TAC Savvy Projects for People on the Go

Guest Designer Debra Miller and A Card A Day in the Month of May

It’s Sunday, May 1^st and “A Card A Day in the Month of May” is now underway!   A whole month of new ideas using sketches, plus every day is a blog hop.  So we hope you will pull out your favorite TAC stamp sets and play along during May. 

Sketch 1 is the featured sketch this week (May 1 – 7).  I love sketches – it is really quite amazing to see how each designer “interprets”  the basic elements drawn.  Feel free to rotate the sketch, the dimensions are a suggestion, layer if you like and squares can be rectangles, circles, oval etc… 

My card today follows the sketch quite literally.  I used "Hope Perches" a Level B hostess set, papers are Winchester SWIC and cardstock.  The image is colored with Copic Markers.  I sponged the edges with Cognac and Burnt Umber Palette ink. The center background is pastel blue chalk.

 
This second card is still quite literal, however I rounded some corners and added a few brads and floss. And of course, the color palette is completely different.

  
Supplies: Stamp set "Good Things"; Papers Cha Cha SWIC, Bazzill Dark Sky, Beeswax, Berrylicious; Black Scrappers Floss, Silver Brads, Copic Markers.

Hope you enjoy Day 1 of "A Card a Day in the Month of May".  Please come back tomorrow to see more cards using this same sketch!

Blessings,

Deb

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Going Green with Kerry Urbatch

 
Hello friends!  Kerry here!  I'm excited to make my first appearance as a Guest Designer and new Dream Team member here at the TAC Savvy Projects Blog and am thrilled to share a few goodies with you today.  This week is all about GREEN and at first I thought of RECYCLING and REPURPOSING things the color green was an afterthought.  I wanted to think of fun and clever ways to incorporate both so today you get to learn a little about me as a stamper and a "sewer" (I wouldn't exactly call myself a seamstress!) 

I decided to work around a personal theme and a stamp set I hadn't used yet.  I'm sure you have a stamp set or two just sitting on your workspace calling your name too, right?  The set I selected is very special because not only is it this month's STAMP OF THE MONTH, it's a wonderful reminder of my beloved Grandpa....He'll always hold a special place in my heart.  Even though he's no longer with me, I think of him always and this card is for him! 

My theme...Mr. GREEN JEANS...

 
I'm not sure many of you know this, but I LOVE Copics!  Who doesn't, right?   Just about everything I do in relation to stamping involves my Copics or blending solution. I just can't get enough.  As you can see, this is quite a CAS (Clean and Simple) card but I wanted the focus to be the image, after all...My Grandpa still deserves to be the center of attention!

 

Copics used in this design include:  G2, 24; YG03, 11, 95; BG10; Shoes and Hair:  C1, 3, 5; YR23; E31,33, 35, 50, colorless blender

Stamp sets used in this design:  T2890 Be Still, T3381 Good Things 

Another thing I love to do is doodle.  You'll see that showing up in many of my stamped creations.  This time, I made a simple little patchwork strip to go across the top of the card.  After doodling the patches, I pulled in colors I used on the focal image then I set off to use my colorless blender to create some textured and patterned designs.  The dark green sections were just simple droplets of blending solution over the ink.  It's a great alcohol ink-like background technique I learned in Copic 1 Certification several years ago.  The other panels were either crosshatched with monochromatic colors or textured using the "ragging" method.  If you haven't tried it, it's very simple.  Just use any of a variety of textured cloths (paper towels, towels, burlap, muslin, etc.), apply blending solution directly to the cloth OR STAMP and you can achieve amazing textured effects.  You can see a closer look in the photo below. 

 
Now, to keep with my "Mr. Green Jeans" theme (but now a LOT more girly), I'm sharing a little project I made from a pair of old jeans, some ribbon, a big old button, a flower, and of course, some of my favorite stamps.  You can make one of these for just about any bottle or container so give it a try!

Drink Jeans...

 
Now, this was a FUN recycling project!  I just love my jeans but sadly, they do reach a point where they fall apart and I have to throw them out.  I love it when I can recycle parts like the pockets, the belt loops, and the...whole left leg!  LOL...

So how did I do it?  Well, it's just about as easy as 1,2, 3 and you don't even need a sewing machine! 

Step 1:  Cut one leg off (mine was about 4 inches wide) and stamp a design on it using your favorite stamp set and some Staz0n ink.  For this project, I used "T3346 Background Soup".  I also roughed up the raw edge of the jeans by using my stylus. 

 
Step 2:  Apply eyelets using Crop-a-dile.

 

Step 3:  Lace ribbon through eyelets.  

Step 4:  Insert ribbon through flower.  This will allow the ribbon to tie/untie easily so you can use it for multiple styles of bottles (soda, beer, wine, etc.)

Step 5:  Thread ribbon through button and tie in a bow.   Drink Jeans project is complete! 

Here's a shot of the back...
 
I hope you enjoyed my projects today!  Come back tomorrow as Michelle will present her awesome ideas! 

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Guest Designer Angela Kelley and No Place Like Gnome

 

Hello, and Welcome!  I have to start by saying that I am just so thrilled to be a part of all this FUN! The stamp set I chose to work with is called No Place Like Gnome T-3331. I chose this set because I have not seen it used much, and I just love it! There are so many possibilities with this set, and I am really excited to share some of them with you!!

My first card uses the cute little house in this set colored with Copic markers. The "landscaping" is cut out and popped up to add a little dimension. The sentiment is from You Whoo T-3393 and the background was made using the polka dots in Background Soup T-3346, and a versamark ink pad. Who wouldn't want to live in such a sweet little house?

 
 For my next card I used most of the accent stamps in this set to create a little sunshiny scene. I love that happy little sunshine! The green patterned paper is from the Robin paper collection, which just happens to be a free download!! The pink patterned paper is from the Catelynne fly with it collection V-851. Sentiment is from Good Things T-3381

Now how about some Leprechauns!?!

 

  St. Patrick's Day is my Daughters favorite holiday.  Every year she builds a Leprechaun trap to try to catch herself a Leprechaun. When I first saw this set I thought they would make really great Christmas Elves, but then I thought about the Leprechauns!

This is a 5.5 x 5.5 inch card, I masked each strip and sponged ink for the rainbow, I wanted it bright. The "pot" was created by cutting the top and bottom off a black circle, and adding a 1/4 inch strip to the top, and a little stardust gel pen F-464 for some sparkly shading. The shamrocks are from Cheers to You T-3300, and the clouds are cut from felt. The gold coins are just 1/4 inch circles cut from metallic paper. I used foam tape to "pop" the Leprechauns, some of the coins, and also the pot.

And it's an easel card! Sentiment is from Great Greetings T-3114, patterned paper is from the Catelynne fly with it collection V-851.
 
Now remember when I said the first thing I thought of was Christmas Elves?  I know Christmas is over, and still a long way off til it comes again. But some people make their Christmas cards all year long. Something about wanting to get them done and ready before Christmas, I know, crazy! So this one is for those of you that are actually that together, you know who you are... :)

 

Aren't those the cutest Christmas Elves?! The Santa is from Santa Claus is Coming T-3413, the package, reindeer and sentiment are from Jingle Jolly T-3310. Patterned paper is from the free downloadable Robin. Everything but the Santa was cut out and popped up with foam tape. I also added a little red velvet ribbon for an added pop of color.

 
Finally, I made an everyday card using just the little gnome girl. She is just so sweet! Again I used the Robin paper collection. I have to say this is the first time I have used this paper and I really love it! I cut my labels 4 layers in half length wise and then layered them under my sentiment. This sentiment is from Brighten Your Day T-3263.  

I hope that you have enjoyed today's post and No Place Like Gnome. I sure have enjoyed being part of You Make FFebruary Fabulous! Thank You Mischelle for asking me to be a guest designer!!

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend!

Angela
Visit me on my blog, www.angelakelley.blogspot.com

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