TLC308 ~ Silhouettes ~ (01/ 17/11)

[joan ervin]

Hello everyone!! It's my turn to host the TLC and my challenge to you is silhouettes!!

I LOVE to use solid stamps to make silhouettes...they always look so elegant and classy!!!

There are lots of different techniques to create the silhouette look.
You can:

1. Stamp the solid stamps with dark ink onto light colored cardstock
2. Emboss the images
3. Stamp solid stamps with Versamark and emboss with white ep onto dark cardstock
4. Stamp the solid silhouette stamps on patterned paper
5. Stamp Versamark onto dark cardstock and emboss with clear ep
6. Do a resist technique with the silhouette stamps and then add color to the background by sponging or alcohol inks...watercoloring works, too, as do Glimmer Mist sprays
7. Add glitter to the embossing powder for a little glam
8. You can even stamp the dark, solid image, cut it out, and adhere to the background...what ever floats you boat!!!

My DD Holly (hbrown) made a beautiful sample card for me:

Flap Fold Silhouette

Here is my sample:

Valentine Wishes

Here is one more sample:

Sweet Girl

Please remember when uploading to include the KEYWORD TLC308 (no spaces).

You can view the entire TLC308 gallery here!

Have fun and I can't wait to see what you create!!!

[Toy]

Fabulous challenge, Joan! I need to seek out my silhouette stamps now I'll be back!

[bensarmom]

Great challenge Joan!

[lacyquilter]

Oh, fun. I love silhouettes.

[bensarmom]

Here's mine called shimmery silhouette. I'll try another picture in daylight. This was hard to photograph with my light.

[Annie's Pantry]

WOW... this was a perfect challenge to see at the end of an awesomely crafty afternoon. Here is the cards that I have been working on today...

Sponged Silhouettes

[hskelly]

Great challenge Joan - thanks! Here is my Good Book.

[Cook22]

And if anyone doesn't have silhouette stamps and still wants to play,
Splitcoaststampers - Tutorials Scherenschnitte Stamping is another way round.
Just checking before work so I know what to plan to make later - it's a mad busy day, but I certainly hope to be along some time.

[sumtoy]

What a great challenge. Thanks for your time and beautiful sample.

Heres mine

On My Mind

[GardenDiva]

TLC308 Butterfly Betty Silhouette by GardenDiva - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Here's Betty running after butterflies....... well only in my dreams.........it's only 17 degrees here and snow on the ground ! But they are predicting a heat wave of 34 degrees with freezing rain.......... Oh Boy Oh Boy... ha ha
Thanks Joan............haven't used this little stamp set in several years.
Happy Monday Everyone.

[n5stamper]

Here is my HEARTS FOR DH.

[bfinlay]

Love doing silhouettes, Joan, thanks! Here's my Doily Silhouette

[Vicky Gould]

Love this challenge! Thanks, Joan!

Flutin' Fairy

Have a wonderful day!

[bfinlay]

Here's another one, thanks: Kiwi Silhouettes

[yo sam]

Thanks, Joan! Here's mine CAS102, TLC308 Happy Birthday by yo sam - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[MariaMatter]

fabulous challenge Joan! Holly's card and your two cards are beautiful!!! I have to see if I have some silhouette images!

[Clownmom]

I'm off from work today for MLK Day, so I was able to play this morning. Here's my card:

CAS Valentine Silhouette

[jdmommy]

here's mine. Thanks Joan.

CAS102, TLC308 Tulip Silhouette by jdmommy - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Emma F]

Fabulous technique today, Joan. Thank you! Here's my

Springtime Silhouette

[sewflake]

Wow Joan, as soon as I read your challenge I knew what I wanted to do. This stamp set has been sitting on my table for a couple of weeks. Then BOOM the perfect chance. Thanks loads.

Florida Sunset

[bfinlay]

Had to do one more today! Thanks, Joan, here's my Vintage Cupcakes

[Clownmom]

I've got a lot of Valentine's cards to make for my mom's assisted living facility, so I made another card.

CAS Rosey Valentine

[catgondek]

This was fun! Made me put away my copics and stop coloring digi images for a change. Funny how I get in a rut and keep doing the same thing over and over. Thanks for grabbing my hand and dragging me out of my box!

Here are 2 cards that I made with silhouettes:

TLC 308 Silhouette Palm by catgondek - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

TLC 308 Silhouette by catgondek - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Benzi]

Super challenge! Mine has a bit of silhouetted image......

Lovely Hearts by Benzi - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[TrishG]

This should be a beautiful and inspiring gallery! Thanks for the great challenge.
I like your list of different suggestions on different ways to try silhouettes!

[catcrazy]

Fun Challenge! Here is my Upsy Daisy card

[ButterflyEars]

Thanks Joan, for a fun challenge.
Happy Spring
Thanks for looking and taking time to comment.

[Bailmac]

Thanks for a fun challenge!
TLC308 Cowboy Silhouette by Bailmac - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Biggan]

Thanks Joan for a fun challenge! Here´s mine;

Sihouette

TFL!
Birgit

[stampingout]

Great challenge, Joan! Here is my card!

Live, Laugh, Love Girl-TLC308 by stampingout - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[bspinks]

Here is my SILHOUETTES ON THE WALL for today's Technique Lover's Challenge. I love silhouette images so this fit right in today for me I have had this Inkadinkadoo set for several months and had not used it so I thought it was time....I combined the TLC with today's CAS challenge.

tfl

[cjzim]

Thanks for this challenge, Joan. I used a stamp that you inspired me to buy a few years ago when I saw a beautiful card you made with it in your gallery : ) Apologies for the crooked picture.

Children Fishing

[Wendybell]

Here ya go!! Thanks, Joan!!

Springtime Quilt

[bambi64]

Managed to squeeze one in. Thanks, Joan.

TLC308 & CAS102 You + Me _ajh by bambi64 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[LilLuvsStampin]

Here's my Fashion Silhouette.

[Mrs Noofy]

Thanks Joan for a great challenge this week. Here is my card.
TLC308 Sympathy Silhouettes by Mrs Noofy - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[~CA~]

Thanks, Joan!!

Silhouette (TLC30 by MrsBoz - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Toy]

Thanks for this challenge, Joan. I have an extremely large collection of embossing powders and it seems they do not get much use. I am shockingly short of silhouette type stamps, though!

Here's mine:

~ Treemendous Love ~

TFL!~

[cbeduasst]

I did my best to do the challenge correct. Here is mine.

[rabogner]

It just so happens that I uploaded two cards that goes with today's challenge!

MINI Thanks (JAN)
and
MINI Hello (JAN)