Another Winter Scene

Happy Monday everyone!

I'm still in a brayering mode... 'did this card last night and love the look. This is another one of those stamps that hops off the shelf at the stamp store and screams out "buy me, take me home and brayer me!" and then it mystically lands in my shopping basket. I'm not sure how it happens...Does that happen to you too?   :)

I used a medium blue and navy for the background brayering. The deer stamp is very "impressionist"... the artist's rendering leaves intentional spots on the stamp blank and makes the image interesting. It's "Let's Play" from Penny Black.  After doing my initial brayering, I created a mask using a post-it note to create the hills in the background and the moon. I stamped the deer in Versamark, then in a cocoa brown ink and embossed with a mixture of Dazzling Diamonds and clear embossing powder. The shrub was stamped in Versamark and olive green and then embossed.  The sentiment is a rub-on.

Braying is a lot of fun to do and I hope you will venture out and test it yourself!

Enjoy your day, and be safe in all you do.

A Simple Brayering Project

During our Girl's weekend I did a little tutorial on brayering for my friends. This was a very simple project that was perfect for a newbie to this technique... everyone enjoyed learning a bit about brayering and turning this into great greeting cards. What's so cool is that each card was just a bit different and unique.

I used several shades (light, medium and dark) of blue to create the sky.. and several shades of green to create the ground, and used a mask to create some hills and the moon. The image was stamped with versamark and black memento and embossed with clear powder.

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due.....When I first started stamping I was told that CASE meant "Copy and Steal Everything"... I thought that was pretty odd and selfish, and quickly learned through my blogging friends and forums that this is not the real, true meaning and intent of this acronym.

Since CASE is really about 'sharing' in our community, I want you to know that this tip (stamp first in Versamark, then in any ink and heat emboss with clear powder) was shared by Michelle Zindorf while attending her wonderful brayering classes last July. I want to set the record straight for my readers and friends that Michelle is the one who deserves all the credit for this great tip!!

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day and be safe in all you do!

"I've been Zindorf-ed"

This past Saturday, I had a great opportunity...I spent the entire day in the Beginning and Advanced classes conducted by Michelle Zindorf while she was visiting Columbia Missouri. I've been following Michelle since my early days as a stamper and card-maker, and I've been in awe of her work as so many of us have been. Everything Michelle does is just awesome and I was so glad I had the opportunity to be part of the workshop. Michelle's talent.. her card layouts, color techniques and workshops are amazing.

So, like a good student, I took what I learned and attempted a few cards on my own. These are quite simple in comparison to Michelle's work, but at least it's a start for me. Thank you Lisa for hosting this opportunity for so many of us to meet Michelle, and to get to know her techniques.

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day, have a few laughs along the way, and be safe in all you do.