Beep, Beep Birthday

Good Morning

A very simple birthday card for a little guy.

Here are my card details.

Using a piece of heavy white card, I stamped the background using a small stamp that had lines on it.

I turned it each time I stamped to get the patterned bkg.  I like the simple, clean look it gave.

I set that bkg aside and stamped the tractor in red onto another piece of white card and clear heat embossed.  I stamped the wheels in black on another piece of cs and embossed them as well. 

I fussy cut out the tractor and the wheels and glued them onto a piece of cs that I had backed with black paper.  I pop dotted the wheels for interest and then stamped the sentiment.

I mounted it all onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- CREATE YOUR OWN BKG or PATTERNED PAPER

Simon Says Wed.- MASCULINE

CRAFT- MASCULINE

Supplies

Stamps- SU (so sorry I don't know the names)

Inks- Versafine Clair; Fired Brick Distress ink (TH)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); black cs

Accessories and Tools- clear eb powder; heat tool

Happy Anniversary in Navy and Blue- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning.
A new month means a new theme at
The Flower Challenge


Our theme this month is 

Our Guest Designer this month is Jenny Hall from jennyhalldesign.com. Do check out her blog if you have a minute as she makes such fabulous cards.

So onto my card details.
I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  The stencil I am using is a 2-part so that you can add one colour and then layer another over that.
I laid down the first stencil and rubbed on some Peacock Feathers Distress Ink over the whole thing using a blending tool.  I lifted that up and positioned the 2nd stencil over that, matching them all up.
Using some Faded Jeans DI, I again rubbed over the whole stencil.
So easy to create a simple card using these stencil.
I splattered the whole thing using my Posca white pen to add interest.
I rubbed some more Faded Jeans ink onto a strip of white card, then I stamped the sentiment with some Versamark ink and white heat embossed it.  Using some foam squares, I popped it over the stenciled flowers.
I mounted it all onto a heavy white card base.



Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.
I hope you will come and play along with us.

Supplies
Stamps- Tag Banner Sentiments (YNS)
Inks- Versamark; Distress Ink (TH)
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Dahlia stencils Part A and B (Altenew); inking tool;
Posca pen; heat tool; white eb powder

Relax- Scrape Painting

Welcome 

A few months ago, as I was playing with my acrylic paints, I created this card: 

Painted Circles

Well today, I'm happy to say that Splitcoast Stamper has decided to feature it on their Technique Tutorial Wednesday!  I wrote up the tutorial so that you all have a chance to try it out.  

There are lots of wonderful samples there for you to check out as well as Dina Kowal created a video using the technique.

Above is the card I created for the premiere.
Splitcoast Stampers Tutorial

So here are my card details.

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I squeezed out drops of paint onto my card panel, then using a Stencil Pal (or you could use a credit card); I moved the paint in a circular motion until I had the paint spread out.  Be sure to let your panel dry completely before doing the next steps.

When my panel was all dry, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the thistle, then the sentiment and clear heat embossed them.  

I added some black acrylic paint splatters for interest.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

I hope you will give it a try.

Supplies

Stamps- Art Journey (Nature Flowers)

Inks- Versafine Clair Black

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Acrylic Paint (Vicki Boutin, Liquidex); Misti; Deco Foil Stencil Pal;

clear eb powder; heat tool

Celebrate Summer

Good Morning.
Hope you are keeping safe and are well as this lock down drags on.
I'm so glad we can finally celebrate the warmer weather, blues skies and the garden coming to life.
That's what inspired my card.

So here are the details.
I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  Using my blending tool, I rubbed DOX inks over the panel until it was completely covered.  I used some Peacock Feather, Broken China and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxides.  I let the panel dry a bit as the colours blended.
Next, using the Leaf Print stamp set from Tim Holtz, I inked up the ferns and leaves with some Faded Jeans DOX ink and stamped, then stamped again without reinking.  That is called 1st and 2nd generation stamping.  I love that it gives a shadow effect and adds a lot of depth to your images.
As that dried, I die-cut the Celebrate sentiment 3 times, glued them together for stability and then glued that over my card panel.  I added it to a white card base.



Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.
All your most encouraging and kind comments are so truly appreciated.


Supplies
Stamps- Leaf Prints (TH)
Inks- DOX (TH)
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Celebrate die (MFT); inking tool (TH); Cuttlebug

With Love

Hello and Welcome.
Here is a 'grunge' style of card I made for my oldest son as I am missing him during this time of isolation.
I think it's good to add some grunge when creating a guy card.

Here are my card details.
I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I laid the Messy Dots Grid onto my card front. I love this stencil for adding the look of distressing to a simple card.  I added a few drops of Distress Re-inker to a baby wipe and pressed that through my stencil to give a more diluted effect.  I also rubbed some down my card front to add to the distressed look.
While that dried, I fussy cut out a heart and stamped over it then inked the edges with some more green DOX inks.
I placed the dry piece into my Misti and stamped the sentiment using some black Versafine.
I pop dotted the heart over the inky background then mounted it onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

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

Supplies
Stamps- Scripted Bold Sentiments (Pinkfresh Studios); Friendship bkg (HA)
Inks- Versafine Clair; Distress Re-inkers (Peeled Paint, Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn)
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Messy Dot Grid Stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); baby wipes; 
Misti (My Sweet Petunia); inking tool (TH)