folded joy...

How great are these google eyes on this PTI Wise Owl? *love it!* This patterned paper is by scrapworks... wanna guess where I got it? WooHoo for using up old stuff! I can't believe how into this vsn challenge I was. Of course I had to do it landscape... FUN!

supplies
stamps:pti Wise Owl
ink: su regal rose, baroque burgundy
paper: su cranberry crisp, regal rose, scrapworks patterned papers
accessories: su cranberry crisp stitched ribbon, sponge dauber, piercing template and tool, google eyes

peeking into windows...

This vsn challenge was to make a window or acetate card. I need to get some transparencies because the ones I have are junk! They are so thin and flimsy... ugh!

I really wish this little lad was a wee bit bigger. LOL And I also wish I remembered who made this stamp set! I am thinking Inkadinkado... hum....

supplies
stamps: you know, i forget.
ink: garden green, memento tuxedo black
paper: su dsp, pretty in pink
accessories: copic markers

split baby...

This baby has an identity crisis! LOL Really, another VSN challenge here. This one is called split negative. Usually this is done with embossing but I played with my SU pastels. I don't think they've seen the light of day since the last time I've played in VSN... what like two years ago???

supplies
stamps: no idea who makes this kiddo
ink: versamark
paper: su certainly celery, so sarrfon, pink pirouette, soft sky, dcwv nanas nursery boy and girl
accessories: su pastels, sponge dauber

let's play with ribbon

So as promised, I am sharing some of the fun stuff I learned at my classes at CKC. Today, I am sharing some fun things from my ribbon class with you. I had a duh moment with almost all of the techniques we learned. Some were very simple, others more complex.
The first ribbon technique I want to share is this simple french board style tag pocket. To achieve this look, all you need to do is cross two (or more) ribbons adhering them at the ends only.

Another super easy ribbon treatment is with this one we did on this puffy sticker. Think about this on chipboard too. For this, we started with one end of the ribbon and attached it to the back of the sticker and crossed it over the front of the flower going between each petal with a slight rotation in the back of the flower.

I think this flower brad technique was my favorite! This was just a bit more complex than the other two. This one was done is by opening the brad prongs all the way lifting them off the back of the gem slightly. You don't have to use a gem brad though. In the center of the ribbon, pinch your ribbon bit and twist a few times. Tuck the ribbon under one of the prongs and push the prong back into it's original position flat against the gem. Repeat this for the other prong. Make a third ribbon twist and place this one in the center. Arrange the ribbon petals and clean up the edges.

And some reminders of some techniques that have been around the block a few times:

• photo corners, wrap a bit of ribbon around the corner of a photo attaching the ends to the back
• knots, use a loose double knot for another look
• tie on a group of ribbon with a longer srtip of ribbon (as shown on the letter D here)
  

And here is my completed project from this SEI class at CKC. I love these word books!