Love for Sweet Stampin'

Some stamping happened here for Sweet Stampin' where the prompt was "love".  

I started by creating a background using a stencil and some inks with watercolor paper.  I also used some Perfect Pearls to get some shimmer.  Once the background was done, I cut it up using some nested dies from Catherine Pooler Designs.  

Anchored those frames . . . stamped some Love and some hearts!  And so . . . Love!  All you need is love.  

Go create!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Love

Stamps and Dies:  Seasonal Sentiments and Borders and Doodle Hearts Stamp Sets, Rose Stencil and Nested Labels Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Party Dress (Catherine Pooler Inks); Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and Perfect Pearls (Ranger);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Strathmore Watercolor;

Other:  Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops (Nuvo); Inspiration Point Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler)

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

First holiday card of 2020, and of course I would choose to use some of my favorite products, including some House Mouse stamps.  This one was inspired by the House Mouse & Friends Monthly Challenge.

My watercolor background was created using one of my favorite stencils from Catherine Pooler Designs.  

I love the little candy canes that circle the mug. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Supplies Used - Thoughts of You Warm My Heart

Stamps and Dies:  Rose Stencil (Catherine Pooler Designs); House Mouse Christmas Cheer Mice Mini Stamp (Stampendous);

Ink & Embossing:  Black Onyx (Versafine); Clear Melt It Powder (Wow); Worn Lipstick, Walnut Stain (Distress Inks, Ranger);

Paper:  Strathmore Watercolor; Desert Storm (Neenah); Licorice (The Stamps of Life);

Other: Heart Epoxy Stickers (Doodlebug);

HAPPYBDAY!

Sharing this dimensional die cut card for CAS Mix Up Card Challenge. The challenge was dimensional dies + stamping + your choice . . . went with embossing. 

 

I had created a water color piece using a stencil, and it didn't have a lot of detail in the end.  And so I cut it up with some dies and created this piece with some dimension.  

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - HAPPYBDAY

Stamps and Dies:  Happy Birthday Sentiments and Doodle Hearts Stamp Sets, Rose Stencil and Nested Labels Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and Perfect Pearls (Ranger); Versamark and Metallic Gold EP (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Strathmore Watercolor;

Other:  Inspiration Point Sequin Mix (Catherine Pooler)

#YOUARELOVED

No conversation heart candies in the stores this year . . . so I had to create my own!  This one is for House Mouse & Friends Challenge.  I adore these little mice. 

My background, oddly enough, was created using a rose stencil, but you can' see much of the rose detail due to the technique I used, which was to attempt a watercolor monoprint from another piece where the rose detail did show.  But it was till worthy of use.  

Adore these cute little mice!

I hope you find some time to create today.

Supplies Used - #YOUARELOVED

Stamps and Dies:  hashtags2stamp (The Stamps of Life); Rose Stencil (Catherine Pooler Designs); With All My Heart House Mouse (Stampendous);

Ink & Embossing:  Black Onyx (Versafine); Clear Melt It Powder (Wow); Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and Perfect Pearls (Ranger); Watercolor Markers (Zig Clean Colorbrush);

Paper: Strathmore Watercolor; Cardstock (Bazzill);

Other:  Yellow Ribbon (The Stamps of Life); Heart Epoxy Stickers (Doodlebug); Clear Wink of Stella;

Birthday Wishes for SSS Challenge

An emboss resist technique for Simon Says Stamp Challenge, which was "fantastic florals.  I used some old materials from a previous Simon Stays Stamp card kit to create this card.  I also broke out some watercolor paper and Ken Oliver Color Burst inks. 

This is definitely not my typical card.  But the results are pretty cool, the colors mixing and blending. 

If you're anything like me, I know you want to find some time to create today.  Just do it. 

Cheers! 

Supplies Used - Birthday Wishes

Stamps: Birthday Flowers (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink:  Turquoise, Yellow Ochre, Orange, Alazarin Crimson (Ken Oliver Color Burst) and Versamark

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah), Licorice (The Stamps of Life), and Strathmore Watercolor

Accessories:  Scallop Circle Die (Sizzix), White Embossing Powder (Ranger), Rhinestones (Eyelet Outlet)

Flakes for Inkspirational Challenge

Inkspirational's Challenge for this week was the word prompt . . .

Here is my card inspired by this challenge . . .

Not sure where the pink hues in the photo are coming from, as the card was blue, white and black.  I created this card using a watercolor panel with some Colorburst powders (fun!).  I used white embossing powder for a resist effect. 

The stamps used were from Snowy Sayings from CASual Fridays for Stamp of Approval.  If you don't know anything about Stamp of Approval - I highly recommend you check it out.  It's super cool stuff in a box.

Cheers! 

Supplies Used - Joy to the World

Cardstock:  Bazzill and Strathmore Watercolor

Stamps:  Snowy Sayings from Casual Fridays for Stamp of Approval

Ink:  Versamark, Ranger Embossing Powder, Versafine, Colorburst

Other:  Rhinestones frcom Eyelet Outlet

Just Us Girls and Can You Case It

I have two cards to share with you today.  First up is a  single layer card for Just Us Girls.

I created a couple versions of this card, but only a few were single layer.  I love these stamps from my Stamp of Approval Friendship Collection.  

Second up is a fall card for Can You Case It.  The theme was fall, so for this one I pulled out a fall stamp. 

I used distress inks and then came in with a water brush to blend the leaves out a bit.  For the tree, I stamped off to get the tree image, but then came in with the same color to stamp my sentiment.  

Two completely different cards.

Cheers! 

Supplies Used - Love Ya

Cardstock:  Bazzill

Stamps:  Girlfriend Stamp Set - CAS-ual Fridays for Stamp of Approval

Ink:  Hero Arts

Other:  Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh

Supplies Used - Colors of Autumn

Cardstock:  The Stamps of Life* and Strathmore Watercolor

Pattern Paper:  The Stamps of Life*

Stamps:  leaves4fall from The Stamps of Life

Ink:  Ranger Distress Inks

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

Other:  Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh

*from The Stamps of Life August Card Kit

sMOOches for Paper Smooches

I took a break from organizing my inks to make some cards.  Today's card was for Paper Smooches.  Here is their sketch for this week . . .

And here is my card . . .

I used pattern papers from Graphic 45 to create my card.  The paper was leftover from a chipboard album kit, but it was perfect for this card.  It made my cow just a little bit more country!

I used watercolor paper for my images and used distress inks to color.  Toughest part was cutting out that sentiment piece with it's tiny little vines.

Heading back to stamp out some ink swatches . . . almost done!

Cheers!

Supplies Used - sMOOches

Cardstock:  Neenah and Strathmore Watercolor

Pattern Paper:  Graphic 45

Stamps:  Best Buds and Chubby Chums from Paper Smooches

Ink:  Versafine, Ranger Clear Embossing Powder and Distress Inks

Ribbon:  Twine from The Stamps of Life

Other:  Liquid Glass from Close To My Heart, Chipboard Tag from Graphic 45, and cork hearts from The Stamps of Life

World Card Making Day Challenge Cards - Take 3

I'm sharing two more cards for the World Card Making Day event that was held at my crafty place, StampNation.  If you're looking for a welcoming community with loads of genuinely kind crafty people, I can't recommend it enough! 

So our 5th and 6th challenges for the WCMD event were Japan and Australia.  For both of my creations, I used watercolor paper and distress inks.  This first one was inspired by a kimono print that was all shades of pink, and the fabric had gold accents. 

Watercolor is so unpredictable.  I embossed with clear powder onto the white watercolor paper.  

When I stamped the sentiment, I have to admit that I heard Rosie Perez in my head saying, "Muriel Lang . . . woman with a heart of gold." from the movie, "It Could Happen to You."  And I heard it over, and over, and over . . .

For Australia, the inspirational photos were of Aboriginal Art with prints made up of dots.  I decided to zoom in on the dots. 

I used about five different blue distress ink colors to create this card, and I have to say I was super pleased with the result.  I wasn't sure how this card would come out in the end.  I embossed the background stamp with black Versafine ink and clear embossing powder.  I then stamped images into all the circles with the different inks, and once done sprayed it down with some water accented with Perfect Pearls.  It has a sheen! 

Four more cards to go . . . stay tuned! 

Supplies Used - Japan

Cardstock:  Neenah and Strathmore Bristol Watercolor Paper

Stamps:  Fancy Thanks and Bohemian Garden from Essentials by Ellen

Dies:  Wild Garden Dies by Essentials by Ellen and Stitched Labels 1 from Pretty Pink Posh

Ink:  Ranger Distress Ink, Versamark, Hero Arts, Ranger Gold and Clear Embossing Powder

Other:  Gold Glitter Tape from American Crafts and Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Supplies Used - Australia

Cardstock:  The Stamps of Life and Strathmore Bristol Watercolor

Stamps: gum4backgrounds, bubblegum4me, moregum4me, chalksayings2stamp, morechalksayings2stamp, and stamps set from July 2015 card kit, all from the Stamps of Life

Dies:  Banner Dies from The Stamps of Life

Ink:  Versafine Black, Ranger Clear Embossing Powder, Ranger Distress Inks

Ribbon:  The Stamps of Life July 2015 Card Kit

Other:  Gems from The Stamps of Life July 2015 Card Kit and Perfect Pearls

World Card Making Day Challenge Cards - Take 2

Cards #3 and #4 from my StampNation challenges for last weekend's World Card Making Day event.

Here is my card for Switzerland.  I was inspired by a portion of some fabric that had a reindeer.  The actual challenge was more about the Edelweiss (queue Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer), but alas I was at a crop and had limited supplies.  And so I went with deer.

O.K., I went with moose . . . because I didn't have deer.  And then my awesome friend told me that a moose is a type of deer.  I googled it.  She was right!  She's amazing and awesome.
 

The deer were stamped in Versafine black ink and clear embossed.  I then used distress inks to watercolor.  I still need some work on grounding and background . . . working on it.  

And my second card was inspired by plaid.  I looked for a stamp in my stash of supplies at the crop, but could only come up with a piece of plaid pattern paper.  It works! 

 Add a sentiment.  Queue some sequins and ribbon.  No stamping required!  

I will share a few more cards tomorrow!

I hope you find some time to create this weekend.

Supplies Used - A Moosing Holiday

Cardstock:  Bazzill Marshmallow and Strathmore Bristol Watercolor Paper

Stamps:  Reindeer Grab Bag Bundle from Unity Stamp

Ink:  Ranger Distress Ink, Versafine Black Ink and Ranger Clear Embossing Powder

Other: American Crafts Glitter Tape, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, Wink of Stella Clear

Supplies Used - Tis the Season

Cardstock:  Bazzill Marshmallow

Pattern Paper:  Dear Santa from Photo Play

Dies:  Tis the Season from Penny Black

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Back to Crafty Goodness

I feel like it's confession.  Hello, my name is Debbie.  It has been nearly three long weeks since my last post, and even longer since I've really been able to be super crafty.  During that time I made very little, but I continued to get my monthly kits.  This week has been like Christmas!

So I do have a card to share today.  This one is for Merry Monday! It is monochromatic shades of blue (with some added white and silver).  It is also my first try at the Bokeh technique.  I have to tell you that I am in love!

So here is my card for Merry Monday . . .

The shades of blue on this one were Chipped Sapphire, Stormy Sky and Weathered Wood.  I'm not one to fawn over my own stuff, but I will tell you the picture on this doesn't do it justice.  It was sprayed with some Perfect Pearls, and it has the most amazing sheen.  I've been distracted by it all day!

 If you haven't tried this technique . . . do!

So fun to be creative again.  I hope you find a break in your day to create!

Supplies Used - Cozy Winter Wishes

Cardstock:  Neenah and Strathmore Watercolor

Stamps:  Cozy Winter Wishes Stamp Set from Lil' Inker

Ink:  Ranger Distress Markers, Simon Says Stamp Pigment Ink, Hero Arts Black

Ribbon:  Offray

Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins and Perfect Pearls

Don We Now Our Ugly Sweaters for Clean & Simple

Today's card was created using a sketch from Clean & Simple.  I was playing with my new watercolors and colored these awesome ugly sweaters!  Nothing says Merry Christmas like those sweaters in the closet that come out once a year.

I am still trying to get the hang of the watercolors . . . keeping them even and getting the same coverage over the large areas, while trying to control keeping color out of areas I don't want it.  The green sweater definitely has a bit of texture! 

One more holiday card complete!

Supplies Used - Ugly Sweater

Cardstock:  Neenah and Strathmore Watercolor

Pattern Paper:  DCWV

Stamps:  Ugly Sweater and Sweater Words from Simon Says Stamp

Ink:  Versafine, Versamark, Ranger Embossing Powders

Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins and Gansai Tambi Watercolors

Challenges X 4

I decided to get a little creative with some challenges today, and here is the result.

First up is Challenge #138 at my place for inspiration, StampNation.  They provided an inspiration photo, and here was where my brain and my supplies took me . . .

Using watercolor paper, I stamped the stems with a combination of green ink and Versamark and then embossed with clear embossing powder.  The the dandelions were stamped in Versamark and then embossed with white detail embossing powder.  The background was created using a mix of distress inks.

Second up is a card I created for the Freshly Made Sketches and Heart 2 Heart.  The challenge at H2H was to create a card inspired by a movie.  I decided to go with Wizard of Oz . . . Judy Garland . . . specifically the scene where she sings the inspiring song, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."  She's a country girl . . . was it before or after she fell into the pig pen that she sang the inspiring song?  Here is the card I created using this week's Freshly Made Sketch . . .

The pattern papers from Jubilee were inked in brown ink.  I then stamped using the Over the Rainbow stamp set to create a scene and stamp my sentiment pieces.  And then I crumpled, crumpled and crumpled.  I flattened it all out and I crumpled some more.  And then more.  And then lots more!  Finally I inked.  It gave it an aged and almost canvas look.  I used a liquid glue to adhere, so I wouldn't lose my wrinkles!  

Third for today is a card created for CASology.  The challenge was "Stripes."  This card was super easy . . . wide striped paper . . . striped ribbon . . . stripes in my "YAY" stamp. 

Those wide stripes, that wide ribbon and the combination of yellow, black and white . . . LOVE! 

Feeling crafty?  Get busy!

Supplies Used - Dare to Dream

Cardstock:  Close To My Heart, Strathmore Watercolor

Stamps:  My Favorite Things Dandelion Wishes and Game Night

Dies:  My Favorite Things Precious Polaroids

Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Close To My Heart, Versamark, Ranger White Detail Embossing Powder, Stampin' Up Embossing Powder

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Supplies Used - Over the Rainbow

All product is Close To My Heart, including cardstock, Jubilee Paper Pack, Over the Rainbow stamp set and embellishment. 

Supplies Used - Yay!

Cardstock:  Bazzill*

Pattern Paper:  Ashley Goldberg for Studio Calico*

Stamps:  Penny Arcade Stamp Set*

Dies:  Single Banner Craft Die (LifeLovePaper for Studio Calico) *

Ink:  Memento

Ribbon:  Grosgrain Ribbon*, Aqua Yarn*

Other:  Button*

*from Studio Calico Penny Arcade Card Kit

Welcome Baby for The Card Concept

The Card Concept's challenge was to create a baby card.  I decided to go with a unisex card and started by creating a water color background using a wide striped stamp from Simon Says Stamp.

I had the baby carriage die, and my mind went back to the baby carriage that my mother had in the garage as a kid growing up.  It looked similar to the one below . . . it was either black or navy, and I think it might have been white paisley print.  Hard to remember that far back (dating myself).

I'm definitely a clean and layered girl.  I've had friends who have made fun of my linear style . . . "you're so linear!"  Is that a bad thing? 

The carriage was put together using pattern papers, cardstock and POW paper from American Crafts.  Black, silver and white! 

Supplies Used

Cardstock:  Bazzill, Strathmore Watercolor and American Crafts POW

Pattern Paper:  Close To My Heart

Stamps:  Wide Stripes and Handwritten Borders from Simon Says Stamp

Dies:  Cottage Cutz Baby Buggy

Ink:  Close To My Heart and Versafine

Other:  Ki Rhinestones

A Little Nautical

My first nautical stamp set arrived, and I've had a horrible time finding mojo.  I wasn't sure if it was the nautical theme tripping me up, or just a random creative slump.  I fought through earlier today to create a card combining a challenge to use color wash technique over at StampNation, and to create a nautical card over at The Card Concept.

So here is my clean and layered attempt at a nautical card.  My color washed background is supposed to emulate sky and sea.  

 The sailboat and seagulls were embossed in white once the color wash dried. 

With one nautical card done and under my belt, I will hopefully find more mojo!  One can hope.

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Gina K. and Strathmore watercolor paper

Stamps:  Here Comes the Sun Stamp TV Kit from gina k. 

Ink:  Stampin' Up and Versamark

Ribbon:  The Twinery

Other:  Stampin' Up White Embossing Powder; Ki Rhinestones

Watercolor Creation for MFT and colourQ

I am absolutely loving the look of watercolor creations, and I wanted to try my hand at it to create a card using the Grand Peaceful Wildflowers set and the sketch posted by MFT's Wednesday's Stamp Club. The inspiration for my color palette came from colourQ. 

What I love most about watercolor creations is that your image looks different each and every time based on the amount ink, the amount of water and the amount of pressure.  I just love how these images came out on these tiny 3/4" squares. 

I've been bit by the watercolor bug! 

The sketch and the palette . . .

           +             

Supplies Used - Watercolor Flowers

Cardstock:  Neenah, Bazzill, and Strathmore Watercolor

Pattern Paper:  Close To My Heart

Stamps:  MFT Grand Peaceful Wildflowers

Dies:  Die-namics Dimensional Banners

Ink:  Stampin' Up and Ranger Archival

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

A Couple of Creations

I spent yesterday watching some hockey history on television . . . the New York Rangers' road to the 1994 Stanley Cup.  Now you know that I had to balance that with some creativity, so I got busy creating for a couple of challenges.

The first was CASology, whose cue card was "Bee."  I matched this up with the sketch offered at Seize the Sketch, and I decided to get wet with some watercolor and here is the result . . .

I inked up the background stamp (background4bees) with a layer of Versamark and a layer of a Hero Arts Shadow Dye Ink, and I stamped it onto watercolor paper. I then embossed with clear embossing powder so the brown ink wouldn't run. I went into the bottom left corners of all the hexagons with a distress marker (Wild Honey - go figure) and then spritzed with water and used a heat tool to dry.  The water pooled in some areas . . . much like perhaps honey might pool up in those combs? 

For my second challenge,  I played along with the Fusion Challenge, and the big decision is always whether to use the photo inspiration or to use the sketch?  Here is the inspiration photo and sketch . . .

 

I found a piece of paper that had a dot pattern in red on one side, and a natural color on the other side and I decided to cut a circle image and flip the paper and inlay the opposite side.  I also had a brand new stamp that had silverware.  Before I knew it, the photo and sketch were combined to bring me here . . . 

 The musical notes that run across the paper were created using washi tape.  The silverware was stamped on a scrap of paper using Versamark and then embossed in silver.  I used a scrap of doily to hold my utensils. 

The salt and pepper shakers were stamped in Ranger Archival ink, which gives an awesome crisp image.  Check it out!  You can see the holes in the top of the shaker - love that ink!

  

   

Supplies Used - Sweeter Than Honey

Cardstock:  Bazzill, Strathmore Watercolor, vellum

Stamps:  The Stamps of Life hive4bees and background4bees

Ink:  Hero Arts, Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Markers, Versafine

Other:  Clear Embossing Powder

Supplies Used - Fusion

Cardstock:  Bazzill

Pattern Paper:  DCWV

Stamps:  Paper Smooches Kitschy Kitchen

Dies:  Paper Smooches Pinked Circle Die

Ink:  Ranger Archival and Versamark

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

Other: Musical Washi Tape from Denami, Silver Zing Embossing Powder, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, Doily Scrap