Italian Tarot Card Cigar Box Cover by Lenna Andrews Foster
The images are stamped
on glossy card stock with Brilliance Inks (Coffee Bean, Black, Galaxy Gold
and Copper), overstamping in many cases. The images were heat set. Next,
Lenna used a water brush to pick up ink from a couple of Ranger's Big &
Juicy Rainbow pads to add some color. The ame water brush was used to apply
Ranger's Perfect Pearls pigment powders - they already have the binding agent
in them so you can apply just with water! A brown Marvy marker was used to
color in between the cards and make it look like tiles. More color was sponged
on with an ink pad and a sponge. A very light spray of gold glitter spray
and then a spray of crystal clear sealer was used and then Mod Podge to attach
it to the cigar box. The Italian Tarot cards are here.
Medieval Star Cards by Kari Asdal
Kari has come up with an inventive fun way to fold the stamped Medieval tiles,
fold them and arrange the to make bedazzling star cards. Give it a try!
Just stamp up a whole bunch of squares and cut them out, fold into a
"kite" fold and then glue them down next to eachother.
The picture
below shows how.
Watercolors by Fran Saperstein
Using a stamp from
the Carvings of MJ Hopper, Fran applied Lyra AquaBrush markers direct to
the rubber, spritzed and stamped. It's easy!
The Vintage Look by Kristi Schueler
When Kristi Schueler
found stamping on white cardstock to give too stark and effect, she created
her own creamy background look. Kristi first stamped her image (from the
My Honey plate) in brown Brilliance ink, heat set and then brayered Memories Soft Vanilla over the top to get a vintage look.
Portia Dominoes by Christine Shebroe
Portia's image transforms dominoes into works of art. Here's how Christine did it:
"The background
is a combo of Lumieres and Pearlescent Acrylics. I lightly sanded the domino
- then painted on Bronze Lumiere. When dry, I swirled on Galactic Blue Pearlescent
with my finger - just a little to make a wavy effect and still have the bronze
show thru. Then -- this I discovered by accident!! -- I painted over all
a thin coat of purple Lumiere and rubbed it in, then off! I just kept rubbing
the paint in until it kind of rolled off the domino. A little bit of the
purple stayed and left behind this beautifully gorgeous marbled effect that
I just love! I've been wondering if it will do that on other surfaces...When
it was all dry, I stamped with Memories black."
Anne Bullen Tile and Muslin Gift Bag by Sondra Long
Here are two projects that Sondra made using Anne Bullen, one of the Large Shakespeare Heroines.
Instructions from Sondra:
On the unpolished marble tile, I used dye ink pads very carefully to just
add a bit of color to the tile. I stamped the black and white images I
wanted to use on plain white paper, then copied it onto Lazertran Transfer
paper. It must be noted here, that when using a copy machine on Lazertran
Paper, the copier must use a toner cartridge. It will not work with printer
ink.
Cut the images out as closely as possible, then soak them in plain water so
that the backing will come off easily, leaving the image. That only takes a
few minutes. Use Perfect Paper Adhesive (PPA) to lightly apply a thin
coating onto the marble tile. Take the Lazertran image that you soaked
(leave it in the water until ready to use) and place it where you want on the
tile, take a small squeegee and very carefully and lightly smooth down the
Lazertran paper on the tile, until all air bubbles and creases are smooth.
To set (cure) the marble tile, I baked the marble tile in an oven at 350
degrees about 10 minutes. It will be very hot when removing, let cool. To
use as a coaster for drinks, glue on cork to marble tile bottom, cut to fit.
For the muslin cotton
gift bag for the marble tile, I first coffee-stained a muslin bag and let
dry. Then I colored my stamped image, scanned it as I don't have a color
copier at home, then printed it out on my computer on Canon T-Shirt Transfer
papers. Cut out and iron onto bag according to the directions. Then for smaller
images or words, I used Fabrico ink to stamp onto the cloth and heat set
according to directions. Finished bag with a small ribbon sewed on, attaching
a small metal charm for added effect.
Hands by Patti Gramza
Front of hand, with Silvia Back of hand with Lady Percy, Juliet, Ophelia
Ophelia
Adriana
As part of a project
with a group of stamping friends all embellishing paper hands Patti Gramza
made these to share with others. The hands are made of mat board using a
die-cut machine. They measure 9 1/2 inches from the wrist to the tip of the
middle finger and 7 inches from the thumb to the pinkie. You can use these
measurements to make your own hand template from any paper. Or do it freehand,
trace a real hand, use your imagination. Then embellish! Patti used the Shakespeare Heroines on the first three and Adriana on the last.
Patti made this dazzling pin from by stamping Lady Percy coloring on shrink plastic and adding to an embellished CD.
Medieval/Tarot Combo by Linda Reid
The background is the large rectangle from Medieval Tile Kit #1 stamped in navy ink on pale blue matte board - the top image is the Italian Tarot
L'Imperatrice stamped on a small mottled paint chip. This is framed by two
pieces of molded polymer clay, embellished with Faerie Dust.
The bottom image
is polymer clay stamped with the image from Medieval Tile Kit #1 and embellished
with Faerie Dust - this is mounted on a cardboard square that has been painted
with a blackened bronze paint. ~ Linda Reid
Memory Books by Sue Wisniewski
Sue says: "Basically
you cut cardstock/papers in half - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". I like to use different
types of papers inside - the usual cardstock, text weight papers and even
onion type papers, all the different types of papers add to the texture of
the books. The two books on top are polished stone technique and the two
on the bottom are white veggie leather."
Polished Stone Ophelia by Sandi Schmidt
Sandi's technique:
"I use the Studio 2 alcohol-based inks. I use an acrylic block that has Velcro
on it. I attach a piece of felt to the Velcro and I then add 3-4
drops of one color of ink to the felt. I begin with a piece of glossy card
stock and with a gold (or silver) Krylon pen, I dab the piece of card stock with the
gold pen and then immediately start 'stamping' with the felt pad. Use the block
as you would a stamp, stamping up and down around the gold and on top of the
gold. By using this stamping technique the ink takes on a spattered sort of
look. If you rub the ink onto the card stock, you do not get that stone affect. When
no more ink is coming off the felt pad, I add my second color of ink and 'stamp' on
top of the first - I have also added more gold dabs. It really takes on a life
of its own and is quite gorgeous. It is fun to experiment with colors. Begin
with the lightest colors first and work up to your darkest."
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