Santa Squirrel

 Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have decided to join in the GSD Stamps Challenge for this week.  It is to use a Gerda Steiner Stamp or Image but also to have a Hand Drawn piece on the project.

Ingredients

Image:  Santa Squirrel

Medium:  Copic Markers

Sentiment:  Sentiment Strip & Chipboard (Retired)

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card, Red Card

Ink:  TSM Black

Other:  White Gel Pen, Shimmer, Glossy Accents

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Warm Fuzzies

 Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used a stamp from Gerda Steiner Designs.

Ingredients

Stamp Set:  Warm Fuzzies

Medium:  Copic Markers

(Bear:  E47, E44, E43, E42, R20

Black (Nose:  C9, C8

Scarf:  R39, R29, R27, R35

Mug:  BG49, BG15, BG13, BG32)

Sentiment:  Big and Bold

Dies:  Hearts & Scalloped Stitched Rectangle (Both from stash)

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card, Kraft Card

Ink:  MFT Extreme Black, Versa Clair Black 

Other:  White Gelly Roll 08 Pen, Copic Multi Liner Black Pen, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Gerda Steiner Designs - Share your Design

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Blast Off with Chibitronics LED Stickers

 Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used Chibitronics LED Stickers and Conductive Fabric Tape to light up this card.

This card works by using a 'Slider' technique.  The rocket will slide up, turning on the lights.

Ingredients

Stamp Set:  Blast Off

Medium:  Copic Markers

(Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R20, B45, B41

Hair: E47, E44, E43

Suit: B06, B05, B04, B02, N6, N5, N4. N3, N1, N0,

Rocket: R39, R29, R27, R35, 06, B05, B04, B02, YR07, YR04, YR15, Y32, YR31, N9, N8, N7, N6, N5

Saturn:  R35, YR07, YR04, YR15, N1, N0)

Die:  Pierced Oval Dies & Curvy Slider Dies

Background: Nebula Wide Washi Tape

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Ink:  MFT Extreme Black, Distress Oxide (Black Soot)

Electronics:  Chibitronics LED Stickers (White), Chibitronics Fabric Conductive Tape, Chibitronics Fabric Patches & 2032 Battery

Other:  White Gelly Roll 0.8 Pen, Silver Eyelets

1. Create card front

Firstly, I have stamped the images onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured them with Copic Markers.  I fussy cut around the images leaving a small white border and set them aside.  The stars have been stamped onto vellum.

Card Base:  14x10cm

I created the background using wide Washi Tape from Altenew.  The moon is an oval die and coloured with Distress Oxide Black Soot ink. I added some silver eyelets for some texture.

I have punched small circles where I want the lights to be.

I have also cut the 'slider' piece from the card.  Keep the cut out piece. (This is under the rocket).

2. Battery Holder

I use the Silhouette Cameo to cut the layers for the battery holder.  I glue 6 of these together for a 2032 battery.  I glue them together with Liquid glue and allow them to dry completely before completing the card.

I put plain card stock on the back of this to finish the card.

3. Circuit

The circuit has been made on another piece of white card, 14x10cm.

I have traced the circles, slider and battery holder onto this card.

I then mapped where I wanted the conductive tape and lights to go.  This makes it easier for me to complete the circuit.

I have also added the die cut piece of slider and coloured around it with a dark blue Copic marker just in case things don't quite line up.

This is the circuit finished with the Fabric Conductive Tape and LED Stickers.

This card works by the rocket sliding up the card and will turn on the card.

When making this circuit, I have wired the positive straight to the battery and the negative will go through the lights then onto the battery.  At the 'slider' there is a break in the tape.  This will be joined with tape on the back of the rocket (see below).

The circuit uses a 2032 battery to power the circuit.

4. Let's light this card up!!

 

To light up this card, move the rocket up the slider towards the top of the card.

I hope you have found this tutorial useful.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Lovely Pandas

 Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used a stamps from Gerda Steiner Stamps.

Ingredients

Stamp Set:  Lovely Pandas

Medium:  Copic Markers

(C6, C5, C4, C3, C2, C1, C00, R20, 0, RV19, RV17, RV55, RV63)

Sentiment:  Stamping up & Altenew

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card, Black Card

Paper:  Monochrome 1.1

Ink:  MFT Extreme Black

Other:  White Gelly Roll 0.8 Pen, Liquid Sparkle, Glossy Accents, Enamel Dots

I would like to enter this card into the follwing challenge:

Gerda Steiner Stamps - Share your Designs February Challenge

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Smile Tiger

 Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used an image from Gerda Steiner Designs.

I decided to light this card up so the juggling balls look like they are moving.

Ingredients

Image:  Smile Tiger

Medium:  Copic Markers

Sentiment:  Computer generated

Electronics:  Chibitronics LED Stickers & Chibitronics Conductive Fabric Tape

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Border:  Copic Multi Liner Pen

Other:  Arteza White pen, Liquid Sparkle, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Gerda Steiner - Share you designs

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Umbrella Mouse

 Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used an image from Gerda Steiner Designs.

Ingredients

Image:  Umbrella Mouse

Medium:  Copic Markers

Sentiment:  MFT Stamps

Background:  Cloud Die, Copic Markers & Raindrops

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Other:  White Gel Pen, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:

Gerda Steiner Designs - Share your Design

Gerda Steiner Guest Design Team Call - Instagram

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Mouse with Balloon

 Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used an image from Gerda Steiner Stamps.

Ingredients

Image:  Mouse with Balloon

Medium:  Copic Markers

Sentiment:  Printed from Computer

Border:  Copic Multi Liner Pen

Other:  Sakura Gelly Roll,  Liquid Sparkle, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Gerda Steiner - Share your Design April 2021

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Watermelon Dinosaur

 Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used an image from Gerda Steiner Designs.

Ingredients

Image:  Watermelon Dinosaur

Medium:  Copic Markers

Sentiment:  Computer printed

Card Stock:  X-Press it Blending Card

Other:  Sakura Gelly Roll, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

Gerda Steiner Designs - Share your design - February 2021

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Mouse in a cup

 Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used an image from Gerda Steiner Stamps.

Ingredients

Image:  Mouse in a cup

Medium:  Copic Markers

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Die:  Stitched Circle Frames

Paper:  Cocoa Vanilla

Other:  Sakura Gelly Roll

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Gerda Steiner - Share your Design January 2021

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Reindeer and a tree

Hi Everyone,

For today's card I am back with the Cute Reindeers from Gerda Steiner.

Ingredients

Stamp Set:  Reindeer and a Tree

Medium:  Copic Markers

(E47, E44, E43, E42, R20, W8, W7, R29, R27)

Sentiment:  Merry & Happy Happy Add On

Die:  Stitched Rectangles

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Ink;  Ink on 3 Blackout

Other:  Sakura Gelly Roll, Glossy Accents, Liquid Pixie Dust

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenge:

Gerda Steiner - Share your design - December

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx 

Reindeer and a Tree

Hi Everyone,

For today's card I am sharing my all time favourite tiny reindeers from Gerda Steiner.

Ingredients

Stamp Set:  Reindeer and a Tree

Medium:  Copic Markers

(E47, E44, E43, E42, R20, W8, W7, R29, R27)

Sentiment:  Holiday Messages

Die:  Stitched Mini Slim Stacklets, Stitched Inside and Out

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Paper:  MFT Stripes

Ink;  Ink on 3 Blackout

Other:  Sakura Gelly Roll, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenge:

Gerda Steiner - Share your design December

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

 

Mouse with Balloon

Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used an image from Gerda Steiner Designs.

Ingredients

Image:  Mouse with Balloon

Medium:  Copic Markers

(B39, B37, B34, B45, B23, G05, FYG2, YG07, YG05, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0, R83, R81)

Sentiment:  Say What?

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Paper:  MFT Stripes

Ink:  Paper Rose Hybrid Ink

Other:  Sakura Gelly Roll, Liquid Pixie Dust, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:
Gerda Steiner - Share your Designs June 2020

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

You're Koalafied

Hi Everyone,

As tempted as I am to buy some nice 'slimline card' dies I have refrained.  Only because they are made for the American sized card stock not the Australian A4.

So I have cut some of my A4 card down to a size I am happy with. 18.5 x 9.5cm and have them set aside for 'Slimline' Cards.  This way I am also not limited to design.  Overall my bank account is happy and I have any design I want....win win

I have made one today and used another window die I have in my stash for the cutouts.

Ingredients

Stamp Set:  You're Koalafied

Medium:  Copic Markers

(W0, W8, W5, W4, W3, W2, W1, R20, 0)

Sentiment:  Included in Stamp set & Uniquely Creative Essential Sentiment

Die:  MFT Triple Peek-a-boo Window

Background:  Distress Ink Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card, Neenah Desert Storm

Ink:  Paper Rose Hybrid

Other:  Glossy Accents, Sakura Gelly Roll

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Gerda Steiner - Share your Design April

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Spring Bunny Friends

Hi Everyone,

I just love 'no line' colouring and so glad I can no do it with my digital images too.

For today's card I have used an image from Gerda Steiner Designs.

Ingredients

Image:  Spring Bunny Friends

Medium:  Copic Markers

(N4, N3, N2, N1, N0, R20, 0, YG63, YG17, YG13, R85, R83, R81)

Sentiment:  Computer

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Other:  Sakura Gelly Roll

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:
Gerda Steiner Designs - Share your designs, April

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Coffeesaurus

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I didn't get to post anything yesterday. We had a huge day with home schooling.  My youngest was struggling a lot with his maths so I spent the day with him and we worked through it.  It was a huge achievement at the end of the day when he did his test online and got 100%.  I am so proud of him.

The struggle was so worth it.

So this morning while he was doing his science, I snuck into my craft room and got a card made, shhhhhh it's our secret! lol.

Ingredients

Image:  Coffeesaurus

Medium:  Copic Markers

(G06, FYG2, YG07, YG05, R20, B28, B26, FB2, R29, R27, YR07, YR04, YR15)

Sentiment:  Computer

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Other:  Sakura Gelly Roll

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Gerda Steiner - Share your designs March 2020

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Coffee Mouse

Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used an image from Gerda Steiner Designs.

I have printed this to colour it as 'no lines'.

I love this technique and the way it turns out.

Ingredients

Image:  Coffee Mouse

Medium:  Copic Markers

(C6, C5, C4, C3, C2, C1, C0, R20, 0, B28, B26, FB2, R29, R27, R35, E35, E34)

Sentiment:  Included with image

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Other:  Sakura Gelly Roll

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:
Gerda Steiner - Share your Designs

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Warm Fuzzies Bear

Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used an image from Gerda Steiner Designs.

Ingredients

Image:  Warm Fuzzies Bear

Medium:  Copic Markers

(E47, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, R20, 0, B28, B26, FB2, E35, E34, G05, FYG2, YG07, YG05)

Dies: Postage Edge Circles

Stitched Rectangles

Nested Circles

Paper:  MFT

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Other:  Sakura Gelly Roll, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Gerda Steiner - Share your Design March

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Coffee Mouse

Hi Everyone,

For today's card I have used an image from Gerda Steiner Designs.

Just a simple but effect card.

Ingredients

Image:  Coffee Mouse

Medium:  Copic Markers

(N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, R20, 0, B05, B04, B02, R29, R27, R35)

Sentiment:  Included with Image

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Other:  Ink on 3 Liquid Pixie Dust, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenge:

Gerda Steiner - Share your Designs February

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Wheek, Wheek, Wheek

Hi Everyone,

I have spent time this morning organising some of my digital stamps, I honestly didn't realise I had so many.  I am trying to catalogue them all so I know what I have.

However, I did take time out from doing this to colour.

For today's card, I have used a stamp set from Gerda Steiner Stamps.

Ingredients

Stamp Set:  Wheek, Wheek, Wheek

Medium:  Copic Markers

(E09, E07, E17, E15, E30, C7, C5, C4, C3, C1, E47, E44, E43, E42, R20, 0)

Sentiment:  Included in stamp set

Die:  Selfie Square

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Paper:  Doodlebug

Ink:  Ink on 3 Blackout, Catherine Pooler Midnight

Other:  Glossy Accents, Sakura Gelly Roll

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Frogs

Hi Everyone,

I am just loving the rain that we are getting.  After months and months without any, this is definitely a welcome relief.  I just hope that they are getting it where it is needed and it is being helpful.

For today's card I have used a stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs.

Ingredients

Stamp Set:  Frogs

Medium:  Copic Markers

(G05, FYG2, YG07, YG05. R20. B000. B0000)

Sentiment:  Included in stamp set

Card Stock:  X-Press It Blending Card

Ink:  Ink on 3 Blackout, Catherine Pooler Midnight

Die:  Stitched Circles

Other:  Glossy Accents, Sakura Gelly Roll

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:
Gerda Steiner - Share your design

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx