The last plunge of the year?

Too bad you can't see the foam adhesive! That bridge is high above the water! :)

I just had to make a flip flop card! I've been planning on that for a long time, I just didn't have the time.... I was inspired by this card by Betsy Weldman:

Stuff used:
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Die: flipping out (PTI)

Cardstock: blue (Panduro and DCWV), Classic craft (PTI)

Ink: Memento - rich cocoa

Distress ink: -tea dye, broken china

Versa Mark watermark

Stamps: BB: farm and barn and Faux ribbon (PTI)

Impression plate: sunshine (PTI)

Distress stickles: picket fence

White embossing powder – Reprint

Embossing pearl powder – Ranger

blue bling stones

Finally - a cover for my mini book!

After.

Finally, I have a cover for my PTI Stamp-a-faire mini book! Just thought you may like to see the result... including my Block alphabet dies. I'm reposting the rest of the images from earlier so you can see what I am talking about! :)

Before.

Stuff used:
Turning a New Leaf and It's a Jungle Out There (PTI) stamp set.
All dies from PTI: (Heart prints collection, Love lives here, Block alphabet lower case)
PTI Ink: Fine Linen, Dark Chocolate, True Black, Simply Chartreuse, Pinefeather.
(I used some green Memento Inks too - London Fog, New Sprout, Cottage Ivy, Bamboo Leaves and Versa Colour Sage as well.)
PTI CS:  Ocean tides, Pure poppy
Overlay, patterned paper from my stash.

A Christmas Barn

I don't know, it's a bit early for Christmas, but I started to play with my barn die... and all of a sudden my project turned into a Christmas card! I got most of my new Christmas stamps a bit late last year, and because of that I have some new stuff that I need to try out!

Some tips and tricks concerning aging the barn:

• Stamp the wood grain stamp on Pure Poppy cardstock with Pure Poppy ink. (It looks much better in real life!)
• The white trimmings on the barn were aged down with Old Paper Distress ink. (None of my other ink colours looked good at all!)

  

"God jul" means "Merry Christmas" in Swedish.

Stuff used:

PTI stamps: Holiday Lights, BB: Farm and Barn
PTI dies: On the farm, In the meadow, Block alphabet die collection (lower case), Holly jolly and Shape up: barn die.
Inks: PTI (True black), Versa Magic (Turquoise gem, Aquatic splash, Mango madness)
PTI CS: Pure poppy, Ripe avocado, Sweet blush, Vintage cream and Classic craft.
Other: Embrodery floss, blingstones, small pearls, washi tape and glossy accent.

Adventures in Alcohol Ink

(This is about the real size of the image! It's hard to get the colours right on a photo. The inks are much deeper and you can't see the silver at all!)

I am doing my first experiments with Adirondack Alcohol Inks... I have such respect for Tim Holtz being able to master these inks! To make an understatement: these inks dry fast!
This little picture is just 3x4" in real life. I've used lots of blues, greens, alcohol inks blending solution and silver ink mixative.
The stamp is "Serenity" from Artistic Outpost stamped in Jet Black Archival Ink.
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Jag håller just som bäst på med mina första experiment med Adirondack Alcohol Inks...Jag har sådan respekt för Tim Holtz som bemästrar dessa extremt snabbtorkande färger!
Den här lilla bilden mäter bara 3x4" i verkligheten (= ungefär lika stor som bilden ovan). Jag har använt massor med olika blå och gröna nyanser, alkohol inks blending solution och silver ink mixative.
Stämpeln heter "Serenity" och är från Artistic Outpost. Den är stämplad med Jet Black Archival Ink.

Stamp-a-faire 2012 Camp Memories Video

Hey! I'm in a slideshow! Check out the Stamp-a-faire 2012 Camp Memories Video:

http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2012/07/stamp-a-faire-2012-camp-memories-the-winners.html

I hope you have a great day!

My favourite tutorials from Stamp-a-faire 2012

I just wanted to list some of the tutorials from this weekend that I enjoyed extra much!
Here they are:

My 5 favourite tutorials from Stamp-a-faire 2012:

(In no special order, except from the first one - that is my very favourite!)

Melissa makes a perfect card.

Nichole makes patterns with shaving cream!!! Wow!!!

Erin makes a fancy cake! (I love this one!)

The best instruction ever on how to tie bows. Dawn's tutorial, of course!

Betsy's ingenious ribbon flowers! (She uses fire!!!) :D

(There are plenty more tutorials at Nichole's website.)

Stamp-a-faire Farewell Shot

We'll talk soon again!

Oh no!!! The two days of crafting are over! I've had so much fun! Thank you to all PTI Stamp-a-faire participants and a special thank you to Nichole and PTI for making this online event!

Please, let's do it again!

All my projects - and a bit of the mess!

Oh, and I shouldn't forget the 5 badges I earned:

"Memory Preservation Badge- Mini Book Challenge"
"Craft Conservation Badge- Limited Supply Challenge"
"Correspondence Badge- Camp Card Set Challenge"
"DIY Badge- Homemade Embellishments"
"Knots Badge- Ribbon Techniques Challenge"