Faux bubble wrap

I made this card for the Inkspirational Challenge #103: geometric and
the AAA cards challenge: embossing

I used a dotted stencil from Scrapberry to put down Ranger transparant glossy texture paste on vellum. This created a bubble wrap look to the vellum.

For the cardpanel I used random sized circle dies and made a stencil of floating bubbles, or circles. I sponged Distress inks through the stencil (twisted citron and mermaid lagoon),
the sentiment is from Technique Tuesday and I stamped it with Versafine.
Folded the vellum around the cardpanel on the top and attached it with tape, then mounted the slightly smaller panel to the cardbase.

I'd never tried glossy or transparent texture paste or

white even on vellum, I like it so much though I'm pulling out all  my stencils now, so excuse me..I'll be busy  ;-)

AAA cards Challenge #59: embossing

AAA cards Challenge #59: embossing


For my card I used translucent embossing paste to give dimension to the bubbles.

I stamped my image and sentiment with My Favorite things black licorice. I colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers,
I used the falling snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp upside down, so now it is a rising bubbles stencil.
I inked some tumbled glass  from Distress ink through it and then I applied Wendi Vecchi translucent embossing paste through the stencil.
Although I always wash my stencils there was some red left and it reactivated as I applied the embossing paste, giving some of the bubbles red outlines...it's not everywhere or too overpowering, so I'm ok with it..just ;-)

The image is from Ranger Dylusions- clearly under the sea and the sentiment is from Joy! Crafts - seashore.
I worked on Neenah solar white for the markers and adhered it all with the ATG gun to my cardbase.

For more information on the  AAA cards challenge, see this

Cas Colours & Sketches Challenge #162

Cas Colours & Sketches Challenge #162

I made my card rectangular because to the guitar sticker.
I came across these earlier this week when re-organizing. I was given these and all it says exclusively made for Toi Toys, no brand.
I have the perfect sentiment from My Favorite things (bold statements) and stamped it with Versafine for a nice black and crisp impression.
I also had these rolls of washi tape for a year or more, one with musical notes, which I thought would be cool, I went for the blue guitar in the sticker set so I matched blue washitape to that.

I didn't know you could buy these ready made  shaker stickers, pretty neat. And they make quick and easy cards.
I don't have many shaped diecuts, pretty ones I mean, mostly square and round or hearts, so forgive me for using a sticker, I hope it's OK. I think I'll go make a few more and use the whole pack ;-)

For more information on the Cas Colours & Sketches Challenge #162, see this

Rainbow butterflies thank you card

I'd like to enter this card into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: anything goes with Memory Box
and the Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesdays Challenge February: something floral.

For my card I used a Memory box stencil called drifting. I didn't use the same layout (well at first Idid, but I didn't like it), I used two of the openings to sponge Distress inks through them in a rainbow order (wilted violet, candied apple, carved pumpkin, mustard seed, cracked pistachio and broken china).

I then selected images from the Simon Says Stamp "hello friends"stampset. Unfortunately my favorite stamp from that set is missing, the one with three petals..clear so good luck finding it!..used the little images to add the floral touch and the pattern to the wings.

For this I used Ranger dye inks (grape soda, classic cherry, cheese puff, lemon twist, electric lime, caribbean coast.

These are my first  colored  "stamping" dye inks and so I can't compare, but I found they're very hard to clean off stamps; even with a shammy and Hero Arts stampcleaner, some residue persists, messing up the next color. You can see it in the green, bit of purple left, no biggie though. A few days ago I wanted to use a solid balloon stamp (Simon Says Stamp birthday balloons) and I just couldn't get the true color for some reason. Memento and Versafine black clean up easily.

Anyway rant over ;-) tips welcome...

The sentiment is also from Memory Box ( a little thanks) and I diecut it from black cardstock.
I wanted to add a strip of black on the bottom as well, but I just got the ATG gun and that tape is very sticky! and I forgot, so not wanting to mess up all my work I decided to add some bling in the form of rhinestones in different sizes instead.

Lawnscaping Challenge #124: celebration

Lawnscaping Challenge #124: celebration.


For my card I did a lot of masking and stamping to create a one layer "moving house card".

I thought that was some kind of celebration! 
Especially if you move into this house in the country, hence the bunny and snail and weeds lol.
I used Lawn Fawn's Hello baby for the bunny and Lawn Fawn's gleeful garden for the sunflowers, snail and mushrooms.

I stamped it all with Memento black ink on Neenah solar white cardstock. Coloured it with my Spectrum Noir markers.

the house and sentiment are from Uniko I hope that's ok I don't have those in Lawn Fawn. The fence is from Avec (crafthouses).

For more information on the Lawnscaping Challenge #124: celebration, see this

Sparkle and Shine Challenge #24

Sparkle and Shine Challenge #24

For my card I used a chevron stencil and pushed  white embossing paste through it coloured with Distress re-inkers. There are actually three colours, but the peacock feathers looks much the same as the mermaid lagoon in this, the other is wilted violet.

let it dry.
Meanwhile I diecut single roses from Simon Says Stamp, plain white as I kind of wanted the background to give the roses their colour.
Few matching sequins

No sentiment as I thought it could go for many occasions.

For more information on the Sparkle and Shine Challenge #24, see this

I am a monkeyman, just another monkey in monkeyland...

I am a monkeyman, just another monkey in monkeyland...

Is a very catchy song from Omar & the Howlers and one of my favorites from that CD.
I thought it would fit the challenge! Which is being inspired by a song over at Simon Says Stamp.
I used dies from Marianne design collectables (col 1399), two shades of brown cardstock and some black and yellow.
The sentiment is from Sizzix (birthday by Stephanie Barnard) and I stamped it with Versafine.
I  used the black Memento marker to draw in  the vines the monkeys are dangling from. Don't know if i like those lines though...I don't have a stamp for this.
I thought the green cardpanel would make it look more jungle like and I used a white gel markers to give their eyes a little glimmer.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this