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Art journal page with one of my favorite characters from the tv series Vikings: Lagertha. Viking,Earl,mother,Shieldmaiden a very strong woman.
Used my Spectrum Noir colour pencils with a blending solution.
Not quit the same as real, drawing faces are difficult.

Alternate view of my Upcycled Autumn Goodie Jar & Matching Card. This view shows a close-up of one of the butterflies on the side of the Upcycled Goodie Jar. It shows the glitter, sparkle, and shine!

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The goodie jar is made from a recycled plastic rice container. The background is made from 90# cold-pressed watercolor paper colored with Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Dried Marigold, Wild Honey, and Rusty Hinge Distress Inks. Fiskars Sunburst border punch.

I stamped music from Hero Arts CG279 Musical Clef cling set onto the background using Tea Dye Distress Ink. Next I stamped a long botanical grass or willow image from Hero Arts CL428 Earth Flowers using Wild Honey Distress Ink. Then I stamped a spiky fern leaf from Hero Arts CL457 Real Leaves using Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. The "You are someone special" sentiment is from Hero Arts CL578 Good Friends and is stamped using Faded Jeans Distress Ink.

The butterflies are from Hero Arts CL383 Antique Engravings and are stamped on Glossy Paper using Ranger Archival Ink in jet black. Then they were colored using Spiced Marmalade (orange), Mustard Seed (yellow), and Shabby Shutters (green) Distress Inks. Next, I spread a layer of Crystal Stickles glitter glue over top of the butterflies. This gives them a lot of shine and sparkle! The butterflies are attached to the goodie jar and matching card using foam squares for dimension.

The lid of the goodie jar is made from a thin sheet of craft aluminum and has been embossed with a sunflower design. Once embossed, the reverse side was filled with DAP lightweight spackling compound to keep its shape. Then the metal was trimmed with titanium scissors. Next, the lid was altered with lemonade, peach bellini, and terra cotta alcohol inks from Ranger. It is attached to the original plastic lid using Glossy Accents as glue. I adhered natural colored lace from Blumenthal Lansing Company all the way around the top of the lid using 1" glue lines from Glue Dots.

Alternative views:
* Embossed metal lid
* Close-up of butterfly and goodie jar
* Goodie jar with goodies inside!
* Alternate view showing the shine of the butterflies

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Alternate view of my Upcycled Autumn Goodie Jar & Matching Card. This view shows the hand-embossed metal lid that I made and altered for the Upcycled Goodie Jar.

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Alternate view of my Upcycled Autumn Goodie Jar & Matching Card. This view shows the shine of the butterfly on the card. All of the butterflies are equally shiny, but it is hard to capture in photographs. Makes a nice contrast with the matte finish of the rest of the set.

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Alternate view of my Upcycled Autumn Goodie Jar & Matching Card. This view shows specially wrapped goodies all wrapped up and placed inside the goodie jar!

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I was inspired to create this card for the Hero Arts June2012B Challenge and for Anna-Karin's WSW12 Cling Wrap Texture Challenge.

Anna-Karin asked us to create a background using wet paint and cling wrap. I used 140# cold-pressed watercolor paper. I spread yellow and yellow ochre paints on my paper, placed bunched up cling wrap on top, and let it dry. This created the mottled background that I used for the focal piece and for the sentiment background.

Once the watercolor paper was dry, I stamped Hero Arts CG172 Garden Bouquet using Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink. Then I heat embossed it with Zing copper glitter embossing powder. Next I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Two to die cut and dry emboss the focal panel.

I also cut a matte from textured copper metallic paper from Die Cuts With a View (DCWV) Metallic Mat Stack. I adhered the focal panel to the matte and wrapped a copper ribbon around them both. The card base is made with patterned paper from DCWV's Old World Mat Stack. I adhered the focal panel to the card base with foam squares for dimension.

I stamped the "Always Thinking of You" sentiment from Hero Arts CL578 Good Friends using VersaMark and embossed with Zing copper glitter embossing powder. I adhered it to the base using foam squares.

The butterfly is from Hero Arts CL383 Antique Engravings. I pounced Ranger Lemonade and Peach Bellini alcohol inks onto glossy paper. Then I stamped the butterfly using Ranger Archival Ink in black. After the ink was dry, I cut out the butterfly and adhered it using foam squares.

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My friend Anna-Karin sent me the lovely Heidi Swapp HS64205 Damask sticker in white shown on this card. It has taken me a while to decide how I wanted to use it. It is so pretty, I wanted to come up with something that would truly show it off!

The background is made from Ranger Gloss Paper. I used Wild Plum, Eggplant, and Stream alcohol inks on a blending tool with felt and pounced the ink onto the glossy paper until it was completely covered. This method of applying alcohol inks is called the "polished stone" technique.

I also used alcohol inks (I don't remember the "recipe" of colors) and the polished stone technique on a piece of recycled acetate packaging. Then I stamped a butterfly from Hero Arts CL383 Antique Engravings on the other side of the acetate using Ranger Archival Ink (permanent) in black. I cut out the butterfly and adhered it to white cardstock. Then I bent the wings and added Hero Arts CH181 Clear Gemstones down the center of the butterfly.

I used a Creative Memories corner rounder to round the four corners of the alcohol inked background. Then I applied the Heidi Swapp Damask sticker. I wrapped iridescent white metallic cord around the panel and then adhered it to a white card base. Finally, I attached the butterfly using foam squares for dimension.

I made this card especially for Anna-Karin, to let her know that I appreciate her gift and her friendship. And I enjoyed thinking about her and our many correspondences while I made this card. Thank you, Anna-Karin! ♥

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I was inspired to create this card for the Hero Arts June 2012 "Thinking of You" Challenge.

The background is patterned paper called Peanut Brittle from Basic Grey's Sugar Rush collection. The focal image is created on vellum that has been colored with Ranger alcohol inks. I forget the exact recipe, but I think I used Wild Plum, Eggplant, and Stream.

Once the vellum was dry, I cut it to size. Then I stamped Hero Arts K5486 Flower Swirl Vine using Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink on top. I heat embossed with Ranger seafoam white embossing powder. Then I ran it through my Xyron to apply adhesive consistently to the back of the vellum and adhered it to the pale blue matte.

I attached a purple ribbon bow in the upper right corner. I stamped the "thinking of you" sentiment from Hero Arts CL140 Thinking of You Messages onto Wrights twill tape using Tsukineko Memento Grape Jelly dye ink. I wrapped it around the focal image and matte and then adhered it to the card base.

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This is a side view of my Saying Hello Owl Card which shows the texture of the dry embossed areas.

This is a close up view of my Saying Hello Owl Card which shows the dimension and texture of the owl and the surrounding starry night sky.

For this card, I decided on a teal, black, and white color scheme. The top background is glossy cardstock colored with alcohol inks using the polished stone technique. Then it was dry embossed with my Cuttlebug 37-1153 Textile Texture embossing folder. I used a Tsukineko sponge dauber to lightly apply VersaMagic Sea Breeze chalk ink to only the raised parts.

The bottom background is black cardstock that has been dry embossed with my 37-1146 Tiny Mosaic Texture embossing folder. I used a sponge dauber to apply ColorBox / ClearSnap Frost White pigment ink and VersaMagic Sea Breeze ink to the raised parts.

The aqua blue border was made using Fiskars' Upper Crest border punch and a corner rounder. I dry embossed it using a small embossing folder of a single row of dots from 37-1171 Border with Love set. I used a sponge dauber to lightly apply Broken China Distress Ink to the raised parts.

The owl and the "just saying hello" sentiment are from Hero Arts CL305 Sending Happy Thoughts. I stamped the owl twice - once onto aqua cardstock and once onto white. I colored the owl on white and the branch and leaf on the aqua using colored pencils.

I die cut and dry embossed the aqua panel and a black matte using Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eighteen. I covered the aqua panel with Crystal Stickles and then added a crescent moon and stars punched using a Fiskars Starry Night Moon punch. I punched them from gloss paper that had been colored using alcohol inks.

I cut out the owl and added two large googly eyes using Glossy Accents as glue. Then I adhered the owl to the matte using foam squares for dimension.

Please also see the Side View and Close Up.

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Kraft card base. Applied printed washi tape along the seam. Then I dry embossed with a row of dots using a small embossing folder from Cuttlebug's 37-1171 Border with Love set.

Masked the washi tape and dry embossing with Eclipse masking tape. Then I stamped Hero Arts CG119 Flourish Background using VersaFine vintage sepia pigment ink.

Focal panel is 140# cold pressed watercolor paper. I stamped Hero Arts CG420 True Friends using VersaMark watermark ink and then heat embossed with Ranger seafoam white embossing powder.

When it was cool, I placed it on my non-stick craft sheet. I applied Vintage Photo Distress Ink directly to the craft sheet and spritzed with water. Then I applied it to the panel using a watercolor brush.

Once it was dry, I die cut and dry embossed it with Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Three. Then I applied Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges using a sponge dauber.

Next I dry embossed the Friends panel using a flourish design from a Tim Holtz / Sizzix French Connections Texture Fades set. Then I wrapped it with metallic gold elastic string.

Next I stamped the center flower from Hero Arts S5485 Many Petals onto 140# cold-pressed watercolor paper. I used Ranger Archival Ink which is waterproof, so that the ink wouldn't run. I used Tsukineko sponge daubers to apply Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, and Fired Brick Distress Inks to the flower.

Then I used water and a paintbrush to "lift" the ink color from the center portion of the flower. This is what creates the "ringed" effect. I used a Sakura Stardust clear glitter gel pen to add sparkle and shine to the flower center. And I added dots using a Signo Uniball opaque white pen.

The butterflies are made from glossy cardstock (gloss paper) using Lemonade, Peach Bellini, and Shell Pink alcohol inks from Ranger applied with a blending tool and felt. Then I punched the butterflies.

The Friends panel, the flower, and the two butterflies are adhered to the card base using foam squares for dimension. The wings of the butterflies are bent and a golden gemstone added to each from Hero Arts CH216 Sunshine Mixed Accents.

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The background is vellum that has been colored using Ranger alcohol inks ... I think Denim, Stream, and Sailboat Blue. Border punched and adhered to white card base with rounded corners.

The rest of the elements are made from 140# cold pressed watercolor paper. I stamped Hero Arts CG420 True Friends using VersaMark watermark ink and embossed with Ranger seafoam white embossing powder.

When it was cool, I placed the panel on top on my non-stick craft sheet. I applied Dusty Concord, Broken China, and Worn Lipstick Distress Stains directly to my craft sheet. Then I used a water color brush and water to apply the stains like watercolor paint and let it dry.

The two smaller hearts and the sentiment were punched. The larger heart was hand-cut. The bows are twine dyed with Stream and Watermelon alcohol inks and are attached with glue dots.

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Inspired by Two Peas in a Bucket's Stamping A to Z Event. For the N is for... Notions (rick rack), Q is for... Quirky, R is for Resist and Ranger, and S is for Sizzix and Spellbinders (Part 1) challenges.

The Christmas tree is from Hero Arts CL357 Holiday Dolls and is stamped on Sizzix Little Sizzlits patterned paper using Ranger Archival Ink in jet black. Xmas Red, Turquoise, and Silver Stickles glitter glue (by Ranger) accents were added to the tree. It is attached using foam for dimension.

The pink piece is from recycled plastic packaging. Various shades of Ranger alcohol inks were applied using a blending tool and felt over my non-stick craft sheet. I used blending solution and a paper towel to clean up the excess. Then, I used Ranger Archival Ink in jet black to stamp Hero Arts S5146 Bold Flourish on top and immediately wiped off the ink using paper towel as a resist (from Week 5 of Jennifer McGuire's Thinking Inking series). I turned it over so the non-inked side is face up and mounted it to a white paper backing. Then I die cut and dry embossed it using Spellbinders Nestabilities (Nesties) Labels Twelve.

The card base is made from navy cardstock. I stamped Hero Arts CG119 Flourish Background using Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink (Hero Arts VC250). Then I heat embossed it with Ranger silver embossing powder and my Ranger Heat It craft tool (heat gun). The silver rick rack (notions) is from American Crafts.

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When I was little, our church decorated every year for the holidays. There was one area, where they put up a whole row of Blue Spruce trees, and each of them had the large, old-fashioned holiday light bulbs strung through it, with only blue bulbs. I could get lost for hours just staring at the beauty of those blue spruce trees and the peaceful blue lights. And I wanted to capture a little bit of that magic in this card.

The focal image was made by placing vellum onto my non-stick craft sheet. Using a blending tool and felt, I applied Eggplant, Stream, Pool, and Citrus alcohol inks from Ranger using the polished stone technique. I think alcohol inks spread really beautifully on vellum, and I love the results. I set the vellum aside to dry, and cleaned my craft sheet with blending solution.

When the vellum was dry, I stamped the tree from Hero Arts CL469 Swirl Christmas on top using Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink. Then I heat embossed it with Zing Blue Glitter embossing powder by American Crafts, using my Heat It craft tool (heat gun). I used 3M Vellum Tape to adhere the embossed vellum to white cardstock. Then I die cut and dry embossed it using Spellbinders Nestabilities Curved Rectangles.

I added a star punched from iridescent white origami paper. The card base is Bazzill Frosted Teal textured card stock, wrapped with white ribbon, and mounted to a white card base. It is hard to capture the true effect of the blue glitter and iridescent star in a photo.

I love the clean and simple look for this card. To me, it really captures the essence of the peaceful feeling I would get, looking at all those pretty blue spruce trees.

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I was inspired to create this card for Michelle's (Meechelle's) SOF11 Stamping' It Old School Challenge and for Stamping A to Z's A is for... Challenge (alcohol inks) and B is for ... Challenge (background stamping).

The card base is made from green cardstock. I stamped Impression Obsession CC018 Cover-a-Card Greenery using Peeled Paint Distress Ink. Then I used the same stamp on the purple cardstock, using Tsukineko Memento dye ink in Sweet Plum.

To make the butterflies, I started with white glossy cardstock. I used a blending tool and felt to pounce Citrus and Lemonade alcohol inks from Ranger, over my non-stick craft sheet. I cleaned up the craft sheet afterwards with blending solution. I stamped the butterflies from Hero Arts CL383 Antique Engravings using Ranger Archival Ink. Then I carefully cut them out.

I added sparkle detail to the butterfly wings using a Sakura Stardust clear glitter gel pen. Then I adhered them to the card with their wings bent for dimension. Hero Arts CH130 Citron Gemstones were used for the butterflies "bodies."

Fiskars Sunburst border punch used to make the lacey white pieces. Bazzill green rick rack. Sentiment from Hero Arts CL417 Huge Hugs. Stamped using Versafine Onyx Black pigment ink.

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The focal image is Ranger Gloss Paper onto which various colors of alcohol inks were dropped to make overlapping puddles. A flower and leaf from Hero Arts CG170 Wildflower Garden was stamped on top using Ranger Archival Ink in black. "Smile" sentiment from Hero Arts CL434 Just Find Me was stamped using Versamark watermark ink and then heat embossed with Ranger seafoam white embossing powder.

Focal image and matte were die cut and dry embossed using Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eleven. Card base made from mulberry cardstock and dry embossed using Cuttlebug 37-1609 Birds and Swirls embossing folder. Finished with a green ribbon.

Part of my inspiration for this card was Jan's (Far North's) SOF11 Beautiful Leaves Challenge, and part of my inspiration was the Day 10 prompt in my friend Christy's (Gulfsprite's) 30 Days of Art Journaling class.

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A close-up of my Autumn Butterfly on Stained Glass Card, showing the effect of the Sakura clear glitter gel pen on the butterfly's wings.

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The background for this card was made from glossy cardstock. I applied Pool, Stream, and Eggplant alcohol inks using a blending tool and felt over my non-stick craft sheet. (Used blending solution for clean-up.) Then I stamped Hero Arts CG119 Flourish Background over top using Ranger Archival Ink in jet black.

After the ink had dried, I cut the alcohol-inked background into one-inch squares. I edged each square with black ink. Then I rearranged them into a tile pattern and adhered them to black cardstock.

The butterfly is made from white cardstock. I stamped a butterfly from Hero Arts CL383 Antique Engravings onto the white paper using black ink. Once the ink had dried, I applied Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks over top to color the butterfly, using a blending tool and felt. and sponge daubers (Hero Arts MI002). I highlighted areas along the wings with a Sakura clear glitter gel pen, which you can see better in the close-up. The butterfly was adhered with wings bent for dimension and with three orange gems along the butterfly's body.

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