Saturday Image Bonus 53

Here are four more of the french trade cards from last week. The images are so much fun and such bright colors. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.

As always feel free to use any image for your personal use and artwork only. Do not post or sell the original images anywhere else on the net, but feel free to link anyone here. I ask that if you use one in your artwork that you link it back to my site and add a comment to this message with a link to your artwork so we can all enjoy it.

One Step Further

So with this card I took the corner rounder method described below a step further. I used the EK Success Corner Rounder Punch Interlaced. I punched the corner rounder around a circle as described in Becca's Blog tutorial. Then I went back in and punched in between the first punches just clipping a bit of the edge. I was left with this great lace circle frame. The flowers are a Martha Stewart punch. The papers are from a new K & Co pad called Blue Awning. I used a small piece of antique fishnet lace for the background and the card is embossed with the Swiss Dot Cuttlebug folder. The stamps are from my new set of stamps coming out soon called In the Garden.

Corner Rounder Card

Becca's Blog had a great tutorial on how to use a corner rounder to make this filigree look in a circle. I used several elements from her card and added my own. I do love this look. I never get bored with my punches. The punch used was the EK Success Card Creator Decorative Corner Slot Punch Venetian. For the background I used two Cuttlebug folders. I'm not sure their names but they are the bird in the tree and the bark folders. The sentiment charm is a Cuttlebug plate. The stamps are Studio G and OI. The pearls are by Kaiser.

Theme Thurday Halloween Tag

This is a Halloween tag for Theme Thursday. The girl is one of my images and the stamps are Studio G. I love to make Halloween tags. They are great to attach to candies and treats.

Pals Slide

This is in honor of the theme at Wednesday Stamper Transparent. This is a plastic slide mount. I stamped the actual plastic cover and placed stamping inside the glass frame.

Best Friends

Here is another sneak peek of my soon to be released Sweet Peas stamp set. The Best Friends stamp is from Studio G. The idea for the card came from Becca's Amazing Paper Grace Blog. The eyelet frame is made using two Fisker's Border Punches - Threading Water and Eyelet Lace. I used watercolor paper to get a good embossed look to the card.

Amore'

This is another one of my new stamps I will be launching soon. She will be in the Sweet Peas set.

Sorry the brads made the scan skew a little.

I am so excited

Well, I got exciting news the other day and my new stamp line is ready to go. I have signed off the last proof sets. It will be three weeks to go through manufacturing. These stamps have been designed using many of the images I have collected. There is so much involved in transforming them into stamps and of course I wanted them perfect. The first three sets will be 6x8 photo polymer clear stamps. I decided that there was a real need for collage/artist type stamps in this medium. I have found a wonderful manufacturer in the United States who has been working very closely with me. Now I have to work on all the details. Where to sell them? How to sell them? Packaging? Naming them? I have previewed a few of the stamps on this blog over the last month. They are listed as Paper Flowers stamps in the label box. I will probably change the name at release time.

Saturday Image Bonus 52

For my 52 Saturday Image Bonus I have picked Victorian Trade Cards from France. They advertise Mme Meunier modes and lingerie. These are from France. The drawings are quiet beautiful and have lots of detail. I be posting more of these next Saturday so please check back.

As always feel free to use any image for your personal use and artwork only. Do not post or sell the original images anywhere else on the net, but feel free to link anyone here. I ask that if you use one in your artwork that you link it back to this message so we can all enjoy it.

Mixed Media Monday - Recycle/Repurpose

This is a recycled tin that I made into holder for some refrigerator magnets. The stamps are Inkadinkado, Oxford Impressions and OI. The glass dots are from the vase section at Target.

Time for Reading

The theme at TMTA this week is watches. The stamps I used in this ATC are Invoke and Paper Flowers. I made this card to encourage my daughter in her reading.

Saturday Image Bonus 51

The images today are Victorian Trade cards. These five cards are from the Niagara Starch company. Usually these cards were given away to customers by the grocer or sent for in the mail. These cards are from the 1880's. The brand Niagara Starch still exists today.

As always feel free to use any image for your personal use and artwork only. Do not post or sell the original images anywhere else on the net, but feel free to link anyone here. I ask that if you use one in your artwork that you link it back to this message so we can all enjoy it.

Blog Candy Winner

The winner of the blog candy is Iring (Cindi). Congratulations!!!!! Cindi. I hope you enjoy your stash.

Thank you to all who participated. The name was drawn randomly so that you would all have a fair chance. Check back as I will be having other giveaways when my new stamp line is ready.

Love this Tag

So I got a new book Paper Bouquets by Susan Tierney Cockburn on making Paper Flowers. It was great inspiration. This is a tag I made for Tag Your It using my new Cuttlebug embossing folders and then a whole bunch of hand punches to make the Begonia flower. The trick to these flowers is The Ultimate Glue. This stuff is wonderful and gives your flowers dimension. I colored the edges of the flower with Copic markers. The paper is Prisma for the petals and DCWV for everything else. The image is one of my Saturday Image Bonuses. It can be found here.

Jewish New Year Card

So between friends,family and clients I make at least 60 Jewish New Year's cards each year. Here is my first one. I will probably make at least ten of this design. The photo is looking a little tilted as it is a 3d design. The red is mounted on pop dots. The letters on the red card stock are the Hebrew alphabet. The stamp is from Stampsmith. The apples are from Lockheart. I embossed the card base with my Cuttlebug embossing folder Textile. I thought it gave it a middle eastern feeling.

Birthday Dream

The challenge this week at Created by Hand is Dream. This Birthday card is my interpretation of the theme.

Number Girl

So this is another set of pages in my house book. I made these for the Mixed Media Monday challenge numbers. The background is painted with Tim Holtz distress paints. They dry quickly and make little cracks. The stamps are Cloud 9, Character Constructions, Memory Box and Sugar Lumps. The images are from my Saturday Image Bonus.

Dans Ma Maison Stars

So I got this book to alter shaped like a house about a year ago from Sky Blue Pink and I have finally started it in honor of Dans Ma Maison. The theme this week is stars. The stamps are Memory Box, Stamper's Anonymous, Gelatins and Cloud9. I used some punchinella(sequin waste) to made the dots. I painted the page with three colors of Ranger Dabber paint. The stickers are 7 Gypsies and the paper is Daisy D.

Funniest Blog Ever

This is the funniest blog I have ever seen. I am still crying from the post about the fireman cake.
Check it out. It is called Cake Wrecks.

Saturday Image Bonus 50 - Celebration Giveaway

So to celebrate my 50th Saturday Image Bonus post I am having a give away the items below. I have some major Blog Candy for all you collage artists.

1. four Paper Flowers Collage Sheets

2. five 1yd pieces of antique lace

3. one piece of antique net lace

4. one Harper's Bazar magazine from September 22,1900

5. six trade cards and bits

6. tags in 3 sizes

7. Metallic Rub Ons

8. Paisley Square wood stamp by Invoke

9. small bag of old buttons

10. metal tags by EK

All the paper ephemera are items collected by me from Flea Markets and EBAY. I hope you will love these items as much as I have and scan them instead of cutting the originals.

In order to enter you must post a comment in the comments section of this post. Please make sure to leave your name and if your account is not linked to your email a way to get in touch with you. If you make a card or project with any of my images and post it in the comments section you will be entered for two chances. This contest runs through midnight of 8/22/08 EST.