Layering Images

Oh wow, I had such a great time with today's Inspiration Challenge over on SCS!! The inspiration website this week is called Skeem. They sell pillar candles, perfumes, that sort of thing. As I was going through it, I was intrigued by the transparent layered look of the pillar candles. Layers. Transparent. Layers...transparent...oh yah...this was gonna be fun!! To recreate the layered look of the images on the pillars, I grabbed my brand new Printed Window Sheets from SU and cut away the corner quarter of the sheet that has the flower bursts. Then I got out two more clear sheets and on one, I stamped a Hero Arts leaf image with Teal Blue Stazon, and on the other I stamped the butterfly from the God's Beauty Hostess Set by SU with Black Stazon. I layered the 3 transparency sheets together using doublestick tape (my ATG gun). I then taped the stack to a base card I had made into a window card using a Nestabilities Labels 4 die. Behind the transparencies, I adhered a piece of Close to Cocoa Pattern Print by SU to cover (and hide!) the tape on the back of the transparencies. To finish it off, I used a sentiment from Chit Chat rub ons by SU and a couple of half-back faux pearls (isn't it funny that I called them "faux" pearls, like you might think they're real if I didn't say that LOL!!). Thanks for checking in!!

World Record Unity Blog Hop!!

Supplies Used -- Unity Stamp Company Butterfly Beauty set, SU Textured Blue Bayou and Window Sheets. Pallet Noir Canvas and SU Blue Bayou ink. Versamark and Hollogram EP, and SU Large Oval and Scallop Oval punch.

Welcome to my contribution to the Unity World Record Blog Hop! To start at the beginning of the Inspirational Blog Hop, go HERE! At each stop, you'll find a Sample Card, the card artist's favorite quote, and a link to the next card in the Hop! Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" Instructions for creating this Transparency Card can be found on my blog here. Now hop on along and check out THIS LINK TO CHRIS' CORNER for your next stop of the World Record Unity Blog Hop!! If you get a chance, please leave me a comment, I'd love to know you were here! Ya'll come back now, hear???!! Have a wonderful day!!

Transparency Card

Ooh I had time for a CAS Challenge this week! These are always quick cards so that's probably why I think I can handle it! The CAS Challenge this week over on SCS is to make a card with punches. Miss Boo says: "This week we are using punches. Whether you're using them as an accent or as the main image, punches are quick and easy. Just remember to keep it clean and simple!" This is pretty darn quick and simple -- I promise!! I used a 12" x 4-1/4" piece of white SU Textured CS, scored it at 4" and at 8". Folded in one side so now it appears to be just a regular looking white card. Then I used my Large Circle Nestibilities to cut a semi-circle chunk (well, it's a little bigger than a semi-circle -- I didn't measure it exactly) out of the folded side. I grabbed my "newly acquired" (ahem...yippeeh) SU "Clearly Thanks" printed window sheets (LOVE these things!! -- Look Out Card Club!!) to fill the void. The window sheets come in 8-1/2" by 11" sheets with multiple white images printed on them, so I picked the leafy image and cut it out just large enough to fill the negative space that my semi-circle left. Tucked it under the fold so the white leafy print was positioned nicely in the negative space, and then taped it all down on the inside-back. The taping down part doesn't show because the fold covers it over. I then set out to decorate the rest of the card. Here's where my CAS part comes in -- I punched 2 green leafy accents using my McGill "Pine" punch (see there, I did it!!). I tucked them under 2 pink, faux silk flowers that I salvaged from an old arrangement I had in my house awhile back. (I removed the plastic stamen from the flower's center and separated the petals -- it used to be a single gawdy looking thing but it became two card embellishments -- hee hee -- when I separated it.) I added a couple of sparkly Jolees' Jewels from HL to the centers and then stamped the Easter sentiment on the inside of the card. That's it! I'm telling ya! Easy Peasy!! No texture, no layers, no stamping ('cept the sentiment). I'll be making more of these, so if you want a tutorial, holler at me and I'll take more photos next time to explain it better and post them. (I gotta say though, this thing was a BEAR to photograph since it's practically all white and the transparency sheet proudly reflects the light from every angle LOL!!!) Thanks for checking in!!