Fabulous Birthday

Hi all - Playing in a couple of challenges today. I started with the sketch from CAS(e) this sketch, but turned it on it's side. I also paired it with the Addicted to CAS code word Trees.

Background sunset and hills were created using Distress Oxide Inks. The tree border stamp is an old one from Memory Box. I stamped it in black and then traced the branches with a stardust gel pen. Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

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Get well soon

Hello. Playing in The Flower Challenge today. It's a color challenge of pink and gray and here is what I came up with.

Stamps and dies are from Avery Elle except for the striped design in the back ground. That is a back ground stamp from Sunny Studio and it's stamped in Versafine Clair morning mist ink. I also used the same ink to stamp the fern's that are sticking out behind the flowers and leaves. The dots are done using a .005 Zig Millennium marker. Added a touch of sparkle to the center of the flowers with a stardust gel pen. Gray cardstock is from MFT.

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Birthday balloons

 Hello. Playing in a few challenges today.

Balloons are made using a stencil from Neat and Tangled and Ranger Distress inks. Balloon strings are drawn on using a stardust gelly pen.  Birthday sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp. The little stars are from a package of sequins that I have in my stash. Green cardstock from MFT used as a card base. Kept this rather clean and simple to use as a masculine birthday card.


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Challenges:
  
http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2018/03/just-us-girls-430-word-week.html

Winter wishes

Hello. Continuing with the winter coffee theme.

I paired this with the sketch challenge over at TGIF Challenges and The Code word of Sparkle at Addicted to CAS.

Stamps are from Verve. I colored the cup with Copic's, then cut it out using my Brother Scan N Cut. Added some puffy paint and heat embossed it so that it looks like whipped topping. The little snowflake in the middle of the cup is from PTI.

Cut a snow flake out of glitter paper for the sparkle and then also added some bling into the middle of each of the stamped snowflakes using the stardust gel pen.

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Birthday wishes

Hi everyone.  Less is more is all about dimension and here is what I came up for that challenge.

I've had the flower colored up and sitting in my "to make" box for so long I forgot who makes this stamp. I did add some stardust shimmer to it, but of course it's hard to see in the picture.

For my dimension, I added Fabrika Decoru night shade to all the little black dots on the stamped image and a few on the right side. I gotta tell you, this stuff is just awesome and way better than any other enamel drops out there. Comes in so many colors, glitters and glass effects. Da bomb, I say! You can find it here.

Sentiment is from Technique Tuesday.

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Fairy wishes

Hello everyone. I just received my Hero Arts card kit and had a lot of fun playing around.

I masked off the oval and got out some distress inks and sponged the back ground.

Fairy's are cut out using the dies that are included in the kit and then stamped and colored with Copic's. I did add some sparkle to their wings using the clear Spectrum glitter pen.

I also added some very subtle sparkle to the back ground using a stardust pen. I scribbled a bit onto a piece of scratch paper and then used my finger to pick up some sparkle and smear it on. You might need to enlarge the picture to see it.

I did use all three of the fairy's that came in the stamp set. The third is inside the card.


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

Happy Everything

Hello everyone! I have some exciting news to share! I've been asked to join the design team over at Repeat Impressions. The House that Stamps Built is their blog, and you can find it here. 

First up is this awesome sketch. See picture below.

I stamped the main image in intense black ink from Simon Says Stamps, so that I could color it using Copic markers.

I stamped the image again, so that I could fussy cut the dragonfly out and pop it up for an added bit of dimension.

Colored card stock is from Simon Says Stamp. I used the circle nesties to cut out the blue circle in back and the fishtail banner die is from My Favorite Things.

Water droplets (dew drops) were added for a bit of interest on the card.

That's it for today, hope you play along with this weeks challenge over at the House.

Here are the Rock Star design team's cards. Check them out!

Heather - http://www.wirewrapture.blogspot.com/

Patti - http://cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com/

Joy - http://www.piecesofjoyhadden.blogspot.com/

Cheri - http://stampnboomer.blogspot.com/

Kathy - https://craftynurse4u.wordpress.com/

Shirley - http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com/

Deonna - http://www.ialwayslovetomakecards.blogspot.com/

Bare trees

Hello peeps! Theme this time around over at Less is More is "more than one tree" and here is what I did with it!

This is what the trees around here are looking like these days, with frost covering them as well. If you enlarge the picture you can see that I added some "frost" on the trees using a Stardust pen to mimic the layers of ice.

The tree stamp is from Memory Box and the Thank You sentiment is from Avery Elle. Palette ink in Jardin Moss, a piece of scrap paper and a dauber used to create the hills.  Added in some clouds and a bit of pink and yellow to create a bit of a sunset. Layered it with black so that it was more dramatic up against the white back ground.


This is also going into The Paper Players #222 clean and simple thank you challenge.

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What's the buzz?

Hi everyone! I just got my new stamps from The Cat's Meow and had the perfect opportunity to use them with this weeks sketch from CASe this Sketch!

I've got plenty of hexagon stamps, but I just loved the sentiments in this set. Bee is colored with a Y11 Copic marker. I also added a bit of sparkle to his flight line with a stardust pen.

Yellow cardstock is called sugar cookie from Bazzill. Versafine ink used to stamp all images.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

ETA: I'm also entering this into the CASology challenge - yellow!

Just bee-cuze

Hi everyone! I been seeing the honeycomb embossing folders all over the place lately and decided to get one myself. I actually have two now!

This embossing folder is from Lifestyle Crafts.

Stamps are from The Angel Company and colored with Copic's. I did add a bit of bling to the wings using a stardust glitter pen.  A Rectangle nestie was used to cut it out. Light yellow card stock is from Bazzill.

I had the yellow organdy ribbon in my stash forever and finally put it to good use. Bow easy used to tie the bow.

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PTI Blog Hop

Hi everyone! I decided to play along in this month's PTI Blog Hop. This month we were challenged to step out of the box and use non-traditional colors for a Holiday project. Here is the color combo I chose to work with. 

Stamps are from the set called Tremendous treats. I used the colors outlined above for all the cardstock on this card. I got out my prisma color pencils to color the bird. The pine stamp in the back ground is from Great Impressions and is stamped in Versamark. I added a bit of sparkle using a stardust pen to simulate a little snow. Dies used: Scalloped border from Quickutz, nesties, PTI and the stitched border punch from Fiskars.

I think this card could so pass for a traditional color scheme. What do you think?  Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate any and all feedback!

Hello Sunshine!

Hello everyone! What a week this is turning out to be so far! YUK! Weather has been totally crappy! So, to cheer myself up I made this!

Stamps are from Gina K Designs - it's the stamp TV kit this month. Love it! I got the new clear set of stamps instead of the rubber and I'm in love with them! Two thumbs way up for Gina going to clear stamps!

Colored with Copic markers and highlighted with a Atyou spica yellow pen for the sun and the clouds have a little stardust in them.

Blue cardstock is from Hot Off The Press and the red designer paper and ribbon came from the stamp TV kit.

They say that the sun is suppose to be out on Thursday, which is the first day of summer. Yea! Too bad it won't stay around long, though!

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping in!

Christmas Card Challenge

Hey everyone! There is a Christmas Card Challenge going on over at Victorine Originals Blog. There are some really nice creations that the design team came up. There is a chance for one lucky person to win some unmounted stamps, too. Here's my card.

Colored with Copic's and highlighted with some stardust gel pens.

Kraft, burgandy and dark green cardstock used. The gingham designer paper is from My Minds Eye. Dark Green grosgrain ribbon used at the bottom.

Dies used: Nestie ovals and Quickutz scallops.

Here are the stamps that you have a chance to win this time around.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping in!

Ornaments

Hello! I got a chance to play around with this weeks sketch challenge. Here's what it looks like.

I changed the direction on the sketch and my card ended up looking like this:

Stamps are from Papertrey, Ink and colored with Copic's. I also added some highlighting on the ornaments using a stardust pen. Berries are accented with stickles. Dusted off my oval nesties to cut out the main image and its layer.

Designer paper is from Kaisercraft.

Have a great weekend!

Spiders and cool ribbon

Hi everyone! Here's a card that I created around this really cool ribbon that I found at one of the local craft stores from May Arts and had to have it.

The stamp is from TAC and stamped in Archival jet black ink. I enhanced the black polka dots on her tights by using a black gel pen. Her spider web dress is also highlighted with a stardust pen but it didn't pick up in the photo.

I made the spider using a button, googlie eyes and black scrappers floss and attached him onto that awesome ribbon with a glue dot.

Happy Halloween sentiment is from Alota stamps. Bright neon green cardstock is from K&Company.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you have time to get crafty!

Thinking about you because...

Hi everyone! Here's a Clean and Simple card I whipped up in no time at all.

Stamps are from A*Muse studio. I stamped the butterfly using the huff method which is colored with Marvy LePlume markers. I added some sparkle to its wings using a stardust pen and smearing it a bit with my finger. Circle nesties used to cut it out and the layer behind.

The sentiment is stamped in jet black archival ink and then cut out using the label die from Verve. I traced the label onto blue card stock from Hot Off The Press and cut it out free hand.

Gingham designer paper is also from A*Muse. Added the white satin ribbon and the blue self adhesive pearls as finishing touches. This card maybe took 15 minutes tops!

What do you think? Thanks for stopping by!