Clouds and Stitching for Just Add Ink

Just Just Add Ink challenge this week was Just Add Two . . . 

 

 I chose the clouds and the stitching.  Who can resist some stitching!

 

I went to Lawn Fawn for this one.  I had some owl images that were begging to be colored.  

 

 

 Just add clouds and a shaker window or two, for Just Add Two! 

 

I love my Lawn Fawn.  I hope you find some time to create today!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy

Stamps and Dies:  Special Delivery Stamp Set and Dies, Special Delivery Add-on Stamp Set; Scallop Slimline with Hearts Portrait Die, Big Scripty Word Die, All the Clouds Stamp Set and Die (Lawn Fawn);

Ink & Embossing:  Tuxedo Black Ink (Memento); Midnight Ink (Catherine Pooler) Various Copic Markers; White Gel Pen (Uchida)

Paper: Solar White and Desert Storm Cardstock (Neenah); Be Mine Pattern Paper (Pebbles);

Other: Pierre Sequin Mix, Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); Sherbet Shimmer Glitter Drops, Simply White Crystal Drops, Pink Orchid Crystal Drops (Nuvo); Diamond Stickles (Ranger);

A Gator Ate My "H"!

I was inspired to make a humorous card for Little Red Wagon.  I wasn't sure where my card was going, but eventually it ended with the gator eating my H! 

 

The front of my card has a pop-up element.  The sentiment and alligator are one-half inch out from the card in an element that was really easy to create and fold in to fit into an A2 envelope. 

Originally I had my alligator biting the "H", and then before I knew it, he chomped it right off.  

You can never predict what the critters on your card are going to do. 

Happy crafting!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Birthday - Oh Happy Day!

Stamps and Dies:  Party Animals and Oh Confetti Stamp Sets and Dies and Grass Border Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Martini, Garden Party (Catherine Pooler Inks); Jet Black Ink (Lawn Fawn); Copic Markers;

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs); Solar White Cardstock (Neenah);

Other: Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); Black, Stardust and Clear Glaze Pens (Sakura);

Thanks a Melon

 "Blending In" was the creative prompt at Shopping Our Stash.  And blending in was the process for my card today.  I used supplies from Concord & 9th's Summer Camp, and chose the watermelon stencil to create my card.   

Blending for watermelon slices is absolutely the perfect way to color them, because watermelon has so much variation in shading.  So I really loved how these came out on my card.  

 

Admittedly, I struggled a bit with my seeds.  I used Art Alchemy Matte Wax in Charcoal Black, and when lifting the stencil there were some stray splatters and drag marks.  Grrrr!  It's more noticeable in the pictures than it is on the actual card.  

I hope you find some time to do some creative blending today.  

Cheers!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thanks a Melon

Stamps and Dies:   Oh So Sweet Stamp Set, Die and Stencil (Concord & 9th);

Ink:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Designs); Honeysuckle, Parsley and Sprout (Concord & 9th);

Paper: White Cardstock (Scrapbook & Cards Today); Honeysuckle Cardstock (Concord & 9th);

Other:  Charcoal Black Matte Wax (Art Alchemy); Clear Drops (Concord & 9th)

 

CAS Practice

Created a thank you card for CAS on Friday.  

CAS is hard for me, so I tried to keep just a single line of stamped images.  But I always question, did I squeak past the CAS? 

I'm a work in progress.  

Go get CAS!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thanks for all you do

Stamps and Dies:  Classic Adornments Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Rockin' Red, Party Dress, Orange Twist, Tiara, Lime Rickey, Flirty Fuchsia, Something Borrowed (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper:  White Cardstock (Scrapbook Cards Today); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other:  Crater Link Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs); Bitty Sparkles (Close To My Heart);

Gnome in the Garden

I was never a fan of gnomes, but for some reason when they started showing up in pattern papers, stamps and dies I began to fall in love with the many different designs out there.  When Shopping Our Stash had gnomes as the inspiration this week, I pulled out one of my favorite sets.  

These little gnomes found some time to get out in the garden on a nice cloudy day. 

I love using the stuff in my stash and hope you can use some of your stash today.  

Debbie

Supplies Used - Just a Note w/Gnomes

Stamps and Dies:  Gardeners Greetings Stamp Set and Dies, Grass Border Die and April Showers Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Tuxedo Black (Memento); Copic Markers; Black Jack and Aquatini (Catherine Pooler Inks); Izink Titanium Pigment; 

Paper: Solar White (Neenah); Wheatgrass (American Crafts); 

Other: Cloud Stencil (My Favorite Things);  Diamond Stickles (Ranger);

Balloon Inspired Birthday Card

I loved the photo inspiration from Just Add Ink.  It inspired me to make a card with balloons using a set that I received last fall as part of the Scrapbook & Cards Today Card making event.  I love to pull the sets back out later and create with them.  Here is the inspiration photo for my card. 

For this one, I stuck with the three primary colors in my stamped image.  

I tried to keep it all CAS from there, with just the sentiment and the white background. 

Get crafty!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Birthday

Stamps and Dies:  Happy Birthday Stamp Set and Die (Photoplay for Scrapbook & Cards Today);

Ink & Embossing:  Jet Black (Lawn Fawn); Copic Markers;

Paper: Accent Opaque Cardstock; Solar White (Neenah);

Other: Crater Lake Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Design);

 

 

 

 

 

Floral Inspired for AAA Birthday

Created this card using the stamps and dies included in the first Scrapbook & Cards Today Stamp Together.  I pulled it out when I saw the prompt at AAA Birthday.

 

I started by stamping the word Happy down the right side of my card, and I embossed with clear embossing powder.  It's subtle and hard to see in the photo.  

While the set came with a stencil, I colored my images using the filler stamp for a bold look on the subtle background.  

This was a really cute set, and I'm obviously still creating with it!  

Fun to play along.  I hope you find some time to create today. 

Supplies Used - Happy Birthday

Stamps and Dies:  Hello Happy Floral Stamp Set and Dies (Gina K Designs for Scrapbook & Cards Today);

Ink & Embossing:  Party Dress, Orange Twist, Lime Rickey, Grass Skirt, Fiesta Blue, Flirty Fuchsia, Midnight (Catherine Pooler inks); Embossing Pad and Clear Embossing Powder (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs); White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Black Cardstock (American Crafts); Unicorn Stickles (Ranger);

Other:  Maui Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler Designs);