Hand Crafted

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Mail Box

Mail Box~

I drew this mailbox for the Valentine sheet. I stamped it here in green on home made paper.

Teal Bday

Teal Bday~

I drew this cake for a Birthday card I sent out. Here I stamped a random pattern in the background. The cake and words are stamped in a dye rainbow pad.

Spin Art Christmas

Spin Art Christmas~

This card was made using my child's spin are toy. The cany cane is mine and part of the Christmas collection.

Pumpkin kids

Pumpkin kids~

I drew all of these images. Here I stamped the girl then masked the girl and stamped the boy. Everything is colored in water color pencil.

Smooch

Smooch ~

These lips are the actuall kiss print of my friend, Heather. I drew the heart.

Here I randomly stamped white hearts on black card stock. The lips are embossed in glossy red.

None of the images on this card are mine. An Amish friend of mine drew the poinsettia and had me create a custom stamp from the drawing. While stamping with her, I mimicked the stamping style she and her friends were using.

Delicate Snow flakes

Delicate Snow flakes~

I designed these images. They are on the Christmas Cuties/ Snow Flake sheet.

I stamped in white on navy and navy on white.

Snow man on green

Snow man on green~

This image I drew at 15 for my own Christmas cards. For this card I stamped the image and colored it with water color pencils. I used sequins for ornaments. The background is done on the Create-A-Background with dye ink on mat card stock then randomly stamped with a swirl.

3 recycled Xmas cards

3 recycled Xmas cards~

Here are some examples of using old printed Xmas cards to create new stamped ones.

Above- I stamped the background with a snow flake in a square and used brads to attach the stamped words. The rest is just salvaged stuff.

Here I stamped a tree over a printed tree. I added Stickles for snow. The words are stamped and embossed. I addes mulberry, fibers and salvaged pieces.

This snowflake I stamped and imbossed in gold. The rest is from a recycled card.

Bleach Witch

Bleach Witch~

I drew this image when I was about 17. Here I stamped and embossed it in black on black card stock. I went in with a Q-tip and bleach and bleached out the areas where I wanted color. I colored the bleached areas in with markers.

2 Christmas Kittys

2 Christmas Kittys~

I drew this cat for my Christmas cards a few years ago. Its now on the Christmas Cuties sheet. Above I stamped the image and colored with water color pencil. I used segments of recycled Xmas cards for the background and layers.

Below...Here is the original card that I created on Adobe and printed.

2 Christmas Cuties

2 Christmas Cuties~

I drew all of these images. They are now part of the Christmas Cuties sheet. These are stamped in back and colored with water color pencil. They are embellished with Stickles.

Red Purse

Red Purse~

This paper purse was made using a template. The key on the front is one I designed.

Anniversary Hearts

Anniversary Hearts~

Here I randomly stamped hearts and flowers on cream card stock. The small heart is from the Valentines sheet, the flower is from the Nature sheet and the words are from the Couples sheet. I layered the heart over it and chalked it in. The quote banner is embellished with sticky jems.

Candy toppers

Candy toppers~

Here are some candy bag toppers I made for family friends. I randomly stamped a leaf from the Pumpkin Patch sheet then hand wrote their names in Sharpie.

Embossing Rose

Embossing Rose~

I drew this rose and added it to the Nature collection. Here it is stamped in hot, wet, Ultra Thick Embossing Enamal on white card stock then layered on pink webbing like paper.

Garden man paper piecing

Garden man paper piecing~

This image was drawn by my step son, Aaron. It is a self portrait of him working his summer job. He was about 17 when he did this. The image is part of my Man collection now. The leaves are from the nature collection. The tag is filled with micro beads for a shakey effect.

Rose in heart on mulberry

Rose in heart on mulberry~

Here the rose heart is stamped and embossed on white. It is colored with markers. I layered on mulberry paper then again on vellum. The vellum has a random pattern stamped in Versa Mark.

Fall leaves

Fall leaves~

I drew this leaf for the Autimn sheet. Here I stamped it several times on a scrap of card stock that was created on the Create-A-Background with dye ink on a mat finish. I rolled the edges for a falling effect.

Rose in heart

Rose in heart~

I designed this image using my heart and a clip art rose at the request of a customer. Here I stamped the image in black on the card. I stamped it again on scrap paper. I used the scrap to mask the card then drug chalks out from the center to create the background. I colored the image in water color pencil and added water droplets using diamond glaze.

Hug a tree

Hug a tree~

I drew this last summer as part of my Earth Keepers sheet. Here I stamped the image on the card. Then I stamped it again on scrap paper. I used the scrap to cover the card image then drug chalks out from the middle to create the background. Finally I colored the image in with water color pencil.

Laying angel in pink and green

Laying angel in pink and green~

Here I stamped this cherub girl 3 times and colored her with water color pencil 3 ways. She is part of my Cherubs collection.

Babies on Blue

Babies on Blue~

These are my babies from my Baby sheet. Here they are embossed in blue and mounted on a striped pattern of diaper pins. The top image is attached with a real diaper pin.

Earthy Maturnity on pink

Earthy Maturnity on pink~

I drew this image for the Maturnity sheet. Here it is stamped in pink dye ink on vintage looking paper.

Baby on purple

Baby on purple~

This is a drawing I did of my daughter, Maya Rae, when she was a baby. Here the image is stamped on glossy and colored with markers. It is layered on velvet paper and a randomly stamped with purple flowers. This image is part of the Baby collection.

Baby girl paper piecing

Baby girl paper piecing~

I drew these images as part of the All about baby sheet. Here they are colored with water color pencil.

Baby paper piecing

Baby paper piecing~

I drew all of these images as part of the Its all about baby sheet. Here they are colored in water color pencil.

Get well cherub

Get well cherub~

I drew this cherub as part of the Cherubs sheet. The star is on the Shapes and Borders sheet. The image is colored in water color pencil.

Roller blue mother at beach

Roller blue mother at beach~

I drew this image at age 20 when I was imagining my future. It is now part of the Maturnity sheet. Here the background is applied with a rubber roller. The image is colored in water color pencil.

Vintage baby on tag

Vintage baby on tag~

This is a photo of my grandfather converted to a stamp. Here it is stamped on a tag in black and layered on printed paper.

Baby on back

Baby on back~

I drew this image as part of the Maturnity sheet. Here it is layered on printed paper and embellished with feathers.

Toddler carrying baby

Toddler carrying baby~

This image is of my girls, Elanee and Vayda. I drew this cartoon of them one afternoon at the play ground when they were 2 and new. :) Now the image is part of the Baby sheet. Here it is stamped on white then cut into 4 and layered on burgandy for a mosaic effect.

Kind Lord Plaque

Kind Lord Plaque~

This plaque was a shower gift to my friend, Alonna. It is a thin board of balsom wood. I covered it all in pigment ink and heat set it. All the images I drew as part of the Cherubs sheet. The prayer is computer generated. The cherubs are colored in water color pencil.

Twins book mark

Twins book mark~

These feet are actually my daughter, Vayda's, left foot altered. The image is stamped in blue pigment and embossed in clear. Blue bottles are stamped randomly on the background.

Vintage babies

Vintage babies~

These stamps were made by converting old photos to black and white. The one in the back ground is my grand-father. Both are part of the Baby sheet.

Foil Cherubs

Foil Cherubs~

This is an old card I made when I first started stamping. The cherubs I drew as part of the Cherubs sheet. I stamped stars randomly in clear pigment then embossed in silver. I colored in the small stars with a pigment marker then embossed. The silver layers are card stock completely covered in pigment then embossed.