Smackin' Acetate Technique

Good afternoon peeps!

Well I won't be going to the cape after all, the weather is too cloudy & we're afraid we will get caught in the rain later so hopefully we will go next week if the weather co-operates...sheesh!!! Oh well such is life, hah?

I started this card last weekend & then I saw Gina K's StampTV video on this kool technique called "Smackin' Acetate" & decided to give it a try on this card. It took a few tries to get it the way I was at least happy with it, it's not perfect but it looks good (you should see the ones I threw out) & I'm happy with it. I will use this technique again sometime...it was fun! If you want to give it a try click here for Gina's video & be prepared to have some fun!

I think I'm going to break down & get me some copics for skin tones, after I uploaded this picture to my blog her face looks so pale & needs more defined color. What colors should I buy for skin tones & cheeks? Let me know what you think, I really would like your feed back on what to do about the faces.



Inside card

Card details

CS: SU Purely Pomegranate, Pink Pirouette, Garden Green, Certainly Celery & Gina K Pure Luxury White (120 lb.)
DP: Basic Grey Euphoria paper pad (6x6)
Stamps: Gorjuss Girls, SU Curvy Verses & Hanna Stamps (HB)
Ink: SU markers (for the smackin' acetate technique), SU Purely Pomegranate classic ink pad, Prisma pencils & OMS
Accessories: Martha Stuart & SU punches, Nesties, ribbon, brads & dimensionals

Happy Stamping & thanks for stopping by today...see you all tomorrow!

My Card for Jen's Challenge # 2

Hi everyone,

Hope your all having a great day. This is my card for Jen's Challenge # 2. This was fun, I luv this sketch & how the card turned out. I wanted to use one of my Sarah Kay stamps but it didn't work out for this, so I'll make a card tomorrow with one of the stamps. I stamped a bunch of them last night so all I need to do now is color them in & their ready to put on a card.

I'm in the process of revamping my blog design with a little help from my friends. Today I took the plunge & changed my template. Let me tell you I was scared to death that I was going to screw something up & lose the whole thing, but so far so good, it just needs a little adjustment. Will have lots of thank yous for all the help after I'm done. That's all for today folks! Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

Card details

CS: WW, PTI White, Brilliant Blue & Barely Banana
DP: Karen Foster Buttercup Floral & scrap blue check paper
Stamps: Gina K Friendship Blooms
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, SU Not Quite Navy & SU markers to color
Accessories: Ribbon (Mike's), Prima flowers & crystal flower in center of the flower(Target), Dimensionals & CM round punches

Wedding Card

Good morning,

Quick post today. I made this card last night for Deb's white on white BLOG APPRECIATION CHALLENGE & what fun it was to figure out what I was going to do. I had something in mind at first but it wasn't working out. Don't you just hate that when it happens? So back to the drawing board & I remembered seeing some embossed hearts on a card awhile back (sorry I don't remember where) so I went to work & this is the end result! I love the way it turned out & will add a sentiment inside later, the wedding cake brad I think I got that at Target or Michael's I can't remember because it was so long ago. I had Jessica's wedding in mind when I bought these. I had so much fun making this Deb, thanks for this cool challenge. I will do more challenges once the wedding is over, but this gave me a chance to experiment with wedding cards & decide on what I might make for Jessica & Steve. When I took the stitches off her baby bonnet I was left with the ribbon & 2 tiny flower appliques that I want to incorporate into her wedding card, so this gave me a heads up.

Thanks for visiting & have a great weekend everyone!



Card details

CS: PTI White
Accessories: CB Embossing folders, Heart Nesties,Ribbon, Wedding cake brad & Crystal Rhinestones

Allison's B & W Challenge for Christmas

This card I just made for Allison's B & W Card challenge. I made this star Saturday while the SU Demo Beth was at the crop fest so I could use her punches & buy the white shimmer CS to make this beauty & when I got home I saw that Allison had a black & white challenge & thought hmmmm, I could use my star on this card & work around it to create a card. I'm very happy at the way this card turned out, I don't think I'll part with this beauty! I'm keeping it for myself. Don't you do that too sometimes? Well have a nice evening & thanks for stopping by.

Hugs...Rita


CS: WW, Black & Shimmery White
CM Vellum Everyday Elegance
Cuttlebug Snowflake folder
A.C. Moore $ stamp & ribbon
Martha Stewart Crystal glitter
Marvy Giga square scallop punch
The star was made using the 2 different tag size punches, instructions are at SCS click HERE for instructions on how to make this beautiful star.

One Card, Two Ways Challenge

Good evening all!

Hope you all had a great day! It was misty & rainy here all day today, but we needed the rain. Hope the sun comes back tomorrow, I'm getting sick of the rain this week. Here is another card that I made this weekend, I cased this card from somewhere while I was blog surfing last week & don't know who I got it from, so if it looks familiar to someone please let me know who's blog or gallery I got it from so that I can acknowledge you with a link on my blog. I really liked this card. It can be viewed 2 ways so I thought why not enter it in Stampingranny's Challenge called "One Card, Two Ways" kill two birds with one stone...no, no, no not really kill a bird...heehee!!! Just a saying, my mom used to say that all the time, used to make me laugh! Well have a great evening ladies & I will talk to you tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by & checking out my blog.

Hugs...Rita


Cardstock: River Rock, Wild Wasabi & Whisper White SU; CM Purple
Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Ink: Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Olive Ribbon & Brads (Michael's)

Jen's "Sham Battle Challenge"

Hi everyone!

Hope your having a good day. It's just beautiful here in Massachusetts, nice & sunny & temp is 80 degrees. I've been working on finishing up my bookmarks today & just finished a card for Jen's sketch challenge, "Sham Battle Challenge" I love the sound of that, don't you? I'm a little weird, heehee!!! Well here's my card & I need to get back upstairs & get to work on a few things I have in the works. Take care & thanks for stopping by & peaking, if you have a chance PLEASE sign my guest book...it's over on my side bar to the left, just scroll down till you see it. Have a great weekend all!!!


Hugs...Rita


Card base: Michael's Value pack cards
CS: CM beige & purple
DP & scallop oval: CM Title Page Kit
Inks: SU Pigment WW ink & Versamark
EP: Stamp-n Stuff Jeweled Gold from Michael's
Flower & brad from A.C. Moore
Stamps: Make a Wish from Gina K. Designs

Jen's Challenge # 9

Here is my card for Jen's Challenge # 9 I made my diagonal cut with a wave using the decorative trimmer from Creative Memories, I don't think you can see it in the picture 'cause the flower is hiding it.
Stamps: SU Doodle This & Michael's stamps
Paper: SU Whisper white & CM key lime CS & DS paper
Ink: Old olive, pink passion, basic black (using aqua pen)& Le Plume II water based markers
Accessories: Black brad & A.C. Moore ribbon
I had so much fun with this challenge!! I cut out the flower from doodle this twice using 1 kind of paper & cut out another 1 using a different paper & sandwiched them together to give flower a fuller look.



I stamped the images for the background & water colored the images with a press of the ink pad to puddle color on cover for ink & used the aqua pen & Le Plume markers to fill in images.

My first card for a challenge

Good morning all!

Well, I finally did it!!! I submitted my very first card (see below) to Jen's challenge # 8. It's cute I think for my first card without all the tools at hand. I know I will do better once I get all my stuff from SU next week. I can't wait to start creating & see my progress as time goes on, everyone gets more creative with experience. Well I'm off for my semi annual doctor's visit, (I hate going) & to do some errands. So you all have a great day! Thanks for stopping by & please sign my guest book.

Hugs...Rita