STAMPlorations Inspiration #30 - Roundup

Hey everyone!  It's another Inspiration day over at STAMPlorations!  We have a great bunch of projects to share with you and if you want you can play along too.  You can CASE my card, or any of the other DT's cards, or CASE Tenia's Card from the CASEplorations post.  You can even CASE any of our cards from Inspiration Posts #26 , #27, #28 or #29.  As usual, there's prizes!  So, let me show you my card for today.

(All stamps are by STAMPlorations)

I broke out my Party Mates set (Dee's Artsy Impressions) and chose some fun images.  I taped off the bottom edge first and then stamped my party hat in black (Memento). Then I removed the tape and taped off a narrow strip above and sponged black ink.  I removed the tape and taped off a new section to stamp my cupcake.  I repeated these steps for the party blower and gift stamps. Then, I stamped the sentiment (Party Time set) and the horn.  I coloured in my images using my Spectrum Noir markers.  I decided to only colour in a few on each strip.  Originally, I didn't have the horn but somehow a tiny drop of red ink got on my white space.  I swear, that's the second time that's happened when I coloured with red.  I'm going to have to be more careful.  The horn covered it up and it works pretty well.  :-)

I hope you come on over to the STAMPlorations blog and check out all the other fabulous projects and maybe add your own!

Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day!

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - anything goes

STAMPlorations Inspiration #29

Hi everyone!  It's time again to try and inspire you!  Over at STAMPlorations the Inspiration Design Team has come up with some more fabulous cards to try and entice you to create!  If you want join in you could CASE my card or any of the DT's cards or Tenia's card from the CASEplorations Post.  Or if you'd like you can CASE one of our cards from the Inspiration posts #26, #27 or #28.  Whichever way you'd like to play you can link up your cards and have a chance to win some prizes!  Here's my card...

(All stamps are by STAMPlorations)

Yes, it's Christmas in July!  Your eyes are not seeing things.  Most of you know that I love to make Christmas cards and do so all year long.  So it's not surprising to find a Christmas card post here.  I also love taking non Christmas stamps and making them into a Christmas card.  I was looking at fellow Teamate, Shirley's, stamp set, Party Girl and I thought the dress could be made into a festive Mrs. Claus dress.  So, that's what I did.  Now, I wanted to add a cute little Santa hat on her head so before I stamped her head I masked off a section and then hand drew one on, trying to keep it kind of sketchy to match Shirley's original.  Hope that's okay Shirley!  Once it was all stamped I coloured her in with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I added some textured snow on her dress to mimic a furry trim.  I had originally done a different background but didn't like how it turned out.  So, I fussy cut the girl out to save her and did a different background.  I stamped the lollipop swirl (Part Mates set, Dee's Artsy Impressions) in red and green and added a strip of gold glitter tape.  I stamped the sentiment (Holiday Sketches: Christmas Flower) in black.  I really like how this turned out.

So, if you want to play along and do some CASEing come on over and visit us HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS, clean and simple.

Welcome Baby

Today I have a card to share that I made for my cousin.  She very recently had a baby boy.  His name is Ethan Samuel.  I like it.  From the pictures I've seen he is adorable.  She's the same age I was when I had my son, Donovan.  Now he's 7.  Oh, how time flies!  Anyway, here's my card...

I took a white cardstock panel and embossed it with my interlocking circles folder (Darice).  Then I attached a piece of aqua glitter tape on one side.  Then I cut some ovals out of white and aqua cardstock.  On the white oval I stamped my stork and baby (Inkadinkado) and coloured it in with my Spectrum Noir markers.  Then I attached it to my aqua oval.  I attached this to my embossed panel with some foam dots.  I added a small piece of ribbon to the bottom of the oval.  I then attached the panel to my card base with more foam dots.  I think it turned out quite cute.  Hope she likes it.

Well, I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.  I'm trying to get over a terrible cold.  I have a really bad dry cough that is just no fun.  Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to link up to the following challenge:

CAS-ual Chic - embossing.

STAMPlorations Inspiration #28

It's a great day to bring you some more inspiration from the Inspiration Team over at STAMPlorations!  We've got some fabulous projects to share with you.  And if you'd like to play along too feel free to CASE my card, or one of the other DT's cards from today's post.  Or if you want, CASE Tenia's card from the CASEplorations post or from Inspiration posts #26 or #27.  It's up to you who you CASE.  If you do play along with us you could win a prize!  Anyway, here's my card...

So, I took my chevron stamp (Vignette: Chevron and Arrows set) and stamped repeatedly in red and black Memento ink.  I left a space for my sentiment (Party Time set) which I stamped only part of above and the rest below.  I masked off a narrow strip between my two sections and sponged grey ink.  Makes a great quick and simple masculine card.

I do hope you'll join us and CASE a card.  I look forward to seeing your awesome projects!

Have a lovely day and thanks for visiting!

I'm linking up to the following challenges:

Addicted to CAS - Chevron
Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #14

Hey everyone!  It's another great day for the start of a new challenge over at One Layer Christmas Card Challenges!  I know that a lot of you think we're crazy for making Christmas cards all year but I have about 26-27 of my Christmas cards made and it's only July!  I'll have all my cards that I need done soon and I won't be rushed or stressed to finish them.  Plus, they are all one layers so no extra postage needed!  That's the beauty of making a few cards a month all year long.  Of course, I LOVE making Christmas cards.  I know some get tired of it but not me.  :-). Yep, I know.  I'm crazy.  :-). Anyway, back to the challenge.  As usual, it's anything goes with an optional twist.  This time the twist is candles.

I don't have too many Christmas candle stamps so I used a great STAMPlorations one I had.  I've always liked the old fashioned almost vintage look of it.  I got creative with it too by using the masking technique.  Take a look...

Once I made my mask I stamped the poinsettias several times in walnut stain Distress ink.  Then I stamped it twice with the candles.  I coloured everything in with my prismacolor pencil crayons.  Then I stamped the sentiment (from the same set) in walnut stain ink.  I think it turned out pretty good.  :-). The masking on this one was kind of tricky and I'm not sure I'd do it again.  :-)

So, we hope you'll all join in on the fun and remember, if you use the twist you're entered in for the prize draw!

Have a fabulous day and thanks for visiting!

I'm going to link up to the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More - holiday
Winter Wonderland Challenge - traditional colours
Jingle Belles - old fashioned/vintage

Best Wishes

Hi!  Just wanted to do a quick post to share a card I made for a couple of challenges.  It's another one layer.  Surprise, surprise.  LOL!  I just can't help it. I love my one layer cards now!  They used to scare me but not anymore.  :-).   Take a look...

So, I masked off a section and sponged spiced marmelade and mustard seed Distress inks and and old pink ink, blending them.  I spritz some water on to create the water droplets.  I stamped my foliage (Fiskars) in black.  I wanted a couple of dragonflies too but I didn't have any that were small enough. But then I received the Lotus stamp set I won from Waffle Flower and there are two small dragonflies  that come with it. Bi used the smaller of the two and it was perfect!  I removed the mask created a narrow strip on one side and sponged black in an ombré look.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment (SU! Retired) in black.  Love how this turned out.  :-)

Well, that's all for now.  Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful day!

I'm linking up to the following challenges:

CAS-ology - cue card is "line".
Time Out Challenge - nature with an option twist of animal.

Inkspirational Colour Challenge - Kraft

Morning everyone!  It's another hot one here today.  We are going over to a friends place today to swim in their pool.  My son is super excited.  He's been counting down the days all week.  LOL.  Anyway, we've got a great colour challenge over at Inkspirational starting today.  Anything goes with Kraft.

I love working with kraft paper. It can change the whole look of your card.  I decided to try colouring with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I love how it turned out.  Take a look...

I stamped my flowers and leaves (STAMPlorations, Dee's Artsy Impressions, Blooming Buds set) in black on my kraft cardstock.  Then I coloured them in with my SN markers (DR5, DR7, DG2, DG4). Then I masked off my flowers and stamped portion of a script stamp (Stampabilities. I think this is a discontinued stamp but any script stamp will do) in tea dye Distress ink, stamping off first to create a subtle look.  I sponged some more tea dye ink around my flowers and stamped some of the flowers lightly around the edges.  I sprayed some heirloom gold Perfect Pearls mist and then removed the mask.  I stamped the sentiment (STAMPlorations, Trendy Feathers set) in walnut stain Distress ink.  Then I attached my kraft panel to my white card base.

I hope you'll join in on the fun and make a krafty card!  Come take a look at the other Ink girls projects too.  They are all just wonderful.  We have a fantastic Guest Designer too.  Bobby from Bits & Pieces.  Go check out her awesome card!

Hope you have a lovely day and thanks for stoping by!

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

Craft Stamper Magazine - Make it , Take it challenge - use a stamp.
Virginia's View Challenge - 100% Stamping
Penny Black and More challenge - anything goes with a sentiment