Thursday, October 31, 2013

Altered Cigar Box

Hello everyone! Today I am sharing with you an altered cigar box that I made for a swap. I had a blast making it. 


Here is the box in its original condition from the cigar shop in my area

Here I have altered some flowed and leaves with my Spectrum Noir markers and Silks Acrylic Glaze

Here is the top of the box in its finished form. The image was a gift from Simply Betty Stamps. I have colored her up with my Spectrum Noir markers


Here is a side view of the box. I did drill a knob into the box for ease of opening it. The fence is a Martha Stewart punch. On the side I did paint the red trim pieces black after removing them. I have re-adhered the trim pieces back onto the project which you can barely see in this picture. 



Here is the easel card open on stop.

I did line the inside of the box with paper to finish it off.

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Secret Pumpkin Exchange

Hello everyone!  Simply Betty had a secret pumpkin swap and today is the day of the blog hop. I my secret partner was Barbara Haines Ettinger. She sent me so many lovely goodies!  I cannot say enough thanks to her for everything. Here is what I received






And Betty was super wonderful and gave us an image to use for the swap. Here is the card that Barbara made for me.


Thanks for stopping by and keep on hopping!
Summer Hills-Painter <--- you are here

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Boxing up some fun

Hello Everyone! Today I am sharing with you a project that I made for a swap in the Simply Betty Stamps Facebook fan group. My swap partner loved this box and it was the inspiration for the other boxes which I have previously posted.For directions on making this box, please click here.  The image was a freebie from Betty for participants in the swap. I have colored her up with my Spectrum Noir markers.


 Here is the box with the card closed


Here is the box with the card open


Here is a close up of the image. She is on an action wobble so is looks like she is walking away from the house.

Colors used:  
Hair: LV1, LV2, LV3PL5
Wings: CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4
Skin: FS3, FS4, FS9, CR3
Orange: GB1, OR1, OR2, OR3
Black: IG6, IG8, IG10
White: IG1, IG2, Blender


Here is a close up of the flowers I made. These were made with the Tattered Floral die, La-La Land Crafts Rolled Rose die in the small, and paper flowers from my stash


supplies used:
Spellbinders Foliage Two

Spellbinders Labels Four

La-La Land Crafts
Rolled Rose Sm and M

Tattered Floral





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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Patty Posh

Happy Friday everyone!  Today is new release day again at The Stamping Chef. This weeks new release is Patty Posh. I have colored her up with my Inktense Pencils. This was my third attempt at using them, and my second on watercolor paper... I LOVE how vivid these water soluble pencils are. 





Colors Used:
Cat: White, Ink Black, 0520- Carmine Pink
Jacket: 0520- Carmine Pink
Pants: Ink Black and Charcoal Grey
Scarf and Shirt: white and Charcoal Grey
Skin: 1800-Baked Earth
 Lips 0520-Carmine Pink and Chili Red
Hair: 1900-Willow, 1930-Dark Chocolate
Buttons,Belt buckle, Shoes, cat collar: Wink of Stella- Silver

Don't Forget that each Friday The Stamping Chef will offer a  discount of 20% on the  new release images through the weekend. 

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Merry Christmas House

Hello everyone! Today I was playing with some of the Pop 'N Cuts dies from Sizzix. I had a go at the house die and framelit set. I have to say, it was fun playing with it! Here is the card that I made


Here is a close-up of the house



The supplies I used: 

Sizzix House Die
Sizzix Framelit Set
Sizzix stamp & Die Cut - Holiday Cheer
DCWV paper- Heirloom Christmas Stack
Marvy Snow Marker

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Happy Haunting

Hello everyone! I have been playing with my Sizzix Pop 'n Cuts by Karen Burniston and I love love love how this came out. I pair my pop up with a stamp set from Lawn Fawn call Happy Hauntings. The background was made using Tim Holtz distress inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, and Barn Door. The house was colored with my Spectrum Noir markers

 The ghosts are also from the stamp set and I have put them on acetate to make them float. The bats were stamped with Memento Luxe ink in Tuxedo Black.


Here is a side view of the card. 


Here is a close-up of the house. The colors used were Colors used IG6, IG8, IG10, CT1, CT3, CT4, GB5. 

Supplies: 

Tuxedo Black


Wild Honey
squeezed Lemonade
Barn Door
Lawn Fawn
Happy Haunting

I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I loved making it. Thanks for stopping by! 

Friday, October 18, 2013

Sirena

Happy Friday everyone!  Today is new release day again at The Stamping Chef. This weeks new release is Sirena. I have colored her up with my Inktense Pencils. This was my second attempt at using them, and my first on watercolor paper... I LOVE how vivid these water soluble pencils are. 



Colors Used:
Fin: 1220-Green Aquamarine
Skin: 1800-Baked Earth, Lips 0520-Carmine Pink
Hair: 1800-Baked Earth, 1900-Willow, 1930-Dark Chocolate
Harp: 0210- Cadmium Yellow, 1700-Mustard, 1720- Tan

Don't Forget that each Friday The Stamping Chef will offer a  discount of 20% on the  new release images through the weekend. 

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Friday, October 11, 2013

Fail to Bail

Happy Friday everyone!  Today is new release day again at The Stamping Chef. This weeks new release is Fail To Bail. I have colored her up with my Spectrum Noir markers.





Colors Used:
Shirt: BP6, BP7
Shorts: IG10, IG8, IG6
Skateboard: IG10, IG8, IG6,IG2, Blender, LV2, IB3, CT3, BP6, BP7
Skin: FS9, FS4, FS2, CR1
Hair:  JG1, JG2, LG5, G4, LG3, LG2


The Great News is  that each Friday The Stamping Chef will offer a  discount of 20% on the  new release images through the weekend. 

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Friday, October 4, 2013

Steampunk Spells Treat Box

Hello everyone! I have a second post for you today! I loved teaching my class on a recent box that I made. There have been many requests for the directions on how I made this great box. I agreed to have this project spotlighted over at The Pink Elephant Challenge Blog.  Well... To make things a little easier, I have made a step-by-step video AND an instructional PDF which I have inserted into this post.

Here is the box that I made in the video


Here is the box with the easel card open


Here is a close-up of the flowers on the box.


Here is the video for your view pleasure.

And here is the Step-By-Step instructions




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Leg or Breast

Happy Friday everyone!  Today is new release day again at The Stamping Chef. This weeks new release is Leg or Breast. I have colored her up with my Spectrum Noir markers.




Colors Used:
Dress: TN3, TN5, TN7, OR1, DG4
Turkey: TN2, TN3, TN5, BG1, Blender
Knife: IG6, IG2, IG1, Blender
Leaves: CT2, CT4, GB5    GB5, OR1, OR2
Skin: FS2, FS4, FS7, CR2, CR1
Hair:  IG5, IG6, IG8, IG9, IG10


The Great News is  that each Friday The Stamping Chef will offer a  discount of 20% on the  new release images through the weekend. 

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Sweet Carrots!

 Howdy my crafty friends! Today I am sharing my this sweet treat box using dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  For this project, I used the ...