Monday, June 27, 2011

Birthday Card


This card is for my Brother whose birthday is in July.
The 77 is the year he was born and on the bingo card I highlighted the number 34 with Diamond Glaze because that is how old he is going to be. I love how this turned out. All Tim Holtz items used here (except for the paper that was used for the banner, it was a piece of scrap paper from DCWV).

Tim Holtz Swaps


JOURNEY tag swap
 (paper from DCWVOnce Upon a Time)

Tim Holtz Papillon stamp set tag swap

< 6x6 swap using at least 1 Tim Holtz stamp and 1 embossing folder.

These are from 3 swaps I was in from the AllThingsTim Yahoo group

Mother's day and Father's day cards



This card was made using the Tim Holtz on the edge brackets die



DCWV Tattered Time paper



Sunday, March 27, 2011

Even More Dominoes

Stamped and painted


This group is made using Cherry Pie Stamps



I was asked the share the techniques and supplies I used to make these dominoes so here it goes :-)



First I soak the dominoes in bleach overnight to get the shine off of them (I have tried sanding but didn’t like the finish it left when I stamped and painted.)




The ink I used was Stazon


Paints used:


-Jacquard Lumiere


-Car model paints (I used these the most and you can get them at places like Wal-Mart where they have the car models you can build.) They sell 2 different kinds of this paint and one being enamel which I didn’t use much because it did a number on my paint brushes.



I also have used Prisma Markers and even colored pencils but you need to spray the domino after you have stamped it with a workable fixative so the stamped image doesn’t smear when you color it with the markers or pencils.



This next tip is what really makes a lot of the dominoes look awesome. Say you have a stamp image that is of a person as the main focal point or if the main focal has a lot of details (i.e the Alfred Hitchcock domino) before you stamp the domino, paint the domino in a skin tone color and after the paint is dried stamp your image and viola! This helps keep the great details of the stamped image and then just paint around the rest of the image with another color to cover up the skin tone that doesn’t belong. I also did this with the Africa Postoid stamp with the elephants in another post; I painted the domino with grey paint and then stamped the image and painted in the other areas for the sky, grass, etc with the appropriate colors.



When you are done then just spray the dominoes with a clear coat. I hope this helps and if anyone has any more questions please feel free to ask.

More Dominoes

All stamped and painted

More dominoes I made several years ago

Dominoes

Stamped and painted dominoes

Non stamped dominoes


I made these dominoes several years ago and thought it was time to get them out and on my blog.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Tag


I made this tag for my mom of her father. I love how it turned out. I made the rosette using Tim Holtz Rosette die. I wish I knew who made the brad I used for the center of it because I love the way they look. (I have had them for several years and just now using them.)