ALPHABET CHALLENGE - L is for LITTLE PEOPLE

  

Hi friends, and welcome back to my new Alphabet Challenge DT card!

The theme this go-around is L is for Little People / A card for kids . You have two whole weeks to play along, and you can enter up to three times any handcrafted items featuring the current theme. 

Well.  After stamping, coloring and fussy cutting the boys out, I was putting the background together and I realized I could’ve gotten away with just stamping on the card front 😂

DETAILS

The little guy in the water has silver pen colored glasses, though in hindsight (does anyone else ever employ that EVERY time you finish a card?!!) his glasses are probably goggles. 

SUPPLIES

boy stamps - TAC The Angel Company

sentiment stamp - Inkadinkado Kid Quotes set #39-252783

school of fish stamp - Marks of Distinction #1079 Fish School

Distress inks

alcohol markers

metallic silver pen

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

MORNING GRUMPY

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

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

SUPPLIES

lady stamp - Art Impressions #M-1249

word stamps - unmarked, possibly Dylusions by DyanReaveley

arch die - Spellbinders Arch Labels And Tags #S5-624 

patterned paper - Lawn Fawn 6 x 6 pad Gotta Have Gingham Rainbow 

gray and navy card stock

alcohol markers

Thanks for stopping in today!

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!

GARDENING BOY

Hi friends!

Another H is for Horticulture-themed card to share with you. There is still a week to join in at the Alphabet Challenge!

Playing along with this user-friendly sketch at Sunday Stamps

(ends 8/21)

 

HIGHLIGHTS

Image was colored in with alcohol markers and highlighted with white gel and silver pens. 

Both rectangles were die cut with a wonky stitched pattern. 

Main image mounted on fun foam. Accents pieces were fussy cut and foam mounted. 

Hello die was stacked three times. 

SUPPLIES

boy, trowel and pot stamps - Rare Image Rubber Stamps Garden sheet

Hello die - Spellbinders Simon Hurley Foliage Hello #S2-382

frame dies - My Favorite Things Wonky Stitch Rectangles MFT-0839

plaid patterned paper - KaiserCraft 6x6 Bundle of Joy

polka dot patterned paper - Pebbles 6x6 Spring Fling

alcohol markers

white gel pen

silver pen

Thanks for stopping in today!

ALPHABET CHALLENGE - H is for HORTICULTURE

 

Hi friends, and welcome back to my new Alphabet Challenge DT card!

The theme this go-around is H is for HORTICULTURE. You have two whole weeks to play along, and you can enter up to three times any handcrafted items featuring the current theme!

I had so much fun finding a different way to use this old favorite stamp! I colored it basically the same as the indexing sticker (wood mounted stamps were a thing of beauty 20 years ago!) but wanted to extend the scene out as much as possible and as cleanly as possible for a light airy feel. 

THE PROCESS

To start: I stamped the scene centered in black ink on a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 white panel. I cut this down to the size shown to allow for a large border on the white card base. 

Next: I colored the scene with alcohol markers, and highlighted with a white gel pen. I used the cloud die to cut a stencil from heavy weight scrap card stock, and blended ink over it for three clouds that would run over the edges. I then laid the image panel with clouds centered on the card base and gave it a washi tape “hinge” on the bottom edge. This allowed me to stencil clouds on the base card to match up exactly with the top. To soften things, I swished the mostly-empty brush over all of it, and then trimmed the merest sliver off the top and sides of the image panel to make sure there was no line of demarcation. I did the same light application of ink with a blending brush to simulate the extension of the hill at the bottom edge. 

Finishing off: The image panel is mounted on a rectangle of fun foam. The sentiment is triple-stacked for dimension. 

*TIP OF THE DAY*

If you need a stencil image you don’t have, check your dies stash. You can use heavy weight scrap card stock to cut both positive and negative pieces!

SUPPLIES

scene stamp - Uptown Rubber Stamps Birthday Topiaries #H23036

cloud die - Stampin’ Up! Sunshine and Rainbows

Happy Birthday sentiment die - Memory Box Happy Birthday Chic Script #94872

white gel pen

SU & Distress ink pads

alcohol markers

fun foam

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

BE YOU FLORAL & PENNANT.

Hi friends!

Playing along with this ATLANTIC HEARTS SKETCH CHALLENGE  

(ends 5/3).

Also playing along with this The Paper Players Challenge

(ends 5/8).

I do love a sketch to follow along with, and Michelle’s above is a fun one! And Jaydee’s mood board really meshed with the stamps and direction I was heading. 

I really enjoy paper-piecing images, and love these particular stamps. I also wanted to go with some Spring-y feminine colors. Speaking of paper piecing, I didn’t have enough floral background paper left to do a square card and had to get pretty creative paper piecing there as well!

SUPPLIES

female stamp - Jane Davenport Giraffe Wisdom clear set #JDS-053

sentiment stamp - Picket Fence It’s Peopley Out There clear set #S-150

pennant stamp - Simple Stories Always in My Heart clear set #10739

flat back gems - BoBunny Willow&Sage candy dots

Thanks for stopping in today!

SPARKLE RAINFALL.

 Hello!

Playing along with the following challenges in no particular order:

this Addicted to CAS challenge (ends 3/6) I sure hope I am CAS enough to play along.

and this I Spy with My Little Eye challenge - Something You Love (ends 3/15) because I love a good rain day!. :o)

and this All About challenge (ends 3/4).

This is a pretty straight forward CAS card - a few die cuts, and the stamped image is colored in with alcohol markers *TIP* die cut images with a lot of white edging can be minimized if desired by running a neutral marker that blends with the background along the white edge.

Main image mounted on foam tape. Embellishments are random flat back rhinestones from stash. 

SUPPLIES

girl and sentiment stamps - Spellbinders Cute Boots clear set 

cloud die -Darice set

background panel die - Penny Black Antique Frame set

flat back aurora rhinestones 

Thanks for stopping in today!

BEAUTIFUL DAY

Hello!

I found the coolest Challenge Blog today!  The Dream Factory puts up movie posters as prompts.The theme currently is the movie Old (see graphic below). 

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (woman image, ocean) 

alcohol markers  (woman on blanket)

white gel pen  (water, blanket stripes)

white pigment ink  (large section of waves)

preprinted  (white sentiment strip)

low profile foam mounting  (image panel, words)

light kraft card stock  (main panel)

stenciling  (sun) * I punched a circle from scrap card stock and used the negative space to ink a sun, first with bright yellow, and then edged with a darker shade.  I brushed some of the yellow around the sun for a brighter sky effect.

SUPPLIES

woman stamp  -  Viva Las Vegastamps!

ocean stamp  -  Cherry Pie Art Stamps unmounted red rubber set

inks  -  Distress Oxides Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw and Frayed Burlap

preprinted sentiment  -  Tim Holtz idea-ology Small Talk #TH93704

light kraft card stock  -  random stash

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

The Dream Factory

#106  Old

Allsorts Challenge

#688/9  Anything Goes w/Option of 

Make Your Own Background  (ends 8/19)

DaringCardmakers

Keep Your Cool  (ends 8/19)

Aud Sentiments

#296 Summer and a Sentiment  (ends 8/31)

Timeout Challenges

#220  Make Your Own Background  (ends 8/24)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

 

CAS SOFT VINTAGE

Hello!

Another CAS card, with a vintage vibe.  I really love how this turned out.  To maintain a more hand drawn feel I used gray ink instead of black for the figure.  And to keep it from being too sober, I used a cute preprinted sentiment.

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (figure) *in gray ink

preprinted  (sentiment)

layered mounting  (image panel) *top panel is popped up a little by gluing a couple 

sheets of scrap card stock together

alcohol markers (image)

flat back gems

SUPPLIES

woman stamp  -  B Line Designs #BA816E On the Run

alcohol markers  -  Copic

inks  -  Memento London Fog

preprinted sentiment  -  Tim Holtz idea-ology Small Talk #TH93704

flat back gems  -  Park Lane

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

Colour Crazy

Anything Coloring Goes  (ends in 2 weeks)

Art Impressions

#333 Pretty in Pink  (ends 8/17)

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday

Anything Goes  (ends 8/31)

Thanks so much for stopping in today!

START THE DAY WITH WHEE!

Hello!

Love this older mini set by My Favorite Things - so cheerful!

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping (girl on swing, sentiment)

alcohol markers  (image)

stenciling  (clouds)

patterned paper  (cardfront)

glitter pen  (heart barrette)

SUPPLIES

girl on swing stamp and sentiment - My Favorite Things Start Each Day with Whee! 

mini clear set

alcohol markers - Copics

inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Stormy Sky 

glitter pen - Sakura

cloud stencil - Chalk Talk

patterned paper - random stash

Sharing these cards with the following challenges:

Gem of a Challenge

Week 9 Anything Goes  (ends 5/6).

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

#180 Anything Goes  (ends 4/30).

Polkadoodles

Week 17  Anything Goes  (ends 5/6).

 Thank you so much for stopping in today!

POSITIVE & NEGATIVE DIE IMAGES

Hello!

Love using up scraps and this is the latest!  I had ordered the map stamp for a specific project and found myself left with a gorgeous blue ink swiped oversize word panel. So I made a completely different card for a birthday.

TECHNIQUES

ink swiping  (You word, and reverse panel)

die cutting  (same as above)

heat embossing  (smaller words)

stenciling  (bricks)

basic stamping  (map, girl)

alcohol markers  (girl)

glitter pen  (crown)

fussy cutting  (girl)

SUPPLIES

girl stamp - My Favorite Things Birthday Princess

map stamp - Rubber Stampede USA Map #A1757G

smaller word stamps - Altenew Mega Greetings 2

YOU word die - Hero Arts Stamp & Cut XL

brick wall stencil - Taylored Expressions 6x6 Brick by Brick #TESN19

inks - Stampin' Up! Going Gray and Spectrum Kaleidacolor, Versamark

detail white embossing powder

flat back heart gem - Park Lane

alcohol markers - Copics

glitter pen - Sakura Gelly Roll 

Sharing these cards with the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks

#608 CAS  (ends 4/27).

As You Like It

Floral or Cute  (ends 4/27).

Wow, that's a tough choice! Floral cards are the standard, for nearly anything, but cute and sweet always makes my heart extra happy  :o)

Tic Tac Toe  (ends 4/28).

(I chose the bottom row)

Thanks so much for joining me today!