VINTAGE GLAMOUR, SOMEWHAT ENTITLED

 

Hi friends, and welcome back to another Alphabet Challenge J is for Just Kidding/Funny card.

You still have plenty of time to play along, and you can enter up to three times any handcrafted items featuring the current theme!

Playing along with this LITTLE RED WAGON Challenge 

#875 - Use a Stamp (ends 9/15)

and this 613 AVENUE CREATE September Anything Goes with Optional Twist:

 Bright and Breezy challenge  (ends 10/2)

I’ve always loved the movement in this image - I’ve tilted her even more to really get that skipping-along vibe. And of course the high fashion of the wealthy of the era - no athleisure out-and-about for those ladies! Fabrics were light and flowy and more beautifully colored than the black and white photos would ever indicate. 

SOME DETAILS

Our gal was stamped in black Memento ink, and colored in with Copics. Some gold metallic pen was added to the purse where brass rivets are. The purse was colored to mirror the fruit tones on her hat. 

Random fact: reddish-brown leather handbags were common in this era, often hand-tooled with patterns, and accented with small amounts of metal trim. 

Just a dash of gray marker helped ground her foot in the white space. 

The swirly under her purse was added as an after-thought to fill a too-blank space without filling up the white space! I thought it mirrored the flow of her hat ribbons nicely. 

Sentiment was stamped on yellow card stock and trimmed into rectangles to reflect her collar shape and color. The stamp came with the words in rectangle borders but it would be easy enough to get the same effect with a fine-line black marker. 

The white panel was corner rounded with a punch on opposite corners.

SUPPLIES

female stamp - B Line Design #BA816E On the Run

sentiment stamp - probably Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley

swirl stamp - Inkadinkado #97634 Dot Flourishes

rounded corner punch

alcohol markers

metallic gold pen

textured green cardstock

Thanks for stopping in today, and I can’t wait to see what you create!

INTERACTIVE FLORAL POCKET

Hi friends!

Playing along with this WORD ART WEDNESDAY challenge

Anything Goes including verse prompt Weeks #768-769

(ends 9/15)

and this challenge BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS Anything Floral Goes with Optional Mood Board #44 (ends 9/12)

SOME DETAILS

This older wood mounted stamp has narrow flaps on all sides, except the top, that can be folded under to make an actual pocket.

The bandana was made by cutting two pieces of patterned paper randomly peaked as shown. The edges were brushed with some Distress Aged Paper ink. 

SUPPLIES

pocket stamp with foldable flaps - Limited Edition wood mounted #LE6087

large sentiment stamp - Paper Trey Ink Phrases & Praises clear set

small sentiment stamp - Gina K. Tall Stems clear set

flower dies - Spellbinders Little Blooms die set #S2-380

stitched frame die - MFT Die-namics Wonky Stitch Rectangles die set #MFT-0839

random flat back rhinestones 

Thanks for stopping in today!

ALPHABET CHALLENGE - J is for JUST KIDDING

 

Hi friends, and welcome back to my newest ALPHABET CHALLENGE DT card!

The theme this go-around is J is for JUST KIDDING / Funny. 

You have two whole weeks to play along, and you can enter up to three times any handcrafted items featuring the current theme.

Year after year, I can never get enough of this penguin pair – I just love them so much!! And I love that he understands her struggle :o) I’m not much of a drinker but I do love a good limeade ice cream freeze so that’s what we’re having poolside today!

Special thanks to Sarah for sharing some of her de-stash treasures with me - could not have pulled this card together so cutely without you!

SOME DETAILS

 Penguins were colored with pencils, then fussy cut. They were stamped again on patterned papers and their clothing was fussy cut and applied because, honestly – who wants to look at naked penguin parts? :o)

 I used a stamp positioner to stamp the main quote in pink as well as black, so that it would be easier to read, and then I die cut it with an oversized quote bubble. I also cut a couple extra blanks from scrap card stock to give the bubble stability. Mr Penguin’s bubble was cut from a larger cover plate full of various sized bubbles. 

*TIP OF THE DAY*

When doing this style of card, if you cut your card base first, you can experiment to be sure your second image has enough room to hide under the fold of the top panel.

SUPPLIES

stamp - Art Impressions #p-3158

quote dies -unmarked, probably Taylored Expressions

patterned paper - Taylored Expressions Hello Happiness 6x6 pad

colored pencils

Thanks for stopping in today, I can’t wait to see what you create!

GOLDEN LEAVES

 

Hi friends!

Playing along with this FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES challenge by Michele (ends 8/31)

 

SOME DETAILS

This leaf die set includes a base and an openwork die in each size. So I cut both bases from a speckled mustardy yellow, and also the openwork dies from white and gold cardstock. Then it was just a matter of gluing in some inside pieces as shown - the gold pieces into the white frame, and the white pieces into the gold frame. 

The dark brown square was embossed with a SU Subtle folder. 

SUPPLIES

sentiment stamp - SavvyStamps Happy Fall Sans Script #697B

leaf dies - Paper Trey Ink Leaf Silhouettes set

dies - Spellbinders Push Pin Notes #S3-550

brown square embossing folder - Stampin’ Up! subtle

tree trunk embossing folder -  Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations 

flat back pearls and gold balls

Thanks for stopping in today!

MOSAIC WITH SCRAPS

Hi friends!

Playing along with this INSPIRE.CREATE challenge (ends 9/2)

and this GIRLZ CREATIVE FUN ART OF SCRAP challenge (ends in a month)

and this 613 AVENUE CREATE challenge (ends 9/4)

 I started this process by die cutting the full mosaic pattern to get some frames and inserts - once in white, once in textured yellow, once in sheet music, once in a leftover piece of handmade wood grain card stock. Then I also used all my leftover coordinating patterned paper scraps from recent projects to get a bunch of die cut inserts. 

I’ve just finished three for this post but hope to get the others turned into sendable cards soon. 

SOME DETAILS

Fine gold twine was adhered to the back of the die cutting label, and some flat backed pearls and gold balls were glued around this. 

SUPPLIES

leafy branch die - Paper Trey Ink? Leafy Silhouette 

label die - SpellbindersPierced Mini Labels #S1-127

 large Hi die - MFT Dynamics A Very Big Hi #MFT-2440

shadowed hello die - Spellbinders Hello Smile #S1-154 

patterned paper scraps

pearlized green card stock

gold twine 

flat back pearls and gold beads

Thanks for stopping in today!

BEACH CHAIR

 

Hi friends!

Playing along with this THE PAPER PLAYERS challenge

(ends 8/28)

and this DRAGONFLY DREAMS Beach or Seaside challenge 

(ends 9/5)

Congratulations to The Paper Players team on so many years of consistent work to bring us a wonderfully interesting and beautiful challenge!!! You are much appreciated!

 

SOME DETAILS

Umbrella and chair were colored in with alcohol markers.

Ocean and sky were colored with various SU inks and blending brushes. My blending brush had a lot of dry finely caked on ink in it which lent itself well to providing a little visual texture to the ocean area. 

I added some reflective silvery white solid sequins to mimic seashells/sand dollars on the beach

SUPPLIES

 chair stamp and die - Paper Trey Ink Love Notes set

umbrella stamp and die - Gemini Road Trip set

sentiment stamp - Paper Trey Ink Button Bits set 

alcohol markers

Gina K Designs sequins

Stampin’ Up! inks

Thanks for stopping in today!