Showing posts with label Inkadinkado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inkadinkado. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Level Up: Another Class Change!

Salutations, traveller. Today I have gained a new class, joining the Wicked Wednesday Guild. I shall be assisting them in some light crafting and perhaps some mischievous spell casting. As I had now gone up enough levels to gain the ATC Crafter class, I was able to equip some sweet new gear and hold another accessory.  

This week the theme at Wicked Wednesday is “Day of the Dead.” Make an ATC that goes with this theme for a chance to win a prize from our sponsor, Aurora Wings!

I started this ATC by colouring the Aurora Wings image using Distress Markers and my Hydrabrush of +50 wetness. I stamped and heat embossed the swirly image using the Inkadinkado “Decorative Corners” set and then coloured the background using Distress Inks. Last I stamped the sentiment using the Mark’s Finest Papers “Be Wild & Free” set.

This ATC will be entered into the following challenges:

In my new accessory slot, I equipped a skull that increased the damage done by my dark magic spells. When the Lady Commander of Copics saw my new getup, she shuddered at the dark mist that had formed at my feet.
“Is that going to follow you around now that you have that skull equipped?” she asked. “If so, it’s going to become a safety hazard as it makes it rather hard to see.”
As the room filled with the gloomy haze and my sister became more obscure, I could see she had a point. We compromised, and I promised to unequipped the evil skull whilst inside the Guild Hall. I could hardly wait to try it out in a fight though!

~ Guild Master Crystal ~ 
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Thursday, 1 May 2014

A Murder Takes Flight

Today my lord husband and I were riding through the mountain woods on our way back to the Guild Hall after a successful day of raiding when we noticed the sky had turned orange, meaning the sun was about to go down. We stopped our horses on the edge of a bluff where we had a view of the incredible sunset, relishing the romantic moment, even if we were both in sweaty armor. My horse, Ruffles, kicked a stone over the edge, breaking the perfect silence and a murder of crows flew into the air from the trees below.

I started this card by stamping the tree and birds from the Unity “With Sympathy” set (I know weird...using a sympathy set for a mother’s day card). I then cut the single strip into three equal squares and inked the backgrounds with Distress Ink.  The white panel I embossed using my Cuttlebug, earning me +194 texturization XP points. The top sentiment was stamped using the My Pink Stamper “Family & Friends” set and the bottom one was stamped with an Inkadinkado stamp.

On the inside I printed out the sentiment on my computer and then stamped the edges using the Inkadinkado “Decorative Corners” set. 

I used that same stamp on the inside to tie it all together.

This card will soar into the following challenges:

Suddenly we realized how far we were from the Guild Hall and decided to ride hard to make it back before dark. These woods would be crawling with deadly, high level demons once the sky turned black, and we didn’t want to be caught in them with the meager supplies we had remaining after a full day of raiding.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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Friday, 4 April 2014

Sales Aren't Sucking

Today the Lady Commander of Copics and I headed into town as we heard there was a new candy vendor setting up in the market square and were eager to sample his wares. As we neared the square, we saw a large group of people clustered around something and we were sure we had found the new vendor.
“Don’t you think it’s strange that all the people clustered around the sweets seller are men? I hardly see any children,” my sister remarked as we walked towards the group. She was right - there was an unusual amount of men in the crowd. In fact, it was nearly all men. As we nudged our way through the throng it soon became clear why. 

I started this card by die cutting a fancy shape using the Art Philosophy cartridge and then stamping the Kraftin’ Kimmie “Lola Lollipop” image. I coloured her up using my Prismacolor pencils of +99 rainbow strength. I really like how her hair turned out, and it earned me +129 stylist XP points. I then stamped around the edges with an Inkadinkado floral image. I stamped the big lollipop and sentiment using the Unity “Sucks to Get Old” itty bitty, paper piecing the sucker.

On the inside I printed the sentiment off my computer, taking it from the depths of my brain. I then stamped the corners with a stamp from the Unity July 2012 Kit of the Month.

The envelope was stamped with the same Inkadinkado image that I stamped around the edges of Lola Lollipop to tie everything together.

This card will lick the following challenges:

This particular candy vendor was employing a rather unusual marketing tactic, having a beautiful woman sensually sucking on the lollipops he was selling. Men were crowded around and lining up to buy the overpriced sweets on a stick.
I shook my head at the buffoons, “There’s a sucker born every minute.”

~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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Saturday, 25 January 2014

Final Pink & Brown Vision

Continued from Releasing the Curse...

As we cautiously approached the gathering from where the balloons had been released, I kept my hand on the hilt of my sword, not knowing what to expect. It turns out, that wasn’t necessary as we had stumbled onto a wedding in process. The groom was spinning his new bride on some weathered wooden boards that had been laid out for a dance floor.
“We should probably go,” I whispered to the Guardian of Glitter, not wanting to make a scene.

This ATC was created for the Just Some Lines January Challenge that is happening now. Our theme this month is Favourite Colour Combo. I chose to yet again use pink and brown, sticking with the same colour scheme as my previous three projects.

I started this ATC by colouring the Just Some Lines “Emo Amber Bride” image using Prismacolor pencils. I stamped the background of the pink paper using the Inkadinkado “Batik Cartouches” set using brown ink to go with the pink and brown colour scheme. I cut a small piece of vellum and stamped the sentiment using the Lawn Fawn “Clear to See” set, attaching it to the ATC using a couple brads, since any type of adhesive would just show through the vellum. This managed to earn me +80 fastener XP points.

This ATC will walk down the aisle into the following challenges:

We turned away from the celebration, but before I could stop her, the Guardian of Glitter let loose a Sparkle Explosion spell, sending a shower of glitter over the party-goers. A cheer arose from the folk amongst a spattering of ooos and ahhhs.
Nikki grinned at me, “Now we can go.”

~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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Thursday, 12 December 2013

Tags of +55 Christmas Cheer

Salutations. There is a lot to inscribe today, so I shall keep the preamble short. I have been shut in the crafting chambers for the past 17 hours as the candles wore down, toiling away on a gift for our neighbor, Madam Wendy. A kind soul, I figured she could use some magically infused gift tags for her Winter Festival gifts. 

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I started this set by cutting all the tags using the Winter Frolic cartridge. I then started stamping the tags. The penguin tag was stamped with the Unity “Tinsel in a Tangle” itty bitty and coloured with Distress Markers. I added some glitter to the tinsel for some extra sparkle. 
The reindeer tag was stamped using the Hero Arts “Christmas Reindeer” set. I coloured him in with Distress Markers and paper pieced his sweater. The sentiment came from the My Pink Stamper “Christmas Wishes” set. Up next is an owl stamped using the Lawn Fawn “Winter Owl” set. He was also coloured with Distress Markers and had his scarf paper pieced. The sentiment was stamped with the Lawn Fawn “Winter Fox” set.


On the next row is a punny tag stamped using the Penny Black “Joyful Peas” stamp. I coloured it with Distress Markers and added some snowflakes in the background. Next over is the fox from the Lawn Fawn “Winter Fox” set. I coloured him with Distress Markers and stamped the sentiment using the Lawn Fawn “Cozy Christmas” set. Next tag was stamped using an Inkadinkado stamp. The next tag was stamped with the Unity “One of a Kind Christmas” set. I coloured him with Distress Markers and added some glitter to his hat. The snowflake was cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge. Want to know a secret? The only reason I added that snowflake was because when that tag was being cut, it actually messed up that part, so I used the snowflake to cover it. 
See - I cut two snowflakes and glued them together to cover the messed up part of the tag. This earned me +693 stealth exp points.  

The next tag was stamped using the Lawn Fawn “Winter Sparrows” set and coloured with Distress Markers. The last tag (and my personal favourite) was stamped with the Lawn Fawn “Yeti, Set, Go” set. I coloured him with Distress Markers and then covered him in Ice Stickles.

Don’t worry...I didn’t skip the first two tags. The top left tag was stamped using the Unity “Warm Winter Comforts” itty bitty and the Echo Park “Holly Jolly Christmas” set. I coloured it in sepia tones using Distress Markers.
This particular tag will be entered into the following challenges:

This tag was stamped using the Lawn Fawn “Making Frosty Friends” set. The sentiment came from the BugBites “Mistletoe” set. This tag also got the snowflake treatment for the same reason as that other snowman tag. The snowflake was cut using Art Philosophy and then I glued a shiny iridescent snowflake and a rhinestone on top.
This particular tag will be entered into the following challenges:




Because I made this set as a gift, I couldn’t very well just give the recipient a mitt-full of loose tags, so I had to make something for them to go into. I cut this folder and snowflakes out using the Artbooking cartridge. The sentiment shapes were cut using Art Philosophy. I stamped the title of the little folder using the Lawn Fawn “Cozy Christmas” and “Harold’s ABCs” set.
And look how nice and snug the tags look in their new home :)

This set will be entered into the following challenges:

Madam Wendy was very happy with the gift tags. I neglected to tell her of the creative spells I cast upon the tags, to be unleashed upon the opening of the present they are attached to. I’ll let that be a fun surprise on Christmas morning.


~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Training Can Leave You in Stitches

Greetings. Thank you for stopping by the Guild Hall today. Us guildys have been quite busy catching and training new familiars to fight alongside us in battle. In fact, our training regime with them has become so intense that I had Holton, the carpenter from the village, come to the Guild Hall and construct a little training gym for the creatures so we could level them up more efficiently. He did such nice work, I decided to take a break from training and retreated to the crafting chambers to make him a thank you card. 

This card was part of a collection of thank you cards I made. I started by inking three different sheets of white cardstock in pink, blue and yellow tones. For each one, I swiped two different colours of Distress Ink on my splat mat, spritzed them with water and wiped the cardstock through a couple times. After that I cut them into little 1” squares so I had a pile of pinkish ones, bluey ones and yellowish ones, earning me +725 rainbowy exp points.
These were the left over squares after making ten cards.
For this particular card I stamped a flower image using Inkadinkado “Special Thought For You” set. I then used my Cuttlebug and a cute stitched border folder to emboss the front. The sentiment came from the My Pink Stamper “Family and Friends” set.

This card will stitch its way into the following challenges:
Jo’s Scrap Shack FFC#21: Favorite Technique (using Distress Ink spritzed with water to colour paper that’s swiped through)

With our new training room, we are able to level up our novice familiars much quicker than before, rapidly teaching them new skills and spells. Soon we will have quite a number of the little guys to choose from while questing. This should increase our spoil collection rate and help us gain levels more quickly.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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Saturday, 5 October 2013

That Pins and Needles Feeling

Today a raven arrived from the distant village of Stitchenton calling the Crafters Guild to arms. A black mage had shown up in the village and was causing all sorts of dark problems for the smallfolk. The Lady Commander of Copics and I prepared the weapons whilst the Guardian of Glitter packed a generous supply of elixirs and mana potions; I had a feeling we would be using an abundance of spells. As we rode up to the village entrance, night had already fallen and the black mage was waiting for us.
“Do you think your pathetic spells can defeat my dark magiks?” the mage spat, blue sparkes crackling at his fingertips. He tossed a green poppet at us, mumbling an incantation. I was confused as to why he was hurling dolls at us until it suddenly began to grow. The small poppet, pins sticking out of it, didn’t stop growing until it was as tall as the giants of Fenrall Hills! 

This was created for the Just Some Lines October Challenge. Come play along with us and make a Halloween craft using any Just Some Lines image and you can win yourself a digi!

I started this card by colouring the Just Some Lines Voodoo Doll image using my trusty Prismacolor pencils. I then used the Inkadinkado “Voodoo Doll” set that I picked up in a recent guild raid and stamped the little pins in the background. I also used that set for the sentiment. I used my Cuttlebug and a Tim Holtz folder to emboss the green panel for +88 bumpy exp points. I was actually amazed that bow worked out so nicely. I just held some orange ribbon and black ribbon together, tied and hoped for the best. Well my spell of knots must have worked, because I was pretty impressed with the end result.

I decorated the inside using the “Voodoo Doll” set again. The sentiment is from some cheap-o stamp I got out of the dollar bin at Michaels quite a few years ago.

I did up the envelope with the “Voodoo Doll” set, earning +55 black magic exp points.

This evil poppet will perform his magic in the following challenges:

It was a harsh battle. The doll kept using a voodoo spell that would sap HP from us and transfer it to him. With some fancy die rolls and lots of elixirs, we were able to finally defeat the stitched fiend. When it shrunk back down to regular doll size though, the black mage was no longer there! Now the hunt was on…

~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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