Saturday, July 16, 2011

TOMIC #6

Wow - has it ever been a busy few days working on this project. This week's challenge was to create a 3D scene using Magnolia stamps. Here is what I came up with...
The project is a 12x12 piece of cardboard with a fair theme. I don't have many Tilda stamps, although my collection is growing! I have even fewer background stamps. I was trying to think of something "above and beyond" what the DT might be looking for. While I have yet to create a stair card - a suggested idea - I thought that if I was going to be creating a scene, then I want to be able to frame it and not be as limited by the size of a card.
After looking through card magazines and google images, I was drawing a blank. Now, I don't usually ask my husband for ideas, but I did this time and I will think twice before I do it again - lol. His suggestion? How about a Ferris wheel? Oh, and how about a roller coaster in the background and maybe a little tent or something? I love the idea - it just was quite the undertaking! Who knew he would get so wrapped up in my creation!?!?
Now let's get to the project. I used my Cricut to make the grass, clouds and butterflies. For a few aspects of the project (since I don't have stamps that I could use instead) I used a collage style by cutting out items from magazines. The roller coaster is made of brown cardstock and brown pearls. Copics were used to colour the Tildas as well as creating some depth to the clouds. I popped out the Ticket Booth and added some bling and flowers to the roof.
Everything in the foreground has been "popped up" using a combination of cardboard and foam tape. It started out quite pretty, but as I kept wanting the Ferris wheel to "pop" further, I added more and more cardboard. Thankfully you can't see it from the front view.
The middle of the ferris wheel and behind each "bucket" are brads which allow the ferris wheel to actually move! I used red and blue Stickles around the edge of the Ferris wheel to give the impression of lights (like real Ferris wheels have). There are buttons and glitter on the wheels of the roller coaster. And, although it is hard to see, there are tiny pearls and glitter on the Ferris wheel buckets. The balloons were cut out with the Cricut as well. I then added Martha Stewart foil glitter and then covered the glitter with Glossy Accents to smooth out the glitter and keep it in place. It gives a really cool effect which I don't think you can see in the pictures.


If you look at this picture and compare it to the first, you will see that I turned the Ferris wheel to show that it does in fact move.

Thanks for checking out my latest project - it was so much fun. I will be putting it in a shadow box on hanging it somewhere in my craft/art room. See you next week!

Friday, July 8, 2011

My double easel card

Hello! Here is my submission for the TOMIC Challenge #5 - Make an easel card - and then thought I would try another challenge site - Simon Says Stamp and Show - Show a Flourish. I've made an easel card once before and haven't been back to try it again. This is the first time I have used my Sizzix flourishes. Of course, I googled easel cards and looked at many beautiful cards created by amazing people. There was one card that stood out among all the rest - the double easel card - found at Sonia's Crafty Patch.
It inspired my card - thanks Sonia!
I have watched the cards that have been chosen by the Magnolia Design Team. The cards are always beautiful, over-the-top and unique. I am determined to have one of my cards chosen by the DT. Maybe this card will be the ONE? Maybe Simon Says Stamp and Show will like my card?
Now, about the card. The papers are from Close to My Heart. The paper is discontinued now but knew this was the card to use the paper on.



The Magnolia girls I coloured some time ago and was amazed how well the girls and the paper worked together - I couldn't have planned it much better!

I used Spellbinders Nestabilities behind the girls and Sizzix for the flourishes.

The girls are coloured using Copics. I've added pearls, crystals, flowers, charms and ribbon.


Thanks for checking out my card and blog. See you next week - hugs!



Friday, July 1, 2011

TOMIC #4

Hello again! This week's challenge was to make a card with shimmer and pearls. Here is my submission. Usually I look through the Magnolia magazines or Splitcoaststampers for some inspiration. This week I came up with my own design. I used Honey Tilda with the Watering Can for her to sit on. They are coloured using Copics. I added a couple small doilies behind the layered Spellbinder Nestabilities. The flowers I used already had pearls in them and then I finally found a card to add the pearl swirls in three of the corners.

Honey Tilda has clear and pink sparkles on her wings. There are tiny little pearls on her pig-tails. I also glittered up her heart antennae, around the oval background, the flowers, and the butterfly on the background. It's hard to tell but the red and pink checkered paper is actually metallic and has a wonderful shimmer to it.

This was such a fun card to create. Enjoy and see you next week!