Twisted Chick Creations

SCS CAS Design Team Entry

2013-03-16T20:44:00.001-04:00

This week is the design team search in SCS. Clean and simple always used to be a problem for me, but since I've been back from my stamping hiatus I've found CAS design to be much easier. For this challenge Denise used the Macy's cosmetic counter as a starting point, so instead of makeup we needed to use paint on our cards. It could be water colors, acrylics, re-inkers, wet embossing etc.... I used ink pads for my source of color. I have waxed paper palette paper which I stamped on, then used my paintbrush and watercolor paper to paint the background with ombré stripes. The cake was also colored with the re-inkers then coated with clear embossing fluid.

Take a look and SCS and leave a little love if you would. Thanks!

My card - click here

A Busy day of Stamping

2013-02-22T21:35:00.001-05:00

I spent the whole day stamping today. It felt great! I've been participating in the SCS Love Fest challenges and wanted to catch up on all the ones I missed over the past week. Here are my 7 challenge cards, let me know which are your favorites.

Roses are Red

2013-01-15T14:18:00.001-05:00

Created for a challenge on SCS using flowers on a card. I dug out and old set from Stampin Up a technique I pinned on Pinterest. Of course I didn't visit the blog when I pinned it, but did today when I decided the CASE the card. It's a design by juliehrr of course. She was one of my first stamping idols. Love how her simple designs always look amazing!

For this card I stamped and embossed in white on Kraft cardstock, one of my current favorite looks. I can never get my copics to look bright enough on Kraft when I color I though... It's always a little muted. The trick according to Julie is to use good old water based markers! I pulled out my stampin up markers which have been collecting dust since I discovered copics and voila! They colored beautifully on Kraft! Plus the water based marker wipes off the white embossing powder easily for a nice vibrant look. Love it!

You can see Julie's blog post here http://papertrufflez.typepad.com/paper_trufflez/2012/01/flower-trio-on-kraft.html

Thanks for looking! Let me know what you think and post a link if you try it.

Oh one last thing.... It's my 500th blog post. Yiiipppeeeeee!

Cleaning the desk & using the scraps

2013-01-04T10:27:00.001-05:00

I really needed to clean off my stamping table from all the scraps of paper I used last week. I've been putting them in a pile meaning to file them away with the other scraps, but decided to combine all of them into a card instead. All the dp scraps were pieced onto kraft paper card blank. I tried to go with the original sizes as much as I could without trimming and somehow got it to work. The ribbon was also left over from a another card, worked colorwise with the rest of the paper. I used the my new favorite polka dot die for the background behind the owl, but since he was kinda blending in to the kraft color, I added an ivory circle.

Thanks for looking.... next post will be #500. Maybe I need to stretch myself a little and work on something besides a card for that?

Congratulations.... Twins!

2013-01-01T12:32:00.000-05:00

Today's teapot challenge on SCS was to create a card for the birth of twins, one boy and one girl. I found this super cute stamp from My Favorite Things 2 little bunnies (perfect for twins) and a teacup, perfect the the teacup challenge. I colored the bunnies with copics, then used a stardust pen to color in their ears, tail and feet. I then went searching for designer paper to go with my "baby" colors - which lucky for me all came out of my scrap bag. I love when I get a chance to use up scraps without having to cut into something new.

My favorite part of the card are the rolled, scalloped roses from My Favorite Things. They really only take a small bit of scrap paper (about 2x2) and they are really easy to roll up and secure with a dot of hot glue. I made three for this card and then cut the leaves from another dotted scrap of paper then heavily sanded the edges so they weren't so bright against the pale colors.

The silver edging on the main layers is from Flower Soft. They are simply super thin metallic lines to outline images. Love them! Someone gave me a couple of packets a few years ago and I still have some left. You can find more here.

Thanks for looking!

Chalkboard Card

2012-12-31T23:30:00.001-05:00

Today's challenge on SCS was chalkboard stamping. It's so easy to do and has such a cool look to it. Simply emboss on black card stock with white EP then use white ink to add some chalk dust to the edges.

I made this card with a teacher in mind, so I used some alphabet paper from vintage 45 and made a homemade apple with a trimmed circle punched from a dark red DCWV paper which I sanded to added distressing. Then I added a little cuttlebug punched leaf to top it off.

Thanks for looking!

Cosmo full of love

2012-12-30T21:16:00.001-05:00

I was looking through the Impression Obsession blog and saw that an upcoming challenge was "your choice" using their stamps. I have a bunch of them from my stint on their design team and particularly love the Leigh Hannan stamps. I used Funky Valentine for both of these cards.

The first card uses the Cosmo stamp. I colored it with copics and lots of glitter from Spica glitter pens (my favorite obsession right now). The dotted layer was cut with a Spellbinders polka dot die, which I had to buy after seeing a card made by clownmom on SCS.

The second card was made for a SCS challenge. I love the green and purple together, which were the colors in the inspiration photo I choose. This card was also colored with copics and highlighted with Spica glitter pens. You can see the glitter a little bit on this one.... It's always so hard to photo.

Let me know what you think. Thanks for looking... And thanks for all the nice welcome back comments. It's great to be back!

Sketch Challenge

2012-12-29T13:34:00.003-05:00

Created for the december sketch challenge on Designed to Color (http://designedtocolor.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-7-sketch-time.html) I used a stamp set from Impression Obsession toe the cake image and sentiment. The cake was colored with copics and spica glitter pens... If you look closely you'll see a little sparkle from the pens. I like to use them to highlight over areas I've already colored so the color doesn't show but you still get the sparkle.

Thanks for looking!

A Grain of Salt

2012-12-26T20:24:00.001-05:00

This card was made for a clean and simple challenge (CAS). I used a piece of k&company paper for the tablecloth. I love the textured paper and the distressed stripes. Plus you gotta love the colors used in the paper.... So bright and happy. The stamp is from skipping stones designs and can be found here (http://skippingstonesdesign.com/products-page/funny-humorous-stamps/margarita-birthday). I used copic markers to color the drink and added a little glitter along the rim for salt. Thanks for looking!

Back to stamping

2012-12-26T20:13:00.001-05:00

After about a year and a half of no stamping I decided to resurrect my studio and get back into my favorite hobby. Feeling a little rusty though.... So please bear with me while I try to find my stamping mojo again. I actually made this card about 2 weeks ago but it's one of my favorites. I like the way I matched up the background on the image with the background papers. Plus these owls from My Favorite Things are the cutest ever.

Thanks for looking!

Blogs 4 Boobies winners....

2011-08-23T07:09:00.000-04:00

I need an email address for Cindy who is the winning bidder in both the feather and the bra card. If you can please contact me or leave a comment with your email. Thank you to everyone which bid and left comments!

Blogs 4 Boobies Fundraiser - General Info

2011-08-15T09:00:00.003-04:00

I have 5 cards on auction for this fundraiser and they are in the 5 posts following this one. Please take a look and bid so we can reach our goal this year!!

IT'S TIME TO STAMP OUT CANCER!!!!

Welcome to the second annual Blog 4 Boobies fundraiser!

This is day 1 of a 3 day blog bounce(hop) where EVERY CARD OR PROJECT is up for auction!

Last year Skipping Stones Design raised and donated $1108.99 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. It is our goal to raise $1500 this year and WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! There are 3 ways you can join in on the fun(draising)

1. You can help by Going shopping!

For every stamp set that you purchase during August 15th through the 23rd SSD will donate $2 to the Komen Foundation. Stamping and shopping that you can feel good about ! Click Here to laugh at some of our funniest stamps Click Here to be inspired or Click here to see everything we've got!

Here are two of my favorite sets:

Heartsong:

Bras Volume #1

2. You can help by *Bidding!

Another way you can help us raise money for the Komen Foundation is to *bid on a project or card along the blog bounce(hop). YES! EVERY Single card/project along the blogs for boobies bounce is up for auction. We recommend a starting bid of $5 or more. Your *Bid not only includes the card or project but shipping to your home as well. * See how to place a bid for more detailed instructions.

If you are the highest bidder August 23rd 8:00 p.m. mountain time then you WIN the card/project that you bid on.

3. You can help by Telling Your Friends~

Help us spread the word about "blogs 4 boobies" the more people that know, the more money we can raise!!!

If you have a blog feel free to copy and paste part or all of our Blogs 4 Boobies posts.

*"How to place a bid on my card/project"

Step #1

Find the comment section of the blog that shows the "Blogs 4 boobies" card or project that you want to buy. *Please note you may only bid on the card/project shown in the specific "blogs 4 boobies" post. *Any bids not placed on the correct post will be considered invalid.

Step #2

Once you are in the "blogs 4 boobies" comment section fill in the dollar and cents amount of what you are willing to pay for the card/project. We recommend a starting bid of $5 or more. Remember your bid includes shipping as well as the card/or project. 100% of the money your bid will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation

Step #3

Next to your $ bid please type in your email address. During a silent auction bidders sign their name next to their bid. Typing your email address is the electronic equivalent of signing your bid. Also it will help the blogger contact you if you are the highest bidder.

Step #4

Watch and wait.

Once you have entered your bid/comment sit back and wait. If someone out bids you then you may bid again. Bidding will continue until 8:00 p.m. Mountain time August 23rd

* Please note that the participating stampers/bloggers will probably re-post their Blogs 4 Boobies card/project on the 23rdof September. When the blogger re-post their project then the bidding will continue on the NEWEST post and that comment section.

"What do I do once I place a bid"

Watch and Wait

The "Winner of the Auction" Will be the highest bid (that includes an email address)in the comment section of the MOST RECENT blogs 4 boobies post at the end of the silent auction. Please note that ALL cards/projects WILL BE REPOSTED on the 23rd of September. The silent auction will end at 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time on August 23rd .

Things to keep in mind:

Near the end of the bidding you may not see bids as they come in. Most blog have a comment feature where the blogger must approve comments before they are published. So bid high. You might have the highest bid that is published, but someone might have outbid you in an unpublished comment/bid.

The blogger/designer will declare who has won the silent auction. Skipping Stones Design will send you an invoice for your donation/bid ammount. Please pay that invoice as soon as possible, so the designer can get your card/project in the mail to you.

REmember 100% of your bid will be donated to the Susan G. Komen foundation.

Day #1:

PaperCrafts Connections Blog (Renae Curtz)
Deb Felts

Michelle Giraud- You Are Here

Michelle Gross
Wendy Jordan

Sarah Martina Parker

Becky Olsen

Brab Turpin

Taylor Usry
Brenda Weaver

Have fun bouncing from blog to blog. Enjoy all the designs, and make a bid or two! This is a rare opportunity to take home a

card(s)/project from your favorite designer, and fight the war against breast cancer!!!

Together we can make a difference!!!

Blogs 4 Boobies - Card Auction for Cookies

2011-08-15T08:58:00.001-04:00

This is one of my favorite cards... love the colors I used... love the layout... LOVE the cookies!! Measures 4.25 x 5.5 and comes with an envelope.

This blog hop comes at an appropriate time for me because my boss's sister just passed away on Thursday after a 9 year battle with breast cancer. Needless to say this is a cause that is near and dear to my heart right now. I hope you'll take the time to bid on some of the projects posted during this hop and help us meet, and exceed our goals.