Beautiful Life

 

It's time for another Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast so I am ready to get stamping.  Today, we are being inspired by a wonderful Pinterest board by Esta Home Decor with the Shabby, Chic and Romantic theme.  Here is the photo that inspired me:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/131026670382272320/

 

I began by using one of my all-time favourite stamps.  It is from Innovative Stamp Creations.  The hollyhocks are so easy to colour for a watercolour effect.  So, I coloured them with Memento markers, sprayed with water then stamped onto my cardstock.  I then inked up my non-stick craft sheet with shades of pinks and red Distress inks, sprayed with water and dragged my paper through the wet ink.  When that was dry, I die-cut the flowers using my Impression Obsession holllyhock die and glued them onto my stamped flowers.  I added some pearls to the flower centers to reflect the elegance and the theme of the Pinterest board theme.

 

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

 

Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES

 

 

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

 

Supplies:  stamps- ISC, Mama Elephant/ Die-IO/ pearls/ Distress ink/ Memento markers/ Mini Mister/ non-stick craft sheet

Summer Beauties

Happy Sunday Morning.  Guess I am on a flower theme this week.  Must be all the cold weather and snow we have had that I am craving some warm weather to be out in the garden.  

This morning, I am playing along with a challenge going on at Splitcoast.  I have lots to do today, so this one was a quick and easy card.  

The flower panel is created by colouring the rubber stamp with Memento markers then spraying with water before stamping.  Since those markers are water-based, the colours blend to give a watercoloured effect.  I mounted it onto a piece of pink and white polka dot paper for fun.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Seize the Birthday- COLOURING

CASology- CONTRAST

Little Red Wagon- CLEAN and SIMPLE

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Sweet Smell

Morning.  Here is a card I created yesterday after playing with a mask and Distress inks.  I was pleased with the results.  Here is what I did.  I placed the mask on my paper and then instead of inking with Distress inks and an inking tool, I pressed my ink pads onto my acrylic block and using a paint brush, painted over my mask.  It gave a more blurred, watercolour effect and reminded me of a trellis.  When it was dry, I overstamped with my flower stamp from ISC.
I am entering this card in the Simon Says Challenge: favourite inks....mine of course are the Distress inks; love playing with the blue ones.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps; ISC, Penny Black/ The Crafter's Workshop mask/ bl Memento/ Distress inks/ corner Chomper

Blocked in Blue

 Welcome to the weekend.  I am playing along with the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast today.  I want to show you the pillow that inspired me:

Here is what I did to create my card.  I started by inking up my acrylic block with Distress inks, sprayed with water and then stamped the middle square. I masked that square then stamped around it using the same technique.
When it was dry, I added the hollyhocks and the sentiment embossed in white.

I am adding my card to the challenge at Moxie Fab...Make Your Own Background Paper and to the challenge at Addicted to CAS...Embossed.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps; Penny Black, ISC/ Distress inks/ acrylic block/ eb powder/ Memento black/ pearls