Post 357: Warm Wishes Card

Hi friends !

I'd like to share a winter themed card today. I did stenciling on the cardbase with a snowflake design stencil using blue and grey inks. Then softened the look by lightly ink blending vintage photo distress oxide on the card base. For the die cut panel, I stamped the tea cup in brown & hearts in dark grey, then did ink blending around the edges of the die cut. The panel was then foam mounted on the card base & a natural jute twine was added in the end. 

List of Supplies:

Winnie & Walter Stamp- Warm Wishes to You
Winnie & Walter Essentials- Lana Cutaways
Snowflake stencil
Distress Oxide Inkpads- Vintage Photo, Peacock Feathers & Broken China
Altenew Crisp Dye Mini Inkpads- Silver Stone, Industrial Diamond
Lawn Fawn Dye Ink Cube- Doe
Ranger's round blending tool & foams
Jute twine
3d foam tape

Here are a couple of photos of the card:

I am playing along with the following challenges:

2017 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 

Winnie & Walter's November Color Combo with Heather H.

Winnie & Walter's Rerun No. 26- Challenge (I was inspired by Heather's Cards - to use stencil on the background, add twine & the card designs)

Thanks for your time :)
Love reading your sweet comments.
Stay Blessed. 

Post 177: Floral Card with Distress Oxides

Hi friends :)

I tried out my new distress oxide inkpads on this card and I must say I love the fact that one can stamp with them. I used the wonderful technique shared by Kelly G.  in which she used a die to create a stencil :) I did the same by using a circle die and creating a stencil out of it. My card design was inspired by her one layer card for W & W's Rerun No. 19. I loved her use of the die cut as a stencil, the distress ink blending around the stencilled area, the positioning of the sentiments and I did my own version of the same since I didn't have the parentville sets. 

List of Supplies:

Winnie & Walter Stamp- In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya (for the flowers)
Winnie & Walter Stamp- Wishing You with Evelin T Designs (Sentiment)
Sizzix Framelits Die- Circles
Gina K Designs Stitched Rectangles Die Set
Ranger's Archival Ink- Watering Can (for stamping the sentiment)
Distress Oxide Inkpads- Broken China, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Cracked Pistachio (for ink blending and stamping the flowers)
Mudra Clear Sequins
Glossy Accents
Cardstock 250 gsm

Here are a couple of pictures of the card: 

I am playing along with the following challenges:

W & W Rerun No. 19- Parentville (I didn't have these stamps so I was inspired by Kelly's one layer card to try out the stencil technique and also the design. I made my own version of it.) 
W & W May Color Combo with Heather H.  (I used the colors closest to the ones in the moodboard which were available to me and in the distress oxides) 


Time Out Challenge #84- (Flowers)
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- we're going around in circles (circle die cut stencil used plus small circles in the flower designs)
Simon Says Work It Wednesday May 2017 (2nd entry here)- "the sentiment reads sunshiny day"

Thanks for your time!
Love reading your comments :)
Stay Blessed. 

Post 155: Spring Inspired Birthday Card 1

Hi friends :)

I'd like to share with you a spring inspired birthday card today. I really love the color combination so I created a few cards inspired by the same color combo. This is a landscape style A2 size card. I was inspired by this beautiful card made by the awesome Lydia Evans for W& W's Rerun No. 18 Challenge. I loved the design of her card and how the background was stamped and the sentiment was in the center so I did my take on the same. 

Synopsis of the Process:

The card panel is Canson Watercolor Paper which I die cut with a wonky stitched die. Then stamped various leaves, flower and bird images from 2 stamp sets, I mixed and matched the inks I had for the colors. Then I watercolored the leaves with zig markers and an aqua brush. For the sentiment, I die cut a snippet of black cardstock and also a snippet of vellum with rectangle stitched dies. Then heat embossed the birthday wishes greeting on the black die cut. Then I mounted the black die cut onto the vellum with foam tape and stuck the vellum to the card panel. Finally, adhered the panel to the soft purple card base. 

List of Supplies:

1. Winnie & Walter Stamp Set- A tree for all seasons

2. Winnie & Walter Stamp Set- In Bloom: Renee's Leaves

3. Cutplorations Crazy Running Stitch Rectangle Die 

4. Gina Marie Designs Stiched Rectangle Dies

5. Canson Montval Watercolor paper

6. Snippets of vellum and black cardstock

7. Light Purple Cardstock 250 gsm

8. Tombow mono multi glue

9. Double sided foam tape

10. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

11. Aqua Brush 

12. Versafine Onyx Black Mini inkpad

13. Versamark Watermark Mini inkpad

14. Zing Opaque White Embossing powder 

15. Homemade Emboss Buddy

16. Ranger's Heat tool

17. Ranger's Archival Inkpad- Emerald Green and Chrome Yellow

18. Ranger's Dye Inkpad-Wild Orchid

19. Altenew Inkpad- Ruby Red

Here are a couple of pictures of the card:

I am playing along with:

W&W Rerun No. 18- The Big, The Bold and Extras (I didn't have this set, I took inspiration from Lydia's brilliant card to make my own version, was inspired by the card design)

W & W April Color Challenge with Heather H. 

Stamplorations Things with Wings Spring Blog Hop and Linky Party (There are stamped birds in the background)

Cutplorations April Challenge ( I was inspired by the colors green and red and the birds and have included those in my card)

Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

All Sorts Challenge Week 413- Embossing  (The sentiment is embossed)

Word Art Wednesday Weeks 280-281

HLS May Watercolor Challenge (The leaves are watercolored with zigs and an aqua brush)

Thanks for your time :)

Love reading your precious comments.

Stay Blessed.