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I-O Shimmerz Design Teams SWAP Every Day This Week

For your enjoyment!  What a great week IO and Shimmerz have planned for you.  Their Design Teams are having a Swap each day this week.  Both DT's are using I-O stamps and Shimmerz to create their art.  Now that really is Shimmerzy.  Wow!

Today's IO DT creations are from Julie Koerber and Dina Kowal.  Below are sneak peaks of their beautiful cards.  You can connect to their creations by clicking on their names. You can connect to the stamp in the IO store by clicking on the NAME of the stamp.

JULIE KOERBER - Candy Jars G2332

 

DINA KOWAL  Orchids L7000 -

Card 1 -

and

Card 2 -

And last but definitely not least, don't forget to check out the Shimmerz Blog for their DT's creations with Shimmerz and IO stamps!!!

Thanks for stopping by to look and I'll see you back here tomorrow with a brand new bunch of great IO Shimmerz SWAP creations.

4 Beautiful Entries For The Male Challenge

Wow!  Thanks for playing ladies!  We now have our lovely fourth entry from at Sandy Hulsart at Creative Moments, who came our way from Design Team member Jenny Gropp's blog.  She chose New England Lighthouse G1286 by Gary Robertson.  The words are computer generated.  Thank so much for playing and sending such a beautifully done card.

 

This is our third entry today for the Male Challenge we had this last week.  It comes from Melisa Waldorf of Paperlicious Designs.  She chose the Leigh Hannan Ornate Owl F2137 for her creation and how really creative, male, and all occasion too!  Beautiful Melissa.

 

Heather Fullerton at Enchanted Stamping has just sent me the following beautiful cards for entry into the Male Challenge this week. Both cards show the same image for 2 different occasions.

This is her first card using Gary Robertson's Whale Cove J1460 and Miss You B1149, on the second she has chose Happy Anniversay C1440:

and 

  

Thank you, Heather, for your wonderful cards. I hope you will play in our future challenges. 

 

Thank you all for stopping by the blog to look and share.

Our Customer Challenge Posts for

We have just received our first Customer Challenge card from Sandra McDonald.  She said, "I'm entering this gorgeous Peacock - E1674 by Gary Robertson of I/O, that I think would be great for a "Guys Card".  I used Copics to color in the peacock.  The background paper was given to me by a friend and I do not know the company name."

Thank you so much Sandra for playing and your card is indeed gorgeous!  You can all click on her name to visit her blog and some more eye candy.  You will also be able to view her card in our gallery in a few minutes.

See how you can have your card here in the post below for our Guy Cards Challenge

Greetings For The Guys In Our Life Challenge

Hi everyone.  Today's challenge is open to all of you who would like to play and:

1. Use Impression-Obsession stamps to create your cards.

2.  Send them to me by Sunday evening.

3.   You email them to me using the Email Shirley posted under Email Me at the top of the furthest right-hand sidebar.

4.  Be sure to include your name and blog, if you have one.  I will email you back to let you know it's been posted here.

I will also add them to the Photo Album for IO Customer's Cards in the next column over.

I hope to have an IO Challenge Widget you can post on your blog, if you would like, by the next challenge.  So far most challenges have been on Thursdays. 

Next week, starting July 6, Monday through Friday, however, the IO Design Team is having a daily joint challenge with the Shimmerz Design Team.  That will be great fun. Just think 2 to 4 new cards for 5 days.  I will be posting sneak peaks for our DT here.  I hope to be able to list both DT's daily, So come on and join the fun.  Now down to "Male" business. Ha!

For this card I chose Round Fish - E1632 by Gary Robertson and A5455 "dropping you a line".  Gary has some gorgeous wild life stamps. 

Image:

It was stamped on White cardstock with StazOn Forrest Green ink, painted with Twinkling H2O's, and highlighted with Shimmerz. I used a Niji Waterbrush just slightly wet to paint with Shimmerz.  They really go on smoother for me that way.  I used Glossy Accents on the bubbles and the eyes!

A Spellbinders Round die was used as a template to trace around the image.  Then the image was turned face down in the die and an Embossing Stylus was used to put a rim around the image.  Quicker than going into the other room and back.  The next die down was placed in the middle of that and another rim was embossed. It kind of looks like you might be seeing him/her through a submarine window. It and the words were mounted on 3d Pop dots.

Background:

The DP behind the image and under the ribbon are both from the Basic Grey Marrakech collection.  The paper under the ribbon is really more like the color of the water where the fish is.  The ribbon is May Arts and it is a deep olive with an orange cast to it.  Both are much prettier IRL.  The paper at the very back behind the blue is Stardream Fuse Flame, a hot orange.  The brads are copper.

The Spellbinders Large Oval next to smallest die was used for the words.  I traced the impression with the stylus just like I did for the fish.  I also sponged some of the Twinkling H2O that I used for the water around the edge of the die cut.  The words were stamped with StazOn Olive Green.  I went over them with a Gelly Roll Stardust Dark Green pen.  Copper cord was used to tie into the words.

If I have time I may take another picture.  The colors are more Pumpkin Orange, Aqua, and Olive Green.

Supplies:
Stamps: Round Fish - E1632 by Gary Robertson and A5455 "dropping you a line".
Paper:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Super Smooth cardstock, Basic Grey Marrakech collection, Stardream Fuse Flame (Orange)
Inks:  StazOn Olive Green; Twinkling H2O's African Jade, Sweet Alfalfa, Dreamsicle, Orange Peel, Lemon Yellow; Shimmerz Angel Wings, Pumpkin, Golden Glimmer 
Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Round dies and Large Ovals, May Arts Ribbon, Copper Cord and Copper Brads.

Don't forget to check out these great DT blogs too!.....and send me your cards ladies!

Jeanne Strife 

Jenny Gropp 

Daniela Dobson

Laura Fulcher  

Dina Kowal She will have candy the whole month of July

Deborah March

Thanks for stopping by to look and share!

Faux Pergamano

This technique gave me an opportunity to learn something else.  I had always said Peragamo and it is Pergamano.  And I found out I wasn't alone.  Hee hee.  There is also some confusion as to whether Norwegians, Danes, or Spanish nuns created the technique.  Imagine that.  Maybe people in Europe got around a lot more than we thought they did way back when.  Genuine Pergamano takes a lot longer to do than what I am about to show you.  I have seen Faux Pergamano done 2 different ways, so I have used both on my card to let you decide what you would like.

The image is Butterfly Tree E2334 by Leigh Hannan.

Image:

Pergamano is done with vellum (parchment paper). I put my Vellum through the Cuttlebug using the largest die from the Spellbinders Large Oval Scallops. The stack was A Plate, B Plate, Die Cut (sharp edge facing up), vellum, Spellbinders emboss mat (or Lowes gasket), B Plate. Now you are probably wondering why not die cut it before embossing it. Well, because it's vellum, it embosses and cuts it at the same time. I was thrilled when I discovered that.

1.  Quickest Faux Pergamano Method for the Tree: Brilliance Moonlight White was used to stamp the tree in the oval. Brilliance ink raises up when it is heated and simulates Pergamano lightly done. I turned it over and painted the tree and butterflies with Dye markers. You can use Tombow, SU, etc.

NOTE: The important characteristic of Vellum to remember when selecting your color medium is that when it gets too wet it buckles or curls.  Dye or alcohol inks seem to work fine as long as the area is not saturated with it.  I don't think I would try watercolors.

2.  The closest to Pergamanotechnique was used on the the outside scalloped edge.  I painted it on top with a thick Twinkling H2O Siam White.  It doesn't have any mica or shine to it other than white.  When dry, it was turned over and a Stylus with a medium ball was used to create the puff look you see above.  If it had all been done this way, the white areas of the Butterfly Tree would have all been done from the back, after the color was applied to the tree and butterflies.  It needs to be done on a surface with some give.  Mine was done on the stack of used computer paper that I use for all of my stamping, etc.  If the surface is too soft or you push too hard, the paper can rip.

A piece of white cardstock was cut using a Spellbinders Large Oval die that fits inside the scalloped one.  It was taped on the edge with ATG tape and mounted in the center on the back of the tree.  It was mounted onto a piece of Stardream Serpentine paper.  A 1/4" disc from Magic Matter and a pencil were used around the scalloped edge to create the outside border of the Oval.  It was trimmed and mounted onto a piece of Anna Griffin Designer Paper and then onto a piece of White cardstock embossed with scrolling ivy. Two slits were punched using a small slot punch. The ribbon was threaded through and left free until mounted to the final piece of Designer Paper.

Final Steps:

It was then mounted on another piece of the Anna Griffen cardstock and the ribbon was secured to the back of each side. The words, from Clear Stamps Sentiments I, were stamped on the front with Brilliance Pearlescent Lime and heat embossed to speed drying.  The bow was tied with my Bow-Easy.  A Gold bead cap is from my stash from AC Moore. It was mounted on the cap with a glue dot and a pearl placed on top.  The pears were also added to the opposite corners.  They are all 5MM. Stickles Diamonds and Yellow glitter glues were added to highlight the center of the flower and little swirls on the tree.

Supplies:
Stamps: Butterfly Tree E2334 by Leigh Hannan, Clear Stamps Sentiments I WP16
Paper:Vellum, Stardream Chiara Serpentine,  Anna Griffin Designer Paper, White Embossed cardstock
Inks: Brilliance Moonlight White and Pearlescent Lime, Twinkling H2O's Siam White, SU Markers Gable Green and Pretty-In-Pink
Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Oval and Large Oval Scallops dies, Hobby Lobby Ribbon, Bow Easy, Stickles Diamonds and Yellow Glitter Glue, Gold bead cap

There you have it.  A really simple card that took a lot of explaining about Pergamano.  Thanks for stopping by to look and share.  I will see you all back here on Thursday I hope for the Greetings for the Guys in Our Lives Challenge.