Val’s Craftings: 2012

3 December 2012

TCRS Baby Its Cold Outside Challenge

Supplies used:

White and Blue card stock
TCRS Retro Girl Snow Bunny - CO-088-J
Sleepy Hollow Tree by Rubbernecker.com
Studio G glitter glue
Prisma Colour Pencils

Third Coast Rubber Stamps Challenge

TCCC#11: Baby It's Cold Outside: Winter Theme

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Val S.

2 December 2012

TCRS Christmas Countdown Card

Supplies used:

White and green card stock
TCRS 'Tis The Season Collage - JB-014-L
Distressed Inks, Forest Moss for the Christmas Tree
and Peeled Paint around the Holly
Number Stamps by Clear Art Stamps.com
Momento Black Ink

TCCC#10: Week 2 of the Christmas Countdown

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Val S.

13 November 2012

White Shabby Chic!

http://www.thirdcoastchallenges.com/2012/11/tccc9-white-shabby-chic.html

Supplies used:

White card stock
TCRS Fantasy Christmas Tree (VB-228-R)
White Snow Flake Buttons
(these can't be seen very well on the photo)
Cuttlebug Snow Flake Embossing Folder
Silver Fibre
Memento Ink, black

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Val S.

9 November 2012

Clean and Simple Blockheads November Technique Challenge

Supplies used:

Blockheads Stamp Set - An Illustrated Christmas
White and Dark Blue card stock
Momento Ink Black

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Val S.

Blockheads Challenge: CAS Technique Blog Hop

To Take our Challenge: Visit Blockheads' CAS Technique to see Karen McAlpine's steps for creating Clean and Simple Cards.

Submit your example using this technique by November 21st, 2012 to be eligible to win a $25 Blockheads Gift Certificate for use at www.blockheadstamps.com. Be sure to visit the technique link above for full rules and instructions.

8. Cheryl (Shestamps)

15. Leigh Snaith-Brunton DT

16. Leslie Turner, DT

17. Leigh Snaith-Brunton DT

23. Leigh Snaith-Brunton DT

24. Leslie Turner, DT

25. Leslie Turner, DT

(Cannot add links: Registration/trial expired)

Clean and Simple Blockheads November Technique Challenge

Supplies used:

Blockheads Stamp Set - An Illustrated Christmas
White and Deep Red card stock
Momento Ink Black

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Val S.

Clean and Simple - Blockheads November Technique Challenge

Supplies used:

Blockheads Stamp Set - Christmas Morning

White and Dark Blue card stock
Momento Ink Black

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Val S.

8 November 2012

Clean and Simple - Blockheads November Technique Challenge

Supplies used:

Blockheads Stamp Set - Hearth Mice Full Sheet
White and Hunters Green card stock
Momento Ink Black

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Val S.

Blockheads Challenge: CAS Technique Blog Hop

To Take our Challenge: Visit Blockheads' CAS Technique to see Karen McAlpine's steps for creating Clean and Simple Cards.

8. Cheryl (Shestamps)

15. Leigh Snaith-Brunton DT

16. Leslie Turner, DT

17. Leigh Snaith-Brunton DT

23. Leigh Snaith-Brunton DT

24. Leslie Turner, DT

25. Leslie Turner, DT

(Cannot add links: Registration/trial expired)

27 October 2012

Triomino Pin

Supplies used:

Ivory Triomino
Aleen's Tacky Glue, white
Perfect Pearls, Bronze and Gold
(the above was mixed together and heat set)
Rubb-on Cream
Black Nail Varnish
Gold Dragonfly Charm
Pin attached to the back

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Val S.

Square Domino Wall Hanger

Supplies used:

Square Domino
Bamboo Beads
Brown cord
Brilliance Ink, Aurora
Archival Ink, Black
Flourish Stamp
Amber Rhinestones

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Val S.

Fridge Magnet Christmas Domino

Supplied used:

Supper Sized Domino
Part of a Christmas Tree Stamp
Archival Ink Black
Glitter
Sharpie marker, Silver
Gold peel-off numbers

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Val S.

Christmas Tree Decoration Chekit Domino

Supplies used:

Ivory Chekit Domino
Partridge in a Pear Tree Stamp
Brilliance Ink, Peacock
Sharpie marker, Gold
Gold Fibre

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Val S.

Faux Domino Reindeer

Supplies used:

Supper sized domino
Glazed pens, blue, clear, green, red, brown
Raindeer Stamp
Gold Ink
3D crystal lacquer

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Val S.

Zentangle Square Dominos

Supplies used:

For this project I used square dominoes,
and a Sharpie marker, black and free hand doodled and created a Zentangle!
First time tried!

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Val S.

Mardi Gras Domino Keyring

Supplies used:

Regular domino
Brilliance Ink
Rub-on mask
Keyring
Blue/purple feather
Gold Sharpie Marker

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Val S.

Nature Domino Wall Hanger

Supplies used:

Supper sized domino
Bamboo Beads
Black Cord
Brilliance Ink, Aurora
Archival Ink Black
Pokertails Stamp

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Val S.

English Rose Domino and Card

Supplies used:

Supper Sized Domino
Rose Stamp
Brilliance Inks, Peacock
Sharpie Markers, Gold, Green, Pink/Red
Card Stock, Red and White

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Val S.

Christmas Rose Domino Tag

Supplies used:

Regular Domino
Two Tone Brilliance Inks
Rose Stamp
White Card Stock coloured with same Brilliance Ink as domino
Lilac Fibre
Heart Rhinestone

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Val S.

Silver & Black Domino Pendant

Supplies used:

Regular Domino
Sharpie Marker Silver and Black
Pokertails stamp
Clear Rhinestone
Black Cord
Bamboo Bead coloured with Silver Sharpie

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Val S.

Asian Lady Bamboo Ivory Domino

Supplied used:

Supper Sized Domino
Bamboo Beads
Black cord
Alcohol Ink, Butter Scottch
Asian Lady Rub-on

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Val S.

Poinsettia Domino Pendant

Supplies used:

Triomino
Archival Ink Black
Sharpie Markes Green, Red and Silver
Red Bead
Black Cord

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Val S.

26 October 2012

By the Light of the Full Moon - Domino embellished card

Supplies used:

White and Black card stock

Regular white domino

Stazon Jet Black

Distressed Inks,

Stormy Skies, Faded Jeans and Tattered Rose

Spellbinders Die Cut

Light blue self-adhesive rhinestones in various sizes

Witch Stamp and Halloween wording by Inkadinkado

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Val S.

Witch In Flight Domino Necklace

Day 2 of DominoART's 31 days of Halloween!

'Witch in Flight' altered domino necklace! The perfect gown accessory for the annual Witches Ball don't you think ;0)

I coloured a standard white domino with a metallic silver Sharpie marker to give it a luscious metallic shimmer but unfortunately it was hard to capture with a camera!

Supplies used:
standard white domino
Witch stamp - Inkaxinkado
StazOn - jet black
Silver sharpie
Black ribbon
Silver bead
Crystal Rhinestone
Judkins Diamond Glaze

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Val S.

25 October 2012

Tri-Game Piece Amulet Choker

Day 10 of 31 Days of Halloween with another spooktacular game art creation!

http://dominoartblog.blogspot.com

Supplies used:

Val used two variants on the traditional domino game to create her piece. Both are made of the same shiny resin material too and make them fair game, pun intended bbbbbhhhaaaaaa, for altering!

2 Chekits (hexagonal game pieces)
1 Triomino (triangle game piece)
Spider, pumpkin, flourish stamps by Inkadinkado
Silver and black bead
Black ribbon
Black lace
Blackcurrant Adirondack Alcohol Ink
2 pink rhinestones
Silver metallic paint pen
Judikins Diamond Glaze
E6000 glue

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Val S.

By the Light of the Full Moon - Domino embellished Card

Day 15 of 31 Days of Halloween with a wicked cool domino embellished card!

http://dominoartblog.blogspot.com

Supplies used:
Standard white domino
Dark and Light Blue Sharpie markers
Stamps by Inkadinkado
StazOn Jet black
Stormy Skies, Tattered Rose and Faded Jeans Distress Inks
Light blue self-adhesive rhinestones in various sizes
Black, Peach cardstock
Silk Smooth White card from Create and Craft
Aleene's Fast Grab glue

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Val S.

A Wicked Scaredy Cat Domino Pendant

DominoART's 31 Days of Halloween! Day 22

a wicked scaredy cat altered domino necklace!

http://dominoartblog.blogspot.com

Supplies used:
Scaredy Cat and Flourish stamp by Inkadinkado
Super-sized Domino
Bamboo beads
Brown cord
Terracotta Adirondack Alcohol Inks
Judikins Diamond Glaze
Amber rhinestones

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24 October 2012

Checket Halloween Domino

Halloween Easel Card

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Val S.

Halloween Domino

For this card I used a peice of a beer can and cut the shape using a Spellbinder die cut then used Cooper embossing power and heatset, and adheared the domino to it!

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Val S.

23 October 2012

Triomino Halloween Card

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Val S.

Square Halloween Domino

Halloween Cat

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Val S.

18 October 2012

Dark and Twisty a Macabre Halloween!

Hello Everyone!

It's Halloween time so I'm entering this card

into Third Cost Rubber Stamps Halloween Challenge

TCCC#7: "DARK AND TWISTY" A Macabre Halloween!

Supplies used:

White and Black card stock

Distress Inks, Black Soot and Dried Marigold

Prisma Colour Pencils

Sharpie Markers Black and Silver

Orange and Black Ribbon

Fiskers and Marvy Punches

TCRS Grave Digger FA-494-K

Tree and moon drawn by me 'Val S'

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Val S.

Precious Metals - A Compendium of Leafing Techniques Challenge

Hello Everyone!

It's Blockheads Paper Arts New Challenge for October

so I have entered this card onto their Face Book!

Supplies used:

Autumn Dawn Flakes

Flitter Glue
Snowman Stamp

White and Blue cardstock

Amber Rhinestones
Silver Sharpie Markers

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Val S.

5 October 2012

Precious Metals - A Compendium of Leafing Techniques Challenge

Hello Everyone!

It's Blockheads Paper Arts New Challenge for October

so here is the card I have entered on their blog!

Supplies used:

Autumn Dawn Flakes

Flitter Glue

Blockheads Maple Leaves

Tim Holtz Distress Ink 'Tattered Rose'

from Blockheads on-line shop

Create and Crafts 'Bright Burst' cardstock collection

Amber Rhinestones

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Val S.

Blockheads Challenge: Leafing Technique Blog Hop

To Take our Challenge: Visit Blockheads' Leafing Technique to see Leigh Snaith-Brunton's steps for creating Precious Metals - A Compendium of Leafing Techniques.

Submit your example using this technique by October 21st, 2012 to be eligible to win a $25 Blockheads Gift Certificate for use at www.blockheadstamps.com. Be sure to visit the technique link above for full rules and instructions.

(Cannot add links: Registration/trial expired)

2 October 2012

Non-Tradional Colour Halloween Card

Hello Everyone!

It's Halloween time so I have entered this card

into Third Cost Rubber Stamps Halloween Challenge!

Supplies used for this card:

White card stock coloured with
Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Stormy Sky and Faded Jeans
then adhered to Red card and again onto Pink card
Stazon, Jet Black

Witch stamp by TCRS

Flourishes and wording by Inkadinkado

TCCC#6: Non-Traditional Halloween - A Colour Twist within a Twist Challenge!

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Val S.

1 October 2012

Non-Traditional Halloween

Hello Everyone!

It's Halloween time so I have entered this card

into Third Cost Rubber Stamps Halloween Challenge!

There will be two moons tonight!

Supplies used for this card:

White card stock
Embossing Folder, Checkered Squares
Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Black Soot, Tattered Rose
Stazon, Jet Black
Cat stamp by TCRS
Witch, Spider, Flourishes by Inkadinkado

TCCC#6: Non-Traditional Halloween - A Colour Twist within a Twist Challenge!

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Val S.

17 September 2012

Halloween Card

Hello Everyone!

It's Halloween time so I'm entering this card

into Third Cost Rubber Stamps Halloween Challenge

'Something wicked this fae comes bingo challenge'

I went for the center line across,

from the Bingo Grid I choose Purple, Fae, Glitter + Black

TCCC#5: Week 2 of Something Wicked This Fae Comes Bingo Challenge!

For this card I used:
Stazon Jet Black to ink the stamps, witch stamp is TCRS, bumpkins and flourishes is by Inkadinkado. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Stormy Sky and Tattered Rose to create and blend the background.

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Val S.

14 September 2012

Steampunk Pink TCRS, Winner

Woohoo!

I'm the winner of TCRS 'Steampunk Pink'

Congratulations Val, you have won a fabulous $25 gift certificate to Third Coast Rubber Stamps! You also get to display this snazzy badge on your blog with pride ;0)

and in the TOP3!

thanks for stopping by!

Val S.

9 September 2012

Steampunk Pink

Hello Everyone!

I am entering this card into Third Cost Rubber Stamps

current challenge 'Steampunk pink'

I used TCRS Christmas Rose for the background on this card

TCCC#4: Steampunk Pink!

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Val S.

6 September 2012

Pocket Card

Hello Everyone!

This is my Pocket Card entered into

Blockheads September Challenge

As you can see I used my Pocket Card

to hold a the Gift Voucher!

For the background I used my new Distressed Ink Bundled Sage
from Blockheads Paper Arts, the stamped image is also a new stamp from Blockheads. I used Sharpie Markers to colour the stamp image.

On the tag inside the card I used Distressed Ink, Tattered Rose also new from Blockheads for the stamped flower edging!

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Val S.

Blockheads Challenge: Pocket Card Challenge

To Take our Challenge: Visit Blockheads' Pocket Card Technique to see Barb Black's steps for creating a pocket card perfect for holding gift cards, little keepsakes and other treasures.

The $25 gift certificate for this challenge was awarded to Nikki C. You can still take the challenge for fun even though the deadline for prizes has passed.