Get to the Point

 Morning.

Today, I have the pleasure of hosting the TLC Challenge at Splitcoast.

I'm calling my challenge:

Get to the Point

Everyone is so super busy these days so I came up with a simple, fun technique for you to play with.

I began by stamping my open detail flowers from the Penny Black Pretty Petals set with black Memento ink.  You need to use an 'open detail' stamps so the image will pop when you add the background detail. 

Then using a fine-line black marker, I added tiny dots using the tip of my marker around my images to fill in the background. 

I cut the flowers to size to create a panel across my card front then glued them in place.

Using my Scor-bug, I scored a border top and bottom to frame out the flowers and stamped the

 Great Day greeting in the bottom corner.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

CAS on Sunday- FLOWERS 

The Pencil Case- ANYTHING GOES

Simply Papercraft- ANYTHING GOES

I hope you get a chance to try this technique out.  

Thanks again, for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ ink- Memento/ Scor-bug/ Misti/ fine-line Marker

Christmas Blessings

Welcome to the weekend.

I am playing with some stamps from Penny Black and feeling happy to have another Christmas card done for the holidays.

For this card, my MISTI was a most helpful tool.  I love to color on my stamps and this tool helps me add layers of color to create a watercolored looking design.

I began by using some Painter's Tape to mask the edges of my paper.  I wanted a nice clean white border left around the stamping.  I positioned  the Penny Black  Cones and Berries stamp inside my MISTI, colored with Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I repeated that process, layering the colors from light to dark.  When that was dry, I used some Antique Linen Distress Stain to watercolor the background.  By using a lot of water with the stain, I was able to create shadows around my branches.  

The pinecones looked a bit washed out so I painted in some details using white acrylic paint and splattered some over the whole piece to look like snow.

I stamped the sentiment from the Festive Cheer set using black Memento ink.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Simply Create Too- CHRISTMAS COLORS

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

A Gem of a Challenge- SNOWFLAKES

Allsorts Challenge- LET'S MAKE A START ON CHRISTMAS

Have a great weekend and thanks so much for visiting.

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ ink- Memento/ Distress stain/ white acrylic paint/ MISTI/ Memento markers/ paintbrush/ painter's tape/ Mini mister

Blue Christmas

Morning.

There is a chill in the air and there was a bit of snow last night.  Brrr...I don't feel ready for this!

Today's card really has an icy, chilly feel to it using a Salted Background Technique.

When I have done this technique in the past, I used heavy cardstock but today I am using a piece of Yupo paper.  I wanted to see what kind of reaction I would get when adding the salt.

I began by watercoloring my paper using Distress inks rubbed on my acrylic block, sprayed with water and added to my paper with a paint brush.  When using Yupo, you never know how the ink will react with the paper, it has a mind of it's own.  

While still wet, I sprinkled on Sea Salt over the whole piece, set aside and let totally dry.

After it was dry, I brushed away the excess salt which had lifted some of the color and revealed a lovely, textured background.  To add even more depth and interest, I randomly stenciled with Rubbing Alcohol and a piece of drywall tape lifting even more of the color and creating a pattern. 

To create the snowflake I used some more Distress inks rubbed on my acrylic block, sprayed with a generous amount of water, pressed my white cardstock into the ink and then cut out the snowflake with a die from Lawn Fawn from that. 

I glued on the snowflake and added some clear gems for some bling.

The sentiment from MFT was stamped using black Stazon ink and my MISTI.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Little Red Wagon- STENCIL IT

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Stamps and Stencils- ELEMENTS OF NATURE

Crafty Girls Creations- ANYTHING GOES

Stay warm and thanks so much for coming by to take a look.

Supplies:  stamps- MFT/ snowflake die- Lawn Fawn/ Yupo paper/ salt/ drywall tape/ rubbing alcohol/ ink-Distress, Stazon/ MISTI 

Celebration

 The chill is in the air.  We may have flurries tonight.

Time for another Christmas card.

Today, I am playing with some new snowflake dies called Snow Time from Penny Black.  

I wanted to make some silver snowflakes but I didn't have any silver paper so I made my own.  

I rubbed Versamark ink over a piece of white cardstock, added silver embossing powder and heat embossed.  This is a great solution if you need some shiny paper and don't have any on hand.

For the side panel, I stamped the Tall Timbers from Penny Black with Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I then rubbed Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers Distress inks over the panel as a background for my snowflakes.  

I stamped the sentiment from the Yuletide Sentiments set by PB with black Memento ink and added my snowflakes with a blue jewel in the center.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

AAA Cards- MASCULINE

Sunday Stamps- SKETCH 

Christmas Card Throwdown- EMBOSSING

Allsorts Challenge- SPARKLE AND SHINE

Have a great week and thanks for the visit.

Supplies:  stamps- PB/ snowflake die- PB/ ink: Versamark, Distress, Memento/ wh embossing powder/ blue gems

Laughing Flowers

 Morning.

Do you remember your first stamp set?  

Well today, I am showing you one of the first ones I ever bought and still love it to this day.  There is something about those free flowing flower I just love.

I began by masking my card stock with Painter's Tape.  I placed the flower stamp inside my MISTI then coloured it using Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I started with a light blue and then added darker shades as I repeated that process. I did the same thing for the flower centers.

Next, I stamped in the sentiment with black Memento ink...it's a real old one I bought years ago.

I watercolored around the flowers using Peacock Feathers Distress ink and water and then rubbed on more over my card front with an applicator tool.  

I splattered on water to lift some of the colour and to add some more depth and interest.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting With Dragonflies- LET'S GO FLORAL

Crafty Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

That's Crafty- CLEAN AND SIMPLE

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

Supplies:  stamps- SU Petal Prints, PSX/ ink- Memento, Distress/ Memento markers/ MISTI/ applicator tool/ paint brush

White Christmas

 Meet today's card.

Just a fun one I created using stamps from Penny Black.

I began by masking the edges of my white cardstock with Painter's Tape.  I placed the Brushed Pine stamp into my Misti, coloured with Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  

Next I stamped the Penny Black sentiment from the Yuletide Wishes set with black Memento ink and clear embossed.  Using some Distress Stain, I watercolored in the background and let that dry.

To add extra details to the pinecones, I painted on some white acrylic paint and splattered some over the whole card front.  To add more depth, I also randomly stamped the Script with Versamark ink and white heat embossed.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES

Inspiration Destination- ANYTHING GOES

Stampin Royalty- CELEBRATIONS

Cards and More- WATERCOLORING

Happy Little Stampers- NATURE (mixed media)

Thanks so much for coming by.  Have a great day!

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ ink- Versamark, Memento, Distress/ Distress Stain/ eb powder/ white acrylic paint/ paint brush/ MISTI/ Memento markers

Christmas Monoprinting

 Meet today's clean and simple card.

It is done using a technique called Monoprinting and yes, it is simple and you can easily do this!

I began by cutting a panel to fit the size of my card front.

Next I got out my snowflake stencil from Simon Says and inked the back with Broken China Distress Stain, sprayed with water and pressed onto my cardstock.  You could also use Distress inks or any ink that is waterbased.  Leaving the stencil in place, I inked around the edges with some Broken China Distress ink to help bring more definition to the snowflakes.  

When that was dry, I put the sentiment from Technique Tuesday into my MISTI and stamped it using black Memento ink.  I scored the edges of my panel (hard to see in the photo) and pop dot mounted it over my card base.

I blinged it up a bit too by adding some clear crystals to the snowflake centers.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CAS Mix Up- STAMPING, GHOSTING and CHOICE 

(sponging)

Craftyhazelnuts's Christmas- ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

Alphabet Challenge- 'Q' FOR QUICK AND SIMPLE

Crafting With Friends- ANYTHING GOES

 Thanks so much for taking a look.

Supplies:  stamp- TT/ stencil- SSS/ Distress stain/ ink- Memento, DI/ crystals/ pop dots/ sponge applicator tool