CITYSCAPE HEART

 Hello!

Playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week. 

(Update)

The background was made using my faux watercolor technique. I cut the heart from the background, and then used the background as the cardfront base. For the border on the white cardstock I used a Scor-Pal to add a raised line around each straight edge. This panel was then popped up on a scrap of foam.

SUPPLIES

buildings stamp - Stampendous Cityscape

sentiment stamp - Northwoods Rubber Stamps Cool Dot Wish You Were Here

heart die - Stampin' Up! Framelits Hearts #125599

holeless sequins - Gina K. Designs 

epoxy heart sticker - The Paper Studio

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FLORAL SPRAY x3

Hello!

Inspired by a card that was created in this post by Hannelie at the DesertDiva blog and I branched out from there (yikes, did not mean for that to be a pun! That's what happens when you're a little visual...  :o)

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (floral grouping, saying in maroon) 

colored pencils  (maroon flowers on white)

ink swiping  (striped panels)

preprinted  (white sentiment strips)

die cutting  (Shine word)

layered mounting  (partial image panels)

distressed edging  (gray panel)

metallic card stock  (Shine word)

ribbon

flat back gems

SUPPLIES

floral grouping stamp  -  Gina K. Designs Grateful Spray

inks  -  Distress, Stampin' Up!

colored pencils

preprinted sentiment  -  Paper Rose

metallic silver matte card stock  -  random stash

flat back gems  -  Park Lane

ribbon  -  random stash

Sharing these cards with the following Challenges:

Use Your Stuff

#454 Nature  (ends 8/20)

Creative Fingers

#236 Always Anything Goes  (ends 8/19)

Thanks for stopping by today!!

 

BIRD TRYPTIC x2

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Found this wonderful stamp by accident a while back and have been waiting to use it.  It is one long block with all three bird rectangles horizontally oriented.  It would be perfect for a slimline but I was feeling an A2 card as usual so I fussy cut it up  :o)

Sharing these cards with the following Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp

Add a Sentiment  (ends 6/22).

Bastel-Traum

#114  Something with Wings  (ends in a month)

Sparkles Challenges

#153  Things with Wings  (ends in a month)

TECHNIQUES

direct stamping  (birds, cardfront background - I used a blending brush to add the ink heaviest at the center of the stamp, and then lighter and feathered out at the edges)

faux watercolor wash  (bird rectangle backgrounds)

colored pencil  (bird rectangle backgrounds)

fussy cutting  (image rectangles)

foam mounting (sentiment strip, center bird)

*birds were colored using ink and a small blending brush

SUPPLIES

tryptic bird stamp  -  Club Scrap 2009

distressed flourish background stamp  -  Stampers Anonymous TH Collection #V4-1163

inks  -  Distress Dusty Concord, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Tumbled Glass and Barn Door

preprinted sentiment strip  -  Paper Roses Black & White Sentiment Sheets 

Thanks so much for stopping in today!!

 

INKWASH FLORAL

 Hello!  

I'm not sure how old this stamp is, but years.  It's lovely but I've not used it before because I couldn't think of a good enough way to honor the elegance yet keep it modern and unfussy. The Paper Players color scheme to the rescue!  And an honorable entry into The Sisterhood of Crafters Old Rejected Stamps challenge  :o)

TECHNIQUES 

inkwash (background) *

* I smooshed the inkpad onto an acrylic sheet, spritzed with water, and then used a wide paintbrush to apply (TIP: if your brush is flush at the bristle end you can turn it sideways and swipe lightly to get the swish marks at the edges)

basic stamping (flowers) 

heat embossing (small sentiment) 

dry embossing  (background - done after stamping and painting)

die cutting (large greeting, stitched edging) 

metallic card stock (large greeting - stacked about 4x)

flat back gold gems

SUPPLIES

flowers stamp - Inkadinkado  (#60-00453)

small sentiment stamp - Hero Arts Stamp&Cut Prayers set  (#DC183)

Hello word die - Spellbinders Simply Perfect Mix & Match Sentiments

stitched frame die - MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangles

inks - Versamark, Versafine Black, 

Stampin' Up! Pear Pizzazz, Dafodil Delight, Summer Sun and Pumpkin Pie 

(in the absence of any Mango Melody ink pad I mixed Summer Sun and Pumpkin Pie 

to approximate the shade :o)

embossing powder - Ranger White Detail 

embossing folder - Stampin' Up! Cut&Emboss Subtle 3D

metallic matte gold card stock - random stash

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

The Paper Players  

(ends 3/18)!

 Update!

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Old Rejected Stamp  (ends 3/20).

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TIMELESS KOI

Hello!

I really love having backgrounds in my folder to choose from when I don't feel like getting messy to make a card. 

Story Time:  This is among one of the first wood mounted images I bought; I found it in a zoo gift shop, I think as a boxed set of three.  But I moved a few times since and that original stamp is still in questionable storage that hasn't been accessed yet.  So when I saw this for sale online I bought it AGAIN!  Some images are just timeless and really draw you in.  I think if you appreciate them so much initially it's likely you will not tire of them long term.

TECHNIQUES

faux watercolor  (background)

basic stamping  (fish*, sentiment)

glossy accents  (fish)

alcohol markers  (fish)

liquid sparkle medium (rectangle)

flat back gems

foam mounting  (sentiment)

*fish/rectangle image was stamped once on background and once on white card stock and then colored and cut out to place over the background. I edged the cut out white image with a black marker to help it blend into the background, and then covered it with Glossy Accents.

SUPPLIES

fish in rectangle stamp - Stampendous #N107 (2000) Koi Border **

sentiment stamp - unknown

alcohol markers - Copic

flat back gems - Hero Arts Clear Gemstones

inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, assorted Distress

sparkle in rectangle - Wink of Stella

gloss on fish - Ranger Glossy accents

** a huge shout-out to Stampendous for being in the stamp industry so long and providing stampers such great images and sentiments to play with!!

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenges

#89 Sparkle/Bling  (ends 2/25).

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

#515 Anything Goes (ends 3/1).

Word Art Wednesday

Weeks #531-532  (ends 3/2).

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

HEDGEHOG LOVE

Hello!

A little additional inspiration as we near the halfway mark at the TRY IT ON TUESDAY challenge blog with the theme of  All Love Up

The gallery is already brimming with wonderful entries so go take a look and join in with a work of your own if you feel the urge!

I never get tired of this sweet little Penny Black hedgehog - just so sweet rushing along with his big ol' heart so I made a couple cards with his image while I had all my supplies out:

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (hedgehog, sentiment - black on white cs)

ink blending (pink background, splattered lightly with water)

fussy cutting  (hedgehog)

die cutting  (branch, flourishes, scalloped frames)

alcohol markers  (hedgehog)

heat embossing  (sentiment - white on black cs)

dry embossing  (hearts strip)

washi tape  (dotted pink strip)

white gel pen  (heart)

glitter glue  (heart)

flat back gems (tiny hearts)

black glaze pen  (hedgehog nose)

And the other version, very similiar in product and process:

SUPPLIES

hedgehog stamp - Penny Black Margaret Sherry Collection Hedgehog Heart #1591C 

sentiment stamp - A Muse Artstamps #9-8205B

inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress dye 

alcohol markers - Copics

embossing folder - Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Adorning Accents

flourish die - QuicKutz Flourish #REV0024

branch die - Sizzix Thinlits #661206

scallop die - Stampin' Up!

glitter glue - Stickles Christmas Red

black glaze pen - Sakura

heart gems - Park Lane

washi tape - Scotch

Thanks for coming by today, and I hope you had a beautiful Valentine's weekend!

GUEST DESIGNER CARDS

Hello! 

So thrilled to be sharing these cards with you as Guest Designer at the TRY IT ON TUESDAY challenge blog.  Hope you'll head on over as soon as you get the chance, and join in with a card of your own  :o)

TECHNIQUES

inked embossing folders (colorful panel) *

basic stamping  (birds)

stamping on vellum  (sentiments) **

flat back gems  (hearts, eyes)

dry embossing  (white woodgrain, colorful panel)

* My process for the colorful panels was to cover one side of the inside embossing folder with ink.  Because I rarely clean my blending brushes they hold a lot of Distress Oxide ink.  I have one brush for each color family.  I just grabbed them from the jar and applied them to the folder in a rainbow type of order. I spritzed the panel with water and ran it through the embossing machine. This is one panel, cut in two.

** I find it's always best to use Staz On ink on vellum - I've never had it rub off, and you don't have to deal with warping from heat embossing.

SUPPLIES 

birds stamp - Fun Stampers Journey Winter Doves #SS-0523 

sentiment stamps - The Angel Company TAC #T895

embossing folder - Sizzix Big Shot Stampin' Up! Woodgrain, Cuttlebug (foliage)

inks - asst Distress Oxides, Stampin' Up! Going Gray, Staz On Gray

gems - Park Lane

Sharing these cards with the following Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp

Love is in the Air  (ends 2/14).

A Place to Start

Anything Goes with Optional: Critter  (ends 3/5).

Thanks for stopping by - I love having you here!