Happy Birthday

Hello.  Playing in two challenges today. Let's start with the how I created my own background, which is the challenge over at Simon Says Stamp. I used #66 blue watercolor from Kuretake and dabbed it across some watercolor paper. Then I scrunched up some saran wrap, covered it and let it dry.  Next I added some splatters and some lines using a gift card, which was inked up with the unchartered mariner distress ink pad. 

Birthday sentiment was stamped with versamark and hero arts navy cardstock onto vellum then heat embossed with clear powder. I used detail does from Marker Forte to attach the vellum (highly recommend this stuff - super strong). The dragonfly is from Clearly Besotted and cut from black carstock. The outline is vellum that was colored with an ink pad (I think, it's been in my stash for a while). 

I used the sketch from The Paper Players below - which I modified slightly. 

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LIM - recipe time

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge over at Less Is More.

I heat embossed the flower onto Vellum and colored on the opposite side. The Vellum is the card base and I inserted a white card panel inside.  

Here is the cue card.

 

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Never stop exploring

Hello - playing in the Simon Says Stamp mixed media challenge today.

I used the new Uncharted Mariner with squeezed lemonade for this one. I've had the butterfly stamped up and cut out and in my stash for years and finally put it to use on this one. Stencil from Tim Holtz and I used some of the uncharted mariner glaze on it. Newprint stamp is from fun stampers journey, corners are from Whimsy stamps. The circles are done with a arcrylic round container. Sentiment stamp is from Tim Holtz SA. 

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Sending hugs

Hello everyone. It’s time for a new sketch challenge over at Try Stamping On Tuesdays.

 

The dragonfly die is from The Greetery. Used a distress oxide ink background to cut him out of. Designer paper is lasting impressions and the sentiment is from Avery Elle.

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration.  The optional theme is bugs.

 

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Take care of yourself

Hello. Playing in the Addicted to CAS challenge of Pink today.

Peony stamp and dies are from Pink and Main. Colored with Copic's.  Sending this off to my boss who is out on medical leave - hope it lifts her spirits.

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Go+See+Explore

Hello and Welcome to another Fusion Card Challenge, where you can use the sketch or the photo or both. Here is what I did with it.

 

I was inspired by the photo and colors. Light house is from Inkadinkado and the sentiment is from Tim Holtz. Used Arteza watercolor markers to create the skyline on water color paper. 

Please check out the Design Team’s creations for this challenge, once again, they have knocked it out of the park.

Betty J . Clarie Grantham . Jeanne Jachna . Jen Mitchell  . Karren Johnson . Linda Callahan . Lyndal Higgins  . Michelle Leone . Michelle Lupton . Tristan Dawes . Wanda Cullen .  Natalie Walsh

 

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One Layer Card - favorite flower

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge over at Less Is More.

 

Gerbera Daisies are my favorite flower. This stamp is from Technique Tuesday and colored with Copic's.  Sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink.

Here is the cue card.

 

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Hi there

Hello everyone. It’s time for a new sketch challenge over at Try Stamping On Tuesdays.

 

 

I used an old stamp from Papertrey, Ink for the wreath. Sentiment is from Technique Tuesday. Gingham paper is from A*Muse studio. 

Here is the sketch for you to use as inspiration. Optional theme is gingham or checks.

 

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Happy birthday to you

Hello and Welcome to another Fusion Card Challenge, where you can use the sketch or the photo or both. Here is what I did with it.

 

I used the sketch and the color of the wine as jumping off points for this card. Victorian velvet and aged mahogamy distress inks used to create the background. The script stamp is from The Angel Company.  The You die cut and sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

Please check out the Design Team’s creations for this challenge, once again, they have knocked it out of the park.

Betty J . Clarie Grantham . Jeanne Jachna . Jen Mitchell  . Karren Johnson . Linda Callahan . Lyndal Higgins  . Michelle Leone . Michelle Lupton . Tristan Dawes . Wanda Cullen .  Natalie Walsh

 

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