Go ahead...blow out those candles!

Another birthday celebration at work this week; I made this super fun and simple card using Distress Oxide inks. I heat embossed the candles, spritzed the paper with water, added ink to a small piece of acetate also spritzed with water, then smooshed the ink on the card stock. I dried each layer before adding the next color so nothing would get muddied, only 3 colors were used (Wild Honey, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean). I cut down the main panel, as well as the top layer of the base card so you could see the yellow designer paper peeking out.

I stamped the inside with Oxide ink too; amazing how AWESOME the ink stamps - LOVE IT! When all done, I felt the front panel was just too plain, so I used the mini ink splatter stamp from Your Next Stamp using the same Oxide inks but adding Peacock feathers for a darker blue. Since they were stamped full strength, they are a bit stronger in color which I love.

That's it - quick and simple; thanks for popping in; hope you have a GREAT day!

Hugs!


WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: MFT Make a Wish, Mama Elephant Birthday Wishes, Your Next Stamp Mini Splatter

Papers: Ranger water color paper, Neenah 110 lb. white, misc. dp, MFT dp, VersaMark

Ink: Antique Linen, Broken China Distress Inks, Lawn Fawn Storm Cloud

Accessories: white embossing powder

Challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity - Weather

Hi friends - happy Friday!! Sorry I'm a bit late posting this...anyone ever 'struggle' with creating? Man, talk about frustrating - I have two projects on my desk and BOTH have me super frustrated...this is one of them. HA! More on that in a moment...

This week at Crafts 4 Eternity, we want to see your project with a theme or element related to weather! One lucky participant will win a $12 voucher to Di's Digi Designs. Also, be sure to stop by the blog to see if you were a winner from last week!

OK, so on to my little project...my tag is completely CASE(d) from Kay Miller; her work rocks! But let me tell you - I think I watercolored 4 umbrellas - seriously...you should peek in my trash can.

UGH...learned a lot but that was rather painful! Just like Kay, I kept it super simple and layered the colorful tag on a white top folding card with some embossed score lines towards the bottom. A truly CAS card that was anything but easy - HA HA!!

The umbrella was die cut twice and layered with some craft foam. I LOVE those white lines, I used The Crafters Workshop Mini Mod Spirals stencil and traced some of the lines with a white gel pen. Super simple but gives it such a cool look IMHO.

You can see the embossed lines from this angle. :D

Love that funky design using the Mini Mod Spirals stencil

Thanks for popping in; hope you have a GREAT weekend!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp Happy and Smile, PTI Scattered Showers
Papers: Tim Holtz Watercolor paper, Neenah 110 lb. white 

Ink: Distress inks: Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Archival Black
Accessories: PTI Scattered Showers dies, YNS Puffy Clouse Dies, MFT Tag Builder Blueprints, white gel pen, Copics

Challenges:
  Cupcake Inspiration 324

  The Cutie Pie - Cute and Girly (those colors and overall vibe is certainly girly!)
  Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Girly

2 Cute Ink - Butterfly Doodle Digi

Welcome back to another super fun image release from 2 Cute Ink - Butterfly Doodle; isn't she adorable?

My color inspiration came from an older Just Us Girls (JUGS) Challenge (JUGS281) - picture below; I would have never dreamed to put these colors together and quicky discovered I do not own ANY navy card stock.

But alas, some PTI Blueberry Sky to the rescue - closest thing I had. The image was printed onto Neenah white card stock and colored with Copics and a silver metallic pen; some fun layers, a silver flag and clouds finish it off - pretty simple but oh so cute!

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

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Butterfly Doodle Digi

Papers: PTI Blueberry Sky, Berry Sorbet, Neenah white, SU Silver

Ink: NONE
Accessories: YNS cloud dies, MFT Blueprints, Copics, clear Wink of Stella, silver metallic pen

Challenges:

  JUGS281

Bon Voyage

Although I no longer (currently) design for Cupcake Inspirations doesn't mean I won't participate in their challenges - particularly when the cupcake image and colors are DIVINE such as this week!

Check out this cupcake image:

And the sponsor? Taylored Expressions - FANTASTIC company!

A dear friend has started a travel company out of her home - helping families, couples, singles - anyone put together fabulous cruise packages and before they depart, she gives them a little gift and asked me to make some cards so this is what I came up with!

Lots of waves, cruise ship, clouds, sunshine and on the inside? A palm tree - looks like a grand trip to me!

Set of 5 cards

I spy a palm tree! :D

Enjoy and thanks for popping in!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Taylored Expresseions Bon Voyage

Papers: PTI Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, PTI White, Summer Sunrise, Copic XPress

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Taylored Expressions Wave Border Die, Your Next Stamp Cloud Dies

Challenges:
 Cupcake Inspirations #214