Andrea's Scraps

I’ve had this stamp from Starving Artistamps for maybe a year now and I just LOVE coloring it with Copic markers! The image is a great size – perfect for the face of a card. I needed a card for a 1:1 swap on Florida Stampers, so this is it!

I stamped the image with Memento Black ink then proceeded to color with R85, Rose Red. The center was done using YG00, Mimosa Yellow and the outline was W3 Warm Gray. The stamens were detailed with Brown Flower Soft. The yellow was then finished off with a glue pen and Crystal glitter from P K Glitz.

Supplies:
Starving Artistamps stamp
Tsukineko ink
Copic markers
P K Glitz glitter
Flower Soft
SEI patterned paper
Prism cardstock
Card Positioning Systems sketch #151

Believe it or not, I think my scrapbook mojo might be coming back! Ok, not on this blog entry, but I’m working on some things that will develop into scrapbook pages!

I’ve been a fan of Mojo Monday and this week’s sketch was a blast! It’s a card sketch site which could be converted to a scrapbook page. I’ve never tried, but why not right?

This card contains a lot of P K Glitz products and a Preferred Partner’s products – My Stamp Box. Cute and great for embossing! MSB is a clear stamp company that has each stamp set in its own clear CD-like case! There’s a clear sticker on the outside of the case which makes it super easy to match up the stamps with for easy storage. I like it! The images stamp nice and clear as you can see in the thin lines in the saying and image. Nice job MSB!

Supplies:
My Stamp Box clear stamps, Programmed Robots set
P K Glitz Sticky Tape and Powder Keg Embossing Powder (Red Hot Chili Pepper and E P Max Sapphire)
Spellbinders dies
Crate patterned papers
Ranger embossing ink
Mojo Monday sketch #124

I’ve been keeping up with the Monday H{ippity} Hops on my sister site, Andrea’s Stamps, which has been a lot of fun! It’s a great way to try the different sets and make Monday a fun day instead of a yucky back to work day!

All things Ippity happen that day! Below are some of my recent projects using solely Ippity Stamps. There are currently 8 sets available, but in a short 2 weeks, more sets will be revealed! I can’t whisper a peep about them, but they are GORGEOUS! Save some bucks from your tax return to try some Ippity! I’ll be starting all sorts of fun programs over there, so I’ll tune you in here to keep you in the loop.

Thanks for stopping by today! It’s almost the weekend, woohoo!!

I have actually done a couple scrapbook pages lately! Unbelieveable I know, but hey, new years resolutions are a good thing sometimes.

Some of the pages I can’t share yet, but this one I can. It’s using some of the My Mind’s Eye stash that I have (as bad as my BasicGrey stash) and some of my Ippity stamps.

Supplies:
My Mind’s Eye patterned paper and sketch
Ippity and Unity rubber stamps
P K Glitz E P Max embossing powder and Ritzy Ditzy Glitz
Tsukineko and Ranger inks
Cosmo Cricket chipboard

There’s a group of us that meet at the LSS to exchange Artist Trading Cards (ATCs), usually every other month. We met this past weekend and what great themes we had! We exchanged for November, December and January due to the holidays.

November was an Autumn theme. I just had to use some mini Morsels stamps that I’ve had for quite some time. There is probably 35 or so mini stamps that are all in the Autumn theme in the set. They are similar to the Rubber Stamp Tapestry sets, but these were from Sugarloaf Stamps which became Inque Boutique which was bought by Darice. Unfortunately they’ve decided to not continue the brand. At least I have the stamps!

Supplies:
Stampin’ Up! cardstock
Sugarloaf/Inque Boutique and Stampin’ Up! stamps
Tsukineko ink
Flower Soft

I already posted my December “open theme” ATC – Snowflakes – if you’d like to see it again.

The January theme was “Games or Toys”. I chose the games theme since I had some stamps to fit the bill (imagine that!). It seemed that I was sticking with the orange tones as above. Something about the game Bingo makes me think of orange. Don’t know why…

Supplies:
Stampin’ Up! cardstock
Stampers Anonymous stamps
Tsukineko ink
Ranger paint dabbers
Sizzix Playground alpha dies
Fun Foam
Brad

One of my goals for the year is to stockpile cards to use throughout the whole year. Soooooo, I’ve been using different sketches here and there to use to create these cards. Oh, I’m trying to also use some scraps and other tools that I may have not used yet. This card uses both scraps from a BasicGrey Indian Summer collection card class and some Spellbinders dies that I hadn’t used yet. I was also able to use some stitch stamps that I hadn’t used in awhile, remember those??

For this card, I die cut the bird out of P K Glitz‘ Sticky Paper and glittered it with different colors. I like the soft feel to the card and can’t wait to use it!

Supplies:
BasicGrey Indian Summer Collection patterned paper
P K Glitz Sticky Paper, Glitter Glitz and sketch
Ippity sentiment stamp and Starving Artistamps stitch stamps
Tsukineko ink
Michaels ribbon

at Cherry Blossom Studio! Come and make 12 cards with me using 2 of the most popular recent collections! Both classes sold out the first time around, so here’s your chance if you missed it!

Sugar Rush Collection, 7-9pm, February 15

Origins Collection, 7-9pm, February 22

We have a lot of fun and 12 cards in 2 hours is definitely do-able, trust me!

Hope to see you there!

Ever wanted to have it be a requirement that you play with glitter and embossing powder? Well, here’s your chance! Get your chance to join me on the P K Glitz Team!

Check out the blog and see how you can have fun with us at P K Glitz!

It seems that I’ve been pretty active using Ippity Stamps. Probably because I’m selling them now! If you’re interested in any of the stamps or sets you see from Ippity, drop me a comment or email and I’ll be happy to chat with you about them. They are super cute and very useful stamp designs. It’s a bonus that they are easy to use also due to the cling mount!

Supplies:
Ippity Stamps, Devoted and Just Wanted To Say sets
Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Ink
My Mind’s Eye patterned papers
CPS sketch @149

Supplies:
Ippity stamps, Devoted set
Clearsnap ink
P K Glitz embossing powder, Sticky Paper & Glitter Glitz
Michaels ribbon
Staples paper clip feet
Words cut on the Cricut
Mojo Sketch #121

Supplies:
Ippity Stamps, Just Wanted To Say set
Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Ink
My Mind’s Eye patterned papers
MojoMonday sketch 120

Inchies are the smallest pieces of art that I’ve ever done! A simple 1″ square is what it takes to make and “Inchie”. I’ve been swapping with the group at Rubber Stamp Chat again, this time the theme being Valentine’s Day. Instantly any shade of red comes to mind and hearts right? Well, I followed those thoughts and used my favorite embossing powder (P K Glitz) on one set. Then I tried out some Sticky Back Canvas by Ranger (Claudine Hellmuth) on the 2nd set of Inchies. Pretty simple, but I LIKE them! I stamped with ink onto the canvas, inked the edges then sprayed with some Gold Ritzy Ditzy Glitz. FUN!

I trimmed 1″ squares from a piece of chipboard I had in my stash (yea, it was only one piece – NOT!). The put either the stamped pattern paper or Sticky Back Canvas over the chipboard square. I then continued my design from there.  I can’t wait to see the other ones in the swap and to actually use them in cards! I’ll post them here when I’m done!

Supplies:
Stampin’ Up! and Hero Arts stamps
P K Glitz embossing powder and Ritzy Ditzy Glitz
Ranger and Tsukineko inks
Kaiser bling