Gina K challenge #3

Hello again. This is my third challenge card for the Gina K June release. This challenge was to create a pink and brown card.

The butterfly is stamped twice. One is colored with an ink pad and water brush and then cut out and glued over the top of the other with the wings popped up.

The sentiment is a left-over from another card.

I punched the lower edge of the chocolate layer with a scallop border punch and added some white gel pen. I also used a chocolate chip marker to make faux stitching along the edges of the card and added some flat back pearls.

What's in it?
stamps: oval all (SU), take flight (Gina K)
ink: jet black stazon, pretty in pink, chocolate chip
paper: pretty in pink, chocolate chip, very vanilla
other: white gel pen, scallop border punch, scallop oval punch, sponge, flat back pearls, foam tape, water brush

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Be blessed.

Gina K single layer card

Here's my second card for the Gina K June release challenges, this one a single layer card.

I stamped the butterfly in black stazon and colored with colored pencils and gamsol. I stamped the sentiment and then added a flight trail with a black marker. Some blue rhinestones finished the card.

What's in it?
stamps: flight of the butterfly (SU), take flight (Gina K)
ink: jet black stazon
paper: very vanilla
other: prismacolor pencils, gamsol, blue rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by.

Gina K release sketch challenge

Happy Monday. I just finished making three cards for the Gina K June release party challenges. They were due by 7:00 this evening, so I was doing a bit of scrambling to get them done before the deadline. I'm going to put them in separate posts, since I have a really hard time getting my text to fit next to the right card.

The first is a sketch challenge. I did embossing resist technique on a page from an old book. I really like this technique, but it works much better with a larger bold image than what I used. Then you can see more of the writing underneath the image.

What's in it?
stamps: peace & comfort (Gina K)
ink: versamark, brilliant blue
paper: brilliant blue, very vanilla, digital paper (Gina K), page from old book
other: twill tape, clear ep, heat gun, flower trio punch, sponge, blue rhinestones, foam tape

Thanks for visiting today.

four challenges - whew!

Hello everyone. Happy am I. I just managed to fit four challenges into one card. AND it didn't take me all day either. The challenges are inspiration, color, sketch, and ways to use it on SCS this week.

What really made this easy is that there were certain parameters from each challenge that just meshed together. A blue bird for the inspiration, which fit the sketch and the colors nicely and the colors already worked for the ways to use it, which was bold and bright.

I used my new hostess set wings of friendship, did a little bit of paper piecing, some cuttlebug embossing, added a crochet flower, button and some pearls.

The deets:
stamps: wings of friendship (SU)
ink: pacific point, tangerine tango, summer sun
paper: pacific point, tangerine tango, summer sun, whisper white
other: cuttlebug, cb textile embossing folder, nestabilities labels one die, corner rounder, sponge dauber, crochet flower, button, half pearls, foam tape

Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's day to any dads out there reading this. My dad graduated to heaven many years ago and I still miss him. Love you, Daddy.

I waited till the last minute to make a card for my DH, so it's pretty simple. I saw a card on Starla's blog yesterday that gave me the idea for this one. She used tin foil, but I thought duct tape would be fun. Sorry about the glare -- I just couldn't get a picture without any.

I covered a piece of card stock with duct tape, trimmed off the edges and ran it through my cuttlebug argyle embossing folder -- pretty cool effect, don't you think?

The sentiment is from wonderful favorites and I used two different nestabilities dies and sponged some ink along the edges of the white one. Added some screw brads and silver brads with some basic layers in red, white and black. The sentiment panel is raised.

What's in it?
stamps: wonderful favorites (SU)
ink: jet black stazon, basic gray
paper: real red, basic black, white
other: duct tape, cuttlebug, cb argyle embossing folder, nestabilities labels four & curved rectangles (Spellbinders), sponge dauber, silver brads, screw brads, foam tape

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today. Have a wonderful day and be blessed.

Another fun day

Hi everyone. Today I spent the day stamping with my sister again. We both made cards for today's ways to use it challenge on SCS. I also worked on some cards for a workshop, but didn't get those finished, since there were some things I needed that I didn't have along with me. But, then, I can only haul so much with me.

For the challenge, we were to use text on our card. I used a stamp from Lexicon of Leaves. I stamped it in basic gray on vanilla and used watercolor pencils and blender pen to color the leaf. A bit of sponging around the edge with chocolate chip toned it down a little. I layered it on black. I was playing around with a technique where you use watercolor crayons to color your stamp, mist some twill tape and stamp on it, so I used a piece of that with some brads.

The sentiment is part of the set Oval All, punched out with the large oval punch and backed with a scalloped oval. Both the main image and the sentiment are popped up.

What's in it?
stamps: lexicon of leaves, oval all, thoughts & prayers (SU)
ink: basic gray, chocolate chip, jet black stazon
paper: basic black, very vanilla, dp (Juntos - SU Spanish Supplement)
other: wide twill tape, black brads, scallop & large oval punches, watercolor crayons, mister, watercolor pencils, blender pen, foam tape

Thank you so much for stopping by. Be blessed.

such a fun technique

Hi there. Here I am again. I just couldn't quit. Since I had the background made for a second card using the faux handmade paper from today's technique challenge on SCS, I decided to go for it and make the second card.

For this one, I cut the background into strips. I used my other new catalog set (I only ordered two). Using another new in color, melon mambo, I stamped the bird image on white card stock, rounded the corners and sponged the edges. I backed it with black and strung some hemp and beads on it. The image is popped up.

I wanted the sentiment to fit in the word window punch, so I just found one that was small enough. The black behind it is a large oval punch, but I trimmed off the curves.

What's in it?
stamps: wings of friendship, wonderful favorites (SU)
ink: melon mambo, jet black stazon
paper, basic black, whisper white
other: acrylic paint, sponge dauber, black hemp, beads, 1/16" punch, word window punch, large oval punch, large corner rounder, foam tape.

Thanks so much for visiting. Be blessed.

faux handmade paper

Happy Monday. Yes, it is. I have the house to myself and the sun is shining. And I stamped this morning. The technique challenge on SCS was to use acrylic paint and toilet paper (yes, you read that right) to make your own faux handmade paper. A fun, although a bit messy, technique. You basically dip tp in the paint and then dab it on your card stock. Click on the above link for more detailed directions.

I wanted to use some of my new SU stamps and in colors, so I tried to find some paint colors that matched. I didn't have anything with the exact colors, but some that were close enough. I made two different pieces. I only used one, so I have a second to use on another project.

I pulled out one of the new hostess sets called Kind & Caring Thoughts and used two of the flowers and a sentiment. The ink and solid color card stock is called bermuda bay, one of six new in colors. After stamping the two flowers, I used nestabilities ovals to cut it out, as well as some extra layers. The two in back are behind the cross strip, which was embossed with my Swiss dots embossing folder. The front panel is popped up.

Since the background is pretty bright, I didn't think the card needed much embellishment, so I just added a piece of ribbon and some brads and I was done.

What's in it?
stamps: kind & caring thoughts (SU)
ink: bermuda bay, always artichoke, jet black stazon
paper: basic black, whisper white, bermuda bay
other: acrylic paint, toilet paper, cuttlebug, cb Swiss dots embossing folder, nestabilities ovals (Spellbinders), black grosgrain ribbon, black brads, foam tape

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Be blessed.

Blue damask

Happy Saturday. I'm blue again... well, at least my card is. Today's inspiration challenge on SCS was a website called Lovely Package. I used the center sample that was provided for my inspiration.

I inked the damask stamp from Friends 24-7 in ballet blue and brilliant blue using the rock 'n roll technique and stamped it on a Spellbinders labels four die cut. I also die cut a frame using two of the dies, which is raised on dimensional tape. Each layer of card stock is sponged on the edges. The background is embossed with my Swiss Dots folder. The organdy ribbon is retired SU. And the little pearls are self-stick flat backed.

Thanks for stopping by today.

play day

Hi everyone. Today was another play day for me and my sister. I was able to finish one card and do a couple of other partials. I'll try to get those done tomorrow. The one I finished is for the ways to use it challenge on SCS. The challenge was to make a crinkled flower. I checked the challenge before I left for my sister's, so I knew I would probably need at least one button. So I reached into one of my button jars and grabbed a handful -- definitely limits your choices, but at the same time makes it easier to choose.

The tutorial showed a round flower, but I really didn't like that, so I freehanded some curves on my 'circles'. I cut them from some designer paper. The leaves were cut freehand as well. I did some crinkling, some sanding, and some sponging. The button is sewn on using crochet cotton. I raised the flower using several layers of card stock.

I might have used regular brads, but didn't have them with me, so I used some of the tiny squares from the border punch as faux brads.

What's in it?
stamps: butterfly (A Muse), sentiment (Innovative Stamp Creations)
ink: jet black stazon, chocolate chip
paper: close to cocoa, basic black, dp (Black Market Paper Society)
other: diamond border punch (Fiskars), button, black crochet cotton, sponge dauber

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Be blessed.

an old favorite

Happy Wednesday. Since I have been struggling so much lately with anything creative, for the sketch challenge today on SCS, I decided to pull out an old retired set that never fails me. Natural Beauty has been one of my all time favorite sets.

I stamped the images with black stazon and colored them with colored pencils and gamsol. I added some highlights with white gel pen. I cut out the butterfly and popped up the wings with dimensional tape.

The edges of the white are all sponged with pacific point ink. The largest panel is embossed with my CB Swiss dots embossing folder and cuttlebug. Some of the panels are raised. I added some colored rhinestones from Michaels.

What's in it?
stamps: natural beauty (SU), sentiment (Endless Creations)
ink: jet black stazon, pacific point
paper: pacific point, basic black, whisper white
other: prismacolor pencils, gamsol, sponge dauber, cuttlebug, cb Swiss dots embossing folder, white gel pen, rhinestones, foam tape.

Thanks so much for visiting today. Be blessed.

twice inspired

Hello everyone. I was able to make a card for Saturday's inspiration challenge on SCS. Actually, I combined this challenge with the challenge from the previous week all on one card. I really liked the colors from the teen girls rooms with attitude - black, white and aqua.

I pulled out the set friends 24-7 which I've had for awhile, but most of the stamps hadn't even been inked yet. I stamped the design element a number of times on a piece of cool caribbean to make a background, sponged the edges and added faux stitching. This I glued to a black card base.

I wanted a contrasting strip, so I stamped the flourish from baroque motifs in cool caribbean on white to simulate the curly design on the center illustration here. Again, the edges were sponged and faux stitched.

For the main image, I stamped the bird in cool caribbean on white - more sponging and faux stitching. I added some black brads and a crocheted flower with a button. The image panel is popped up.

This card actually went together pretty quickly, something that has not been happening for me lately.

What's in it?
stamps: friends 24-7, baroque motifs (SU)
ink: basic black, cool caribbean
paper: basic black, whisper white, cool caribbean
other: sponge dauber, piercing tool, black brads, button, crochet flower, foam tape

I'm so glad you stopped by. Be blessed.

a fun card

Good morning. Today the SCS ways to use it challenge was to create your own images. I decided to make a boat, since I have no boat stamps.

I made the sky by inking crunched up plastic wrap and dabbing it on the card stock. The water was embossed with a CB embossing folder and sponged. The bottom of the boat is about half of my wide oval punch and for the sail I cut a piece of card stock 2" x 1-1/2" and cut from corner to corner.

The letters are from a tiny Image Tree alphabet and are punched and covered with page pebbles. They are popped up on dimensional tape.

What's in it?
stamps: alphabet (Image Tree)
ink: ballet blue, brilliant blue
paper: brilliant blue, ballet blue, bashful blue, real red, summer sun, whisper white
other: wide oval punch, 1/2" circle & 5/8" circle punches, crop-a-dile, eyelets, cuttlebug, cb d'vine swirls embossing folder, sponge dauber, page pebbles, wave scissors, foam tape, white hemp

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be blessed.

a double challenge

Happy hump day. Since my mojo has been sadly lacking lately, when I saw the simple sketch challenge on SCS today, I figured I had to at least try it. I combined it with the Rubbernecker wacky wednesday challenge for today as well.

The main image is from Rubbernecker and the sentiment is SU. Both are stamped in black stazon. The tree is colored with markers. The brads are faux. All in all, a simple card.

What's in it?
stamps: spring garden (SU), garden tree (Rubbernecker)
ink: jet black stazon, close to cocoa, old olive and basic black markers, chocolate chip
paper: basic black, very vanilla, summer sun, old olive, pumpkin pie
other: white gel pen, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" square punches, mat pack, sponge dauber, foam tape

Thanks for stopping by. Be blessed.