You inspire me (Shari's Monday sketch)

Hello, there!
This week, Hero Arts artist, Shari Carroll is showing us her beautiful works.
Yestreday, she gave us 4 marvelous sketches to work with for this week.
The PDF file can be downladed from the URL below:
http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/files/2009/08/sharis-blog-week-sketches.pdf.

今週は、ほとんど時間が取れそうに無いというのが事実なのですが、度々参加しているチャレンジ用に、ヒーローアーツ社のアーティストであるShari Carrollさんが、スケッチ（グリーティングカード用のパターン --- 雛形です---）を用意してくださっているので、時間の許す限り作ってみようかと思って、トライしてみました。
雛形は、上のURLからダウンロード出来ますので、興味をお持ちの方はダウンロードされていた方が良いと思います。オススメの貴重品！！！

So I decided to try some and going to join the 'sketches2' challenge.
This is my card, 'You inspire me'.

Made this card to take on her Monday sketch. I love her sketches!
My colors for this card were a little bit shift to autumn colors. The reason is ... I went to 2 department stores yesterday evening and received the Autumn - Winter clothes reserved them in this spring. (I'm really simple minded. Haha.)

The center circle coloring is used Perfect Pearls which I learned the methods at 2Peas Thinking Inking class by Jennifer Mcguire last week. And the background heat embossing is also from her class - mixing Perfect Pearls with clear embossing powder.

This is a closeup.

But I couldn't show you that I used perfect pearls, 'Green Patina' and 'Heirloom Gold' colors with clear embossing powder. I'm sorry! The center circle coloring is also used the same 2 powders.

stamp used:
HA Scallop Floulish / S5152
HA Design Blocks Modern Lines / S5218
HA Clear Design Friends / CL351
HA Clear Design Thank You Sayings / CL341 (Used a leaves stamp only)
Stampers Anonymous Background stamp

paper:Bazzill Basics CS, HA Kraft, Basic Grey PP

Ink & embossing powder:
Tsukineko StazOn / Jet Black
Meories Dye Ink / White
Ranger Distress Ink / Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Embossing Ink
Ranger Perfect Pearl / Green Patina, Heirloom Gold
Ranger Embossin Powder / Clear
American Crafts Zing / Teal Metallic

Accessories:
Basic Grey button, Kaisecraft gems, Kreinik Braid, ribbon,
Prima paper flower, Quickutz Nesting dies

Thanks for looking! :)

Gift Set (IMAGINE, ..... - Dots-)

Hi! Finally Sunday evening, I could took my time for creating.
So I made this gift set (card, box, and paper bag) to join the Hero Arts 'Dots' challenge.

Actually I was gonna make only a dots-design colorful card. But when I finished it, I came to want making others. Don't you think this 3 words 'Imagine, Play, Create' is so good when we present materials or something to friends?

This is the project, 'Gift Set (IMAGINE, PLAY, CREATE - Dots-)'

Stamped 4 sizes of circles and a doted circle stampes with 3 set of Chalk Queue (used several colors), and a stamp of the Floral Accent set with StazOn Black Cherry.
The mini paper clips with beads was used for a card and a paper bag like a ribbon slider or a stopper.
I used white paper for the card front, dark brown for the back. The paper bag is also 2-tone.

stamp used:
HA DA: Floral Accent / LP105
HA Clear Design Mix & Match Elements/ CL266
HA Clear Design Dots and Letters / CL070
Hampton Art

paper: Bazzill Basics & American Craft Cardstock

Ink & embossing powder:
Tsukineko StazOn / Black Cherry
Ranger Distress Ink / Antique linen
Memories / White dye ink
ColorBox Chalk Queue (several) / Primary Elements, Christmas, Misty Meadow

Accessories: ideaology / mini paper clip, bead, ribbon

Thanks for looking! :)

Just saying Hello

I recieved the Scallop Background stamp from the HA last Monday as my HM prize. - Actually I thought to get this gorgeous stamp. So, I made this image on a clear board - I want to create it to be an album in the future. But I'm gonna hang this on a wall for a while. - to say a 'Big Thank You!' to the Hero Arts.

4/9に頂いたHonorable Mentionの賞品が先週月曜日にヒーローアーツ社より届きましたので、そのスタンプを使ってちょっと遊んでみました。
以前から、とても気になるものの、使いこなせるか否かで購入を躊躇していた素敵なバックグラウンドスタンプとエンベリッシュメント（ジェムストーン）を頂いて、どちらも持っていなかったので、とてもHappyです♪

This is a closeup view.

The Scallop Background was stamped with VersaMagic Sage, Distress inks Peeled Paint and Black Soot by Ranger.
The small elephant was stamped with Brilliance Graphite Back, and put the VersaMark Dazzle Champagne a little. And then, I did clear embossing on it several times to make epoxy-like embellishment.
*This clear embossing method to make epoxy-like embellishment is the way of Ms.Jennifer McGuire showed us the fantastic card with how-to on HA blog on April 20th, 2009.

stamp used:
HA Clear design All Occasion Messages/ CL272
HA Clear design Elephant / CL280
HA Clear design Whoo Loves You / CL309
HA Sparkl Clear Hello Birdie / CL177
HA Scallop Background / K5147

paper: Bazzill Basics Cardstock, Basic Grey / Archaic

Ink & embossing powder:
Tsukineko VersaMark / Clear, Dazzle Champagne
Tsukineko StazOn / Timber Brown, Brilliance / Graphite Back
Tsukineko VersaFine / Spanish Moss, VersaMagic / Sage
Ranger Embossing Powder / Sea Foam
Ranger Distress Ink/ Peeled Paint, Black Soot, Antique Linen
Ranger Acrylic Paint / Espresso
Crayon and watercilor pencils

Accessories:
Basic Grey buttons, brad, ribbon, Rusty Pickle / scallop clear album
HA Clear Mixed Gemstones / CH156,
HA flower shape gemstones (cut 2 petals out for the leaves)

こちらが、HAセレクトで送ってくださったHMのお品です。

Thanks for peeking!

a Window card - Sending Warm Wishes

Finally, spring comes here. Trees are starting to sprout new leaves. Those are really fresh and beautiful. And, many birds are singing outside!

I made a card yesterday night for this week's challenge of the Hero Arts. The project theme is 'window'. - creating cards, scrapbook pages, or objects with a window on it.
But, my idea was so humble... Originally, I love the scene at the window, the shape of window frames or windowpanes.
So, I made a card which scene is at the window near the big tree. Oh yes, I wanted to express my 'early spring'.

This is the card, 'a Window card - Sending Warm Wishes'.

The round small table was made by
--- using a part of the cake plate from the birthday cake stamp for the table top, and the decorative border stamp for the table legs, those stamps are from the Celebrate All Day Clear stamp set.

This is a close-up view around a flower vase and a bird cage.

stamp used:
HA DesignBlock Tree / S5037
HA Clear 6x8 C'est Chouette / CL326
HA Clear design All Occasion Messages/ CL272
HA Clear design Birds Branch Alphabet/ CL138
(used a bird silhouette stamp only)
HA Clear design Celebrate All Day / CL292
HA Bird in a Cage / F4899

another materials are:
paper: Bazzill Basics Cardstock

Ink & embossing powder:
HA Shadow Ink / Soft Pool, Sand
Tsukineko VersaFine / Onyx Black, Crimson Red, StazOn / Timber Brown
Ranger Distress Ink/ Shabby Shutter
Ranger Liquid Pearl / Ruby Red, Gold
Watercolor pencils

Accessories: Ribbon, Torchon lace

Thanks for looking! :)

Friendship card (Kindred Spirits)

I made this friendship card for the Hero Arts challenge.
Telling you the truth, I was going to entry this card for the last week's. But I couldn't continue to make this by the sad incident on my beloved cat.
This week, I finished this, put only 3 flower motifs.

 I sometimes do collaborative works with foreign creators. From last December to this January, I sent the same design cards to American and German architects whom worked with in the past, and now they are my friends.
I got an opportunity to make this for myself (my cards collection) at the friendship challenge.

Here's a partly closeup.

Technique I used etc.
After stamped DesignBlocks with dye inks, I slightly colored with watercolors for the background. 3 flowers motifs are just only stamped with dye inks, and put the glittered glues around the edges.

stamp used:
HA DesignBlocks Old Writing Flower Collage / S5105
HA DesignBlocks Raindrop Background / S5101
HA clear design Fancy Friendship / CL295

paper:
Cardstock / Bazzill Basics, American Craft
DCWV pattern paper, Graphix / plastic sheet

Inks etc.for coloring:
HA Shadow Ink / Soft Pool, Blossom, Lilac, Sand, Cube Soft Pink, Gold
Tsukineko StazOn / Jet Black
Ranger Distress Ink / Vintage Photo
Ranger Stickles / Frosted Lace, Distress Worn Lipsticks, Broken China, Scattered Straw
Watercolor (solid, pencil)

Accessories:
HA Citron Gemstone / CH130, Light Green Accent Pearl / CH174, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!