Thursday, April 10, 2014

Fusion Challenge: Reverse Stamping and a CASE


Hi all! It's a second Fusion in a row for me. I pulled the colors (pink flowers, blue table cloths) and flower swag from the photo, and the overall oval shape and lower line from the sketch.



 The bird is from winnie & walter You've Got Love Mail. I say "bird" because there is only one. To get the second bird in reverse, I stamped it on an old, solid rectangle rubber stamp that was made for this reversing purpose, then stamped it on the card. The "normal" bird image I had to stamp off first to match the intensity of the reversed bird.

Also, after learning the hard way, it is important to stamp the reversed image FIRST since it's on the very NON-transparent wood block rubber stamp. Then use the clear stamp so you can position it appropriately. 


The prima flowers are strung loosely on gold thread, and pulled through a hole in the bird's beak.


I had a helper in my craft room when I made this card. It's cute (to me, at least!) when my 6 year old sees a card that I've finished and wants to CASE it. It starts off similar (you can see the two birds, and flowers strung between the beaks) but quite often takes several creative departures. 


Jackson adds a lot more excitement to his card in the end. I can tell when he really likes a project he's made. It gets a very high price tag in his card shop. His favorite piece is a frame he made for a picture of him and his brother ... priced at a cool $5,000!

We have some sad news and happy news for this challenge. The sad news is that Geri Freeman will be leaving us. I ALWAYS looked forward to see what magic Geri was going to work for the challenge, and I can't lie, I was really bummed when I heard the news. We'll miss you, Geri!!

On a happier note, we are all very excited to have Jeanne Jachna join us. Go check her out if you haven't already, she's got quite a flair!


As a reminder, here are the guidelines on the challenge:

1. Play with just the sketch challenge.
2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.
3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.
4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.
5. Please read the other considerations on the Our Rules Page before playing along.

Here are some fabulous cards by our design team!


WinnersWill be chosen by all of our teammates in two weeks. We each will choose one favorite. The winners will be announced at 4 am (PST) in two weeks!


Thanks for looking!
-Kelly

34 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card, Kelly!! Love how you used W&W! That reversed bird is genius!

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  2. Saw this card on the fusion site and had to come over and tell you how awesome it is!
    Really love the string of flowers.
    Jacksons CASE is pretty cool too :)

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  3. Gorgeous card, Kelly! Love the thread filled with pink flowers! Your craftroom assistant looks like a good helper too! How sweet that he wanted to CASE you!!

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  4. What a clever design with that beautiful floral swag Kelly! Love the doves holding each end and the pretty gold embossed sentiment - how fun that you have co-stampers in your craft room with you!! Looks like another pricey card to add to his shop!

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  5. Aww...that is so Awesome Kelly! I really love that you string the flowers hanging like that! Brilliant :)

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  6. wonderful use of the flowers! Your little one is so cute!

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  7. Very pretty Kelly, love your garland of sweet little blooms! Jackson did an amazing job and his art awesome!

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  8. So cool and love your tips on reverse stamping! Love that your son wants to play along too, and I'm sure one day he'll be able to sell his art work for even more. He has such a sweet smile that I would probably buy a rock from him!

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  9. So sweet! I love the little garland of flowers the birds are holding and love that you had some company in the craft room!

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  10. So lovely. The 3D garland is a brilliant idea- really unique!

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  11. STUNNING card!!! LOVE it. And just look at the card your boy made!!!...AMAZING! :)

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  12. So you've flipped the bird, eh?! LOL, sorry, couldn't help that comment...Love that you've done that, and it's a helpful trick for those single images.Sweet little flowers. Best of all though, is your helper! It's just so cool that he likes to CASE your cards! You must still be smiling about that. A good "mom" memory. Bev

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  13. I love your handsome helper! So, so sweet! And wow...those flowers are stunning!

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  14. This is sooooo cute! Love your little garland of flowers and your boy is totally adorable...he's so proud, isn't he?

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  15. Soooo sweet, love the garland, so unique! Sweet that your boy did a card, I love it when that happens!!

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  16. Gorgeous anniversary card Kelly, the teeny garland is so unique! Does that smile not melt your heart every day?

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  17. Love what you've done with the blooms...so pretty and adds such a fun touch to your card. Your boy is absolutely adorable...how cute is he? budding card maker...totally see it. Tell him I love his excellent work:)

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  18. I have to pin this. So pretty, Kelly! Thanks for sharing the reversing technique!

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  19. Oh Kelly this is gorgeous !! I knew u will come up with something so brilliant. Love the idea of birdies holding the floral string. Awesomeness :) How fun it is to have ur son case ur card, though his card looks even better than urs ;)

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  20. This is so sweet and just so beautiful.

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  21. What a brilliant idea once again dear Kelly.
    I have a whole jar of prima flowers and now, thanks to you, I may very well look at them in a completely different way! Your card is beautiful and I really enjoy the anecdote you shared with us. How special and sweet it is of your son to CASE your card!! It is definitely priceless!!
    Thank You~

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  22. Love this card, and of course, your son's exciting card, too. I love that he has a shop--I hope you spend lots of money there. Good tip about the reverse image--I have never actually gotten that trick to work so I am incredibly impressed.

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  23. OM Goodness Jackson is so adorable and Love his card!! My 6 and 8 year old grandkids come over and make cards too! Speaking of cards I really love this idea with the string of flowerrs and the reversing of the bird...I always forget to do that!! Thanks for the reminder!!

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  24. Wow, Kelly, this is so lovely ... great tip for reverse stamping ... what a fabulous effect ... and the flower swag is sooo pretty! What a handsome right hand man ... such a fun CASE of your card! Anita :)

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  25. How sweet is that little string of flowers!

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  26. I love this-- the blues, the inside, the pinks. Just stunning. Those dots at the bottom add so much to the design. Perfect!! Kate

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  27. What a sweet card Kelly. Love the garland of flowers... now that is a GREAT case! He is good!

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  28. I don't know what's sweeter, your card or the fact that Jackson cases your cards? Your card totally reminds me of a lei and you know I love that! And Jackson's creation is awesome!

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  29. This is the best blog post that I've read all day.
    I love your take on the inspiration photo. This card is both beautiful and creative. Your garland was a brilliant idea. I'm VERY impressed with the beautiful results that you achieved while reverse stamping. I looked at it goddess and hard and I NEVER would've guessed that you reversed the image. I know first hand that it can be a tricky thing to do. Bravo! Im genuinely impressed. You did a fabulous job creating this.
    That being sad, it appears that you're not the only one in the family who is creative. Jackson's sweet card is truly lovely. The "I Love Mom" sentiment stole my heart. What a sweetie-pie!

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  30. *goddess?
    Autocorrect had fun with my last post. It made me giggle.
    Ok, Kelly. Now you are officially a stamping goddess. :)

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  31. Such a sweet card and a sweet post! Love how your son CASE'd your card--very well, I might add!-- and that garland is the cutest!

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  32. What a lovely card, Kelly. And what a great way to get two different images with one stamp. And the row of flowers in the birdies beak is only WOW. Love your card :-).

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  33. Super love this, Kelly! And I adore your son's card, too, including his creative departures and that he creates price tags for his cards. So cute.

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