Fun Ride

Hello and Welcome.
I figured by now you were getting tired of all the Christmas cards I've been posting, so I decided to switch it up and make a collage birthday card.
I love just pulling stamps out and putting them all together to see what I can come up with.  By keeping them in the same colour, I find it helps to make them all work together.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I chose my main focal image first which I knew I wanted to be the boy on the bike and set that aside.
• Using some Faded Jeans Distress Archival ink, I began to stamp and add different elements to the white card panel.  The far left is a Distress Dots wheel (super old one) from Stampin Up.  It's the kind you put on a handle, ink and then roll over your paper.  Haven't used it in years but found it again as I cleaned up.
• I continued to add stamping to the panel using my Misti.
• I stamped the boy on the bike over the inked background and clear heat embossed it to deepen the colour a bit and help it stand out. I stamped the sentiment the same way.
• I mounted the finished panel onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Just Add Ink- JUST ADD 'T' (tricks)
Allsorts- SUMMER FUN
The Male Room- BIRTHDAY



Supplies
Stamps- Bike Boy (Flonz); Sketchy Chevron Border (Impression Obsession); 
Birthday (Stamping Bellas); Graffiti (Kaisercraft); Grunge Dots Wheel(SU)
Inks- Faded Jeans Distress Archival
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); clear eb powder, heat tool

Birthday Boy

Good Morning

I needed a card for a young man and this is what I came up with.

My starting point was this great silhouette from Flonz Stamps and my favourite blue Distress Oxide inks.

So onto my card.

I wanted to create a collage style background in a monochromatic style, leaving the image to be the star of the show.  So I inked up a piece of acetate with some Distress Oxide ink, sprayed with water and pressed it onto my white cardstock, letting it drip and run.  I find it helpful to dry the colours as it helps to layer them when using this technique.

To see my picture tutorial go here.

When that was all dry, I placed the inky piece inside my Misti and stamped the Graffiti along the one side and down along the bottom using some of the same colour I used for the bkg.  It gave me a nice edging and added interest.  I added some circles using a plastic cup I had sitting on my workspace and a small checked design to resemble a flag at a race.  

When I was happy with it all, I stamped the image and the sentiment with some Tuxedo black Meemnto ink and heat embossed them with some black embossing powder.  

I simply mounted it onto a white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

The Male Room- ANYTHING GOES

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING STAMPED GOES

2 Sisters on the Blog- NUMBERS

Supplies

Stamps- Silhouettes (Flonz); Happy Birthday (Studio G); Graffiti (Kaisercraft); 

Texture Mini (Carabelle)

Inks- Memento Black; DOX- Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon (TH)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); plastic cup; black EB powder; heat tool;

acetate sheet; Mister (TH)

Awesome

Hello and Welcome.

Today, I'm sharing a card I had fun with.

I created it using my Brushos.  For those of you who don't know what Brushos are, they are highly pigmented powder that you activate with water.  You can watercolour with them or just sprinkle them onto your cardstock, spray with water and watch them come alive.

So here's what I did to create my card.

I laid my circle stencil down onto a piece of scrap paper, sprinkled some Brushos onto the back of it, sprayed with a good amount of waterc then pressed my paper into the wet inky stencil creating a monoprint.  When I lifted it, I was left with a fun pattern from the stencil.

After that dried, I stamped the biker then the sentiment and clear heat embossed them to help make them pop against the colourful background.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

The Male Room- WILD AND FREE

The Crafty Addicts- ALL ABOUT BOYS AND MEN

Scrap From Your Heart- ONE FOR THE GUYS

CAS Mixup- MONOPRINT

Supplies

Stamps- Biker (Flonz)= Awesome-So 80's (Wplus 9)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- clear eb powder= heat tool= Brushos= Ringer Stencil (TH)

Here Comes Santa Claus

Morning.

Hope you are having fun creating.

Meet my simple Christmas card using this super cute retro Santa.

At this time of the season, keeping it simple and quick is perfect to finish those last minute holiday cards.  

For my card, I began by stamping the dot pattern along the bottom of my card.  I place the stamp border from WPlus 9 into my Misti, inked it up with Candied Apple Distress ink and stamped.  I moved my paper up in my Misti and stamped again until I was happy with the pattern and spacing.

Next I stamped the sentiment, then stamped the Santa and fussy cut him out.

I pop dotted the flying Santa and done.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

City Crafter- I BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS 

Card Mania- CHRISTMAS

 One Crazy Stamper- CHRISTMAS/WINTER

Creative With Stamps- REINDEER

Supplies

Stamps- Borders and Bkgs. (WPlus 9); Christmas Cheer (TT); Flying Santa (Flonz)

Ink- Tuxedo Black Memento; Candied Apple Distress (TH)

Paper- heavy whiter

Accessories and Tools- Misti; pop dots

Plaid Christmas

Happy Saturday.

Meet today's card.  I wanted to try and stamp some plaid for Christmas and this is what I came up with. 

I began by placing the plaid stamp from Lawn Fawn into my Misti, simply inked it with black Memento ink then pressed onto my paper.  I used a red Tombow marker to draw in some extra lines which helped the whole piece pop by adding so much more interest to the black plaid.

I stamped this vintage looking Santa from Flonz with my Misti again and fussy cut him out so I could mount him to the black and red background.  I stamped the sentiment to one side and mounted the Santa with pop dots right into the middle.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Have a great weekend.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Craft Stamper- ANYTHING GOES STAMPED

Happy Little Stampers Christmas- ANYTHING GOES 

CCEE Stampers- MASCULINE

Supplies

Stamps- Santa (Flonz); Gingham Backdrop (Lawn Fawn); Everything Jolly (TT)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- Misti; Red Tombow marker; pop dots; scissors

One for the Boys

Morning.

Meet today's card.

I haven't made a 'grunge' type card for quite awhile so today was the day.

I enjoy challenging myself to walk away from the flower images that I so love and try to create a masculine card.  This is what I came up with.

I was inspired by a great stencil I just picked up at Scrapfest too and wanted to use it.

I began by stenciling half my card front using Distress ink.  Next, I placed the bike images into my Misti, inked with Archival ink, stamped twice to get a dark black silhouette image and clear heat embossed.  I love the feel of motion these great stamps from Flonz have.

Next, I used the Graffiti stamp and the same colour of Distress ink to stamp around the images.  I thought it all worked well together.  

I stamped the birthday sentiment and now I will have a great card on hand for one of my masculine friends that loves to bike.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Little Red Wagon- BOY BIRTHDAY

Seize the Birthday- ANYTHING GOES

The Male Room- MANY LEGS

Watercooler Wed.- MASCULINE ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Have a great week ahead.

Supplies

Stamps- Bike images (Flonz), Graffiti (Kaisercraft), Happy Birthday (Studio G)

Ink- Rusty Hinge Distress (TH), Archival black 

Paper- Strathmore Bristol

Accessories and Tools- Misti, inking tool (TH), clear eb powder, heat tool, 

Gear stencil (Southern Ridge Trading Comp)

My card got this nod:

Windswept

Good Morning!

So happy you have come for a visit today.

As most of you already know, I enjoy playing around with inks to see what I can come up with.  

I made this piece using a piece of Yupo paper and applied Alcohol inks from Ranger and Pinata.

When using the Yupo, you never know what kind of a look you will get.

I made another landscape card using the same technique a few weeks ago.

Landscape

I began with a piece of Yupo and applied the Alcohol ink in shades of blues and greens across the paper.  I added some Ranger Blending Solution and moved the inks around using the edge of an old credit card.  That helped to blend the colours together and got the inks to move.

I set that aside to dry.

I placed the Silhouette Pine Trees from Flonz Stamps into my MISTI, inked with Archival ink and stamped.  I repeated to get a darker impression but still had to add a bit of black with a Sharpie marker to areas that I wanted to appear darker.

I die-cut the frame using the Rectangle Peek a Boo Window from MFT and placed it over the image.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from Daisy Bucket using my Misti again.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed- ANYTHING GOES

Alphabet Challenge- 'Y' YOU CHOOSE

('L' Landscape)

Happy Little Stampers- CAS-BLUE

Moving Along With The Times- FOR A MAN

Have a great weekend and thanks again for taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Flonz, Daisy Bucket/ die- MFT/ MISTI/ ink- Archival/ Cuttlebug/ Yupo paper/ Alcohol inks/ old credit card/ Ranger BlendingSolution

Winter Landscape

 It's beginning to look a lot like Winter at my house.

So meet today's card.  

A very simple one for Christmas and easy to mail too.  

I began by stamping the image from Flonz with black Memento ink.  I watercoloured in the open areas using some Distress inks and let dry.  

I wanted to add snow to the trees and did that by using a Versamark pen and embossed it with white powder.  I splattered the open area with white acrylic paint to add to the snowy feel.

To finish off my card, I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Stamping Sensations- CHRISTMAS GREETING

The Paper Players- CAS CHRISTMAS

Allsorts Challenge- O CHRISTMAS TREE

Daring Cardmakers- INSPIRED BY CHRISTMAS SONGS

(I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas)

 Thanks so much for visiting...I so appreciate it!!

Supplies:  stamps- Flonz, Paper Smooches/ ink- Memento, Distress/ paintbrush/ Versamark pen/ wh Eb powder/ white acrylic paint

Summer Sunset

 Morning.  

Meet today's card.

I am playing along with a challenge at Splitcoast this morning called Summer's End.  

It feels sad to think that summer is coming to an end already and that soon the kids will be back in school.  Where did the time go?  

Anyways, I decided to showcase one of my most favorite times of summer, the sunsets especially if you are at the beach to watch them.  

I began by die cutting a circle using a Spellbinder die, then I stamped the trees from Flonz in black Memento ink and clear embossed them.  The embossing acts like a resist which is especially good when you are applying inks over and around the image.  Next, I cut another small circle to use as a mask for the moon and placed it over the image.

I sponged Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Fired Brick and Vintage Photo Distress inks to add the colour in the bkg.  I then removed the small circle and rubbed just a touch of the orange on the white masked area to add a glow to the moon.

Some of my embossing powder went astray at the bottom but I left it as it reminded me of waves crashing up onto the rocks.  I mounted that onto a larger stitched circle and stamped the sentiment from Penny Black.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- SURF'S UP

 CASology- DREAM (of being at the beach!)

Simon Says- MAKE FOR THE BORDER

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

The Sisterhood of Crafters- CLOSE TO NATURE

Thanks so much to all the well wishes...so appreciated.

My dental surgery went well and I have a swollen face and 6 stitches in my gums but I'm not in pain!

Hopefully, this will clear up this ongoing problem.

Thanks for taking a look too!

Supplies:  stamps- Flonz, Penny Black/ dies- Spellbinder, MFT, My Next Stamp/ inks- Memento, DI/ Cuttlebug/ sponging tool/ clear eb powder/ heat tool

Seaside

Happy Saturday!

Meet today's card inspired by the challenge at Splitcoast Stampers this morning and the wonderfully done miniature paintings by Lorraine Loots.  There is also a video to watch of her being inspired while painting these miniatures.  I chose a seaside painting as my inspiration.

I began by creating the woodgrain paper which is so easy to make using glue and a scoring tool.  This time, I used Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Weathered Wood Distress inks to colour the paper.  Using those colors gave my woodgrain such a 'beachy' feel which was perfect for the images I wanted to use.  For those of you that may have missed how to create your own woodgrain, go here:

Woodgrain Tutorial

Next, I stamped the panel using my MISTI and stamps from Gina K and Flonz Stamps with Memento black ink.  Then, I sponged on Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock feathers and Seedless Preserves Distress inks giving the panel a feel of a sunset.  

Adding my card to these challenges:

Seize the Birthday- ANYTHING GOES 

Simon Says- TOUCHY, FEELY

Craft Stamper- ANYTHING GOES

 Thanks so much for coming to visit.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Supplies:  stamps- Gina K, Flonz/ inks- Memento, Distress/ Elmer's Glue/ ScorPal/ MISTI/ sponge applicator tool

Wonderful You

The weekend goes by so fast and I need more time to play!  I am glad that I had time to make a card today.  I love playing with my inks and just having fun.  That's how this card came about and I was inspired by the challenge at Splitcoast.  

I started off by using a stencil and watercolouring over it with Salty Ocean Distress ink.  I then finished the sides and the bottom with more stamps, water and Distress ink sprayed with water.  The skateboarder from Flonz is stamped with Memento Black ink.  To get a really dark image, I stamped the image twice.  To get it in the perfect position, I used my Stamp-a-ma Jig.  The sentiment from Hero Arts was added to the side.  

Also adding my card to these challenges:

Seize the Birthday- ANYTHING GOES

Hero Arts Birthday Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Virginia's View Challenge- WATERCOLOURING

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  Stamps- Flonz, Hero Arts, Impression Obsession/ Memento bl ink/ Distress ink, Salty Ocean, Broken China/ twine

Shadow Art

Here is a card I made for the Inspiration Challenge today at Splitcoast from the iDesignMe site (pictured below) using the 'Magic Masking Tape' technique for the background which is easy to do.  

To create the bkg., I rubbed masking tape onto my Distress ink green pads, then pressed the masking tape onto my paper and  removed it to transfer the ink.  I really like the distressed look it gave.  I then overstamped with a bkg. image and added the silhouette of the boy on his bike.  I think this would be a fun card to give a teenage boy.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.  Hope you get a chance to try this too.  

Supplies:  stamps; Flonz, Kaiser/ masking tape/ Distress ink/ Memento bl

Up and Away

Long weekends are great....more time to play in my craft room.  I played along yesterday at Splitcoast, the CAS challenge was to create a card using a holiday pet.  Well, everyone knows that Santa has pet reindeer that fly.  

This card is close to the same one I made last week.  Heck, the dp was sitting on my desk so I got it out to use.  Simple and quick card, filled with lots of whimsy and fun.  

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps; Flonz, Hero Arts/ Memento black/ pop dots

Lookout Point

My card for today comes to life after playing with Distress inks again.  I am playing along with a few challenges:  Splitcoast Inspiration challenge (pillow shown below), Addicted to CAS:summer and the Birthday Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Simple card really.  The main panel was created by apply Distress inks onto my non-stick craft sheet, adding water and then running my paper through the wet ink.  I splashed some extra water on too for a more beachy feel.  When that was dry, I stamped the seagull and the brush with black Memento ink.  The side panel was done pretty much the same using Distress inks and water.  I think it would make a great masculine birthday card.

Hope you have a great weekend and thanks so very much for coming and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps; Gina K, Flonz/ Distress ink/ Memento bl/ pop dots

Hello Teacher

A super simple one today.  It's Friday and I am playing along with the Free for All challenge at Splitcoast.  This sweet little image reminds me of a little girl going to school for the first day, acting shy but with a heart in hand to give to her new teacher.  I love the vintage feel of her little dress and ankle socks.  

I am going to be on holidays for the next two weeks; looking forward to some R & R.

Thanks again so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps; Flonz, Hero Arts(word bubble)/ Copics/ pop dots

Bring it On!

I am having a blast playing with my Distress stains and my new silhouette stamps so I made another card for a few challenges:  The National Geographic Art Store at Splitcoast; the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says; the Moxie Fab sketch challenge; The Addicted to CAS summer challenge and the Seize the Birthday Challenge...PHEW!

I created my card by again, splattering my card with my Distress stain.  You get the tip saturated with stain then splat it onto your card....super easy.  When that was dry, I stamped the rest of the background with Neon green ink using stamps from PTI.  Lastly, I stamped the greeting and mounted the skateboarder to the side.

Thanks for looking.

Supplies:  stamp; PTI, Flonz, Woodwares/ Distress stain/ Neon HA/ bl Memento/ pop dots

Have an AWESOME Birthday!

Happy Friday my friends.  I am posting a card for a few challenges today;  the F4A challenge at Splitcoast; Seize the Birthday Challenge, Simon Says- Anything Goes and the Birthday Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.  

I just got a new mask from The Crafter's Workshop and created the bkg for my card by sponging on Distress inks in yellow and orange (Squeezed Lemonade/ Ripe Persimmons).  The chevrons reminded me of arrows so I stamped the front bicycle wheel just under that so it looks as though the arrow is pointing at the wheel in the air.  I sponged on some white Distress Paint (Picket Fence) over a piece of drywall tape for interest.  I added scoring lines with my Scorbug on either side.
My card was inspired by Dini Kowal...thanks Dini!

Thanks so much for all your kind comments and email....so very appreciated!!

Supplies:  stamps; Flonz Stamps, WPlus9/ Distress inks and paint/ Scorbug/ drywall tape/ mask The Crafter's Workshop

Sympathy

Today I am playing with some new stamps I just got from Flonz Stamps.  I created a sympathy card for the TLC challenge at Splitcoast.  I like to have some sympathy cards on hand and ready to be sent.  

This is an easy one.  I masked the center area with an oval then stamped the silhouette tree image then sponged on Distress inks.  I added the sentiment and thought it needed something so I pierced holes around the outside.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.  Hope you have a great week.

Supplies:  stamps; Flonz, Studio G/ Distress inks/ Memento bl/ pop dots/ piercing tool


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Summer Fun

It's Saturday and that means I am playing along with the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast today, Seize the Birthday Challenge and also the Birthday Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

This card was a simple one; inspired by my son and his love of skateboarding and the t-shirt pictured below.  I started by using my Distress stain and getting the tip saturated with stain and then tapped it onto my paper to create the splat.  It is so fun to do especially if you love the look of the mixed media cards that I do.  I then added the stamping around it and the skateboarder image.

Fun card for a teenager I think.  

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look and I hope you have a great weekend.

Supplies:  stamps; Flonz, PTI, WPlus9, Woodwares/ Distress stain/ pop dots/ Memento black