two more cards using new Cuttlebug folders

For this card I used the new Leafy Branch A2 Cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss a piece of glossy cardstock that I'd spritzed with Stampinback's Perfect Resist and then colored with a Kaleidoscope inkpad. Stampinback is a company based in the Netherlands. They also produce a metallic myst as well as stamps. I purchased the Perfect Resist from I Brake For Stamps. I can recommend that site. Great service! The sentiment is by Heidi Grace Designs.


For this card I creatively Cuttled using my Forest Branches Cuttlebug folder. The stamped images are by Inkadinkado and stamped using Memento dye inks. The flowers are Primas.

mistake, or not?

I've mentioned the granite-like look that I got by spraying Perfect Resist by Stampinback on glossy paper. I'd planned to use this for a challenge that had called for stone, but never got around to posting it for that. I still like the card though, so here it is.


The images are all by Tim Holtz and stamped using Brilliance black ink. I'd also spritzed my cardstock with Glimmer Mists by Tattered Angels.

I kept trying to decide whether this card needed more. I left it as is because I really couldn't think of what to add to it, or where. It seems to have plenty going on as it is. I couldn't help but think that my creativity was asking me to call it quits. Dunno if that was a mistake or not. :-)

Happy 4th of July

We're spending a nice mellow holiday here. Mild weather. Sunny skies. We've slowcooked ribs on the grill. Ahhhhh!

I also managed to do a little cardmaking. Not a holiday related card, but still. Can a day get much better?


I stamped the background the other night with silhouette stamp images from Inque Boutique that I'd inked with Perfect Resist by Stampinback. I should have mentioned before that Stampinback is a company based in Norway, but I'd ordered my Perfect Resist through I Brake for Stamps, a great online shop that also carries some of Stampinback's line of rubber stamp images. The sentiment is also by Inque Boutique. The background was colored with EZ TintZ by Fiber Scraps. The butterfly is a Spellbinders chipboard die cut spritzed with Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels.

Hope everyone celebrating the 4th of July today enjoys a safe and happy holiday. :-)

can't resist Perfect Resist

Okay. Before I got sidetracked yesterday playing with faux jewels, I'd been experimenting with Perfect Resist from Stampinback. Here are a couple more cards using Perfect Resist.


The cup image is by Inkadinkado. The sentiment is by Impression Obsession. I love that sentiment! The coffee bean die cuts are Sizzix.


This is another one of those granite look backgrounds. The bird image by Inque Boutique was stamped with Perfect Resist. The sentiment is by Cornish Heritage Farms. The tag die cut is by Sizzix.

granite resist

I finally got my hands on some Perfect Resist by Stampinback the other day. I'd been wanting to try this stuff since I first heard of it. I put some in a mister and gave it a go. It was fun! Here's what I have to show for my first attempts.

This first resist was spritzed on glossy and allowed to dry. I then added color DTP using my Memento dye ink dew drops. I love how it turned out! It was similar to a polished stone look, but more like granite than marble because of the speckling. I then stamped the butterfly image by About Art Accents using more Memento inks in various colors, and stamped over them again in black. The purple layer was embellished with the floral lace Martha Stewart/EK Success edge punch and embossed with the Perfectly Paisley Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder. The flowers are Primas. The sentiment is by Impression Obsession and stamped with Tuxedo black Memento ink.

These next two backgrounds were also made by spritzing Perfect Resist on glossy cardstock and allowing it to dry. This time I added color by spraying over that with two complementary colors of Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels.

This ATC was stamped with an image from I Brake For Stamps.

The dragon in this card is also from I Brake For Stamps. The sentiment is by Inque Boutique. The edging was done using Martha Stewart/EK Success edge punches.

Can't wait to see what else this resist can do!

I am woman - DCM

Wow, time flies when you do the Daring Cardmakers midweek challenge late in the week! ;-) The new theme is I am woman. Cards should have a feminine image, but there are exceptions! No Tildas, Sugar Nellies, or Bellas. Okay. That works for me. I have some new images that I've been wanting to use and this challenge will be perfect! So, I couldn't make just one--I had to make two cards.


The first card is a Stampinback image on a polished stone background. I used my Diamonds in the Rough and Script Cuttlebug embossing folders on that layer after stamping it. The layer at the top and the cameo are both foil board. I used a Fiskars border punch on the top piece and then embossed it with the Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder. A Spellbinders embossing die was used for the cameo. I used black ink to "age" both of the foil board pieces, and interestingly, some of the red color came off, so that added even a little more of a distressed look.


For this card I used chalk inks and dye inks DTP to make the background. The stamp images are all by Mary Mata. I used the Cuttlebug Textile embossing folder on the green layer. I just really like that image of the woman and her umbrella.

Stars - Wednesday Stamper

It was time this morning to tackle a Wednesday Stamper challenge. This week is was very straightforward--use stars in making a card. Oh wow, I just realized that I did this in a couple of ways and I hadn't noticed. Here's my card....

This was made by stamping on a polished stone background. I used images by Autumn Leaves and by Stampinback. The flourish designs are the Autumn Leaves and the images with the faces are Stampinback. What I hadn't realized is that the face images look like the face of a "star", someone glamorous who's been in films or something. That was an interesting twist. My subconscious at work. :-)