Go Wild!

I had this vision in my mind but I just couldn't make it work, so I modified my idea and this was the finished card. Combining a few sets from WPlus9: Tropic Fever and Party Animal with some ink smooshing and die cutting (Trellis Background 2). I stamped some leaves after smooshing ink, then smooshed more oxide ink on some scrap paper and die cut 3 more leaves and adhered at the bottom of the circle with foam tape.

Love the background, a soft ivory over PTI's Ocean Tides; I thought it matched really well with the Distress Oxide Inks. The giraffe was stamped, die cut and colored with Copics.

Thanks for stopping by - hope your day is WILD!

Hugs,


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: Wplus9 Tropic Fever and Party Animal

Inks: MFT Extreme Black Distress Oxide Inks: Bundled Sage, Twisted Citron, Iced Spruce

Papers: PTI Ocean Tides, Vintage Cream, Canson Watercolor

Accessories: MFT Stitched Circle Dies, WPlus9 Trellis Die, Tropic Fever Die, Party Animal Die, foam tape

Challenges:

Sparkly Shaker Thanks

Hi friends - hope you are enjoying a great summer; ours has been very up and down, this past weekend was ALL DOWN. Here's a picture with a clear description of why it was such a difficult weekend; BUT I saw SSS is carrying a new stamp line: Colorado Craft Company, have you heard of them? I had not, but one set has this quote that was so touching to me today: "Death leaves a heartache no one can heal. LOVE leaves a MEMORY no one can steal." - how awesome is THAT, gosh, I just love it!

Left home with a 35 lb. spitfire little girl knowing the outcome may not be what we hoped.
Returned with an empty collar and leash. #hearbroken

Anyway, let's move on to happier topics. :D Our youngest daughter recently had the opportunity to participate in a medical shadowing program in St. Cloud, MN - you shadow a different doctor every day; such a great experience. We know the doctor that leads the program, he helps students prepare as they are ready to start applying to medical school; she's not there yet, but never too soon to shadow doctors. She had a BLAST! She stayed with the head doc and his wife; they had talked on the phone a few times before she arrived telling her there were weekends they would be traveling so she would be home alone, well...that lasted - NEVER! She was quickly adopted into their family traveling every single weekend with them; even participating in their grandson's first birthday. LOL Needless to say, what an experience.

I wanted to be sure we sent them a special card. I also ordered cookies from: Heidi's Heavenly Cookies; our daughter had told me they really like sweets, having dessert with almost every meal; so the cookies were a huge hit!

The card uses Reverse Confetti THANKS cut combined with SSS Even More Spring Flowers. I watered colored the flowers then finished them off with Zig Clean Clear Brushes for more vibrant colors. I added Nuvo shimmer to all the flowers and the word THANKS after coloring ombre with Zigs.

The background uses the smooshing technique - THAT'S all kinds of official - of a few distress colors. Once dry, I stamped the IndigobBlu Honeycomb background with Versamark and dusted with Perfect Pearls. I flicked on some white paint then assembled the shaker card with some beautiful sequins - also adding a few to the outside and adding a dot of Nuvo crystals drops to each.

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

Hugs,


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: IndigoBlu Honeycomb Background, SSS Even More Spring Flowers

Inks: MFT Extreme Black, Distress Inks - regular and oxide 

Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white, Canson watercolor

Accessories: white gel pen, Nuvo Crystal drops, Neat and Tangled Like Magic sequins, Nuvo Shimmer pen, Foam Tape, Zig Clean Clear Brushes

Challenges:

WPlus9 Hibiscus Bouquet + Shimmery Background

I'm still loving the newest release from WPlus9 - such tropical images but I know I will use them year-round!

I also recently watched a video by the uber talented Jennifer McGuire (HERE) using Pigment Powder; I highly encourage you to watch the video, so many ideas! I combined WPlus9's Hibiscus Bouquet with a background inspired by Jennifer using the Color Throwdown colors from last week (see image below).

I stamped the images (MFT Extreme Black) and actually used Oxide Inks to watercolor, and since watercolors dry back and are a bit softer, I finished it off with Copic Markers - and of course, a white gel pen.

You can really see the Perfect Pearls Shimmer in this photo

The background is also by WPlus (Tropic Fever); I stamped it in VersaMark, used Perfect Pearls, then stamped it again - moving it down slightly - in MFT Tickled Pink Ink. It's not aligned perfectly - but 'handmade' is what it is. :D

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

Hugs,


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: Wplus9 Hibiscus Bouquet and Tropic Fever, sorry not sure which set the 'birthday wishes' came from #oops

Inks: MFT Extreme Black and Tickled Pink, Salty Ocean and Oxide Inks, VersaMark, VersaFine

Papers: PTI Hibiscus Burst and Tropical Teal, Canson Watercolor, MFT Tickled Pink, PTI vellum (discontinued), misc. black/white striped paper

Accessories: white gel pen, Doodlebug enamel dots, clear embossing powder, MFT Stitched Circle Dies, MFT Blueprints, Perfect Pearls

Challenges:
  CTD498

Valentine's Day + 1 Month + 1 Day

Did you see the tags yesterday? Well, there was one more project I had made for Valentine's Day and failed to share - and HOW could I have done that as I absolutely LOVE these images! :( #gofigure

The images are from Stamping Bella, Valentine Chicks. The base card (A2 Vertical Scalloped) as well as the inside die cut with arrows are from Papertreyink - I just think the Mix and Mat Hearts die set is adorable!

I colored the images with Copics; the background is a smooshed background using Distress Oxide Inks with some black splatters thrown in.  I die cut the images, accented with glossy accents, glitter and a white gel pen, then stacked them up. Added the sentiment with MFT Extreme Black ink, some stamped hearts, flags from left over scraps of paper, and mounted with fun foam.

Thanks for going back in time and sharing love - the world ALWAYS needs more love! Have a great weekend!

Hugs,


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: Valentine Chicks, (sentiment from Verve, no longer available)

Inks: MFT Extreme Black, Disterss Oxide Inks

Papers: Queen and Co Heart Throb, Ranger Water Color, PTI Hawaiian Shores

Accessories: glossy accents, white gel pen, glitter, fun foam, tiny attacher, copics, Stamping Bella Valentine Chicks Dies, PTI Scalloped Vertical dies, PTI Mix and Mat: Hearts

Challenges:

Valentine's Day - 4 months late?

UGH - I found a couple projects I made for Valentine's Day and never posted, so here ya go - we're going back in time to Valentine's Day! :D

I made two identical tags for gifts; using the Roses for You from Simon Says Stamp - one was colored brighter than the other both with Zig Clean Color brushes after white embossing the image. Designer paper (back side) is from Queen and Co.

bright colors

Softer colors

I splattered on some paint and added a layer of vellum, stamped and embossed the sentiment before adhering the heart of flowers and the designer paper on the back side. Thank you for stopping by; have a great week! Gosh, 4 months later and I still love looking at these. :D

Hugs,


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: SSS Roses for You

Inks: VersaMark, VersaFine

Papers: Queen and Co Heart Throb, Neenah 80 lb. white, PTI vellum (discontinued)

Accessories: twine, glossy accents, white embossing powder, clear embossing powder, Doodlebug enamel dots, Zig Clean Color Brushes

Challenges:

Hibiscus Bouquet

Another birthday has arrived and I am LOVING the new release from WPlus9! I used Distress Oxide Inks and smooshed color onto a pierced circle die; once I was happy with the colors, I stamped the image in MFT Extreme Black a couple times and then added shading with pencils.

I love how it turned out, the colors are so tropical IMO. I used a portion of the birthday die and cut it from some fun Altenew paper and backed it with black card stock. I then cut the 'birthday' from the circle, along with fun foam for some great dimension. The base paper is also from Altenew; the black/white triangle is from MFT's Black and White basic paper pad.

I also stamped the same image with Distress Oxide Ink in Salty Ocean in 3 of the corners; added some sequins, Nuvo drops and glossy accents to the birthday die to finish it off.

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

Hugs,


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: Altenew Hibiscus Burst

Inks: MFT Extreme Black, Salty Ocean and Squeezed Lemonade Oxide Inks

Papers: Canson water color paper, Altenew DP paper, PTI True Black

Accessories: WPlus9 Happy Birthday dies, colored pencils, fun foam, glossy accents, sharpie, Neat and Tangled Like Magic

Challenges:

Mailing Address?

I would love to randomly send handmade greeting cards to YOU or your friend, or your mom, or dad, or niece, or nephew, or grandmother, or grandfather, or a stranger. :D

If you would like to receive a handmade item (card, tag, gift bag - who knows); please complete this private form which gives me your mailing address, then watch your mailbox - you never know when a treat might appear!

HUGS!

Orange and Teal

Hi friends - hope you had a GREAT weekend! A friend requested a card in orange and teal; I love when I can pull out florals and use colors I don't normally reach for!

I stamped the WPlus9 image, Beautiful Bouquet Mums, on Ranger water color paper with MFT Extreme Black ink and colored with copics adding just a bit of colored pencil to the nooks and crannies as Kathy Rac teaches.

I added quite a bit of sponging with Wild Honey and Spiced Marmalade; I also used some designer paper below the main panel and added sponging to it also. I didn't get a picture of the inside but I love it, it's some really cool designer paper then I stamped a portion of the same image in Spiced Marmalade with Salty Ocean on the leaves; not caring if some of it overlapped on to the flowers - it looks cool!

I finished it off with some Neat and Tangled Like Magic sequins filled with English Mustard Nuvo Drops.

TFL; hope you have a great week!

HUGS!


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: Beautiful Bouquet Mums, Verve Bloom and Grow

Inks: MFT Extreme Black

Papers: Ranger water color, PTI Orange Zest
Accessories: Neat and Tangled Like Magic sequins, Nuvo drops, Copics, colored pencils, MFT Blueprints, 

Challenges:

All the dimension birthday card

Hi friends - I have taken a long break; I've been creating here and there but nothing to really show! BUT I have a dear friend celebrating a birthday this week so that means I wanted to make a super girly, 3D, throw everything on the creation birthday card! :D

I have some new papers from Prima, Amelia Rose - goodness gracious, the colors are soooo pretty! They were my jumping off point along with a pretty pink flower! I distressed all the paper, added some pearlescent texture to the rose, some Bo Bunny Tutu glitter paste and finally some gesso.

To the very bottom (black/floral layer), I painted on some gesso with my fingers (which is pretty much covered up - ha) and on the very top layer, I painted on some tattered rose distress crackle paint, again with my fingers - such fun! I cut some banners, stitched those on, added some washi tape (outside and inside), and lots of various stickers; some from Heidi Swapp (Word Jumbles Pink and Gold and Clear and Gold, Momenta Friendship Vellum Stickers and ...others from my stash!

I die cut several leaves from MFT's layered leaves and some from Altenew Wings of Hope and layered those behind the flowers and of course, carried the theme, colors and washi tape to the inside of the card too.

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

HUGS!


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: NONE

Inks: NONE

Papers: Prima Amelia Rose, PTI True Black
Accessories: washi tape, Heidi Swapp Clear and Gold, Pink and Gold Stickers, Momenta Friendship Vellum stickers, gesso, MFT Layered Leaves dies, Altenew Wings of Hope dies, Bo Bunny Tutu Glitter Paste, Janome Sew Mini, Tattered Rose Crackle Paint, pearlescent paste, Nuvo drops

Challenges:
  Time Out Challenge #110

CELEBRATE - watercolor tea cup flowers

Hi friends!

I'm back with another card I finished several weeks ago - a water colored vintage tea cup filled with flowers. I absolutely love when Kelly does these types of cards; she makes amazing arrangements and she loves this tea cup! I enjoyed creating the arrangement, the flowers definitely came through darker than I was anticipating; I was also trying Kathy's recommendation of 'nooks and crannies' but definitely was a bit heavy handed. That's ok, it's all a learning process, right?

Once I finished coloring the tea cup; I used a Tim Holtz stencil and sponged on some Tattered Rose - it looks awesome IRL just hard to photograph. I also added some color to the background and allowed the colors from the leaves to run a bit. I used the MFT Radiating Sunshine stencil; layered the focal point with fun foam and added a strip of designer paper to the side.

TFL; hope you have a great week!

Hugs,


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: Altenew Blooming Bouquet and Vintage Teacup, RAH Script Greetings (inside)

Inks: MFT Extreme Black, Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber and Tattered Rose distress oxide

Papers: Ranger water color, misc. designer paper
Accessories: washi tape, MFT Sunrise Radiating Stencil, PPP Marshmallow Confetti, Zig Clean Color Brushes, Tim Holtz, stencil, white gel pen

Challenges: