Showing posts with label SU Espresso Yourself. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SU Espresso Yourself. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Grumpy morning coffee lady card



Recipe:

Stamps: Print Pattern, "Good Morning" woman by All Night Media, Word stamp from I Like Your Style, Coffee cups from Espress Yourself, Mesh by Magenta

Paper: Black (of course), Real Red, Taken with Teal, Glossy white

Ink: Basic Black dye, Markers: Basic Black, Ruby Red, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Creamy Caramel, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Air art gun, 1" circle punch, 1&1/4" circle punch

This is for Amy Westerman's Super Sunday Sketch Challenge #4.

I saw a Bella stamp (Grumpbella) that made me remember that I had this cute old grumpy woman in my stamp stash. I figured it would be a good one for this challenge. Sorry I'm using Print Pattern YET AGAIN, but I just love that stamp. What can I say? It goes with everything! I will try to hold back, though. ;)

I popped the woman's coffee cup out with a tiny piece of a Dimensional:



Sunday, February 25, 2007

Coffee triangular feature card



Recipe:

Stamps: Print Pattern, Espress Yourself

Paper: Black, Chocolate Chip, glossy white

Ink: Versamark, Basic Black dye, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Markers: Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Summer Sun, Always Artichoke, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black; Black organdy ribbon, Black polka dot ribbon, Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Inkworx art gun, 1&1/4" square punch, 1&1/2" square

Goofing around with a triangle feature I used in another card and a 5.5" x 5.5" square design.

Roses friendship card



Recipe:

Stamps: Print Pattern, Roses in Winter, Espress Yourself, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Paper: Black, Rose Red, glossy white

Ink: Versamark, Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Basic Black

Accessories: Black organdy ribbon, polka dot grosgrain ribbon, small rectangle punch, 1&1/4" square punch, 1&1/4" square punch, Dimensionals, Inkworx art gun, Basic Black marker, Chocolate Chip marker

Here's another card with the triangle feature similar in style to my previous card. On the roses I inked the stamp with Rose Red dye ink, then colored around the edges with the Chocolate Chip marker, huffed on the stamp, and stamped the image onto the glossy white. The darker edges looked pretty cool.