Mixed media card

Hello. Playing in the sketch challenge over at The Paper Players today.

I've had this snippet in my stash from a mixed-media play session that I finally put to use on this card.

I used the cling wrap watercolor smooch technique with the blue. Then added a layer of embossing paste through a stencil. A script background stamp and splatter is added to the mix to finish off the card panel. The dragonfly is a die that I cut out - added some Nuvo silver gilding flakes to it and stuck it on its shadow. The shadow was done by adding some blue perfect pearl to it. It sparkles in real life. 

I really like how this turned out.  Thanks for stopping by.

Hello, Beautiful

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

 

Stamps are from Clearly Besotted and colored with Copic's. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things. I picked up the wooden ladybug stick on from my LSS ages ago. I though it went perfect with the theme.  

Here is the cue card.

 

Please visit the Simply Less is More BLOG to see what wonderful creations the design team has come up with.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Get well soon

Hello. Playing over at The Paper Players clean and simple get well challenge today.

The Cherry blossom stamp is from the former Raisin Boat stamp company. I used TomBow markers on it and spritzed with water to get the watercolor look that the stamp is all about.  The get well sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.  

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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. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

With Sympathy - ink lifting

Hello. Created this background a while ago using some lift ink off of a alcohol inked panel. Cut it up and used it for this weeks Freshly Made Sketch.

Above is the panel I lifted the ink from using the Natures Wonder stamp set from SA/Tim Holtz.  Sympathy sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.  I used a dark green cardstock from MFT to layer the panels on the card. 

Thanks for stopping in. Take care.

The world is but a canvas

Hi there. Here is my take on the sketch over at Sunday Stamps.

I started off playing around with some water colors. I wasn't liking what I was getting with them and switched to Gelatos. They gave me more control and the colors were more muted and soft. I scribbled them onto an acrylic block, spritzed then with water then painted on.

Small butterfly die is from Memory Box and the dragonfly is from Clearly Besotted.

Quote sentiment stamp is from Technique Tuesday.









 Thanks for stopping by, see you soon.

Floral birthday

Hi everyone. Here is my take on the sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps.

I used Altenew's Peony Bouquet on this. Inks are from hero arts in soft pink, bubble gum and ultra pink. Greens are lime and field.

Sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

OK, back to cleaning and organizing my craft room. The walls are closing in on me.






















Until next time.
-Laurie

Eyes

Hi everyone. I finally got my latest stamps from SSS and tore into them to play. Here's what I came up with.

I started with the current sketch over at Freshly Made sketches.

Designer paper is from American Crafts. Stamps are from Clearly Besotted and colored with Copic's.

The cool self adhesive googly eyes are from Doodlebug Designs that I picked up at my LSS. They come in many different colors and sizes. So fun!

OK, back to playing with the new goodies. More later.

Just for you

Hi everyone! Here is my take on this weeks Freshly Made Sketch.

Flower stamp is from the former There She Goes stamp company. I stamped it in Versafine ink then heat embossed it so that I could do a bit of water coloring with my Zig markers.

Designer paper is from My Favorite Things and the sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

I haven't used my oval nestabilities in so long - fun to dig them out and play around again.

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by.

Just because

Hello. Here is my take on this weeks Freshly Made Sketch.

Flower stamp is the new Greenhouse Society stamp from Technique Tuesday. I also got the die that is sold separately so that I could cut it out.

I decided to color the mums in fall colors to be different. Used R36, R59, R89 and G21 and G24.

Designer paper is from the Gossamer paper pack from Memory Box that I've been hoarding.

Just because sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

Thanks for stopping in and have a great weekend.

Things with wings and a technique

Hi everyone! Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge this week is "things with wings" and here is what I did with it.

Dragonfly die is from Clearly Besotted and the sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

I blended a few distress inks with my new egg smoothie from Creative Expressions. At first it was a bit difficult using the sponge but I kept at it and changed up my paper until I got something I liked.

I created the texture using bubbles from Dawn dish washing liquid. I filled a shallow Rubbermaid dish with water and added the Dawn and swished it around until I got enough bubbles. Then I laid the card on top of the bubbles and this is the result. I did dry it with my heat gun to speed up the process.

Added some clear dew drops to finish off the card.

Adding this to TGIF Challenge - Cut it out, as well.
 That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by.

Purple Tulips

Hello! I've had this little tag sitting in my "to make" pile and finally found a sketch it would work with.

Sketch is from CAS on Sunday (see below). I also challenged myself to use some designer paper on this as well. I've got oodles and oodles and really need to use it up or toss.

The tulips are watercolored free hand while I was playing around with a new set. I was a little surprised at how well they turned out. I ended up using a vintage cream cardstock as the base for this card. Close in color but not perfect.

Designer paper is from a pad that I've had a while that I got from Hot Off The Press. Sentiment is from Clearly Besotted. Tag die is from My Favorite Things.

Thanks for stopping by!

Thanks a bunch

Hi there! Here is my take on the tic-tac-toe challenge over at The Paper Players.

I stamped this wonderful daffodil image from Technique Tuesday's Greenhouse Society in Versafine ink and heat set it using clear embossing powder. Colored it using Copic markers onto Neenah 120# cardstock. I think I'm liking this paper for Copic's now as it appears that the Copic markers don't soak into the paper as much.

Sentiment is from Clearly Besotted. Die is from Project life as is the main panel that the daffodils is on.

Dragonfly die is from Memory Box. I cut the body out of black cardstock and the wings are cut out of shimmery vellum.

So, for the tic-tac-toe, I went vertically down the left using Flowers, die cuts and yellow.

Thanks for stopping in!

FMS - thanks a bunch

Hello! Here is my take on this weeks freshly made sketch.

Flower stamps are from Wplus9 and stamped using pink lemonade fresh ink and gum drop green from colorbox. Used black for the centers so they would stand out more.

Sentiment stamp is from Clearly Besotted. After cutting a small fishtail banner, I stamped the sentiment then stuck it behind the pink button.

Natural bakers twine used to make the triple bow and that is the tessatina die from memory Box across the top.

Added a single flower to the inside of the card to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by!

thanks a bunch

Hello everyone.  Here is my take on this weeks Less is More challenge which just so happens to be a sketch.

Stamps and dies are from Clearly Besotted. I used colorbox inks to stamp the flowers and vase with.

The little red bow was once white until I colored the ribbon with lipstick red Copic marker and then tied it with the bow easy. A little dab of glossy accents glued it right where I wanted it. Tiny yellow pearls added for the flower centers.

The flowers and vase are popped up with tiny squares of foam tape and so are the sentiment and main panel. I used linen cardstock from Papertrey, Ink for this sketch.

Obviously, I kept this very clean and simple with lots of white space as per the directions! (grin) and really like how it turned out. Our heat wave is melting us here in the Pacific Northwest. We are so not used to these 90 degree days. Time to turn on all the fans! Thanks for stopping by. 

Dragonfly

Hi everyone! Saw this sketch come across FB for CASe this sketch and had to give it a whirl.

Dragonfly die is from Clearly Besotted. It's two different dies in the set. The solid is cut from my ombre Kleenex box (its almost gone now) and the outline is done with Black cardstock and some stick it!

The leaf branches and ferns on the squares are from Paper Smooches. I cut out the squares using this die from SSS. Then used some repositional tape to tape them down and randomly stamped the ferns in Mojito ink and the leaf branch in Limeade. Both inks are from Fresh Inks from Impress Rubber Stamps.

Sentiment is from Papertrey, Ink and lastly that yummy green cardstock if from Bazzill.

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by!