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

Birthday in Blue

What are two of my favourite things....blue and playing with my Distress inks.  That is how I came up with this card.  I started by covering my non-stick craft sheet with Distress ink in blues and sprayed with water so I could drag my cardstock through the wet ink.  When it was dry, I stamped the flowers and cut them out and added some white details with my Signo pen.  For the bkg. I placed drywall tape onto my paper then using the blue wet ink, painted it over the tape.  

I am putting my cards in a few challenges today.  Splitcoast; backgrounds, Addicted to CAS; summer and The Birthday Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Supplies:  stamps; Stampin Up/ Distress inks/ Bl. Memento/ pop dots/ drywall tape

Write on Your Heart

Hi and I am back playing along with a few challenges.  Addicted to CAS- summer challenge; FS at Splitcoast and the Simon Says- Anything Goes Challenge.

I wanted a simple backdrop for my Penny Black butterfly so I told my yellow Distress ink pad (Squeezed Lemonade) and just rubbed it down the front of my cardstock.  I rubbed the ink pad onto my acrylic block then added water to it so I could use it as paint to splatter my card front.  I coloured the butterfly with Copics then cut it out and mounted it with pop dots and added the sentiment.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look....I truly appreciate it!

Supplies:  stamps; Penny Black/ Distress inks/ Copic markers/ pop dots

Free Flight

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

Inspired by Canvas Art

The National Geographic Art Store is just filled with such fabulous and inspiring prints.  Today at Splitcoast, that was our inspiration site.  You can see the print that inspired me below. 

This is also the first chance I have had to make a card for the Birthday Sketch challenge at Moxie Fab; sketch below. (I always send a thanks for my birthday gifts) and I am adding it to the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says as well.  

The layout of my card was inspired by Heather Telford, her work is wonderful.  I stamped the leaf from Hero Arts then embossed it in white.  I rubbed Distress ink (Peeled Paint) onto my card then mounted the two smaller squares with pop dots.  I placed that panel on my card between 2 scored lines.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.  I sure hope you have a great weekend...we get a long one here in Ontario, Canada.

Supplies:  stamps:  Hero Arts; Penny Black/ wh. embossing powder/ Distress ink/ 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

Caught a Bug??

This week is flying by....the whole summer for that matter....where did July go??  I am adding my card to the challenge today at Splitcoast - ways to use it.  This little 'bug' is a part of a set from The Alley Way Stamps.  

I began by stamping the bottles across the bottom of my card then I masked around one of them so I could stamp that little guy inside of the bottle.  I coloured him and the lids using Copics then I added Glossy Accents to his nose for shine.

We are heading into a long weekend here in Ontario, Canada...looking forward to it!

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps; The Alley Way/ Copics/ Glossy Accents/ twine/ Memento bl