Love to Scrap Challenge Blog - Old Time

Hi friends; hope you are doing well! This month at Love to Scrap we are focusing on 'Old Time'; I'll be the first to admit, I'm not the best with old/vintage type projects - but I tried.  😉

I made a Christmas card using Aqua Mist and lots of antique linen & old paper distress ink to give it a more vintage vibe. I also stamped an adorable Santa on the December 25 in second generation mocha ink. I distressed all the edges, tied on some aqua mist seam binding and called it good! 

I hope you will join us with your creation this month!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: Stampington and Co December 25, Inkadinkado Santa

Inks: TE Mocha, Old Paper and Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Papers: PTI Aqua Mist, Brutus Monroe Not Your Mamas Cardstock, misc. dp

Accessories: Seam binding, distressing tool, copics

CHALLENGES: 

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Birds - watercolor + copics

Hi friends - how is your weekend going? Mine is good; tomorrow will be a super busy day so I was thrilled to find some time to sneak into my craft room for some relaxation! I really love the colors for the Color Throwdown challenge this week (CTD403) and I couldn't pass up the chance to get DIRTY too!

I haven't used these birds from Inkadinkado in F-O-R-E-V-E-R, I knew right where they were and was glad to dig them out and get them inky! I stamped the image in black VersaFine and embossed with Hero Arts clear embossing powder. I originally did the image with watercolors but just didn't have as much pop and depth as I wanted so out came the Copics. :D

I added some shading then went back and water colored around the image with a couple different zig brushes. The layout is from MFTWSC291 (see below). I added the same colors to the background using water color crayons, I dried between each layer and continued to add more color. I did have some issues with the water color paper pilling but it wasn't too bad. I added some drops of Hero Arts unicorn white spray, mounted the main panel on fun foam, added a button and multiple-looped bow. The hello sentiment is from PTI's Heart-to-Heart set embossed with platinum embossing powder.

Thanks for stopping by; have a GREAT day!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Inkadinkado, PTI Heart-2-Heart
Papers: Ranger water color, Neenah 110 lbs. white, vellum, MFT DP
Ink: VersaFine, VersaMark

Accessories: copics, platinum embossing powder, Hero Arts clear embossing powder, twine, PTI button, fun foam, Hero Arts unicorn spray, MFT Blueprints

Challenges:
  CTD403

  MFTWSC291

SCS - The Bird is the Word

Crafts 4 Eternity - Music

Hi friends - happy Friday! How was your week? Ours has been C-R-A-Z-Y...in 3 days (Monday - Wednesday), I had traveled 1600 miles with ZERO travel on Tuesday. GULP; crazy; I'll add another 150-200 miles to that on Friday. Lots of fun stuff, hope to share some of it soon! You can see a sneak peak of some of the fun on my Instagram feed! :D

This week at Crafts 4 Eternity, we want to see your projects featuring MUSIC; doesn't everybody love some good music? One lucky participant will win 3 free digital images from Michele at Crafts 4 Eternity!

I have had this stamp from Inkadinkado for ages and LOVE it so much! As I was working on a totally unrelated project, I saw the paper pad I was using included sheet music - seriously, doesn't get much easier than that. Super easy card, lots of distressing with both ink and a tool; a strip of vellum, a button, and some music washi tape on the inside finishes it off.

The layout was last week's MFTWSC237 (see below). A fun, skewed sketch; love sketches too!

Thanks for popping by; hope you have a great weekend! Our oldest has oral surgery this morning, then I'm picking up our middle one later in the day, she's been shadowing a neurosurgeon for 2 days (yes, she was IN the operating room with him); lots of good stories there too.

Take care!!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Inkadinkado Friends
Papers: MFT Steel Grey, SU Real Red, DP by MME, vellum

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Inks: Old Paper and Frayed Burlap
Accessories: PTI button, twine, Heidi Swapp distressor, sponging, music washi tape

Challenges:
MFTWSC237

AUD Sentiments - Anything Goes

Friend...

Hi friends, how are you doing? I had a rough week last week, did NOT feel well - in fact, I was in bed and asleep one night by 6:30 p.m. #true!

This card was made using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #192 (SSSC192); I love this sentiment from Inkadinkado! I used lots of leftover MME paper (I honestly have enough hoarded to last me a year or so...HA), some fun MME enamel dots, a beautiful quilting embossing folder, some swirls from Verve, distressing - both with ink and an edger - and finished it up with some stitching. I LOVE the beautiful mint paper on the inside, so I snapped a picture of it too.

Inside

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

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Inkadinkado, Verve Blue Skies

Papers: PTI Berry Sorbet, , Fine Linen; DP by MME

Ink: PTI Berry Sorbet, Old Paper Tattered Rose Distress Ink 

Accessories: MS arched border punch, nesties, enamel dots, Janome Sew Mini

Challenges:
  SSSC192

Thank you

A super quick card requested by a friend for a male professor - I tried to keep it very simple, a little retro and a little grunge...

I used distress inks; these clear stamps are not "distinct" images, meaning they are not solid and complete. I love how it added to the grunge look!

I distressed all the edges, added the "thank you" panel and some red/white baker's twine and that's it friends!

Here's hoping you have a great week!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Inkadinkado In the Groove,
Papers: Neenah White
Ink: Distress Inks
Accessories: red/white baker's twine, Heidi Swapp distressor

2011 Rewind

I've seen several people post their "faves" from 2011 so I thought I'd join the fun; always great to look back at some of your creations! Enjoy the journey!

Snowy

Booty

Memories

S.W.A.K.

Playing with Paint

Dance

You're How Old?

Breast Wishes

Nobody Beats You

You're Such a Fungi!

Delicate and Dainty

With Sympathy

Life

You Rock

Baby, Baby

And there ya have it - 2011 Rewind - yep, I seldom follow the rules, so I couldn't pick just 12 - LOL!!

Hugs, ~M.

Another Teen Valentine

Believe it or not, I STILL have one more Valentine card to show you, but it has those "typical" colors; oh the ones I'm in love with - red, pink, cream, brown, kraft - scrumptious!

But today, I have another male teen card I needed to create and I used a new technique.  Oh, the technique's been around FOREVER, but since I'm not THAT old, I just tried it out - LOL!  Bouncing Brayer technique; I used the instructions on Splitcoaststampers by Charmaine - very, very simple.  Didn't work out "perfectly" but I still think it rocks!

This is just a flip card - flip it over, write your message and voila, good to go!  VERY simple! The image is another from the Inkadinkado set, like THIS one.  Super fun silhouette!

Well, we're off to a basketball tournament this weekend, we'll get home tonight about 11:30 p.m. and back again tomorrow - 1 hour and 15 min. drive each way - WHOA!  I, once again, hope those cleaning fairies show up; they've really let me down lately.  HA HA HA

Have a great weekend friends!  Hugs, ~M.


WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: Verve Visual Love Notes and Inkadinkado 
Papers:  GKD White, PTI Simply Chaurtreuse and Harvest Gold
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Spectrum Twist
Accessories:  brayer, nesties, Copics

Hey Dude - YOU ROCK!

Are you sitting down? Better be...I HAD A CHANCE TO CREATE!

Ahhhhhh....I feel so much better! We have an insanely busy weekend ahead and creating is just what the doctor ordered; amazing how much better I feel after I have a bit of time to myself doing what I love to do.

Last weekend our son was not able to attend a classmate's b-day party; but we still purchased a gift. I knew I wanted to make a card, but then decided to do something a bit different and made it into a gift card holder. I folded the bottom portion of the card up and adhered it with Scor Tape on either side so I could just slide the gift card inside.

The image is from Inkadinkado - In The Groove. I added the circle stamps around the main image in VersaMagic Wheat - next to impossible to see in the pictures, but cool IRL. All edges were distressed and several were sponged with VersaMagic Wheat & Jumbo Java.

For fun, I tore a few spots next to the main image; probably would have been easier/better if I had a "longer" area to tear, but still looks cool!

Hope the dude likes his card/gift and I hope YOU have a fabulous weekend! I'll be looking for fairies to come "whip my house into shape" while I work all day Saturday and then we have a double-header baseball game Sunday. GO BOMBERS!!!

OH - and before I forget, our fearless Queen Ladybug has an amazing offer for all Ladybug Crafts Ink stamps - check it out: "15% off orders via the website (HERE), plus free p&p worldwide for orders over £20 from now till the end of NOVEMBER, use code CB2010 in the voucher code button upon check out!

Thanks for stopping by; I love when you visit. Hugs, ~M.



WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: Inkadinkado In The Groove
Papers: PTI Dark Chocolate & Simply Chartreuse, DP by MME (Quite Contrary) & Basic Grey Basic Kraft
Ink: Black Soot Distress Ink, VersaMagic Wheat & Jumbo Java
Accessories: sponging, distressing

You Rock Our World!

Our oldest turns 14 tomorrow (February 10) - AMAZING! I saw THIS card created by Michelle Zindorf several weeks ago and I just loved it - she does such incredible work!! I've been wanting to try it forever but I can barely find time to create, but I snuck in about 30 minutes tonight and made a small 3.75"x3.75" card for our daughter.

I ordered some gourmet cupcakes from Folk Tales Flowers & Gifts for Valentine's Day, but I'll take one tomorrow and deliver it to our daughter at middle school just before she has lunch and I'll drop this card off with it.

This card features Inkadinkado's "In The Groove" stamp set - I had my daughter preview the images before I bought the set - she thought they were cool, so I thought I'd be safe using one of the images on her card. You know how teens can be...F-I-C-K-L-E!! :D

I sponged on several colors on the base card - PTI's Aqua Mist, Ocean Tide & Spring Rain and then edged it in SU! Close to Cocoa. I layered the main image onto PTI's Smokey Shadow and Spring Rain.

Thanks for peeking in; hope your week is going great!! Hugs, ~M.



WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: Inkadinkado In The Groove
Paper: PTI Smokey Shadow & Spring Rain, GKD's 80 lb. White
Ink PTI Spring Rain, Ocean Tide, Aqua Mist, Memento Tuxedo Black

Winter Birds

We've had such incredible flux this year at work and I've so many various bosses that I decided to take the easy way at Christmas time and made treats for all of them rather than buying individual gifts.

I had seen a card made with the Winter Birds set by Inkadinkado and fell in love with the images. Took me awhile, but I finally purchased the set and its what I used to make Christmas cards for my various bosses.

All cards are 4" x 4" made with SU! Real Red. I layered with some Dashing DP also by SU! cut in two sizes for a nice variation; I also embossed the bottom portion of the card with Cuttlebug's Snow Dots. I sponged on some Vintage Cream Pigment ink from Papertreyink to emphasize the embossing.

The main image is stamped on SU! Very Vanilla with Tsukineko Lady Bug Red. I colored the swirls with a clear glitter pen; used my Quickie Glue Pen to add Martha Stewart's glitter to 3 snowflakes and then added a pearl to the center of the large snowflake on the bird. I added a photo corner punch in SU! Real Red and Dashing Paper in the upper left-hand corner.

I also added a small 1" strip of dashing paper to the inside of the card. Have you noticed how popular decorating the inside of the card is? Thought I'd jump on the bandwagon with something extra easy!

I hope your Christmas was fabulous; we had a GREAT time; upon returning from Oklahoma on Christmas Eve, we went to the 11 p.m. service at our church - it was PHENOMENAL! We were all very tired when we left church; but all so glad we went!

Thanks for popping in; it's great to see you! Hugs, ~M.