 12!)

I took some Anna Griffin papers and glued them on and trimmed them.  I edged each panel with Dazzles in different colors. 

Since the middle back panel shows when the card is folded, I also covered that one.
I punched a pink cardstock design (same design)P and glued it over top of the ivory base for the middle section only to give more contrast.

 

I edged the tops with versa mark and embossed with Zing Silver glitter embossing powder.

I added a die cut egg in yellow an added different sized white pearls to decorate.

 

I added a few last dazzles in lavender to the last panel.  I will write my sentiment here.

Have a Happy Easter!



 

Easter Bonnet

 

I love to use old pictures in my artwork. I came across this picture of a little girl in a bonnet and it reminded me of when I was a little girl at Easter.  Mom always got us a new dress to wear when we visited grandma on Easter Sunday.

 

I used the Heartfelt Creations Paper Pad for my background paper on an ivory card base. 

I also used Prima flowers.  They have these packets of flowers in different sizes and leaves too!  It made it very easy to create my bouquet.  I did use some additional flowers and pieces but not much! 

 

I cut out the frame in burgundy suede paper and used the same Frantic Stamper die to cut out my picture. 

 

I like using photo corners because they lend themselves to that old fashioned feeling.  I added a white pearl butterfly pin as a last touch (did you spot it?).  Have fun creating your own Easter cards this year!

 

Thanks for stopping by, Lis

An Easter Card

 

 

It's that time of year again! Easter is coming.  here are chocolate bunnies and baskets full of toys in the stores and eggs all around!  I used a new die from Frantic Stamper to cut this egg from gold glossy cardstock.  I backed it with Stardream lavender paper which I first embossed.  Finally i decorated my egg and matted pieces with white pearls. (To tell you the truth I wasn't sure how white pearls would work.  I only have white and beige, no ivory...but the white looks kind of nice!) I also used a label die from Frantic Stamper to die cut some pink Stardream paper that I then embossed.

 

 

 

I added some lime green crepe ribbon.

 

 

 Here's another picture of my egg.

I hope this inspires you to make an Easter Egg card of your own.

Thanks for stopping by, Lis

Frantic Stamper Precision Die - Southwest Panel: Spotlight Video

Hi everyone!  I wanted to share this video with you.  It is designed to give you some great ideas on the flexibility of the Southwest Panel.  Enjoy!

 

Mom is Love

Mom is Love - Coloring with Paper

by Lis Whiting

Today's card is a coloring project although it might not look like one.  I colored my stamp with papers!  This is not a new technique but one I wanted to get out of the back of the closet and dust off!
Tip: When selecting your stamp, choose one that has more outline.  This technique does not work as easily with solid stamps.
I started with a Frantic Stamper stamp of a picture of a woman with a dress that looked like the 50's to me. Frantic Stamper has a wonderful selection of Ladies for almost every time period.  I especially love the Erte group.  I stamped my image on heavy white smooth card stock in Staz-On Black. (Actually I did this several times. It gave me a couple of images to play with...you know...just in case I made a boo boo.)  I chose two patterned papers for my "coloring" and stamped the image on each of these as well.  I cut out the top part of the dress for a blouse on one and the skirt on the other. I cut out my full stamped image with about a 1/8 inch plain border around it.  I glued the blouse on with glue stick.  The skirt had a three flower design on it. I added pink carnations to that area first, then glued the skirt to my stamped image.
I chose a yellow card base and dark blue card stock for mats.  I chose a more plainivory colored paper to place my completed image on.  I finished with a crepe bow and the word LOVE attached with foam tape. I added some color to her hair with some Distress Markers. I added beige 2mm pearls to decorate.
I do hope that you give this a try. It's fun and you can use your scraps!
Thanks for stopping by!

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Products used:

• Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck in Odds and Ends Collection
• Frantic Stamper Stamp Bloom Dress