Blog Takeover: Vicky

Hey psssst…. It’s  Vicky here, taking over Jill’s blog for a day!

Being a big fun of Jill’s cards, I was so excited when she invited me to make a card inspired by her! And I am telling you, this was not an easy task! Her Flickr gallery has TONS of amazing cards. Choose just one to be inspired was the hardest!

After hours of drooling over her gallery, I have finally decided to CASE the following card, because I love the look of tags on a card and those flowers on the script background are lovely.

And here is my version:

And a closer look:

While I was making this card I took some photos of the process, to walk you through the different steps.

First I stamped the image on the tag and then used distress inks to color it. Don’t worry about the flower at this stage. I used “broken china”, “tumbled glass”, “walnut stain” and “tea dye” distress inks.

Then I stamped the flower again on white cardstock and used my copic markers to color it quickly. Check out the photos for the colors I used.

And used my white gel pen to add little dots:

Then I cut out the flower and used adhesive to stick it on the distressed tag.

To make the blue background of the card, I distressed a piece of white cardstock.

And then I sprayed water with my mini mister on this gorgeous background stamp.

Here is the result when I stamped on the distressed piece of paper , just with water:

Hope you had fun with me today. I am sure Jill is also having a great time as we speak, relaxing with her family!

Thanks Jill for doing me the honor to post on your blog! You know I love your cards and videos and I wish you all the success in the world!

Hugs,

Vicky Papaioannou

http://www.clips-n-cuts.com/


Hi, Jill here, popping in to say thanks to Vicky, Elizabeth, and Lin for taking over so far this week.  Your creations are sooo gorgeous!!!  I also wanted to let y'all know that I have a new Holly Jolly Stampin' Party video up on the Mementos blog today.  Here's a peek:

http://www.ilovemementos.blogspot.com/

And be sure to pop back tomorrow- another uber talented gal has taken over "Inspired By..."  I've had a peek at her card and I know you're going to LOVE it!

Vicky *Day 4*

Thanks everyone for waiting for this post. Between blogger and a couple of migraine headaches this week I am a bit behind! BIG thanks also to the wonderfully talented Vicky for allowing me to share a bit of her work this week. Remember you can also check out more of her stunners on her blog HERE. Here's our last inspiration card by Vicky: I love her bright colors and the white embossing REALLY pops! Here is my take:

Flower stamp by Penny Black, 3865K Gossamer. I began by stamping this with VersaMark Ink and heat embossing with white embossing powder on white cardstock. Next, I cut out the flowers and leaves and distressed them with Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, and Crushed Olive Distress Ink. The background behind the flower was distressed with Broken China, Crushed Olive, and Peeled Paint Distress Ink. The embossed background, Sizzix Texture Fade, was lightly inked with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. Card base Penny Black Mix and Match Cardstock.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See you on Monday with a new PB&J tutorial video--I can't wait to share! :)

Vicky *Day 3*

This next card by Vicky is adorable: I love how Vicky pairs kraft cardstock with bright colors. It definitely is a recipe for beautiful cards! The background on her card is also so playful, with the subtle tone on tone stamping.
Here is my take:

I began by inking the floral stamp, Penny Black 3071J, with Distress Ink (Faded Jeans, Wild Honey, and Fired Brick). I colored the stems with a Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Marker. Next, I spritzed the stamp with water and stamped onto white cardstock. I then distressed this piece with Brushed Corduroy and Antique Linen Distress Ink as well as stamping it with the script background, Penny Black 1999L, removing some ink from the stamp with a baby wipe before stamping. The brown background was created from white cardstock by inking it with Walnut Stain and Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. This was stamped with Penny Black Paisley Outline 40-048 using Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Sentiment by Penny Black, 30-032.

Thanks so much to everyone for your visits and sweet comments. You ALWAYS make my day! See you tomorrow for our last day of inspiration with Vicky! HUGS!

Vicky *Day 2*

This card by Vicky is distressing at its best: I love her warm color choices. The script background adds an elegant touch. And finally, that bit of string provides a textural and handmade touch!
Here is my take:

I began by stamping the feather image, Penny Black 4171K, with Versamark ink on white cardstock. Next, I embossed the image using white embossing powder. Once heat set, I applied Distress Ink directly over the embossed image (Broken China, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade). I stamped the script, Penny Black 1999L, using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and removing some of the ink from the stamp with a baby wipe before stamping. I gently rubbed the feather image with a dry paper towel to remove excess ink. The card base also began as a white piece of cardstock which was distressed with Walnut Stain and Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. I stamped over this using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a Penny Black background stamp, 40-049. Sentiment by Penny Black, 30-072.

Thanks so much for popping by! See you tomorrow with a really fun card by Vicky!

Inspired by...Vicky!

First of all, thanks to all of you for your AWESOME response to my PB&J video yesterday. In case you missed it, you can still catch up on the Penny Black blog HERE.

Now onto this week's featured artist...drumroll.......Vicky Papaioannou. You can see her awesome work and videos lots of places: her BLOG, PHOTOSTREAM, and over at LilyPad cards. Here's our first inspiration card by Vicky:

Vicky's card is sooo cheery! The bright yellow is like warm sunshine on a summer's day! I love that yellow ribbon, too! Here is my take:
I began by stamping the flower image, Penny Black 4160K, with black ink on Nestabilities Labels 11 and also onto white paper. I inked the background of the die cut piece with Peeled Paint and Forest Moss Distress Ink. Next, I stamped the script, Penny Black 1999L, in Forest Moss Distress Ink. The flower was colored using Copics and the leaves were colored with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Markers. I cut out the leaves and flower and mounted them to the die cut piece using dimensional adhesive. The card base began as white cardstock and was distressed using Wild Honey and Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. The background stamp, Penny Black 40-046, was stamped in Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.

Thanks so much for looking! See you tomorrow with our next PRETTY card by Vicky! HUGS!