CAS LAYERED VINTAGE LEMON COLLAGE

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TECHNIQUES

basic stamping (lemon collage)

alcohol markers  (image)

torn paper edge (white panel)

preprinted sentiment (black word strip)

enamel dots  (3 white dots)

*I outlined the image in a very light gray marker to make it pop a bit

SUPPLIES

lemon collage stamp - Inkadinkado Tin Can Mail #703

sentiment strip sticker - Tim Holtz idea-ology Small Talk  

alcohol markers - Copics

enamel dots - Hero Arts

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Vegie ATCs

I worked on a set of vegie ATCs because I have always loved these three images from the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers line, now at StampFrancisco, but never used them. Plus vegie images always remind me of how amazing seeds are, that they can produce vegetables, and I love to be amazed at what God has created! Can't wait for summer all of a sudden :o)

STAMPS: vegies - Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers, postage - Hero Arts, Stampers Anonymous, Stampa Rosa, speckle - Judith peg, vegie words bkgd - A Stamp in the Hand

INKS: Stampin' Up! Real Red, Really Rust, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss and Certainly Celery, Staz-On Jet Black, Versamark

SUPPLIES: black embossing powder, anti-static bag, cosmetic sponges, Dove blender pen, glue stick

TECHNIQUE: Technique Junkies Dragged Madras 04/09

STEPS:

1. Use Certainly Celery and Always Artichoke to do a Dragged Madras bkgd on a 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" card.
2. Overstamp with the vegie words bkgd with Always Artichoke.
3. On white scrap cs emboss vegie using Versamark and detail black powder.
4. Use Dove blender pen and ink pools to color in vegie image.
5. Trim image closely and adhere to card with glue stick.
6. Stamp phrase with Staz-On Jet Black.
7. Stamp postage with second generation Real Red.
8. Ink speckle stamp with black ink and stamp on two edges till it needs reinking.

Hope your weekend was nice - thanks for stopping by!

Alcohol Ink Peppers

The holidays are coming and many of you probably have friends and relatives with special dietary needs. I have a delicious quick and easy recipe for you that will fill the bill nicely for vegetarians that won't have the meat-eaters turning up their noses ;o) I found this basic idea under Sweet Bean Burritos in a wonderful book called Saving Dinner by Leanne Ely.

My secret ingredient is Kuner's canned Black Beans with Lime Juice. If you can't find this, any canned black beans should work fine. Okay, I pop a medium size sweet potato in the microwave for about 7 minutes, and meanwhile I heat a T of oil in a pan, add 1/2 a large chopped onion, and a clove of minced garlic. When the onions turn a bit soft I add one can of the beans mentioned above (drain off excess liquid), about 1 t of cumin, and the sweet potato which I've skinned. I mash the sweet potato up in the pan but you can do it before adding. Just heat thru and you have a VERY delicious filling for burritos. We like to add fresh cilantro, shredded cheddar cheese, fresh chopped tomato and lettuce to our extra large tortilla before rolling it up. I've actually never met anyone who didn't like these!

Card measures 4 7/8" x 5 3/8"

To make this card I started with a sheet of glossy white cs, and three colors of Ranger alcohol inks (Oregano, Lettuce and Meadow). My method is to put a little strip of each color on the felt applicator, each going the short way, about 2-3 drops each, and spaced equal distances apart. Then I soak the pad liberally with the Blending Solution and start to pounce on the cs. I just continue these steps till I like the coverage and pattern.

*tip*

Be sure to use these products in a well-ventilated area - the fumes will build up otherwise

For the center panel, also glossy cs, I inked the pepper stamp (A Stamp in the Hand) with Adirondack inks (Lettuce, Pesto and Mushroom), swishing them all on at random. When this dried I used Versafine black to stamp the words (A Stamp in the Hand) and edge the panel with a sponge. I punched holes on either side of one pepper with a needle and tied linen fine weave cord around it before mounting the main panel to a tan piece of cs stamped with Stampin' Up!'s chicken wire background in Adirondack Mushroom. The cardfront is actually a dark green cs.

Thanks for looking!