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
Ink: Hero 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
Accessories: Queen 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)
Ink: Versamark, Lawn Fawn Jet Black, MFT Blu Raspberry, 
Accessories: white 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
Accessories: white embossing powder, clear embossing powder, enamel dots, prismacolor pencils, stitched dies, PPP 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: