Pocket Treasures

Good Morning.  Today I am posting 2 Clean and Simple card I made that are being featured at 

Scrapbooks and Cards Today

 for Penny Black's newest releases called Pocket Treasures. 

They have been created by the most talented Becky Fleck.

Some really great stamp sets and dies to play with. 

 

The above card was created by using the newest die cut called Tabs and Toggles.  I cut a leftover piece of cardstock that I had used the Embossing Folder Stamping technique to create.  I stamped the woven piece behind the tag by inking up the Textures Stamp with Distress inks and spraying with water before stamping.  The colours blend so nicely together.  I added the banner and the heart to finish off my card.

 

 

 

 

 

 This card was a quick and simple one.  I masked the center area and stamped the heart from the

Let's Chat set along the top and bottom of my card.  I coloured the hearts using Copic markers then removed the mask and scored my card front and added the hello from the same se

 

Also adding my card to these challenges:

 

Less is More- ANYTHING GOES

 

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

 

 

Thanks so much for taking the time to drop in for a look. 

 

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Die- Penny Black/ embossing folder/ Distress Inks/ Copic markers/

black Memento ink/ ScorPal/ pop dots



Distress Watercolouring

 

Hello.  Another day with no Blue!!  Can you believe it? 

Well, honestly I am just using up an extra piece of watercolour paper that I had used to soak up all the excess green Distress ink leftover when making my last card.  I just kept adding more and more ink sprayed with water to the paper.  When I saw how lovely all the colours looked blended together, I decided to use the piece to make a card. 

I stamped the flowers from Magenta onto white cs with Memento ink then added a thin black strip to separate the panels.  Wasn't sure where to add my sentiment so decided to cut it out and add it with pop dots near the top.  I love the fresh feel of the greens.

 

Also adding my card to these challenges:

 

Less is More- ANYTHING GOES

 

Sister Act- ANYTHING GOES

 

 

 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

 

Supplies:  stamps- Technique Tuesday, Magenta/ Distress ink/ Mini Mister/ acrylic block/ pop dots

Ink, Spray and Go

Morning...so happy you dropped in.  I just love this sentiment....so true.  I hope you are having a 'smiling' kind of day.  As most of you already know, I love going to Splitcoast Stampers in the morning and checking out the challenges there.  I find them inspiring and they help to get my creative juices flowing.  This morning at the Inspiration Challenge I saw this cute little hexagon pot of cactus from the Leif Shop and I was off to make a card.

 

I haven't made a card using the Embossing Folder Stamping Technique for a few weeks, so when I saw hexagons I thought of my folder right away.  I used Distress inks again to ink the background. 

When that was dry, I stamped the flowers from Magenta and Unity in black Memento ink.

 

I am also adding my card to these challenges:

 

Sister Act Card Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

 

Addicted to CAS- CELEBRATE

 

Crafty Creations Challenge- JUST FOR FUN

 

Mod Squad Challenge- SHADOW STAMPING

 

 

Thanks again for coming by and taking a look.

 

Supplies:  stamp- Magenta, Unity/ Memento ink/ Distress inks/ EB foler-SU/ Mini Mister/ pop dots

 

 

Mix it Up

 

It's a sunny, bright day here today.  I felt like making an abstract card with a new stamp I got called 'Patio Stone'.  The challenge at Splitcoast this am is to make a card with lots of dots so I was off to make a card.

I began by making the rectangle shapes you can see in the background.  I made those by inking up my acrylic block with DYE ink and dripping Blending Solution onto the ink.  The Blending Solution pushes the ink so you get a resist looking background.  When that was dry, I stamped the circular Patio Stones with more Dye ink.  Added the sentiment and I was done.  I think this would make a good card for a guy's birthday.

 

Also adding my card to these challenges:

 

The Male Room- GEOMETRIC

 

The Crafter's Cafe- ANYTHING GOES

 

Through the Craft Room Door- ANYTHING GOES

 

Hope you can enjoy some sunny skies in your part of the world today.  I so appreciate you coming by and taking a look and for all the most kind and generous comments you leave for me. 

 

Supplies:  stamps- WPlus 9, Designs by Ryn/ Dye ink/ Memento ink/ pearls/ Blending Solution

Vacation Time

 

Summer is here and vacation time is here so many of us have the beach on the brain.  Fresh air, blue skies, the sound of the water....relax.  Doesn't get much better then that.

I created my card for the CAS Challenge at Splitcoast.  It was a 'Day at the Beach' theme.  I thought of my Gina K set right away.  I created the blue sky and the brown sand by inking up my long, rectangle shaped acrylic block with Distress inks, sprayed with water and stamped.  Really easy and quick to do.  When dry, I stamped the pier with black Memento ink and mounted that scene onto a piece of black cardstock to accentuate the black silhouette. 

The background was done by inking my Hero Arts stamp with Distress inks, sprayed with water then stamped.  I like the watery look it gave to the chevron stamping and a good backdrop to mount the image onto. 

 

Adding my card to these challenges:

 

Little Red Wagon- I NEED A VACATION

 

Crafty Boots- SUMMER HOLIDAYS

 

Love to Create- BRIGHT and SUNNY

 

Make My Monday- VACATION

 

 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

 

Supplies:  stamps- Hero Arts, Gina K/ Distress ink/ Memento bl/ acrylic block/ Mini Mister/ pop dots

Singing in the Rain

 

Welcome and thanks for peeking in.  Today's card was inspired by the challenge at Splitcoast yesterday.  I wanted to get a chance to play with my new die so set off to make a card.

 

I began by creating the blue panel with Distress inks.  I rubbed Salty Ocean, Peacock Feather and Broken China Distress inks onto my acrylic block, sprayed with water and stamped onto my cardstock.  I just kept inking and stamping until all the white areas were covered.  Love the watery feel and the drips look like drops of rain. 

I popped the die cut on top of that and lined the panel with a black strip then added the sentiment.

 

Also adding my card to these challenges:

 

Curtain Call- ANYTHING GOES

 

Addicted to Stamps #104- CAS

 

Less is More- SINGING IN THE RAIN

 

Scribble and Scrap- ANYTHING GOES

 

 

Crafting at the Weekend- ANYTHING GOES

 

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

 

Supplies:  stamps- Hero Arts/ Die- Tim Holtz/ Distress ink/ Memento bl/ pop dots/ acrylic block/ Mini Mister

English Garden

Morning.  I am playing with my new hollyhock die again, Distress and Memento ink.  The challenge at Splitcoast got my imagination going. 

I began by stamping the gate (which I have had forever made by Stampers Anonymous) in grey Memento ink.  I wanted it to appear like it was in the background and not overpowering my hollyhocks.  Next, I took a piece of watercolour paper and pulled it through wet Distress inks that I had rubbed on my non-stick craft sheet and sprayed with water.  By spraying the Distress inks, the colours blend and when dry, you can always add more ink to build up the colour you want.  When that was dry, I die cut my flowers and glued them to my card front. 

The twine is really blue but for some reason, my camera would not catch the colour...ggrrrrr.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from Mama Elephant. 

 

I am adding my card to these challenges:

 

Addicted to CAS- CELEBRATE

 

Seize the Birthday- TWINE

 

 

 

Sister Act Card Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

 

 

 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

 

Supplies:  stamps- Mama Elephant, Stampers Anonymous/ IO die/ Memento ink/ Distress ink- Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans/ twine