The Born Doodler

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Disappearing Shamrocks Card steps

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Love Card Challenge Winners!

Here are the winning cards in the February challenge at EnjoyMichaelStrongStamps Yahoo group. They are from Left, Jacquie Woolsey USA, Janet Castle USA and Lynda Jorgensen Cyprus. After the cards were chosen, we discovered that we must be in a blue mood because all the winners were in shades of blue - totally unplanned!

Jacquie Woolsey
Jacquie made a lovely traditional composition enlivened by the unusual color scheme. Her coloring technique is beautifully executed too. Well done Jacquie!

Janet Castle
Here is Janet's elegant intricate card. She made some precise cuts to the heart revealing the bejeweled layer beneath. The little sprinkle of tiny hearts lead to the perfect sentiment below. Well done Janet!

Lynda Jorgensen
Lynda presents us with a colorful pair of love birds. They are sweetly perched in a miniature tree. Such a charming card! Can you guess what stamp she used? Well done Lynda!

Monday, February 28, 2011

Mardi Gras Card

Here's a fun card to make for Mardi Gras. It's an easy fold that can be adapted to other celebrations. The image in the picture is a sneak peek at my new Cloisonne Fleur Dis Lis stamp in an early incomplete stage of the design process. Look for the stamp in my catalog soon!
Here how to make it:
Supplies:
Cardstock in purple, green, gold, black and cream
Pearl Pens in Magenta, Kiwi and Gold
pencil
ruler
paper cutter
glue

Steps:
Draw an X from corner to corner on a 6 1/2" square piece of black cardstock. Fold all the points to the center of the X. Fold back the points to the outer edge on all four sides.
Cut a 1 1/2" square piece of green card stock in half to make two triangles. Do the same to a square of gold cardstock.
Glue one triangle to the triangular folds on the black cardstock alternating the colors as you go.
Glue a 4 1/2" square piece of purple cardstock to the inside of the black as shown.
Decorate the inside with a stamped image or photo or anything else you like.
Glue the completed black frame to a 5 1/2" square card. Finish with pearl pen decorations. Enjoy!