Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I have been meaning to make an easel card for a few weeks now & keep putting it off.  I haven't been stamping much at all the last few weeks.  I go in spurts.  There is a challenge over at Club Posh to make an easle card for winter & you can't used red or green.  My first easel card was easy, I used blues with purple accents. I matches my house anyway.  I made an ATC sized easle card.  Then I got out one of my Martha Stewart clear stamp sets that I got 75% off after Christmas last year.  It's called Gingerbread, so I went with browns.  These ware really fn to make & i think I'lll be making some more. 

Stamps: Martha Stewart-Gingerbread set, Posh Impressions-Dasher
Inks: Memento-Rich Cocoa
Paper: Dark Brown, Kraft, Ivory, Tan
Accessories: Pilot Gold Paint Pen,  Amber Crystals, Allegro Cuttlebug Folder

I don't know about everyone else, but I love my Cuttlebug & everything it can do.  The embossing folders are what made me want the bug.  Now I use it with my Nestabilities & any other die cuts I have.  It's such a versatile little tool.  I did these cards some time ago for a thread at Club Posh.  I thought I'd share them with you today.

This was a really simple card.  i started with glossy paper & brayered it with a pastel dye ink pad.  While it was drying, I sprinkled salt over top of it. Once it was all dry, rub off the salt.  The image was stamped over the background with black ink.

Stamps: Acey Deucy
Inks:  Archival ink-Jet black, Ranger Big n' Juicy Ink Pad
Papers: White Glossy, Black Linen, Canson Gold, Lavender
Accessories: Alegro Cuttlebug Folder, Fiskars Deckle Edge Scissors, Gold Dew Drops, Pilot Gold paint pen


This card was very similar.  The shell piece is just brayered the same.  The Cuttlebug background was highlighted with my gold paint pen.

Stamps: Shells- Stamp Cabana, Enjoy the Moments...PSX
Inks:  Archival Ink Pad-Jet Black, Ranger Big n' Juicy Ink Pad
Papers: White Glossy Ink Pad, Light Blue, Dark Blue
Accessories: Shell Collage Cuttlebug Folder, Pilot Gold Paint Pen, Shell Nail heads

I found this card on You Tube on cards with Dawn's channel.  She has some really cool cards that move & open in unique ways.  I made one using the really simple measurements she provides.  My card is done with mostly Tim Holtz inks & Stamps.

This is the coolest technique.  I found it on a blog that was listed on Splitcoaststampers.  I don't have the link or her name.  My computer is acting stupid.  Until I can get it fixed up, I don't have my favorites list.  I may have a chance to so some surfing today to find some of my favorite blogs.

The concept is rather simple & lends itself to bold stamps & we all know I have about 75% bold stamps in my collection.  Start with dark paper and stamp your image with a white ink pad.  I prefer a pigment pad.  Then color over the white areas with Prismacolor colored pencils.  Start by covering the larger areas with a lighter color & add accents with the darker colors.  I then come back in with a white gel pen to highlight some of the areas with dots or dashes.
Stamps:  Posh Impressions- Julie"s Rose & flower border
Inks:  Pearlescent Moonlight White
Papers: Plum, Light Pink
Accessories: Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Inkssentials White Opaque gel Pen, Pilot Silver Paint Pen, Deckle Edge Scissors, Flat Backed Pearls

The Stamp-A-Mania Posh Impressions release was a success!  I didn't doubt that it would be.  Here are some more design team samples. 

This card is really simple to make.  I just used my Marvy Blending Blocks to ink up the stamps before I stamped them onto white glossy paper. 

Stamps:  Posh Impressions Joy/Luck Set
Inks: Marvy Blending Blox Shades of Olive & Shades of Brown
Paper:  White Glossy, Green, Sage Green
Accessories: Spellbinders Flower Doodles,  Brown Satin Ribbon, Pilot Silver Paint Pen, Foam Tape

This card is made by stamping a bold stamp with white ink onto dark paper.  Then color the image with colored pencils.  It's a really great way to bring more depth to your bold stamps.

Stamps: Posh Impressions Joy/Luck Set
Inks:  Brilliance Pearlescent Moonlight White Ink Pad
Papers: Black Linen, Cougar White
Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Small Circles, Green Flat Backed Pearls, Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Pilot Silver Paint Pen, Foam Tape

I hope some of you were able to make it to the convention to see the new Posh Impressions stamps being sold through Stamp-A-Mania.  The design team has been working hard to make samples for the existing stamp sets.  Here are some of my samples.  I'll be posting more as there are more stamps available. 

This card was really simple to make.  I just brayerd all three shades of blue onto matt cardstock.  Brayer a small patch of pitch black towards the top of the car.  Stamp the image with the pitch black ink pad.  Trace around the images with the white gel pen.  This card was inspired by Michelle Zindorf.