Thursday, August 27, 2009

Scooter girl


Scooter girl
Originally uploaded by Patty_kins
I'm a tad sluggish these days, so no craft coming out of me. But I did make a bunch of cards for Rubber Romance's DT call. I didn't make it, but I love the images so much, I kinda didn't care. I do but I don't, ya know?!

Anyway, I love the Divas, and this is one of them. She's scootin' around town. I like to picture she's in San Francisco or something, just scootin along in her French lookin' outfit. Oh, totally off tangent: I'm going to take French in September. Tre' excited.

Ok... back on to my little pity party. I think my mojo went on a late summer vacay. I went to Michael's and tons of fun stuff to be had, I even broke budget and bought some stuff. (I need stamps like I need a hole in my head) BUT! They had couple Martha sets that were on sell, so I couldn't resist.

However, once I got home, sat down, get all good and ready to work, nada. I mean, zilch, nil, zero, niet, nothing. So, I ended up surfing the web once again.

Oh well, hopefully it'll come back soon...
Supplies:
All stamps by Rubber Romance

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Kindness


Kindness
Originally uploaded by Patty_kins
Not a whole lot to update here... I took the easy way out to the card today... it's a scrap card. This is the Anna Griffin's card pack. Everything is pretty straight up. I just love the quote. It's said: "No act of kindness however small is ever wasted. - Aesop"

I was thinking how growing up we have all the Aesop's stories that teach us a moral or a lesson. And how, in this day and age, it seems to be overrated. I'm not sure if all the technology is taking over or what. Anyway, I started to do some research about the stories that are forgotten. You can go here to see them.

I just like the idea, like parables, that while it is teaching a lesson it is also telling a story. People don't write like that anymore where they allow you to think about the results and let you draw your own conclusion and yet you arrive at the same point as the author wants you to go.

Anyway, absolutely have nothing to do w/ the card. I thought it's nice saying and I like how it used so little words to express such a grand idea. I love it and this is a great card as a thank you to my friend. :) One stone two birds.

Supplies:
All by Anna Griffin

Monday, August 17, 2009

Snowflake card


Snowflake card
Originally uploaded by Patty_kins
So, continuing with the series... here's another one for the class. It's modeled after this. I was thinking about doing the little dots and spackles, but then decided against it. I was thinking maybe some swirls, but didn't want to card to be too busy. But, now looking at it, seems like some of them got divided one side versus another.

Frankly, as I always tell students that your recipients, unless they're creative by profession, they're just going to be greatful that you took the time to make them a card. As that is part of the personal touches you put into your annual ritual of card-sending. No one is going to nit-pick over it. It's just a person preference at that point.

I'm telling you, I was psuedo-cleaning my craft room, I found my awesome stickie rub-on, where you rub on the figure and then rub the flock or glitter on. I love those things... so I'll be looking forward to those. Another type of fun stuff that I'm looking forward to, was the shiny foil paper. You basically have the stickie image, place your foil, nice and neat, and off you go... come off with the image. I also like to do the negative/positive thing too. Where, one rub is the positive image, and cut out the negative part for another card. Yes, I'm a cheap-skate, but it's useful more than once, then why not? I'd like to think that I'm frugile.

Anyway... off to work...

Supplies:
Card & Snowflake Stamps by SU
Word stamp by Amuse

Friday, August 14, 2009

Silver Swirl


Silver Swirl
Originally uploaded by Patty_kins
So, 3 of 5 for the card class....

This is a CASE on this. The other day, a friend was asking, how come it doesn't look exactly like the card I referred to. I was telling them that the idea is not to make an exact copy of what they have. The idea is that they inspire me to make something, and yes, it's awfully close to what they have on their design, but they are professional printing, I'm not. So, that makes up the difference... I think.

Anyway, this is an easy peasy kinda card. I guess I can stand to have more swirls, but I like my star swirl, which the other stars got covered by the flower, but still, I like my star swirl.

I totally forgot I have the Xmas set from Autumn Leaves. Does that ever happen to you? Where you are flipping around and to your surprise you have these awesome stamps? Yes, that happens to me alot. So much so that I've bought duplicate stamps because I thought the stamp is so cool... Totally forgot that I already own it. Go figure.

Supplies:
Swirl stamp by Autumn Leaves
Flower stamp by DeNami

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Blue snow swirl


Blue snow swirl
Originally uploaded by Patty_kins
Meant to do this earlier, but hey, better late than urh... not do it, right?

Anyway, so as my card class, 2nd class being featured, is a CASE of this from a catalog.

I know it's not exactly the same, but the idea is that whatever people deemed is fancy at home, can achieve similar results. It's not meant to be the EXACT result of what the professionals have. Frankly, to the untrained eyes, people would've thought that you bought that instead of making it. So, that's that.

By the way, I'm lovin' my silver and white embossing powder. They are like crack, it's so fun to make things fancy. Trust me, I have a whole tupperware full of gold embossing powder, and I will never get tired of it, but let me tell you the white and silver are too much fun. I also got black ones, so hopefully I'll get to play w/ that this weekend. Now if I can only find the time... hmmm....

Supplies:
All supplies by SU

Monday, August 10, 2009

Green tree


Green tree
Originally uploaded by Patty_kins
So, I'm creating a class for the upcoming quarter at Sew Crafty. The theme is to make cards like the pros.

Truth be told, it is all inspired by the multitude of catalogs I get from work. Since we are a corporation, they often try to get you to think about client cards and what not before the holidays, so if you still have a budget, you would've blown it on cards instead of something else before the holidays gets here.

So, one of the cards I saw in the catalog. It's a good way to show people how easy it is to stamp and emboss a card and be done with it. No more need to cave into the commercial silly cards, when you can make one that's fast and easy and impressive to friends and family.

I may go back and put some twinkling H2O on the star, but I'm still debating about that... I do want to have some red dots but I'm debating on that too... I have to mull it over first.

Supplies:
Card by SU
Stamp by DeNami

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Gate


Gate
Originally uploaded by Patty_kins
Doesn't this background looks like a gate? Like to some Asian place or some fancy house that has a gate. Except their gate would probably be black and iron, not orange. Hmm...

Well, this is my last card for my thank you friend series. I like how the patterned paper worked well w/ the card and stuff. It just makes me happy when things all come together.

I've been a busy girl. I finished a penguin and had to sent it off to my friend, who is giving it to her sister. I have to prep for my fall classes, a la the candle. I still need to do a quick write up for couple more things. I'm like going in 15 directions and just one me and one head to go around. Hmm....

Well, hubby had his wisdom teeth out today... Poor guy, puffed up like a fish... it's kinda funny though... I know, I'm mean for taking joy in others pain. But, who else could I pick on? ;)

Is it Friday yet?

Supplies:
card and patterned paper by SU
Stamps by Martha Stewart

Monday, August 3, 2009

Success on the first try, Wohoo!


stamped candle
Originally uploaded by Patty_kins
So, I am looking to teacha class in stamping on candle, so I figured that I'd better get some practice in there... First try, and it was a success! W00t!

I used couple different tutorial that teaches the same thing (just had to make sure, ya know). One of them here, another one here, and one from Splitcoast. See, told you, just needed to make sure.

What frusted me at first was that they all said to do it on tissue, but didn't say what type. I hope they weren't talking about tissue you sneeze into, because they are lousy at absorbing ink and don't even try to color them in. I don't care if it has aloe in it or not, it's just going to be hard and fuzzy with the fuzz sticking to my markers.

Just so you know, and for my own reference in the future far far away. =P I ended up doing it on tissue paper, the type you gift wrap with or make like the bag is fuller than it really is. Hee hee.

Also, I saw some tutorial ask you to use Staz On ink, I didn't find that necessary. As long as you get a good image, it'll work. I did have the SU ink leak thru the tissue paper, versus my Paper Salon licroice is fine.

In terms of coloring in the image, if you have the swirls that no coloring is necessary, it does come out very pretty. For a hallow image like this one, I had used color pencils, that didn't work out very well because of the lead, but if you use the wax pencils, that turned out very nice.

Some people recommend you to wet your tissue a tiny bit to shape it, if you use brand new tissue paper, that wouldn't really be an issue. But, if not, I see why they suggest that. But when they say little, they really mean little because no heat gun can heat it fast enough to seal it into the candle.

The neat thing about this is that once you heat it, you can really see it sealed into the candle, and you can't see the paper at all. That's pretty neat. My thing is, if you use wax paper, and you should; don't reuse it more than twice. The previous melts does take off some color and it will mixed to a new project. Also, the paper itself, since it's wax (well duh on me) it does melt the candle kinda funny. You can't see it here, but I did take off some of the bottom that melted funny.

I do recommend using a bigger pillar candles, because for a small candles like this, I have some big pretty image that wouldn't fit. The other thing is that the edges can easily melted by accident. So, if you have a big pillar, it just gets melted and cooled back into it; versus, the edges of the small one gets warp out of shape.

For cooling, I do roll it around to 'seal' it some more before peeling off the wax paper. It seals so well that it doesn't really matter about how much it suck in. For the parts that didn't fit, use an x-acto knife to cut it. It's easiest to make it nice and clean.

Try it out, I'm having alot of fun making these.
Supplies:
Stamp by Rubber Romance