Dana's 3-D downline challenge

    This is what Dana came up with for her challenge project.  We were all so impressed with her creativity.  She found old wooden spools at an antique shop; made a rod to for the hanger, embossed the background; made a jacket for the dress.  She said it is now hanging on a wall in her bedroom.  Didn't she do a great job?  What her project taught me is that you do not always have to do a card when making a project.

Downline Dress Up challenge part 2

 

 

 

 

   Here are some more cards from the February challenge issued to my downline.  Check out yesterday's blog for the challenge details. 

 

The front of Amanda's card.  She used ribbon at the bottom of the dress and made it look like a ruffle.

 

 

The inside of Amanda's card.  I love how she incorporated the hanger clip.

 

Janet has some small flower embellishments at the waist of her dress that are really cute.

Darcy added some rhinestones on her dress that give it that extra bling and she gave dimension to the dress that made it seem to pop from the card.

 

   I love how each person had a different perspective on the card, and we all started out with the same pieces.



Downline DressUp Challenge part 1

 

     What project would you make with these items?  At my downline meeting for the past few months I have been issuing a challenge.  The challenge last month was to create a project from these items.  I taught my downline three ways to color the flower trim.

 

1. rub an ink pad over the top of the flower.

2.  Place some reinker and water in a small container and soak the flower in the solution.

3. Use a puddle of ink from an ink pad, dip the aqua painter into the puddle and paint the flower .



 

This is the card I came up with.  My flower has been colored by rubbing the ink pad over the top with Tangerine Tango ink.

 

This is the card my sister, Nan came up with.  She lives in Eugene, Oregon and mailed me her sample.

     How would you use the DressUp framelits and the flower trim to make a project?  Check back tomorrow to see what the rest of my downline did.

 

 

Paper Pumpkin Thank You

     Tomorrow is the day that the first My Paper Pumpkin kit gets mailed out to those of us that ordered it.  Are you excited?  I know I am because I LOVE getting things in the mail.  As my way of thanking people that have ordered My Paper Pumpkin and mentioning me as the demonstrator, I have created a thank you card that I will send out. Here is what is included in the thank you card.

1. A pumpkin card CASED from Ronda Wade with a handwritten message from me on the back.

2. A picture of a way to enhance the basic card design for one of the cards and the kit to make the enhancements.

3. My Digital Studio created directions on how to build the card.

     It is not too late to join My Paper Pumpkin.  Whenever you join you will receive the welcome kit as your first kit. There is an acrylic block included in the welcome kit and it is needed for the kits that follow.
     When you join make sure you mention me, Sue Scheets, as your demonstrator so you can receive your own Thank You card and kit. 

How to create the Faux tile look

     I had such fun creating the cards for last weekend's technique stamp camp called Faux fun.  This is the last card from the camp that stampers got to make if they RSVP'd for the class. I always offer a free card for anyone who RSVP's.  It makes it so much easier for me to plan when I have an accurate account. The steps to apply this technique are fast and easy.

1. Using a diagonal scoring plate score a square piece of card stock every half inch.

2.  Turn the scored piece of card stock 90 degress and score again every half inch.

3. Sponge ontop of the scored piece with a light color.  See how the scored area looks like the grout on tile. 

4. Stamp a simple image ontop of the scored piece using the same color ink that you used to sponge.

5. Finish the card to your liking.

A closeup of the tile

 



  What was your favorite Faux technique?  Check out previous posts to see the other cards we made at my Faux Fun stamp camp.