AAA Cards Challenge #131 Sketch + pastels, with video

This fortnight the AAA cards challenge is a Sketch and as an optional twist there's the use pastel colors add on.

Our sponsor is Happy Little Stampers and you could win the Smile stamp set.

For my card I masked off the three strips and inkblended what I considered pastel Distress Oxide colors: Squeezed lemonade, Cracked pistachio and Tumbled glass.
Then I stamped the sentiment and the arrows from the Happy Little Stampers set called Mix mash. I've used darker shades of Distress oxides, so they would show, but I  made it much less pastel like this way, I've used Mowed lawn, Mermaid lagoon and Carved pumpkin. I had to elongate my arrows to fill the bar.

Added three glittery enamel dots in matching colors.

I know my strips are wider than the sketch, but I really wanted to fit my stamps inside. I  think you can still see the sketch though ;-)


For more information on the play along the AAA cards challenge, see this.

Hoe, wat en waarom van Schaduwen bij het inkleuren van stempels- Nederlands gesproken video

Video: Simon Says Stamp Haul

 MFT Christmas tree window: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=421840

CAS-ual Fridays Some Bunny: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=402391

Stampendous: Willow Climb https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=395766

Heffy Doodle Snappy Crocs https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=383270

Ink on 3  Dance and Twril: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=418053

Tim Holtz/Stampersanonymous Compostion And Lines: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=396136

Tim Holtz/ Stampers Anonymous: stitch sewing border : https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=58421

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous The heart…: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=75597

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes with Stampendous. with video

 I am happy to be back as a December guestdesigner for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges.
This week we're all about Anything Goes and showcasing Stampendous Products.
As always you could win a $50 giftcard to the wonderful Simon Says Stamp shop.


For my card I've used the  Stampendous Balloonfun stamp (HMcp103)
I stamped them with Versafine Onyx black ink onto coldpressed watercolor paper and colored the image with Distress inks.

The sentiment is from the Simon Says Stamp "it's your birthday" set and I also used Versafine Onyx black ink.

Materials used:

Simon Says Stamp stamp cleaner: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-Spray-Cleaner-Cleaner4-Cleaner4?currency=USD

Simon Says Stamp large grip paper block: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-LARGE-GRID-PAPER-Pack-Pad-SGRID1-The-Color-of-Fun-SGRID1?currency=USD

Nuvo Deluxe glue: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tonic-DELUXE-ADHESIVE-Nuvo-Glue-200N-200NT

Foamtape:  https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-BIG-MOMMA-FOAM-TAPE-ROLL-Foam72-Foam72?currency=USD

Simon Says Stamp It’s your birthday set https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Clear-Stamps-ITS-YOUR-BIRTHDAY-SSS101470-SSS101470?currency=USD

Stampendous Balloon Fun: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Stampendous-Cling-Stamp-BALLOON-FUN-hmcp103-House-Mouse-hmcp103s?currency=USD

Distress inks:

Picked raspberry, https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Mini-Ink-Pad-PICKED-RASPBERRY-Ranger-TDP40088-TDP40088RI?currency=USD

 Mowed lawn, https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Mini-Ink-Pad-MOWED-LAWN-Ranger-TDP40033-TDP40033RI?currency=USD

Peacock feathers,  https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Ink-Pad-PEACOCK-FEATHERS-Ranger-Spring-TIM34933-50016?currency=USD

 Pumice Stone,  https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Ink-Pad-PUMICE-STONE-Ranger-TIM27140-21314?currency=USD

Ground Espresso,  https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/RESERVE-Tim-Holtz-Distress-Mini-Ink-Pad-GROUND-ESPRESSO-Ranger-TDP47353-TDP47353RI?currency=USD

Gathered twigs, https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Mini-Ink-Pad-GATHERED-TWIGS-Ranger-TDP40002-TDP40002RI?currency=USD

https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Mini-Ink-Pad-PICKED-RASPBERRY-Ranger-TDP40088-TDP40088RI?currency=USD

Versafine Onyx black ink: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/VersaFine-ONYX-BLACK-Ink-Pad-Pigment-Tsukineko-VF-82-23812?currency=USD

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

Simon Says Stamp store: https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/

                                                                                                  

To play along the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.

Merry Christmas and all my favourites of 2018

Craftin Desert Divas Delicious Wishes release card #6

Merry Christmas if you're reading this today!

The theme this week for the Craftin Desert Divas designer challenge is: anything glittery.
I'm not sure if you can see it, but I've added loads of glitter with the Shimmer spritz onto the background .

To make the background I've taken the already colored images form the digi release and placed them on an empty panel in Photoshop. printed it and then spritzed it with the shimmer spritz, let it dry.

Meanwhile I colored the image with my alcohol markers to be as sweet as the background colors, but not matchy match.

I printed my sentiment onto the cardbase. I've used the same one for the last three cards,so it's a matching set and I tried to stick to the same colors too.

To attach the glitter panel to the cardbase I've used liquid glue and then mounted my image with foamtape and adhered it on top.
For the scales and fondant I've used a Nuvo Shimmer pen to add more glitter.

Materials used:
Craftin Desert Divas
Delicious wishes: https://craftindesertdivas.com/delicious-wishes-digital-stamp/?aff=104
Shimmer Spritz: http://craftindesertdivas.com/sheer-shimmer-spritz-spray-2oz-sparkle/?aff=104

Adhesives:

Nuvo  Deluxe adhesive: http://craftindesertdivas.com/nuvo-deluxe-adhesive/?aff=104

Foamtape: http://craftindesertdivas.com/x-press-it-high-tack-foam-mounting-tape-1-4/?aff=104

I've added all the cards from this release  below:

Merry & Bright

I meant to do this one for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, stitch it up, but I ran out of time, but this week's theme is Party Time, and Christmas is a time to party as well, right? my New Year's eves are always boring, I stay home for my cats, they're not scared, but I like to be there and not really the party type anyway. It's funny thunder and or fireworks doesn't scare them, but a droplet of water freaks them out..and yet they go out in   a drizzly rain...? weird cats..

And the Male Room Challenge is the colour blue, so I link up another card there.

For my card I cut out a circle from Watercolor paper with a stitched edge die. also cut out the circle from white card and then diecut the village from the circle, so I have a stitched edge on it too.
This village is from Craft Emotions, but any will do. I almost used the Your Next Stamp one, houses on a hill, but I felt it  would cover too much of my blue medallion.

The blue is liquid watercolors from Ecoline, multiple layers and colors to build up the intensity, I think I've used three layers. There's a hint of ombre, but the Village covers most of it ...hehe useless..
I splattered white ink as snow or stars. Mounted the Panel and the village with Foamtape and adhered it to the base.

On the Base I stamped the sentiment from Simon Syas Stamp (Merry Trees) with Memento Paris Dusk, a really dark blue, just to stay with the blue colour theme.


See the links above to take part in the challenges if you're interested.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

 Edited Jan 16th: