Still Colouring

I opened up my digital stamp image from my computer. This is what the image looks like when you open it in Photoshop Elements. (My favorite program of all time). Use this even for Digital layouts and templates for scrapbooking.

Then, using photoshop, I bucket fill the image with the RGB colours that match the Stampin Up cardstock. This ensures me that the colour will match the cardstock I want to use for the card or scrapbook page. Still looks a little Blah. Just like a colour in page.

Now, with a little burn and dodge tool included in Photoshop Elements, I add shading and light to make the image look more blended and water coloured. I will post the card I made using this process when I stick it all together.

Before I colour an image, I make sure that I have saved it under another name.  EG ‘girl’ was the original file name, so I save another one called ‘girl coloured’. That way you can colour in as many images as you like.
Most importantly, have fun. This process becomes very addictive when you get the hang of it.

Mojo 160

 

Here is my submission for Mojo Monday sketch number 160. I made a few tiny alterations to the sketch, but all in all it is pretty much the same. I have used another digital stamp from Dustin Pike and again coloured with RGB’s to match the Stampin Up cardstock.

Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White.

Clowning around

 

This card is another example of the Mojo Monday sketch number 156. I have used a digital stamp from Dustin Pike and used Photoshop to colour the image. More on that later. All other supplies are from Stampin Up, including the Birthday Bash Designer Papers, real red, pacific point, old olive and whisper white cardstock.

Hope you like it. :)

New Mojo Sketch

Here is the latest Mojo Sketch for this week. Sorry I have been a little bit slack getting the pictures on my blog.

I really like this layout, and I think I will be using it quite a lot. I am also going to try and create a 6 X 6 album page using this sketch. Gotta love versatility.

I will post my card when it is finished.

I’m Back

 

Boy, it has been so long since I have Blogged anything. I think I am having withdrawals. This card sketch is (naturally) an older one of Mojo Mondays’. I basically copied the colour scheme of the one that Mary Fish has on her site for the example sketch.

www.stampinpretty.com (I hope that is the right one) She has amazing work on her blog. So very talented. And her scrap room! I am so very jealous…...lol.

 

Real Red designer paper – Bright Collection Designer Pack Daffodil Delight designer paper – Bright Collection Designer Pack Brights buttons – Chocolate Chip cardstock and ribbon Clear button – Penny Black Stamp (my favourite)

Just Believe 156

 

Here is my submission for the latest Mojo Sketch 156.

I have used all stampin Up products including:

Basic Grey ink and cardstock

Baja Breeze cardstock

Pear Pizzazz cardstock

Greenhouse Gala Designer Paper

Clear buttons and ribbon

Homework finished

 

So, I thought it may be easier to show you what the finished product looks like, before you start scratching your head in confusion, as I did when I re read my previous post. You can click on the picture to enlarge. I have finished the left hand side of the sheet, and whenever I make a card using the sketch, I will include the colour on the right hand side. A bit of a reference sheet really.

Hope it makes a little bit more sense now. Have a play, you may find it useful!

There is a mouse in the house

For this weeks class, I made some handouts with a mojo sketch and an example of a card I had previously made printed on it.
My class then had to reproduce the card, using the sketch supplied.
For homework, aah, I asked them to make two other cards using the same sketch. I will place a download link for the handout I made, in case you want to give it a go as well. When you download the sheet, you will find it blank. The first large square is to cut out a sketch and adhere it for a sketch reference. (I use mojo) and the second large square is to either place an example of a finished card for reference, or you could include another sketch if you want to. The smaller squares on the bottom of the sheet is for a 3/4” circle punch. I punched out the colours I used from the scrap card stock and stuck them on the sheet also. So now my class has: a sketch of the card, an example of the card and a colour combination which was used to make the final card. When the first sheet is finished, there are three different colour combinations that they can use, (whenever they make a card). Hope this all makes some sense. The download link is  Click Here Have fun. Oops almost forgot, when you print the document above, either print as is for a normal size binder, or as I do, my desk is too messy for a large folder, so I print and change the settings to multiple pages, cut them in half and insert them into my little folder. Just another option. Oh yeah, and if you do download the document and try it out, please let me know how you went. Thanks

Mojo Sketch week 75

Here is my submission for the February 2009 Week 75 Mojo Sketch Challenge. I think I missed the deadline. Oh well, there really is no time limit. Just have fun. The photos here show the sketch on the left, the front of my card in the middle, and the inside of my card on the right. I really like this sketch and I think I will be using it a lot more. I also used one of my Penny Black stamps. Naturally, all paper is from Stampin Up. Thanks for looking.

My Mojo 155

Here is my Mojo Sketch 155 card. I have again made a card using the new stamp set called Baby Bundle. I really like this stamp set. I have also used some of the Hostess Paper Pack designer papers and some of the papers out of the Simply Scrappin kit for girls. It almost looks like the sketch on the left.....

Backpack School Album part 2

Here are a few more pages from the Backpack School Album. I really like this project. Fun and easy to do, although a touch of 'trickyness' about it. 

Backpack School Album

Here is the tutorial that I finally finished this morning from, you guessed it. Demo to Demo. And I might say, another fantastic tutorial. All I need to do now is to find some photos, and away I go. There is a link on the right hand side bar of my blog. If you click on that, you will go straight to Andrea’s site. She has many more tutorials available as well. Not just the ones I have done.

 

Here are a few of the pages I have made for the album. The front cover is really cool, although I am having some blogger problems as the moment It is not letting me add photos. Really annoying. Anyway, if you check out demo to demo, you will see the finished album. Really must see what the problem is here.

T Slider Card

Here is my attempt at a T Slider Card. The instructions for making this card can be found here:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/Tslidecard/
It's a lot of fun to make, and can be adapted in several ways. I used a digital stamp image from Dustin Pyke. I really like his images, really great for using the blender pen and ink pads. I forgot to mention that I made one small alteration. I put another tab punch on the T Bar slider so I can pull on this, instead of relying solely on the one that closes the flap. I really hope that this makes sense. I think it will when you make one.

Tart and Tangy

This little set here is one from Demo to Demo. There is a link on the right hand side of my blog to direct you straight there. It used the Tart and Tangy set from Stampin Up. Andreas' tutorial gives you exact cutting instructions for each card (wasting very minimal papers) and includes instructions for a little storage box as well. I use Andrea's tutorials a lot as they are so easy to follow.

Easy Pages

Okay so here is the deal. This is the 99% foolproof way of scrapbooking, and the step I take to overcome the dreaded 'writters block'. Firstly, I log into smilebox. I use this program because I can see exactly what the overall pages are going to look like. Secondly, I choose the layout, I am trying to create. I then pick the theme I like, choose from hundreds. (That is the hardest part). I then click on the personalize button, select which photos I want in the album and save. It is all done. Now, because I am a Stampin Up demonstrator, I like to use Stampin Up products whenever possible. My next step is to grab the Designer papers and embellishments from Stampin Up that come close or match the pages above and use the pages above as a template for my Stampin Up pages. Easy really.

The best thing about scrappin this way, is there is no wasted designer paper. (I can tell be the pages I have already created what paper goes where). I can select the right photos to match the papers and instantly save hours and hours of procrastination, should this paper go here or should I put it there, what colours should I use etc. I'm sure you all know exactly what I mean by this. So, there is a link on the left for the smilebox program. I can guarantee you, this is the fastest and easiest way to whip out a few pages you can ever find. This is my system, It works for me, I hope it works for you too.

Nearly forgot. If I was to use the left image as my page, I would use the following colours. (Just to give an example) Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and a strip of a blue maybe Pacific Blue, Tempting Turquoise or something like that. You see, it really is easy.

Boatloads of Love

Here are the cards I made a while ago using the Boatloads of love Stamp set from Stampin Up. I really enjoy making cards with these little boats in them. A really versatile stamp set, although, retiring at the end of August. :(  I think I am going to hang on to this set for a little while longer yet, still so much to do with this little tug boat. Hope you enjoy.

Technique Class

This is the card that we made for out Faux Stitching technique. I also love this stamp set, and a great example of why we have the Stamp a ma Jig.

The cardstock is all from the Earth Elements selection, which is my favorite set of colours.

Although I am looking forward to the New Colours coming out on WEDNESDAY. Very excited here in Australia.

The instructions are downloadable from this site.

Standing Tent Card

I made these cards using the tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers called a Tent Card. There is a link to the tutorial on the bottom of this post. Fingers crossed that it works.

I have used, once again, the Unfrogettable stamp set from Stampin Up.
Although retired, I still enjoy using the frogs, especially for kids cards.

I have even used some of Jersey Shore designer paper, which I might add, is also discontinued. But I have lots of it, so I will keep using it until it is all gone. You never know, by the time I use it all, it may be back.

Here is a side view of the tent card, although upon reflection, not a really good one.

Ink:  Old Olive (I use the stamp pad lid and blender pen for colouring)
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Old Olive
DP:  Jersey Shore (retired)
Stamp:  Unforgettable (retired)

Find the TUTORIAL here

Twins by two

For some reason I have been making a lot of baby cards lately. I think that has something to do with the new releases (available 1st September 2010) of Stampin Up's baby stamps. One of my ladies from class was after a 'twins' card. I made these so she can CASE them. All products I used here are from Stampin Up, and the sentiment on the front of the card, I printed on the computer, changing the last line of text to coordinate with the base colour of the card.   Happy Stamping.

Bad Hair Day

Here is the latest Digital Scrapbook page I made this morning, while everyone was peacefully sleeping. This is one of my favorite pictures of Daniel's mischief.

The template came from Designer Digitals.
The cardstock also came from Designer Digitals.

I enjoy creating digital pages, there is no mess to clean up, I can change the elements if I need to and I can experiment with different papers until I get the look I am after.

If you can read the date on this page, it is December 2004.
I think I am a little bit behind with my scrapbooking.

Too many cards.......

Roller Wheel Fun

I made these on Saturday afternoon as an example of Stampin Up's new Baby Tees Roller Wheel.

Even though all the cards are the same, each one has their own personality.

I enjoy using the roller wheels in this manner just as much as using them for backgrounds etc.

Mojo Challenge Week 150

Here is my submission for the Mojo Monday Sketch 150.

I can personally now say, I have another addiction.
I can also say, if you haven't tried a mojo sketch, do it.

I used the Vintage Vogue (Clear stamp set)
Rich Razzleberry cardstock
Old Olive cardstock (Still my favorite)
Cottage Wall Designer Papers
Rich Razzleberry Ink
Rich Razzleberry Ribbon

Naturally, idea came from Mojo Monday.

One for the little men

 

I can't believe I haven't posted these cards yet.

I made them when the stamps were new and have had them sitting in my craft room for months.

Does that suggest that my craft room is a little bit unorganised?

I guess I know what I am doing today, cleaning my craft room I would say.

I used the goodmorning sunshine designer papers for these cards. I really like this paper, and I think it looks great on little man cards. Nice and bright.

This is the second birthday bot card, using the same designer papers. You can tell by the image, that I hadn't tried the watercolour paper back then. Although I am not sure whether using the watercolour technique would have the same impact.

Another idea just just sprung to mind.

I should have used the little nuts and bolts from this set on my tool cards. Would have worked in rather well. So if anyone is going to CASE these cards, let me know how it goes.

Birthday Princess

Following the 'Side Step' card I made using the unfrogettable stamp set, I thought I had better make a card using a girlie set. This one I thought was just perfect. One of my ladies had requested a card that she can CASE for her granddaughters 10th birthday. I am hoping that she will like this one.

The tutorial for this style of card can be found under the heading tutorials. Although I did alter the width of the side step so I could fit the image of the princess in. Have fun.

A few more for the boys