Very Merry - The Stamping Chef Challenge #61

It's Christmas Eve! Are you as excited as I am? Today is the last challenge of the year for The Stamping Chef and it's also the last month FOR The Stamping Chef as Tamara has decided to close up shop and start fresh in the new year with a new brand (details to follow so stay tuned).

Anyway, for my last card, I used Alyce. I printed her and colored her with my copics. I used the clear Wink of Stella pen on her wings after I colored to add some glitter.

I made the poinsettias using a Spellbinders die and edged the petals with some stickles.

As usual, the challenge is Anything Goes so feel free to use any digital image you like but you get bonus entries if you use an image from The Stamping Chef. All the rules are on the blog.

I hope you'll join us and in the meantime - MERRY CHRISTMAS!

COPIC KEY:

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Alyce, PTI Tiny Tags
Paper - Pure Poppy, SS White
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black, Tea Dye
Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles and Poinsettia dies, clear goosebumps, Clear Wink of Stella, Platinum Stickles, Copic markers

Sand and Snow - The Stamping Chef Challenge #59

It's time for another challenge at The Stamping Chef and as always it's Anything Goes.

This week I used So Long Summer with a really fun sentiment. I have a feeling it's going to be a looooong Winter because we have had some crazy weather here lately. Right now we are in the midst or a Nor'easter which is dumping a ton of rain but if it had been any colder, it could have been a whole lot of snow.

Anyway, I printed her and colored her with my copics and then pulled out my Ultra Fine Sand Flower Soft to add texture.

Now it's your turn to show us your make and be sure to use the linky at the end of the post HERE.

COPIC KEY:

Products Used:
Stamp Set - So Long Summer
Paper - Fine Linen, Hawaiian Shores, SS White
Copic Markers, Ultra Fine Sand Flower Soft

Morning Person - The Stamping Chef Challenge #57

It's time for another challenge at The Stamping Chef and as usual it's Anything Goes so feel free to use any digi you have but we love to see you use a TSC image and if you do, your project gets entered twice. Check out all the rules HERE.

I don't know about you, but I have a teen living in my house and at the moment, most days I get an attitude so I thought this was the perfect image to use for my make this week. Her name is Attitude Avery. I got the idea from one of those posts I saw on my daughter's Instagram account last year.

I printed and colored the image and then fussy cut the trees. 

Okay, now it's your turn to make something and post it to the linky on the Challenge site so I can visit and leave some love.

COPIC KEY:

Products Used:
Stamp - Attitude Avery (digi)
Paper - SS White, Pure Poppy, patterned paper from stash
PTI Bubble Talk die, MFT Fishtail Banner die-namics

Rockstar - The Stamping Chef Challenge #55

It's time for another challenge at The Stamping Chef and as usual it's Anything Goes so feel free to use any digi you have but we love to see you use a TSC image and if you do, your project gets entered twice. Check out all the rules HERE.

This week I used the lovely Cat Sixx. I printed her and colored her with my copics and the cut her out with a Spellbinders die using the "Out of the Box" technique. I had some retired CTMH paper and some glitter paper that I used to cut out the stars.

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Okay, now it's your turn to make something and post it to the linky on the Challenge site so I can visit and leave some love.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Cat Sixx (TSC digi); CTMH You Rock (retired)
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - CTMH Cocoa Cafe Collection (retired); purple glitter; SS White
Spellbinders Rectangles; Sweet 'n Sassy Star dies, Copic Markers

Feeling Wicked - The Stamping Chef Challenge #53

Halloween is in a couple of days and I am definitely feeling the spirit. It's also time for another Anything Goes Challenge at The Stamping Chef and I am hoping you will all play along.

I used Broomstick Bella for my card. Isn't she cute? I played around with skin color to give her a bit of a translucent green palor and I love the way it came out. If you like the color combo, be sure to check out the copic key below.

After I colored her, I cut out the image and did some second generation stamping along the edges and then sponged a little grey ink. I had some textured shiny paper in my stash for the spider and the bats and I added some gems for sparkle.

Okay now it's your turn to show me what you've got cookin'.

COPIC KEY:

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - TSC Broomstick Bella (digi); CTMH Wicked (retired)
Ink - CTMH Petal and Grey Wool; Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - Smokey Shadow, DCWV, paper from stash
Copic markers, Martha Stewart border punch, MFT Spider Web Die-namics, Spellbinders Petite Ovals, gems

Birthday Jeans - The Stamping Chef Challenge #51

Happy Wednesday! Today starts another Anything Goes Challenge at The Stamping Chef.

This week I used the lovely Jenna. I printed her out and colored her with my Copic markers. To get the look of jeans, I used some Copic blender solution on a piece of actual denim after I colored the jeans with my B's to remove some of the color and add some of the jean texture. I then went over the area with the E's (refer to the copic key below for the exact colors used).

I then cut my image with a Spellbinders Oval die and mounted it onto some denim patterned paper from DCWV. One of the papers is a page of pockets so I chose one and cut it out for added detail.

Now it's your turn. I'd love to see what you've got cookin' and of course you could win some cute digis if you enter the challenge.

This also happens to fit another Anything Goes Challenge over at Kit and Clowder.

COPIC KEY

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - TSC Jenna (digi); PTI Birthday Basics
Paper - PTI Terracotta Tile and Enchanted Evening; DCWV Denim Stack; White
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black, Sky
Copic Markers, Spellbinders Oval, Heartfelt Creations Timeless Amour die, MFT Die-namics Oval Tab, flower, Queen & Co Jellies

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Good Times - The Stamping Chef Challenge #49

It's time for another Anything Goes Challenge over at The Stamping Chef and here is my DT card using the most definitely smexy Good Morning Meredith.

I printed her and colored her with my copics and then used the Spellbinders Oval die to cut her out. I am on a mission to use some of my patterned paper which I have hoarded over the years and this is the result. I added some flowers and leaves from my stash and a little bling. I was going for a Fall look since we are in October and I am pretty satisfied with the result.

Now it's your turn. Remember, you can use any image for the challenge but you get entered twice if you use one from The Stamping Chef. I'd love to see what you've got cookin'.

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Products Used:
Stamp Sets - TSC Good Morning Meredith (digi); CTMH You Are My Happy (retired)
Paper - from stash
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Copic Markers, Spellbinder Petite Ovals, flowers, flat-backed gems, Martha Stewart ribbon

Good for My Heart - The Stamping Chef Challenge #47

Welcome! Time for another Anything Goes Challenge at the Stamping Chef.

My anniversary is coming up in a couple of days and I thought this image called From the Heart would be perfect. I printed her and colored her with my Copics and this time, instead of cutting the image, I cut out a window in my card base.

The hearts are from a punch and are actually white cardstock that I colored with my Copics to match her lipstick and then went over with Liquid Glass.

Now it's your turn. I'd love to see what you've got cookin' so I can leave some love on your blog! Thanks for stopping by.

COPIC KEY:

Products Used:
Stamp - TSC From the Heart (digi); MFT You Make My Day
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - SS White, DCWV Fun in the Sun
Copic markers, Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, lMFT Die-namics Fishtail dies, Martha Stewart heart punch, iquid glass, flowers, Jolee's Bling

Underwater Beauty - The Stamping Chef Challenge #45

It's time for another Anything Goes Challenge over at The Stamping Chef. Did you know there is also a TSC Facebook Group? You can post your projects there and also be first to know about specials, promotions and freebies. It's a great place to share your art and get tips.

Summer may be coming to an end but I'm not ready to let go just yet so I wanted to make a card using the lovely Sirena. I printed her out and colored her using my Copic markers. I used a gold Wink of Stella pen to color her harp. It's really sparkly but this unfortunately does not show up in the picture.

I used a pearl pen for her brows for a little fun and texture and once I cut her out with my die, I added a little Frantage for some more texture and to simulate the bubbles.

I used a wave die cut that I painted with green acrylic paint and iridescent medium and then glued along the bottom. The shells were from my stash except for the large one which I actually found on the beach a couple of weeks ago. I cleaned it really well and went over it with some iridescent medium before I attached it.

Well now it's your turn. I'd love to see what you've got cooking. Don't forget to use the linky on the TSC Challenge Blog so I can stop by and leave a comment.

Copic Key

ETA: I am entering this into the first Anything Goes Challenge at Scrapy Land - thanks Lynn :)

Products Used
Stamps - TSC Sirena
Paper - Hawaiian Shores, Enchanted Evening, SS White
Copic markers, Spellbinders Ovals, Labels 8 and Decorative Labels 8 dies, Imrpessabilities Seascape, Die-namics Catch a Wave, dew drops, Viva Decor Silver Chrome Pearl Pen, Gold Wink of Stella, seashells, Frantage, cheesecloth

Today Will Never Come Again - The Stamping Chef Challenge #43

It's time for another Anything Goes Challenge over at The Stamping Chef. Did you know there is also a TSC Facebook Group? You can post your projects there and also be first to know about specials, promotions and freebies. It's a great place to share your art and get tips.

This week I have a fun project for you. I used the Broken Doll digi set which contains a number of files including the background and lace, dandelion and bird elements along with the doll digi.

I opened the background in Photoshop and added the elements. I made a reverse image of the bird and stretched and distorted the dandelion image and placed it in several different spots. I then added the image of the doll and merged and flattened the image and then printed it. I added the doll because I knew I would want to cut my colored doll out and I wanted to preserve the lines on the background. I then printed the doll on white cardstock and colored her with copics and cut her out.

I added a little glitter to her belt and shoes and then went over those areas and her lips with a Sakura clear glaze pen for shine and texture. I added a little red under her eyes with some water and a gelato stick. I used the sentiment from the digi set and added some more text and then used a Spellbinders die to cut it out but before I removed it from the die, I colored a portion of the word and then went over the whole thing with some Twinkling H2O. I added some "water drops" with a Perfect Pearls translucent pen and a little red trim to finish off the card.

Now it's your turn. I would love to see what you have cooked up for this week's challenge.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Broken Doll (digi)
Paper - Pure Poppy; White
Copic markers, Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle, Black and Clear Wink of Stella glitter pens, Sakura clear glaze pen, Red Cherry Gelato, Transparent Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Twinkling H2O, red trim

Rock On - The Stamping Chef Challenge #41

This is my first post as a Sous Chef DT member for the The Stamping Chef. Each week we host an Anything Goes Challenge with a chance to win 3 fabulous digi images. You do not have to use a TSC image to enter the challenge but if you do, you are entered twice for your chance to win. For a complete list of the rules, please visit the TSC Challenge Blog.

For my card, I used Terri. Isn't she adorable! I printed her and colored her with my copics and then cut her out with a Spellbinders die and mounted her onto my card base. The sentiment is from a retired CTMH stamp set. I added some Prima flowers and a little bling.

Below is the copic color key for this project. Feel free to pin it to your Pinterest board. I have started a specific board for my TSC projects which can be found HERE. I also have a board dedicated to all my copic projects HERE in case you need some color combo/ideas.

Now it's your turn. I would love to see what you've got cookin'.

Products Used:
Stampe Set - TSC Terri (digi); CTMH Rock On (retired)
Paper - Grey Wool; DCWV Black Currant
Ink - Grey Wool, Versafine Onyx Black
Copic markers, Spellbinders Grand Circles and Grand Stately Circles, Die-namics Perfect Bracket Edge, WPlus9 SuperStar die, Prima flowers, Dewdrops, goosebumps, flat-backed adhesive gems

I'm a Sous Chef!

Today I have some exciting news to share with you. I have been asked to join the Design Team over at The Stamping Chef.

I am sure you have noticed that lately I have really enjoyed coloring with my Copic markers and I recently discovered these quirky, smexy images from Tamara.  I hope you will check them out and also check out the weekly TSC Anything Goes Challenges. I will be making my debut with next week's challenge but in the meantime, let me share with you a card you may recognize from a several weeks ago.  This is Alyce and the link to my original post can be found HERE.