7/31/17

CAS Fusion Hello Challenge

Hi friends! Hope you had a great weekend!

I'm back with an incredibly CAS (clean and simple) card using the Tim Holtz carzy birds stamp set (PS - the stamps and die combo are on sale right now, check it out!).


I stamped the image on Bristol paper in Hero Arts intense black ink and colored with Zig Clean Color brushes - but sadly, I ended up with some serious pilling of the paper. :( I set it aside to dry, came back and finished it off with colored pencils. I added a blue outline and faded it out then stamped the Hello from Right at Home Script Greetings repeatedly in PTI Dark Chocolate, MFT Natural and Kraft. It just looked a bit too plain when I was done, so I grabbed MFT's Sun Ray Stencil and added some rays using PTI Vintage Cream. I then layered the image on to some MFT designer paper, layered it all on to some Dark Chocolate card stock and voila, that's it. Easy peasy!



Thanks for stopping by; hope you have a great week!

Hugs!


WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: Tim Holt Crazy Birds, Right at Home Script Greetings
Papers: Bristol, MFT Dots and Stripes, PTI Dark Chocolate
InkHero Arts Intense Black, MFT Kraft, Natural, PTI Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate
Accessories: Colored Pencils, glossy accents, Copics

Challenges:
  Fusion Hello Challenge

7/28/17

Continued Birthday Celebration :D

I think I've mentioned once, or ten times, how much I enjoy my birthday...every single year! And this was a big one!


About a week after my birthday, a small group of us gathered to experience an 'escape room' and have dinner together - so much fun! I wanted to celebrate each of them with a small gift; they each went above and beyond to make my birthday so special! I set about making tags, because I LOVE tags and the new Queen and Co. Pretty Presents kit was perfect!


I left the tags completely blank so they could hopefully use them again! I started off by cutting 12 white (front and back) and 6 designer paper tags using the distressed tag by Memory Box (my all-time fave tag). I then stamped each of the pieces of designer paper with the matching distressed stamp in oxide ink, spraying the ink before applying to the designer paper - such a cool effect!







I then set about die cutting the presents and some extra strips of designer paper for the back of the tags (not shown). Assembly line style made these quick and easy! I adhered the foam portion of the present to each tag, added sprinkles, topped with the acetate - included in the kit - and the final piece of designer paper on top.

WE ESCAPED
I used one of the sentiments from the stamp set for the back of the tags, also stamped with oxide ink - these inks stamp SO WELL!

Thanks for stopping by; have a great weekend! See you again soon!


Hugs!


WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: Queen and Company Pretty Presents
Papers: Neenah 80 lb. white, Queen and Company Pretty Presents
AccessoriesQueen and Company Pretty Presents dies and sprinkles, jute twine, gift bags and tissue from Target

Challenges:

7/26/17

BRI Striped Doodled Flowers

Hi there friends - hope your day is going great! I'm up over at Butterfly Reflections Ink with a couple fun cards; hope you'll stop by!

Colored with Zig Clean Color Brushes

Colored with Copics


Hugs!


WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: Right at Home Watercolor Background Stamp and Script Greetings, MFT Doodled Blooms 
Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white (base) and 80 lb. for Copic card (gray), Bristol (blue)
InkVersamark, Lawn Fawn Jet Black, MFT Blu Raspberry
Accessorieswhite embossing powder, MFT Doodled Blooms dies, MFT Blueprints, MFT Stitched Circles, Sharpie, Copics, lace doily

Challenges:

7/19/17

Modern Peony in Pink

Hi friends! I'm up over at Butterfly Reflections Ink with a watercolor sympathy card - sympathy cards are ALWAYS hard to create. :(



Hope you'll hop over and check it out! See you soon!

Hugs!


WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: WPlus9 Modern Peonies
Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white (base), misc. designer paper, Tim Holtz watercolor paper
Accessorieswhite embossing powder, clear embossing powder, enamel dots, prismacolor pencils, stitched diesPPP sequins, Tombow markers (base color)

Challenges:

7/12/17

Hippo Birdie to you...and you...and you...AND ME!

Hey friends - it's my birthday and I'm partying it up over at Butterfly Reflections Ink - stop by and say hello!



Hugs!


WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Hippo Birdie
Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white (base), really old Stampin' Up scraps, vellum, Copic paper
Ink: Versamark, Lawn Fawn Jet Black
Accessories: MFT Blueprints, MFT Wonky Circles, MFT Stitched Rectangle, sharpie, white embossing powder, white gel pen

Challenges:

7/5/17

Another bright & colorful HOPE

Hi friends - I'm back over at Butterfly Reflections Ink with a Clean and Simple (CAS) card with lots of color and HOPE! Hop on over and say hello; we'd love to see you.


AND be sure to check out Vanessa's Butterfly Reflections Ink shop - all the newest products at great prices as well as a clearance section that is killer!

See you again soon!

Hugs!


WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: WPlus9 Beautiful Bouquet: Mums, Concord and 9th Hope
Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white, Lawn Fawn Mermaid, Tim Holtz water color
Ink: VersaFine, MFT Sno Cone, Blu Raspberry, Hero Arts Unicorn
Accessories: Pixie Paint Candy, Hero Arts clear embossing powder, Copics, MFT Blueprints, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Challenges: