Kym's Weekly Post - Sunday 5/1/14

 On the 1 January 2014 it was the start of another month over at the One Sweet Challenge.
The topic this month is "black and white - grey is acceptable".
Here is my card I made to promote this challenge.

For my card I have used the Brigid Ashwood image called "Steam Bee" which is available as a rubber stamp.  I thought this card would "bee" a suitable for a man's card.  I have coloured the image in with various shades of dark grey Promarkers.  Around the image I stamped with a little dotty peg stamp and a white Versamagic ink.  Then once that was dry I inked around the image with Tim Holtz's Pumice Stone and Black Soot distress inks.

The backing papers are from my Perfect Papercrafting Companions CD and I have used a black-and-white pinstripe and a black-and-white dotty paper.  I have finished the card off with some tartan ribbon, x-cut die-cut cogs, black brads (yes no matter how many pictures I took these brads are black) and a sentiment off the CD.

It would be lovely if you could enter the One Sweet Challenge.  You don't have to use a Sweet Pea Stamps image but we love to see them "bee-ing" used!!!
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Here is another card to show you.

 For my card I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps image by Ching-Chou Kuik called "Poinsettia Fairy".  She was one of my first Sweet Pea Stamps and she is still one of my favourites.  She is available as a digital stamp or as a single rubber stamp

 I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens.  The card has been finished off with some poinsettias, gems, washi tape and a sentiment from my Perfect Companions Christmas CD.

Embossed Steampunk Bee

Hi everyone! I took the month of May off and am now trying to get back into the swing of things.
So today, I thought I'd share another card created with Brigid Ashwood's Steampunk Bee from Plate #105:

I stamped the bee onto beige card stock (Neenah Millstone Super Smooth 80lb), colored her with Copics and used a yellow Pitt Artist pen to outline the bee. I used a sponge and soft yello Pan Pastels pigment chalk to cover the background. To seal the chalk, I followed Katarina's example and embossed the whole image panel. I wasn't sure how it would work out, but it actually gives the impression of leather which works well with the brown embossed card stock. (The picture really doesn't show it too well)

When I think "Steampunk", I think metal. Well actually I was thinking washers, nuts and other miscellaneous metal objects that are on my husbands workbench but settled for using regular eyelets. The sentiment is from Plate #98. I like the straight, bold lines of the font which is perfect for this card since it is intended for a male friend.

Thanks for stopping by, I'm off to check out all the latest new releases at Sweet Pea Stamps!

Steampunk Bee Elegance

I had so much fun playing with Brigid Ashwood's Steampunk Bee from Plate #105, that I have a couple more to share with you.

For my first card I used Copic markers and went for a monochromatic look on the bee using only grays:

I decided to color the background all yellow because it added a nice contrast to the gray bee. It just happened to pick up the yellow in the paper.

The papers are from Black Tie 6x6 paper pad from Making Memories. I thought it needed something so I went with a black branches/leaves die cut.

It's a rather simple card without a lot of bling or embellishments but I really love how it came out.

My next card also features Brigid Ashwood's Steampunk Bee but colored with watercolors. I wanted to show how these stamps work wonderfully with any coloring medium.

Oops, just noticed that I didn't blend something...... well, it wouldn't be me if there wasn't any goof-ups, right?

So, whatcha waiting for? Head over to Sweet Pea Stamps and get these wonderful, art inspiring stamps and join in the fun!

Brigid Ashwood's Steampunk Bee and Firefly

I'm back today with another image from Brigid Ashwood. This one is her Bee image from her Steampunk artwork. Believe it or not NO COPICS!!!! I colored the whole image with Twinkling H2O's. This set is on pre-order now, sheet #4 /Plate#105.



After I painted the whole image, I masked the bee and sprayed a small amount of Glimmer Mist over the background. I added alot of pics to show you all the glimmer from the Twinkling H2O's.

Here is a simple card using the same image I showed you earlier this week Brigid Ashwood's Firefly. I stamped it on some kraft paper and used Distressing inks around the image and used a white gel pen to add some highlights. I wanted to show you that even though this image has alot of detail you can still not color it and the artwork is still just as beautiful.

I added some art tape, safety pins and that was about it.

This image is on sheet #3/ Plate #104 and both can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in today.