For the Simon Says SStamp Wednesday Challenge the theme is a bit o'green and Clearly besotted. How I wish I had the cute little dragons, a new set from Clearly besotted, they would look great in green tones, but I don't so I used a Simon Says Stamp set (stinkin'cute 3x4). I made a mask for the skunk and stamped everything in Memento. Then used Distress inks and a mini sponge blending tool to color the card (shabby shutters and peeled paint). I made a mask for the hill and and opposite for the forest. I thought the green behind the little guy would emulate the forest (blurred focus effect). I colored him with my Spectrum Noir markers and gave the eyes a little white dot with a gel pen. Then I attached the Neenah solar white panel onto a card base. For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge, see this.
Sparkle and Shine Challenge #25 For my card I cased myself, infact the card I made earlier today had blue tones and whilst making it I thought "if I had made it green..." So I did and filmed it too. I don't have any St. Patrick's day stuff, we don't celebrate it as far as I know. I don't. Last year I tried to make clover leaves with heart dies to make votives, which worked ok. But now I decided to just be inspired by the green in the photo, infact green is pretty much all I see ;-) some metal color I thought to be silver (hence brushed pewter) but I now think it's lepracaun gold...duh So for my card I swiped mini Distress inkpad over a homemade stencil (cracked pistachio and peacock feathers) As I used this stencil before with texture paste and glitter, the sides got a bit gritty, which add to the vintagy look, I like, but the sides were also quite sharp/hard and some of the felt pads lost a string or two...so be careful. I then splattered it with white, twisted citron and brushed pewter spray stains, also Distress. I used the bunnies from the Lawn Fawn set called hello baby and stamped them with Memento for Spectrum Noir markers coloring. Pretty basic coloring as the images are so small. Cut them out and neated up the edges with the Memento black marker, mounted foam tape on the back. Stamped the sentiment with Versafine black, also from the Hello baby set. Lucky for me the sentiment fitted right between the two stripes. Used some Pretty pink posh sparkly clear sequins and other matching colors, I'm not sure of those which are PPP anymore. I attached those with Tack it over and over from Aleene's which I turn into gluedots, see the video on how I do that, pretty easy and handy, you can make any size gluedot! The store bought ones are 5mm and yet they always poke out a little from 6mm sequins, which drives me mad! So now I make my own...easy
For more information on the Sparkle and Shine Challenge #25, see this The votives I made last year were inspired by a video from Shari Carroll and I used them in a Simon Says Stamp challenge, still have them as i really liked the sponged paper (right one the other is colored cardstock)
I'd like to enter this card into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: make your own background with Darkroom stamps (I don't have) And the Lawnscaping Challenge: color splash. I did take a peek at the Darkroom items, as some of my stash is second hand and doesn't come with the packaging or labels...but alas, I found they have great stamps though..my favorite would be the quote saying: "I didn't know the purchase of one tiny rubber stamp would lead to this" or words to that extend...It made me giggle, so funny....Sometimes I feel sad as I can't buy many supplies and have to be very selective, it's unfair really ;-) Anyway for my card I made a background by swiping Distress mini inkpads onto the cardbase (tumbled glass and broken china). Then I splattered picket fence and mermaid lagoon Distress spray stains for the splattered effect. I stamped the little bunnies from Lawn Fawn (hello baby) with Memento and colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers. I chose to make them white to keep colors down to black, white and blue, to fit the LawnScaping challenge, although I have them a little shading with light gray, I hope that's ok, also gave them rosey cheeks and ears. I cut the out and stuck a double layer of foamtape on their backs to adhere them onto the card. Scattered blue, white and clear (Darice) sequins around the card.
Less is more Challenge: citrus For my card I used Distress inks in spiced marmelade, mustard seed and twisted citron. I sponged these colors onto the cardbase behind the 3 windows. I made those with the Simon Says Stamp tri square die. The sentiment is also cut from the cardpanel and is also from Simon Says Stamp (painted hello) The swirls are actually inner bits of the Simon Says Stamp single roses. I had the orange leftover from another card and found the swirl a great graphic design. So I made also a yellow and green one by sponging onto some cardstock and diecutting the roses. I almost went with the roses instead of the swirly bit but I thought these were just the perfect size for the openings, making them peep out here and there. Few homemade enamel dots scattered around ,one is hiding a boo boo, lol.. otherwise I might not have added them as I think Less is More ;-) Still they add an element of interest. I thought I should follow the rainbow order, i think i would have preferred picked raspberry instead of green as in blood grapefruit (that's what we call them anyway, not sure it's the English name)..yellow and green remind me too much of a soccer team...and I hate soccer...love the card though ;-)
For more information on the Less is more Challenge: citrus, see this
A Baby is a precious gift For the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, we're supposed to use My Favorite things and add texture, and for the Addicted to CAS Challenge the theme is Gift. So for my card I chose this My Favorite Things stamps called Bunny Ears and added the perfect sentiment from Inkadinkadoo (welcome baby set). Stamped it all with Memento black ink and colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers.
Then I added Rayer glimmer snow pen on the tail and pompons to add dimension, like it's a proper fluffy tail and I covered the egg with Versamark (marker) and then embossed Wow! clear holographic sparkle embossing glitter on top. Quite the mouthfull there. Not sure the photos pick it up, but it adds a glorious shimmer and still shows the coloring underneath. I colored the bunny girl pink so it could be a baby girl card, I just thought a little girl would dress up in a pink costume...
CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #163 A colour challenge. I started with the butterfly card, and I made a stencil from a butterfly die (Simon Says Stamp) then sponged Distress inks through the openings. I used vellum for the details butterfly (Joy! crafts) But when I cut off the wings on the red butterfly I didn't like the card anymore, had to chop off some of the bottom one, I was fine with that. So I didn't even bother with a sentiment. Now that I photographed it, the card doesn't look as bad as before...always come back to your projects ;-)... Anyway in the meantime I thought of another way to incorporate the colours. I also made a stencil with these Paper Smooches dies (dainty flowers) and also sponged Distress inks through the opening (mowed lawn, cracked pistachio and barn door). I then diecut the flowers again from heavy white cardstock with Stick-it on the back, so I could adhere them to the card easily. I offset the diecuts a little, like in oldfashioned printing or old comics where lines and colours never lined up just quite right. I tried to use odd shaped stamps first, but they were too big, too small...etc. I also diecut the sentiment, also Paper Smooches (love word 2) from black cardstock with Stick it on it. I extended the coloured stems to the edges of the paper.
For more information on the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #163, see this
Press pause and enjoy today Is what my sentiment says. It's from Joy! crafts 6410/0010 and I stamped it with Versafine black ink. I thought it would go well together with my die cut butterfly also from Joy! crafts 6003/0023. For my card for the Less is More challenge this weeks we're supposed to use wire. I used purple metal wire that I coiled around a pencil and I attached a silver pearl. I also used two white little flowers on wires as if the butterfly is hovering above them. To make the circle I diecut a circle from scrappaper and inked it with Distress inks and mini blending tools ( picked raspberry, carved pumpkin and mustard seed) I raised the butterfly with foamtape and tucked the wires behind it. wiated to get my Big shot back as I had lent it to someone, my idea for the card was slightly different but then this popped into my head and I liked it even more...;-) I had to use the flash for the photos as it's almost midnight, I hope you can still pick up the white flowers For more information on the Less is More Challenge, see this
