I'd like to enter this card into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: no designer paper, and
the Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesdays September: use a stamp.
I made the background by masking off stripes and them using the mini blending tool and Distress ink (spun sugar and worn lipstick) to color the stripes.
I cut it slightly smaller than the cardfront so the stripes were even.
I used the sentiment from baby party animals from Simon Says stamp and the turtle is from welcome baby by Inkadinkado, which I colored with my Spectrum Noir markers. I fussy cut the turtle and raised him slightly on shallow foamdots.
Few stars and matching sequins around the turtle for the joyous occasion. I thought the star sequins could be starfish and the turtle a seaturtle...hmm maybe I should have done blue stripes as the sea...ah well onto the next card..lol...I wanted a baby girl card.
Although..did you know until the 1850's pink was the boy color and blue the girl color?
as a softer toned blue from the Virgin Mary cape and pink a softer version of a bold red, the Victorians changed it round.
Ok history lesson over, pop on over to Simon Says stamp for the callenges.
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/work-it-wednesday-september-2015/
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/
so..here's the next one I made as I was brainstorming whilst typing...I've used Tumbled glass and broken China Distress inks for my stripes.I din't have the same confetti in blue tones so I've used glitter paper punches and some normal paper I've covered in wink of stella and glossy accents ( i make batches of these faux enamel dots to use whenever I want them)...
Lawnscaping Challenge #114: one layer card.
One layer cards requires a lot of masking and stamping, well at least when I do them lol.
I started by making a sentiment in Word and I printed it on the cardstock with my laserprinter.
I didn't have a sentiment like this as a stamp, as my idea was to made 4 windows as per 4 seasons in a year, starting with the new life in Spring, flowers in summer, the turkey for autumn and the winter penguin.
The I calculated how big the windows could be and made a stencil by diecutting a circle 4 times.
At first I used the circles to sponge the background (of the penguin) with tumbled glass Distress ink, I masked the little guy with masking paper, easy enough, then I started trying to fussy cut out the flower and turkey and I thought to myself: I must be crazy..ok that's true but not thát crazy! lol.
So instead of sponging the backgrounds I coloured those too with Spectrum Noir and Copic markers.
The thought was Distress doesn't bleed through the paper, but I would always get some bleeding from the little images anyway, it's on the inside so no biggie.
I've used Critters from the past, gleeful garden, turkey day and winter penguin from Lawn Fawn.
For more information on the Lawnscaping Challenge #114: one layer card, see this
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: use a stamp and bloghop.
For My card I used the Simon Says Stamp set: Hello friends.
And I used almost every little icon of it on the background.
I made the background by smooshing the paper (normal cardstock but 80lbs or 160grams) onto Distress inks (mowed lawn, twisted citron, seedless preserves and blueprint sketch.
I then splattered water, brushed pewter spray stain and also picket fence spray stain.
For the embossing I used Wow! embossing powder in silver pearl and Lindy's stampgang for hyacinth blue jade, silver moon turqoise and imperial crown purple gold.
I tried to match the embossing powder to the background, I don't have green so used blue or silver instead, the Wow! silver pearl and Lindy"s silver moon turqoise are almost transparent so match everywhere and are hard to see but give a lovely shine.
I cut the frontpanel slightly smaller than the cardbase and mounted it with the big momma foam tape from SSS
for more information on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this
I had such great fun on the blog hop and I can recommend it to anyone! So much inspiration and basically just one new fabulous Tim Holtz Stampset but all creations completely different!
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: die crazy with W+9.
I've used an image from the W+9 Unforgettable stampset.
It's stamped on watercolor paper for me by Maikreations, so I watercolored it with Peerless watercolors, then fussy cut it out.
I've diecut the word BABY with Lawn Fawn's Finley's ABC and the hello is from Simon Says Stamp set hello friends.
The heart diecuts is from an Amy design set (classic Christmas collection, star filled heart). I've die cut it twice then inlaid the darker bits and the stars.
I've covered the cardbase with a pink panel and raised the front panel, which is slightly smaller, for dimension and a frame.
The elephant is also raised with foamdots.
For more information about the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this
CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #142.
For my card I used broken china, mowed lawn and ground espresso from Distress inks, I think they match really well to the SU ones.
I've made a sticker sentiment by applying double sided adhesive from Elizabeth crafts on the white cardstock prior to diecutting the sentiment die.
Matching sequins and the coloured panel was made with the stampingblock technique, where you apply inks onto a slick surface (the stampingblock, but I;ve also used rulers, cd cases, tiles etc anything non porous) then I sprayed the ink with Perfect peral mist to give it some shimmer. laid the watercolour paper on top and carefully rubbed the back of the watercolor paper to give the inks a change to soak into the paper. then quickly lift the paper and let it dry,
Sometimes I go back for seconds and third dips, but for a CAS card I think once is plenty.
For more information on the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge, see this
Sparkle and Shine Challenge #14: Green.
I've used Distress inks and Perfec Pearls to do my watercoloring. I used an acryllic block to make the shape and then used the left over drops of color to add texture.
I've used a variety of greens like, mowed lawn, cracked pistachio, evergreen bough and peacock feathers, twisted citrus.
I then Scribbled in the tree by hand (no stamp) with 3 different sizes of multi liners to give it the doodled effect.
There's also a hint of silver in the inspiration photo.
I've used some silver and green seguins and adhered them with fast grab tacky glue.
Silver twine and bells. These are not PPP, as I don't have those, but I used them as an Idea on how you could use the PPP ones on a card.
The sentiment is from Hero Arts classic Christmas border set.
for more information on the Sparkle and Shine challenge, see this
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Love this technique.
My favorite technique is using Distress inks on backgrounds and for watercoloring.
I did a little of both on my card.
I used the Simon Says Stamp die Tri square to cut out the windows on the frontpanel.
Traced their position onto the cardbase and sponged Distress inks in their place (squeezed lemonade, cracked pistachio and tumbled glass).
The butterflies are made from 3 different background panels I like to make and then never seem to use.
The dark purple is Dusty concorde diluted with perfect pearl mist instead of water, not sure if you cans ee the shimmer in the photo.
the middle one is festive berries, seedless preserves sponged onto the card, then splattered with water and white spray stain.
the third is almost the same but it contains also brushed pewter spray stain splatters, also some Chipped sapphire and I sponged it on dry but then sprayed the panel to make the colors flow
I guess you need to see them all together to appreciate all that work ;-)
I've then diecut all the panels and made a bunch of butterflies for stock.
Used a Dutch get well sentiment die to diecut the sentiment from the same cardstock as the panel as I wanted it to look like it was letter pressed.
Few rhinestones that pick up the colors of the butterflies and I tired to choose those butterflies that would pop with the background, like purple yellow or pink and green p.e.
For more information on Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this
the Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesdays September: use a stamp.
