Cinema Saturday #26 - My Fair Lady

Welcome Everyone to the 26th Challenge from Cinema Saturday, where we pick a movie each week from which to draw inspiration in making a card, LO or altered item. This week, we have picked the classic movie: My Fair Lady, starring our beloved Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison.

I feel like I know this movie like the back of my hand because I have watched it and sang along, day dreamed to it every since I was 12. My father bought me the complete set of Sound of Music and My Fair Lady (back in the day where it was VHS :) and I remember that was the biggest treat for me! I watched this movie EVERY day during the summer of 8th grade... I adored Eliza Do-little, had a mini crush on Freddie and dreamed about dancing with the prince (I had a HUGE crush on the prince...). I used to be able to recite the lines to the whole movie word for word... and loved singing in my completely off tune voice to the songs from the movie... :) I love every song: The Rain in Spain, With A Little Bit of Luck, Ordinary Man, I'm getting married in the morning and countlesssssssss other classic songs!!!!

But my most favorite and my most favorit-est scene ever is the song " I could have danced all night" and the scene is the Embassy Ball. When Eliza emerges wearing this incredible gown (I am always in awe - even now - of that moment!) I just love the jewelry of stones glittering around her neck, the crown in her hair and the sparkles in that ethereal gown of hers that seemed to flow as she glided in the ball! And when she danced with the prince... well that was just the crowning moment for me... (talk about every little girl's dream) and I was hooked and in love forever :)


So that's the theme that I decided to focus on was the Embassy Ball scene where she dances with the Prince. I used Kazan's lovely or "loverly"as Eliza Dolittle from My Fair Lady would say, sketch #23 from 2 Sketches 4 You. If you haven't tried one of their sketches - you really have to! I am always amazed by the creations that Laura and Kazan come up with as well as their amazing DT! The one thing that I really like about their sketch challenge - is that they layout the basic elements of the sketch and based on that you are free to let your imagination lead you! I like the open white space above the three elements of the sketch and thought I would fill it up with the bling trail of Eliza dancing with her prince sans tiara (couldn't fit it in).I added two metallic hearts at the bottom bordered with candy cane stickles for accents.

Card details:

Paper: Paper Company and stash
Ink: Martha Black
Stamps: HeartFelt Hits 1- by Gina K. designs
Accessories: ribbon, silver pen, oval cutter system from Creative Memories, Polysparkle EP, Versamark, Sentiment created in Word reads: I could have danced all night... from the instrumental music that is playing that as she is dancing with the prince.

Here is a link to the Youtube video of this scene where she first makes her real public apperence (I mean Ascott doesn't really count!) and is hoping not to be discovered as a common flower girl (isn't the prince yummy :).

Thank you so much for visiting!! Laura and Kazan will have a new sketch on Monday - so don't forget to check them out!

You can check out more details here to the Cinema Saturday Challenge of My Fair Lady!

Can't wait to see your beautiful creations!!!
Happy Saturday!!!
Sankari :)

Color Throwdown - 2 Cards - 2 Sketch challenges

Hi Everyone,

Have you guys seen the yummy colors over at the Color Throwdown? The color challenge this week is purely pomegrante, tangerine tango and kiwi kiss - aren't they just beautiful together?

The ladies at the Color Throwdown have some beautiful samples and I couldn't wait to play along. I used Julee's beautiful Mojo 

Monday Sketch challenge #79 for inspiration. This was such a beautiful sketch and a yummy color challenge!

The only thing is that I made this card last night... and what looked like a color closer to purely pomegranate... turned out to be more purple in the light of day... oh well.. 

 

I absolutely love Taylor's newest stamp set Branching Out - and so I pulled it out and went a little whimsy on it :) The tree bark is embossed with Versamark and Polysparkle EP on a magenta-ish cardstock. I put little dots for the tree as though leaves with Orange stickles. The birds are paper pieced together with a little bit of stickles on their wings. The sentiment reads: Your friendship is a blessing.

I have to say, that I loved making this card - it was just so much fun to paper piece, emboss and cut out that tree... it is definitely therapeutic to craft....

Here is a close up of the tree and birds -- you can see the embossing of the tree better and also some of the polysparkle EP :)

Card details:

Paper: K & Company for the green, DCVW for the magenta and the orange is Ambrosia (Basic Grey)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Versa Mark (polysparkle EP)

Stamps: Branching Out stamp set from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Orange stickles, liquid pearls, Crystal Stickles, ribbon, corner rounder

2nd Card using these same yummy colors from the Color Throwdown

I loved these colors so much that I created a second card. Seriously - I love these colors so much - they just look delicious!! There is something about the orange and the green and the pomegrante colors together ... I guess it kind of reminds me of India - just bright and fun colors!

For the second card, I used Laura's awesome sketch #22 from 2 Sketches 4 You. I loved the small box on the side and wanted to made it a half circle. I used the same stamp set as above and went more pomegrante than purple on this card. I just adore this stamp set - it was fun to go whimsy and create different colored trees and birds and scenes.... the best thing was that it was so much fun to create. I cut out a half circle, added some grass from DP and then created the sky using Pebbles Chalks (pearlescent chalks).

 

Here is a close up  of the tree and the liquid pearls:

Card details:

Paper: K & Company and scrap stash

Ink: Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie 

Stamps: Branching Out stamp set from Taylored Expression

Accessories: ribbon, liquid pearls, stickles, CM creative memories, Martha punch (mini scallop), markers, Pebbles Pearlescent Chalks

Thank you so much for visiting my little corner!
Hope you are all having a lovely day!

Ciao for now,

Sankari

KW Color Inspriation #45 - Just Because (TECC59)

Did I mention earlier how happy I am that today is friday ?? So happy that I sat down and made my second card of the day, this time using Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #45 - which is to make a monochromatic card using the colors: Basic Black, Basic Gray and Whisper White. I haven't made a monochromatic card in awhile, so I was happy to jump into this challenge!

I used the same sketch from this morning's card to make this card, which is Taylor's Sketch #59  (i love Taylor's sketches!) and I also used Taylor's newest stamp set: Branching Out. , which as you probably know by now, I completely adore and LOVE!! had a lot of fun stamping and cutting and pasting... talk about stamp therapy! I don't know about you guys, but this week has been insane in the membrane (and now, that song is stuck in my head) anyhooo... I am so happy to be done with the work week and have some play time :)

Card details:

Sketch: TECC59

Paper: Beautiful handmade black tissue paper - sooo pretty and so thin - it was hard to cut it  - it was so pretty - but no use being so pretty stuck in my paper drawer :), white cardstock from stash, grey DP is from DCVW

Ink: Stazon Black

Stamps: Taylored Expressions Branching Out

Accessories: Kaiser Pearl drops, black liquid pearls, stickles, copic C3 (my one and only, lol!), pearl button embellie, ribbon sheer from stash, corner rounder

So, who is this card for? My DH! I hope he likes it :) He has been such a trooper this week helping me out - and I just wanted to show him a little love :) Its so nice to make cards for him because he totally loves looking at them...and that makes everything so worth it! 

I hope that all of you are having a wonderful friday and that it is full of fun, relaxation and laughter! 

Thank you so much for visiting my little corner :)

Ciao for now,

Sankari :)

Newsletter, Liquid Pearl Featurette and Birthday Celebrations

Good Friday Morning Everyone,

Wow! What a week!!! Taylor just released her newest set of stamps this week and you can take a peek at all new products that are fresh out of the oven over at her store Taylored Expressions. Today, I am totally honored to the Featured Baker's Design Team Member for the Taylored Expressions newsletter. You can subscribe to the newsletter by visiting the Stamp a Sweet Impression blog and then click on the "subscribe to our newsletter" button on the right hand side.

When I was talking to Taylor about the project for the newsletter, she mentioned to maybe do a little tutorial on how to use Liquid Pearls! Well, first of all as many of you know -- I LOVE LIQUID PEARLS!!! I use them all the time - and actually have to resist the urge from putting them all over every card!!! lol!! So I jumped at the chance! 

So what are liquid pearls? They are a dimensional decoration that has a pearlized sheen and they are great for embellishing paper and fabric. It is a wonderfully versatile, waterproof medium that is acid-free, non-toxic and has an easy flow tip and applicator, so its perfect to draw, dot, outline, create borders, colorize on either paper or fabric. For those using Adirondack ink, Taylor also has them in 11 shades of the Adirondack colors, so that you can match your liquid pearl embellishment color perfectly with the Adirondack ink on your project.

Step One:
It is best to use the liquid pearls embellishment after all the elements to your card has already been assembled because otherwise if you are working on your card still - it might smear. Here I have created a card using Jen Del Muro's sketch for this week and the stamp is from Taylor's... Year of Sweets 1 stamp set. The Emerald Green Liquid Pearls that Taylor has in her store are awesome! It is soooo shimmery, shingy and it has a very thin applicator for precise projects.


Step Two.
I like to trace around the areas that I am highlighting. Here, I highlighted some of the grass, and 4 leaf clovers in the Emerald Green liquid pearl.

Step Three.
Okay - I admit it! I am addicted to dots :) Here I go over the star with the sentiment Good Luck, from the Year of Sentiments stamp set.

*** One of the keys to get a precise dot is to hold the bottle downward - and shake it down over a scrap piece of paper- this helps bring all the liquid pearls down and you don't have to squeeze very hard.
***The other important thing is to maintain a regular pressure while squeezing the bottle - this will ensure precise simillarly shaped dots.

Step Three.
I also like to highlight the Designer Paper (DP) with some liquid pearls because this gives it a nice texture and slight sheen.

Step Four.
Drying Time: The recommended drying time on the bottle is to dry flat for 24 hours - but that is for big projects, for these little dots and outline - I find that its good to let them dry for about a half hour (although having said that -- I am usually taking pics of my projects while they are still wet because I just can't wait :) lol!) Its nice to let it dry by a window or somewhere where little hands or pets can't jump on them :) 

Card Details:

Paper: K & Co.

Inks: SU! Always Artichoke

Stamps: Year of Sentiments and Year of Sweets 1 from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Liquid Pearls, Brads from Easter Key Ingredients and Chocolate Double Edged Ribbon from Taylored Expressions, Star punches from Creative Memories

Using some more of the liquid pearl colors Taylor has over at the store, I made a little present to give to my friend's daughter, for easter. I used the liquid pearls on a onesie - it is good to pre-wash fabric before using. The only thing about fabric, is that it is important to lay a piece of cardboard under the fabric before painting. I actually find it easier to paint on fabric. You can mix the colors around and the create a whole new set of colors. Fabric also takes a longer time to dry - they recommend 24 hours laying flat (but wait for 72 hours before machine washing - which you do on gentle cycle with a mild detergent, no bleach)

I like to put all the colors on paper plate and take a little bit with a brush over the image on the fabric. The liquid pearls will apply almost translucently over the fabric and you can layer up the colors for a darker color. I loved making this little onesie using the latest stamp release: Sweet Spring .

-----I love using liquid pearls and I hope you do too!! They are so inexpensive and they go such a long way on so many projects and creations. You can pick this up at the Taylored Expressions store - speaking of which, Taylor is celebrating the First Birthday of the Taylored Expressions Store and she wants to invite you to the party! 

The festivities will last all weekend long with games and prizes on her blog! There will be drawings for Party Favor Packages for three days - Friday (today), Saturday and Sunday, with a different package given away each day. PLUS on Monday there will be a Sweepstakes Grand Prize winner drawn from all the orders placed at the Taylored Expressions Store from Thursday through Sunday. Be sure to visit Taylor’s blog to get all the details and to join in on the FUN! 

Thanks so much for visiting!!!

Happy Friday to all!!

Sankari :)