What's kraken?

I just got my hands in this lovely stampset from Lawn Fawn (loveable legends) and I put it, and myself, to work immediately...
The challenge over at AAA cards is anything goes, I just wonder if it's CAS enough, oh well it needed all the components I've put on it ;-)....well I think so lol.

I stamped the sentiment onto the cardbase with Versafine black onyx and the waves with Ranger dye inks (Caribbean coast and blue ribbon). I then used the mini blending tool to apply some Salty Ocean from the Distress line, adding a pop of color, contrasting with the orange beast. 
I stamped the kraken with Memento tuxedo black ink and colored it with my Spectrum  Noir markers, cut it out and neated up the edges with the Memento marker, then raised it with foamtape.
Few transparent blue sequins as bubbles and as a means to help your eye travel across the card.

This card is almost identical to the Nessie one I entered into the Inkspirational challenge, loving hte stampset and the design...obviously, right?

For more information on the AAA Cards Challenge,see this

You're a legend!

Finally I got my hands on the Lawn Fawn loveable legends stamps..woot.
I've stamped the kraken and Nessie and have been giggling all afternoon because fo the punny sentiments, they're too cute.

The theme over at Inkspirational is "you rock!" now personally I think you're a legend is the same thing, big positive reinforcement ;-)
So I went with it...

I stamped the waves from the stampset in Ranger Dye inks (Caribbean coats and blue ribbon) onto the cardbase.
The sentiment I stamped with Versafine black onyx and the image I stamped with Memento tuxedo black onto Neenah Solar white cardstock.
I colored my Nessie with Purple Spectrum Noir markers and used the palette blending technique to get the pinks and fuchsias inthere as well....I think Nessie could be purple ;-)
I cut her out and neated up the edges with the Memento marker. Raised her on foamtape.
I used Distress ink Salty Ocean to make a halo behind Nessie and added a few clear blue sequins as water bubbles, helping your eye travel across the card.

For more information on the Inkspiration challenge, see this

Older card with the "you rock" theme I made:...I felt I should do something else ;-)

Day Dream...

Over at the Less is More Challenge #271: the theme is geometric shapes and or patterns on a one layer card.

For my card I made a stencil by diecutting the circles in different shapes out of acetate, wish I had used cardstock as plastic is hard to diecut with those thin dies. What didn't cut I fixed with scissors ;-)

I stamped the sentiment from Viva decor ( qoutes) with Versafine ink. These are silicon stamps and they took a few passes before they stamped right (only used two of the set so far), got it in just now ;-)

I used the heat gun to heat set the Versafine ink, just in case...
I then sponged Distress inks through the homemade stencil (tumbled glass and salty ocean) trying to shade them a little to give them dimension.
Then I used a white Sharpie to add the higlights and make them looks like soapy bubbles, I thought that would fit the sentiment.
Few silver backed enamel dots (i think from Hero Arts, but I'm not sure).

I tried the stencil first with hexagons as I used dots as well last week for the polkadot  challenge, somehow those shapes looked weird ;-) Also too big I think, not leaving enough white space in my opinion...ah well always good for another card  lol


For more information on the Less is More Challenge, see this

Update April 22nd:

Camouflaged sentiment

The CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #168 is a colour challenge.

I used Distress inks on my card (picked raspberry, carved pumpkin and  mustard seed)

I masked off an area and used the mini sponge blending tools to aply the colours.
Then I diecut the word Hoera (hurray) from the panel and a few more times from white cardstock.
I inlaid the diecut and stacked the white ones underneath to give it height, but also to make it stand out if you look at it from an angle the white layers will define the contours.

Few homemade enamel dots and pearls to help your eye travel across the card.

Stuck the panel down onto a cardbase with tape runner

For more information on the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge, see this

Painted happy birthday

My third and final entry to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
This week is their 7th anniversary and so their theme is Happy birthday and to showcase SSS products.

For my card I used the SSS single roses die and the painted happy birthday die.

I used us the last bits of my watercolored panel I also used for card one and two.
In all fairness the yellow and green rose I had left over from another card.

I diecut the happy birthday from black cardstock and inlaid it with red glitter.
I attached the roses with multi medium matte and mounted the black panel onto a white cardbase, just so it's easier to write inside.

I thought the black would make the colors pop and look very modern and striking and I think it does ;-)

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

1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Congratulations

My second entry for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Happy birthday and SSS products.
I usually only enter once, but this is such a happy occasion: 7 years of challenges! 

For this card I used the  congratulations die from SSS and I backed a piece of black cardstock with some Stick-it and then die cut it.
I love this dainty scripty diecut, but I'm not dainty myself, so working with it is hard for me ;-) I could have used the stamp ;-)


I used the Lawn Fawn Finley 123 for the numbers and I diecut it from some watercolored paper I had left over from the first card.

I cut a strip of vellum and attached it to the cardfront with black and silver washi tape. then attached the numbers with multi medium matte onto the vellum/washitape strip.
Few matching rhinestones to help your eye travel across the card.


Again Happy Birthday Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

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

Baby party animals happy birthday

Over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge they're celebrating their 7th anniversary or birthday if you like.
The theme this week is : Happy birthday and to use Simon Says Stamp products.

For my card I used the birthday cicrle die from SSS and the  baby party animals also from SSS.

For this card I'm revisiting a card I made a long time ago with Lawn Fawn monsters. I now used the SSS critters and their sentiment. Also ommited the rhinestones I used on my first card as I thought the little hearts are embellishment enough.

I started by making a rainbow panel with watercolors on watercolor paper. Let it dry and fixed it with fixative spray.
I forgot to put double sided adhesive on the back prior to cutting so I stuck it down with multi medium matte from Ranger, that was quite the challenge, with this dainty diecut.

I used a circle diecut to cut out the window.
I traced the window onto Solar neenah white and stamped the little pary animals with Memento tuxedo black ink and colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers
was thinking to color the background, but I left it white to make the animals the focal point.

raised the window panel with foamtape attached the animal panel and then stuck it onto a cardbase.

I have two more card in my head, to enter this week, but for now:

Happy birthday SSS Wednesday Challenge, I love you and your challenges!!!!


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



see my "old" card below...