Thoughts of You- Use Your Scraps

 

Good Morning

I seldom play along with sketch challenges, but yesterday I found one on Splitcoast Stampers that worked out for me to try.  You can see it below.

It is also a great chance to add another card to the series I'm doing called 

USE YOUR SCRAPS.

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

• I looked through my stash of scraps and found a small piece of this orange cardstock that I had inked up on my Gel Plate with acrylic paint.  These smaller scraps can come in handy when die cutting a shape.  
• So I die cut the Daisy from some white cardstock and set it aside, then cut it again using the leftover pieces of the orange and set them aside.  
• The blue background was done on my Gel Plate using Distress Oxide inks (Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers)  I simply pressed the pads onto the plate and blended together with my brayer.
• After the print dried for a few minutes, I splattered with my white Posca pen.
• When it was dry, I glued the die cut flower outline onto the blue background.
• I glued the orange flower petals back into place on the daisies.  They really popped inside the white outline.
• I stamped the sentiment in my Misti, clear heat embossed it and then pop dot mounted it over the bottom of the flowers.
• I glued it all onto a white card base.

Here is what the sketch looked like:

Thanks so very much for taking the time to visit.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CASology- AFFECTION

Sisterhood of Crafters- FEMININE (FLOWERS)

Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Word Fragments (Creative Expressions)

Inks- Distress Oxides, Versafine Clair

Paper- white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Daisy Circle die (Paper Rose); Misti; foam tape; white Posca pen'

Gel Plate; Speedball brayer; Spellbinder Platinum

Nature Transforms

 

Hello and Welcome.

Happy Card Making Day 

although it was yesterday but I'm making it into a weekend event for me.

I have had no time to craft since I've been back to work and so busy on the weekends just catching up.

I really needed some time to play which makes me happy.

So here is the card I made using a fun bubble background.

Here are the details.

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I filled up an old coffee mug with some water and a few drops of Dawn dish soap, added some Distress Re-inkers and blew bubbles using a straw.  When the bubbles came to the top of the cup, I pressed my paper into them.  I repeated that process until my card panel was covered.  While I was at it, I made 2 panels so I could have one on hand for another card down the road.  Here is what they looked like:

• While the bubbles dried, I stamped the flower heads from the Visible Image called Creative Chaos onto some left over paper I had inked with more Distress Oxide inks  (I think I used Peacock Feathers, Broken China and Seedless Preserves) using some Versafine Clair ink.  I did clear heat emboss them to help make the black pop.
• Next, I fussy cut out the flower heads and set them aside.
• The bubble panel was dry so I stamped the flowers onto the bubble background, then I glued on of the flower heads over the stamped image and the other one was pop dotted for interest, right over the first one.
• I stamped the sentiment and details, then splattered with my black Posca pen to add more interest.  I did some markings using an old credit card too.
• I mounted the piece onto some purple cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.

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

Stay safe.

Supplies

Stamps- Creative Chaos, Wings of Change (Visible Image)

Inks- Distress Re-inkers; Distress Oxide inks (TH); Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- old coffee mug; straw; Dawn Dish soap; clear eb powder; heat tool; 

black Posca pen; old credit card

Garden Bouquet

Hello and Welcome.

You may have read my previous posts that mention I am playing along with the DTGD Challenges over at Splitcoast.  It is a yearly event with wonderful prizes and such fun challenges.

This card was created for one of those challenges.

I began with a heavy white cardstock, laid the Watercolor Stripes Stencil over my paper and rubbed on some Old Paper Distress ink.  Next, I placed another piece of heavy white into my Misti and stamped the Sketched Flowers stamp using some black ink.  I then fussy cut out the whole bouquet, eliminating a few areas I didn't want to cut out.  I stamped the flowers again but this time, I only fussy cut out the center flower.

Before I glued the large bouquet over my stenciled stripes, I stamped the sentiment, then I pop dotted the smaller blossom over the big one, giving it a more 3-D look.  I did add a bit of interest to the flower on top using my Copic markers.

I mounted it all onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams- NO PATTERNED PAPER

Dare 2B Artzy- ANYTHING GOES

A Place to Start- PAPER PIECING

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.*

Supplies

Stamps- Sketched Flowers (SSS)

Inks- Old Paper Distress (TH); Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Watercolor Stripes Stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia);

Grey Nuvo Drops;  Copic makers; scissors; pop dots

Baby Hugs

Hello and Welcome.

Meet today's card...a simple one for a new arrival and such an exciting time.

I wanted to 'pink' up my card as much as possible, so I began with stamping the pink plaid background. Very easy to do with the help of my Misti and this great stamp from Concord & 9th.

I used some Colorbox pink pigment ink which stamped beautifully.

For the main panel, I first stamped the bubbles with more of the pink then stamped the sentiment and the onsie.  I stamped the onesie again on Designer Paper then fussy cut it out and glued it over the image. After colouring in the heart with my Copics, I mounted that panel over the plaid.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look and sincere and heartfelt thanks for all your most kind, generous comments.  I am so behind in visiting so many of you but will do my best to get there soon.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Crafty Calendar- Dots and or Stripes
Create and Inspire- ANYTHING GOES
Aud Sentiments- FOR THE GIRLS

Supplies
Stamps- Baby Fills our Hearts (Studio G)= Onsie (Studio G)= Plaid bkg (Concord & 9th)=
So 80's (Wplus 9)
Inks- Colorbox Pink pigment= Tuxedo black Memento
Paper- heavy white
Accessories and Tools- Misti= Copic markers= DP