First Project using the stamp I made with the Teresa Collins Stampmaker.

To make this card I used the following items

Craft Concepts embossing folder-Budding vine

Sizzix eclips & the Sizzix eclips Cards & Envelope cartridge

Cricut Imagine & Cricut Calligraphy Collection cartridge

Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels twelve cut & emboss

Copic markers & Copic airbrush

Perfect Pearls-101

Stickles-Icicle

Core'dinations (Whitewash) Color Core Card stock

Bazzill card

String small white beads & flower lace

Using the Sizzix eclips I cut the card base page 76 (handbook) @ 4.75 x 4.75 using Bazzill card. From the Core'dinations card I cut a square using the same measurement to layer ontop of the base card. The embossed square measures 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. The square with the beads attached measures 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. This square was adhered to the card using pop dots. The beads were adhered to the card using Pritt Gel glue. The stamped image was cut out and embossed using the Spellbinders Nestabilities label twelve. This was adhered flat to a square 3 x 3 inches of the Core'dinations (whitewash) card. I used a Creative memories corner punch to give each corner a decorative edge and used Perfect Pearls 101 in each of the corners. This square was adhered to the 3 1/2 inch square with the bead using pop dots. The flower lace was adhered to the card using the Pritt glue. The flourish was printed and cut @ .8 on the Cricut Imagine RGB code 239 239 239 (Bazzill Diamond) three times then glued together for a faux chipboard effect. The flourish was coated using stickles Icicle. To finish off the card I cut five threads of the beads 2 longer, 2 short equal lengths and one short length and glued them to look like a bow then adhered the flower on top using the Pritt glue. The flower was handmade using an eight petal flower cut out.

Teresa Collins Stampmaker

This is my very first stamp I've made using the stampmaker. The image I've used is a dingbat-Laurie's Country by House of Lime and is available as a free download for personal use from http://www.dafont.com/. You will find this image in Dingbats-Kids. To create the image size I wanted I used Adobe Photoshop. I used a mat 2 x 2 inches. File-New-Blank File-Width 2 inches Height 2 inches. Using the Text I placed the image onto the virtual mat @ 150pt. Then I clicked onto Filter-Sketch and selected stamp. Here adjust the Light/Dark balance if needed. Once this was done I saved the image as a jpg file in my Pictures file onto my computer.

I followed the instructions that came with the stampmaker computer programme and printed out a negative print using the HP Deskjet 1000. For this printer select Preferences-Paper Quality-Speciality Paper-Advanced-Resolution-plain mode-Black and white automatic. Megan from http://www.aboverubiesstudio.com/ put a video on You Tube and that is where I got the settings from for this printer. Once the negative was printed I followed the instructions and made this stamp.

I used Copic markers to colour the image. For the dress I used RV 21 Light Pink & RV 06 Cerise, for the wings B 00 Frost Blue & B 02 Robin's Egg Blue. Skin tone I used E 02 Fruit Pink, E 01 Pink Flamingo & E 000 Pale Fruit Pink. I shaded around the stamp with C 0 Cool Gray. I used a mask over the image and airbrushed Y 21 Buttercup Yellow.

Card challenge using Copic Markers

'Thinking of You' created by Susan

Copic markers used to make this card YR 04, YR 09 (flowers), YG 03, YG 13, YG 67 (leaves)

Background behind the flower image was created using the Copic air brush.

Martha Stewart border punch 'Arch Lattice' was used to create the decorative borders.

'Just Because' created by Kay

Copic Markers used to make this card V 04, V 15, V 17 and YG 63

X cut punch by Docrafts was used to create the decorative borders for this card.

'For a Friend' created by Jenny

Copic Markers used to create this card RV 06, RV 21, RV 29, RV 42- flower, G 02, G 99- leaves

Copic air brush was used to create the background behind the image.

EK success edger punch 'Open Scallop' to create the decorative borders.

A special Thank You to my sister for arranging this card challenge. The image on the cards is a digital image 'Mum's Blossoms' and is available as a free printable from Beccy's Place www.beccysplace.blogspot.com

Thank You Beccy for this wonderful image.

The image on this card was purchased from www.digitalpenciltoo.blogspot.com Great site worth checking out for digital stamps. I coloured the stamp using Copic markers. I inked around the edge of the card with the stamp using Vera Color 55 Umber. The Happy Birthday was made using the Cricut cartridge "Just Because" Cards. Page 45 in the handbook. This was cut out using white card stock. The edge was inked using Vera Color 136 Baby Blue. Other elements used ribbon, flowers and split pin.